2013 FORD EXPLORER Engine Problems

FOUR 2013 FORD EXPLORER RAN HOT WHILE I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE. WE THOUGHT IT WAS LOW ON ANTIFREEZE SO WE ADDED SOME. OUT OF PRECAUTION, WE BEGAN MONITORING THE ANTIFREEZE LEVEL AND NOTICE THAT THE LEVEL WOULD DROP, OVER A COUPLE OF WEEKS, ENOUGH WHICH REQUIRED US TO HAVE TO ADD MORE ANTIFREEZE. MY WIFE CALLED FORD'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO DETERMINE/CONFIRM THE PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WATER PUMP WAS MAY BE DEFECTIVE. ON OUR WAY TO THE APPOINTMENT, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED THE REST OF THE WAY. UPON INSPECTION, WE WERE TOLD THAT ANTIFREEZE HAD LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE, AND FURTHER, THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A MSA ALTAIR FLOOR XR GAS DETECTOR WHICH SHOWED HIGH LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PER ONE HOUR OF DRIVING THE DETECTOR SHOWED14 PPM (PARTS PER MINUTE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT ON A DAILY BASIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WAS CALIBRATED ON A DAILY BASIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WIFE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT HEADACHES WHILE DRIVING IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SUSTAINED SEVERE HEALTH ISSUES AND HAD HEART ABLATION SURGERY FROM THE CARBON MONOXIDE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT CONTINUAL DRIVING PRESENTED A GRAVE DANGER TO HEALTH AND SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHENOWETH FORD INC (1564 E PIKE ST, CLARKSBURG, WV 26301, (800) 344-1108) AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE...

I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS AND HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS FROM IT THEN ANYONE CAN IMAGINE FROM THE WRENCH LIGHT ( TRANSMISSION) TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO CAMSHAFT CODES TO CONVERTERS TO SENSORS , AC CONDENSER WENT OUT, BRAKE ISSUES AFTER REPLACING NEW PADS AND ROTORS , THIS HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE . THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 84K MILES AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE ISSUES FROM IT THEN ANY VEHICLE I HAVE EVER HAD . FORD REALLY MADE JUNK THIS TIME.

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS HAD A SLIGHT TICKING SOUND AT WARM OR COLD STARTUP. WAS GETTING TIRED/ACHY WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN AN HOUR. THE SOUND BECAME MUCH LOUDER OVER THE WEEKEND. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A CRACKED FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND MAY HAVE BEEN LEAKING CO INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.

ANYTIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN RAIN OR WET ROADS THE MAIN BELT SLIPS AND SQUEALS. THE RESULT IS MAJOR LOSS OF POWER ON MANY OCCASIONS. MY DASH LIGHTS UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE, I LOSE POWER TO STEERING, WIPERS, FANS, ETC. THE BELT SLIPPING IS CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR NOT TO FUNCTION WHICH IN TURNS CAUSES LOSS OF POWER. IT'S ALWAYS WHEN IT'S WET WHICH IS EVEN SCARIER BC I HAVE LOST STEERING AND ENGINE POWER. THIS HAPPENS ON ANY ROADS WHILE THE ENGINE IS UNDER A LOAD.

MY WIFE EXPERIENCE "SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION" OF OUR FORD EXPLORER. MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A WALGREENS PARKING LOT, SLOWED DOWN TO TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. MY WIFE HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS SHE WAS ENTERING THE SPACE, BUT THE BRAKE COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR. THERE WAS AN EXTREME AND SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION. ONCE THE CAR HIT THE POLE, IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE EVEN WITH MY WIFE APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING A PARKED TRUCK. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS ENOUGH FORCE ON THE FRONT END TO MAKE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. *TR

I EXPERIENCE A ROTTEN EGG SMELL WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN I TOLD THE FORD DEALERSHIP DURING ROUTINE SERVICE, THEY STATED "IT'S NORMAL". I LOOKED FOR RECALL 19N05 WITH MY VIN BUT IT STATED THERE ARE NO UNRESOLVED ISSUES. SO IT SEEMS PERHAPS THE RECALL 19N05 WAS PERFORMED. BUT THE SMELL IS STILL THERE DURING ACCELERATION.

