2010 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

WHEN YOU BRAKE WITH THE RIGHT FOOT SOMETIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO LOW ENOUGH SO THE THE RIGHT FOOT HITS THE GAS PEDAL CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO STOP. *TR

MY 2010 FORD EXPLORER JUMP FORWARD WHILE SITTING STILL WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. IT HAD HAPPEN TWICE. MAY 15,2010 AND MAY 17,2010. *TR

THE HEAD REST ON MY 2010 FORD EXPLORER LEANS SO FAR FORWARD THAT IT FORCES MY HEAD DOWN AND FORWARD. THE DEALER CANNOT ADJUST IT SO THAT YOU CAN SIT NORMALLY. THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO REMOVE THE HEAD REST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DRIVE WITH IT AND REMOVING IT REMOVES ANY PROTECTION. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 35 MPH ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT RED LIGHT. BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING MUCH LIKE YOU WOULD EXPERIENCE AFTER DRIVING IN WET WEATHER. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY. PRESSING HARDER ACTIVATED THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED INTO THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. NEAR T-BONE ACCIDENT. ENGINE CONTINUED TO OVER REV UNTIL PLACED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING KEY INTO OFF POSITION. RESTARTED FINE, BUT HAD PULSING SPEED LIKE A SURGING FEELING. VIN: [XXX] - AVIS RENTAL*TR

WHILE DRIVING 2010 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC, 4.0L V6 WITH 7500 MILES ON A HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING, AC, AND ALTERNATOR CUT OUT AND VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY OVERHEATED. PULLED OVER SAFELY AND FOUND THE HARMONIC BALANCER WAS COMPLETELY MISSING. *TR

ON MARCH 29 AT 9PM WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND PASSING A VEHICLE, MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. IF FELT LIKE IT DROPPED OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF MY FORD EXPLORER 2004 WITH 63,445 MILES. O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND CHECK TRANSMISSION WAS ON THE DASH DISPLAY. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, UNABLE TO DRIVE FASTER THAN 20 MPH OR SHIFT GEARS. REVERSE WAS COMPLETELY NOT WORKING. I HAD REPORTED THAT I SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS A YEAR PRIOR, AND DEALERSHIP STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. IN OCTOBER 2009 AT 59,492 MILES I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND STATED THAT WHILE GOING INTO REVERSE AND OUT OF REVERSE THE CAR MADE A CLUNKING SOUND. SOLENOID BODY WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES LATER TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN DRUM AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *TR

2010 FORD EXPLORER RENTAL FROM HERTZ. APPROX 3500 MILES. AFTER 10 MILES DASHBOARD RED WARNING SAID "SERVICE RSC IMMEDIATELY" ALSO AUDIBLE ALARM REPEATED EVERY FEW MINUTES. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A LOOSE WIRE. AFTER 10 MORE MILES, WARNING REPEATED THEN STOPPED. THEN CAR BEGAN TO PULSATE BRAKING PULL TO THE LEFT. HAD TO DRIVE THAT WAY 45 MILES TO AIRPORT TO EXCHANGE THE CAR WITH HERTZ.*DT

JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2010 EXPLORER, TRADING IN OUR 2006. SINCE THIS IS OUR SEVENTH EXPLORER, WE DIDN'T BOTHER WITH A TEST DRIVE. WHAT A MISTAKE!!! WHEN WE WERE DRIVING HOME, WE WERE BOTH VERY UNCOMFORTABLE - THE HEAD RESTRAINTS WERE ANGLED SO FAR FORWARD THAT WE COULD NOT GET COMFORTABLE. WE PRIMARILY USE THE VEHICLE FOR LONG TRIPS, SO THAT WILL BE A MAJOR PROBLEM. I JUST SPENT A FEW HOURS RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, AND THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A SOLUTION; AND IT'S NOT JUST A FORD PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE TO BE THAT WAY TO MINIMIZE WHIPLASH IN A REAR-END COLLISION. THE ONES ON THE 2006 WEREN'T LIKE THESE, SO THEY MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE OR DEFICIENT (NOTE TO ALL YOU 2006 OWNERS - MAYBE YOU CAN SUE FORD IF YOU GET A WHIPLASH INJURY) I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 50 YEARS, AND NEVER HAD A REAR END COLLISION, SO I'M GOING TO CHOOSE COMFORT OVER THE UNLIKELY CHANCE THAT I'LL NEED THE HEAD RESTRAINT AND EITHER REVERSE IT (THEN IT WON'T WORK) OR TAKE IT OUT!! *TR

MY NEW 2010 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC EXPERIENCE A THIRD SUDDEN ACCELERATION EVENT SINCE MY PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN EARLY JANUARY. ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE SURGE IN ACCELERATION BY USE OF THE FOOT BRAKE. I AM WORRIED THAT AN ACCIDENT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT BECAUSE IT IS NOT AN EASILY REPRODUCIBLE PROBLEM I HAVE NOT OBTAINED ANY RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE HEAD REST ON MY 2010 FORD EXPLORER LEANS SO FAR FORWARD THAT IT FORCES MY HEAD DOWN AND FORWARD. THE DEALER CANNOT ADJUST IT SO THAT YOU CAN SIT NORMALLY. THE ONLY RECOURSE IS TO REMOVE THE HEAD REST. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DRIVE WITH IT AND REMOVING IT REMOVES ANY PROTECTION. *TR