Complaint 2226880
2020 FORD EXPLORER • POWER TRAIN • incident Jul 10, 2026
- Complaint ID
- 2226880
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2020
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Jul 10, 2026
- Date Received
- Jul 17, 2026
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
While traveling uphill in a turn on a county highway the 4WD fault notification arrived on the dash cutting power to the front 2 wheels. The vehicle slipped however was able to regain control. If road condition had been poor I could of slipped into on coming traffic causing a wreck. I took the vehicle to the dealership and they identified that the front axle disconnect actuator was failing and needed to be replaced. Two weeks prior to the code appearing, I had two episodes of unusual binding while in reverse. Ford has issued a TSB long ago to fix this failed design however will not fix it until it fails.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.