NHTSA Complaint #11142178 — 2015 FORD EXPLORER

WHEN I ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE YOU CAN SMELL TGE EXHAUST FUMES AND I INSTANTLY CAN'T BREATHE, GET A HEADACHE, NAUSEATED, AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES I GET VERY SLEEPY. I HAVE TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN AND STICK MY HEAD OUT TO BE ABLE TO BREATHE. IT DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME BUT IN A 3 HOUR TRIP, IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 4 TIMES DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH ACCELERATING IS HAPPENING. IF MY AC UNIT IS ON HIGH THEN IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO TO BARELY BLOWING AND AS I LET OFF THE ACCLERATOR THEN IT WILL EVENTUALLY CYCLE BACK TO HIGH EVEN THOUGH IT IS ON HIGH. IT IS MAKING ME VERY SICK BECAUSE I'M IN MY CAR SO MUCH. I HAVE TAKEN TO FORD REPEATEDLY, TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY CAN'T GET IT FIXED. SOMETIMES TO GET THE AC TO GO BACK TO NORMAL, I HAVE TO STOP SOMEWHERE AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ME SINCE A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FEB 2017. MY DOCTOR SAYS THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT PROBLEM IS TO GET RID OF THE CAR BUT I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE ROAD AT ALL. IT'LL JUST MAKE SOMEONE ELSE SICK TOO.I STARTED NOTICING THE SMELL IN LATE APRIL 2017 AND IT JUST GOT STRONGER AND I STARTED TAKING IN TO FORD WHEN IT STARTED GETTING REALLY BAD. THE VEHICLE HAD 30000 + MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT.