Ford Explorer / 2015

2015 Ford Explorer problems

Owners have filed 2,217 complaints about the 2015 Ford Explorer with NHTSA. Structure accounts for 18.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of steering at 15.7%. A further 18.0% were filed without a specific system named.

Complaints2,217

Crashes55

Fires1

Injuries143

Deaths0

What owners report breaking

Structure 18.2% · 404

Unknown or other 18.0% · 398

Steering 15.7% · 347

Engine 10.2% · 226

Back over prevention 5.6% · 124

Electrical system 4.1% · 90

Fuel/propulsion system 3.9% · 86

Air bags 3.8% · 84

Severity

Of those complaints, 55 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 143 report an injury.

Reading the numbers

Across the 33 model years of the Ford Explorer in this data, 2015 sits 5th by complaint volume. 2002 draws the most.

Filings are rising — 679 in the last three years against 411 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 55,000 miles.

In owners' own words

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V031000 (Structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Structure

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V031000 (Structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Structure

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 78 MPH, the front passengerâs side window trim detached from the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available. Structure

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

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Other Ford Explorer years

2012 1,029 complaints · 34.8% steering 2013 2,791 complaints · 30.1% steering 2014 2,043 complaints · 24.3% steering 2016 3,025 complaints · 19.3% structure 2017 2,042 complaints · 31.7% structure 2018 875 complaints · 32.8% structure

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