2013 Ford Explorer technical service bulletins
139 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications cover the 2013 Ford Explorer.
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- Ford and Lincoln vehicles equipped with wired keyless entry keypad systems and accessory wireless keyless...
- While performing a transmission repair on some 2012-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles, a transmission seal...
- All accessory stick-on keyless entry keypads come with a wallet card containing the master code
- For 2000-2024 Ford and Lincoln vehicles, swapping a module from a vehicle for diagnosis purposes is likely to
- Certain 2011-2017 Model Year Explorer Vehicles Rear Wheel Knuckle Replacement REASON FOR THIS SUPPLEMENT...
- Certain 2011-2017 Model Year Explorer Vehicles Rear Toe Link Replacement Under Safety Recall 21S32, some...
- Certain 2011
- 12 volt battery drain symptoms when the customer uses non-Ford/Lincoln phone applications as an alternate...
- Certain 2011-2017 Model Year Explorer Vehicles Rear Wheel Knuckle Replacement Ref 21S32 Submitting Owner...
- This program provides a no-cost, one-time repair (if needed) to the rear wheel knuckles for six (6) months...
- Inoperative roof opening panel motor
- Certain 2013 through 2017 Model Year Explorer and Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles that are Registered...
- Certain 2013 through 2017 Model Year Explorer and Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles that are Registered...
- Oil leak from the turbocharger oil supply or return tubes, O-rings or 6.7L pedestal gasket
- This article supersedes TSB 19-2026 to update the vehicle model years affected
- For 2013-2019 Ford Explorer vehicles that require rear wheel knuckle and bushing assembly repairs, dealers...
- These SKUs are Exhaust Manifolds with Catalytic Converters
- Illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P013A and/or P013C...
- Customer Satisfaction Program 19N09 Certain 2011-2014 Model Year Edge and MKX and 2013-2014 Model Year...
- This SKU is a Suspension Lateral Link
- Poor A/C performance/improper climate function
- Distorted glass with a subtle orange peel pattern or streaking etched into the surface
- For Ford and Lincoln vehicles that require positive or negative battery terminal replacement, it is not...
- Loose driver side B-pillar front door upper moulding
- Inoperative or intermittent HVAC blower motor function at various fan speed settings
- Certain 2011-2017 Model Year Explorer Vehicles
- Inoperative adaptive cruise control, collision warning, and/or collision avoidance system with a...
- Front window glass that jumps/chatters during up/down movement
- On vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission it is imperative that the converter pilot hub be...
- Poor A/C performance/improper climate function and/or a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P06A0 in the...
- Ssm 47948 - 2010-2019
- Detached center console rear cup holder and/or the cover panel detached from the rear cup holder
- Corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust
- Some 2012-2019 Vehicles may require repairs to the Smartlink system
- Certain 2011-2017 Model Year Explorer Vehicles
- For 2010-2019 vehicles equipped with turbocharged engines, when diagnosing and/or replacing turbo related...
- 2013-2019 vehicles equipped with a LKS system with customer complaints of steering wheel vibration,...
- Certain 2013-2017 Model Year Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles
- Reduced top speed after a transmission fluid service with unapproved fluid
- Certain 2013-2017 Model Year Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles
- Certain 2013-2017 Model Year Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles
- Engine vibration and/or the engine mount leaking fluid
- Propane or natural gas odor during idle or low speed driving
- Replacing the original equipment SYNC/Navigation system with either an aftermarket SYNC/Navigation kit or...
- 2010-2018 various vehicles equipped with SYNC or SYNC 3 may not function when attempting to find or use...
- Certain 2013-2016 Model Year Police Interceptor Utility Vehicles
- Door ajar lamp illuminated with all doors closed
- The Accessory (Wireless) Keyless Entry Keypad can only be used with vehicles that are factory built with...
- Delamination of the top edge of the front door trim panels
- No start condition with an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and a DTC P161A after PCM replacement
- Certain 2011-2017 Model Year Explorer Retail Vehicles
- 2013-2017
- Some 2011-2015 explorer vehicles may exhibit an exhaust odor in the vehicle with the auxiliary climate...
- Some 2007-2016 edge/mkx/flex/mkt/mkz/mks/taurus/taurus police/explorer/explorer police equipped with all...
- 2011-2015 explorer and mkt vehicles requiring replacement of right front axle shaft no longer require...
- To help differentiate engine oil leaks from other possible sources, a new white-colored fluorescent engine...
- Supercedes TSB 16-0165: some 2011-2015 explorer vehicles may exhibit an exhaust odor in the vehicle with...
- Some 2010-2016 epas equipped vehicles may exhibit steering related noises
- Some 2008-2017 ford/mercury/lincoln vehicles equipped with sync may generate a vhr that identifies a...
- Concern where the safety belt retractor webbing does not extract from the stowed position or exhibits...
- The Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic...
- Some 2009-2010 F-150 and 2011-2016 explorer vehicles may have a seat cushion cover that appears loose near...