COMPUTER VOICE COMAND 80 MPH GOVERNOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE FAILED TO TURNOVER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JIM CLICK FORD LINCOLN 6244 E 22ND ST, TUCSON, AZ 85711 WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONTACT, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOST MOTIVE POWER AND THE POWER STEERING CEASED. THE INFORMATION SCREEN BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SINCE TOWED FROM THE DEALER TO THE RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE TRUCK LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS EFFECTS THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT USES POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH AND 35-40MPH. ONE TIME IT HAPPENED ON A STREET, THE OTHER TIME WAS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.

ENGINE FAIL MAKE NOISE

WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL FASHION IN MEDIUM TRAFFIC ENGINE ALL OF A SUDDEN DIED RESTARTED AFTER 5 MINUTES OF ATTEMPTS ONLY TO DIE AGAIN ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER IN MIDDLE OF A TURNING LANE. AFTER BEING PUSHED TO A PARKING LOT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SIGNS. HAD TO BE TOWED OVER 100 MILES TO MY HOME ON A ROLL BACK TRUCK PAID BY CAR INSURANCE

MY CAR STARTED TO LEAK COOLANT I'VE HAD TO KEEP TOPPING OFF COOLANT, TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, STATED IT WAS MY WATER PUMP WHICH WOULD COST ABOUT $2000 TO FIX. I AM ONLY AT 108K MILES & I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THEY DO NOT NEED MAINTENCING AND WOULD LAST TILL 150,000 MILES

WHEN DRIVING (VARIOUS SPEEDS HIGH WAS 70 MPH - LOW WAS 25 MPH - VARIOUS ROADWAYS) VEHICLE LOSES POWER GOES DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR - CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON-- MESSAGE "SEE MANUAL". HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR 5 MONTHS INITIALLY ONE TIME- MAY GO A MONTH BEFORE HAPPENS AGAIN . FINALLY IT STARTED OCCURRING 3 TIMES WITHIN AND HOUR THEN OK - DID FOR THAT FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS BEFORE TAKING IT TO BE FIXED. CALLED FORD DEALER THEY CLAIMED THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS - SAID IT COULD BE MANY THINGS - I MENTIONED THE REPORTS OF THIS ON 2016 EXPLORED. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL SHOP. REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND THROTTLE BODY GASKET ON 2 OCT 2019- ISSUE HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE.

VEHICLE'S WATER PUMP BEGAN LEAKING DURING A NORMAL PATROL SHIFT. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OF THESE FAIL AT VARIOUS MILEAGES AND EACH REPAIR THAT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY HAS COST US AROUND $2000.00 EACH TIME. I KNOW THESE ARE NOT ISOLATED INCIDENTS AND THAT THESE WATER PUMPS FAIL OFTEN. I RECALL BEING AT A FLEET CONFERENCE THIS PAST AUGUST AND SEEING A SLIDE DURING A PRESENTATION FROM FORD AND IT SHOWING THE CASTING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OLD STYLE AND NEW STYLE PUMP. THE OLD CASTING WAS THINNER NEAR THE SEAL AREA AND THAT ALLOWED FOR EXCESSIVE HEAT WHICH CAUSED THE SEAL TO FAIL. THE NEW STYLE PUMP HAS A THICKER CASTING TO PREVENT THIS FAULT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A WARRANTY EXTENSION OR RECALL ON THE THESE PUMPS JUST LIKE FORD ENDED UP DOING FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.

VEHICLE'S WATER PUMP BEGAN LEAKING DURING A NORMAL PATROL SHIFT. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OF THESE FAIL AT VARIOUS MILEAGES AND EACH REPAIR THAT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY HAS COST US AROUND $2000.00 EACH TIME. I KNOW THESE ARE NOT ISOLATED INCIDENTS AND THAT THESE WATER PUMPS FAIL OFTEN. I RECALL BEING AT A FLEET CONFERENCE THIS PAST AUGUST AND SEEING A SLIDE DURING A PRESENTATION FROM FORD AND IT SHOWING THE CASTING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OLD STYLE AND NEW STYLE PUMP. THE OLD CASTING WAS THINNER NEAR THE SEAL AREA AND THAT ALLOWED FOR EXCESSIVE HEAT WHICH CAUSED THE SEAL TO FAIL. THE NEW STYLE PUMP HAS A THICKER CASTING TO PREVENT THIS FAULT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A WARRANTY EXTENSION OR RECALL ON THE THESE PUMPS JUST LIKE FORD ENDED UP DOING FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.

