NHTSA Complaint #11013056 — 2016 FORD EXPLORER

JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A DEALER 60 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, UPON FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION WITH WINDOWS CLOSED AND AC SET TO RECIRCULATE, THE CABIN FILLED WITH EXHAUST FUMES WITH THE TELLTALE ROTTEN EGG SMELL. ONCE WINDOWS WERE OPENED AND EXHAUST FUMES EXITED THE VEHICLE, I CLOSED THE WINDOWS AND NOTICED NO MORE EXHAUST SMELL UNTIL I PERFORMED A FULL THROTTLE PASSING MANEUVER AND THE SMELL RETURNED AGAIN, PROMPTING ME TO OPEN WINDOWS AGAIN TO CLEAR THE AIR. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT, I DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY AT NORMAL THROTTLE WITH NO MORE EXHAUST ODORS OCCURRING. THIS WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING FOR A $41,000 VEHICLE.