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2012 Ford Explorer electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 63 complaints for the 2012 Ford Explorer, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
63 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
39,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 3
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2012 Ford Explorer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 39,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 12 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 10 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 39,000 miles
Based on 44 complaints that include mileage. 57% 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 miles12
20k to 40k miles10
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 44 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 39,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact smelled a strong fuel and burning odor in the vehicle. The failure was persistent. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the heat and air conditioner calibrations needed to be updated. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was concerned about the fumes in the vehicle affecting her children. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000.

Reported at 36,000 miles, January 2016 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. The contact stated that the vehicle had trouble starting sporadically. The vehicle displayed a" key not recognized start car" message. The dealer diagnosed that the shifter malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

Reported at 58,000 miles, January 2015

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