VEHICLE'S WATER PUMP BEGAN LEAKING DURING A NORMAL PATROL SHIFT. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OF THESE FAIL AT VARIOUS MILEAGES AND EACH REPAIR THAT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY HAS COST US AROUND $2000.00 EACH TIME. I KNOW THESE ARE NOT ISOLATED INCIDENTS AND THAT THESE WATER PUMPS FAIL OFTEN. I RECALL BEING AT A FLEET CONFERENCE THIS PAST AUGUST AND SEEING A SLIDE DURING A PRESENTATION FROM FORD AND IT SHOWING THE CASTING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OLD STYLE AND NEW STYLE PUMP. THE OLD CASTING WAS THINNER NEAR THE SEAL AREA AND THAT ALLOWED FOR EXCESSIVE HEAT WHICH CAUSED THE SEAL TO FAIL. THE NEW STYLE PUMP HAS A THICKER CASTING TO PREVENT THIS FAULT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A WARRANTY EXTENSION OR RECALL ON THE THESE PUMPS JUST LIKE FORD ENDED UP DOING FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.

WHEN IDLING CABIN FILLS UP WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE SMOKE FROM MUFFLERS. FELL ASLEEP IN THE CAR WHILE IDLING, WOKE UP DIZZY AND THRU UP SHORTLY AFTER, STRONG HEADACHE AFTER. RUST AROUND THE LOCK ON THE TRUNK LID.

INITIAL COMPLAINT TO FORD DEALERSHIP RE: EXHAUST ODORS IN CABIN, POSSIBLY RELATED TO USE OF AIR CONDITIONING (INSPECTED 5/4/16, MILEAGE 47,450, NO REPAIRS COMPLETED). PERFORMANCE RECALL 17NO3 COMPLETED 10/22/18. EXHAUST ODORS WORSE AFTER RECALL. FORD DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AGAIN ON 10/30/18. RECOMMENDED USING RECIRCULATION OF CABIN AIR AT ALL TIMES. AIR CONDITIONING HAS SINCE STOPPED WORKING. PER DEALERSHIP REAR A/C LINES NOW NEED REPLACEMENT, EXT. COST OF $2,100. CABIN EXHAUST ODORS CONTINUE AND INSIDE OF WINDSHIELD IS FOGGING. ODORS WORSE WHEN STOPPED AT STOPLIGHTS. MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OF CO DETECTION IN CABIN WHILE IN MOTION IN RURAL AREAS. ELEVATED COHB WITH VARIOUS HEALTH SYMPTOMS AND CHILDREN NOW COMPLAINING OF CAR SICKNESS. VARIOUS AREAS OF RUST ALSO REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP AND NEW AREAS APPEARING (I.E. NEAR DRAIN VALES OF THE LIFTGATE). *DT *AS

VEHICLE'S WATER PUMP BEGAN LEAKING DURING A NORMAL PATROL SHIFT. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OF THESE FAIL AT VARIOUS MILEAGES AND EACH REPAIR THAT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY HAS COST US AROUND $2000.00 EACH TIME. I KNOW THESE ARE NOT ISOLATED INCIDENTS AND THAT THESE WATER PUMPS FAIL OFTEN. I RECALL BEING AT A FLEET CONFERENCE THIS PAST AUGUST AND SEEING A SLIDE DURING A PRESENTATION FROM FORD AND IT SHOWING THE CASTING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OLD STYLE AND NEW STYLE PUMP. THE OLD CASTING WAS THINNER NEAR THE SEAL AREA AND THAT ALLOWED FOR EXCESSIVE HEAT WHICH CAUSED THE SEAL TO FAIL. THE NEW STYLE PUMP HAS A THICKER CASTING TO PREVENT THIS FAULT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A WARRANTY EXTENSION OR RECALL ON THE THESE PUMPS JUST LIKE FORD ENDED UP DOING FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.

THE ENGINE BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT CAUSED BY THE WATER PUMP SEAL FAILING. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHERS THAT ALSO HAVE HAD WATER PUMP FAILURES.

THE ENGINE BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT CAUSED BY THE WATER PUMP SEAL FAILING. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHERS THAT ALSO HAVE HAD WATER PUMP FAILURES.

THE ENGINE BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT CAUSED BY THE WATER PUMP SEAL FAILING. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHERS THAT ALSO HAVE HAD WATER PUMP FAILURES.

ENGINE RATTLES UPON STARTUP FOR ROUGHLY 2 SECONDS. THIA IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THE TIMING CHAIN STRETCHES AND REPLACEMENT OF TIMING CHAIN AND PHASERS IS NEEDED.

I OWN AT 2013 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS I HAVE TAKEN MY EXPLORER TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE WE KEEP SMELLING EXHAUST WHEN WE ACCELERATE . THE DEALERSHIP HAS MADE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE LEAK BUT AS OF TODAY IT'S STILL DOING IT. I CALLED FORD TODAY TO SEE IF HAS ANY MORE INFORMATION THEY COULD PASS ALONG TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ONLY REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SULFUR IS SO BAD SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS FOR FRESH AIR WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS GOOD WHEN THE WEATHER IS BAD. IT HAPPENS WITH THE AIR/HEAT IS ON AND WHEN IT'S NOT ON. I'M AT A LOSS NOW ON HOW TO GET THIS REPAIRED AS IT SEEMS NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT IS CAUSING IT AND NO ONE IS TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM.

I HAVE A 2013 FORD EXPLORER AND HAVE BEEN RECENTLY EXPERIENCING RANDOM, DANGEROUS STALLS DUE TO A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED TWICE AND IT CONTINUES TO FAIL, LEAVING OUR CAR IN A "LIMP-HOME MODE" IN DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS. IT USUALLY STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A LOW IDLE POSITION, SUCH AS SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT AND THEN ACCELERATING. HOWEVER, IT HAD ALSO STALLED WHILE TRAVELING HIGHER SPEEDS AND THEN ACCELERATING. ONCE I PULL OFF THE ROAD, THE CAR ENGINE SHAKES VIOLENTLY UNTIL I'M ABLE TO PUT IN PARK AND THEN TURN THE IGNITION OFF. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE WILL USUALLY RESTART AT NORMAL IDLE AND PROPER ENGINE FUNCTION IS RESTORED UNTIL THE NEXT THROTTLE BODY FAILURE.

VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING UP HILL OR ON FLAT SURFACE. TAKE OFF POWER IS DIMISHED AND VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES DIE UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN ACCELERATING.

FRONT MANIFOLD CRACK THAT IS ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. DURING THE FAILURE, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

THE VEHICLE BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES BECAUSE CARBON MONOXIDE FUME INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS HAVE CAUSE MANY HEALTH PROBLEMS TO ME AND MY WIFE (SUCH AS HEADACHES, DROWSINESS ETC.).

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE STALLS, WITH INABILITY TO ACCELERATE, REQUIRING VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN APPEARED, WHICH AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY WHICH I WAS TOLD HAS BEEN COMMON IN FORD VEHICLES/MAKES/MODELS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT ENGINE SHUT OFF UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITONS WHICH EXHIBITS A SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN THE VEHICLE ABRUBTLY LOSES TOTAL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS RECENTLY BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS WHILE MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP ONCE THE IGNITION WAS TURNED COMPLETELY OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO START THE VEHICLE BACK UP. THIS SCENARIO OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY, IN TOWN DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. CONTACTED LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND ALL THEY SAID WAS TO BRING IT IN. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE ANY ENGINE CODES WHILE RUNNING AN ECU SCAN. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS NOTED ONLINE WITH OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNERS WHO HAVE ATTRIBUTED IT TO A "TERRAIN MANAGEMENT" FAULT. THIS IS THE SAME DIAGNOSIS MY LOCAL...

