NHTSA Complaint #11318763 — 2015 FORD EXPLORER

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 4 MARCH, WAS GONE FOR 10 DAYS. IN THE DAYS SINCE THEN, I HAVE EXPERIENCED EXHAUST SMELLS IN THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES, TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE BECOME LIGHT-HEADED. USUALLY, THE SMELLS ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RELATIVELY STATIONARY (I.E. STOP SIGN, PARKED BUT ENGINE STILL RUNNING IMMEDIATELY FTER GETTING HOME, DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, REGARDLESS OF THE SETTING ON THE HVAC SYSTEM. I'M ATTEMPTING TO RETURN THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME AFTER RESEARCHING MULTIPLE LAWSUITS AGAINST FOR FOR THE FAULTY DESIGN. DUE TO THE ELUSIVE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, I CAN'T PROVIDE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE. ALSO, ON-GOING SHIPPING PROBLEMS IN AMERICA (DUE TO COVID 19 PROBLEMS) HAVE LED ME TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SOURCES PARTS TO PROVE THERE IS ALSO CARBON MONOXIDE IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL AROMA OF CAR EXHAUST.