2007 Ford Explorer

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2015· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE REPLACEMENT PCM ALSO FAILED. UPDATED 02/02/16.*JB

• 12/31/2014· VISIBILITY

  THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE, THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY HAS SEPARATED FROM THE VISOR AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THE COVER OF THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY HAS SNAPPED. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR IS RARELY USED SINCE A PASSENGER IS RARELY IN THE SEAT. THE CLIPS HOLDING THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR ASSEMBLY SNAPPED OFF AND THE ONLY THING HOLDING THE MIRROR ON IS THE FEED LINE FOR THE MIRROR LAMP. *JS

• 12/30/2015· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE NUT IN THE STEERING COLUMN, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

• 12/27/2015· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET I HIT A BUMP AND THE SEAT WENT ALL THE WAY BACK. I COULD NOT REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HAD TO MANUALLY PUT THE SEAT FORWARD. ALSO, THE DOME LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN I BRAKED HARD.

• 12/17/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS

  ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING DURING THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE POWER SEAT HAS MOVED BACKWARDS ON ITS OWN, CAUSING PROBLEMS IN REACHING THE PEDALS SAFELY. IN SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ALSO TURNED ON. TWO OF THE TIMES THIS HAPPENED, IT WAS WHEN I HAD TO HONK THE HORN, BUT HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER OCCASIONS AS WELL. TONIGHT, WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE SEAT MOVED BACKWARDS, THEN THE VEHICLE DIED - ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WENT DEAD. I COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED WHILE TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE RE-STARTED AND THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.

• 12/14/2016· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WILL JOLT, SHIFT HARD WHILE SHIFTING TO REVERSE. HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC TO LOOK AT AND IT WILL NOT SHOW ANY CODES FOR TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I ONLY HAVE APPX 85,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRES AT 94,000.

• 12/14/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SLIPS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND IS VERY DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTION SLIPS TURNING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC VERY DANGERS IF YOU HAVE KIDS FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AND WILL NOT PUT OUT A RECALL ON THEM THE ONLY FIX IS TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

• 12/13/2016· AIR BAGS

  ABS LIGHT STAY ON. I WAS TOLD IT WAS C-1095 CODE.

• 12/11/2017· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLODER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD CRACKED. THE CONTACT CALLED FORMULA FORD LOCATED AT 4318 MIDDLE RUTLAND VT 05701 800-906-6065. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

• 12/11/2014· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED AND CAUSED GLASS TO SHATTER THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WEATHER WAS ABOVE FREEZING AND THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR LACERATIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

• 12/11/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  NOTICED WATER WHILE RAINING WAS COMING FROM THE LIGHTING/HEATING PANEL AT TOP-ROOF PANEL THAT CONTROLS HEATING, AIR AND LIGHTS AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE. WATER CONTINUED TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED, THEN LIGHTS INSIDE THE TRUCK CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO SWERVE FROM LIGHTS COMING ON WITHOUT WARNING. AS OF THIS DATE, TRUCK IS IN BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS OF WATER LEAK THROUGH THE LIGHTING/HEATING CONTROL SWITCHES. LIGHT SWITCH HAD TO BE SET TO OFF UNTIL CAN BE FIXED OR LIGHTS NOW CONTINUE TO COME ON RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING AND CONTINUES TO LEAK WHENEVER IT RAINS. ALSO, NOTE THIS STARTED AFTER THE HEAVY RAINS OF HURRICANE SANDY. HAVE OWNED OTHER SUVS BY OTHER MAKERS AND NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN! *TR

• 12/09/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AFTER FUELING THE FUEL TANK, THE VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ABS BRAKING GEAR HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36000.

