Complaint 1286273
2007 FORD EXPLORER • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Aug 3, 2015
- Complaint ID
- 1286273
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2007
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Aug 3, 2015
- Date Received
- May 31, 2016
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A FORD DEALER USED 2 YEARS AGO. IT WAS A ONE OWNER VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND HAS BEEN CONTINUING SINCE AND OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS HAS BEEN MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. CAR WILL SUDDENLY DISPLAY THE YELLOW BOX AND WRENCH ON THE STATUS SCREEN IN DASH BOARD AND IF CRUISE IS SET, THE CRUISE WILL TURN OFF. IT WILL START LUNGING, THEN STOP COMPLETELY. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES I CAN FINALLY GET IT STARTED. THEN IT WILL START RUNNING, STOP, START AND WILL ONLY REV TO LOW RPM'S AND MOVE VERY SLOWLY. THE SAFETY ISSUE OCCURS WHEN IT COMPLETELY STOPS RUNNING SUDDENLY WHILE TRAVELING AT 40-70 MPH. THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKS AND THE POWER BRAKES ARE VERY HARD TO USE.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.