2007 Ford Explorer Engine Problems

WE WERE DRIVING HOME AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. NO ENGINE, NO STEERING, ETC. MY HUSBAND WAS REDUCING SPEED (45 TO 35) USING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL. EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP, ENGINE, WRENCH. OIL CAN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. WE TOOK IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS TWICE (ONCE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY AND ONCE TO A DEALERSHIP). BOTH SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY ERROR CODES. THE ABS TONE RING WAS REPLACED AND A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED. THESE REPAIRS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! SO FAR THIS HAS COST US $465.00. I WILL BE MAKING ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TODAY.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD AND FLUID LEAKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 158,000.

THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY STALLED IN TRAFFIC, HAD TO PULL OVER TO AVOID BEING HIT. HAPPENED ON 3 OCCASIONS.

"TAKATA RECALL": WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY ON A STRAIGHT LOCAL ROAD, OUR FORD EXPLORER SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO PEPBOYS GARAGE. THEY SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN DOWN. AS SOON AS THE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, THE CAR WORKED. UNKNOWN TO US, AN "UNOFFICIAL" RECALL OF THIS ASSEMBLY HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE TO MANY FORD MODELS. OF COURSE, OUR VEHICLE CONTAINED THIS SAME DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. HENCE, WE REQUEST THAT FORD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PART AND FOR THE LABOR CHARGE INVOLVED. THE CONSEQUENCE OF THIS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS IF THE STALL HAD OCCURRED ON THE EXPRESSWAY! MY HUSBAND HAD HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED. IT WAS POURING RAIN AND HE HAD TO WAIT IN THE CAR FOR TWO HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK. HE HAD SPINAL SURGERY IN OCTOBER AND IS SCHEDULED FOR MORE SPINAL SURGERY ON JUNE 19TH, SO THIS WAS VERY PAINFUL FOR HIM AND HE HAD MUCH DIFFICULTY WALKING FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE LEVEL INCREASED ABNORMALLY AND A GREEN FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS LEAKING, WHICH CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT AN UPDATE HAD TO BE PERFORMED ON THE RADIATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,140.

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.

THERMOSTAT HOUSING UNIT CRACKED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF WATER OUTLET 902-860.

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING FOR NO REASON WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF OF MAJOR HIGHWAY ON TO SIDE STREET. LET UNIT SET FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO GET RESTARTED. WENT SEVERAL BLOCKS AND ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. LET SET AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME ABOUT TWO MILES WITHOUT ANY MORE PROBLEMS . NEXT DAY ENGINE STALLED AGAIN, RESARTED AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME WITHOUT STALLING.UNIT WAS THEN TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP FOR SERVICE WHERE THEY DID NOT FIND ANY TROUBLE CODES AND WERE NOT ABLE TO GET UNIT TO REPEAT PROBLEM BY WARMING ENGINE AND DRIVING A NUMBER OF TIMES. THEY ARE AT A LOSS FOR A SOLUTION OTHER THAN A COMPUTER REPROGRAM. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR USED IN 2008 WITH LESS THAN 10,000.00 MILES ON IT. THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE SEALED TWO YEARS AGO DUE TO CRACK. IT IS NOW LEAKING COOLANT AGAIN, AND THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2007 EXPLORER. I'M NOT SURE WHY A RECALL HAS YET TO BE ISSUED. OVER 300 COMPLAINTS ONLINE, AND NO RECALL. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A LOUD REVVING NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND TWO STUDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

NOTICED A SMELL FROM ENGINE AREA. NOTICED COOLANT WAS REALLY LOW, ADDED COOLANT AND OBSERVED MAJOR LEAK UNDER ENGINE. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER. REPAIR NOTES FROM FORD: INSPECTED AND FOUND COOLANT LEAK COMING FROM LOWER HEATER HOSE HAS FALLEN ON RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST AND MELTED HOLE IN SIDE OF HOSE - REPLACED HEATER HOSE AND RECHECKED FOR LEAKS. PART REPLACED 1 6L2Z*18C553*C HOSE - THIS PART FAILED AND COST ME $481 TO FIX. I HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE POST THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT SO FAR FORD IS NOT REPAIRING AT NO CHARGE UNDER RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN AND SHOULD BE. *TR

NOTICED A SMELL FROM ENGINE AREA. NOTICED COOLANT WAS REALLY LOW, ADDED COOLANT AND OBSERVED MAJOR LEAK UNDER ENGINE. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER. REPAIR NOTES FROM FORD: INSPECTED AND FOUND COOLANT LEAK COMING FROM LOWER HEATER HOSE HAS FALLEN ON RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST AND MELTED HOLE IN SIDE OF HOSE - REPLACED HEATER HOSE AND RECHECKED FOR LEAKS. PART REPLACED 1 6L2Z*18C553*C HOSE - THIS PART FAILED AND COST ME $481 TO FIX. I HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE POST THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT SO FAR FORD IS NOT REPAIRING AT NO CHARGE UNDER RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN AND SHOULD BE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BOLTS RUSTED FROM THE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE STEEL BOLTS WERE PLACED INTO AN ALUMINUM HEAD FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOCKED UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DROVE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PISTONS FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 138,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE RADIATOR, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. A WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TO THE DEALER AND THE INSPECTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE INTAKE HAD SEVERAL COMPONENTS THAT WERE FOUND MELTED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

MY 2007 EXP. STARTED LOOSING COOLANT THEN DEVELOPED THE THING WITH REVERSE THAT WOULD CAUSE IT TO JUMP AND SCREECH THE TIRES LIKE YOU FLOORED IT THIS IS SCARY I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A LOYAL FAN OF FORDS SO WHY THEY DON'T WANT TO OWN UP TO THIS ONE CAN'T WRAP YOUR HEAD AROUND THIS IS OBVIOUS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT SO STAND UP FORD AND TAKE CARE OF US FORD OWNER'S OR WE'LL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BUY FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER'S CRAP THEN YOU WILL FEEL THE PINCH IN YOUR WALLET LIKE US FORD OWNER;S ARE TOLD TO FEEL { FORD HELP US KEEP YOU IN BUSINESS } IF I DID THIS TO MY CUSTOMERS THEY WOULD NO LONGER US MY SERVICES THEN I'LL FEEL THE PINCH GET MY DRIFT [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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