2016 FORD EXPLORER Engine Problems

AFTER ACCELERATING ONTO THE INTERSTATE OR WHEN I AM CLIMBING A STEEP HILL ONCE I DECELERATE AND MAINTAIN A LEVEL SPEED THE CABIN FILLS WITH A "BURNT OIL" SMELL. IT HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HARMFUL GASES.

UPON HARD ACCELERATION I GET A STRONG EXHAUST FUME ODOR ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE EXPLORER. SO STRONG MY WHOLE FAMILY NOTICES IT. IT DOES IT EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN OR UP AND WITH OR WITHOUT THE AIR RECIRCULATION SETTING ON OR OFF. SOMEHOW EXHAUST FUMES ARE ENTERING THE CABIN CAUSING A FOUL ODOR.

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY MY 2016 FORD EXPLORER XLT LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES. NO WARNING/MALFUNCTION LIGHTS APPEARED. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO FORD DEALERSHIP.

CARBON MONOXIDE AND GASOLINE SMELL IN CABIN

ON 6/28/2016 THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL ACCIDENT DUE TO DRIVER BECOMING UNCONSCIOUS. THE DRIVER AND ALL PASSENGERS BECAME UNCONSCIOUS NEARLY SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE ORIGINAL ASSUMPTION WAS THAT THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP, ALTHOUGH SHE DID NOT REMEMBER FEELING DROWSY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON I-85, MP 18 NORTH OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. SINCE SEEING THE REPORT TODAY ABOUT POSSIBLE CO LEAKAGE INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN ON THE FORD EXPLORER VEHICLES, I WOULD NOW SUSPECT THIS AS A POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT...UPDATED 08/07/17 *BF *CN

WE EXPERIENCE A HORRIBLE SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES WHENEVER WE FIRST TURN OUR VEHICLE ON. IT IS EXTREMELY NOTICEABLE AND CAN CLEARLY BE TRACED BACK TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AS THERE IS NO ODOR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS LARGE AMOUNTS OF CO OR CO2 CAN BE DEADLY ESPECIALLY IN ENCLOSED AREA. THE ODOR REMAINS EVEN WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING.

EXHAUST SMELL IN VEHICLE: AUTOMOBILE CONTINUES TO HAVE EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. VERY EVIDENT UPON ACCELERATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE.

CONSTANT EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS ROUGHLY 13,000 MILES AND MY CHILDREN HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT ON ROAD TRIPS.

SMELL IN CABIN WHEN DRIVING EVEN AFTER 2 OF FORD'S TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS WERE PERFORMED. PROBLEM STILL NOT RESOLVED. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO, THAT IS THE ONLY FIX FORD CAN PROVIDE.

DURING ACCELERATION, A STRONG ODOR FILLS THE CABIN. ACCORDING TO THE CARBON MONOXIDE MONITOR WE USED, IT REGISTERED AT 5-9 PPM AS THE ODOR CAME THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE AIR WILL RETURN TO 0 PPM AFTER DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN FOR ~1 MINUTE.

EXHAUST IN CABIN LEASED NEW 2016 FORD EXPLORER XLT MARCH OF 2016. IMMEDIATELY SMELLED EXHAUST IN CABIN UPON ACCELERATION. TOOK BACK TO DEALER. TOLD IT WAS FIXED. IT WAS NOT. STILL SMELL EXHAUST. DAUGHTER FEELS SICK RIDING IN BACK SEAT. TOOK BACK TO DEALER. TOLD THEY NEED CAR A FEW DAYS. WAS GIVEN NO EXPLANATION. ASKED FOR LOANER CAR. WAS REFUSED. MANAGER OUT FOR 2 MORE DAYS SO WILL WAIT UNTIL HE IS IN TO SPEAK TO. WAS TREATED RUDELY.