- 2013-2017 explorer, taurus, mks exhaust studs not missing
- Siri eyes free functional issues using bluetooth and apple ios 9.2 and 9.2.1
- Blank screen
- Touchscreen navigation system
- Harsh engagement during elevated idle
- Harsh Engagement during elevated idle
- 2.0L ecoboost - fuel odor issue
- 2.0L Ecoboost
- 6F35 transmission - fluid leak at left side halfshaft seal built on or before 10/14/2013 issue
- Summary to be provided on a future date.
- 2.0 gtdi/2.3L
- Ford: transmission fluid leak from converter housing area on police utility equipped with 6F50/6F55...
- Ford: no service action is recommended for this condition
- Lincoln/ford: once procedure for heated steering wheel module program completed, heated steering wheel...
- Ford: some vehicles transmission will experience, after a cold soak or an extended period with engine off,...
- Ford: some vehicles and trucks are experiencing a malfunction with the heated steering wheel becoming...
- Ford explorer 2011-2015: bulletin information regarding the front glass window chattering up/down while...
- Ford: certain 2013-2015 ford fusion and taurus, 2011-2015 ford explorer, 2013-2014 ford edge and flex,...
- Ford explorer 2012-2015, ford taurus 2013-2015: some vehicles equipped with 2.0L gasoline turbocharged...
- Ford/lincoln: the ambient lighting on lincoln (mylincoln touch) vehicles will default to white and on ford...
- Lincoln/ford: due to abnormally low voltage battery or cold ambient temperatures, intermittently, the...
- Lincoln/ford: on some vehicles, the moon roof sunshade binding is experiencing issues such as retaining...
- Lincoln/ford: when all doors, on some vehicles, are closed, lamp illuminates door is ajar
- Ford: when auxiliary climate control system is on, an exhaust odor, like sulfur, CAN be smelled
- Ford: there is an exhaust odor in vehicles when auxiliary climate control system is on and it smells like...
- Ford/lincoln: some vehicles, with aluminum valve cover, will experience an excessive condition of smoking...
- Ford: in the instrument panel cluster (IPC) there is a terrain management pop up warning, without...
- Ford/lincoln: some vehicles may experience a rough idle, in gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI)...
- Ford/lincoln: diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P0420 and/or P0430, the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL), on...
- Lincoln/ford: on some vehicles and trucks, there is a popping, squealing, binding or grinding noise come...
- Ford/lincoln: due to corrosion buildup between brake pad and anchor bracket, vehicle experience a rear...
- Lincoln/ford: when all the doors are closed, the lamp for door ajar, is illuminated
- Ford: interceptor vehicles will have erratic operation with climate control blower motor and with heating...
- Ford: some model vehicles manual for powertrain control/emission diagnostic (pc/ed) has been updated...
- Taurus police interceptor & explorer has defects with the operation of climate control blower motor
- Lincoln/ford: on some vehicles, there are no upshift, only reverse and first gear available, which is due...
- Ford/lincoln: when all doors are closed, the door ajar lamp will illuminate
- Ford: the low to high beam or high to low beam is an intermittent transition and would need the affected...
- Ford/lincoln: an accumulation of oil, in left hand valve cover baffle, migrating through fresh air intake...
- Ford: due to excessive lube loss from ptu, or internal ptu failure, some trucks, will experience...
- Ford: due to fuel vapor line not being connected properly (fully seated) to underside of fuel deliver...
- Ford/lincoln: due to wear on case bushing, some vehicles will have a fluid leak from the half shaft seal...
- 6F35 Transmission
- Ford/lincoln: due to ptu vent hose being disconnected or missing, some vehicles may experience fluid...
- Lincoln/ford: due to diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) P0106, P0236, engine on some vehicles experience...
- Ford: in the cavities of a and h, of connector C3053, there is a possible damaged or loose female terminal...
- Ford: on various vehicles, the mytouch screen would go blank while in transport mode, and instrument...
- Ford:lincoln: on some vehicles, there are various related concerns about the sync features, such as sync...
- Ford: when front window glass, on some vehicles, are being opening or closing, there is a chattering or...
- Ford: on the left or right front door, on some vehicles, the ballistic door panels may exhibit a sticking...
- Ford/lincoln: on certain vehicles, the intelligent access or push button start may have an intermittent...
- Lincoln/ford: on certain vehicles, the diagnostic trouble codes (DTCS) P0741 and P1744 malfunction...
- Ford: on some vehicles, with mytouch, my experience displayed time jumping or audio popping during initial...
- Ford: a delayed/harsh downshift and long crank to start times commanded in middle of 4-5 or 3-5 upshift...
- Ford/lincoln: on some vehicles, when accelerating from stop or shifting between drive/reverse and/or...
- Ford: on some vehicles, the intake air system components may have engine oil accumulation, in left hand...
- Ford: on various vehicles with my touch,after any apim programming, replacement or disconnect from front...
- Lincoln/ford: due to seal and/or bushing wearing caused by halfshaft surface finish, on some vehicles,...
- Ford: a software upgrade is available for certain vehicles
- Ford/lincoln: information regarding extended warranty for covering accessory protocol interface module...
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