2015 FORD EXPLORER Engine Problems

THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO HAVE 30 PPM OF CO IN THE VEHICLE WHILE IN OPERATION.

AFTER COMPLETING A LEFT TURN ON A WARM SUNNY DRY CLEAR DAY ON A FLAT ROAD SURFACE I HAD ACCELERATED NORMALLY UP TO ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR (SPEED LIMIT 45) AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN COMPLETELY LOST POWER. FOR A SECOND I THOUGHT THE CAR HAD STALLED SO I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO RESTART BUT IT WAS IN FACT STILL RUNNING. IT WOULD NOT REV AT ALL. I PUT THE TRUCK BACK INTO GEAR AND TURNED ON MY FOUR-WAY FLASHERS. PRESSING THE GAS DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND I WAS ABLE TO GO ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR FOR ABOUT 500 FEET AT WHICH POINT I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND STARTED SWEARING AT MY 2015 EXPLORER WITH UNDER 23K MILES WHICH COULD HAVE KILLED ME IF IT HAD LOST POWER 30 SECONDS SOONER WHILE I WAS TURNING LEFT. THIS IS...

CARBON MONOXIDE COMES THROUGH THE A/C VENTS WHEN I HIT 50/55 MPH.

SINCE PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2015, WE NOTICED WHEN ACCELERATING THAT THERE WAS AN EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE THE CAB WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED. WE ALSO NOTICED ON LONG TRIPS WE WOULD GET HEADACHES AND FEEL SLEEPY/WEAK. CALLED THE DEALER AND COMPLAINED ABOUT EXHAUST ODOR, AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE 600-700 DOLLARS TO RESEAL THE CAB AND DO SOME OTHER REPAIRS. I FEEL THIS IS NOT FAIR AND THIS IS A DEFECT THE VEHICLE HAD SINCE NEW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH FORCE AND SMELLED AN EXHAUST ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BILL UTTER FORD LOCATED AT 4901 S INTERSTATE 35 E, DENTON, TX 76210; (940) 321-7400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE REPAIR SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-392-3673 AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

I PURCHASED THE 2015 FORD EXPLORER USED FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AROUND JULY, 2016. MY FAMILY NOTICED AN ODOR (OF EXHAUST FUMES) IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED EVERY TIME I ACCELERATED QUICKLY. MORE SPECIFICALLY, I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN TOOK OFF QUICKLY TO GET ONTO A HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED IT. THEY TESTED IT AND CONFIRMED MY COMPLAINT. THEY CONTACTED THE ENGINEERS AT FORD TO SEE HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS GOING TO BE A GUINEA PIG. THEY REPLACED A SEAL AND DID SOMETHING THAT REQUIRED THEM TO REMOVE THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT CHARGE ME FOR THE SERVICE. THEY ALSO PROVIDED ME WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE TO DRIVE. WHEN I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK, I COULD STILL SMELL THE ODOR. AGAIN, I NOTICED IT...

THE EXHAUST OF THE FUMES COMING INTO THE CABIN OCCURS DURING FULL THROTTLE APPLICATIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS OR CLIMBING STEEP INCLINES AND SINCE THE START OF THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CAUSING MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA. WE HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR WHICH THEY HELD THE VEHICLE 3-4 DAYS FOR INSPECTION, BUT FOUND NO DISCREPANCY, WE WONDER WHY THEY CAN'T SMELL IT AS IT HAPPENS WHEN IT IS BEING DRIVEN ON THE FREEWAY AND DURING INSTANCES MENTIONED ABOVE.

THE INSIDE OF THE CAR SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST ANY TIME I AM DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (APPROX. 60MPH OR MORE) UP HILL. THIS OCCURS WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND EVEN WITH THE OUTSIDE AIR TURNED OFF, IN FACT IT SEEMS WORSE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND RECIRCULATING AIR ON. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IN THESE CONDITIONS.

HYDROCARBON FUMES RELEASED INTO VEHICLE PASSENGER CABIN/COMPARTMENT DURING HEAVY ACCELERATION OF ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE FROM NOVEMBER 2015.

ENGINE WAS SHAKING VIBRANTLY AT IDLE. IT WAS NOT MOVING UNLESS YOU STEPPED MORE INTO THE ACCELERATION AND THAT MADE IT DANGEROUS TO JUDGE. IT DOES NOT HAVE THE ACCELERATION NEEDED TO DRIVE UPHILL EVEN YOU STEP DOWN ON IT. CAR DOESN'T AUTO START WITH KEY FOB.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ACCELERATING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STALLED AND I HAD TO PULL OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR SAFETY. I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD AND ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR WITHOUT ISSUE TILL 1 WEEK LATER WHEN I WAS DOWNTOWN DRIVING HOME AT 1:00AM AND I HAD TO PUSH MY CAR ONE BLOCK IN ORDER TO GET TO A SAFE PLAY AND GET A TOW. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER 1 MONTH WITH FORD SAYING ITS A NUMBER OF THINGS IT ISN'T. IT IS TILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ECOBOOST ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IN ITS OWN COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN WORSE IF I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE (WHICH IS WHERE I WAS HEADED) THEY INITIALLY SAID IT WAS THE POWER TRAIN MODULE AND WE WAITED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SLOWED DOWN INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD (ST. PETERSBURG 2525 34TH ST N, ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33713) WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE OR REPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MENTIONED THAT THEY WOULD CALL BACK TO INFORM THE CONTACT OF WHETHER THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY WOULD BE EXTENDED. THE CONTACT ALSO CALLED A LEMON LAW HOTLINE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE LAW DID NOT APPLY TO THE CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

EXHAUST FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE (2ND OWNER) WE STARTED SMELLING EXHAUST SMELLS WHEN ACCELERATING ON TO THE INTERSTATE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WITH MODERATE OR HIGHER ACCELERATION WITH 1 OR 2 OCCUPANTS OR MODERATE WITH FULL TANK OF GAS AND 4 OCCUPANTS AND LUGGAGE. DEALER PERFORMED TECHNICAL BULLETIN - NO FIX. DEALER THEN UPDATED COMPUTER SOFTWARE - NO FIX. DEALER THEN REPLACED ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM - NO FIX. SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED HE WAS OUT OF OPTIONS AND I SHOULD CALL FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 800-392-3673. FINALLY TALKED TO SAMANTHA WHO EVENTUALLY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING FORD COULD DO BECAUSE THE NHTSA DID NOT CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE.

I OWN A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE IT HAS A FOUL ODOR THAT COME FROM THE AC. IT HAS A ROTTEN SMELL. I BOUGHT NUMEROUS AIR FRESHENER PRODUCTS TO HIDE THE ODOR BUT THE ODOR WAS VERY BAD. WHEN I AM DRIVING AND I ACCELERATE I CAN SMELL A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE AC. WHEN I AM STOPPED THE ROTTEN ODOR START TO COME OUT OF THE A/C. ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASION I HAVE GOTTEN LIGHT HEADED WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE AC ON AND THE WINDOWS CLOSED. I HAVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE AC OFF AND ALL THE WINDOWS DOWN. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THEM CHECK ON THE ISSUED. A MANAGER CHECKED THE CAR AND HE STATED THAT HE DID SMELL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS IN USE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF AN EXHAUST LEAK EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A CHILD IN THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RUSHED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR NAUSEA AND MIGRAINES DUE TO THE EXHAUST FUMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN I DRIVE MY EXPLORER AND THE ENGINE REVS UP ABOVE 2800 RPM WHILE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, A STRONG EXHAUST ODOR COMES IN THE CAB OF MY VEHICLE. THE SMELL IS BAD ENOUGH THAT ALL MY FAMILY HAS BECOME VERY DIZZY TO THE POINT OF ALMOST PASSING OUT AND WE HAVE HAD HEADACHES IMMEDIATELY AFTER. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WORRY THAT THE EXHAUST ODOR CAN HARM HER AND THE REST OF OUR FAMILY. BEFORE FILING THIS COMPLAINT I DID RESEARCH AND I FOUND THAT A POLICE OFFICER IN CALIFORNIA SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES DUE TO A CRASH THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE SAME EXHAUST SMELL ON HIS EXPLORER WHICH MADE HIM FAINT. ADDITIONALLY, THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS NOW INSTALLED CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN THEIR POLICE VEHICLES DUE TO A POLICE OFFICER EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AFTER HIS VEHICLE HAD EXHAUST ENTER THE CABIN OF...

