Major Problems with 2016 Ford Explorer Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2016 Ford Explorer

2016 Ford Explorer ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 3 Mileage: 7000 miles

2016 Ford Explorer ENGINE Victims: 3 Mileage: 13500 miles

2016 Ford Explorer UNKNOWN OR OTHER Victims: 3 Mileage: 7000 miles

Browse 2016 Ford Explorer complaints by category

Problems with UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE, STEERING and WHEELS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Explorer owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
UNKNOWN OR OTHER purchased 2016 ford explorer new. has 4567 miles on it. starting noticing a popping sound under foot floor board driver...	256 ~ 18386 miles
ENGINE radiator cooling fan squeals loudly when car is idle or driving slowly. car has already been in the shop to...	217 ~ 20176 miles
STEERING while making a turn on a local street power steering went out. i was able to pull to the side...	163 ~ 46530 miles
POWER TRAIN vehicle lost acceleration suddenly: first time happened when i stopped at the intersection waiting the traffic to clear and when...	88 ~ 25939 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. the contact stated that when accelerating the vehicle at various speeds there...	86 ~ 15443 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL sept 31st - with 358 miles and less than owned for 24 hours all adaptive equipment failed flashing abs failure...	58 ~ 13850 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM while i was sitting in the driver's seat of my rental (the vehicle running and in park) i pressed #2...	57 ~ 23434 miles
WHEELS 2016 ford explorer with hankook ventus s1 noble 2 tires. approximately 3 months ago my wife was driving on a...	40 ~ 18231 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the automatic liftgate functioned on its own without any operator input. this has happened 3 times within approximately one month...	33 ~ 27277 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. while driving various speeds on extended trips exhaust fumes entered the cabin...	30 ~ 16127 miles
AIR BAGS a week ago the vehicle showed 45 miles till empty. backed out of the drive way to get gas and...	19 ~ 34467 miles
SUSPENSION when driving on a highway at approximately 70mph i completely lost control of my vehicle for no known reason. i...	17 ~ 36934 miles
SEATS while i was sitting in the driver's seat of my rental (the vehicle running and in park) i pressed #2...	15 ~ 15271 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i recently received a 2016 ford police utility (explorer) as a new patrol vehicle. while on patrol i suddenly lost...	14 ~ 41148 miles
SEAT BELTS tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. while the vehicle was parked the contact noticed that the seat belt...	8 ~ 25502 miles
SERVICE BRAKES sept 31st - with 358 miles and less than owned for 24 hours all adaptive equipment failed flashing abs failure...	8 ~ 21578 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER just leased this 2016 ford explorer. it has 700 miles on it. we have not made a payment. i was...	6 ~ 34782 miles
RACK AND PINION > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. while driving various speeds a grinding noise was heard coming from the...	5 ~ 42270 miles
TIRES while parked we noticed the tires on our 2016 ford explorer are shredding. all 4 tires are shredding literally falling	5 ~ 13284 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer equipped with hankook ventus s1 noble 2 tires size: 255/50/r20 (na). while...	3 ~ 4000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE while driving with children present the car suddenly lost power and my wife could not accelerate. she had to drift...	3 ~ 15400 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. while the vehicle was parked the liftgate automatically closed independently. the vehicle...	3 ~ 7933 miles
EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. while driving approximately 65 mph exhaust fumes entered the cabin of the...	2 ~ 38000 miles
RACK > RACK AND PINION > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. while driving various speeds an abnormal noise was heard. there were no...	2 ~ 39955 miles
SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. the contact stated that the liftgate randomly opened without warning and failed...	2 ~ 42117 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2016 ford explorer. consumer writes in regards to vehicle complete loss of power airbag check engine and powertrain warning lights...	2 ~ 12950 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. the contact...	1 ~ 39000 miles
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. while driving 25 mph the steering wheel became difficult to turn and...	1 ~ 61653 miles
HUB > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. while driving out of a parking lot a whining sound was heard...	1 ~ 59500 miles
GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. after the contact's wife had been driving the vehicle for approximately two...	1 ~ 79000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. while driving various speeds all the warning indicators on the instrument panel...	1 ~ 38000 miles
GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. while driving 5 mph the steering wheel made an abnormal noise without...	1 ~ 51000 miles
DYNAMIC BRAKE SUPPORT/BRAKE ASSIST > FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. while the vehicle was in the drive position the vehicle stalled rolled...	1 ~ 24000 miles
ROOF AND PILLARS > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. the contact stated that the roof rack rail clips failed. the clips...	1 ~ 15000 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ford explorer - i know there was a class action lawsuit for 2011-2015 explorers having an exhaust fume leak through...	1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY sept 31st - with 358 miles and less than owned for 24 hours all adaptive equipment failed flashing abs failure...	1 ~ 358 miles

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