FORD EXPLORER CABIN HAS A BAD EXHAUST TYPE SMELL. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN DECEMBER 2016. SMELL WAS MORE EVIDENT IN MARCH TO JULY WHEN WE RAN THE AIR CONDITIONER MORE. WHEN WE ACCELERATED TO HIGHWAY SPEED THE SMELL WOULD FOLLOW A FEW SECONDS LATER. THIS WAS EXPERIENCED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE ON MANY OCCASIONS. THIS IS MY WIFE'S DAILY DRIVER. TOWARD THE END OF MAY 2017 SHE BEGAN COMPLAINING DAILY OF DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES. THE SMELL WAS STILL PRESENT AFTER ACCELERATING. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER ON JUNE 13. THEY PERFORMED THE RECOMMENDED REPAIR PER THE FORD BULLETIN TSB 170044. WE TOOK THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 22 AND STILL SMELLED THE BAD SMELL THAT EVENING. RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY (JUNE 23). THEY THEN REPLACED THE MAJORITY OF THE MUFFLER AND TAIL PIPE ASSEMBLY. CAR WAS PICKED UP...

MY STOCK (UNALTERED) 2016 FORD EXPLORER SPORT WITH ECOBOOST ENGINE EMITS A ROTTEN EGG, SULFUR-LIKE ODOR INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN UPON FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION. THIS CONDITION DOES NOT OCCUR DURING NORMAL (LESS THAN FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION) DRIVING. THIS CONDITION OCCURS ONLY DURING FULL THROTTLE ACCELERATION AND IS REPLICABLE. THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURRED SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE IN 04/2016 AND CONTINUES TODAY.

EVERY TIME I STEP ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, THE INSIDE OF MY CAR STARTS TO SMELL LIKE SMOKE OR SOMETHING IS BURNING. I HAVE TO LOWER MY WINDOWS FOR ABOUT A MINUTE TO CLEAR THE AIR OUT. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS.

I HAVE BEEN TAKING THIS VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES SINCE JULY 2016 FOR AN EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CABIN WHEN ACCELERATING AND AT HIGH SPEEDS AND CONSTANTLY FEEL DIZZY AND NAUSEOUS WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS TO FIX AND THEY HAVE TRIED ALL THE TSB'S THAT APPLY TO THE 2011-15'S, BUT SEEM TO NOT WORK ON THE 2016. THEY HAVE RESEALED THE VEHICLE AT LEAST 3 TIMES, REPLACED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND OTHER PARTS, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE THEY'VE TRIED, BUT STILL WITH NO RESOLUTION. I'M TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP YET AGAIN TOMORROW, BUT REFUSE TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE BACK HOME UNTIL THE SMELL IS COMPLETELY GONE, WHICH SEEMS TO BE AN IMPOSSIBLE FEAT AT THIS POINT. I HAVE A CASE OPEN WITH FORD, BUT HAVE NOT NOT MADE ANY PROGRESS WITH THEM EITHER (OVER 6 WEEKS). PLEASE DO WHAT YOU...

TERRIBLE SMELL COMING INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I ACCELERATE AND WHEN IT SITS IN THE SUN. WHEN I ACCELERATE IT SMELLS LIKE A GAS COMING INTO THE CAR, MY KIDS AND I EXPERIENCE FEELING SICK AND HEADACHES. WHEN MY CAR SITS IN THE SUN I GET THIS BURNING GLUE SMELL IN THE CAR THAT ALSO GIVES ME A HEADACHE AND THERE ARE DAYS WHERE I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR. I HAVE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES AND STILL THE ISSUE IS NOT FIXED, I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AND I NO LONGER ALLOW THEM TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE CHEMICALS THAT ARE COMING INTO MY CAR. MY CAR IS NOW STILL SITTING AT DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THIS SMELL.

STRONG EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN WHENEVER HARD ACCELERATION. FOR EXAMPLE ANYTIME I AM GETTING ON THE FREEWAY FREEWAY.