WE OWN A 2015 FORD EXPLORER THAT WE BOUGHT NEW. SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WE HAVE HAD THEM LOOK AT IT MANY TIMES. I FINALLY CONVINCED THEM TO DO A REPAIR ON IT AFTER I TOLD THEM ABOUT A TECH BULLETIN. THEY KEPT IT A FEW DAYS AND DONE SOMETHING TO IT (NOT SURE WHAT) AND TOLD US IT WAS REPAIRED. WE RESUMED DRIVING IT AND SINCE THE REPAIR WE HAVE TOLD THEM WE CAN STILL SMELL THE SAME THING AS BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT MANY TIMES SINCE THEN AND HAS ALSO DROVE IT AND CONTINUE TO TELL US THEY CAN'T SMELL IT AND NOTHING IS WRONG. NOW MY WIFE AND I CAN SMELL IT EVERYTIME WE CROSS OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO GO TO TOWN AND HAVE TOLD THEM THAT YOU HAVE PUT THIS VEHICLE UNDER A LOAD TO...

JULY 29, 2016 WE BOUGHT A USED 2015 FORD EXPLORER SPORT 4X4. SOMEWHERE AROUND OCT 2016 WE NOTICED EXHAUST FUMES SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE CAR. IT S ME TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN VEHICLE WAS UNDER HIGH ACCELERATION. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER 10-12-16 WHERE THEY FOUND TAILGATE SEAL LEAKING AND IT WAS REPLACED. COUPLE WEEKS WENT BY AND SMELLED THE SAME ODOR AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO FORD DEALER ON 10-31-16, THEY SAY COULD FIND ANYTHING. CRAZY BECAUSE WHEN I LET AND ACCELERATED ON IT YOU COULD SMELL IT. WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM A STOP SIGN GETTING UP TO SPEED, PULLING OUT ONTO FREEWAY OR PASSING TRAFFIC YOU CAN SMELL IT. MY HUSBAND GOT A GAS MONITOR THAT THEY USE FOR MANHOLES AND I DROVE WITH IT FOR A FEW DAYS AND THE CO2 MONITOR WENT OFF AND WE HAVE A VIDEO. WE CALLED FORD DEALER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE WHILE THE AIR CONDITION WAS IN OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WOULD BE OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

VEHICLE CABIN IS FILLED WITH A ROTTEN EGG/SULFUR SMELL UPON ACCELERATION WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING RUNNING. THE HEATING/AC SYSTEM IS NORMALLY IN THE "AUTO" MODE. NOT NOTICED MUCH IN THE WINTER BECAUSE I LIVE IN MICHIGAN, BUT THE REST OF THE YEAR IT IS NOTICED EVERY TIME I PASS A VEHICLE OR ENTER THE FREEWAY. HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND MY CONCERN WAS VERIFIED, BUT I WAS TOLD THERE IS NO FIX YET. SEEMS THEY ARE WAITING FOR A RECALL. I HAVE REAL CONCERNS ABOUT MY HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF THOSE THAT RIDE WITH ME. I SENT A COMPLAINT TO FORD AND RECEIVED A "THANK YOU", THATS ALL. I HOPE YOU CAN MOVE THEM INTO SOME TYPE OF ACTION FOR A FIX TO THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER AN EXHAUSTIVE INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DEDUCED THAT THE ODOR STEMMED FROM AN EXHAUST LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR EMITTED FROM THE HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT GIVEN A PROGNOSIS FOR THE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

EXHAUST ODOR, CARBON MONOXIDE PRESENT IN CABIN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.

EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING INSIDE CAR WHEN AIR CONDITION IS ON. HAD CAR SERVICED TOLD FORD DEALER OF PROBLEM, THEY CHANGED AIR FILTER STILL HAVE PROBLEM.NOW IT IS ALL OVER NEWS THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. DOSNT MATTER WHETHER CAR IS IN MOTION OR NOT.

EVERY TIME I AM GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE AND HAVE TO GIVE IT GAS, I CAN SMELL EXHAUST IN THE CABIN. AND THEN WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE I CAN ALSO SMELL THE EXHAUST IN THE CABIN. I REPORTED THIS TO THE LOCAL DEALER BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016 AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR REPORTED ISSUES WITH MY COMPLAINT.

I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING MY VEHICLE UPON A HARD ACCELERATION. I'V TAKEN MY 2015 EXPLORER TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES TO GET THIS CORRECT, WITH NO POSITIVE RESOLUTION. I'M ALSO EXPERIENCING A KNOCKING NOISE WHEN MAKING A HARD LEFT HAND TURN. I'VE BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO FIX IT, WITH NO RESOLUTION.

PURCHASED NEW 12/2014 AND HAVE HAD AN EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE THE CAR WHEN DRIVING. EXHAUST ODOR IS VERY STRONG WHEN GOING UP HILLS AND WHEN ENGINE IS UNDER A LOAD SUCH AS ACCELERATION. EVEN WITH THE A/C ON RE-CIRCULATION MODE, THE ODOR IS QUITE STRONG TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS. WE ALSO EXPERIENCE HEADACHES WHILE DRIVING FROM ALL THE FUMES. WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE AT LEAST TWICE, THE FIST TIME THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE MOST RECENT VISIT IN DECEMBER 2016 THEY REPLACED SOME BODY SEALS ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHICH HAS HELPED SOME, BUT WE STILL HAVE FUMES GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND WE STILL GET THE HEADACHES. IT IS TO THE POINT THAT MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. WE ARE ALSO NOW AWARE THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS...

2015 EXPLORER SPORT 3.5L V6 ECOBOOST, CAR SHUDDERS WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE BARELY TOUCH THE GAS. ENGINE MISFIRES, HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. FORD NOR DEALER WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SAYING ITS "NORMAL". PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT STILL NO RESOLUTION. HAS BEEN ON GOING FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AT ONE POINT THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND WOULD ONLY ALLOW ME TO DRIVE 20 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE THE RPMS' WHERE MAXED OUT. THANKFULLY I WAS CLOSE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. SAID "PIPE HOSE CLAMP CAME LOSE". SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS ECOBOOST ENGINE. THERE HAVE BEEN LAWSUITES OVER IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, HAD SEVERAL TECHS, SUPERVISORS DRIVE IT AND NOTHING.

AFTER A HARD ACCELERATION, ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHEN ACCELERATING ON A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP, WE SMELLED A BURNT HAIR ODOR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF OUR 2015 FORD EXPLORER. AFTER SMELLING THIS, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT AND THE SMELL WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH CARBON MONXIDE. 9-28-15 DEALERSHIP SEALED REAR UNDERBODY. 5-2-16 DEALERSHIP INSTALLED NEW DOWNTURNED MUFFLER ASSEMBLY. AFTER THIS FIX THE SMELL WENT FROM A FEW SECONDS TO A MINUTE PLUS. CAUSED WATERING EYES, HEADACHE AND COUGHING. 7-26-2016 DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MUFFLER SYSTEM THAT HAD "BAD WELDS", AND REPROGRAMMED ELECTRONIC MODULES. SEPT. 3, 2016 LEFT ON A TRIP, AND THE SMELL CAME BACK WHILE PAASSSING ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO ON A TRIP, THE BURNT HAIR SMELL CAME INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH SECOND ROW, PASSENGERS, LOWERED WINDOW. THE SMELL APPEARED AGAIN WHILE GOING UP A HILL ON FREEWAY, THIS TIME THROUGH...

I PURCHASED THE 2015 FORD EXPLORER IN LATE MARCH 2015. ALTHOUGH THE SMELL WAS THERE FROM THE BEGINNING IT WAS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. IT OCCURS WITH THE A/C OFF, WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED, AND UPON ACCELERATION. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BRANDON FORD FOR SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH THEY HAD NO IDEA IT EVEN EXISTED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE EXHAUST/CARBON MONOXIDE FORD IS TELLING ME THEY HAVE A REPORT THAT A FIELD ENGINEER HAS DEEMED THE FUMES/POISON ENTERING THE CAB "A NORMAL OCCURRENCE" AND THEY WILL NO LONGER PUT IT IN SERVICE. *TR

STRONG EXHAUST ODOR IN PASSENGER CABIN WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH FULL THROTTLE APPLICATIONS (E.G., PASSING, CLIMBING STEEP GRADES OR MERGING ONTO FREEWAY RAMPS)

NO ENGINE ACCELERATION THE TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY CA 92 WEST BOUND. THE TRUCK MAXIMUM SPEED WAS 20-25 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FULLY EXTENDED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FLASHING YELLOW AND YOU COULD SMELL FUEL. THE TRUCK WAS SHAKING AND SHUTTERING.THE TRUCK WOULDN'T NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 25 MPH ONTO TO THE HIGHWAY. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE ECO BOOST SYSTEM.

OUR EXPLORER LIMITED UNIT HAS LESS THAN 21,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, CLIMBING A HILL / MOUNTAIN OR SIMILAR SITUATION EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE CABIN. THE A/C UNIT IS ON AND IN THE RECIRCULATION MODE WITH THE REAR A/C UNIT OPERATING. THE NOXIOUS FUMES SMELL LIKE ROTTEN EGGS / SULFURIC ACID. THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR THE DANGEROUS EXHAUST GASES IS TO OPEN WINDOWS ALLOWING FOR A CHANGE IN THE CABIN'S ATMOSPHERE. THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE THAT CAN BE REPLICATED. WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED FROM AS WELL AS FORD CORPORATE TO RESOLVE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. MANY UNITS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. NO PROVEN REPAIR / FIX TO DATE. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FORD'S ENGINEERING TEAM TO ISOLATE THE REASON THIS OCCURS AND PROVIDE A PROVEN REPAIR / RECALL? COULD IT BE THE UNITS EXPERIENCING THIS RECURRING PROBLEM COULD BE COMING...

HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO FORD 4 TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. EXHAUST SMELL OVERPOWERING DURING ACCELERATION AND NOW AFRAID TO TAKE LONG TRIPS OVER INCLINED ED GRADES, ESSENTIALLY LIMITING TO NO TOWING, NO VISITS TO FAMILY, ESSENTIALLY A BIG WHITE ELEPHANT IN MY GARAGE

UPDATE TO NHTSA COMPLAINT #10914850 VEHICLE STILL IN SERVICE SINCE 9/26/16. TOTAL DAYS AT DEALER FOR SERVICE DUE TO EXHAUST FUMES / CHEMICAL SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT: 26 AS OF 10/16/16. HAVE BEEN TOLD FORD'S ENGINEERING REP (DURING FORD'S "FINAL REPAIR ATTEMPT" UNDER LEMON LAW) ALSO SMELLED FUMES IN CABIN UNDER WOT AND WHEN ENGINE UNDER LOAD. WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD NOT BE CARBON MONOXIDE IN CABIN MAKING ME DIZZY AND SICK FEELING BECAUSE "CATALYTIC CONVERTER CHANGES CARBON MONOXIDE TO CARBON DIOXIDE, WHICH IS WHY DEALER USES CO2 METER NOT CO METER". WAS INFORMED THAT REGIONAL ENGINEER INSTRUCTED DEALER TO REPEAT TSB 14-0130 EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE THEN TELLING ME THAT THE SMELL IS FROM "MILDEW ON THE A/C EVAPORATOR CORE", WHICH CONTRADICTS THEIR PERFORMING THE TSB TO SEAL THE VEHICLE FROM EXHAUST FUMES A SECOND TIME (PERFORMED PREVIOUSLY WITHOUT EFFECT IN 10/2015). HAVE BEEN TOLD MANY DIFFERENT "REASONS"...

SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES AND/OR SULFUR-TYPE ODORS COMING THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, PASSING ON HIGHWAY, OR WHEN ENGINE IS UNDER A LOAD. FUMES/SMELL GET SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN ALL WINDOWS AND OPEN SUNROOF TO VENTILATE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TOLERATED THE HEADACHES, NAUSEA, AND LIGHT-HEADEDNESS WHILE DRIVING UNTIL SITUATION BECAME INTOLERABLE AND HAD BEGUN TO AVOID DRIVING THE EXPLORER. FIRST SERVICED IN 10/2015, DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR 4 OR 5 DAYS. I WAS TOLD THAT A TSB WAS PERFORMED WHICH INCLUDED REMOVING THE REAR BUMPER AND USING SEALANT, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FUMES IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT PERSISTED. ON 9/26/2016 TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR ATTEMPTS FOR SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAD VEHICLE THROUGH 10/4/16, AND CALLED TO TELL ME TO COME PICK-UP VEHICLE AS IT WAS "FIXED" BY CLEANING A/C EVAPORATOR, AND ALSO "SPEAKING WITH FORD ENGINEERS"....

2015 FORD EXPLORER -- SMELLING EXHAUST ODORS INSIDE THE CAR WHEN ACCELERATING OVER 3,000RPM, USUALLY WHEN MERGING THRU INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS OR EXPRESSWAYS, DRIVING OVER 75MPH OR GOING UPHILL. IT HAPPENS WITH THE A/C MODE IN "RECIRCULATION" OR NOT. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW ON JULY 2014. I REPORTED THE ISSUE AT LEAST FOUR (4) TO SIX (6) WITH THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY ATTEMPTED WITH THE HELP OF FORD ENGINEERS TO FIX IT WITH INSTRUCTIONS FROM TSB 14-0130 BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP. ON TWO (2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THEY HAD TO GIVE ME A RENTAL CAR FOR TWO (2) WEEKS BECAUSE THEY WERE TROUBLESHOOTING AND ATTEMPTING TO FIX IT. I HAVE ALSO ATTACHED A LETTER FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATING THEIR INTEREST IN PURCHASING THE CAR BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE DEFECTS BUT I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING.

UPON HARD ACCELERATION, SUCH AS TRYING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY OR GOING UP A HILL WHILE PULLING A TRAILER, EXHAUST FUMES ARE GETTING INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN. YOU CAN SMELL AN ODOR SIMILAR TO SULFUR OR LIKE SOMEONE STRUCK A KITCHEN MATCH. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE FRONT AND REAR AC UNITS ARE RUNNING. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND THE TSB REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE FUMES ARE STILL GETTING INTO THE CABIN. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER, I HAD ONE OF THE MECHANICS RIDE WITH ME WHILE I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE. HE NEVER WOULD SAY THAT HE SMELLED THE ODOR OF THE EXHAUST BUT IF I COULD SMELL IT, HE CERTAINLY COULD HAVE AS WELL. THE ODOR IS OFFENSIVE AND BOTHERSOME BUT THE CARBON MONOXIDE THAT IT CONTAINS IS POISONOUS. I'VE LOOKED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, STALLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,500.

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD AN EXHAUST SMELL UNDER ACCELERATION SINCE NEW. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS IT STARTING GETTING REALLY BAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BEGINNING OF AUGUST AND THEY COMPLETED THE TECH BULLETIN BUT WAS NOT FIXED SO I TOOK IT BACK. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WORKED ON IT FOR 3 DAYS WITH TECHNICAL SERVICE FROM FORD MOTOR HEADQUARTERS BUT COULD NOT FIX IT AND TOLD ME IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND GAVE ME BACK THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PICKER UP THE VEHICLE MY RECEIPT STATED "COULD NOT VERIFY PROBLEM", (THAT IS A MAJOR COVER-UP) BY THE DEALER FROM LIABILITY. I FILED COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THEY VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD IT TWICE MORE AND REPLACED THE EXHAUST AND RESEALED THE BODY SEAMS BUT THE SMELL IS STILL THERE. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD BUT KEEP GETTING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO HARD ACCELERATE IN THE VEHICLE, EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND OTHER COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

BURNING PLASTIC / EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE THE CAB ANY TIME WHEN ACCELERATING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE, AN EXHAUST ODOR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HVAC MODULE AND AIR EXTRACTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,200. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, EXHAUST FUMES WERE PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE OCCUPANTS TO BECOME DROWSY. WHILE USING A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR, THE READING INDICATED THAT THE CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS REACHED 60 PARTS PER MILLION. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WAS OPERATED OR WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THE EXTRACTOR, MOLDING, VALVE ASY AUTO DRAIN, POWER TAKE OFF ASY, AND THE TRANSFER CASE WERE REPLACED; BUT, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 09/20/16 *BF..UPDATED 12/20/16 *BF *TR

I HAVE NOTICED THIS SMELL SOME SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. UPON HEAVY ACCELERATION (SUCH AS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY), THERE IS A VERY STRONG BURNING SMELL THAT TAKES OVER THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL SEEMS TO BE EXHAUST COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED AN INCREASE IN "SLEEPY DRIVING", OR GETTING SLEEPY EVEN IF IT IS JUST ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. IN JULY 2016 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE FIXED, HOWEVER, THE FIX DID NOT WORK. THIS MORNING I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MORE REPAIRS. I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD, AND THESE FUMES COMING INTO THE VEHICLE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING, OR PROVIDE A MAJOR DISCOUNT TOWARDS A NEW VERSION THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS DEFECT. I FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE I...

3.5L ECOBOOST, 24K MILES. UPON ATTEMPTED ACCELERATION, ENGINE DOES NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER. ENGINE LAGS SIGNIFICANTLY THEN SURGES IN BOTH RPM AND ACCELERATION. ISSUES HAS PERSISTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 3K MILES. ISSUE OCCURS DURING ALL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON. NO CODES HAVE BEEN FOUND. VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXAMINED BY HUDSON FORD IN WISCONSIN. NO RESOLUTION PROVIDED, ISSUE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT ITSELF.

MY 2015 FORD EXPLORER GIVES OFF EXHAUST GAS THAT ENTERS THE CABIN UNDER ACCELERATION TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAS MADE PASSENGERS IN MY CAR SICK AND VOMIT. THE PROBLEM STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND AS OF TODAY THE DEALER CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE CENTER WITHOUT SUCCESS. THEY SAY THE CAR IS FIXED BUT STILL SMELLS. THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH FORD AND STILL NO REMEDY. ITS ALMOST LIKE THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE WARRANTY TO RUN OUT SO THEY CAN FORGET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MY BROTHER HAS AN EXPLORER POLICE VEHICLE AND ON A RECENT TRIP WITH HIM IN HIS CAR HIS DID THE EXACT SAME THING.

I HAVE NOTICED SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO MAX WHEN PASSING A CAR OR ENTERING AN ON RAMP. I HAVE TRIED WITH BOTH THE FRESH AIR ON AND RECIRCULATE ON, THE SAME EFFECT IS NOTICED. FINALLY AFTER DEALING WITH THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR I BROUGHT IT UP TO MY DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR ITS ROUTINE SERVICE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME HE HAS A 2016 EXPLORER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT FORD CAME BACK WITH SOMETHING ABOUT VENTS NOT OPENING QUICK ENOUGH AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS NO FIX FROM FORD AS OF YET. THE SMELL DOES GET QUITE STRONG AND ROUTINELY THE WINDOWS NEED TO BE LOWERED TO PREVENT THE STRONG ODORS FROM LINGERING. I AM CONCERNED AS TO WHAT THE ODOR...

STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES ENTER CABIN WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED HARD WHEN ENTERING FREEWAY AND AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND SET AT RECIRCULATE. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I ENTER THE FREEWAY AT END OF ENTRANCE RAMP. I AM FORCED TO OPEN THE WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING TO MAKE THE FUMES GO AWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. DURING ACCELERATION, AN EXHAUST ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR OUTER VENT ASSEMBLY AND VALVE ASSEMBLY AUTO DRAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REMEDIED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED TO REFRAIN FROM USING THE REAR VENTS AND HARD ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,482. UPDATED 09/29/16*LJ *CN

I CAN SMELL GAS FUMES IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WHEN DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE ODOR IS MORE WHEN I ACCELERATE. THE SMELL ISN'T THERE ALL THE TIME, BUT IS PRETTY STRONG WHEN IT IS PRESENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES -- EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2014.