2013 Ford Explorer: won't start

Filed Mar 27, 2020 · Electrical · PA

The car will not start after driving it . Sometimes it has to be jumped . I has had 3 batteries in it so far, it has 140,000 miles on it and when I close or open the doors sometimes it will start!

Filed Jul 30, 2017 · Fuel system, Steering · 52,000 miles · MA

Ford exhaust I am getting a strong rotten egg smell and a burning smell everytime I drive my car which is a 2013 ford explorer limited 4wd it has been getting progressively worse. This happens when I am on the highway and when I am just driving down the street. I am not sure if it gets progressively worse when the car is going faster because it smells all the time. I just had the car toed to dealership because it will not start. In addition I noticed that I have been suffering from headaches, dizzinessand and fatigue while driving which has never happened to me before. Finally I noticed that when there is no power in the car there is no way to open the back tailgate to let people out when you are sitting in the third row of the car so you are trapped back there with the smell.

Filed Oct 2, 2016 · Transmission · 57,000 miles · TX

Shift to park issue - the vehicle is in park but the dash lights up and says "shift to park'. This happens even though the vehicle is actually in park. After several tries cannot get the dash light to turn off. Problem is even though the car is turned off the back light on the dash will stay on thus draining the battery. If you don't drive the car for a few days you could come out to a car that won't start because of a dead battery. Had it fixed at my local dealership costing roughly $500. The technical service bulletin that is out on the issue says to replace the entire shifter. The problem is something on the inside of the shifter. My vehicle has less than 60,000 miles. This is a very common problem (just google "shift to park"). According to the tsb this affects explorer, edge, and some lincoln models as well. Disappointed ford will not take care of since this is a safety issue. Dealership service manager says ford should pay for it (bob utter ford) and ford customer service line says they only pay for items under warranty, recalls, and the customer satisfaction program. This does not fall under any of those per ford. Ford should anti up for this as a recall since it is a safety issue and a very common problem. Vehicle stationary during problem.

Filed Aug 26, 2015 · Electrical · 39,739 miles · PA

On several occasions within the past 3 weeks, while attempting to put our vehicle into "park" we received a warning light that we needed to "shift to park", except the shifter was placed in the park position every time; this occurred to both my husband and myself. I was afraid the vehicle would not stay in park on hills or slopes in parking lots and in my sloped driveway where there are lots of small children playing and riding bikes because of this warning and would roll away killing someone. Recently, our explorer would not start, our key fobs would not lock or unlock the doors; I was stranded. This last time on august 24, 2015 I contacted ford roadside assistance to tow it to the closest ford dealership to find out what was wrong. Turns out the shifter was defective and as a result it drained the battery. It cost me $672.39 to replace the shifter and the battery; which is a lot of money when your out of work/retired with health issues. I also kept the old part for evidence. I talked to another ford explorer owner who also had the same problem and to date there is no recall I suppose because no one is dead, yet.

Filed Feb 23, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · CA

2013 ford explorer. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle recurring problems. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle was taken to the dealer on numerous occasions, because the vehicle would not start and/or check engine light illuminated. The battery was replaced