• 12/06/2010· TIRES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC XLT WITH DIFINITY DAKOTA A/T TIRES, LINE SIZE P235/70/R16. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE LEFT QUARTER TIRE SHREDDED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND WAS UNSURE IF THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINALS OR REPLACEMENT TIRES. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR THE TIRES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,200. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 12/01/2011 *LN

• 12/06/2007· POWER TRAIN

  THE LATEST COMPLAINT/ISSUE IS THAT I AM GETTING A BLINKING "O/D OFF" LIGHT AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT IN MY EXPLORER. I HAD JUST HAD MY TRUCK IN FOR SOME EXTENSIVE ASSESSMENT, FOLLOWING A LITANY OF BACK-TO-BACK ELECTRICAL ISSUES (FULL BATTERY FAILURE, FAILURE OF THE 4WD COMPONENT, BROKEN OR DETACHED WIRE IN DRIVER'S DOOR, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO LOCK/ALARM THAT DOOR WITH REMOTE) AS WELL AS, LONG AS IT WAS IN THERE, THE 60K MAINTENANCE CYCLE (WHICH INCLUDED ELECTRICAL, TRANSMISSION, CLUTCH, AND AXLE CHECKUP). THEN, PROBLEMS AGAIN - I NOTED A BLINKING "O/D OFF" LIGHT AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON THE CONSOLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE WEEKEND. I WAS FORCED TO TAKE IT BACK IN FOR MAINTENANCE, ABOUT 3-4 WEEKS AFTER THE LAST SERVICE. JUST TALKING THROUGH THIS ON THE PHONE WITH THE SERVICE DEPT, THE INDICATED IT WAS PROBABLY A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM - QUICK SEARCH ON THE WEB FOR OTHER FORD OWNERS WITH SIMILAR INDICATIONS/WARNING LIGHTS SEEMED TO BACK THAT UP - SO I ANTICIPATED I WAS LOOKING AT A FULL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, THE FORD DEALER WHERE I GET SERVICE DONE WAS IN A 2-WEEK BACKLOG ON TRANSMISSION WORK (SEEMS FORD HAS A LOT OF THESE ISSUES...)...SO I ENDED UP DROPPING OFF MY TRUCK AND DID NOT SEE IT FOR 2 WEEKS WHILE THE WORK WAS DONE - THEN, WHEN I ASKED IF THEY HAD REBUILT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION (SO THAT I COULD EXPECT, AT LEAST, ANOTHER 50-60K W/O THE NEXT ISSUE), THEY NOTED THAT THEY HAD NOT REBUILT IT ALL - HERE AT AM A FEW WEEKS LATER AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE ACTING UP AGAIN...VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF THIS FORD WITH THE REPEATED, BACK-TO-BACK ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ISSUES THAT ALL SEEM TO HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME - RIGHT AROUND 50-60K FOR THE 2003 MODEL XLT. *TR

• 12/04/2018· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  TL* THE CONTACT DRIVES A 2007 FORD EXPLORER OWNED BY THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WAS DETACHED AND WAS RE-ATTACHED WITH A PIECE OF GLASS AND TAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE REPORTED TO THE SUPERVISOR AS WELL AS DOCUMENTED IN A VEHICLE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SEVERAL OTHER FORD EXPLORERS IN THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT FLEET WERE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THEY EXHIBITED HESITATION AND STALLING. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/04/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,TIRES