WE HAVE NOTICED A CAR EXHAUST ODOR IN OUR VEHICLE WHILE AT A STANDSTILL. THE ODOR COMES AND GOES AND WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS CAUSING IT. IT SEEMS THAT CAR EXHAUST IS COMING INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE CAR'S VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE DEALER SHIP COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE DID HAVE THE FORD CARBON MONOXIDE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM COMPLETED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING OR BEING DRIVEN, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL SULFUR ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED TAMIAMI FORD (1471 AIRPORT PULLING RD N, NAPLES, FL 34104, (239) 643-3673) AND SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN DECEMBER OF 2017 PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V812000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,636.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, EXCESSIVE EXHAUST FUMES AND A FUEL ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEADACHES AND DIZZINESS DUE TO THE EXHAUST FUMES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KENNY ROSS FORD SOUTH (LOCATED AT 3200 LIBRARY RD, CASTLE SHANNON, PA 15234, (412) 881-0001) WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A DEFINITE ODOR IN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, HE WAS UNSURE IF IT WAS CARBON MONOXIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TWICE BRING TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK IN CABIN? MAKING SICK NAUZIA FEELING I'LL? NOW LOOK LIKE MY LUNGS ARE SWALLOWING? PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO DO

TIMING CHAIN STRETCH. $3,000 TO FIX IT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA FOR OVER THIRTY MINUTES, THE CONTACT FELT DIZZY AND LIGHT HEADED. THE SYMPTOMS RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WELSH MOTORS FORD (330-549-3925, LOCATED AT 13760 WOODWORTH RD, NEW SPRINGFIELD, OH 44443) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S SYMPTOMS RETURNED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER LATER DIAGNOSED THAT THE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN, THE CONTACT'S SYMPTOMS RETURNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING A FOUR HOUR ROAD TRIP, ONE OF HER FAMILY MEMBERS SUFFERED THE SAME SYMPTOMS. NO ONE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DUCT TAPE ON THE EXHAUST FELL OFF. THE DUCT TAPE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE SYMPTOMS CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE...

EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE CAUSING NAUSEA AND HEADACHES. HAPPENING CONSISTANTLY FOR THE LAST 3YRS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, EXHAUST FUME ODOR WAS DETECTED INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ROLLED THE WINDOWS DOWN AND HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER QUIRK FORD (540 SOUTHERN ARTERY, QUINCY, MA 02169) WHERE THEY DETERMINE THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,239. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WE RECENTLY BEGAN SMELLING A PUNGENT 'SULFUR' OR 'ROTTEN EGG' LIKE SMELL THAT COMES AND GOES IN THE INTERIOR CABIN OF OUR EXPLORER WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TYPICALLY THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR WHILE OR JUST AFTER DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS/ACCELERATING. WE BELIEVE THIS IS IN LINE WITH OTHER INSTANCES PEOPLE HAVE HAD IN EXPLORERS OF POSSIBLE EXHAUST LEAKS INTO THE INTERIOR CABIN SPACE OF THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE 83,000 MILES ON OUR 2013 AWD 3.5L EXPLORER LIMITED. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER UNDER CUSTOMER SERVICE SATISFACTION PROGRAM SERVICE # 17N03, BUT THEY STATED OUR SPECIFIC VIN DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS SERVICE & THUS WOULD NOT COVER THAT SERVICE FIX FOR THIS ISSUE.

THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS I'VE HAD EITHER GASOLINE OR EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ACCELERATING ON EITHER A CITY STREET OR HIGHWAY UPHILL AND THE A/C WAS ON.

IN SUMMER 2015 WE BEGAN SMELLING EXHAUST IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. IT STARTED OUT AS A MILD SMELL AND CONTINUED TO GET WORSE OVER TIME. WE MENTIONED IT TO OUR SERVICE ADVISOR MULTIPLE TIMES WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS, WE GOT THE DEALERSHIP TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND ADMIT THERE WAS AN ISSUE BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. AS TIME WENT ON, THE SMELL WAS PRESENT ALL THE TIME WHETHER OR NOT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. IN EARLY 2018, WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM THE FORD AUTHORIZED FIX FOR THIS KNOWN ISSUE (SEALING HOLES, REPROGRAM THE A/C, ETC.). HOWEVER, THE SMELL NEVER WENT AWAY AND WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TWICE TO HAVE IT VERIFIED. THIS LAST TIME THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT FORD...

