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2013 Ford Explorer drivetrain & axles problems

118 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2013 Ford Explorer, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
118 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
59,000 miles 90 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
9 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2013 Ford Explorer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 59,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 14 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 15 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 16 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 15 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 13 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 59,000 miles
Based on 90 complaints that include mileage. 50% 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 miles14
20k to 40k miles15
40k to 60k miles16
60k to 80k miles15
80k to 100k miles13
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 90 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles, and 50% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 9 crashes, 1 injury, 1 death.

What owners wrote

Has there been any reported cases of a 2013 ford explorer slipping from park to reverse with the shifter? I have no specifics other than an accident where the car was physically shifted from drive to park or reverse (accidentally) after pulling into a parking lot in houma, la.. Person drove car into parking lot and possibly wanted to get out and see how far they were from curb. Car was still running and person exited vehicle and was subsequently run over.

Reported at 30,000 miles, November 2018 CrashDeath

Transmission failed badly at 50,982 miles (under warranty still). Brought in for repairs on 1/31/17 and picked up on evening of 2/8. Dealership overhauled transmission replacing front pump/torque converter/center support and seals/gaskets. On 2/9, at 75 MPH on interstate with semi-truck behind me, transmission suddenly dropped gears and red-lined to 6500 rpms, before I was able to re-engage it by manually dropping to the m setting and then up to neutral and back to drive.

Reported at 50,982 miles, January 2017

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