2015 FORD EXPLORER Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that on several occasions, while starting the vehicle and while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormally loud sound coming from the engine compartment. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the long block assembly had failed, and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that upon placing the gear shifter in park(P) and turning off the vehicle, the message "Transmission Not in Park" was flashing on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start up after several attempts. The contact called an independent mechanic, and the vehicle was towed to the shop. The mechanic discovered that the water pump inside the engine was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

When accelerating and braking, motor rocks forward and backwards. Rpms jump erratically when this happens and when sitting stationary at a light or stop sign. Which causes the entire vehicle to vibrate. Oddly enough, fuel injector cleaner seems to help with the vehicle shaking somewhat.

1. Component/System Failure: The water pump on my 2016 Ford Explorer failed, causing a significant antifreeze leak. The component is available for inspection upon request. 2. Safety Risk: The failure creates a risk of engine seizure while driving. Loss of engine coolant can cause the engine to overheat suddenly, potentially leading to a dangerous situation on the road that could harm myself or other drivers. 3. Confirmation of Problem: The problem has been confirmed by the dealer service department during inspection. The water pump leak was observed and diagnosed by a certified Ford service technician. 4. Inspections: The vehicle has been inspected by the dealer. I have also documented prior repairs to the vehicle, including a timing chain replacement two years ago. The water pump issue has not yet been inspected by Ford corporate. 5. Warning Lamps/Symptoms: Prior to the failure, there were no warning lamps on the dashboard. I noticed coolant leaking from the water pump area, and the temperature gauge began to rise. The leak was first observed AUG 15

The factory installed headlight screw punctured the coolant line of my 2015 Ford Explorer causing my transmission to stop working properly. This resulted in a $725 tow bill and $1,067.56 in repairs. The certified mechanic verified that the screw was an original part and it punctured the line, likely after some time rubbing against it. The transmission did not appear to be damaged however my safety was at risk trying to pull over to when the vehicle would no longer shift gears. I have a video of the leak that lines up with the screw placement but was not able to upload it...I am happy to email it to you.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the power steering assist was inoperable. The failure occurred while the contact’s husband was stopped for fuel. The driver turned on the vehicle and the steering wheel had seized. The engine maintenance warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rack and pinion and steering needed to be replaced; however, the vehicle was not repaired by the dealer. The contact stated that an independent mechanic confirmed that the steering and rack and pinion needed to be replaced, but the parts were on backorder. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was opened. The owner was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost automotive power, with the ABS, traction control, and check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer to be diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the ABS control module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 158,443.

Mileage: 158,443

When vehicle is on and either in park or at a stop, RPMs will idle at about 800-1000 RPM then randomly shoot up between 2000-2500 RPMs then drop to below 500 RPMs before returning to idle. It’ll do this randomly.

Took vehicle in to see local mechanic due to small drops of antifreeze on ground. Mechanic concluded water pump would need to be replaced. Since water pump is built into the engine for this Ford model, the engine would need to be dismantled to fix. Repairs are going to cost around 3500-4000 to fix just a water pump.....(poor design by Ford) 2015 Ford Explorer Sport has 110,000 miles.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the rubber around the front windshield had disintegrated. There was water entering the vehicle from the front windshield. The contact added a caulk to the vehicle to stop the water leaking in on the dashboard. The engine and air bag warning lights were illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V031000 (Structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that an unknown local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at approximately 60 MPH, there was a strong abnormal odor intermittently coming from the inside of the vehicle. The failure occurred on several different occasions. The contact stated that it became difficult to breathe; there was no medical attention sought. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the place of residence. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at 35-40 MPH, the rear turbo failed. There were no warning lights. There was smoke emerging from the rear exhaust. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, while test driving the vehicle determined that the front turbo blew out and an engine replacement was needed. Additionally, the fan was moved by the turbo failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, who referred to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

Mileage: 155,000

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle briefly shuddered before losing motive power. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle was able to restart. The engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the torque converter. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 20N07. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

Had the car for about a year. After the last service I brought in car was fine for a few months, but just recently Had a coolant leak start, very slow but not good. Took it to the service department and they said The water pump is bad. I’ve heard several case of this being a known issue but am learning that it has not been issued as a recall. Now expected to drop $5K on replacing the water pump on a known issue.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that the RPM increased to 6,000 and the vehicle lost motive power. In addition, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to two independent mechanics where it was diagnosed with a failed leaking turbo charger. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

i dont understand ford explorer has same recall i have a lot of recall on these and i cant take it off everytime its a recall. i work 7 days a week. Thats the reason i try to trade it in . But i still own a lot for it. I dont know to much about the explorer i brought from the carlot.

Car kept overheating and I checked the antifreeze. Several times during the week it was empty. Took it to PepBoys and found out the water pump was faulty.

Sudden Unintended Acceleration of the vehicle when slowing to park vehicle. This has happened on 2 occasions- both scenarios the same: slowing and turning left into a parking space, foot on the brake, almost to a complete stop and the vehicle suddenly accelerates out of control. the 1st time into a tree, the 2nd time into a parked/unoccupied vehicle. The brake was applied w/o response, the vehicle would not stop. I am certain my foot was not on the gas. Fortunate no one was injured.

Water pump and timing belt failure, causing overheating and leaving driver stranded and posing threat for engine failure.

Water pump inside the engine went out and was leaking coolant all over the engine and transmission. Caused the engine to over heat and the cabin heat to fail. Risk of fire with fluids on engine. Problem so common there is a class action lawsuit but no recall.

Premature water pump failure on 2015 Ford Explorer Limited with 51,000 miles. Noticed coolant leak while changing oil. Took it to a mechanic that pressure tested cooling system to discover water pump is leaking.

While driving at 40 mph the car suddenly lost power. The accelerator would not respond. We were luckily able to coast downhill and get on the shoulder. This has happened four times in six months. The car is not safe for highway driving.

Leaking water pump

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. During the failure the message "Terrain Management Fault" was displayed along with the wrench icon. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle operated normally, and the message and the wrench icon were no longer displayed. The contact stated that the failure had occurred on several occasions and at various speeds. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

Turbocharger oil supply tubes leaking onto exhaust manifold Same engine as the recalled 2016-2017 Models

Last year the water pump needed to be replaced at 99,500 miles. It cost upwards of $2,000 to be replaced. Fast forward now, a year later the check engine light is on, the car is not accelerating properly and it is back in the shop. The shop called and said it is not as simple as fixing the sensors. They have to look further and thinks it may be the timing chain which would be another $2,000. When it was in the shop a year ago fixing the water pump they said the timing chain at that time looked good. I am so frustrated that the water pump is not a part of a recall since our shop said they are seeing this all the time with Explorers with about 100,000 miles.

My 2015 ford explorer water pump has failed sending coolant all over. The water pump in an internal component of the engine. I am lucky that I caught the water pump failure when I did and it didn’t completely catastrophically fail. There are numerous reports that the water pumps catastrophically fail and send coolant and metal particles into the motor causing it to also catastrophically fail. If my engine failed while driving on the highway I could have been seriously injured or killed or worse I could have seriously hurt or killed somebody else. I brought my car to ford 7/21/23 where they did general diagnostic tests everything was negative and nothing was found and I was sent on my way. On 7/29/23 I noticed I had a puddle in my driveway and there was definitely a leak I brought my car back to ford where they spent an entire day diagnosing. I was quoted $2500 and my car will take a week to fix. Ford has not offered to pay for any of the repairs even though these poorly manufactured water pumps continue to go bad on thousands of vehicles. There are multiple class action lawsuits against ford for this reason!

I have a 2015 Ford Explorer. I have had it inspected by a mechanic at the dealership where I purchased said vehicle. I also have taken it to Ford dealership in my town. My car runs perfectly fine then it doesn’t. I have been stranded numerous times and I have replaced the battery in the smart key as they said that would be the problem. I have had the computer reset to my car. When it happened last my camera to help me back up stopped and I was almost in a very bad wreck with my children and grandchildren in my car. It just died!!! I am now sitting in a parking lot at 93 degrees and it again won’t start and know one knows why. I have done everything I can and have been told. I don’t hot rod in my vehicle. Someone for the love of god please help me. I don’t have the money to keep doing this not to buy another vehicle.

3/23 I noticed my coolant reservoir was empty. The vehicle was involved in a minor accident in 12/22 and so I thought coolant slowly leaked out due to the accident. The vehicle was repaired at a collision center so I was concerned they didn't repair or totally missed the leak. I filled it up and took the Explorer for an oil change and that is when the mechanic informed me that I had a small coolant leak. I contacted the collision center and my insurance and both were stating that was from wear and tear. They also proceeded to tell me that is a big issue with the Explorers and certain other vehicles. They mentioned a lawsuit was filed in MA because of this issue. The leak start to get worse, causing me to constantly refill the reservoir with coolant. Always had to have coolant in the vehicle because you just never know. I take the EXPLORER to Ford for a diagnostic and they confirmed it was the internal water pump. This seems to be an issue and recalled because of a defective part or the way the vehicle was built. The leak can happen at any time and mine had 114,000 miles. My other 2010 Ford F150 has 180,000 miles and I have never had this issue. Needless to say, I had to for over $2,300 for the dealership to repair.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. Additionally, the contact stated that while the vehicle was idling, the vehicle was shuddering. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the crankshaft pulley needed to be replaced; however, the part was not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was 65,417.

Mileage: 65,417

I have a recall on rear suspension I have called to have the repairs done several times I was given response of they didn't have the parts needed and would take several weeks . Rear suspension is very unsafe and now the engine cooling component is causing issues with over heating and not giving any warning lights on dash and am afraid found cause fire or some unsafe issue

While driving the temp started to fluctuate, causing the car the shut down in traffic. I had no clue what was happening. The only warning I got from the vehicle was a check engine light. This should not be possible. I understand the design is meant to protect the engine, but what about the driver. This was horrible and I've seen hundreds of others with this same issue. This needs to be recalled. In addition, it will cost me 4000 to fix this...while the pump itself only costs 200. The labor is the other 3800. This is a horrible thing to do to drivers.

Waterpump

Water pump died at 80,000 miles. Seems in my research this is a common probably with class action lawsuits

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with a thumping sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that when the ignition was turned to the on position, the vehicle failed to start with the lights illuminated inside the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

When driving the vehicle, I can smell gas fumes which caused nausea. I didn’t know it was worse in the back of the cabin where my children sit until I sat back there for a 3 hour trip. The smell was stronger there which led to headache, nausea and fatigue. It doesn’t seem to come from the vent, it seems from the entire body of the vehicle. This puts my children’s health at risk. And all of our lives because if we travel far enough breathing this in, it can lead to exhaustion which can cause a crash and put others’ safety at risk. I’m surprised to see there is no recall, yet, it’s been reported that there have been 1.5 million complaints. We are having the issue fixed next Wednesday, but we will be without a car (ford is not providing a loan vehicle) and the bill is extremely expensive. This is clearly something wrong with the way the vehicle was made and is not fair as consumers that we not only have to breathe this in, but pay for the repair that has clearly been an issue for a majority of police vehicles out of 1.5 million complaints. Please help us.

Mileage: 110,492

Without any warning, the engine and power system failed while on the highway. There was no system warning lights preceding the event, and the vehicle had be well maintained. We were lucky to have been able to get off the road by safely coasting. Once towed to the mechanics, we were told that a rod had failed and entire would need to be replaced.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving approximately 55-60 MPH, the steering wheel was difficult to maneuver. The contact stated that the vehicle had lost steering gear functionality. The contact was able to pull the steering wheel and regain control. There was an unknown steering message displayed. The contact stated that the traction control warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering gear, connecting rod, and rear toe link needed to be replaced, but the parts were on backorder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was unknown.

Upon excellerated take off the exhaust fumes fill the cabin. There has been a prior recall for such issues. This has happened multiple times over the entire time that I have owned it. It is getting increasingly worse and I worry for myself, my family and others. My local Ford dealership dismissed me every time I brought it up.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the HVAC system was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the water pump was faulty, causing coolant intrusion into the engine, and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

When you drive the vehicle over 40 mph the vehicle let’s out a smell that’s very strong and you have to let the windows down so that you don’t feel sick. The smell makes you have headaches and feel lightheaded.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start as needed. The contact stated that the “Service Required” light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

Timing belt broke and caused vehicle to stop running, this was after I took it to a mechanic who did a diagnostic and no issues showed up. Now, because of the timing belt breaking, the engine is irreparable and the entire engine will need to be replaced. It only has 116K miles. Another minor complaint is the front driver's side side windshield panel has come unglued. Luckily, the vehicle was stationary when I noticed it being loose. However, it could pose a safety risk. I have noticed other similar vehicles missing the same piece, so it seems to be a consistent problem with Ford Explorers.

My 2015 Ford Explorer is having fumes in the car. The dealership has charged me for an oil leak, cracked exhaust and now wants me to pay for a muffler. There is still exhaust fumes coming into the car making it hard to drive in the cold.

Water pump damaged the engine and water pump replacement cost is high and I cannot afford that kind of service because a stupid designed engine. The part is really cheap compared with the cost of the labor and hours to replace. Suggested from the mechanic replace the engine and the cost is high . I do not have a car anymore and they don’t want to do it.

In 2015, when I leased a Ford Explorer XLT, I was never made aware or otherwise notified that a host of Ford models, including the 2015 Ford Explorer XLT had a long known design flaw in which the water pump, encased in the engine block, had a history of prematurely breaking and causing engine coolant to enter the engine and mix with the oil, and also into the oil pan, causing total engine failure, with no advance warning to and at the peril of the vehicle owner or operator, when the vehicle may come to a complete standstill or stop in traffic or in any operation placing the operator at risk of injury or in jeopardy of causing an accident or being subject to becoming an accident victim, plus creating the need to replace a new engine or a rebuilt engine into the vehicle. catastrophic damage in 2011 to 2020 models, with the replacement costs having to be borne by the owner of said vehicle because no recall had been undertaken, despite of their being a host of victimized owners. This incident happened to me and the 2015 Ford Explorer XLT vehicle I was driving. It occurred while I was in traffic and the exception caused total engine failure with no advance warning, no instrument panel warning and the entire engine had to be replaced at my personal cost of over $7,000. I attempted to negotiate with Ford Motor Company to no avail, and I had to expend the funds to acquire and install a rebuilt engine, at my own expense, to be able to continue to use the vehicle for my livelihood. Numerous correspondence with the dealership of origin, Liccardi Ford of Watchung, NJ, and the Ford Motor Company were fruitless. With all of the incidents and all the victims of this design flaw, a recall should have, in my opinion, resulted, but it did not. To my knowledge, which I have not been able to confirm, the design was corrected in newer models, but no assistance was afforded to the owners of the affected vehicles. I have sold the vehicle and it is not available for inspection.

Water pump leakage I noted that my Ford was leaking fluid and took it in to be serviced. Upon review it was determined that the water pump needed to be replaced as well as the timing belt. Ford Explorer models from 2011 to 2016 had the most water pump issues. Consumers have continuously reported complaints with a few of all the models having leakage issues. I am not alone in this and it looks like several are indicating a class action lawsuit should occur as Ford knows this is an issue and has not completed a recall. https://www.vehiclehistory.com/articles/all-about-the-ford-explorer-water-pump-recalls The loss of engine coolant through a leak in the water pump can damage the engine. Without the engine coolant, the motor will overheat and lock up, causing the consumer to purchase a new engine. Ford Motor Company has repaired the issues when the consumer brings the vehicle in for service. No recalls have happened, so the customer has to pay for the repairs. Ford engines from this year have the water pump built inside the engine. When the pump fails, the coolant mixes with the oil shutting the engine down. A class-action lawsuit was issued, but there were no recalls. A recall needs to occur and Ford needs to fix for all impacted models and reimburse those who were impacted by this dangerous flaw.

This vehicle has an internal water pump. Failure can destroy engine. Failure can cause vehicle to stop. Repair costs are approximately $3,500.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and then lost motive power. The engine temperature warning light was illuminated. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, and the contact was advised to tow the vehicle to the local dealer for diagnostic test and repair. The vehicle was then towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed that the water pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle remained at the dealer awaiting the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving on an incline, the engine stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that her uncle who is an independent mechanic, looked under the hood and determined that the water pump had fractured and leaked over the engine and unknown coil and water pump needed to be replaced. The dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled for the following month. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

Vehicle stopped suddenly as I was driving on the highway. When I was able to resume driving the vehicle began to drag as if there was no power. The check engine light came on. I was eventually able to reach a auto supplier who checked the engine light that reported that the blower fan motor was not working. This was a very dangerous situation as the posted speed limit is 55mph and my vehicle suddenly stopped on the highway.

At approximately 101,000 miles noticed a drip of coolant on garage floor . Inspected car , noticed empty coolant expansion tank and leak from water pump weep hole. Took to dealer and confirmed leaking water pump . Vehicle is not equipped with coolant monitor , most people would not of noticed this leak . This has lead to catastrophic engine failure on other Explorers leading to loss of power while driving.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while her daughter was driving at an unknown speed, the contact stated that the vehicle was performing abnormally when the coolant temperature warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the coolant leaks while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the water pump cracked and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000

Mileage: 150,000

Sitting in my car one day and the engine coolant light came on, so I checked and noticed that it was low but I just had an oil change the prior week that included fluid checks. I purchased coolant and put it in no problem and the following week I'm picking up school supplies and notice fluid leaking from my car, checked coolant and it is all gone on the ground. Luckily I was somewhere to purchase more coolant in order to get it home. Local mechanic says that water pump is gone and it's gonna run about $2k-3k to fix.

