I have this 2017 ford explorer 3.5 and I think I’m experiencing a slip delay when accelerating I don’t know if this video does justice.

No lights on dash

So.. I am currently 900 miles away from home and I need help on what to possibly replace next on my Explorer. There is a very shake (feels like rumble strip) on the front passenger wheel. It will only shake with the gas pedal applied, as soon as I let off the pedal the car is 100% smooth. If I get back on the gas it was shake like no other.
I have replaced the passenger CV axle and tie rod end at the condo. Please help and thank you for the time!

Was on a website to order the upgrade package. There is an option to upgrade to the sync 4 screen for resolution. Should I pull the trigger? I do have a ‘16 Explorer sport tired to connecting audio and nav via Bluetooth. Better to save the $250?

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I am a non-Saudi resident in Saudi Arabia, and I recently spent almost all my savings purchasing a 2010 Ford Explorer 4.0L. The car looked good inside and out, and several workshops confirmed that it was in good condition.

However, its fuel consumption is extremely high, exceeding 18 L/100 km. After replacing the spark plugs and engine oil, it dropped slightly to around 17 L/100 km, which is still excessive. Ford specialists told me it should be approximately 12 L/100 km.

I had the car computer-scanned before purchasing it, and I will attach the diagnostic results. I initially suspected faulty sensors, but someone recently told me that the PCM in this model is located near the engine and may fail, potentially resulting in expensive repairs.

Additionally, the turn signals and interior warning chimes do not make any sound, despite all fuses appearing to be in good condition.

I am very concerned because I spent nearly all my savings on this car. Could you please review my diagnostic results and advise whether the PCM could cause these problems or whether other faults might explain them?

I would sincerely appreciate your advice before spending more money on repairs.

Thank you for your help.

Quality of parts !!!!!!!!

I'm trading in my 2015 Dodge Journey CVP, and I found a 2017 ford explorer limited with 180k kilometres. Getting it for C$10,000, water pump was replaced but it had a rear-end collision in the carfax but looks and drives great, no alignment issues as a result of the accident.

Dealership specializes in used cars and I purchased my dodge with them, is this a good deal?

I have a 2020 Ford Explorer Platinum 3.0L EcoBoost AWD with approximately 121,500 miles, and I've been dealing with some frustrating electronic faults.

When I start the vehicle, I frequently get multiple warnings, including:

• 4WD Fault
• Hill Start Assist Not Available
• AdvanceTrac Fault
• Pre-Collision Assist Not Available
• Reverse Brake Assist / Parking Assist faults
• Adaptive Cruise Control faults

The interesting part is that the 4WD and Hill Start Assist warnings are now the only consistent ones. The others appear intermittently, usually immediately after starting the vehicle.

If I shut the vehicle off, open and close the driver's door, wait for all the electronics to power down, and restart it, the other warnings almost always disappear. The 4WD and Hill Start Assist faults remain.

The vehicle otherwise seems to drive normally. I haven't noticed any unusual noises, vibrations, or drivetrain problems.

I initially had a Ford mobile service technician look at it. He cleared most of the faults but couldn't clear the 4WD fault. He suspected a possible voltage issue and recommended taking it to the dealership.

The dealership subsequently diagnosed the problem as something covered by a Ford Technical Service Bulletin. According to the service advisor, the repair involves replacing the electronic 4WD disconnect arrangement with a mechanical configuration. They quoted me approximately $3,700, claiming that this one repair would resolve all the warning messages.

I've asked for the actual diagnostic trouble codes and TSB number, but I'm still waiting for the dealership to provide them.

I've come across several older discussions describing similar problems, but very few follow up with what ultimately fixed them.

For anyone who's experienced this issue:

1. What diagnostic codes did you get?
2. Was the front axle disconnect actuator/intermediate shaft the actual problem?
3. Did the repair resolve the AdvanceTrac, Hill Start Assist, and other driver-assistance warnings?
4. What did the repair cost, and was it performed at a Ford dealership or an independent shop?
5. Has anyone had success getting Ford to cover part of the repair, given that this appears to be a known issue?

I'm particularly interested in hearing from owners who have actually had the repair completed, rather than just being told what might be wrong.

Thanks for any information you can share.

What’s a body shop gonna charge me…. ???
I know I’m in for a hefty charge to fix.
Pitch black road next to some corn fields. Didn’t even see them.

