2020 Ford Explorer electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 189 complaints for the 2020 Ford Explorer, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 189 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 11,000 miles 62 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 3 and 4
Injuries and deaths: 3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Based on 62 complaints that include mileage. 77% 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	40
20k to 40k miles	3
40k to 60k miles	5
60k to 80k miles	5
80k to 100k miles	4
100k to 120k miles	3
120k to 140k miles	2
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 62 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 11,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 4 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2020 ford explorer. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked under the car port and turned off, a fire ignited causing the vehicle to burn and also causing burn damage to the home. The fire department was called to the scene and extinguished the flames and a fire report was taken at the scene. The fire department determined the fire was caused by a faulty starter inside the vehicle. During the incident, the vehicle was destroyed.

Reported at 6,000 miles, April 2021 Fire

Car goes into deep sleep after two days of being parked and has to be jumped to start. Happens on regular basis. Dealer unable to correct problem after numerous attempts to repair the car since it was purchased.

Reported at 6,500 miles, April 2020

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Ford models