Water pump went out and had to have my vehicle towed and I was out of my vehicle for a month and half... Faulty water pump and Ford knows this that is why they have a law suit against them. Then where they put this water put makes the cost even more!!! $1500 labor and $500 water pump then from the water pump going out it mixed oil and water through my engine and leaked all over my compressor so that went out so I had to change that also and that was another $1000.. FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THES FAULTY WATER PUMPS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEIR IS A PROBLEM WITH THEM!@!@!@!@

2015 Ford Explorer XLT was parked at gas station and when returning I got a warning light “Engine coolant over temperature”. Coolant leaking in a puddle on front passenger side at bottom of motor indicating the same water pump issue everyone else has mentioned. Was able to make it to an Auto Zone down the road and the reservoir was nearly empty. Added more coolant and is still leaking out. With this flawed design causing people to pay thousands out of pocket, Ford should recall or reimburse vehicle owners.

The timing chain needs replaces. The phasers are causing the timing chain to stretch. As reported here: https://www.f150ecoboost.net/threads/ford-recall-force-on-2011-2015-phasers-and-timing-chain.32250/

VEHICLE HAS APX 78000 MILES WITH A BROKEN WATER PUMP. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR 100K MILES. MANY PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN THEM REPLACED TO HAVE THEM BREAK AGAIN WITH IN A YEAR.

The water pump that is incased inside my engine has started leaking at only 75,000 miles with very few of those miles in the last 2 years as I've hardly been driving because of the pandemic. I was not aware of this issue and there was no warning or alert until I took my car in for a safety recall for my seat belts and to have another defective issue of the heater fan being stuck on defrost fixed that I should not have to be paying $5,000 out of pocket for. I have ready many similar complaints and this is a HUGE safety issue and they need to have a recall on these since the engine can seize up with little to no warning. I was lucky that they just happened to check for me before I had to replace my entire engine or worse!

Water pump started leaking at 50k miles

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving his vehicle at approximately 50 MPH, the check engine light illuminated, and he smelled as if something was burning. The contact stated that he then pulled over and waited until the smoke cleared before driving the vehicle again. The contact stated that he then took his vehicle to get serviced for an oil change as he thought that may be the cause of the failure he was experiencing. The contact stated that while getting his vehicle serviced he was advised that it was liquid of some sort leaking into the engine. The contact stated he then contacted his independent mechanic to get his vehicle diagnosed. The contact stated it was confirmed by his mechanic there was fluid leaking into the engine and that the failure he was experiencing was identical to vehicles of the same year, make, and model vehicle upon doing research. The contact stated he contacted the manufacturer and was advised to contact NHTSA. The failure mileage was 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

Water pump was leaking. Got warning indicating the coolant levels were low. Filled up coolant and was empty a couple weeks later. Was 14 hours of labor to fix. Mechanic said they get ford explorers with the same issue about 2 times per week. Should be a recall.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while his son was driving 40 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed and an abnormal sulfur odor was detected in the cabin of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact's son drove the vehicle to his residence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and an unknown manufacturer’s recall repair was performed. The contact stated that the sulfur odor was still present while driving the vehicle. The contact reference NHTSA Action Number: EA17002 (Structure, Engine and Engine Cooling) and NHTSA Action Number: PE16008 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Structure). The vehicle was not taken back to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 92,000.

Mileage: 92,000

EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE INTERIOR-This seems to only occur on road trips where fast and hard acceleration is needed for highway driving which is not something we normally due. Since we have owned the vehicle, on every occasion of strong hard acceleration there is a strong exhaust / spent fuel smell being brought into the cars interior. We have reached out to the local Ford Dealer several times but without satisfactory results. The exhaust fumes continue to exist in the cars interior upon hard and fast acceleration. My wife just returned from a interstate road trip with signs of exhaust fume poisoning with an extreme headache and very lethargic.What is it going to take for Ford to fix this problem or for a recall to be issued. Will it take fatalities or long term respiratory issues before anything is done to solace this issue. Besides the huge concern about the car owners safety and health; what about the potential diminished resale value of the vehicle due to Ford’s negligence to truly fix this exhaust issue.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DAMEROW FORD (12325 SW CANYON RD, BEAVERTON, OR 97005, (800) 732-8633) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

FORD EXPLORER CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR FWY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. THE TRUCK SUDDENLY LOOSES POWER AND TURNS OFF. I HAVE TO WAIT A MINUTE THEN START ENGINE AGAIN

Mileage: 86,700

EXHAUST ODOR SMELL INSIDE THE CABINET

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TOWING A TRAILER THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DRAMATICALLY SLOWED DOWN. IT WAS ALMOST LIKE SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. THE INFORMATION WINDOW SHOWED "TERRAIN MANAGEMENT FAULT". THE ENGINE WAS BARELY RUNNING AND WAS RUNNING ERRATICALLY. I WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE ENGINE. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT THE "TERRAIN MANAGEMENT FAULT". APPEARED AGAIN AND THE ENGINE WAS AGAIN BARELY RUNNING. AFTER A FEW STOPS AND STARTS THE MESSAGE CLEARED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN NORMALLY. THE FORD DEALER FOUND A BAD THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS FAULTY. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 48,000

RICH FORD SERVICE MANAGER CRYSTAL SWITZER, CONFIRMED THEY HAVE DONE THIS AND ALL NOTICES FROM FORD, TBS16-0165 BECAME FORD RECALL PROGRAM 17N03 AND SUPPLEMENT #1 DATED OCTOBER 26/2017 I FILED COMPLAINTS 08/20/2015 UP UNTIL TODAY WITH, RICH FORD, FORD MOTOR CO, FORD MOTOR CO.COM, ABOUT THE CARBON MONOXIDE COMPLAINT, I HAVE BECOME; SLEEPY, SICK, NAUSEOUS, VOMITING,

Mileage: 35

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT 60,600 MILES. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A CRANKSHAFT/CAM SHAFT CORRELATION CODE. TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES IT IS AN ISSUE AND THEY'VE MADE A LTR SPECIFIC TO THE REPAIR. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX IT AND MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR ONE MONTH OR LONGER. CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR AND CAN'T GE5 IT FIXED. VEHICLE IS 5 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. FORD WON'T BUDGE.

Mileage: 60,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE OCCUPANTS BECAME NAUSEOUS AND ILL AND EXPERIENCED HEADACHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO PERFORMED SERVICE TO REPAIR A POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19N05. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. *DT CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT. CONSUMER NO LONGER HAS THE VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 97,000

THE EXPLORER ONLY HAS 46000 MILES ON IT AND THE WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. WE PARK IT IN OUR GARAGE AND I'M VERY OBSERVANT SO I NOTICED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY MY WIFE DRIVES THIS WITH OUR CHILDREN IN IT AND WE BOUGHT IT BECAUSE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE BUILT FORD TOUGH AND I WAS EXPECTING AT LEAST 100,000 MILES BEFORE THINGS LIKE THIS WOULD START HAPPENING. IF I DIDN'T NOTICE RIGHT AWAY THE CAR MAY HAVE OVERHEATED AND COULD HAVE LEFT MY FAMILY ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A LANE. I TOOK IT THE LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THIS IS WHERE I FOUND OUT IT WAS ACTUALLY THE WATER PUMP. THE TOTAL COST TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP JUST UNDER $2800 BECAUSE IT IS ACTUALLY IN THE ENGINE. FORDS RECOMMENDATION IS THE WATER PUMP SHOULD BE REPLACED AT 100,000 MILES AND SHOULD ACTUALLY LAST 150'000 MILES. THERE MUST BE SOME ADMISSION OF RESPONSIBILITY ON THEIR PART BECAUSE THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE DEALER ASSURED ME THAT THE PART HAS BEEN UPGRADED SINCE ORIGINAL DESIGN BASED ON A 'B' AT THE END OF THE PART NUMBER. A COMPANY LIKE FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND IF THEY KNOW THERE IS A ISSUE THEY SHOULD FIX IT.

Mileage: 46,000

WHILE DRIVING THE 2015 FORD EXPLORER I CAN SMELL EXHAUST ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY UNDER ACCELERATION. I FOUND THIS TO BE AN ISSUE IN THE 2016-2017 MODELS,VIA A TSB 17-0044, BUT NOT THE 2015. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SEEM UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE AND REQUESTED THAT I TAKE IT IN AT MY EXPENSE TO DIAGNOSE AND "POSSIBLY" FIND THE ISSUE ON A PER HOUR RATE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS CAUSING MY 6 YEAR TO GET CAR SICK, ONLY IN THIS VEHICLE, AND MY WIFE TO FEEL TIRED AND HAVE BODY PAINS AS SHE IS THE ONE WHO DRIVES IT THE MOST.

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING, FORD EXPLORER DASH WRENCH LIGHT INDICATOR TURNS ON THEN SUDDENLY YOU LOOSE POWER AND CONTROL AND BRAKING, TECHNICAL DISABLED. YOU HAVE TO COME TO A ROLLING STOP. THEN TURN ON CAR AGAIN TO REMOVE WRENCH LIGHT.

Mileage: 1

IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM BACK AS BEFORE. WHEN YOU ACCELERATE OR GO UP A HILL YOU HAVE AN HORRIBLE EMISSION ODOR. I HAVE HAD THIS FIXED, BUT IT IS BACK. *TR

Mileage: 108,708

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 4 MARCH, WAS GONE FOR 10 DAYS. IN THE DAYS SINCE THEN, I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXHAUST SMELLS IN THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES, TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE BECOME LIGHT-HEADED. USUALLY, THE SMELLS ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RELATIVELY STATIONARY (I.E. STOP SIGN, PARKED BUT ENGINE STILL RUNNING IMMEDIATELY FTER GETTING HOME, DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, REGARDLESS OF THE SETTING ON THE HVAC SYSTEM. I'M ATTEMPTING TO RETURN THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME AFTER RESEARCHING MULTIPLE LAWSUITS AGAINST FOR FOR THE FAULTY DESIGN. DUE TO THE ELUSIVE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, I CAN'T PROVIDE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE. ALSO, ON-GOING SHIPPING PROBLEMS IN AMERICA (DUE TO COVID 19 PROBLEMS) HAVE LED ME TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SOURCES PARTS TO PROVE THERE IS ALSO CARBON MONOXIDE IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL AROMA OF CAR EXHAUST.

Mileage: 76,502

IN DECEMBER 2019 WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH UPHILL ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT NIGHTIME, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDEL HAD NO EFFECT AND THE TRANSMISSION ACTED AS IF IT WAS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE ENGINE RPM SEEMED TO DROPP TO IDLE SPEED. I LOST FORWARD MOTION RAPIDLY. I HAD TO CROSS TWO LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC TO PULL ONTO SHOULDER. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS MANUEVER AS THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE TRAFFIC AND I HAD TO REACT QUICKLY. I HAD TO CUT IN FRONT OF CARS MOVING MUCH FASTER THAN I WAS, CAUSING THEM TO HAVE TO BRAKE HEAVILY. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN FOR A WHILE AT ABOUT IDLE SPEED ONCE I REACHED THE SHOULDER, BUT WOULD THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. ALL LIGHTS ON VEHICLE, INCLUDING EMERGENCY FLASHERS, WORKED FINE. WITHIN ABOUT A MINUTE OF GETTING TO THE SHOULDER, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND THEN SHUT DOWN ENTIRELY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I LIFTED THE HOOD AND SAW NOTHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, I ATTEMPTEDD TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AND RAN WITH NO PROBLEMS AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH MY TRIP.

Mileage: 73,500

ON MY 2015 FORD EXPLORER XLT, THE WATER PUMP WHICH IS ENCASED INSIDE THE CYCLONE/DURATEC ENGINE, BROKE AND LEAKED COOLANT WHICH WAS MIXED WITH THE OIL, TGE OIL PAN AND THE OIL PUMP CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO ADVANCE WARNING AND FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ALTHOUGH A NUMBER OF MODELS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY ENGINE AT MY EXPENSE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NOT TAKEN ANY STEPS TO RESOLVE MY OR THIS ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE OWNER HAVING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DCH FORD OF THOUSAND OAKS (LOCATED AT 3810 THOUSAND OAKS BLVD, WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91362, (805) 409-3895) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FILTER WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE REPAIRS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

BEGINNING IN 2007 AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE PRESENT, FORD HAS EQUIPPED MILLIONS OF VEHICLES SOLD UNDER THE FORD, LINCOLN AND MERCURY BRAND NAMES WITH THE FORD CYCLONE ENGINE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DURATEC ENGINE. UNBEKNOWNST TO PURCHASERS AND LESSEES OF THESE VEHICLES, THE FORD CYCLONE ENGINE CONTAINS A DEFECT IN DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, MATERIALS AND/OR WORKMANSHIP THAT CAUSES THE WATER PUMP TO SUDDENLY AND PREMATURELY FAIL'BEFORE THE END OF THE USEFUL LIFE OF THE ENGINE'AND CAN LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. AFFECTED VEHICLES FORD EDGE2007'2010 FORD EDGE2015'PRESENT FORD EDGE 2852011'2014 FORD EXPLORER2011'PRESENT FORD F-150 2822015'2017 FORD FLEX2009'PRESENT FORD FUSION SPORT2010'2012 FORD TAURUS2008'PRESENT FORD TAURUS X2008'2009 LINCOLN MKX2007'2010 LINCOLN MKZ2007'2012 MAZDA 6 (3.7L)2009-2013 MAZDA CX-9 (3.5L)2007 MAZDA CX9 (3.7L)2008-2015 MERCURY SABLE2008'2009

Mileage: 93,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION AND THE CLIMATE CONTROL IS ACTIVE, A BURNING OIL SMELL COMES FROM THE VENTS. THE FUMES IRRITATE THE EYES AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. THERE IS NO VISUAL SIGN OF ANY FLUID LEAKS.

Mileage: 103,000

THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS ABOUT 9MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH THE CAR LOCKED UP STEERING THE WHEEL. THE CAR WAS MOVING ALL DIRECTIONS ON THREE LANES AND IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO ATEMPT TO STEER AS THE WHEEL WAS VERY TIGHT. IT FINALLY WENT DOWN TO 0 MPH AND I PULLED OVER THANKING GOD I DID NOT CRASH. THE LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING ALL OVER. ATTEMPTED TO TRADE AT A DEALERSHIP REGOR DYKES IN TEXAS BC I WAS SCARRED TO DRIVE IT. THEY FIXED IT AS A TRADE THEN GOT SUED AND RETURNED IT BACK TO ME AND TOOK MY NEW CAR BACK. THEN YESTERDAY I LEFT HOME TO TAKE ALL MY KIDS TO SCHOOL 3. AND GOT TO 40 MPH AND IT DID IT AGAIN LUCKILY WE WERE NOT ON A HIGHWAY. THIS TIME WHEN IT HIT 0 MPH IT WAS STILL DRIVEABLE BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 40. I'M SCARRED FOR MY LIFE IN THIS CAR AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. IT IS NOW PARKED AND I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO.

Mileage: 70

IT'S POPPING UP LOW ENGINE POWER AND IT WILL SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING FROM LIGHTS TO BLIND SPOT DETECTION. IT JUST STARTED DOING THIS AFTER RUNNING THROUGH A SMALL WATER PUDDLE.

Mileage: 113,562

FORD EXPLORER 3.5L ECOBOOST ENGINE TIMING CHAIN STRETCH @ 61,902 MILES... $2500 REPAIR BILL ON A VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE MINDED OWNER. ALSO, AT 42K MILES THE LUMBAR BAG ON DRIVERS SEAT DEFLATED AND WON'T INFLATE...

Mileage: 61,902

THE POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY WAS BEING DRIVEN WITH WINDOWS DOWN IN A PARKING LOT WHEN A FOUL ODOR WAS SMELLED BY THE OFFICER, FOLLOWED BY THE CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM ACTIVATING. THE READING ON THE CO ALARM WAS 127 PPM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HILLTOP FORD AND A REPAIR WAS MADE TO THE EGR PURGE VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AND WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS THE CO ALARM ACTIVATED AGAIN, HOWEVER NO SMELL ACCOMPANIED THE ALARM. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DURING THE ACTIVATION. THE CO ALARM IS A HONEYWELL BWC2R-M. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO HILLTOP FORD AND AFTER REMAINING WITH THEM FOR A MONTH, A FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER TESTED THE VEHICLE WITH SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE COMPLAINT. NO REPAIR WAS MADE. ALL PRIOR RECALL WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 54,000

STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST IN CABIN OF VEHICLE

Mileage: 55,000

BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS WERE CRACKED. REMOVED AND DRILLED OUT BROKEN STUDS AND INSTALLED NEW CONVERTERS. I HEARD A NOISE FOR A DAY OR TWO AND BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY SAID THIS WAS THE ISSUE. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE REGULARLY AT THE FORD DEALER AND NEVER INDICATED A PROBLEM. THEY SAID NO RECALL BUT I GOOGLED IT AND I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE FOR MY YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL.

Mileage: 91,273

WASTEGATE ISSUES. DECREASE IN POWER AND ACCELERATION CAUSING SAFETY HAZARDS WHILE DRIVING. PULLED ONTO A HIGHWAY WHILE IN TRAFFIC (65MPH) AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AS NEEDED WHEN PULLING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED.