  FORD EXPLORER 2007 EB. TIRE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. HAD FORD DEALER CHECK. ADJUSTED AIR PRESSURE. CONTINUED TO OCCUR. DEALER WOULD TRY TO RETRAIN SENSORS. NEVER HELPED. SAID THEY THINK IT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH AN AFTERMARKET CHARGER FOR THE CELL PHONE AFFECTING THE COMPUTER. THEY SAID IT IS HAPPENING IN A LOT OF CARS. PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER SENSOR RETRAINED EVEN IF PHONE HAD NOT BEEN PLUGGED IN. NEW TIRES INSTALLED NOV. 2012 AT SAM'S. THEY MADE A NOTATION ON THE INVOICE ABOUT SENSOR SHOWING FAULT. WENT SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER AND THEY WOULD RETRAIN SENSORS. NEVER HELPED. WOULD START AGAIN. FINALLY IN OCT 2013 ASKED DEALER TO CHECK ALL FOUR SENSORS FOR CRACKS OR DAMAGE. THEY BROKE DOWN TIRES, INSPECTED TPMS AND NO CRACKS FOUND. RETRAINED SENSORS AGAIN. NOTHING THEY HAVE TRIED HAS STOPPED THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES NOW IT WILL SAY TIRE SENSOR FAULT THEN CHANGE TO TIRE MONITOR FAULT. I JUST HIT THE RESET BUTTON UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT DOES IT, WHICH IS USUALLY JUST A LITTLE FARTHER DOWN THE ROAD. LIGHT TURNS OFF WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF, BUT DOES IT AGAIN THE NEXT TIME I'M ON THE ROAD. READY TO JUST HAVE THE SENSOR DISCONNECTED. FRUSTRATING. *TR

• 12/04/2011· TIRES,WHEELS

  TIRE VALVE STEMS FAILED EVENTUALLY ON ALL 5 TIRES. GRADUALLY ON EACH TIRE OVER TIME AND SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 1 TIRE WAS RUINED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH HALF IT'S TREAD LIFE LEFT. I DID REPLACED ALL VALVE STEMS AT MY EXPENSE. TOTAL $140.00 1 NEW TIRE 5 STEMS. I FEEL FORD SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED ME OF THE DEFECT FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND ME. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY FORD OF THE STEM VALVE FAILURE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT A FORD DEALER USED IN 2009. *TR

• 12/03/2008· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING TIRE WENT SUDDENLY FLAT AND TIRE SHREDDED (2ND TIME ONE OF MY FORD EXPLORERS WENT FLAT OR LOW PRESSURE). TOOK TIRE TO A DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS OR KNOWN VALVE STEM PROBLEMS. WANTED TO CHARGE TOO MUCH FOR REPLACEMENT ,SO TOOK TIRE TO 3RD PARTY VENDOR AND HAD IT REPLACED FOR $204.50. THEY ALSO DID NOT INFORM ME ANY STEM ISSUES AT THE 3RD PARTY...............TO DATE 12/03/08 HAD ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SIGNAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE CLOSEST TIRE SHOP. IT WAS THERE THEY INFORMED ME OF A KNOWN FORD VALVE PROBLEM CRACKING. REPLACED 3 STEMS WHICH 2 WERE CRACKED THE 3RD ONE WAS NOT. THE FORTH I LEFT ALONE DUE TO BEING REPLACED ALREADY BY 3RD PARTY VENDOR BACK IN SEPTEMBER. *TR

• 11/29/2023· STEERING,SUSPENSION,AIR BAGSCrash

  The contact's brother-in-law owned a 2007 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while her brother-in-law was driving 60-62 MPH, her husband was sitting in the front passenger's side seat, the contact was sitting in the rear passenger's side seat and her sister was sitting in the rear driver's side seat. The contact stated that the front passenger's side end of the vehicle collapsed and hit the ground inadvertently. The driver lost control of the steering wheel, and the vehicle rolled over three times and landed on its wheels. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact was knocked unconscious temporarily. The contact's sister and brother-in-law were able to exit the vehicle. The contact was able to exit the vehicle and stood in front of the passenger's side door attempting to assist her husband out of the vehicle. The emergency units cut the front passenger's side seat belt and assisted the contact's husband out of the vehicle. The contact's husband was air lifted to the hospital, where it was diagnosed that he had sustained a broken neck and was paralyzed from the neck down. The contact's husband received medical assistance in the hospital for 5 months until he passed away. The contact, her sister and brother-in-law were transported to the hospital. The contact sustained a broken sternum and received medical assistance. The contact's sister sustained a fractured neck. Both the contact's sister and brother-in-law had undergone back surgery. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to tow yard, where it was totaled. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 07V181000 (Steering). The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

• 11/28/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHILE STOPPED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON FIVE OCCASIONS AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. AS OF NOVEMBER 28, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,588.

