DirtyHarry70585
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- City, State
- Powell, Ohio
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2016 Explorer XLT AWD
Looks the same as mercury mariner.
Looks the same as mercury mariner.
FINALLY had the time to replace the battery today in my Explorer. This battery is only two years old-ish. The circuit assembly you see below pulled the + terminal out of the battery when I took it off. Had to break the assembly to get the two separated.
Here is the aftermath...
Checking in as another corroded terminal owner! 2013 Explorer Limited
I blamed the small cracks on the battery leading to acid vapor escaping and bathing the terminal with acid.
I replaced the battery and picked up a new terminal assembly with red cap and all from a local wrecker for $40.
I have a 2016 Explorer sport that didn’t start 2 days ago, got jumped by roadside assistance, who mentioned that the positive terminal was extremely corroded and needed to be cleaned, which hubby did that night after work. Next morning car didn’t start again-at dealer now saying not under warranty due to Loose connector, prob done by my hubby during cleaning(With spray and wir brush) and not the massive corrosion-will try to post pic of battery-never seen anything like it!I'm having the same issue I have a 2013 Explorer this is the second time this has happened in two years the battery has corroded at the point it ruin the cables and had both battery and the cables had to be replaced. Battery corroded over the weekend cleaned it off having a problem with that same part. Ford needs to fix these issues it should not be happening
Welcome to the Forum.I have a 2016 Explorer sport that didn’t start 2 days ago, got jumped by roadside assistance, who mentioned that the positive terminal was extremely corroded and needed to be cleaned, which hubby did that night after work. Next morning car didn’t start again-at dealer now saying not under warranty due to Loose connector, prob done by my hubby during cleaning(With spray and wir brush) and not the massive corrosion-will try to post pic of battery-never seen anything like it!
I have a 2016 Explorer sport that didn’t start 2 days ago, got jumped by roadside assistance, who mentioned that the positive terminal was extremely corroded and needed to be cleaned, which hubby did that night after work. Next morning car didn’t start again-at dealer now saying not under warranty due to Loose connector, prob done by my hubby during cleaning(With spray and wir brush) and not the massive corrosion-will try to post pic of battery-never seen anything like it!
Welcome to the Forum.2016 Explorer: Last fall I was traveling and parked near a tree. Opened the hood to remove leaves and found a corroded terminal that matched the pictures in this forum. Had the terminal cleaned, drove 600 miles home where my dealer replaced the battery. New battery is showing signs of corrosion. Not many miles on the car. Questions why are we having battery problems on new cars? Is there a battery recall? Are other car manufacturers having battery problems? Having to keep monitoring battery corrosion is not an acceptable solution!!!
Welcome to the Forum.The battery on my Mom's Explorer corroded and broke the clamp. She called the dealership this morning and they told her how much to replace that. They also noted that if the corrosion got into the wiring that it could run into the thousands of dollars to have fixed because of some censors and fuses.
I did some quick googling and found out how to replace the wiring and clamps but I cannot find anything talking about the censors and fuses. Can anyone help me determine if anything else needs to be done in addition to changing the clamp and wiring(if corroded)?
Welcome to the Forum Jonathan.So is the battery and connection covered under emissions or extended warranty. My 2015 explorer limited with 43000 got me this weekend. Just checking if that would be warranted before ordering parts