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW, WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (WITH NO WARNING OR ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON) THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY STOP, A NOTICE TO "CHECK MANUAL" PLUS A WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE, FORCING YOU TO COAST OR STOP ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD/HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 14,000 MILES ON AND HAS HAD MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES REGULARLY.)

EXHAUST FUMES IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES AND STILL NO FIX. HAD TO KEEP WINDOWS OPEN TO OPERATE EVEN A SHORT DISTANCE. ONLY 5,200 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SURVIVED EXPOSURE TO AGENT ORANGE AND TONS OF ASBESTOS IN THE DEFENSE OF OUR COUNTRY BUT I REFUSE TO SUCCUMB TO CARBON MONOXIDE AT THE HANDS OF THE FORD MOTOR CO. MY WIFE AND I LOST OUR INVESTMENT , DOWN PAYMENT, AND TRADE IN VALUE FOR THE EIGHTEEN MONTHS THAT WE OWNED THIS VEHICLE WHICH WE DUBBED THE MOBILE GAS CHAMBER.

EXHAUST SMELL IN THE INTERIOR COMING OUT OF THE HVAC VENTS DURING SUSTAINED ACCELERATION SUCH AS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. HAS BEEN TO FORD AND HAD RELATED TSB PERFORMED AS WELL AS THE EXHAUST CHANGED WITH NO CHANGE IN THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE SIMILAR TO ROTTING EGGS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE ORIGIN OF THE ODOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WAS GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATING. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME. BOTH TIMES, THE GAS PEDAL WILL NOT WORK, GEARS DO NOT WORK. IT WILL NOT DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, SAID THEY HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH SEVERAL AND WITH REPLACEMENT IT HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOW HAD THE REPLACEMENT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. IT IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALER. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN FEB 2016 AND IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT COMES WITH NO WARNING. I COULD BE PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR COULD STOP ACCELERATING! I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

ENGINE COOLANT OVERHEATING - ABOUT 30 DAYS AGO, MY CAR BEGAN OVERHEATING AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT I WAS OUT OF ENGINE COOLANT. REFILLED AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW DAYS AND NO 30 DAYS LATER MY CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING. PLACE SERVICE CALL AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I NEEDED A NEW WATER PUMP. 1 YEAR OLD CAR AND ALREADY HAD TO HAVE THE OIL SENDING UNIT REPLACED AND NOW A NEW WATER PUMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONING RECIRCULATING OPTION WAS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FILL UP WITH CARBON DIOXIDE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED A CARBON DIOXIDE MONITOR THAT INDICATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS RELEASING CARBON DIOXIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

OUR EXPLORER HAS ROUGHLY 10K MILES ON IT AND WE PURCHASED IT JAN 2016. WHEN WE ACCELERATE RAPIDLY TO GET UP HILLS OR ON A FREEWAY, WE GET FLOODED WITH AN EXHAUST SMELL THROUGH THE AC VENTS. WE STARTED TO NOTICE THIS ON A FAMILY ROAD TRIP FEB 17, 2017 TO THE ZOO WITH OUR KIDS. THIS HAPPENED WITH OUR 2013 ALSO. THIS CAR IS WAY WORSE AND HAPPENS WITH RAPID ACCELERATION OF 3000-3500 RPM IN TOWN AS WELL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WE GET LIGHT HEADED AND MASSIVE INSTANT HEADACHES FROM THE SMELL. WE ARE NOTICING IT HAPPENING NOW IN CITY STREET DRIVING IF WE ARE TRYING TO GET UP A BIG HILL AS WELL AS WHEN WE ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY. THE SMELL IS GETTING WORSE EACH TIME IT HAPPENS. AS OF LAST WEEK, MY HUSBAND HAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING NOT ONLY IS THE SMELL GETTING MORE...