• 11/26/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON A BUMPY ROAD APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE COMPUTER DETECTED VIA BLACK BOX THAT A CRASH HAD OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE TECHNICIANS WERE REPLACING THE AIR BAGS, THE LINING WHERE THE AIR BAGS WERE LOCATED, AND THE BLACK BOX. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 01/19/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, THE ENGINE STALLED. UPDATED 04/15/11

• 11/25/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LEAKING RADIATOR AT 42,000 MILES. VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL EXPLORER. *TR

• 11/25/2008· TIRES

  I HAVE AN 2007 EXPLORER THAT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS( FIR=ST TWO WERE NOT PUT INTO COMPUTER AS BEING DONE BY FORD DEALERSHIP AND BIG TEN TIRES AND THEY DIDN'T CHARGE ME), LAST TIRE THAT HAS HAD VALVE STEM NEEDING TO BE REPLACED (TOTAL OF THREE DIFFERENT TIRES ON MY CAR) ,REPLACED AT BIG TEN TIRE AND I HAD TOLD THE PERSON HOW STRANGE IT WAS THAT THREE OF MY FOUR TIRES HAD TO HAVE VALVE STEM REPLACEMENTS. I WANT FORD TO STEP UP AND RECALL THE TIRES SO WE CAN GET THESE REPLACED FOR FREE AND GET MONEY BACK FOR LAST TIME I HAD TO GET IT REPLACED. NO INJURIES OR BLOW OUTS BUT ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME AND I TAKE MY 2YR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER AND 10 YR OLD DAUGHTER IN THIS CAR, I WORRY ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. HOW MANY DEATHS AND CRASHES FROM THESE DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS FROM CHINA HAVE TO CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO FAMILIES BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THEM? *TR

• 11/23/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HINGE ON THE REAR LIFTGATE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

• 11/22/2008· VISIBILITY

  CANNOT DRIVE SAFELY AT NIGHT WITH THE HEATED WINDSHIELD IN MY 2007 FORD XLT EXPLORER THAT I JUST PURCHASED USED TODAY. *TR

• 11/19/2010· CHILD SEAT

  CARSEAT WAS INSTALLED REARFACING, IN BOTH OUTBOARD POSITIONS, WITH LATCH, NO TOP TETHER, IN A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. (2ND ROW) CARSEAT WAS INSTALLED PROPERLY BY MYSELF, A CPST, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH LITTLE TO NO MOVEMENT AT THE REAR FACING BELTPATH. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, RANGING FROM A FEW HOURS TO DAYS, THE SEAT WILL LOOSEN BEYOND THE ALLOWABLE 1 INCH OF MOVEMENT AT THE BELTPATH. MANY TIMES WHEN CHILD HAS NOT BEEN PLACED IN THE SEAT. THERE IS NO IDENTIFIABLE REASON FOR THE BELT TO LOOSEN OTHER THAN THE BELT SLIPPING THROUGH THE TIGHTENER. THE TIGHTENER SLIDES EXTREMELY EASILY ON THE BELT IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND IT TAKES MINIMAL, IF ANY FORCE TO RELEASE THE SILVER TAB AND LOOSEN THE LATCH BELT. I HAVE SEEN THIS SEAT LOOSEN ABOUT 5 TIMES IN MY VEHICLE. I DO NOT LET MY CHILD RIDE IN IT WHILE INSTALLED WITH LATCH FOR THIS REASON AND I CANNOT USE THE SEAT TO ITS FULL CAPACITY IF THE LATCH BELT IS DEFECTIVE. I CONTACTED SUNSHINE KIDS AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND AM WORKING WITH THEIR COST TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THEY HAVE OFFERED TO REPLACE MY CURRENT LATCH BELT WITH ANOTHER, HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO MY LATCH BELT ALONE. THEY WILL BE REPLACING WITH THE SAME PRODUCT. FOR THE TIME BEING I HAVE DECLINED THE NEW LATCH BELT SO THAT I CAN WAIT TO SEE IF IT IS REPAIRABLE, OR RECALLED. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2007, MAKE=FORD, MODEL=EXPLORER). *TR

