NHTSA Complaint #10873653 — 2016 FORD EXPLORER

STRUCTURE:BODY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10873653
Vehicle 2016 FORD EXPLORER
Component STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 1,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

HI I NEED HELP WE ARE HAVING ISSUE WITH OUR 2016 FORD EXPLORER SPORT WE ONLY HAVE IT FOR 3 MONTHS 2K MILEAGE, WE NOTICED THE HOOD VIBRATE AT 65MPH OR OVER ON FREEWAY, I BROUGHT IT TO MY NEAREST FORD DEALER, "FORD SERRAMONTE" ON 05/16/16 THE SERVICE MANAGER NAME HENRY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BUT COULDN'T DO ANYTHING & THEY ARE WAITING FOR FORD TO FIND THE SOLUTION TO FIX IT, BUT THEY DIDN'T EVEN CHECK THE HOOD. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE TEAM ON 05/18/16 & THEY OPEN A CASE, CASE NUMBER: CAS-9514452-P1Y5C2 TARA MELVIN COSTUMER CARE MANGER HANDLING THE CASE. WE ARE PROSTRATED BECAUSE IT'S BRAND NEW CAR & ALREADY HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS, IT WAS DISTRACTIVE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SO I'M SCARED SPECIALLY I'M ALWAYS WITH MY 1YR & 4YRS OLD SON, THEY JUST TOLD ME TO WAIT & IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A MONTH NOW & STILL HAVEN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. WE BOUGHT THIS SUV THINKING IT'S A RELIABLE & SAFETY CAR FOR OUR FAMILY BUT THERE'S TO MUCH ISSUES, -BATTERY DIED, I CALLED THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, THE DEALER SAID IT MIGHT BE THE BACK UP CAMERA THAT CONSUMING THE POWER FROM THE BATTERY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING, NOW THE CAMERA IS BACKORDER ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. WE'RE SCARED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IF WE'RE ON A TRIP. -LOW FUEL ECONOMY, I'M ONLY GETTING 12.6 AVG MPG. EPA COMBINED 18MPG, 16 CITY & 22 HIGHWAY I BEEN DOING A RESEARCH REGARDING ABOUT THE HOOD VIBRATION PROBLEM & FINDING THIS PROBLEM IS BEEN GOING AROUND SINCE 2013 & THERE'S A LOT OF VEHICLE OWNER THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, MY WIFE BROTHER IN-LAW HAS THE SAME PROBLEM VIBRATING HOOD 2016 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED. I ATTACHED SOME OF THE LINK REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. LINK FORUM: HTTP://WWW.EXPLORERFORUM.COM/FORUMS/INDEX.PHP?THREADS/MY-EXPLORER-HOOD-VIBRATES-AND-HUMMING-NOISES.385592/ HTTP://WWW.EXPLORERFORUM.COM/FORUMS/INDEX.PHP?THREADS/ENGINE-NOISE-HOOD-VIBRATES.444789/#POST-3532126 THANKS!

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