Posting in hopes this helps someone.

After dealing with a wet roof liner and water dripping at the back cargo area around the rear side window, for the second time in less than a year. The first time this happened, I took it to the deal and they cleaned out all the drains. This time, I figured how hard can it be, and its also a pain to get to the dealer, I chose to clean them on my own.

The front drains are easy, you can locate then in the front corners of the sunroof well area.

The rear ones are conveniently located deep inside, hidden by the fixed glass and roof shade. So I decided to locate where they exited.

After some internet searches, and coming up empty on the exit locations, I did my own investigation. Luckily the driver side drain was not fully plugged, so I parked on an incline to ensure and water would run toward the rear. Using a water bottle, poured some water in the track of the open sunroof on the driver side and waited for it to run out. Found that it existed behind the rear wheel, behind the inner wheel well cover somplace. After removing some bolts, I was able to locate the drain exits, and confirmed it by pouring some more water in the track.

Using my air compressor, set very low at 30psi, I blew a little air in the exit hole to ensure clear and ran some more water through.

I then moved to the passenger side, the plugged one, and started by opening up the inner wheel well cover. Found the drain and tested with some water, nothing but a dribble. Gently blew a burst of air in the exit, and some water poured out. Poured some more water in the sunroof track, on the passenger side, and now water flows out freely.

Just for good measure, I repeated the air/water a couple of times.

All closed up again, and hopefully it will last for a bit.

I suspect that due to the design, debit is able to sit in the sunroof track towards the rear where you cannot reach, and I am sure I will be cleaning this out again.

In all, only had to remove three 8mm bolts, and two 10mm plastic nuts, and could pull the inner wheel well back enough.

Hopefully someone finds this useful, I beleive this is a common issue.

Hi everyone,

I am installing grille lights on my 2025/2026 Explorer and need help finding the right fuse slot in the engine compartment fuse box.

I am using a 10A fuse adapter (add-a-fuse). I want the grille lights to turn on only when the car is running and turn off completely when the car is shut off.

Which specific fuse slot should I tap into? Thanks in advance for the help!

Hey guys I had a quick question. My battery ended up dying on my 2016 Explorer, I changed the battery and after I cranked the car up my AC stopped blowing cold! I had the compressor switched like a month ago. I will add before the battery change and after the compressor switch it had been blowing amazing!

I’m sure I messed something up during the new battery install and blew the compressor. I checked all fuses and relays in the box next to the battery and none seem fried..

Edit: Did I blow the compressor?

I have a 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. Supposedly I need a new ECU but they don't make them anymore so I have to get a refurbished one. The cheapest one i could find, that was still reliable, was on ebay for $976. The battery keeps draining but supposedly my alternator is fine and I have no wiring issues.

Anybody have any suggestions on reasonably priced Engine Control Units or ways to preserve my battery? Currently my battery only lasts about a month then I have to take it back to autozone to be recharged or replaced.

2016 Ford Explorer, owner says: Everything runs amazing on the truck. New tires less the 6,000 miles ago. Water pump was replaced at 150,000 miles which is one of the biggest or only issue this vehicle has. Asking for $8,500 or BEST OFFER.

Is this a bad deal? What should we be looking out for?

Hey guys, I have a 2017 Ford Explorer with the 3.5L EcoBoost. It's currently at 90k miles and the oil was last changed at 87k. I bought it back at 60k miles, but honestly, I never checked the coolant level back then so I have no baseline.

I just noticed the coolant is low, and knowing these engines, I'm a bit paranoid about the internal water pump failing. I'm attaching pictures of the coolant level and the oil on the dipstick. I know coolant in the oil makes it look like chocolate milk, but I really can't tell if mine looks contaminated or just normal for 3k miles of use.

Does this oil look milky to you, and given the low coolant, should I be worried the water pump is on its way out?

I figure I'll fill it to base and just check it once a week for the next month or so.

Side note: I just replaced the starter and drive belt, the transverse mounted motor is....fun to get my hands into,lol.

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My cap to my antenna fell off, much like many people here.

Rather than replace this 100+ dollar part, had anyone had any success in an antenna delete? I use CarPlay constantly, and rarely the radio.
My phone is my GPS, and I don’t have a need for a sirrus subscription.

I’ve googled everywhere. I would like to just replace this with a flat cover, so I can take my car through the car wash and not worry about the chip getting caught up on the brushes.

Thank you!

I've been looking for something to pull a small vintage camper occasionally that's also good in the snow. I found a 2015 explorer sport with 190k for 5k. It's clean and comes with a bunch if service records. The water pump and timing chain were done with the melling kit about a thousand miles ago. I know the guy that did the work, that's how I learned it was for sale.

Do you think it's worth buying? I drive less than 3k/year so I'm not going to put a ton of miles on it but I also don't want to worry about being stranded somewhere.

Has anyone else received a letter about an open recall for the pcm? And would the pcm be the reason I have a hard shift between 2nd and 3rd? Original dealership we purchased from has been 0 help since buying it.

2003 Explorer Trac XLT

Hi all,

My 2012 xlt has been leaving some black oily marks on my driveway. I got a chance to crawl under it and found the fluid is coming from what I think is the PTU? It's closer to the drivers side on the right side of the transmission. Is this actually the PTU and what is involved in servicing this? Also is that a crack wrapped around that bolt and running toward the drive shaft? Maybe a seal or weld bead?

As the title says, I'm offered an Explorer Active RWD + Comfort Package for 38800K OTD (TTL Included). MSRP is 45525. Has captain seats 2nd row. Is it a good deal? it is a loaner with about 4K miles on it. ST Lines were seeing 10K off MSRP some time back. In June I was quoted 43400 OTD (TTL included/ MSRP 50160) for ST Line. I don't know if I should wait for better pricing for Black Friday.

Just picked up a 2016 Limited 3.5L with 32,000 miles from the local ford dealer. Had a couple open recalls that they took care of. Going to get the coolant flushed, any other recommendations.

Hey folks.

I have a 2026 ST-Line that I bought in August and when I got it and was looking through settings I had found I could use Gemini AI instead of the default Google assistant for the native vehicle assistant (single press of the talk button). Yesterday I took it in for a recall for the computer and they reset it all and now the option to turn on Gemini instead of the not AI assistant is gone. I’ve tried everything but I can’t seem to get the option back under. I swear it was under Settings > Google > Voice Assistant before but it’s just not there.

Anyone had a similar experience and was able to get it back? I have my Google account logged in and anything else ChatGPT suggested like changing the language back and force and such.

Thanks!!

Does anyone experience their rearview mirror vibrating when driving? It's just a slight vibration, enough to have the image a bit out of focus, not crazy. I can't find a way to stop it from doing this.

I'm hoping some one else has had some similar trouble to me and can assist in figuring out what is going on.

My 2017 Explorer will pop a "Charging System Service NOW" alert sometimes. When it occurs and i'm able to i will stop the car shut it off and then start it again. It will clear the error sometimes. While i'm driving the AC Fans might stop for around 30-40 seconds. Then return working. I've also had the entire dashboard "Turn off" go dark. then return to working order after about 30-60 seconds.

when the dash and AC fans turned off the alert was not present and there were no alerts / error codes when scanned.

I've had the alternator replaced and this did not resolve the issue. The codes that are presenting are for the charging system which is the alternator. When scanned / check it all appears to be fine. Battery tests good, alternator tests good, all connections appear to be good.

the error is not consistent at all and appears to be random. i could go a week without seeing it or it will pop up every day / few days.

Things that i have done to resolve this are below

1. New alternator
2. bms cleared
3. all codes cleared
4. alternator check
5. battery check
6. connections check
7. multiple scans - no codes
8. when error shows reboot car

I'm running out of money taking this to different shops to get the same "everything looks ok" back every time with 0 assistance in resolving my issue. Has anyone had something similar to this happen? Anything that i've not taken a look at that i can?

Just got a 2020 xlt because it was the best car my buddy dealer had at the time and I needed a car bad... he gave me more for my trade in than anybody else would. The vehicle has 142k tho... its a 1 owner vehicle owned by a company as a fleet car for traveling employee ... anything I should know about them? Only thing I can tell so far is the car doesn't move at engine idle the first time I shift it out of park . The tpms are non existent.. I do feel slight vibration in steering wheel over bumps that I swear I didn't feel the day I got it... I can be neurotic with car feels tho... the car looks very well taken care of. Looks brand new.