• 11/14/2018· AIR BAGS,SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE, MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT WILL MOVE BY ITSELF. IT'S HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS VERY SCARY KNOWING I CANT REACH THE GAS OR BRAKE PEDAL WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENS. MY HEATED SEAT DOESNT WORK PROPERLY EITHER I DONT KNOW IF THIS IS ALL PART OF THE PROBLEM OR NOT. THE SIDE AIRBAG ON MY DRIVER SEAT ALSO IS BULGED OUT MORE THEN IT SHOULD BE I BELIEVE.

• 11/14/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FINDING OUT A BAND OR BELT FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TOTALLY LOSE 4TH GEAR. *TR

• 11/12/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DOME LIGHTS DO NOT TURN OFF UNLESS THE IGNITION SWITCH IS IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT SPOT. THIS VARIES EACH TIME I START THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING. COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. *TR

• 11/10/2015· SEATS

  WHILE IN MOTION, THE DRIVER POWER SEAT WILL MAKE UN-COMMANDED MOVEMENT BACKWARDS AND AWAY FROM STEERING WHEEL AND PEDALS. THIS SCENARIO TYPICALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, OCCURS DURING A TURN OR ACCELERATION. IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE AT A STEADY SPEED IN THE CITY AND ON THE HIGHWAY. IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE IGNITION LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. SPEEDS AT WHICH THIS OCCURS RANGE BETWEEN INITIAL ACCELERATION UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH)

• 11/09/2017· SEATS

  WHEN I WOULD TURN MY VEHICLE SEAT WILL ADJUST AND, NOW WHEN I AM DRIVING THE SEAT MOVES BACK BY ITSELF. AND I HAVE TROUBLE REACHING FOR THE BRAKES. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE KEY IGNITION SWITCH.

• 11/07/2015· SEATS

  MY 2007 EXPLORER DRIVER SEAT MOVE AT WILL, FORWARD OR BACKWARD EVEN WHILE DRIVING. I AM SHORT AND THE POWER SEAT MOVES BACK TO WHERE MY FEET NO LONGER REACH THE PEDALS. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY WHEN DRIVING OR JUST STATIONARY WHILE CHANGING GEARS AND HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO HAVE REPAIRED BUT THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. A NET SEARCH REVEALS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM.

• 11/03/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WE HAD JUST PURCHASED A NEW 2007 FORD EXPLORER, HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVING IT FOR THREE WEEKS, WE'D HADN'T EVEN MADE OUR FIRST PAYMENT YET. WE WERE AT A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC, WHEN THE EXPLORER TOOK OFF BY ITSELF. BY THIS, I MEAN BOTH OF MY HUSBAND'S FEET WERE FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE EXPLORER STARTED SURGING FORWARD BY ITSELF. TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF US, HE TURNED THE VEHICLE TO GO DOWN BETWEEN THE TWO LANES, AND SCRAPED DOWN THE SIDES OF OTHER CARS. THE VEHICLE ONLY FINALLY STOPPED WHEN MY HUSBAND THREW THE VEHICLE IN THE PARK. THERE WAS VEHICLE DAMAGE TO TWO VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY PERFORMED COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTICS AND TESTING. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WE HAD SUPPLIED THEM WITH COPIES OF 30-100 OTHER FORMAL COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS WHO HAD EXPERIENCED SIMILAR SURGING IN THEIR EXPLORERS. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THEREFORE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRING ANYTHING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT! WE WERE LUCKY NO ONE WAS INJURED AND WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT IN CASE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WITH THE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS, MANY SERVICE BULLETINS TO FORD, YOU WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE A RECALL OR AT LEAST SOME OTHER RECOURSE BESIDES "SORRY, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, HAVE A NICE DAY." *TR

