Ford Explorer
NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data
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Most commonly reported issues
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Recent Complaints
Latest owner reports
I was driving my vehicle that was just over 5 years old with just over 38,000 miles on the highway out of state for a family wedding with my 3 childre...
The 2nd row seat folding buttons have been malfunctioning for years and folding unexpectedly but Ford would simply say that it was user error causing...
The rear differential axle bolt on my vehicle has broken. There was no impact or collision prior to this failure. The vehicle suddenly made a loud noi...
The back camera screen went blue, even though I already replaced the camera as per the previous recall. This time, the entire screen went blue.
Catalytic converters and flex pipes cracking
Transmission randomly kicks out of gear causing a grinding noise and loss of acceleration. This is the second transmission that has been put in this v...
The catalytic converters (both) on my 5-year-old Ford Explorer both failed due to cracked welds. This failure appears to be common with the v6 ecoboos...
I have a leaking antenna (likely the "shark fin" or roof antenna base) on my 2020 Ford Explorer. This has caused significant electrical issues, leadin...
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V093000 (Seat Belts); however, the part to do the...
Driving at speed and starting to slow down the vehicle downshifted hard and afterwards would shift hard on every shift. Vehicle was taken to dealershi...
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Summary
The 2020 Ford Explorer has 1072 complaints and 9 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Power Train. 33 crash-related incidents have been reported.