NHTSA Opens An Investigation into Reports of Ford Explorer Complaints Following Repairs and a Recall of a Quarter Million Vehicles

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Owners of model 2020-2022 model year Ford Explorers may want to pay heed as the NHTSA opens an investigation after receiving new complaints. The two new complaints happened after accidents were reported following Ford's recent repair. The update was in part due to previous warranty claims filed by Ford Explorer owners whose vehicles had their driveshaft disconnect when a rear axle bolt fractured allowing the SUVs to roll away even if placed in gear without the parking brake being engaged. A recall of over a quarter million vehicles was issued in April for this issue and it had then been announced that a software update to address it would also be made available. At the time Ford had received 233 warranty claims for the issues.

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Wow... I'm kind of glad it only happened to people that were parked by the description. Can you imagine loosing a drive shaft while driving down the highway? Guess I'll be avoiding these model years of Explorers.. was considering used explorer ST if I could find one that was a decent deal.
 
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