2025 Ford Explorer electrical system problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2025 Ford Explorer — 20% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On XXX at approximately 4:30pm, while driving through a parking lot (between 5-10mph), I tapped my brakes and then the parking brake activated and caused several errors on my dash, such as the ABS light, a brake failure error, a service Advance-Trac error, and others. The brakes became incredibly…”
filed Jul 30, 2026
“While driving the infotainment center will randomly go black and loose all function. Eventually only the defrost icon will show up and if I stop and go into reverse , there is a delay for the back up camera to come on. Another issue with this happening is that if you’re using your GPS or CarPlay…”
filed Jun 30, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Image Processing Module A (IPMA) may experience multiple unexpected resets, resulting in…Campaign 26V165000 · Mar 18, 2026
Related service bulletins
Quality improvements include: - Connectivity robustness updates
TCU-26.2.11.5 Expl & Avia · Over The Air · issued Jul 30, 2026Some of the vehicles listed in the Model statement above may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0300 and/or P0316 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM)…
TSB 26-2269 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 8, 2026Customer Satisfaction Program 26B14 Certain 2025 Model Year Explorer Vehicles Missing Google Automotive Services Accessory Protocol Interface Module (APIM) Software Update
26B14 · Other · issued Jun 23, 2026
Electrical System problems in other Explorer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Explorer | 6 | 27% |
| 2024 Explorer | 2 | 11% |
| 2023 Explorer | 13 | 13% |
| 2022 Explorer | 36 | 14% |
| 2021 Explorer | 40 | 10% |
| 2020 Explorer | 182 | 15% |
| 2019 Explorer | 19 | 7% |
| 2018 Explorer | 57 | 8% |
| 2017 Explorer | 93 | 6% |
| 2016 Explorer | 126 | 5% |
| 2015 Explorer | 89 | 5% |
| 2014 Explorer | 100 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2025 Ford Explorer
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.