• 10/27/2010· TIRES

  HAVE HAD THREE SETS OF GOODYEAR FORTERA TIRES - RAPID WEAR - 60,000 MILE WARRANTY AND WEARING OUT AT 15-18000 MILES. COMPANY INDICATED THAT THE TIRES ARE MADE OF SOFT RUBBER AND MADE TO WEAR OUT EARLY. *TR

• 10/27/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RADIATOR STARTING SEEPING FLUID FROM RIGHT TOP SEAM (ALUMINUM-PLASTIC) AROUND 50,000 MILES FOR NO REASON; RESEARCH ON INTERNET SHOWS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2006-2007 MODELS WITH THE V6 ENGINE. FINALLY AT 54000 MILES I AM GOING TO REPLACE THE UNIT AS THE LEAK HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I'M AFRAID OF COMPLETE EQUIPMENT FAILURE ON THE ROAD TRAVELING. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY EXPLORER OWNERS WITH SOME HAVING TO REPLACE THERE RADIATOR THREE TIMES. ONE SITE I LOOKED AT FOR PURCHASE GAVE A PART NUMBER FOR THE 2006 MODELS AND NOTED THAT THEY COULD NO LONGER HONOR A WARRANTY DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE FORD MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR THE RADIATOR. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN MENTIONED ON THE INTERNET TOWARD FORD FOR NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND ADDRESSING THIS DEFECT ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND DON'T SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE (7) FORD VEHICLES IN THE YARD; THAT IS ALL HE HAS EVER OWNED FOR 35 YEARS. RADIATORS JUST DON'T START LEAKING - FORD HAS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD. *TR

• 10/27/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE MASTERCYLINDER IS GOING UP ON MY 07 EXPLORE AND IT TAKES ME 2 TIME THE SPACE TO STOP. *TR

• 10/26/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AS HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN READING ON THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR, WATER PUMP AND HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

• 10/25/2016· SEATS

  SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR THE DRIVERS SEAT INADVERTENTLY MOVES FORWARD AND BACK WHILE DRIVING. I CANNOT ASSOCIATE THIS MOVEMENT WITH ANY OTHER SITUATION OR ACTION. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

• 10/25/2008· TIRES

  THE VALVE STEMS ON MY TIRES ARE CAUSING CONSTANT LOW TIRE PRESSURE, TO THE POINT THAT ONE OF MY TIRES NOW HAS A HOLE IN THE SIDE WALL. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP, AND I HAVE UNDER 12K MILES ON IT. I'VE BEEN THERE 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED! *TR

• 10/24/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE IN ORLANDO, FL ON 09-07-07. TOOK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER IN MEMPHIS, TN ON 09-10-07 WITH ISSUE OF VEHICLE PULLING AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING, (1300 MILES ON VEHICLE). FORD SAID THE ROTORS WERE GLAZED AND WARPED, (FORD SERVICE EMPLOYEES UNABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW OR WHY THIS OCCURRED WITH ONLY 1300 MILE ON VEHICLE). FORD RESURFACED ROTORS,(FORD STATED THEY ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO RESURFACE ROTORS, NOT REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY). FORD DID NOT REPLACE BRAKE PADS OR DO ANY OTHER BRAKE JOB ASSOCIATED REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. ROTORS WERE RESURFACED WITH OVER HALF USABLE BRAKE SURFACE REMOVED. I EXPLAINED TO FORD THAT WITH SO MUCH BRAKE SURFACE GONE THE NEXT TIME THE ROTORS ARE SERVICED, THE ROTORS WILL MOST CERTAINLY NEED TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. (THIS REPAIR HAS ELIMINATED THE FIRST RESURFACING OPTION FOR THE CONSUMER). *TR

• 10/22/2016· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2007 FORD EXPLORER WITH 94,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND GRINDING. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE GOING BAD AT THE LOW OF MILES.

