2016 FORD EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPT Engine Problems
4 NHTSA complaints on file
Engine Issues in the 2016 FORD EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPT
4 engine complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2016 FORD EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPT. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Engine Complaints
TWO POLICE OFFICERS WERE PATROLLING IN A CITY ENVIRONMENT TOGETHER IN A 2016 FORD INTERCEPTOR UTILITY AND HAD SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THIS VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY HAD ALL CARBON MONOXIDE RELATED FORD RECALL WORK COMPLETED. THE OFFICERS' SYMPTOMS INCLUDED HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND CHEST SPASMS. LATER IN THE DAY AN ODOR BEGAN TO EMANATE FROM THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. THE OFFICERS WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WERE TREATED FOR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD AND THE PTU WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING AND HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN THE UNIT'S OIL. THE PTU WAS REPLACED. AN INSPECTION OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS DONE AND NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS LOCATED OR REPAIRED. FORD WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE VEHICLE COMPARTMENT. THE ABOVE NOTED PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED ALMOST A THIRD OF THE CITY'S FORD...
LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLE RECEIVING HIGH CARBON MONOXIDE LEVEL READINGS (10+ PARTS PER MILLION) IN PASSENGER CABIN UPON HARD ACCELERATION (FROM COMPLETE STOP TO 100+ MPH) WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ON WITH THE RECIRCULATION FUNCTION ACTIVATED.
THE VEHICLE HAS 12-15 PPM OF CO IN THE INTERIOR WHILE IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED OUT OF SERVICE AFTER TESTING.
THE VEHICLE HAD CO IN THE INTERIOR AS HIGH AS 30 PPM. UNIT WAS PLACED OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO THE ABOVE CONDITIONS AND OFFICER HEADACHES.