Mileage: 72,960

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HALDEMAN FORD (640 US-130, EAST WINDSOR, NJ 08520, (833) 668-9583) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE EXPLORER HAS SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME (JULY 2019) I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO CRUISE OFF INTO A MEDIAN. THE SECOND TIME (AUG 5, 2019) I WAS COMING OFF AN ON RAMP ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH. ONCE AGAIN THE CAR SUDDENLY POWERED OFF. I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO CRUISE OFF INTO A WIDE GRASSY AREA. THE TRAFFIC I WAS MERGING INTO WAS AT 70 MPH. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR LOSES POWER AND YOU HAVE PRACTICALLY NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING OR BRAKES. IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO CRUISE OFF AND/OR HAD BEEN IN THE CENTER LANE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED BY VEHICLES AT HIGH SPEEDS. IN BOTH INSTANCES, ONCE I WAS OFF THE ROAD I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS, AND RESTARTED. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP NORMALLY AND THEN SEEMED TO WORK OK. IT'S LIKE THE ELECTRICAL OR SOFTWARE SYSTEM REQUIRES A 'RESET'. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS IT OCCURS WITH NO WARNING AND THE DRIVER CANNOT CONTROL THE CAR AND MUST COME TO A STOP TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART.

Mileage: 90,000

A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO THE LEFT REAR TOE LINK BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO LOSE CONTROL AND GO INTO A SIDEWAYS SLIDE, BREAKING THE WHEEL HUB IN THE PROCESS. SMOOTH ROAD GOING ABOUT 50 MPH IN GOOD CONDITIONS. WE GOT THE CAR FIXED AND HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. AFTER THE FORD DEALER IN MCHENRY IL HAD IT FOR OVER A WEEK, WE GOT THE CAR BACK, DROVE IT FOR A FEW DAYS AND SUDDENLY WE HAD A CRACKED EXHAUST FLEX PIPE. WE HAD TO PAY SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE TO GET THAT REPAIRED. AGAIN, DRIVEN ON SMOOTH ROADS IN THE SUMMER, NOTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS SO SUDDENLY. GOT THE CAR BACK AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL MORE DAYS IN THE SHOP.. DROVE IT FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS AND THE LEFT REAR TOE LINK BROKE.. AGAIN... DEALER THIS TIME INSTALLED THE "RECALL KIT" ON BOTH SIDES. LUCKILY, THIS TIME IT WAS AT SLOW SPEEDS COMING INTO A PARKING LOT . HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. AGAIN.. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS NOW, AND THE LEFT TOE LINK HAS COME LOOSE.. AGAIN.. THE CAR WILL BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER TOMORROW BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. IT WAS DRIVEN 3 TIMES AT LOW SPEEDS AROUND TOWN SINCE WE GOT IT BACK. MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR OUT OF FEAR OF IT BREAKING AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IF THE RECALL PART DOESN'T WORK. WHEN THIS PART FAILS, THIS CAR HAS A SEVERE LOSS OF CONTROL AND CAN VERY EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. FORD NEEDS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

Mileage: 42,000

I BOUGHT MY NEW, 2015 FORD EXPLORER SPORT, VIN [XXX] FOR $59,000 DOLLARS AT RICH FORD AUTO DEALERSHIP, SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] 8601 LOMAS BLVD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. 87111 (505) 292-0000 RICH FORD SERVICE MANAGER [XXX], CONFIRMED THEY HAVE DONE THIS AND ALL NOTICES FROM FORD, TBS16-0165 BECAME FORD RECALL PROGRAM 17N03 AND SUPPLEMENT #1 DATED OCTOBER 26/2017 EXPIRES DECEMBER 31/2019 I FILED COMPLAINTS 08/20/2015 UP UNTIL TODAY WITH, RICH FORD, FORD MOTOR CO, FORD MOTOR CO.COM, ABOUT THE CARBON MONOXIDE COMPLAINT, I HAVE BECOME; SLEEPY, SICK, NAUSEOUS, VOMITING, 08/20/2015 THE RICH FORD AUTO DEALERSHIP SALESMAN INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS THAT NEW CAR SMELL, I FILED COMPLAINTS 08/28/2015 UNTIL TODAY WITH, THE RICH FORD AUTO DEALERSHIP SALESMAN INFORMED ME AGAIN THAT THIS WAS THAT NEW CAR SMELL, MECHANIC PERFORMING NOSE SAFETY SNIFF TEST USING HIS NOSE, AND DECLARING THE VEHICLE SAFE, USING ONLY THE NOSE SAFETY SNIFF TEST, AND I FILED MY COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, THEY REFEREED ME TO BBB DENVER COLORADO THEY REFEREED ME TO BBB AUTO LINE ARLINGTON VA, THEY HAVE SAID IT IS TOO LATE TO FILE MY BBB COMPLAINT [XXX] RICH FORD AUTO DEALERSHIP, 8601 LOMAS BLVD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. 87111 THEIR MECHANIC HAS REPEATEDLY PERFORMING NOSE SAFETY SNIFF TEST USING HIS NOSE, AND DECLARING THE VEHICLE SAFE, USING ONLY THE NOSE SAFETY SNIFF TEST, [XXX] WAS THE SERVICE WRITER, SHE HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX] HAS INFORMED ME THAT RICH FORD AUTO DEALERSHIP, IS GOING TO START CHARGING ME FOR SERVICE CALLS TO CHECK THIS CARBON MONOXIDE PROBLEM. ON 08/20/2015 BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE COMPLAINED UNTIL NOW, EVEN TODAY 07/2019, THIS DATE, I PURCHASED THE 2015 FORD EXPLORER SPORT, VIN [XXX] NEW FOR $59,000 DOLLARS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 15

THE EXHAUST SMELL IS OVERWHELMING WHEN YOU HAVE TO ACCELERATE OVER 3,500 RPMS. THIS IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY WHEN ON HIGHWAYS OR WHEN TRAVELING UP A HILL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IT IS NOT SAFE TO INHALING EXHAUST FUMES WITHIN THE CABIN. I WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 43,643

08/20/2015 I BOUGHT MY NEW, 2015 FORD EXPLORER SPORT, VIN [XXX] FOR $59,000 DOLLARS AT RICH FORD AUTO DEALERSHIP, 8601 LOMAS BLVD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. 87111 (505) 292-0000 I FILED COMPLAINTS 08/20/2015 UP UNTIL TODAY WITH, RICH FORD, FORD MOTOR CO, FORD MOTOR CO.COM, ABOUT THE CARBON MONOXIDE COMPLAINT, I HAVE BECOME; SLEEPY, SICK, NAUSEOUS, VOMITING, 08/20/2015 THE RICH FORD AUTO DEALERSHIP SALESMAN INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS THAT NEW CAR SMELL, I FILED COMPLAINTS 08/28/2015 UNTIL TODAY WITH, THE RICH FORD AUTO DEALERSHIP SALESMAN INFORMED ME AGAIN THAT THIS WAS THAT NEW CAR SMELL, MECHANIC PERFORMING NOSE SAFETY SNIFF TEST USING HIS NOSE, AND DECLARING THE VEHICLE SAFE, USING ONLY THE NOSE SAFETY SNIFF TEST, AND I FILED MY COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, THEY REFEREED ME TO BBB DENVER COLORADO THEY REFEREED ME TO BBB AUTO LINE ARLINGTON VA, THEY HAVE SAID IT IS TOO LATE TO FILE MY BBB COMPLAINT [XXX] WITH FORD MOTOR CO COMPLAINT, ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE UNTIL NOW, TODAY, RICH FORD AUTO DEALERSHIP, 8601 LOMAS BLVD NE, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. 87111 THEIR MECHANIC HAS REPEATEDLY PERFORMING NOSE SAFETY SNIFF TEST USING HIS NOSE, AND DECLARING THE VEHICLE SAFE, USING ONLY THE NOSE SAFETY SNIFF TEST, [XXX] WAS THE SERVICE WRITER, SHE HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX] HAS INFORMED ME THAT RICH FORD AUTO DEALERSHIP, IS GOING TO START CHARGING ME FOR SERVICE CALLS TO CHECK THIS CARBON MONOXIDE PROBLEM. ON 08/20/2015 BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE COMPLAINED UNTIL NOW, EVEN TODAY 06/2019, THIS DATE, I PURCHASED THE 2015 FORD EXPLORER SPORT, VIN [XXX] NEW FOR $59,000 DOLLARS. FORD MOTOR CO VS LAWYER 2015 FORD EXPLORER SPORT, VIN [XXX] REFERENCE TO FORD MOTOR CO, NO 0:14-CV-61344-WPD 08/28/2015 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE HAS STRONG EXHAUST LIKE BURNT HAIR UNDER HARDER ACCELERATION. FOR INSTANCES, CLIMBING A HILL AND NEEDED TO SPEED UP. THE SMELL STAYS WITH THE VEHICLE AS WELL. FOR AT LEAST A MILE AFTER THE FACT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES AND NEVER HAVE I HAD ONE SMELL LIKE THAT UNDER ACCELERATION.

Mileage: 41,446

CARBON MONOXIDE COMPLAINT, I HAVE BECOME; SLEEPY, SICK, NAUSEOUS, VOMITING, 08/20/2015 THE RICH FORD AUTO DEALERSHIP SALESMAN INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS THAT NEW CAR SMELL, I FILED COMPLAINTS 08/28/2015 UNTIL TODAY WITH, THE RICH FORD AUTO DEALERSHIP SALESMAN INFORMED ME AGAIN THAT THIS WAS THAT NEW CAR SMELL, MECHANIC PERFORMING NOSE SAFETY SNIFF TEST USING HIS NOSE, AND DECLARING THE VEHICLE SAFE, USING ONLY THE NOSE SAFETY SNIFF TEST, AND I FILED MY COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, THEY REFEREED ME TO BBB DENVER COLORADO THEY REFEREED ME TO BBB AUTO LINE ARLINGTON VA, THEY HAVE SAID IT IS TOO LATE TO FILE MY BBB COMPLAINT [XXX] WITH FORD MOTOR CO COMPLAINT, ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE UNTIL NOW, TODAY, THEIR MECHANIC HAS REPEATEDLY PERFORMING NOSE SAFETY SNIFF TEST USING HIS NOSE, AND DECLARING THE VEHICLE SAFE, USING ONLY THE NOSE SAFETY SNIFF TEST, [XXX] WAS THE SERVICE WRITER, SHE HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX] HAS INFORMED ME THAT RICH FORD AUTO DEALERSHIP, IS GOING TO START CHARGING ME FOR SERVICE CALLS TO CHECK THIS CARBON MONOXIDE PROBLEM. FORD VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT COULD BE (BOUGHT BACK BY THE DEALERSHIP) (IF ASKED) I ASKED THEY SAID THEY WOULD ALLOW ME TO TRADE IN THE 2015 FORD EXPLORER SPORT, VIN [XXX] FOR $2,000.00 OF 1% OF WHAT I PAID FOR IT, IT WILL BE PAID OFF IN 09/2021. TSB 16-0166 DID NOT BECOME OR TURN INTO PROGRAM 17N03. THEY ARE DIFFERENT REPAIRS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP MUST PERFORM TSB 16-0166. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON 6/6/19 VEHICLE LOST ENGINE THROTTLE POWER WHEN "WRENCH" LIGHT INDICATOR APPEARED ON DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE (AT LEAST 65MPH). WRENCH NOTED TERRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ERROR. ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF. VIBRATED VERY BADLY WHEN COMING TO STOP. HAPPENED AGAIN ON 6/12 ON CITY STREET DRIVING APPROX 35MPH. BOTH TIMES STOPPED VEHICLE, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. FORD DEALERSHIPS CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE COMPUTER SYSTEMS CANNOT SEE ERROR CODE(S) IN DIAGNOSTICS.. ADDITIONALLY, FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT RESPOND UNTIL "ERROR CODE" IDENTIFIED BY FORD SERVICE DEALERSHIP. READ ONLINE AND YOUTUBE EXACT ISSUES BUT NOT DISCUSSION ON RESOLUTION(S). SEE URL ADDRESS FOR EXAMPLE OF ISSUE THAT OCCURRED WITH OUR VEHICLE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=ASRDPLP4_QE&T=1S. VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSE POWER ON HIGHWAY AND LITTLE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. BELIEVE THIS IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH FORD EXPLORERS

Mileage: 68,700

WHILE DRIVING RECENTLY MY CAR WOULD 'SPUTTER' WHILE AT A LIGHT ETC. WELL TODAY IT COMPLETELY DIES WHILE DRIVING (ABOUT 20MPG). IT EVENTUALLY RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVE OF THE MECHANIC WHO WILL TAKE A LOOK ON MONDAY. ALSO, HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING UNIT THAT FORD SAID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SAID THAT WOULD COST US ABOUT $1100 FOR A NEW MODULE. AT THAT TIME THE CAR HAD 40,000 MILES ON IT. CURRENTLY HAS 72,000. MY HUSBAND WAS GOING TO BY A F150 NOW SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING GOING WITH TOYOTA. HE'S HEARTBROKEN AS WE BOTH THOUGHT THE EXPLORER WOULD BE A RELIABLE CAR.

Mileage: 72,000

THE SIDE PANEL POPPED OUT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE FORD DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO WAS AWARE OF IT. THE SECOND ISSUE WE HAD AT 66,000 MILES WAS AN ERROR CALLED 'TERRAIN MANAGEMENT FAULT'. BOTH TIMES THIS ERROR OCCURRED, WE WERE MOVING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT FIXED ITSELF. THE SECOND TIME, WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED. THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. PLEASE GET FORD TO A DRESS THESE SAFETY ISSUES.

Mileage: 60,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE CAR TO CONRAD'S. SCANNED CODE AND THE RESULT IS ENGINE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND POSSIBLY THE ENGINE. HAVE QUOTES FROM MULTIPLE SERVICE STATIONS AND EACH ONE SAID THIS ENGINE HAS LOTS OF PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 83,102

WHEN ACCELERATING IN MY VEHICLE FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND WHEN DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THERE IS A CARBON MONOXIDE ODOR AND I GET LIGHT HEADED AND HAVE HEADACHES AFTERWARD. THIS HAS CONTINUED AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE RECALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND AFTER THE REPAIR.

Mileage: 40,000

WATER PUMP STARTED LEAKING AT 54000 MILES RIGHT OUT OF WARRANTY. WAS TOLD NEEDED REPLACEMENT OR ELSE ENGINE WOULD SEIZE. PAID OVER $2,100 TO GET IT REPLACED. STUPID DESIGN AND HARD LABOR TO GET TO IT. CAR HAS VIBRATION NOW EVER SINCE WE HAD IT REPAIRED BUT THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL LEAVING DEALER. I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. NOW, THE PARKING AID WENT OUT. THESE CARS ARE HORRENDOUS

Mileage: 54,600

2015 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED APPROXIMATELY 80000 MILES. WHILE IN MOTION LOSES ENGINE ALL ENGINE POWER AND BEGINS TO SHUDDER. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, SHIFTING INTO PARK, SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AS IF IT NEVER HAPPENED. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE DASHBOARD INDICATES 'SERVICE TERRAIN SYSTEM MANAGEMENT' WITH THE WRENCH ICON. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, ALL WITHOUT WARNING AND ALL WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING TO MANEUVER A STALLING VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC. VERY DANGEROUS!! HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WITH NO ANSWERS TO WHY IT HAPPENS. NO CODES SHOW UP IN THE SYSTEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURS.

Mileage: 80,000

EXHAUST SMELL COMING THROUGH CABIN WHEN IDLING AND IN MOTION. WITH AC/HEAT ON AND OFF. MOST SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN ACCELERATING. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE MAJOR HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. IT HAS WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE 'FIXED' BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING.

Mileage: 50,000

EXHAUST LEAKING INTO CABIN. FILLING CABIN OF VEHICLE WITH A SULFER OR CAT PEE SMELL.

Mileage: 54,000

WHEN ACCELERATING, SMELL FUMES AND ONSET OF DIZZINESS AND BLURRED VISION WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN (ALMOST TO A STOP) IN MID TRAFFIC AND OPENED WINDOWS, ALLOWING FRESH AIR TO BLOW IN. DIZZINESS WENT AWAY AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO. HAPPENED TWICE...VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE. CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING? NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS BEFORE NOR OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. ALREADY HAD EXHAUST PROBLEM FIX BY DEALER...STILL HAVING ISSUES. THIS IS GETTING DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 32,000

THIS COMPLAIN IS FOR FORD EXPLORER SPORT 2015 THAT I OWN AND HAS 26,000MILES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER AND I'VE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHEEL. EVERY TIME WHEN I GET OUT FROM THE PARKING OR TRYING TO PARK THE CAR,I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT AND I GET THIS SQUEEZING NOISE. BESIDE THIS PROBLEM, THE ENGINE MAKES A WHISTLE NOISE WHEN IS PARKED. I HAD THIS WHISTLE NOISE 4MONTHS AFTER I GOT THE CAR FROM THE DEALER. I DID SEND IT TO THE DEALER SERVICE FOR THIS WHISTLE, THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY ISSUE, WHICH IT REALLY UPSET ME.I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD SERVICE AND BRAND ITSELF, AND THE FACT THAT I'M FIND IN MORE COMPLAINS ABOUT THE STEERING WHEEL NOISE AND NOT BEING RECALLED AS A PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED. I WOULD NEVER EVER RECOMMAND TO ANYONE TO BUY FORD. THIS IS BAD BUSINESS!

