Electronic throttle body replacement required. I was going 75mpg on a highway in Ohio traveling to Illinois. 2 of 3 lanes closed. Car lost power going from 70-40 in seconds. Luckily I was on a downhill and was able drift to the right far enough not to get hit. Dangerous. I had gone to Ford when I read about the other people with this issue back in August. They would not repair my throttle body unless I paid. "you have to wait until it breaks"

- Naperville, IL, USA

When driving at 65mph on interstate 287 the car did a slight jolt and then lost all power. The engine remained running, power steering and brakes still worked, but there was no acceleration. Wrench light and check engine lights came on. Luckily I was near an exit so I coasted to a halt off the interstate. I restarted the car, it drove at no more than 5mph to a safer spot. After sometime waiting for a tow truck I restarted the car, it worked this time but with a check engine light. I drove slowly and on county roads, back home. Now in dealer to be fixed. I have read multiple examples of this problem on this website and generally. There is a clearly a major safety issue with these engines and it needs addressing at a wider level than simply each consumer.

- Bernardsville, NJ, USA

2016 Ford Explorer with approximately 9100 miles, I was pulling out onto a highway when the vehicle suddenly stopped in 50mph traffic. The wrench light, engine light, airbag light came on and I had to coast to the shoulder. Towed to the dealer where it now sits. Saw all of the complaints on carcomplaints.com and here and realized I have to get rid of this vehicle, no confidence in it now.

- Chestnut Hill Cove, MD, USA

1st incident June 2016: During a busy school commute. On a very busy road, the vehicle lost power. Would not accelerate past approx. 15 mph. Towed to dealer and throttle body was replaced. 2nd incident Oct. 18,2016: Same exact problem as above, also on a busy street. Potential for injury or loss of life was great in both of these circumstances. Towed to dealer. Was told that only the computer needed to be reset and the car is fine??!! I have no confidence in driving this vehicle at all! afraid for my family's safety!!

- Niagara Falls, NY, USA

2016 Ford Explorer with approximately 8400 miles. Was traveling southbound on us hwy 1 at approximately 50mph when vehicle suddenly stops accelerating and wrench light comes on. Car will only coast at less than 5mph. Was able to pull into a parking lot without being involved in an accident. Vehicle was on and shaking but would not allow me to accelerate. Vehicle had to be towed to Ford dealership. Ford mechanic stated it was the electronic throttle bottle and they have already had a few of them come in to be replaced. Etb has been replaced but vehicle still lags when accelerating. Went on carscomplaints.com and 38 complaints have already been filed for the same issue.

- Palm Coast, FL, USA

Electronic throttle recall (16B32)---was driving on the 5 North freeway, and had just merged onto the 55 North when the car lost power. (I pushed the gas, but the car could no longer accelerate)--all power was gone. I was, thankfully, able to move over to the right side of the freeway. I called aaa, and was eventually towed out of there (to Ford dealership where I originally purchased the 2016 Ford Explorer.) Ford dealership told me there was "new" recall regarding my vehicle (electronic throttle body repair)---left car on Saturday. (said I could not get a rental since it was 2:58pm.) went to get a rental car at dealership today (Monday after 2:30pm), but was told the car was ready to go home. I was invoiced at 3:14pm today. Please look at page 1 --it says that work: "began:10-1-16 done:10-1-16", cause: Recall correction: Reprogram PCM"-----)*********technician time spent: 15:23 to 15:43****** did not replace the part ( electronic throttle body repair********this is very dangerous----people can get killed on the freeway by getting hit by other cars (if their car were to suddenly lose power in the passing lane---------or on any lane on the highway for that matter). Dealership knows about the recall and they still did not replace the electronic throttle.

- Irvine, CA, USA

I was driving on 675 in dayton Ohio at 65-70 miles an hour when my Ford Explorer XLT lost all acceleration and I was forced to coast to a stop on the left shoulder of the highway. I was able to turn the car off and restart it, and drive it home without incident. I had it towed to a Ford dealer and hopefully will have an answer tomorrow. This vehicle is a 2016 XLT with just over 8,000 miles. I no longer trust this vehicle and will be researching more reliable vehicles.