SMELL OF EXHAUST INSIDE CABIN UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE FORD COMPLEMENTARY REPAIR DONE IN JULY. DEFECT STILL OCCURRING.

MY EXPLORER HAS AN ISSUE WHEN STOPPED AND IN DRIVE WITH THE AC ON THE CAR PULLS/LUNGES FOWARD AS IF I HIT THE GAS/ ALSO WHEN IM PARKED AND THE AIR CON IS RUNNING AT SOME POINT THE ENGINE GOES DOWN BELOW 500 RPMS THEN KICKS UP TO 700 TO COMPENSATE THEN KICKS DOWN TO BELOW 500 , OVER AND OVER AGAIN. IF REV THE ENGINE A BIT, THEN IT GOES BACK DOWN TO NORMAL IDLE AND ITS FINE FOR MAYBE 10 MINUTES THEN DOES IT ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR PULLS ITSELF FOWARD WITH NO HUMAN INTERACTION. THERE IS MULTIPLE WEBSITES DECLARING THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS CAR. GOOGLE 2013 EXPLORER ROUGH AC IDLE YOU WILL SEE LOTS OF PEOPLE COMMENTING ON IT.

THERE IS AN EXHAUST LEAK ON THE VEHICLE ALLOWING TOXIC FUMES INTO THE CABIN.

MY WIFE AND I TOOK A TRIP FOR A BABY SHOWER, IT WAS ABOUT A 2.5 HR DRIVE. ON THE WAY THERE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THERE WERE NO OTHER WARNINGS OR INDICATIONS OF AN ISSUE. WE MADE IT FINE TO OUR DESTINATION, DROVE AROUND TOWN A LITTLE BIT, AND STAYED THE NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY WE HEADED HOME (ANOTHER 2.5 HR TRIP). THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON THE ENTIRE TIME, BUT THERE WERE NO ABNORMAL NOISES OR ODORS, OR ANY OTHER INDICATION THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE. WHEN WE GOT HOME, WE PARKED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF, UNLOADED, THEN TURNED IT ON TO BACK IT INTO THE GARAGE AND TURN IT OFF AGAIN. AFTER SITTING IN THE GARAGE FOR 10 -15 MINUTES, THE CAR EXPLODED, SHAKING THE HOUSE AND CATCHING THE ENGINE BAY ON FIRE. THE ENGINE BAY WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, CAUSING FIRE/SMOKE DAMAGE...

MY 2013 FORD EXPLORER XLT HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP TWICE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS FORD RECALL 17NO3. TO THIS DAY, JANUARY 31, 2018, MY CO MONITOR PICKS UP HIGH READINGS (IN MY OPINION) FOR SUCH AN ENCLOSED SPACE OF A VEHICLE CABIN (12-43 PPM). I DRIVE A LOT FOR WORK AND AM BEING CONSTANTLY EXPOSED TO THESE FUMES. MY WIFE AND I ALSO HAVE A 1 YEAR OLD THAT WE REFUSE TO PLACE IN THIS CAR BECAUSE EVEN LOW LEVELS ARE MORE DANGEROUS TO HIM. THE READINGS OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING, ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON RECIRCULATE. I'VE NOTICED THAT I GET HIGH READINGS OF CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE OR EVEN JUST CHECKING THE VEHICLE PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AFTER GETTING INTO MY CAR FOR LUNCH, THE CAR WAS EVEN TURNED OFF AND I HAD A READING OF 43PPM ON MY MONITOR (WHICH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN UNKNOWN ODOR WAS DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED CROSSROADS FORD CARY (2333 WALNUT ST, CARY, NC 27518, (877) 280-8932) AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION AND TO CONTACT NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

WHEN VEHICLE IS UNDER ACCELERATION, THERE IS AN EXHAUST SMELL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. FORD HAS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, BUT THE EXHAUST SMELL REMAINS UNDER ACCELERATION.