Ford Explorer 2016

2016 Ford Explorer: what owners report

• Engine complaints are the largest category for the 2016 fifth-generation Explorer on one US complaint site, and a wrench warning light ranks among its three worst problems.2016
• Power steering failure is a leading complaint on the 2016 fifth-generation Explorer: it is among the worst problems on one complaint site, and two owner reviews on another describe the electric steering failing.2016
• A press article warns that the 3.5 V6 in fifth-generation Explorers has a chain-driven internal water pump whose failed seals can let coolant into the oil; one 2016 owner reports a water pump leak costing just over $1,000.2013–2019
• A comfortable, quiet ride is the most common praise: several of the ten latest 2022 sixth-generation reviews mention it, as does one 2016 fifth-generation owner, though others find the cabin noisy.2016–2022