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2012 Ford EXPLORER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1025510
Internal NHTSA #	10554105
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	EXPLORER
Model Year	2012
File date	10/08/13
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	This is a continual problem report one 8/10/13 19,000 miles: power steering light came on and power steering went out while driving vehicle <15 mph and back ceiling light came on and wouldn't go out. Ford: 8/13/2013 said ceiling light shortened out battery and caused power steering to go out - ordered light bulb came back in 3 days to replace light bulb - they said power steering was fixed. Report two 9/23/13 23,891 miles: power steering light came on while parked. Ford: did diagnostic said the issue was most likely wiring and said issue was fixed and i left with car report three 10/02/13 24,280 miles: power steering light came on dashboard and power steering went out while driving on a highway 65 mph, pulled off hwy. Reported incident to ford. Ford: ran diagnostic, said issue was motherboard. Ordered part and i returned in a few days to replace computer board. Told issue was resolved and left with my car. Report four 10/31/2013 25,295 miles: power steering yellow light came on dashboard as i started vehicle in parking lot. Power steering had not gone out only had warning light showing. I drove a few minutes home without the steering going out. I started car about an hour later in garage and power steering was completely out. Bright red lights on dashboard. Warning light said something to the tune of 'report power steering immediately". Ford: kept car for 4 full days while we drove rental and was told they have no solution and ford regional's engineers supposedly said 'this is not an issue they have seen before' (even though there are almost 100 reports on the nhtsa website about this exact issue) and to report if happens again. Report five 11/28/13 27,000 miles: power steering went out while starting vehicle in garage dashboard light up with red warning signs. Have to wait until after holiday to report to service.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	25000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MASCOUTAH, IL
VIN pattern	1FMHK7F82CGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Ford EXPLORER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Ford EXPLORER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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