Major Problems with 2018 Ford Explorer Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2018 Ford Explorer

2018 Ford Explorer ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 45 miles

2018 Ford Explorer ENGINE Victims: 1 Mileage: 4278 miles

2018 Ford Explorer SEAT BELTS Victims: 1 Mileage: 28000 miles

Browse 2018 Ford Explorer complaints by category

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the car intermittently wreaks of gas fumes (not carbon monoxide) on the inside of the care. this primarily happens between...	35 ~ 6925 miles
ENGINE when accelerating the smell of exhaust fills the car. when you press the gas all you can smell is exhaust....	16 ~ 10357 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE crack on windshield by body at top no scratch above on paint stratch started small and is growing...	8 ~ 5955 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM after 4 000 revolution the suv comes to stop the engine and run quickly again...	6 ~ 6713 miles
SEATS on 2 2018 ford explorer basic model vehicles the front passenger airbag indicator has come on and then gone off...	5 ~ 7880 miles
AIR BAGS on 2 2018 ford explorer basic model vehicles the front passenger airbag indicator has come on and then gone off...	4 ~ 3537 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM during startup on cold mornings (not always) i have received multiple failure warnings. when this happens the vehicle has no...	4 ~ 2649 miles
SERVICE BRAKES during startup on cold mornings (not always) i have received multiple failure warnings. when this happens the vehicle has no...	4 ~ 3759 miles
STEERING my explore has failed to start on 4 different occasions. the dealer service department sent a tow to get the...	3 ~ 8870 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the integrated blind spot mirror on both the driver side and passenger side is mounted at the wrong angle. it...	3 ~ 7040 miles
TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford explorer equipped with hankook ventus s1 noble 2 tires size: 255/50r20. the contact...	2 ~ 14000 miles
SUSPENSION when turning leaving a shopping center on a main road at ~30 mph heard loud pop sound and car immediately...	2 ~ 16500 miles
POWER TRAIN my 2016 explorer has 74 000 miles and the rpm needle is sticking. had it evaluated and found transmission neutral...	2 ~ 1175 miles
SEAT BELTS i recently purchased a 2018 ford explorer on august 30 from hammonasset ford in madison ct. i paid several...	2 ~ 14100 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford explorer. the contact stated that exhaust fumes seeped inside the vehicle cabin while...	2 ~ 2072 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford explorer. while accelerating exhaust fumes emerged and caused a strong odor. the vehicle...	2 ~ 570 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL my wife and i leased a 2018 ford explorer platinum last saturday. we wanted to upgrade to the latest technology....	2 ~ 63 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES 2018 ford explorer. hankook ventus s1 noble 2 tires. size 255/50 r20 105h no crash. mileage !2 066 miles. tires...	1 ~ 12000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i believe the headlights on ford explorers are defective. when encountering one in the oncoming lane of a 2 lane...	1 ~ 113000 miles
WHEELS hankook produced & allows the sale of faulty ventus s1 noble 2 tires to be sold online and as oem...	1 ~ 16300 miles
HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > HYDRAULIC > POWER ASSIST tl* the contact owned a 2018 ford explorer. while the contact was stopped at a traffic light she was informed...	1 ~ 982 miles
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford explorer. while driving at an unknown speed there was a sulfur odor coming...	1 ~ 3500 miles

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