PeteH

Thanks for the idea/info. If I pull the steering wheel lock, I assume nothing "bad" will happen on my 2011 Explorer? Is it hard to pull? AS far as the time is concerned, it was only 11 PM on the west coast where I am (playing in the rain- 2" and winds over 60 mph yesterday). Do you have any "feeling" (good or bad) on pulling the steering wheel lock?? Any other ideas or suggestions on how to "kill" the mileage accumulation on the 2011 Explorer. I guess I don't understand why some 2011 Explorer owners don't accumulate mileage and other like myself do.

Jim, did you ever get a clear answer on accumulating mileage on a 2011 Explorer while towing it? I have one and I accumulate towing mileage and want to make a change so I don't accumulate the miles. Any suggestions? PeteH

OK guys, I am now confused on flat towing a 2011 Explorer and not accumulating mileage. I have a 2011 Explorer since June 2011 and have towed it over 4,000 miles PER THE MANUAL and have now added an additional 4,000 miles on the odometer (have over 8500 miles on the odometer now). I talked to Ford customer service this week and was told that YES, while you are towing it all wheels down, you will accumulate miles. Who did others talk to at Ford that says you will NOT accumulate miles and if you don't how are you setting up the car?? I need to get this issue resolved ASAP. Help Thanks Pete I can be reached @ 360 299 2328 at any time if you would prefer to talk by phone.

Please keep me advised on Ford's answer since I have the same vehicle and don't want this type of problem. Thanks Pete pcharberlights@hotmail.com

Thanks for the info. Please keep me advised on the possible "battery" problem and I will keep you in the loop also. Pete pcharberlights@hotmail.com

It sounds like you got the same Explorer as I did EXCEPT I found one WITHOUT adaptive cruise control so I don't think I will have the tow problem. Have you had any "dead" battery problems with your Explorer? If not, why not- what are you doing different then all the other 2011 Explorer people. The dead battery problem bothers me. Will I have to run the engine every 6 hrs or not? What about if I tow for 4 hrs, camp and then start towing again the next day WITHOUT starting the engine? Will I have problems??

I have a new, new 11 explorer. Roadmaster says you can not have adaptive cruise control and so I got the only one in the NW without adaptive cruise control. I haven't flat towed it yet but am concerned with the battery going dead. Since we will tow for 4 hrs, camp for a day and then tow again without unhooking the explorer, am I going to have a problem with the battery going dead?? If so, how do I "fix" it?/

A couple of remarks: 1. In WA. the patrol looks at the license plate of the towed vehicle vs the coaches plates. If they are from different states, they then run the "out of state" plates and come after you that way. WA. has a law that says if a vehicle, RV or boat is used in the state for more then 6 months, it must be registered in WA. I just got had on this law. It will cost me 8% of the RV's value in "sales tax" to register my coach now. In regard to the "value" WA. uses the list price of the vehicle for the first 4 years of its existence. On the RV, since it is now 10 years old, we are having "discussions" on its value but whatever they finally agree on, it will be an 8% charge. 2. My coach was registered in Oregon since it doesn't have a sales tax. We put it under our OR. company's name, but since I had moved it to WA., to my WA. home in late 2008, they are going to get me now. WA is really strong on this since they have to deal with the OR. state deal all the time In fact, the WA. state patrol runs checks on all OR. licensed vehicles in the Vancouver WA. (just across the border from OR.) just to "catch" people that are WA. residents and buy cars sales tax free in OR. (saving themselves 8% of the price on the car). 3. I suspect the other states with a sales tax are going to do the same thing to get the "tax revenues". Good luck on "beating" this.