2012 Ford Explorer engine problems

92 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2012 Ford Explorer, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 92 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 53,000 miles 69 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 3
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 69 complaints that include mileage. 59% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	10
20k to 40k miles	4
40k to 60k miles	27
60k to 80k miles	9
80k to 100k miles	5
100k to 120k miles	7
120k to 140k miles	2
140k to 160k miles	4
160k to 180k miles	1
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 69 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 53,000 miles, and 59% 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. The contact was driving 60 MPH when burning fumes were emitted into the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that under heavy acceleration, the gills allowed exhaust fumes to be emitted into the vehicle but they were unable to provide a remedy for the problem. The manufacturer was contacted who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 4,500 and the current mileage was 6,309.

Reported at 4,500 miles, March 2012 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. The contact stated that the vehicle had an exhaust odor in the vehicle constantly. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

Reported at 75,000 miles, February 2015

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