2007 Ford Explorer: sudden loss of power

Filed Oct 7, 2018 · Engine · 197,000 miles · GA

Harmonic balancer is bad on a lot of ford explorers. My girlfriend and I just purchased a 2007 ford explorer and didn't have any problems at all. A couple weeks ago we notice a loud squealing noise coming from the engine compartment. First thought it was a fan belt needing replaced. Replaced that its got worse. After doing some research I found out a lot of ford customers are having problems with this issue. All the videos and forum searches leads to the harmonic balancer. These things go bad and causes more problems within the pulley belt system, even engine failure. I'm only making this complaint because ford hasn't made any adjustments or attempt to put out a recall on this issue and its the purpose of engine failure in a lot of ford explorers, expeditions, etc. The squeal occurs when the vehicle is stationary and in motion. It stops periodically, but starts up again at take off from stops and its constant when driving causing the vehicle to have a feel of lost of power. Alot of the customers are dealing with this issue themselves. Some doesn't make it to getting it fixed because shops saying its a belt and never get the real problem fixed. Ford needs to take responsibility for a mechanical part that basically runs the vehicle. Bad harmonic balancer or damage balancer equals worn belts, bad belt tensioner, and damage to engine life itself and need to resolved.

Filed Apr 12, 2018 · Engine · 112,689 miles · FL

"takata recall": while driving normally on a straight local road, our ford explorer suddenly lost power without warning. The wrench warning light came on. It had to be towed to pepboys garage. They said that the throttle body assembly had broken down. As soon as the assembly was replaced, the car worked. Unknown to us, an "unofficial" recall of this assembly had already been made to many ford models. Of course, our vehicle contained this same defective equipment. Hence, we request that ford pay for the replacement of the part and for the labor charge involved. The consequence of this defective equipment could have been disastrous if the stall had occurred on the expressway! My husband had had no control of the car when the vehicle stopped. It was pouring rain and he had to wait in the car for two hours for a tow truck. He had spinal surgery in october and is scheduled for more spinal surgery on june 19th, so this was very painful for him and he had much difficulty walking for the rest of the day.

Filed Jun 6, 2017 · Acceleration · 110,000 miles · AZ

Driving vehicle on freeway and it lost power, rode rough and would only move about 5mph. Wrench light appears on the dashboard console. All other functions were normal. It would reverse but would not accelerate forward. Had to tow to dealer. Dealer turned on and said it was functioning. We had no warning about an issue before this happened before. We are concerned that it is a safety issue because it can stop without warning in dangerous traffic situations. We feel it is the electronic throttle body as many other people have experienced with their ford vehicles.

Filed Sep 15, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 105,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford explorer. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lunged forward and stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, while driving, the ignition key moved and caused the vehicle to lose power and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 105,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Feb 8, 2016 · Transmission · 60,000 miles · IL

We are original owners. Bought new in 2007 with ext warranty. Car with <than 60k mls, never in an accident, taken care of. 01/31/2016 sun while driving approx 10 MPH on a side street it lost power and shutoff without warning. Restarted after a few min. On 02/01 mon 7:00 am the same happened on the highway at approx 45 MPH. My husband was able to steer the rolling car off to the shoulder. After 15 min restarted and took it straight to the dealer. Wrench light was on. Promised to have it ready in 4 hrs. At 4:00 pm hasn't been looked at yet. At 6:00 pm it was allegedly looked at by 2 techs and determined it's a transmission issue and we were now in line for a transmission specialist with 14 cars ahead of us (by itself evidence that there is a transmission issue in fords). On thur 02/04 (4th day) got a call at 6:pm that there is a short inside of the transmission and they would order the part and have it fixed the next day. $1,400 to fix. I called ford customer service and opened a case as transmission complaints are frequent. We were lucky that there wasn't a semi behind my husband on the highway on mon. On fri 02/05 I'm told the part wasn't ordered on thur because of 4:00 pm cutoff. He said it was being ordered on fri and fixed on sat. On sat 02/06 I'm told they never have transmission mechanics working on sat and it will be fixed on mon. Noon on mon I'm told ford offers no remedy for cars older than 6 yrs and case closed. Status of repair - he would check if the part came in when he gets back from lunch. A week without a car, no information, part maybe ordered, car not fixed and ford doesn't care if we die on the road and we have to pay for a faulty solenoid and non-reusable parts that need to be removed in order to fix this. For the last 15 years bought 4 new fords with ext warranty (not used). Ford couldn't care less about customers or their safety. No more fords!!

Filed Dec 31, 2015 · Transmission · 55,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford explorer. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle lost power and shut off without warning. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road where it was towed to a local dealer. The dealer diagnosed that the PCM needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000. The VIN was not provided. The replacement PCM also failed. Updated 02/02/16.

Filed Mar 15, 2013 · Steering · 28,720 miles · CA

Sudden loss of power steering assist resulting in near crash this has now happened again on march 15 2013 at 55 MPH and is continuing. I am no longer feeling safe to drive the car.

Filed Mar 22, 2012 · Engine · 56,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford explorer. The contact stated that the vehicle would stall when shifted into reverse. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the failure was located at the radiator, which was replaced. The contact stated that the failure recurred and the vehicle began to lose power abnormally while driving 55 MPH. A warning light was illuminated after the failure occurred. The vehicle was towed to to the dealer and the inspected. The dealer advised that the engine intake had several components that were found melted abnormally. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 56,000.