AFTER JUST 63,000 MILES BOTH TURBOS ON MY 2015 FORD EXPLORER SPORT FAILED. ONE WAS CONFIRMED AS LEAKING OIL WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TIMING COVER WAS LEAKING, ALSO AT RISK FOR ENGINE FIRE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IMMACULATELY MAINTAINED WITH ALL SCHEDULED SERVICE AND TIMELY SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS IN THE RAIN, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE SERPENTINE BELT. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Mileage: 26,000

LOSS OF POWER: WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 FORD EXPLORER XLT WITH 3.5L V-6 ENGINE ON THE HIGHWAY (10/04/18), THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHUDDER AND LOSE SPEED. PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR HAD NO AFFECT AND THE CAR RAPIDLY DECELERATED. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH WITH HEAVY VIBRATION. THIS WAS A TERRIFYING AND NEARLY FATAL EXPERIENCE AS FASTER MOVING TRAFFIC STARTED PASSING ME ON BOTH SIDES AS I TRIED TO MOVE OFF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND LIMPED OFF THE NEAREST EXIT. ONCE OFF THE EXIT I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND SAT FOR 20 MINUTES WHILE I RE-GAINED MY COMPOSURE AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. WHEN HE ARRIVED HE STARTED THE EXPLORER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS CLEARED. MY HUSBAND DRIVE THE CAR HOME USING ONLY BACK ROADS WHILE I FOLLOWED IN HIS CAR. WE CALLED OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. WE STARTED RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THIS TO BE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ON FORD'S V6 ENGINES WHICH ARE USED ON MULTIPLE SUV'S, CROSSOVERS AND SEDANS. THE RESEARCH I'VE SEEN SHOWS THIS ISSUE HAS AFFECTED MORE THAN 10,000 OWNERS. HOWEVER, IT'S NOT CLEAR IF THE THROTTLE BODY IS FAULTY DUE TO A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT. IT'S ALSO NOT CLEAR IF REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY IS A PERMANENT FIX. I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND SINCE THIS HAPPENED WE'VE ONLY USED IT FOR SHORTER TRIPS AROUND TOWN. THE FORD DEALER CHECKED THE CAR TODAY (10/08/18) BUT SINCE THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS CLEARED THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I PLEADED WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR TO NO AVAIL. WE'VE BEEN A FORD FAMILY FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS BUT THIS FAULT AND EVEN WORSE THE FORD SERVICE ADVISOR'S RESPONSE IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE AND THEIR FAMILY ARE KILLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND FORCE FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL.

Mileage: 44,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK AND MY ENGINE LOST ACCELERATION. I COULD NOT INCREASE MY SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR BARELY MOVED. I WAS ALMOST REAR END BY A TRUCK BUT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY. THE WRENCH ICON CAME ON MY DASH AND SAID TO TAKE TO DEALER. WHEN I GOT HOME I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND IT SHOWED A P2111 FAULT CODE. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS MALFUNCTION PUT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION.

Mileage: 57,209

THE EXHAUST LEAKING INTO THE CAR IT TERRIBLE, IT'S GIVING ME HEADACHES AND MAKING ME FEEL SICK. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2015 BUT I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN EXCELERATING AT ANY SPEED. TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT OR ENTERING A HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 100

HAVE HAD 2015 EXPLORER IN LOCAL FORD DEALER 6 TIMES TO HAVE EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN RESOLVED. THEY HAVE PERFORM REPAIRS TO CURRENT TSB'S. STILL HAVING EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN AFTER NORMAL ACCELERATION. STARTING TO SMELL FUMES WHEN ENTERING CABIN AFTER REMOTE START. CURRENTLY VECHILE IN SHOP AGAIN!

Mileage: 34,000

CAR LOSES POWER. THIS HAPPENED ON MY 2011 FORD MUSTANG V6 THAT HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. CAR LOSES POWER SEVERAL TIMES A DAY NOW.

Mileage: 48,000

2015 FORD EXPLORER SPORT EXHAUST IN THE CABIN I BEGAN SMELLING RAW EXHAUST WHEN I WOULD FIRST START MY CAR, THE AIR BLOWING THOUGH MY VENTS. I WOULD ROLL MY WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE IT MADE ME IMMEDIATELY NAUSEOUS, AS I DROVE THE SMELL WOULD GO AWAY AND ROLL MY WINDOWS BACK UP. THE SMELL ONLY WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MINUTES AS THE CABIN RESATURATED WITH EXHAUST SMELL. I STARTED TROUBLESHOOTING AND FOUND WHEN I TURNED ON RECIRCULATION WHILE DRIVING THE SMELL SUBSIDED. THIS ONLY WORKED WHILE DRIVING AND USING LESS THAN HALF THROTTLE. I WOULD SMELL A ROTTEN EGG SMELL WHEN I WOULD USE PART TO FULL THROTTLE ANYWHERE I WAS TRAVELING. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED THE EXHAUST COMPLAINT REPAIR. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR THE LAST FEW DAYS FROM GETTING IT BACK THERE HAS BEEN NO DIFFERENCE. AS THE WEATHER HEATS UP I AM USING AIR CONDITIONING MORE AND HAVE BEEN STARTING TO GET HEADACHES, NAUSEOUS AND LOSE OF ENERGY. MY COWORKER RODE WITH ME TODAY AND COMPLAINED WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE OF DRIVING THAT EXHAUST SMELL WAS PRESENT IN THE CAR AND WAS GETTING A HEADACHE. I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS AND HAVE NOT USED THE CLIMATE CONTROL. I WILL NOT BE USING THE CLIMATE CONTROL UNTIL THIS IS FIXED, I DO NOT WANT TO BE ANOTHER VICTIM OF A SERIOUS INJURY ACCIDENT OR DEATH.

Mileage: 49,000

WITHIN THE FIRST, ORIGINAL, 2000 MILES OF DRIVING MY NEW 2015 FORD EXPLORER MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO AN ODER THAT IS SIMILAR TO MELTING PLASTIC, BURNING HAIR OR ENGINE EXHAUST FUMES IN ROW PASSENGER CABIN WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AFTER HIGH RPM ACCELERATION OR DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. IN RELATION TO THIS SMELL IS ARE SYMPTOMS OF HEADACHE, TIREDNESS, AND OR NAUSEA. I HAVE BROUGHT VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE FORD DEALERSHIPS, THE LAST TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR FOR OVER 4 WEEKS! WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT NECESSARY REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. BUT THE VEHICLE AND MY FAMILY ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. VEHICLE NOW HAS JUST OVER 23000 MILES ON IT. SINCE BUYING VEHICLE I HAVE HAD A NUMBER EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS THAT WERE NOT CONCLUSIVE AND AFTER READING FINDINGS BY THIS AGENCY AND OTHERS NOW BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A CONNECTION TO MY FORD EXPLORER, AND WE ARE SUFFERING FROM PROLONGED CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING!

CABIN IS FILLING WITH EXTREMELY INTENSE SMELL OF CARBON MONOXIDE. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AS YOU CAN NOT STAY IN IT FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOUR JUST DRIVING AROUND TOWN (5-10 MILES PER HOUR) OR IF YOU TRY TO GO ON A HIGHWAY (40-60 MPH). IT JUST GETS WORSE. AFTER A BRIEF TIME YOU GET LIGHTHEADED AND NAUSEATED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER A FEW MONTHS AGO TO SUPPOSEDLY FIX THE PROBLEM. WHATEVER THEY DID CERTAINLY DIDN'T WORK AS IT HAS NOW GOTTEN TO THIS POINT.

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. AFTER THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE REGAINED NORMAL FUNCTION. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MARSHAL MIZE FORD (5348 HIGHWAY 153, HIXSON, TENNESSEE 37343, PHONE 888-633-5038). THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

CARBON MONOXIDE IN CAB. EXPERIENCED HEADACHES AND EXTREME FATIGUE. HAD CO DETECTOR IN CAR AND SPIKED TO 18 PPM AND REMAINED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE IS A SQUAD CAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND BAD FACTORY WELDS ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD ALONG FIREWALL.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT FELT NAUSEOUS, SLEEPY, AND HAD HEADACHES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FUTURE FORD LINCOLN (650 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661, (888) 656-7577) AND WAS SERVICED PER FORD REFERENCE NUMBER: 17N03 REGARDING THE CARBON MONOXIDE CONCERN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PLUGS AND REAR HATCH SEALS, USED FOILED PATCHES ON THE PLUGS ABOVE THE MUFFLER, REPLACED THE DRAIN VALVE, AND REPROGRAMMED THE HVAC SYSTEM. UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT STILL FELT ILL IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,706.

Mileage: 28,706

THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF WHAT I COULD ONLY AT FIRST DESCRIBE AS NATURAL GAS OR PROPANE (ROTTEN EGGS) ENTERING THE CABIN. IT WAS COMPOUNDED WHEN I PUT TURNED THE CABIN HEAT ON. WITH WINTER UPON US THE SMELL ENTERS THE HEATING DUCTS MAKING IT NEARLY UNBEARABLE. FURTHERMORE WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL ACCELERATION ON A MINOR ROAD THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE POP (AS IF A HOSE BENEATH THE ENGINE CAME OFF) AND A FLUTTERING NOISE WITH LOSS OF POWER. I AM ASSUMING A TURBO OR WASTE GATE HOSE CAME OFF ON ITS OWN. ONCE THE HOSE POPPED OFF THE SMELL WAS UNDENIABLY SINGED MOTOR OIL. AFTER 30 YEARS OF DOING OIL CHANGES I CAN ASSURE YOU IT IS THE SMELL OF BURNING MOTOR OIL. I HAVE SEEN MANY SUCH ODOR COMPLAINTS ON THE 3.5 LITRE ECO BOOST TURBO. THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM AFFECTING MANY IF NOT ALL TURBO ECO BOOST ENGINES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS DANGEROUS NOXIOUS SINGED OIL ODOR. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MAY 2017 AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR, IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. I AM AVAILABLE TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY TO HELP WITH THE INVESTIGATION. I AM AN OWNER OF A VEHICLE WITH THE TAKATA RECALL, THIS CONDITION AND NAUSEATING SMELL IS FAR FAR WORSE. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 37,900

THERE IS A BAD EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. MOSTLY WHEN THE HVAC IS ON DEFROST. UPON INSPECTION, THERE SEEMS TO BE A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS SMELL HAPPENS THE STRONGEST WHEN IT'S COLDER OUT, AT IDLE, AND WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 51,000

PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN JULY 2017. DUE TO AN UNRELATED POWER ISSUE THAT OCCURRED UNDER FULL THROTTLE, I HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR ON A LOT OF FULL THROTTLE RUNS AT HIGHWAY SPEED TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THIS WENT ON FOR WEEKS, TRYING TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER THEY ALLEGEDLY FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY EXPLORER VIGOROUSLY ON THE HIGHWAY TO MAKE SURE THE POWER ISSUE WAS CORRECTED, (THAT ISSUE IS NOT MY COMPLAINT AS IT APPEARS TO BE FIXED). HOWEVER DURING ALL THESE WEEKS OF FREQUENTLY DRIVING AT HIGH RPMS, I HAD HEADACHES ALMOST EVERY TIME I GOT TO MY DESTINATION. I SELDOM GET HEADACHES AND CERTAINLY NOT ALMOST DAILY. DURING CERTAIN TIMES, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG MY TRIP WAS, I ALSO SMELLED WHAT SEEMED TO BE STRONG FUMES, EVEN WHEN THERE WERE NO VEHICLES NEARBY OR IN FRONT OF ME. I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THERE WERE OTHER EXPLORER OWNERS HAVING ISSUES. TO MY SHOCK, I SAW THAT A LOT OF OWNERS WERE STATING THAT THEY WERE NOTICING THE FUMES WHEN THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HARD, WHICH IS THE KIND OF DRIVING I HAD BEEN DOING WHEN I NOTICED THE FUMES, AND NORMALLY WOULD NOT HAVE. I HAVE GOTTEN TO WHERE I HAVE TO FEATHER THE PEDAL DURING DRIVING TO MINIMIZE THE ODOR OF FUMES. I ALSO HAVE A PREGNANT WIFE WHO I WON'T ALLOW IN THE VEHICLE ANYMORE AND SURELY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLACE MY NEWBORN CHILD IN THIS EXPLORER TO BE EXPOSED TO FUMES OF THIS AMOUNT. THIS IS THE MOST MONEY I EVER SPENT ON A VEHICLE AND I'M AT A COMPLETE LOSS. I AM VERY FEARFUL OF PUTTING MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY A NEWBORN.

Mileage: 40,000

I JUST HAVE BECOME AWARE THE GROWING CONCERN ABOUT FORD EXPLORER EXHAUST/ROTTEN EGG SMELL. MY 2015 EXPERIENCES THIS CONDITION ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE ASKED THE FORD DEALERSHIPS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO LOOK INTO THIS BUT THEY HAVE ALWAYS TOLD ME "NO PROBLEM FOUND". MY SON CAME HOME TONIGHT AND TOLD US A NEIGHBOR HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND NOW THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED IT ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. IT DOES GET SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO ROLL WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE OF HEADACHES.

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (BRONDES FORD LINCOLN, 1511 REYNOLDS RD, MAUNEE, OH 43537) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VENTS AND BUMPER SHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

Mileage: 19,000

SMELLING EXHAUST INSIDE THE CAB AT RANDOM TIMES ON RANDOM DAYS. MAINLY HAPPENS DURING ACCELERATION AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. IT'S SLOWLY GETTING WORSE EVERY OTHER WEEK

Mileage: 38,000

VERY STRONG EXHAUST SMELL, HAS MADE MY WIFE I'LL, CAUSING SICK TO THE STOMACH AND HEADACHES

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL GOF EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CAR. OPENED THE WINDOWS TO CHECK. IT WAS NOT AN OUTSIDE SMELL. HAD TO DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN AS IT WAS GIVING ME A HEADACHE AND NAUSEA. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND WE CANE OUT OF THE CAR THERE WAS STRONG EXHAUST SMELL ALL AROUND THE CAR

Mileage: 57,000

FORD EXPLORER CARBON MONOXIDE ISSUE. THE CABIN OF MY 2015 FORD EXPLORER FILLS WITH CARBON MONOXIDE ANYTIME I HAVE THE WINDOWS OPEN AND I ACCELERATE. I HAVE A CO MONITOR IN THE CAR AND CAN WATCH IT AS IT GOES UP WITHIN SECONDS OF ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS AND HAD THE CURRENT TSB PERFORMED AS WELL AS THE LATEST REPROGRAMMING OF THE HVAC SYSTEM WHICH DID REDUCE THE CO FROM INSIDE THE CABIN WHILE THE WINDOWS ARE UP, HOWEVER AS SOON AS A WINDOW IS CRACKED THE CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS RISE. WITH ANY AMOUNT OF ACCELERATION THEY TEND TO RANGE BETWEEN 21- 33PPM IN THE CABIN.

Mileage: 28,000

MY 2015 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS 2 DAYS AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE DEALER. THEY HAVE NOT STOPPED. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAITED TOO LONG FOR A LEMON LAW CLAIM. MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM: THE SMELL OF EXHAUST IN MY CABIN UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, SINCE DAY 1. IT HAS BEEN IN 10 TIMES SINCE AUGUST 2015. THE EXHAUST HAS BEEN TAKEN APART MULTIPLE TIMES 1."TRANS ROLL RESTRICTOR RUBBER HANGING AGAINST EXHAUST PIPE" WAS FOUND. REPLACED ROLL RESTRICTOR. DID SOMETHING WITH TSB. 2. RETURNED FOR SAME SMELL: REPROGRAM HVAC MODULE, REPLACED LEFT REAR AIR EXTRACTOR, APPLIED SEEM SEALER TO AREAS IN TSB. REPLACED GRILLE AND VALVE ASSEMBLY. 3. TWO MONTHS LATER, SAME THING - REPLACED GRILLE AND VALVE ASY, REPROGRAMMED HVAC MODULE, REPLACED AIR EXTRACTOR 4. ONE MONTH LATER: INSTALLED MUFFLER ASY; RVC CODE FOR TSB 1; REPLACED WHEEL LIP MOLDING,VALVE ASY, DUAL RATE AIR EXTRACTOR STILL HAVE THE SMELL, BUT AM ALWAYS TOLD THEY DON'T SMELL IT. I HAD TWO PEOPLE GET SICK AND VOMIT IN MY TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE FUMES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS: 1. REAR RUNNING LIGHTS DID NOT WORK - TWICE AT DEALER TO GET REPAIRED 2. AIR BAG LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY - WIRE ASSEMBLY - TSB 16 WAS SPLICED 3. AWD OFF & ABS LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ON - COST ME $582 FOR THEM TO TAKE EVERYTHING APART AND CHECK "PIN FIT" AT ALL TERMINALS. AT WHICH POINT THE CODES WENT AWAY. 4. DRIVER-SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE OFF WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR - $149 5. WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN PARK I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE VEHICLE NOT IN PARK. I NEED A SHIFT MODULE, $395 PLUS TAX AND FEES 6. MULTIPLE OTHER SMALL PROBLEMS. VENTS NOT STAYING OPEN, PLASTIC COVERS COMING OFF EVERYWHERE, SPEAKER REPLACED TWICE MY EXPLORER HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT AND FORD DOES NOT GIVE LOANER CARS. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR DAYS AT A TIME.

Mileage: 1,167

I PURCHASED A NEW 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS I NOTICED A SMELL IN THE CAR WHEN ACCELERATING OR GOING UP HILLS. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE WAS A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK AND REPAIRED IT. THE REPAIR WAS NOT EFFECTIVE AS THE LEAK WAS STILL THERE. I TOOK IT IN FOR A SECOND REPAIR FROM THE RELEASED TBS BUT IT STILL EMITS THE CM IN THE CABIN WHEN THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS 3K RMPS OR THE AC IS ON FULL BLAST.

OCCASIONAL EXHAUST/SULFUR SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE CABIN DURING HIGHWAY ACCELERATION OR UNDER HEAVY LOAD SUCH AS TOWING TRAILER.. FIRST NOTICED IN 05/2017 AND CONTINUES TO THE PRESENT DAY. INITIAL COMPLAINT TO DEALER WHO INDICATED IT WAS NORMAL 'NEW' ENGINE SMELL THAT WOULD DISAPPEAR OVER TIME AND LATER CONVERSATIONS INDICATED 'UNABLE TO DUPLICATE', PLUS I FOUND LATER THAT APPARENTLY THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION IN THE VEHICLE SERVICE RECORDS REGARDING ANY COMPLAINTS.

