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2017 Ford Explorer electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 95 complaints for the 2017 Ford Explorer, 5% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
95 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
47,000 miles 43 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 6
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2017 Ford Explorer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 47,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 14 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 47,000 miles
Based on 43 complaints that include mileage. 65% 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 miles9
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles14
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 43 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 46,000 miles, and 65% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 6 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford explorer. While driving, a burning odor emitted through the vents of the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 41,000.

Reported at 41,000 miles, December 2018 Fire

I was driving on the highway and my car started shaking and sounding different. The vibrations kept getting worse. Then I was trying to accelerate and my speed was going down. I couldn't get my SUV to get any speed at all it got all the way down to zero MPH and I had to coast to the nearest parking lot. The light on my dash said terrain management system failure. Luckily there weren't any cars behind me as it was at night time. I turned my car off and on again and tried to restart the computer with no luck.

Reported at 40,000 miles, August 2018

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