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Not in my case on the 2021 model. A couple of months ago, I was vacuuming out the back of my Explorer and when I hit the tailgate close button, I accidentally hit the lock button too. The tailgate closed and the doors were locked with the key fob still inside.

Bought my 2021 in March 2021. It has been very reliable. One wiring harness connection problem with drivers seat airbag that the dealer fixed in about 30 minutes. We bought it for family trips, so it only has 24,000 miles in 3 years. With the bumper to bumper about to expire and reading the...

2021 XLT with sport appearance. Just flipped 20,000 miles. Only problem was a bad connection between upper & lower driver seat causing an airbag light. Great MPG. Worry a bit about fuel dilution in the oil so I change every 5,000 miles.

Sad that Ford did not just install a kit that is available from a third party vendor as shown in another thread. They spent a lot of money on reprogramming for the automatic setting of the parking brake. I am sure they could get the kits cheap and it would be a very quick simple installation...

Now 2 years with 16,000 miles. No problems and we love it for longer trips.

The bump on the left corner is supposed to have a tip that goes into a slot in thr housing when you close it. Yours has the tip broken off. Mine broke and dealer replaced it under warranty. Would probably be fairly easy to self repair by drilling a hole where the tip is broken off and gluing...

We purchased a 2021 XLT with the Sport Package on 3/19/21, with a November 2020 build date. Driven 9,000 miles to date. We love it so far. Been back to the dealer once, for wiring harness connector problem in the driver seat. The transmission has been super smooth. Gas mileage better than...

I have had my 2021 almost one year. Only problem to date was the drivers seat airbag after about 3 months of ownership. Turned out it was a problem with the connector between the seat bottom and the seat back. Technician said he thought he fixed it, but he ordered a new harness and told me to...

I have the Explorer and an 2019 F-150 10 speed. Both transmissions have been smooth so far. However all the complaints here and on the F-150 forum about the transmission make me wonder why Ford cannot or will not solve the issue so many folks are having. My wife had a 2012 Focus with the...

Seems you have a dilution problem which appears relatively common on direct injection engines. I changed my factory oil at 5,000 miles and it seemed okay. However I have about 3,000 on the new oil (NAPA full synthetic) and it has risen on the dipstick. And it seems to have a stronger fuel...

I think the passenger mat post may be there if the vehicle was ordered from the factory with the all weather mats. My XLT was ordered with the mats and it has the passenger post for the mat.

Appointment this morning with the dealer. Was the connection from seat bottom to seat back. He worked on it and the light has been off all day. He ordered a new harness, but said if it does not come back on in the next few weeks that it should be okay.

I fiddled with the harness connector and the light is off for now. Thanks Peter & DorAExplorer. I am going to keep my dealer appointment as I suspect the problem will reappear.

Thanks, I will try it when I get home tonight.

Last Friday, my wife took the Explorer out. During her trip, the warning light came on and I received an alert on FordPass for a drivers side airbag issue. The light later went off. A little while later, it came back on and I received another alert on FordPass. When I got home, I started it...

Just checked the battery, it is an AGM. Wow, dread ever replacing it myself. I guess the engineers and designers were assigned the task of making it as difficult as possible! They were highly successful. 😳

I know that it shuts the lights off after a time and the sequence I just told you probably covered 10 minutes. I was just trying to show everyone that something different shut off each time I heard a clickey/clack. Sometimes I hear the noise long after I shut it off, so I suspect that is...

I have not pulled the battery cover off to inspect the battery in my 2021. My 2019 F-150 came with an AGM battery. I have an old Mustang and in 2010 I installed a reproduction Autolite battery that has AGM internals. It has been a Batteryminder AGM maintainer and it is still strong after 11...

i installed the glove compartment and console lights this evening. I was curious about how they worked. So I closed the door and sat until the interior lights went out. I heard the clickety/clack then. The light under the touch screen stayed on. The light in the glove compartment still...

Thanks for the write up and pictures. Installed this evening. Probably would not have thought of it were it not for this thread. Sure helps having a light in such a deep hole!

Thanks for the write up and pictures. I Installed the glove box light and console light this evening. Easy pezzy quick and easy!

Sadly, the industry, following Toyota’s lead, went to J-I-T (just in time inventory) years ago. They have little to nothing on hand. When the pandemic hit, they all canceled many orders with suppliers anticipating a sharp drop in demand. Since parts are sourced all over the world, items in...

Our 2021 XLT Sport Package is super smooth and quiet Too

It was a little difficult to install as you have to get underneath it. I pulled mine up on ramps and had difficulty seeing to take the pvc line loose. I would recommend getting it on a lift so you could see a little better.

Thanks Peter