- Dayton, OH, USA

2016 Ford Explorer [xxx] lost power and would not move in middle of busy highway. Vehicle was noted to have a sputtering sound and appeared to be firing on only a few cylinders. Turned vehicle engine off and restarted no help vehicle would not move with accelerator pedal in full open (floored) position. After opening hood and disconnecting neg terminal of battery vehicle operated fine for approx 10 miles and then same occurence. Again fault cleared and ran fine to nearest Ford dealer. Initial diagnosis by dealer was codes P2111 and P2112. Dealer stated found recall 16B32 followed instructions and reprogrammed PCM and clear codes. Customer departed dealership service bay and repeat above mentioned malfunction before off the dealer lot. Returned to service bay and dealer stated that throttle body was changed. Vehicle appears to be operating normal at this time. This is a safety issue that should be investigated. My wife was driving the vehicle when this first occurred in busy mountain highway here in southern wv and was nearly hit by numerous vehicles before vehicle could be drifted backwards down the mountain where in order to get vehicle off of highway. Service adviser indicated that he had seen several similar problems with the 3.5 liter engine in Ford Explorer. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Mount Hope, WV, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was discovered that a transmission gear had fractured. The cause of the gear failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 12,000.

- Riverside, CA, USA

While driving through a major city on the expressway at rush hour, the vehicle suddenly lost power. The dash illuminated a wrench (powertrain fault) and check owners manual. We decelerated in traffic down to about 5 mph. We were extremely fortunate that no one was hurt as we tried to make our way to the right shoulder from the left lane (there was inadequate shoulder on the left when the failure occurred). No question in our mind that this is life threatening! we feel fortunate we were near an exit, so we limped along at 5 mph to a gas station. The vehicle was towed to a dealership and next day verified that the electronic throttle body was defective. The dealer changed this part out and we fortunately have not had a recurrence. Mileage at failure was 9456. One would not expect a throttle body to fail, especially at low mileage. We now read that many 2016 Explorer have this defect and that other drivers have experienced the same life threatening event that we did.

- Ann Arbor, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle decelerated to a complete stop independently and the wrench warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 11,000.

- Bowie, MD, USA

I was on a trip away from home, coming down a 2 lane country road and my 2016 Explorer just began to slow down. I hit the gas, but no reposne from the vechile. I could only throw on my flashers and cringe as the cars piled up behind me, hoping no one would hit me. We coasted at least half a mile before finding a place to safley exit the road. I called roadside assistance and they woud not authorize payment to tow my vechile back home, and I had to wait 45 minutes for assistance to arrive. I am so disappointed and saddened to think what may have happened if I had choose to take the highway instead. I could only clutch the steering wheel as I watched my speedometer drop from 58 to 20 something in a matter of minutes. I had children sitting in the 3rd row and was concerned that someone would run into me due to my sudden decline in speed. I cannot believe that I was not notified that this could happen. Why isn't this a recall? I made it safely, but no one should have to sufer injury or loss before Ford takes this seriously.

- N Chesterfield, VA, USA

While driving below 30 mph attempted to accelerate and felt a jolt, engine cut off, "wrench" light and air bag light came on (last one probably when the engine shut off).had to coast to the side, re-started engine and it started shaking, rpms kept going up and down between 1-2000.turned off and waited a few minutes.started engine again and it was running normal except check engine was on.went to local Ford dealer (we were on vacation) who couldn't take us in for at least 6 hrs and wanted us to pay for diagnostic (new car, just had first oil change).went to auto zone and they read code P2112 -throttle body failure and armed with that scheduled service at my local dealer.on the way back issue repeated itself two more times.all on lower speeds (city driving).current miles 6200.