Mileage: 250

CATALYTIC CONVERTER ODOR ENTERS CABIN WHEN ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERED THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND BEING DRIVEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN LESS THAN A YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NAUSEOUS, LIGHT HEADED, AND BECAME ILL. A PASSENGER SUFFERED MEMORY LOSS AND TWO STROKES WITHIN MONTHS OF BEING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (GARY YEOMANS FORD LINCOLN, 1420 N TOMOKA FARMS RD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32124, (386) 310-2342). THE DEALER STATED THAT SEVERAL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, BUT THERE WAS NO CARBON MONOXIDE TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA17002 (STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,499.

Mileage: 25,499

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN EXHAUST ODOR WHEN ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. BARTOW FORD (2800 U.S. 98 N, BARTOW, FL) STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN FAILURE WITH THAT MODEL OF VEHICLE, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,600.

Mileage: 40,600

EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN AFTER WIDE OPEN THROTTLE (WOT) PERIOD ONTO HIGHWAY. EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN IN GENERAL DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WITH HEAVY THROTTLE. THIS IS EVEN AFTER HAVING THE AFORMENTIONED REPAIRS PER FORD WITH THE LIFTGATE AND REAR SEALS AREA. SEE ATTACHED PICTURE. I BELIEVE SOME OF THE LEAK MAY BE DUE TO LACK OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS

Mileage: 35,000

FORD EXPLORER POLICE WAS STATIONARY ON US HIGHWAY 59 NORTH. THE POLICE OFFICER IN THE DRIVER SEAT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND 30 MINUTES. ANOTHER OFFICER CHECKED ON THE UNCONSCIOUS OFFICER AND FOUND HIM TO BE NOT ALERT AND UN RESPONSIVE, THEREFORE HE SUMMONED EMS AND REMOVED THE UNCONSCIOUS OFFICER FROM THE EXPLORER. EMS WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE OFFICER BUT HE WAS DISORIENTED, UNAWARE OF WHERE HE WAS AND WHO HE WAS. OFFICER WAS PLACED ON OXYGEN AND TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HIS ARTERIAL BLOOD WAS TAKEN. ARTERIAL BLOOD WAS FOUND TO HAVE APPROXIMATELY 20% CONCENTRATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE. ARTERIAL BLOOD WAS TAKEN APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER BEING REMOVED FROM THE EXPLORER AND 40 MINUTES OF BEING ADMINISTERED OXYGEN BY EMS.

Mileage: 25,000

CARBON MONOXIDE LIKE LEAK INTO THE CABIN FORD DID NOT FIX WHEN WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP

Mileage: 50,000

WITH THE A/C ON AND YOU ACCELERATE AND THE LET OFF A SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES OVER TAKE THE PASSENGER AREA OF THE VEHICLE. WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN THE SMELL IS NOT AS BAD BUT STILL VERY NOTICEABLE.

Mileage: 17,210

WHEN DRIVING, THERE'S AN ODOR THAT SOMETIMES GET REALLY STRONG. YOU CAN REALLY SMELL IT WHEN THE AC IS ON RECIRCULATE. IT SO BAD AT TIMES, I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS. MY WIFE HAS BEEN GETTING HEAD ACHES FROM RIDING IN THE CAR AS WELL. WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN, THIS IS GETTING TO BE A SERIOUS CONCERN TO US L, AS IT COULD BE HARMING OUR CHILDREN. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AT ANY SPEED.

Mileage: 45,000

THIS IS MY 2ND UPDATED COMPLAINT ON CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING OUR VEHICLE. AFTER FORD DENYING THAT CARBON MONOXIDE IS NOT ENTERING THE CIVILIAN FORD EXPLORERS, WE PURCHASED A PYLE (PCMM05) LOW LEVEL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR. IT REGISTERS CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS STARTING AT O PPM. WE PUT THE DETECTOR IN OUR VEHICLE, STARTED IT AND DID NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE AND THE DETECTOR IMMEDIATELY JUMPED TO 5. AFTER THAT WE DROVE THE VEHICLE IN CITY TRAFFIC AND THE DETECTOR THEN JUMPED BACK AND FORTH FROM 10 TO 14 PPM. AFTER THAT WE GOT ON THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE 70 TO 75 AND THE DETECTOR RANGED FROM 23PPM TO 64PPM IN ONLY A 30 MINUTE PERIOD. WE SPENT A TOTAL OF ONLY 2 HOURS IN OUR SUV DOING THIS TESTING. AFTER THAT WE RETURNED HOME AND WERE SICK WITH HEADACHES, NAUSEA, VOMITTING, CHEST PAINS, AND JUST FEELING SICK FOR 6 DAYS. WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF ALL OF THESE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE PROVEN WITH OUR OWN CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR. SO IF FORD THINKS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLE, PLEASE BUY IT BACK AND PUT YOUR FAMILY IN. FORD YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO HARD WORKING PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING TO PAY AND DRIVE THESE ROLLING GAS CHAMBERS. YOU NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND I KNOW WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT FEEL THIS WAY. DO ANY OF YOUR FORD EXECUTIVES DRIVE EXPLORES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS? YOU SHOULD HAVE TO DRIVE THEM AND EXPERIENCE ALL OF THE SICKNESS! DO YOU NOT HAVE ANY REGARD FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS? QUIT LYING AND DENYING THETRUTH! AND STAY OFF THE TV GIVING FALSE STATEMENTS ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE NOT BEING IN CIVILIAN FORD EXPLORERS! WE ALL KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE! HOPEFULLY FORD WILL DO THE RIGHT THING WITH ALL OF THIS AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR INFERIOR PRODUCT. QUIT WASTING TIME AND DO IT. SOMEONE DO SOMETHING, WE ARE PAYING FOR SOMETHING WE CAN'T EVEN USE OR BE SAFE IN.

Mileage: 9,000

SUFFERING FROM AN EXHAUST SMELL THAT ENTERS THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT IS UNDER HARD ACCELERATION OR UNDER LOAD, SUCH AS DRIVING UP A HILL. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE ISSUE BY THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS PURCHASED FROM WITH NO RESOLUTION. ENTERS THE CABIN WORSE WITH THE REAR AIR TURNED ON, EVEN AFTER THE FIXES WERE DONE TO SEAL THE CAR BY THE DEALER. NOTICEABLE WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE SMELL IS ALL AROUND THE OUTSIDE FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER STOPPING.

Mileage: 24,000

PASSENGER CABIN FILLS WITH EXHAUST FUMES DURING RAPID ACCELERATION.

Mileage: 36,000

YOU CAN SMELL THE EXHAUST INSIDE THE CABIN WHILE DRIVING. IT IS NOTICEABLE WHEN YOU HAVE TO HIT THE GAS TO SPEED UP TO GO AROUND A VEHICLE OR GETTING ONTO THE INTERSTATE. AFTER HEARING ON THE NEWS ABOUT THE POLICE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT MY COMPLAINT HAS BEEN NOTED. I WILL BE PURCHASING A CO2 DETECTOR AND PLACING IT INSIDE MY VEHICLE WHERE MY 3 YEAR OLD AND 7 MONTH OLD SIT. THERE SAFETY IS TOP PRIORITY AND HOPE A RECALL IS COMING SOON. I NOTICED THE SMELL WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN MARCH OF 2015

IN JUNE 2016, I TOOK MY FORD EXPLORE TO GURLEY LEEP KIA FORD IN SOUTH BEND INDIANA DUE TO A ROTTEN EGG SMELL IN THE CABIN AREA. THEY REPLACE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND SEALED THE REAR TELLING ME THAT EXHAUST WAS LEAKING INTO THE CABINET AREA AND THAT WAS THE EXCLAMATION FOR THE ROTTEN EGG SMELL. AT THAT POINT I HAD ONLY HAD MY VEHICLE LESS THAN SEVEN MONTHS. ON AUGUST 2, 2017 WE TOOK MY FORD EXPLORER BACK TO GURLEY LEEP KIA FORD AND SOUTH BEND INDIANA WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS WELL AS THE MAIN DRIVER MYSELF EXPERIENCING NAUSEA HEADACHES TROUBLE CONCENTRATION VOMITING AND BLURRED VISION. I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING COLLEGE AND WORKING FULL-TIME WITH HIS REQUIRED INCREASED DRIVING IN MYSELF BEING IN THE VEHICLE WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN THE INTERMITTENT HEADACHES AND NAUSEA AS WELL AS THE FLAREUP OF SYMPTOMS AFTER BEING IN MY VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 1/2 HOURS. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS DONE AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT AGAIN EXHAUST WAS LEAKING INTO THE CABIN AREA THE REPAIRS WERE THE SAME REPLACE THE EXHAUST AND RESEAL THE BACK, HOWEVER THIS TIME THEY STATED THAT FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS AS IT IS NO LONGER UNDER FORDS WARRANTY AND WE WERE ADVISED THE COST OF REPAIRS WOULD BE NEAR $3000. THERE ARE TWO TSB'S OUT ON THIS ISSUE I FEEL THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN COVERED BY FORD AT THIS POINT THEY SHOULD REPLACE MY VEHICLE IT IS BEEN PROVEN TWICE AND DOCUMENTED THAT CARBON MONOXIDE/EXHAUST IS LEAKING INTO THE CABIN AREA. I DO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY CALLED ROUTE 66 THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS AS WELL. WE ALSO WERE ADVISED THAT FORD EXPLORERS ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING A FRONT STRUT MOUNT ISSUE BOTH OF MINE WE WERE ADVISED WERE BAD AND IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $500 TO HAVE A PLACE TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE ARE NO TSB'S BUT THE DEALER SEEMED PRETTY AWARE OF THIS AND NOT SURPRISED.

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT AS IF HE WERE TO FAINT AND FELT AS IF HE WAS HYPERVENTILATING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HIS SYMPTOMS WERE DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ABOUT THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 60,000

THE CABIN FILLS WITH A STRONG EXHAUST FUME ODOR EACH TIME YOU PERFORM A MODERATE TO HARD ACCELERATION. THIS HAS OCCURRED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE PURCHASE IN 2015. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED AND HAS TAKEN NO ACTION.

Mileage: 12,500

EXHAUST FUMES FILL CABIN UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE PURCHASED CAR NEW IN ~ MAY 2015. TYPICALLY WE CAN LIMIT BY ACCELERATING SLOWER THAN DESIRED, WHICH CAN BE UNSAFE WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. AFTER HARD ACCELERATION HAS ENDED AND YOU MAINTAIN STEADY SPEED THE FUMES NO LONGER SEEM TO ENTER THE CABIN. FUMES CAN BE VERY STRONG AND ROLLING DOWN WINDOWS IS THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR. IT SEEMS TO MOSTLY HAPPEN WITH REAR AIR CONDITIONING IN TURNED ON, BUT NOT SURE. I PUT TODAYS DATE BELOW, BUT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN. I HAVE READ ONLINE AND SPOKEN TO DEALERS IN THE PAST AND NO FIX SEEMS TO BE AVAILABLE SO WE HAVE DONE ARE BEST TO AVOID WITH SLOW ACCELERATION, BUT WE CAN NOT BE CERTAIN THAT NO FUMES ARE ENTERING CAR. BOTH MY WIFE AND I SEEM TO GET MORE HEAD ACHES THAN IN THE PAST AND THIS COULD BE THE CAUSE.

CARBON MONOXIDE COMING INTO THE VEHICLE CALLED THE DEALER THEY DONT WANT TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT RECALL THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING ON RECALL

THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO HAVE 30 PPM OF CO IN THE VEHICLE WHILE IN OPERATION.

AFTER COMPLETING A LEFT TURN ON A WARM SUNNY DRY CLEAR DAY ON A FLAT ROAD SURFACE I HAD ACCELERATED NORMALLY UP TO ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR (SPEED LIMIT 45) AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN COMPLETELY LOST POWER. FOR A SECOND I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD STALLED SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO RESTART BUT IT WAS IN FACT STILL RUNNING. IT WOULD NOT REV AT ALL. I PUT THE TRUCK BACK INTO GEAR AND TURNED ON MY FOUR-WAY FLASHERS. PRESSING THE GAS DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND I WAS ABLE TO GO ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR FOR ABOUT 500 FEET AT WHICH POINT I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND STARTED SWEARING AT MY 2015 EXPLORER WITH UNDER 23K MILES WHICH COULD HAVE KILLED ME IF IT HAD LOST POWER 30 SECONDS SOONER WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT. THIS IS VERY CLEARLY A HEALTH AND SAFETY DEFECT AND THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP. OBVIOUSLY I CANNOT ALLOW MY WIFE AND CHILD TO DRIVE IN THIS VEHICLE. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN.

Mileage: 22,499

CARBON MONOXIDE COMES THROUGH THE A/C VENTS WHEN I HIT 50/55 MPH.

Mileage: 40

SINCE PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2015, WE NOTICED WHEN ACCELERATING THAT THERE WAS AN EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE THE CAB WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED. WE ALSO NOTICED ON LONG TRIPS WE WOULD GET HEADACHES AND FEEL SLEEPY/WEAK. CALLED THE DEALER AND COMPLAINED ABOUT EXHAUST ODOR, AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE 600-700 DOLLARS TO RESEAL THE CAB AND DO SOME OTHER REPAIRS. I FEEL THIS IS NOT FAIR AND THIS IS A DEFECT THE VEHICLE HAD SINCE NEW.

Mileage: 300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH FORCE AND SMELLED AN EXHAUST ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BILL UTTER FORD LOCATED AT 4901 S INTERSTATE 35 E, DENTON, TX 76210; (940) 321-7400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-392-3673 AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

Mileage: 24,000

I PURCHASED THE 2015 FORD EXPLORER USED FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AROUND JULY, 2016. MY FAMILY NOTICED AN ODOR (OF EXHAUST FUMES) IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED EVERY TIME I ACCELERATED QUICKLY. MORE SPECIFICALLY, I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN TOOK OFF QUICKLY TO GET ONTO A HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED IT. THEY TESTED IT AND CONFIRMED MY COMPLAINT. THEY CONTACTED THE ENGINEERS AT FORD TO SEE HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS GOING TO BE A GUINEA PIG. THEY REPLACED A SEAL AND DID SOMETHING THAT REQUIRED THEM TO REMOVE THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT CHARGE ME FOR THE SERVICE. THEY ALSO PROVIDED ME WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE. WHEN I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK, I COULD STILL SMELL THE ODOR. AGAIN, I NOTICED IT WHEN I ACCELERATED QUICKLY. THIS TIME, I COULD SMELL IT ABOUT 1 MINUTE AFTER THE QUICK ACCELERATION. DURING THE ACCELERATION, MY AIR CONDITIONING DEFAULTED TO AN "OFF" POSITION TEMPORARILY. I WAS CONCERNED, SO I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A WEEK THIS TIME. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT BACK YET. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ORDERED A NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM. I ASKED SPECIFICALLY IF IT WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DIFFERENT. AGAIN, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIRS. I DON'T THINK THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS EITHER THOUGH. I THINK FORD SHOULD COVER ALL REPAIRS FOR THIS EXHAUST PROBLEM. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THE EXPLORER THEY PUT ME IN WHILE MINE WAS IN THE SHOP HAD THE SAME EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CABIN. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY PROVIDED ME A FLEX TO DRIVE. HOW CAN FORD EXPECT THEIR SALES TEAM TO SELL THESE VEHICLES KNOWING THAT THERE COULD BE POISONOUS GASSES GOING INTO THEIR CABIN?

Mileage: 55,000

THE EXHAUST OF THE FUMES COMING INTO THE CABIN OCCURS DURING FULL THROTTLE APPLICATIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS OR CLIMBING STEEP INCLINES AND SINCE THE START OF THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CAUSING MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA. WE HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR WHICH THEY HELD THE VEHICLE 3-4 DAYS FOR INSPECTION, BUT FOUND NO DISCREPANCY, WE WONDER WHY THEY CAN'T SMELL IT AS IT HAPPENS WHEN IT IS BEING DRIVEN ON THE FREEWAY AND DURING INSTANCES MENTIONED ABOVE.

THE INSIDE OF THE CAR SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST ANY TIME I AM DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (APPROX. 60MPH OR MORE) UP HILL. THIS OCCURS WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND EVEN WITH THE OUTSIDE AIR TURNED OFF, IN FACT IT SEEMS WORSE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND RECIRCULATING AIR ON. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IN THESE CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 23,000

HYDROCARBON FUMES RELEASED INTO VEHICLE PASSENGER CABIN/COMPARTMENT DURING HEAVY ACCELERATION OF ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE FROM NOVEMBER 2015.

Mileage: 59,000

ENGINE WAS SHAKING VIBRANTLY AT IDLE. IT WAS NOT MOVING UNLESS YOU STEPPED MORE INTO THE ACCELERATION AND THAT MADE IT DANGEROUS TO JUDGE. IT DOES NOT HAVE THE ACCELERATION NEEDED TO DRIVE UPHILL EVEN YOU STEP DOWN ON IT. CAR DOESN'T AUTO START WITH KEY FOB.

