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2011 Ford Explorer electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 95 complaints for the 2011 Ford Explorer, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
95 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
56,000 miles 65 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2011 Ford Explorer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 56,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 11 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 11 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 56,000 miles
Based on 65 complaints that include mileage. 52% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles11
20k to 40k miles11
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 65 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

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. They are working on a fix (after my family has been breathing polluted air for almost two and a half years). Ford has finally admitted that there is a problem, and send me a letter that said.

Reported at 12,852 miles, August 2012 Injury

While idling and while getting car up to speed the AC cooling makes a weak sound and does not produce cool air. While idling the car overheats when the AC is on and blows hot air. Due to the effect this is a car with less than 60,000 miles on it the AC should still be in operational condition given it's only used 2-3 months a year since ownership. Car will also overheat while it's blowing heat during winter months. Engine coolant is at optimum levels and car will smoke while exhaust is on.

Reported at 55,000 miles, June 2015

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