Vehicle report
2011 FORD EXPLORER
Reported problems
1196 complaints · median 70000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| STEERING | 728 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 112 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 91 |
| ENGINE | 83 |
| POWER TRAIN | 62 |
| STRUCTURE | 56 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 50 |
| AIR BAGS | 44 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 35 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 28 |
| SUSPENSION | 24 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 21 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 17 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 15 |
| SEAT BELTS | 14 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 9 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 9 |
| WHEELS | 9 |
| SEATS | 6 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 5 |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 5 |
| VISIBILITY | 5 |
| EQUIPMENT | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 4 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 4 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 3 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | 3 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 2 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | 2 |
| STEERING:STEERING CONTROL MODULE | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 2 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | 1 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:TRANSMISSION CASE/HOUSING | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DOOR | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD:CRITICAL FASTENERS | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.