NHTSA Complaint #11151553 — 2017 FORD EXPLORER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS IDLING, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO FEEL ILL WITH SYMPTOMS THAT INCLUDED BECOMING DISORIENTED, DROWSINESS, NAUSEA, AND FINGER NUMBNESS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PACKYWEBB FORD, 1815 OGDEN AVE, DOWNERS GROVE, IL), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN FEBRUARY OF 2018 PER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER SERVICE CAMPAIGN RELATED TO CARBON MONOXIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.