• 10/22/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 11/26/12 *CN UPDATED 11/30/2012 *JS

• 10/22/2008· TIRES

  TIRE VALVE STEMS LEAKING CAUSING CONSTANT LOW TIRE PRESSURE. *TR

• 10/18/2011· TIRES,WHEELS

  THIS VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY HAD ISSUES WITH AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES. IT HAD A AUTO DETECT SYSTEM, BUT ON A REGULAR BASIS THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR LOW AIR. THIS HAPPENED EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD EXTREME TIRE WEAR. TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 6,000 MILES AS RECOMMENDED AND REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED FAR TOO OFTEN DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR. *TR

• 10/18/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  WATER IS LEAKING THROUGH THE SWITCH FOR THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT IN THE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS A SUNROOF NOT SURE IF THAT IS WHERE IT'S COMING FROM OR NOT. SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A TSB FOR THIS. TSB 07-20-6 WATER LEAK IN HEADLINER / DOME LAMP AREA - REVISED *TR

• 10/16/2007· STRUCTURE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2007 FORD EXPLORER INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT VISIBLE DURING THE DAY. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE CANNOT SEE THE ODOMETER, TEMPERATURE AND GAS GAUGE CAN BE IN A SHADOW AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROTRUSION INTO THE FLOOR AREA OF THE SEATS AND FRONT SEAT RAILS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE FRONT SEAT ANCHORS AND RAILS SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY SHIELD. *JB

• 10/09/2010· SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  WAS DRIVING FROM WORK TO PICK UP DAUGHTER FROM SOCCER APPROX 2 MILES AWAY. STARTED HEARING A NOISE THAT SOUNDED MAYBE LIKE SOMETHING WAS STUCK IN HUBCAP..NOISE SEEMED TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN VEHICLE WAS BRAKING OR SLOWING DOWN. DROVE APPROX. ANOTHER 10 MILES BEFORE PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR THE NIGHT. NEXT MORNING(SAT) CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALER TO SEE IF THEY COULD GET IT IN TO LOOK AT IT. SERVICE STATES THAT THE SWAY BAR IS LOOSE AND THAT TWO OF THE 5 BOLTS THAT HOLD THE WHEEL IN PLACE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WERE SHEARED OFF. CAR IS AT THE GARAGE NOW AND THEY GAVE ME A LOANER TO USE WHILE IT IIS BEING REPAIRED. IT WAS IN FOR SERVICE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND THE U-JOINT WAS REPLACED AND A COUPLE OF OTHER ISSUES WERE FIXED ALL UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS PURCHASED WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY OTHER TIME THAT I KNOW OF THAT THE DRIVER REAR TIRES WAS OFF WAS BACK IN MAY OF THIS YEAR WHEN IT HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB AT ANOTHER LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDER. SO FAR THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALER HAS BEEN GOOD AND THEY HAVE TREATED ME WELL AS FAR AS GETTING A LOANER VEHICLE ETC....BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OTHERS. IF I HAD NOT BROUGHT THIS IN TO BE LOOKED AT, WE COULD HAVE VERY EASILY BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT HAD THE WHEEL SNAPPED OFF ON US. THAT IS SCARY TO THINK ABOUT. WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE THAT HAPPEN TO US. *TR

• 10/08/2013· SEATS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BEGAN TO RELEASE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE HER BODY FORWARD IN ORDER TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE POWER SEAT OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,965.

