NHTSA Complaint #11025002 — 2015 FORD EXPLORER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES EVERY TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ODOR WAS ONLY PREVALENT WHEN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ISSUE LASTED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD IN FT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA FIVE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED AIR FILTERS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,710.