2011 Ford Explorer Wheels Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 1%of 1,197 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 62,565miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the wheels of the 2011 Ford Explorer, 1% of the 1,197 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 62,565 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“On february 14, 2021 while checking tire pressures of my 4 cooper adventurer h/t cuv 245/60r18 tires. I noticed numerous splitting of the lower sidewall, around the beads of all 4 tires. This is not normal dry rot / cracking of the lower sidewall. The splitting of the sidewalls have gaps from 1/16th to 1/8th of an inch wide. The gaps are 2 - 3/32nds of an inch deep. The DOT #'s of all 4 tires are up83 1ht 4117. The tires were installed around the beginning of 2018. The tires have approx. 25k miles on them. Cooper tires / pep boys have a 65k warranty on these tires. There is approx. …”
NHTSA complaint #11399026, filed 2021-03, 62,565 miles“On february 14, 2021 while checking tire pressures of my 4 cooper adventurer h/t cuv 245/60r18 tires. I noticed numerous splitting of the lower sidewall, around the beads of all 4 tires. This is not normal dry rot / cracking of the lower sidewall. The splitting of the sidewalls have gaps from 1/16th to 1/8th of an inch wide. The gaps are 2 - 3/32nds of an inch deep. The DOT #'s of all 4 tires are up83 1ht 4117. The tires were installed around the beginning of 2018. The tires have approx. 25k miles on them. Cooper tires / pep boys have a 65k warranty on these tires. There is approx. …”
NHTSA complaint #11399027, filed 2021-03, 62,565 miles“On february 14, 2021 while checking tire pressures of my 4 cooper adventurer h/t cuv 245/60r18 tires. I noticed numerous splitting of the lower sidewall, around the beads of all 4 tires. This is not normal dry rot / cracking of the lower sidewall. The splitting of the sidewalls have gaps from 1/16th to 1/8th of an inch wide. The gaps are 2 - 3/32nds of an inch deep. The DOT #'s of all 4 tires are up83 1ht 4117. The tires were installed around the beginning of 2018. The tires have approx. 25k miles on them. Cooper tires / pep boys have a 65k warranty on these tires. There is approx. …”
NHTSA complaint #11399208, filed 2021-03, 62,565 miles“I was getting ready to turn into the parking lot .. When 2 sets of lights came on ..the system indicators came up .. One indicating the power steering error and another indicating the power steering locked ... Then the steering wheel became very hard to turn .. Making so very hard to turn into a parking space .. Someone had to push me into the parking lot out of the way .. Later to call Ford dealership doesn't want to assist me with this problem ... I drive a 2011 Ford Explorer .. The car is 2 years old . I reviewed other concerns of this matter .. Is there a recall ...”
NHTSA complaint #10551043, filed 2013-11, 53,000 miles“I was traveling at 40 MPH on a busy city street when all of the sudden I heard a warning bing sound and saw the power steering fault and all terrain management failure warnings on my instrument panel. Lost total ability to steer the vehicle and had to put on emergency lights, stop on side of the road, turn the vehicle off and on (hoping that it would reset and resolve the issue) and doing this cleared the warnings and I was able to steer again. However, two days later the problem happened again after starting the vehicle in a parking lot and before starting to back out of the parking space. …”
NHTSA complaint #10533937, filed 2013-08, 35,928 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10222507Mar 31, 2022Certain 2011-2017 Model Year Explorer Vehicles Rear Wheel Knuckle Replacement Ref 21S32 Submitting Owner Letter
- 10052787May 13, 2013Ford/lincoln: on some vehicles, when accelerating from stop or shifting between drive/reverse and/or reverse/drive, a noise is heard like pop, ting, click, coming from front…
Wheels: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 1% |
| 2022 | 2 | 1% |
| 2021 | 5 | 1% |
| 2020 | 16 | 1% |
| 2019 | 4 | 1% |
| 2018 | 8 | 1% |
| 2017 | 60 | 4% |
| 2016 | 50 | 2% |
| 2015 | 15 | 1% |
| 2014 | 26 | 2% |
| 2013 | 20 | 1% |
| 2012 | 5 | 1% |
| 2011 | 9 | 1% |
| 2010 | 5 | 4% |
| 2009 | 3 | 9% |
| 2008 | 9 | 6% |
| 2007 | 10 | 5% |
| 2006 | 6 | 1% |
| 2005 | 15 | 3% |
| 2004 | 41 | 3% |
| 2003 | 56 | 5% |
| 2002 | 78 | 2% |
| 2001 | 10 | 3% |
| 2000 | 12 | 1% |
| 1999 | 6 | 0% |
| 1998 | 18 | 1% |
| 1997 | 12 | 1% |
| 1996 | 15 | 1% |
| 1995 | 4 | 0% |
| 1994 | 12 | 1% |
| 1993 | 6 | 1% |
| 1992 | 10 | 2% |
| 1991 | 13 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2011 Ford Explorer
742 complaintsOther or unknown
118 complaintsBody and structure
110 complaintsElectrical system
95 complaintsEngine
83 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
64 complaintsAir bags
44 complaintsFuel system
40 complaintsBrakes
28 complaintsElectronic stability control
28 complaintsSuspension
24 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
23 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Ford Explorer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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