2011 Ford Explorer cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 19 complaints for the 2011 Ford Explorer, 1% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
Upon medium to heavy acceleration, such as accelerating onto a freeway, the vehicle cabin is filled with exhaust fumes from the engine. This injures the respiratory system of the passengers. Ford has finally admitted that there is a problem, and they are working on a fix (after my family has been breathing polluted air for almost 1.5 years).
I was getting ready to turn into the parking lot .. When 2 sets of lights came on ..the system indicators came up .. One indicating the power steering error and another indicating the power steering locked ... Then the steering wheel became very hard to turn .. Making so very hard to turn into a parking space .. Someone had to push me into the parking lot out of the way .. Later to call ford dealership doesn't want to assist me with this problem ... I drive a 2011 ford explorer .. The car is 2 years old .
Other problems reported for the 2011 Ford Explorer
- Steering 748 complaints
- Body & structure 111 complaints
- Engine 104 complaints
- Electrical system 95 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 63 complaints
- Air bags 44 complaints
- Fuel system 40 complaints
- Brakes 29 complaints