- Webster, NY, USA

2016 Ford Explorer XLT with 11,600 miles. Ebt issue" driving to work on a city street going about 35 mph just before 8am on 08/25/2016 and vehicle lost power. Vehicle slowed way down and I felt a jerk/lurch. May have been hit from behind but the other vehicle did not stop. Engine was still on and the wrench indicator came on and a message appeared "see manual" or "see dealer", I can't remember which.tried accelerating and vehicle would not increase speed. The vehicle moved very slowly, maybe 5mph" luckily I was on an overpass, in the right lane, and going down the overpass to get the vehicle into a hotel driveway that was at the bottom of the overpass. Had the vehicle towed to the local Ford dealership. Waiting to hear back from the dealer. Reading other complaints about this same issue and agree this is a serious defect. Luckily the traffic was not bad because this could have had a much worse outcome. We purchased this vehicle to haul our young kids and to suddenly lose power without warning is extremely dangerous to my family and other drivers.

- West Fargo, ND, USA

I was driving down I-295 with a speed of 65mph when I saw a wrench icon on the dash board light up and I lost control on acceleration. No power even though you are stepping on the gas you slowly decelerate like you placed the car in neutral.the next day I called up the service dept of my dealer. Explained to the tech what had happened and without hesitation he replied "you have to change the throttle body, it's defective."

- Elkins Park, PA, USA

Bought vehicle 4 months ago. Today when pulling into my driveway I stopped and placed my car in park. My car continued to roll despite gearshift being in park. It struck the stone aspect of my house leaving extensive scratches and scrapes over the right front end.

- Mount Carmel, IL, USA

New 2016 Ford Explorer XLT, 6000 miles, without warning looses power, car stays running, but acts like in neutral. Engine light and air bag light come on, says to call dealer, emergency. This happened on highway 285, 10 lanes of very fast moving traffic, with my wife and child in the car, very dangerous we were almost was stuck in middle lane as the car glided to a stop. Have seen hundreds of reports on the internet about this same problem. Ford dealer was aware of the issue, replaced throttle body, this part is defective and the issue is well documented on the internet. They replaced the part at no cost, but I have no confidence they actually know the issue or if this will happen over and over. Based on the other reports I have seen this always happens around 7000 miles. I have recently received a letter from Ford regarding my 2014 Focus, stating it has the same issue and that they have extended the transmission warranty to 10 years. I am now cornered this affects all Ford models.

- Lilburn, GA, USA

Lost power while crossing an intersection. Was able to glide the car to the side of the road. Internet search disclosed that it is a problem with several Ford cars and possibly a faulty etb. Had it happened on a freeway I would probably be dead. The problem with this defective component has been reported before but so far no recall has been issued. Please do something!!!

- Porterville, CA, USA

Electronic throttle body issues. While driving vehicle (that has only 8300 miles) the electronic throttle body was defective and put the vehicle into a "limp mode" while driving. While driving 50 mph down a busy local road the wrench safety light came on along with "see manual" on display area. Vehicle suddenly would no longer accelerate and idled at less than 5 mph. Extremely dangerous while driving down the road and the vehicle just stops accelerating while in traffic. Was almost in multiple accidents while trying to coast the vehicle out of the roadway. Had to be towed to local dealership. Went online and read over 50 reviews of this happening to other people!!

- Palm Coast, FL, USA

On two separate occasions my 2016 Ford Explorer Sport four-wheel-drive, with approximately 6100 miles, the automatic transmission failed to stay in the park position. On the first occasion in June 2016 the vehicle rolled away after exiting the vehicle at a shopping center parking lot and had to be chased down! thankfully caught up with it and jumped back in before it hit someone or another vehicle! the second occurrence was on August 1, 2016 parked in front of a commercial building and again the vehicle's automatic transmission did not stay in the park position and began to roll away, thankfully this time before exiting the vehicle. Initially thought the first time was a fluke but since it has happened twice it is a safety concern that needed to be reported.

- Princeton, WV, USA