NHTSA Complaint #10531802 — 2013 FORD EXPLORER

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN EARLY 2013. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS NOTICED EXHAUST FUMES COMING FROM AIR VENTS. CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS NORMAL TO SMELL FUMES BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW ENGINE. NOW SIX MONTHS LATER, I CONTINUE TO SMELL EXHAUST FUMES THROUGH AIR VENTS WHILE DRIVING BUT IT SEEMS TO BE WHILE AT HIGH RPM'S OVER 3000. I RESEARCHED THE NHTSA WEBSITE JUST TO MAKE SURE I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE AND NOTICED THAT THE FOLLOWING NHTSA ID COMPLAINT NUMBERS ARE ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH EXHAUST FUMES COMING THROUGH AIR VENTS. THEY ARE #10522939, 10521718, 10511749, 10503135, 10472937, 10497684 AND 10493493. IT SEEMS THAT THERE DEFINITELY IS A PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE CABIN WHILE DRIVING. I JUST RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 13S04 FOR A POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WILL STOP SMELL FROM COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. SEEMS TO BE THAT SOME KIND OF SEAL OR GASKET IS NOT OPERATING AS REQUIRED TO KEEP FUMES FROM ENTERING THE CABIN. I HOPE THAT FORD GETS SERIOUS ABOUT CONDUCTING SOME TESTING FOR A POSSIBLE FIX OR RECALL. AS OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED, I TRY NOT TO USE MY VEHICLE WHEN TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY AS THEY COULD BE EXPOSED TO HARMFUL EXHAUST FUMES. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. *TR