Mileage: 13,500

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ACCELERATING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STALLED AND I HAD TO PULL OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR SAFETY. I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR WITHOUT ISSUE TILL 1 WEEK LATER WHEN I WAS DOWNTOWN DRIVING HOME AT 1:00AM AND I HAD TO PUSH MY CAR ONE BLOCK IN ORDER TO GET TO A SAFE PLAY AND GET A TOW. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 1 MONTH WITH FORD SAYING ITS A NUMBER OF THINGS IT ISN'T. IT IS TILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ECOBOOST ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IN ITS OWN COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN WORSE IF I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE (WHICH IS WHERE I WAS HEADED) THEY INITIALLY SAID IT WAS THE POWER TRAIN MODULE AND WE WAITED ON THE PART FOR 1 MONTH AND IT DIDN'T FIX ANYTHING. NOW THEY ARE STATING ITS THE TUBING FOR THE TURBO ENGINE (ECOBOOST) AND WE CONTINUE TO WAIT ON THE PART AND THE REPAIR. THIS EXPLORER HAS 34,000 AND IS A RED FORD EXPLORER ECOBOOST.

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SLOWED DOWN INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD (ST. PETERSBURG 2525 34TH ST N, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33713) WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE OR REPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MENTIONED THAT THEY WOULD CALL BACK TO INFORM THE CONTACT OF WHETHER THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY WOULD BE EXTENDED. THE CONTACT ALSO CALLED A LEMON LAW HOTLINE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LAW DID NOT APPLY TO THE CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

Mileage: 31,000

EXHAUST FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE (2ND OWNER) WE STARTED SMELLING EXHAUST SMELLS WHEN ACCELERATING ON TO THE INTERSTATE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WITH MODERATE OR HIGHER ACCELERATION WITH 1 OR 2 OCCUPANTS OR MODERATE WITH FULL TANK OF GAS AND 4 OCCUPANTS AND LUGGAGE. DEALER PERFORMED TECHNICAL BULLETIN - NO FIX. DEALER THEN UPDATED COMPUTER SOFTWARE - NO FIX. DEALER THEN REPLACED ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM - NO FIX. SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED HE WAS OUT OF OPTIONS AND I SHOULD CALL FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800-392-3673. FINALLY TALKED TO SAMANTHA WHO EVENTUALLY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING FORD COULD DO BECAUSE THE NHTSA DID NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 20,000

I OWN A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE IT HAS A FOUL ODOR THAT COME FROM THE AC. IT HAS A ROTTEN SMELL. I BOUGHT NUMEROUS AIR FRESHENER PRODUCTS TO HIDE THE ODOR BUT THE ODOR WAS VERY BAD. WHEN I AM DRIVING AND I ACCELERATE I CAN SMELL A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE AC. WHEN I AM STOPPED THE ROTTEN ODOR START TO COME OUT OF THE A/C. ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASION I HAVE GOTTEN LIGHT HEADED WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE AC ON AND THE WINDOWS CLOSED. I HAVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE AC OFF AND ALL THE WINDOWS DOWN. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THEM CHECK ON THE ISSUED. A MANAGER CHECKED THE CAR AND HE STATED THAT HE DID SMELL THE ODOR. INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FIX THE ISSUED THEY OFFERED TO SELL ME A NEW 2017 FORD EXPLORER. IF I GAVE THEM MY VEHICLE THEY WANTED TO GIVE ME NOTHING FOR IT I WOULD BE BASICALLY GET LIKE A 5 GRAND DISCOUNT ON A NEW VEHICLE AND THEY GET MY VEHICLE. I WOULD LOSE EVERYTHING THAT I PAID ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THAT IS CAUSED BY THEM.

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS IN USE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF AN EXHAUST LEAK EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A CHILD IN THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RUSHED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR NAUSEA AND MIGRAINES DUE TO THE EXHAUST FUMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 48,000

WHEN I DRIVE MY EXPLORER AND THE ENGINE REVS UP ABOVE 2800 RPM WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, A STRONG EXHAUST ODOR COMES IN THE CAB OF MY VEHICLE. THE SMELL IS BAD ENOUGH THAT ALL MY FAMILY HAS BECOME VERY DIZZY TO THE POINT OF ALMOST PASSING OUT AND WE HAVE HAD HEADACHES IMMEDIATELY AFTER. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WORRY THAT THE EXHAUST ODOR CAN HARM HER AND THE REST OF OUR FAMILY. BEFORE FILING THIS COMPLAINT I DID RESEARCH AND I FOUND THAT A POLICE OFFICER IN CALIFORNIA SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES DUE TO A CRASH THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE SAME EXHAUST SMELL ON HIS EXPLORER WHICH MADE HIM FAINT. ADDITIONALLY, THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS NOW INSTALLED CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN THEIR POLICE VEHICLES DUE TO A POLICE OFFICER EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AFTER HIS VEHICLE HAD EXHAUST ENTER THE CABIN OF HIS EXPLORER. I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION BECAUSE LIVES ARE AT RISK AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THIS ISSUE THAT HAS HAPPENED IN MY PERSONAL EXPLORER IS NOT RANDOM. IT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT THE ENGINE EXCEEDS 2800 RPM. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER I HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER ON OR NOT. I AM HONESTLY CONSIDERING STOPPING USING MY VEHICLE UNTIL THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 1,800 DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT THEY ADVISED THAT IT IS NOT 100% GUARANTEED THAT THE ISSUE WOULD BE RESOLVED. I STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH THIS AND THEREFORE I WILL SINCERELY HOPE THAT OUR NHTSA CAN HELP US FORD EXPLORER OWNERS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 10

WE OWN A 2015 FORD EXPLORER THAT WE BOUGHT NEW. SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WE HAVE HAD THEM LOOK AT IT MANY TIMES. I FINALLY CONVINCED THEM TO DO A REPAIR ON IT AFTER I TOLD THEM ABOUT A TECH BULLETIN. THEY KEPT IT A FEW DAYS AND DONE SOMETHING TO IT (NOT SURE WHAT) AND TOLD US IT WAS REPAIRED. WE RESUMED DRIVING IT AND SINCE THE REPAIR WE HAVE TOLD THEM WE CAN STILL SMELL THE SAME THING AS BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT MANY TIMES SINCE THEN AND HAS ALSO DROVE IT AND CONTINUE TO TELL US THEY CAN'T SMELL IT AND NOTHING IS WRONG. NOW MY WIFE AND I CAN SMELL IT EVERYTIME WE CROSS OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO GO TO TOWN AND HAVE TOLD THEM THAT YOU HAVE PUT THIS VEHICLE UNDER A LOAD TO GET IT TO SMELL. THEY STILL CONTINUE TO SAY THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING WE HAVE ASKED AND THEY CAN'T SMELL. NOW THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE I'M NOW CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH OF MY FAMILY DRIVING AND RIDING IN THIS EXPLORER. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR KILLED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DOCUMENTS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE ON OUR VEHICLE AND I HAVE DOCUMENTATION ON IT AS WELL. HOWEVER I DO NOT HAVE IT SCANNED INTO MY COMPUTER TO SEND TO YOU. IF YOU NEED A COPY OF THIS PLEASE CONTACT ME AND I WILL MAIL IT TO YOU.

Mileage: 300

JULY 29, 2016 WE BOUGHT A USED 2015 FORD EXPLORER SPORT 4X4. SOMEWHERE AROUND OCT 2016 WE NOTICED EXHAUST FUMES SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE CAR. IT S ME TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN VEHICLE WAS UNDER HIGH ACCELERATION. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER 10-12-16 WHERE THEY FOUND TAILGATE SEAL LEAKING AND IT WAS REPLACED. COUPLE WEEKS WENT BY AND SMELLED THE SAME ODOR AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO FORD DEALER ON 10-31-16, THEY SAY COULD FIND ANYTHING. CRAZY BECAUSE WHEN I LET AND ACCELERATED ON IT YOU COULD SMELL IT. WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN GETTING UP TO SPEED, PULLING OUT ONTO FREEWAY OR PASSING TRAFFIC YOU CAN SMELL IT. MY HUSBAND GOT A GAS MONITOR THAT THEY USE FOR MANHOLES AND I DROVE WITH IT FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE CO2 MONITOR WENT OFF AND WE HAVE A VIDEO. WE CALLED FORD DEALER AND SENT VIDEO AND THEY SAY WE NEED TO CALL FORD DIRECT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND FORD DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I CAN TELL YOU ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THAT I HAVE GOTTEN DIZZY FROM THE FUMES AND HAD TO ROLL WINDOWS DOWN AND IT HAS GIVEN MY DAUGHTER SEVERE HEADACHE. I BOUGHT THIS USED CAR AS I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW ONE AND THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I AM MAKING A GOOD SIZE CAR PAYMENT AND IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS THIS ISSUE AND FORD CAN'T FIX IT. IT IS NOW MARCH 2017 AND STILL HAVING EXHAUST SMELL ISSUE.

Mileage: 34,448

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE WHILE THE AIR CONDITION WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WOULD BE OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

Mileage: 10,000

VEHICLE CABIN IS FILLED WITH A ROTTEN EGG/SULFUR SMELL UPON ACCELERATION WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING RUNNING. THE HEATING/AC SYSTEM IS NORMALLY IN THE "AUTO" MODE. NOT NOTICED MUCH IN THE WINTER BECAUSE I LIVE IN MICHIGAN, BUT THE REST OF THE YEAR IT IS NOTICED EVERY TIME I PASS A VEHICLE OR ENTER THE FREEWAY. HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND MY CONCERN WAS VERIFIED, BUT I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO FIX YET. SEEMS THEY ARE WAITING FOR A RECALL. I HAVE REAL CONCERNS ABOUT MY HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF THOSE THAT RIDE WITH ME. I SENT A COMPLAINT TO FORD AND RECEIVED A "THANK YOU", THATS ALL. I HOPE YOU CAN MOVE THEM INTO SOME TYPE OF ACTION FOR A FIX TO THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

Mileage: 4,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER AN EXHAUSTIVE INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DEDUCED THAT THE ODOR STEMMED FROM AN EXHAUST LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR EMITTED FROM THE HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT GIVEN A PROGNOSIS FOR THE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

Mileage: 23,000

EXHAUST ODOR, CARBON MONOXIDE PRESENT IN CABIN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.

Mileage: 28,000

EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING INSIDE CAR WHEN AIR CONDITION IS ON. HAD CAR SERVICED TOLD FORD DEALER OF PROBLEM, THEY CHANGED AIR FILTER STILL HAVE PROBLEM.NOW IT IS ALL OVER NEWS THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. DOSNT MATTER WHETHER CAR IS IN MOTION OR NOT.

Mileage: 27,857

EVERY TIME I AM GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS, I CAN SMELL EXHAUST IN THE CABIN. AND THEN WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE I CAN ALSO SMELL THE EXHAUST IN THE CABIN. I REPORTED THIS TO THE LOCAL DEALER BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016 AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR REPORTED ISSUES WITH MY COMPLAINT.

Mileage: 35,000

I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING MY VEHICLE UPON A HARD ACCELERATION. I'V TAKEN MY 2015 EXPLORER TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES TO GET THIS CORRECT, WITH NO POSITIVE RESOLUTION. I'M ALSO EXPERIENCING A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN MAKING A HARD LEFT HAND TURN. I'VE BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO FIX IT, WITH NO RESOLUTION.

Mileage: 27,000

PURCHASED NEW 12/2014 AND HAVE HAD AN EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE THE CAR WHEN DRIVING. EXHAUST ODOR IS VERY STRONG WHEN GOING UP HILLS AND WHEN ENGINE IS UNDER A LOAD SUCH AS ACCELERATION. EVEN WITH THE A/C ON RE-CIRCULATION MODE, THE ODOR IS QUITE STRONG TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS. WE ALSO EXPERIENCE HEADACHES WHILE DRIVING FROM ALL THE FUMES. WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE AT LEAST TWICE, THE FIST TIME THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE MOST RECENT VISIT IN DECEMBER 2016 THEY REPLACED SOME BODY SEALS ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS HELPED SOME, BUT WE STILL HAVE FUMES GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND WE STILL GET THE HEADACHES. IT IS TO THE POINT THAT MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. WE ARE ALSO NOW AWARE THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VERY ISSUE SINCE 2012 AND FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM ON THE EXPLORER. SO THEY HAVE BEEN SELLING THESE WITH A KNOWN DEFECT THAT IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. ALSO, OUR DEALER (TEAM FORD) DID NOT ADDRESS IT UNTIL WE REALLY PUSHED THE ISSUE ON THE MOST RECENT VISIT THIS PAST DECEMBER AFTER 2 YEARS OF DEALING WITH IT, BUT ITS STILL NOT SOLVED EVEN AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR 10 DAYS. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE INITIAL DEAL RESPONSE AS WELL AS FORD SELLING US THE VEHICLE WITH A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS QUITE DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 30,000

2015 EXPLORER SPORT 3.5L V6 ECOBOOST, CAR SHUDDERS WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE BARELY TOUCH THE GAS. ENGINE MISFIRES, HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. FORD NOR DEALER WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SAYING ITS "NORMAL". PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT STILL NO RESOLUTION. HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AT ONE POINT THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND WOULD ONLY ALLOW ME TO DRIVE 20 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE THE RPMS' WHERE MAXED OUT. THANKFULLY I WAS CLOSE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. SAID "PIPE HOSE CLAMP CAME LOSE". SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS ECOBOOST ENGINE. THERE HAVE BEEN LAWSUITES OVER IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, HAD SEVERAL TECHS, SUPERVISORS DRIVE IT AND NOTHING.

Mileage: 17,727

AFTER A HARD ACCELERATION, ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHEN ACCELERATING ON A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP, WE SMELLED A BURNT HAIR ODOR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF OUR 2015 FORD EXPLORER. AFTER SMELLING THIS, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND THE SMELL WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH CARBON MONXIDE. 9-28-15 DEALERSHIP SEALED REAR UNDERBODY. 5-2-16 DEALERSHIP INSTALLED NEW DOWNTURNED MUFFLER ASSEMBLY. AFTER THIS FIX THE SMELL WENT FROM A FEW SECONDS TO A MINUTE PLUS. CAUSED WATERING EYES, HEADACHE AND COUGHING. 7-26-2016 DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MUFFLER SYSTEM THAT HAD "BAD WELDS", AND REPROGRAMMED ELECTRONIC MODULES. SEPT. 3, 2016 LEFT ON A TRIP, AND THE SMELL CAME BACK WHILE PAASSSING ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO ON A TRIP, THE BURNT HAIR SMELL CAME INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH SECOND ROW, PASSENGERS, LOWERED WINDOW. THE SMELL APPEARED AGAIN WHILE GOING UP A HILL ON FREEWAY, THIS TIME THROUGH THE DRIVERS LOWERED WINDOW. WATERING EYE, HEADACHES AND COUGHING ACCOMPANIED THE ODOR. 10-3-2016 DEALERSHIP RESEALED ALL OF THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND IMPROVED TAILGATE GASKET. DISTRICT ENGINEER DID AN ONSITE INSPECTION. 11-30-2016 PICKED THE REPAIRED VEHICLE UP. 12-4-2016 EXHAUST FUMES AGAIN WHILE ACCELERATING UP FREEWAY ON RAMP. 12-9-2016 FORD DENIED A BUY BACK CLAIM. THE ODOR NEVER HAPPENS AROUND TOWN. I NEED TO GET RID OF THIS 2015 FORD EXPLORER FOR ONE WE CAN TAKE ON THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 18,000

I PURCHASED THE 2015 FORD EXPLORER IN LATE MARCH 2015. ALTHOUGH THE SMELL WAS THERE FROM THE BEGINNING IT WAS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. IT OCCURS WITH THE A/C OFF, WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED, AND UPON ACCELERATION. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BRANDON FORD FOR SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH THEY HAD NO IDEA IT EVEN EXISTED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE EXHAUST/CARBON MONOXIDE FORD IS TELLING ME THEY HAVE A REPORT THAT A FIELD ENGINEER HAS DEEMED THE FUMES/POISON ENTERING THE CAB "A NORMAL OCCURRENCE" AND THEY WILL NO LONGER PUT IT IN SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

STRONG EXHAUST ODOR IN PASSENGER CABIN WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH FULL THROTTLE APPLICATIONS (E.G., PASSING, CLIMBING STEEP GRADES OR MERGING ONTO FREEWAY RAMPS)

Mileage: 19,000

NO ENGINE ACCELERATION THE TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY CA 92 WEST BOUND. THE TRUCK MAXIMUM SPEED WAS 20-25 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FULLY EXTENDED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING YELLOW AND YOU COULD SMELL FUEL. THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING AND SHUTTERING.THE TRUCK WOULDN'T NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 25 MPH ONTO TO THE HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE ECO BOOST SYSTEM.

Mileage: 26,022

OUR EXPLORER LIMITED UNIT HAS LESS THAN 21,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, CLIMBING A HILL / MOUNTAIN OR SIMILAR SITUATION EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE CABIN. THE A/C UNIT IS ON AND IN THE RECIRCULATION MODE WITH THE REAR A/C UNIT OPERATING. THE NOXIOUS FUMES SMELL LIKE ROTTEN EGGS / SULFURIC ACID. THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR THE DANGEROUS EXHAUST GASES IS TO OPEN WINDOWS ALLOWING FOR A CHANGE IN THE CABIN'S ATMOSPHERE. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE THAT CAN BE REPLICATED. WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED FROM AS WELL AS FORD CORPORATE TO RESOLVE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. MANY UNITS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. NO PROVEN REPAIR / FIX TO DATE. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FORD'S ENGINEERING TEAM TO ISOLATE THE REASON THIS OCCURS AND PROVIDE A PROVEN REPAIR / RECALL? COULD IT BE THE UNITS EXPERIENCING THIS RECURRING PROBLEM COULD BE COMING OUT OF THE SAME MANUFACTURING FACILITY?

