Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Ford Explorer has 37 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
37
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owned a 2011 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, turned... |
| Oct 31, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Going down road about 40 mph when power steering was lost with lots of warning. |
| May 22, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,ENGINE | The dash lights go off then it's says starting rebot. Air bag lights stay on. Check engine light on ... |
| Aug 9, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I keep losing my power steering. i called ford and they told me the recall to fix it was out dated .... |
| May 3, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AND I AM HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THIS PROMBLEM SOLOVED.I HAVE BEEN WORKING... |
| Jan 10, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | REAR BACK UP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME SO I CANNOT SEE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE VEHICL... |
| Jan 7, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE AC/HEAT SPEED WILL RANDOMLY INCREASE/ DECREASE TO EITHER FULL OR LOW SPEED WITH IS CLICKING SOUN... |
| Jan 4, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | REAR VIEW CAMERA NOT WORKING PROPERLY - REPAIR QUOTED ~$800 TO REPLACE CAMERA |
| Aug 27, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | HAZARD LIGHTS CUT ON BY THEIRSELVES WHILE I WAS AT WORK. VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF. LIGHTS WIL... |
| Jan 1, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY | The contact owns a 2011 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the APIM (Accessory Protocol Interfac... |
| Jan 1, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE INTERFACE MODULE ON FORD EXPLORER STOP WORKING AND HAZARD LIGHTS STAY ON AND ONLY FIX AND BY A D... |
| Oct 16, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | STARTED THE FORD AND THE BACKUP CAMERA WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. ALSO NOTICED THE 'SYNC' SCREEN WAS BLAN... |
| Aug 30, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My rear view camera was replaced in August 2019 as it stopped working. It was an expensive costing ... |
| Jul 2, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | APIM MODULE WENT BLACK - NO CONTROLS, NO BACKUP CAMERA / PROXIMITY ALERTS |
| Jun 22, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHEN YOU SHIFT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE PARKING SENSOR DOES NOT ALWAYS RECOGNIZE THE SHIFT THUS LEAV... |
| May 15, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO OVERHEATING. REGULAR AND REQUIRED OIL CHANGES ARE DOCUMENTED AND IMPLEMENTED AS... |
| Mar 1, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN WAS NOT I... |
| Jul 23, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | THE "SYNC" TOUCHSCREEN STOPPED WORKING. ONCE THIS HAPPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SETS TO "OFF" A... |
| Jun 10, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE PROGRESSING FROM THE ... |
| Apr 21, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHEN DRIVING A WARM VEHICLE (MEANING IT WAS DRIVEN AND THEN PARKED FOR 1-5 HOURS) THEN DRIVING IT A ... |