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2025 Ford Explorer Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
7%of 107 total for the year
Median mileage
14,177miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2025 Ford Explorer, 7% of the 107 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 14,177 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“When going around a curve the steering wheel is sticking on the right. I have to tighten my grip on the wheel and manually straighten the wheel. This happened to me several times today on my 50 min trip. This was very frightening to me making me scared the wheel would stick and I have no control of the car while driving. I purchased this car on sat June 27. It just started today July 3. I am planning to take it back to the dealership on Monday.”

NHTSA complaint #11748213, filed 2026-07

“On March 2nd 2026, while operating my 2025 Ford Explorer ST at highway speeds of approximately 78 MPH, the vehicle experienced a sudden, uncommanded shift from Drive into Neutral. This resulted in an immediate and total loss of motive power in live traffic, creating a life-threatening safety hazard as I was unable to maintain speed or accelerate away from surrounding vehicles. Notably, the dashboard displayed no warning lights, wrench icons, or error messages during or after the event. I was forced to coast across lanes of traffic to reach the shoulder. …”

NHTSA complaint #11721660, filed 2026-03

“The contact owned a 2025 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while his wife was making a right turn into a resident carport, the vehicle surged forward and crashed into the house at approximately 10-15 MPH. The brake pedal was depressed during the failure. The contact was following his wife at the time and became aware that the brake pedal was being depressed. The air bags deployed on the driver's and passenger's sides, steering, curtain, and footwell. The driver sustained bruises from the air bag and seat belt. The vehicle was towed. The EMT provided medical attention at the scene. …”

NHTSA complaint #11766976, filed 2026-09, 27,954 miles

“The contact owns a 2025 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that after his wife had pulled into the parking spot at the residence and shifted into park(P) to turn off the vehicle, the contact stated that the cameras activated on the display screen and then went black before the engine revved up and the vehicle unintendedly accelerated and crashed into the residence before coming to a stop. No warning light was illuminated. During the failure, there were two teenagers and a toddler in a car seat during the failure. No injuries were sustained. A Police report was not filed. …”

NHTSA complaint #11635896, filed 2025-01, 400 miles

“The Speed Sign Recognition feature misread a CC cross road sign as being a 60mph speed limit sign and caused the Predictive Speed Assist feature to change the speed control set pont from 25mph to 60mph while in town and in a school speed zone. The abrupt change in speed control setting caused the vehicle to aggressively accelerate without warning and without driver input. The issue has been reproduced many times with many new vehicles at multiple locations. It is consistent.”

NHTSA complaint #11747776, filed 2026-07

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Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202625%
202577%
202322%
202273%
2021153%
2020292%
201910%
2018101%
2017211%
2016763%
2015161%
2014292%
2013382%
2012172%
2011182%
20101412%
2009515%
200875%
2007136%
2006284%
2005449%
2004766%
2003373%
20021525%
20013610%
200011312%
199914811%
199828114%
199720212%
199614810%
19958110%
1994514%
1993384%
1992142%
1991305%

Other parts of the 2025 Ford Explorer

Electrical system
23 complaints
Brakes
19 complaints
Other or unknown
19 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
16 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
15 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
13 complaints
Steering
9 complaints
Engine
8 complaints
Body and structure
7 complaints
Air bags
5 complaints
Exterior lighting
5 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 Ford Explorer

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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