Mileage: 5,000

HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO FORD 4 TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. EXHAUST SMELL OVERPOWERING DURING ACCELERATION AND NOW AFRAID TO TAKE LONG TRIPS OVER INCLINED ED GRADES, ESSENTIALLY LIMITING TO NO TOWING, NO VISITS TO FAMILY, ESSENTIALLY A BIG WHITE ELEPHANT IN MY GARAGE

UPDATE TO NHTSA COMPLAINT #10914850 VEHICLE STILL IN SERVICE SINCE 9/26/16. TOTAL DAYS AT DEALER FOR SERVICE DUE TO EXHAUST FUMES / CHEMICAL SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT: 26 AS OF 10/16/16. HAVE BEEN TOLD FORD'S ENGINEERING REP (DURING FORD'S "FINAL REPAIR ATTEMPT" UNDER LEMON LAW) ALSO SMELLED FUMES IN CABIN UNDER WOT AND WHEN ENGINE UNDER LOAD. WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD NOT BE CARBON MONOXIDE IN CABIN MAKING ME DIZZY AND SICK FEELING BECAUSE "CATALYTIC CONVERTER CHANGES CARBON MONOXIDE TO CARBON DIOXIDE, WHICH IS WHY DEALER USES CO2 METER NOT CO METER". WAS INFORMED THAT REGIONAL ENGINEER INSTRUCTED DEALER TO REPEAT TSB 14-0130 EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE THEN TELLING ME THAT THE SMELL IS FROM "MILDEW ON THE A/C EVAPORATOR CORE", WHICH CONTRADICTS THEIR PERFORMING THE TSB TO SEAL THE VEHICLE FROM EXHAUST FUMES A SECOND TIME (PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY WITHOUT EFFECT IN 10/2015). HAVE BEEN TOLD MANY DIFFERENT "REASONS" FOR THE FUMES IN CABIN, NONE OF WHICH MAKE MUCH SENSE. MILDEW DOES NOT SMELL LIKE SULFUR OR EXHAUST FUMES. TO MAKE THINGS WORSE, I WAS TOLD THAT I "DO NOT DRIVE ENOUGH MILES" DURING MY TRIPS TO "DRY OUT THE EVAPORATOR CORE" SO I AM TOLD MY DRIVING HABITS, NOT FORD'S DESIGN FLAWS ALLOWING EXHAUST INTO CABIN, ARE THE REASON FOR THE FUMES. SERVICE MANAGER HAS BEEN DILIGENT AND PROFESSIONAL AND IS A GENUINELY NICE PERSON, THOUGH FORD IS TRYING TO SERVE UP A "RED HERRING" BY TRYING TO DIVERT ATTENTION TO THE A/C SYSTEM RATHER THAN ADMIT TO EXHAUST FUMES IN PASSENGER CABIN. FORD REPLACED THE EVAP CORE WHICH RESULTED IN NEARLY NO A/C UPON BEING TOLD VEHICLE READY FOR PICK-UP ON 10/15/16, SO IT IS STILL IN SERVICE..NOW TO REPAIR WHAT THEY BROKE DURING "FINAL REPAIR ATTEMPT". TO CONSUMER, APPEARS FORD HAS PROPPED OPEN FRESH AIR VENTS REGARDLESS OF "RECIRCULATE" BUTTON LIGHT, RESULTING IN WARM A/C. FORD SHOULD RE-PURCHASE THIS HAZARDOUS VEHICLE. *TR

SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES AND/OR SULFUR-TYPE ODORS COMING THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, PASSING ON HIGHWAY, OR WHEN ENGINE IS UNDER A LOAD. FUMES/SMELL GET SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN ALL WINDOWS AND OPEN SUNROOF TO VENTILATE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TOLERATED THE HEADACHES, NAUSEA, AND LIGHT-HEADEDNESS WHILE DRIVING UNTIL SITUATION BECAME INTOLERABLE AND HAD BEGUN TO AVOID DRIVING THE EXPLORER. FIRST SERVICED IN 10/2015, DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR 4 OR 5 DAYS. I WAS TOLD THAT A TSB WAS PERFORMED WHICH INCLUDED REMOVING THE REAR BUMPER AND USING SEALANT, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FUMES IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT PERSISTED. ON 9/26/2016 TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR ATTEMPTS FOR SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAD VEHICLE THROUGH 10/4/16, AND CALLED TO TELL ME TO COME PICK-UP VEHICLE AS IT WAS "FIXED" BY CLEANING A/C EVAPORATOR, AND ALSO "SPEAKING WITH FORD ENGINEERS". WENT FOR TEST DRIVE WITH SERVICE MANAGER. AFTER APPROX. 4-5 MILES ON HIGHWAY, UNDER VARYING ACCELERATION CONDITIONS, CABIN BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE FUMES AGAIN, COMING THROUGH THE A/C VENTS. THEN I BEGAN TO FEEL LIGHT-HEADED AND INFORMED SERVICE MANAGER OF SAME. COULD NOT VENTILLATE VEHICLE DUE TO HEAVY RAINS, BUT TAKING A/C OFF OF "RECIRCULATE AIR" HELPED ONLY A LITTLE, AND CHANGED NATURE OF ODOR SLIGHTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS USING A METER TO MEASURE WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CARBON MONOXIDE. WAS CONSISTENTLY TOLD THROUGHOUT THAT MEASUREMENTS WERE "LOW" AT 900PPM TO MAX 1500PPM. WHEN DRIVING WITH SAME METER, IT ALARMED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT I WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE METER RESPONDS TO BREATHING IN THE CAR. I DETERMINED THAT METER WAS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE NOT CARBON MONOXIDE. RETURNED VEHICLE TO SERVICE, WAS TOLD FORD IS HAVING REGIONAL REP EXAMINE VEHICLE ON 10/11/16. I HAVE FILED A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT WITH BBB.

Mileage: 400

2015 FORD EXPLORER -- SMELLING EXHAUST ODORS INSIDE THE CAR WHEN ACCELERATING OVER 3,000RPM, USUALLY WHEN MERGING THRU INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS OR EXPRESSWAYS, DRIVING OVER 75MPH OR GOING UPHILL. IT HAPPENS WITH THE A/C MODE IN "RECIRCULATION" OR NOT. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW ON JULY 2014. I REPORTED THE ISSUE AT LEAST FOUR (4) TO SIX (6) WITH THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY ATTEMPTED WITH THE HELP OF FORD ENGINEERS TO FIX IT WITH INSTRUCTIONS FROM TSB 14-0130 BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP. ON TWO (2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THEY HAD TO GIVE ME A RENTAL CAR FOR TWO (2) WEEKS BECAUSE THEY WERE TROUBLESHOOTING AND ATTEMPTING TO FIX IT. I HAVE ALSO ATTACHED A LETTER FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATING THEIR INTEREST IN PURCHASING THE CAR BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE DEFECTS BUT I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING.

Mileage: 500

UPON HARD ACCELERATION, SUCH AS TRYING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY OR GOING UP A HILL WHILE PULLING A TRAILER, EXHAUST FUMES ARE GETTING INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN. YOU CAN SMELL AN ODOR SIMILAR TO SULFUR OR LIKE SOMEONE STRUCK A KITCHEN MATCH. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE FRONT AND REAR AC UNITS ARE RUNNING. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THE TSB REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE FUMES ARE STILL GETTING INTO THE CABIN. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER, I HAD ONE OF THE MECHANICS RIDE WITH ME WHILE I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE. HE NEVER WOULD SAY THAT HE SMELLED THE ODOR OF THE EXHAUST BUT IF I COULD SMELL IT, HE CERTAINLY COULD HAVE AS WELL. THE ODOR IS OFFENSIVE AND BOTHERSOME BUT THE CARBON MONOXIDE THAT IT CONTAINS IS POISONOUS. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY POST TO VARIOUS WEBSITES POSTED BY OWNERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 30,156

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, STALLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,500.

Mileage: 12,500

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD AN EXHAUST SMELL UNDER ACCELERATION SINCE NEW. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS IT STARTING GETTING REALLY BAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BEGINNING OF AUGUST AND THEY COMPLETED THE TECH BULLETIN BUT WAS NOT FIXED SO I TOOK IT BACK. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WORKED ON IT FOR 3 DAYS WITH TECHNICAL SERVICE FROM FORD MOTOR HEADQUARTERS BUT COULD NOT FIX IT AND TOLD ME IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND GAVE ME BACK THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PICKER UP THE VEHICLE MY RECEIPT STATED "COULD NOT VERIFY PROBLEM", (THAT IS A MAJOR COVER-UP) BY THE DEALER FROM LIABILITY. I FILED COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THEY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD IT TWICE MORE AND REPLACED THE EXHAUST AND RESEALED THE BODY SEAMS BUT THE SMELL IS STILL THERE. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD BUT KEEP GETTING THE RUN AROUND AND TOLD I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING TO TRY AND FIX IT. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THAT THIS IS A LEASE VEHICLE SO IT BELONGS TO FORD, THEY SHOULD JUST TAKE THEIR VEHICLE BACK AND RELEASE ME FROM MY LEASE SINCE THEY CANNOT FIX THEIR VEHICLE. FORD TELLS ME THAT THEY FILED THE PAPERWORK FOR THE LEMON LAW BUT I NEED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND AGAIN. I JUST PICKED IT UP SATURDAY AND THIS IS MONDAY AND FORD SAYS TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND FORD WILL CALL ME ON FRIDAY. I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAVE TO KEEP TAKING IT BACK TO DEALER WHEN DEALER STATES THEY CANNOT FIX IT.

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO HARD ACCELERATE IN THE VEHICLE, EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

Mileage: 7,000

BURNING PLASTIC / EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE THE CAB ANY TIME WHEN ACCELERATING

Mileage: 5,255

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE, AN EXHAUST ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HVAC MODULE AND AIR EXTRACTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,200. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Mileage: 19,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, EXHAUST FUMES WERE PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE OCCUPANTS TO BECOME DROWSY. WHILE USING A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR, THE READING INDICATED THAT THE CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS REACHED 60 PARTS PER MILLION. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WAS OPERATED OR WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THE EXTRACTOR, MOLDING, VALVE ASY AUTO DRAIN, POWER TAKE OFF ASY, AND THE TRANSFER CASE WERE REPLACED; BUT, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 09/20/16 *BF..UPDATED 12/20/16 *BF *TR

Mileage: 100

I HAVE NOTICED THIS SMELL SOME SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. UPON HEAVY ACCELERATION (SUCH AS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY), THERE IS A VERY STRONG BURNING SMELL THAT TAKES OVER THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL SEEMS TO BE EXHAUST COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED AN INCREASE IN "SLEEPY DRIVING", OR GETTING SLEEPY EVEN IF IT IS JUST ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. IN JULY 2016 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE FIXED, HOWEVER, THE FIX DID NOT WORK. THIS MORNING I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MORE REPAIRS. I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD, AND THESE FUMES COMING INTO THE VEHICLE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING, OR PROVIDE A MAJOR DISCOUNT TOWARDS A NEW VERSION THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS DEFECT. I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE I WANTED, AND I CAN'T DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. PLEASE MAKE FORD FIX THIS PROBLEM. 7 YEARS OF THIS BEING AN ISSUE WITH FORD VEHICLES IS WAY TO LONG!!!

Mileage: 3,000

3.5L ECOBOOST, 24K MILES. UPON ATTEMPTED ACCELERATION, ENGINE DOES NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER. ENGINE LAGS SIGNIFICANTLY THEN SURGES IN BOTH RPM AND ACCELERATION. ISSUES HAS PERSISTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3K MILES. ISSUE OCCURS DURING ALL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON. NO CODES HAVE BEEN FOUND. VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY HUDSON FORD IN WISCONSIN. NO RESOLUTION PROVIDED, ISSUE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT ITSELF.

Mileage: 21,000

MY 2015 FORD EXPLORER GIVES OFF EXHAUST GAS THAT ENTERS THE CABIN UNDER ACCELERATION TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAS MADE PASSENGERS IN MY CAR SICK AND VOMIT. THE PROBLEM STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND AS OF TODAY THE DEALER CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE CENTER WITHOUT SUCCESS. THEY SAY THE CAR IS FIXED BUT STILL SMELLS. THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH FORD AND STILL NO REMEDY. ITS ALMOST LIKE THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE WARRANTY TO RUN OUT SO THEY CAN FORGET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MY BROTHER HAS AN EXPLORER POLICE VEHICLE AND ON A RECENT TRIP WITH HIM IN HIS CAR HIS DID THE EXACT SAME THING.

Mileage: 24,000

I HAVE NOTICED SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO MAX WHEN PASSING A CAR OR ENTERING AN ON RAMP. I HAVE TRIED WITH BOTH THE FRESH AIR ON AND RECIRCULATE ON, THE SAME EFFECT IS NOTICED. FINALLY AFTER DEALING WITH THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR I BROUGHT IT UP TO MY DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR ITS ROUTINE SERVICE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME HE HAS A 2016 EXPLORER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT FORD CAME BACK WITH SOMETHING ABOUT VENTS NOT OPENING QUICK ENOUGH AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS NO FIX FROM FORD AS OF YET. THE SMELL DOES GET QUITE STRONG AND ROUTINELY THE WINDOWS NEED TO BE LOWERED TO PREVENT THE STRONG ODORS FROM LINGERING. I AM CONCERNED AS TO WHAT THE ODOR IS, POSSIBLY HARMFUL EMISSIONS THAT COULD AFFECT MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS? UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SMELLED WILL APPEAR WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED MORE THAN HALF WAY, FAR TOO OFTEN IN MY OPINION. I DID NOTICE MORE OF THE SMELL DURING THE WARMER MONTHS OF THE YEAR AND NOT AS MUCH WHEN IT WAS COOLER/COLD (WE LIVE IN FLORIDA SO NEVER FREEZING).

Mileage: 4,500

STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES ENTER CABIN WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED HARD WHEN ENTERING FREEWAY AND AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND SET AT RECIRCULATE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I ENTER THE FREEWAY AT END OF ENTRANCE RAMP. I AM FORCED TO OPEN THE WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING TO MAKE THE FUMES GO AWAY.

Mileage: 6,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. DURING ACCELERATION, AN EXHAUST ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR OUTER VENT ASSEMBLY AND VALVE ASSEMBLY AUTO DRAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REMEDIED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED TO REFRAIN FROM USING THE REAR VENTS AND HARD ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,482. UPDATED 09/29/16*LJ *CN

Mileage: 26,482

I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WHEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE ODOR IS MORE WHEN I ACCELERATE. THE SMELL ISN'T THERE ALL THE TIME, BUT IS PRETTY STRONG WHEN IT IS PRESENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES -- EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2014.

Mileage: 150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WOULD BE AN EXHAUST ODOR COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE EXHAUST ODOR WAS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10.

Mileage: 10

I PURCHASED MY 2015 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED IN NOVEMBER 2015 . I SPECIAL ORDERED THE VEHICLE WHICH TOOK JUST ABOUT SIX WEEKS TO ARRIVE. SINCE THE FIRST DAY I NOTICED AND ALSO FAMILY MEMBERS NOTICED A SMELL . AT FIRST I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS THE NEWNESS OF THE VEHICLE AND THE BREAK IN PERIOD . OVER THE MONTHS I'VE NOTICED THE SMELL NEVER DISSIPATED WHEN ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS . I'M IN AVIATION AND HAVING ANY TYPE OF FUMES ENTERING THE CABIN AREA WOULD IMMEDIATELY RAISE THE RED FLAG , NOTIFYING CUSTOMERS . I DO UNDERSTAND THE AUTO INDUSTRY IS MUCH DIFFERENT , BUT IN THE SAME BREATH THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF CONSUMERS BREATHING IN THESE FUMES COULD AND WILL CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS . I'VE READ MOST OF THE POST CONCERNING THE DIRECTION SOME DEALERSHIPS ARE BEING GUIDED FROM FORD WITH THE RESULTS NOT FIXING THE ISSUE .EMISSIONS WITH NEWER VEHICLES ARE MUCH BETTER AS WITH AIRCRAFT , BUT ONCE AGAIN WHAT IS THE COST TO SOMEONES HEALTH . I'VE BEEN A FORD OWNER FOR MANY , MANY YEARS AND THIS IS VERY TROUBLING TO SAY THE LEAST . FORD HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE . I'M SURE FORD ENGINEERS ARE WORKING DAY AND NIGHT TO RESOLVE THIS . I HOPE THAT OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME CONCERNS TAKE THE TIME TO REACH OUT AND HOPEFULLY NOT FIND THEMSELVES IN I'LL HEALTH BEFORE HAND .

Mileage: 100

I RECENTLY CAME ACROSS AN ARTICLE ABOUT EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THIS IS WHAT MY WIFE AND I EXPERIENCED. I HOPE THIS HELPS IN YOUR REVIEW IN A POTENTIAL RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE. IN AUGUST 2014 WE PURCHASED A NEW FORD EXPLORER 2015 XLT. CURRENTLY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 40K MILES ON IT. WHEN EITHER OF US ACCELERATE TO ENTER A FREEWAY QUICKLY, OR DRIVE UP A HILL THERE IS A STRONGER ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE CAR. OF COURSE WE OPEN THE WINDOWS, BUT MY WIFE IS ASTHMATIC AND IT GREATLY AFFECTS HER BREATHING AND OTHER ASTHMA SYMPTOMS INCLUDING COUGHING, WHEEZING AND NEEDING TO USE A 'RESCUE' INHALER. THIS OCCURS DURING THE WINTER AS WELL AS WHEN THE AC IN ON. WE LOVE OUR BEAUTIFUL FORD EXPLORER AND ARE TROUBLED BY THIS PROBLEM, BUT BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS FAULT AND SHOULD JUSTIFY A RECALL.