• 10/07/2018· ENGINE

  HARMONIC BALANCER IS BAD ON A LOT OF FORD EXPLORERS. MY GIRLFRIEND AND I JUST PURCHASED A 2007 FORD EXPLORER AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WE NOTICE A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS A FAN BELT NEEDING REPLACED. REPLACED THAT ITS GOT WORSE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT A LOT OF FORD CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE. ALL THE VIDEOS AND FORUM SEARCHES LEADS TO THE HARMONIC BALANCER. THESE THINGS GO BAD AND CAUSES MORE PROBLEMS WITHIN THE PULLEY BELT SYSTEM, EVEN ENGINE FAILURE. I'M ONLY MAKING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE FORD HASN'T MADE ANY ADJUSTMENTS OR ATTEMPT TO PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND ITS THE PURPOSE OF ENGINE FAILURE IN A LOT OF FORD EXPLORERS, EXPEDITIONS, ETC. THE SQUEAL OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. IT STOPS PERIODICALLY, BUT STARTS UP AGAIN AT TAKE OFF FROM STOPS AND ITS CONSTANT WHEN DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A FEEL OF LOST OF POWER. ALOT OF THE CUSTOMERS ARE DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE THEMSELVES. SOME DOESN'T MAKE IT TO GETTING IT FIXED BECAUSE SHOPS SAYING ITS A BELT AND NEVER GET THE REAL PROBLEM FIXED. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A MECHANICAL PART THAT BASICALLY RUNS THE VEHICLE. BAD HARMONIC BALANCER OR DAMAGE BALANCER EQUALS WORN BELTS, BAD BELT TENSIONER, AND DAMAGE TO ENGINE LIFE ITSELF AND NEED TO RESOLVED.

• 10/02/2008· TIRES

  2007 FORD EXPLORER WITH ORIGINAL FACTORY TIRES. APPROXIMATELY MAY OR EARLY JUNE 2008 MY VEHICLE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I DISCOVERED A CRACKED VALVE STEM CAUSING LEAK. DEALER REPAIRED AND ATTEMPTED TO FILE ROAD HAZARD CLAIM. NO PAPERWORK, EXACT DATE OR MILEAGE AVAILABLE. APPROXIMATELY AUG 08, 2008 LOW PRESSURE INDICATOR AGAIN CAME ON. DISCOVERED ANOTHER CRACKED STEM LEAKING AIR ON A DIFFERENT TIRE. VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,700. REPAIRED AT DEALER ON AUG 09 2008 FOR A FEE. INVOICE AVAILABLE. ON SEPT 30, 2008 I READ NEWS REPORT ABOUT DILL VALVE STEM ISSUE (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE08036). INSPECTED TIRES - AND DISCOVERED SAME SPLITTING OF VALVE STEMS AS DEPICTED IN NEWS ARTICLE AND DILL AIR CONTROLS WEB SITE ON THE OTHER TWO REMAINING ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES. DEALER REPLACED BOTH VALVE STEMS AND REPLACED FOR A FEE. REMOVED VALVE STEMS WITH NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND RETURNED TO ME. INVOICE AVAILABLE AS WELL AS DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS. SPARE TIRE VISUALLY INSPECTED AND FOUND NO VISIBLE DEFECTS ON STEM. SPARE IS MOUNTED UNDER VEHICLE WITH VALVE FACING UP AGAINST UNDERBODY PROTECTING STEM FROM ELEMENTS. FORD STATEMENT TO NEWS MEDIA INDICATES THAT FORD'S POSITION IS THAT THEIR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT IS NOT SUBJECT TO SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I FIND THAT ALL 4 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT VALVE STEMS EXHIBITED SAME CRACKING DEFECT AS DILL RECALL. STEMS REPLACED ON OCT 01,2008 SHOW 07 TR414 030 AND 08 TR414 018 AND BOTH HAVE A TRIANGULAR LOGO. AS ALL 4 STEMS WERE REPLACED, THE ONLY ORIGINAL VALVE CAP I HAVE CAME FROM THE SPARE TIRE AND DISPLAYS "TOPSEAL" ,THE NUMBERS 317 AND 630 AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE SAME TRIANGULAR LOGO AS IS ON THE VALVE STEMS. I HAVE THE TWO MOST RECENT REPLACED VALVE STEMS AND THE CAP FROM THE FACTORY SPARE IN MY POSSESSION AS WELL AS PHOTOS OF BOTH (NUMBERS AND DAMAGE) THAT CAN BE FORWARDED ELECTRONICALLY IF NEEDED. *TR