2003 Ford Explorer: engine stalls while driving

Filed Nov 5, 2018 · Engine · 87,000 miles · UT

Engine stops while driving (stalls in motion while turning on street and highway) restarts without problem, has happened twice now 30 days apart.

Filed Aug 2, 2017 · Electrical · 108,412 miles · CT · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning and crashed into a ditch. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact and four bystanders pushed the vehicle into a residential driveway. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 108,412.

Filed Feb 12, 2016 · 183,000 miles · OH

2003 ford explorer shuts down while driving. I lose braking and steering ability. It can happen at any time. It has happened several times . Today 12 feb. 2016 is the latest date.

Filed Nov 7, 2015 · Transmission · 115,000 miles · OR

My 2003 ford explorer xls is having issues with the automatic transmission. When I accelerate from a stopped position, the transmission stalls, slips and delays when it shifts into the next gear. As I searched for issues with the transmission I found 100's of complaints regarding this matter. From what I have found, the transmission is a design flaw

Filed Nov 15, 2014 · Engine · 97,000 miles · WI

Engine stalls out when braking or turning. This is an issue that occurs at random with no warning. This has continued to occur multiple times over the last four years, and leaves myself and family in a, powerless, defenseless, potentially fatal, situation.

Filed Nov 3, 2014 · Electrical · 160,000 miles · DC

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. The contact stated that the key fob failed to unlock or lock the doors. The vehicle stalled and failed to start. The contact mentioned that a chime sounded after the failures occurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 160,000.

Filed Aug 15, 2014 · Engine, Steering · 112,000 miles · MD

My vehicle suddenly without warning will stall and I lose all power. No power steering. I am able to put the vehicle in neutral and can turn the vehicle back on. The mechanic can not find any codes etc on why this is happening. Apparently this is a common thing.

Filed Aug 4, 2014 · Electrical, Visibility · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not able to restart. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the windshield wipers were pushing water into the fuse box when it rained. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed May 8, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 177,848 miles · GA

While driving my vehicle on sunday, while driving my vehicle stalled in the road. The truck felt as if it was trying to pull a hill. This was very scarey for me and my children because if someone was coming behind us or if I was turning into the flow of traffic this could have been a terrible accident. Afterwards the vehicle couldn't go over 30 MPH without shifting out. This is very dangerous and ford should recall this immediately before someone is killed.

Filed Jul 25, 2012 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford explore. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH the transmission failed. The over drive warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact then depressed the brake pedal and everything seized before stalling. The contact restarted the vehicle and the vehicle functioned properly. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop where they stated that the solenoid was defective in the transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance because the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Oct 25, 2010 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford explorer. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lost power, the check engine light illuminated and the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to a transmission specialist who stated that the gear solenoid needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The current and failure mileages were approximately 110,000.

Filed Feb 20, 2010 · Engine · 65,000 miles · PA

I bought my 2003 explorer new. Appx. 2-3 years ago (don't have exact date yet, still searching for info) it would suddenly stall and shut off. The RPM indicator would also jump really fast. I took it to the dealer and they said it was an idle issue and "fixed" it. A few days ago, I noticed a similar issue and nearly crashed. As I was rounding a corner, the vehicle suddenly stalled, thereby causing my power steering to fail. I quickly put the car in neutral, restarted it and regained steering, very nearly colliding with a vehicle in the opposite direction. The car seemed okay for a few days, but then did the same thing again. Two near head-on collisions are two too many. I stopped using the vehicle and had my dealer look at it. They called me yesterday and told me it was the idle air control valve, which will cost $332 to replace. I checked online and found that this is a known issue (tsb 0335, feb. Of 2003). I need this vehicle so I will have to get it repaired, but think ford should take some kind of responsibility for the defect. I hope it doesn't take someone having a serious collision due to the defect for something to be done. Thank you for anything you can do.