Mileage: 40,000

EXHAUST GAS FUMES COME INTO THE INSIDE CABIN WHILE DRIVING, MOSTLY FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR CONDITIONING OR HEATER IS ON AND THE RECIRCULATION FAN CAN BE EITHER ON OR OFF. FAILURE MODE CAN BE ON FLAT SURFACE BUT MOSTLY OCCURS GOING UP AND DOWN HILLS. NOT SURE IF THE DECELLERATION OF THE VEHICLE IS PART OF THE CAUSE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, MAY NOT OCCUR FOR WEEKS AND THEN MIGHT OCCUR 3-4 TIMES IN A DAY ONE SPECIFIC EXAMPLE IS ON NOVEMBER 30, 2015, AT 2:30 PM HVAC SYSTEM IS SET TO HEAT, SET TO 73 DEGREES HEAT IN DUAL TEMP CONTROL IS ON, RECIRCULATION IS ON, ELEVATION IS 3100 FEET, GOING UPHILL ON CATRON BLVD TOWARDS HIGHWAY 16 IN RAPID CITY, SD,(OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN), DECELERATED FROM 50 TO 40 MPH AT 40MPH SPEED LIMIT SIGN, SEVERAL VEHICLES AROUND US, ODOMETER READING WAS 5482.5 MILES, AND SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN THAT APPEARED TO COME FROM THE REAR OF THE CABIN, HAD TO OPEN BOTH FRONT WINDOWS FOR ABOUT A MINUTE TO GET THE SMELL OUT.

Mileage: 500

I JUST READ AN ARTICLE ABOUT FORD EXPLORER EXHAUST ODOR POTENTIAL CONCERNS SENT TO NHTSA. I OWN A 2015 FORD EXPLORER XLT WITH ABOUT 11,500 MILES. ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE EXHAUST ODOR IN THE VEHICLE CABIN. IN BOTH INSTANCES THIS OCCURRED DURING NEAR WIDE-OPEN-THROTTLE ACCELERATION WHILE MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THE ODOR IS AN EXHAUST ODOR WITH AN ADDITIONAL "ROTTEN EGG" ODOR CHARACTERISTIC WHICH IS INDICATIVE OF AN OVER-RICH FUEL CONDITION THAT LIKELY OCCURS AT WIDE-OPEN-THROTTLE. I HAVE NOT SMELLED THIS ODOR AT ANY OTHER TIMES, WHICH I SUSPECT IS BECAUSE I HARDLY EVER ACCELERATE SO INTENSELY. I HOPE THIS WILL BE A LITTLE HELPFUL IN YOUR REVIEW OF WHETHER THIS IS AN ISSUE OR NOT. I AM A HAPPY LIFETIME OWNER OF FORD VEHICLES AND I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, SO I AM NOT COMPLAINING,BUT WANTING TO HELP.

Mileage: 11,500

SINCE WE TOOK POSSESSION OF OUR 2015 FORD EXPLORER WE HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE WE HAVE EVER OWNED. THE SMELL FROM EXHAUST IS HORRIBLE. IN JUST OVER A YEAR OF OWNERSHIP WE HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS STILL AS BAD IF NOT WORSE THAN WHEN WE STARTED SMELLING IT. THEY TRIED EVERYTHING THAT FORD TOLD THEM TO DO AND THEN THEY (THE DEALERSHIP) TRIED FIXES ON THEIR OWN OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET AND THEY STILL CAN NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE SMELL EXHAUST FUMES FILL UP THE ENTIRE VEHICLE NOT ONLY ACCELERATING BUT DRIVING JUST NORMALLY SOMETIMES AND IT GETS SO BAD THAT WE HAVE HAD TO OPEN ALL THE WINDOWS AND EVEN PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND OPEN ALL THE DOORS JUST TO AIR OUT OUR VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY ONE TIME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD US THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY EXHAUST PROBLEMS REGARDING THE 2015 FORD EXPLORER AND AS FAR AS THEY WERE CONCERNED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. IT IS ABOUT TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIP IS ON OUR SIDE AS THEY HAVE SMELLED IT NUMEROUS TIMES THEMSELVES AND THEY STILL CAN NOT FIX IT DESPITE GOING OVER THE ENTIRE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND ALL WE WANT IS A SAFE VEHICLE AND FORD CAN NOT GIVE THAT TO US. WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD OVER THIS WHOLE THING.

IN APRIL 2015, WE PURCHASED A 2015 FORD EXPLORER 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST V-6. FROM THE FIRST DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING HOME WITH OUR NEW CAR. WE HAD AN EXHAUST SMELL ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. EVERY TIME WE ACCELERATE TO GO UP HILLS OF NORTH EAST GEORGIA ENTERING THE INTERSTATE, OR PASSING CARS, WE SMELL EXHAUST FUMES AND HAVE TO ROLL DOWN OUR WINDOWS TO BE ABLE TO BREATH. WE HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER, A "SUPER STORE" , AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS ONLY THE NEW BURNING OFF THE ENGINE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM! WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE AND SPENDING THE EXTRA MONEY, THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY! THESE FUMES COULD CAUSE A HEALTH PROBLEM INTERNALLY. PLEASE FIX THESE PROBLEMS...

Mileage: 500

UNDER HARD ACCELERATION THERE IS AN EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AND NO ONE ELSE HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SMELL. DEALER IS WRONG THERE IS A SMELL WHEN ACCELERATING FULL THROTTLE.

Mileage: 150

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015 AND NOTICED UPON HARD ACCELERATION SUCH AS ENTERING THE INTERSTATE OR PASSING A CAR THERE IS A SMELL OF EXHAUST THAT COMES INTO THE CABIN AREA AND IN ORDER TO RELIEVE THE SMELL THE WINDOWS NEED TO BE CRACKED A LITTLE BIT AND THIS ONLY HAPPENS UPON HARD ACCELERATION.I HAVE NOT HAD THIS EXPERIENCE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR YOU FEEL A SHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH FOR A NEW VEHICLE IS A BIT ODD. AT 10,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE A STABILIZER BAR IN THE FRONT AND REPLACED I NOTICE A LOT OF HEAVY CLUNKING AS I DROVE MY CAR AROUND AND THIS SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. I I HAVE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH THE HEADLINER COMING OUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR THIS IS BEEN PUSHED IN AND REPLACED 3 TIMES AND IT'S WORKING ON ITS FOURTH TIME. THE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CAB AND HAVE YET TO BE RESOLVED.

Mileage: 5,000

DURING MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCELERATION, SULFUR-LIKE EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE CABIN THROUGH THE A/C VENTS CAUSING AN UNBEARABLE SMELL. TSBS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED, INCLUDING A NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM, WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I AM CONVINCED IT IS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH A/C CONTROL UNIT AND THE 3.5L ENGINE. ECO-BOOSTS DO NOT PRODUCE THE SMELL. I EVEN ASKED A POLICE OFFICER ABOUT HIS UNIT, AND NO COMPLAINTS. THEY DRIVE ECO-BOOST ENGINES.

Mileage: 3,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-65 MPH. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 20 HOLES THAT NEEDED TO BE RESEALED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VENTILATION CABIN NEEDED TO BE RESEALED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000. UPDATED 08/30/16*LJ; UPDATED 5/9/18*JB *CN

Mileage: 1,000

EXHAUST SMELL ENTERS THE CABIN UPON MODERATE TO HARD ACCELERATION.

Mileage: 4,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VENTILATION CABINS NEEDED TO BE RESEALED AND THE VENTS NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

Mileage: 10,000

LEASED VEHICLE NEW ON OCTOBER 18, 2014. PROBLEM BEGAN IMMEDIATELY AT APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES. WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR ACCELERATING FROM STOP, EXHAUST FUMES FILL THE CABIN THROUGH THE A/C VENTS. OCCURS TO THE EXTENT THAT ALL WINDOWS AND SUNROOF MUST BE OPENED IN ORDER TO CLEAR FUMES. HAS MADE DRIVER AND PASSENGER(S) LIGHT-HEADED, UPPER RESPIRATORY IRRITATION HAS HAPPENED, AS WELL. GENERALLY OCCURS WHEN WINDOWS ARE UP AND A/C IS OPERATING. REPORTED TO DEALER, WAS TOLD "THERE IS NO TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM BASED ON YOUR VIN" (THOUGH ALL PRIOR YEAR EXPLORERS 2011-2014 HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED BY FORD, AND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT IN FL WHICH WAS GIVEN CLASS ACTION STANDING BY A JUDGE IN OCTOBER, 2014. MY VEHICLE IS NOT "YET" LEMON LAW ELIGIBLE BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAS BEEN LIMITED BY HEALTH PROBLEMS. FORD SHOULD OFFER TO BUY EFFECTED VEHICLES BACK WITHOUT NEED TO GO THROUGH LEMON LAW, AS THIS IS A CARBON MONOXIDE AND "BREATHING EXHAUST FUMES" HEALTH HAZARD WHICH OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.

Mileage: 200

WHEN PERFORMING A HARD ACCELERATION ENTERING THE INTERSTATE OR QUICKLY MANEUVERING AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE IS A STRANGE ODOR THAT COMES THROUGH THE VENTS. SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST. THIS BOTH WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE UP AND THE A/C IS ON OR IF WIDOWS ARE DOWN AND A/C TURNED OFF. THE SMELL LASTS A FEW SECONDS BEFORE GOING AWAY. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF THIS ON PERSONAL HEALTH. MY 2015 EXPLORER IS CURRENTLY AT FORD BEING CHECKED OUT. I'VE BEEN TOLD THERE IS A TSB OUT ON THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO REPAIR IT. WAITING ON SOME KIND OF POSITIVE OUTCOME AT THIS POINT.

Mileage: 7,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THERE WAS A SMELL OF SULFUR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE SULFUR SMELL EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE VENTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC RESEALED THE CABINS AND CLEANED THE VENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,600. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ UPDATED VEHICLE DETAILS 4/13/18*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SULFUR SMELL THAT EMITTED FROM VEHICLE WAS CAUSED BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE SMELL WAS MORE FAINT INSIDE BUT, NOT OUTSIDE AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN UPDATED 2/2/2016 *JS CONSUMER STATED THE SULFUR CAN STILL BE SMELLED INSIDE CABIN, BUT LS NOT AS STRONG. THE SULFUR SMELL IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND FORD HAS ONLY ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO SEAL THE CABIN. THIS HAS MADE THE SMELL MORE FAINT INSIDE BUT NOT OUTSIDE. MY EXPLORER STILL STINKS! UPDATED 10/11/18*JB

Mileage: 4,600

DRIVING HOME UP A HILL WITH A NEWLY PURCHASED 2015 FORD EXPLORER MY WIFE AND I NOTICED A BAD SMELL LIKE EXHAUST FUMES; WE PUT THIS DOWN TO THE NEW ENGINE/EXHAUST BURNING OFF ANY FACTORY GREASE ETC. SUBSEQUENT TRIPS WITH ALL OF MY FAMILY IN THE SUV WE ALL EXPERIENCED A FOUL EXHAUST AND SULFUR SMELL WHEN GOING UP A HILL OR ACCELERATING ABOVE 3K RPM; THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF US TO BLAME FOR THE ODOR. WE HAVE TAKEN THE SUV TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES NOW AND THEY IN CONJUCTION WITH FORD TECHNICAL SUPPORT CANNOT FIND THE ROOT CAUSE. THEY HAVE REPLACED/ INSTALLED: EGR VALVE COVER (TECH BULLETIN), BOTH EXHAUST DOWN PIPES, FRONT TRANSFER CASE. THE DEALER HAS NO TEST EQUIPMENT TO FIND THE PROBLEM OR CONFIRM WE ARE SMELLING ENGINE EXHAUST CONTAINING TOXIC GASES INCLUDING CO.

Mileage: 20

DURING HARDER THAN NORMAL ACCELERATION, THERE IS A VERY POWERFUL SULFUR (ROTTEN EGG SMELL) THAT FILLS THE CABIN. THE SMELL ID SO POWERFUL THAT YOU CANNOT STAY MORE THAN 10 MINS IN THE CAR WITHOUT BEING SICK

Mileage: 900

ON ACCELERATION GETTING EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN ( BAD FUMES ) TALKED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD ACCELERATE SLOW GREAT WORDS FOR PROBLEM HAVE FOUND THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM WITH THE EXPLORER IS ANYTHING BEING DONE ON THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 5,000

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2015 FORD EXPLORER XLT, 3.5 V6, IN NOVEMBER 2014. AT APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES (BEGINNING IN APRIL 2015) I STARTED TO NOTICE A ROTTEN EGG ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE DURING ACCELERATION, WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY. THE SMELL WOULD OCCUR ESPECIALLY DURING A HARD ACCELERATION. THE SMELL WAS NOTICEABLE WHILE THE A/C SYSTEM WAS ON "VENT" AND "RECIRCULATE" MODE. ON 7/6/2015 I TOOK THE EXPLORER TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE COMPLAINT AND STATED THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN 14-130 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEIR DESCRIPTION ON THE FIX, WAS THAT A SPECIAL AIR-FILTER LOCATED INSIDE THE REAR BUMPER AREA NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THEY STATED THAT THE SMELL IS COMING FROM MY EVAP-CANISTER. I LEFT THE EXPLORER THERE FOR THE REPAIR AND IT TOOK THEM ALMOST TWO DAYS. THEY SAID, IT WAS AT LEAST A FULL DAYS LABOR TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY HAD TO REMOVE THE WHOLE REAR BUMPER AND OTHER PARTS, ETC. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, A WEEK LATER, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE EXPLORER ON THE FREEWAY AND STILL NOTICED THE ROTTEN EGG ODOR DURING ACCELERATION. THIS TIME THE ODOR IS ONLY NOTICEABLE DURING "VENT" MODE WHEN THE A/C IS TURNED ON. I AM CONTACTING MY DEALER TODAY ABOUT THIS. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH OTHER FORD OWNERS BECAUSE THESE "FUMES" IN THE CABIN AREA MOST LIKELY ARE AFFECTING YOUR HEALTH AND OTHER PASSENGERS. UPDATED 12/06/2017*CN

Mileage: 8,000

A FOLLOW UP ON A CO PROBLEM, THAT HAPPENED ON 7/7/15. DEALER TOOK THE EXPLORER IN ON THE CO ISSUE ALONG WITH FORD KNOWING OF IT. GAVE US A RENTAL FOR A WEEK, AND CAME UP WITH NO CO LEVELS AFTER A WEEK. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE A RIDE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, EXHAUST WAS PRESENT BUT HE SAID IT WAS A HOT ENGINE SMELL. NO LEVELS WHERE FOUND BUT SYMPTOMS IN MY BODY OF CO WHERE INDICATED WHILE THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS IN THE VEHICLE. LEFT THE VEHICLE FOR THE DAY AND WAS TOLD BY FORD THE SERVICE MANAGER FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND TO COME GET THE VEHICLE. UPON THE RIDE HOME MY CO DETECTOR INDICATED LEVELS AT 534PPM. WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN AND THE SUN ROOF OPEN AT 70MPH. ALONG THE WAY I STOPPED IN THE LOCAL HOSPITAL, WAITED AN HOUR IN A HALF FOR BLOOD WORK THEN WALKED OUT. HAD TO GET BACK TO WORK. ONLY 15 MINUTES BACK HOME THE LEVELS WENT UP TO 871PPM. CALLING THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD IN THE AM TO GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED ASAP BEFORE SOME DIES. 2015 WITH ONLY 4,500 MILES. FORD HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2011. UPDATED 12/05/17*CN

Mileage: 4,514

EXHAUST SMELL ENTERS CABIN UNDER HARD ACCELERATION

Mileage: 2,800

WE HAVE ALSO ENCOUNTERED EXHAUST FUMES IN THE VEHICLE. ON LONG TRIPS WE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED FATIGUE DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA. WHEN WE GO ON THE TRIPS WE HAVE A SHELTIE WHICH COMES WITH US, AND HE HAS NOT LOOKED GOOD AT TIMES ALSO. SO ON A TRIP TODAY 7-7-2015 WE BROUGHT ALONG A CO DETECTOR, ON THE WAY DOWN FOR THE HR TRIP THE LEVEL WAS @ 81. THAT'S WITH THE AC ON WITH TEMPS OUTSIDE @ 82. ON THE WAY BACK FROM ARE HR TRIP WITH TEMPS STILL IN THE 80'S THE CO LEVEL WAS @ 183. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CPSC.GOV WEBSITE YOU CAN SEE THAT @ THE LEVELS OF 150-220 IT WILL CAUSE DISORIENTATION / UNCONSCIOUSNESS & DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!! SO @ THIS POINT IN OUR LIVES IN OUR 50'S WE DO NOT WANT TO DIE. WE WILL BE ASKING FORD TO TAKE OUR EXPLORE XLT LIMITED BACK BEFORE WE DIE. IT ONLY HAS 4200 K ON IT. I'M ONLY HOPING FORD WILL TAKE THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY.WE WILL BE CONTACTING FORD TOMORROW 7-8-2015 TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, SO OTHERS DON' T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CO.

Mileage: 4,200

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2015 FORD EXPLORER. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SMELLING EXHAUST FUMES. CONCERNED THAT THIS WASN'T "NEW CAR BREAK-IN", I PURCHASED A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WITH MEMORY. OVER A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF DRIVING THE DETECTOR REGISTERED 97 PPM AT PEAK. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 30