CARBON MONOXIDE LEAKING INTO THE CAR CABIN: THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 75MPH ON A HIGHWAY, CLIMATE IN THE CAR 71 DEGREES, AND RECIRCULATING AIR WAS ON. CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES BEFORE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR STARTED SENSING CARBON MONOXIDE. DIGITAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR ALARM SOUNDED WHEN IT HIT 35PPM, THEN THE LEVELS CLIMBED ALL THE WAY TO 49 PPM. NO SMELL WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE TEST. NO CARS SURROUNDING THE VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME, WHEN LEVELS HIT 49PPM THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED DOWN FOR FRESH AIR TO GAIN SAFETY FOR THE DRIVER. WE WERE ABLE TO DOCUMENT VIDEO AND IMAGES OF THIS EVENT. FORD FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER STATES TO HIS KNOWLEDGE THE 2016 EXPLORER HAS BEEN REDESIGNED AND THE CONCERN HAD ONLY BEEN DOCUMENTED ON THE EARLIER MODELS.

CARBON MONOXIDE: I HAVE BEEN SMELLING AN EXHAUST LIKE SMELL IN MY CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. FOR AWHILE, I ASSUMED IT WAS NEW CAR CHEMICALS BURNING OFF FROM THE ENGINE ETC. HOWEVER, OVER TIME I STILL WAS PRESENTED WITH THIS ODOR. MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR TO SEE IF ANY DANGEROUS FUMES WERE PRESENTING INSIDE THE CAR. UPON MY QUICK 6-7 MINUTE DRIVE TO CHURCH THE CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS READ 6PPM. WHEN DRIVEN LATER BY MY HUSBAND FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER SPEED, IT CLIMBED TO 12PPM! WE HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND THE RECIRCULATING AIR ON. WHEN WE HELD THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR UP TO THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE NUMBERS CLIMBED FASTER. I HAVE A PHOTO OF THE 6PPM, BUT MY HUSBAND DIDN'T HAVE HIS PHONE AND COULDN'T TAKE A PICTURE OF THE 12PPM AT THE TIME. HE...

WHEN ACCELERATING, MY CABIN FILLS UP WITH EXHAUST FUMES. IT DOESN'T DO IT AS BAD WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE BUT WHEN IT IS HOT, IT IS REALLY BAD. IT HAS BEEN TO FORD SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY PERFORMED THE TECHNICAL BULLETINS ON THE CAR. IT DIDN'T HELP.

I ALREADY SUBMITTED ONE COMPLAINT TODAY ABOUT THE CABIN FILLING WITH EXHAUST FUMES WHILE ACCELERATING BUT THEN I WAS READING OTHER ISSUES PEOPLE WERE HAVING AND WANTED TO ENSURE YOU WERE AWARE OF MINE AS WELL. I HAD TO HAVE THE COOLING FANS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WOULD COME TO A SCREECHING HALT WHEN YOU WOULD SHUT THE MOTOR OFF. I HAD TO HAVE THE INSIDE OF THE POWER LIFT GATE REPAINTED WHERE THE MOTOR AND SHOCK ARE LOCATED BECAUSE THE PAINT WAS CRACKING. THE CENTER CAPS ON THE WHEELS ARE FALLING IN SO THOSE ARE GOING TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOW RUSTING ON THE BACK OF MY CAR BY THE REAR TAIL LIGHT. THE HOOD VIBRATES REALLY BAD WHEN GOING OVER 65 MPH. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN FOR THAT YET BECAUSE I CAN'T GET IT TO DO IT ALL OF THE TIME. IT HAS TO BE WINDY FOR...

COMPLAINT #1 -PAINT FACTORY PAINT FINISH ON VEHICLE IS VERY POOR. THIN PAINT AND PRIMER CLEARLY VISIBLE IN SEVERAL AREAS (SEE PICTURES ATTACHED). I BELIEVE THIS DOES NOT MEET SPECIFIED PAINT DENSITY REGULATIONS. COMPLAINT #2- EXHAUST LEAK UNDER HEAVIER ACCELERATION (3K RPM AND UP) A POTENT SMELL OF SULFER/ROTTEN EGGS IS PRESENT IN CABIN. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHEN FAN/AC IS TURNED ON.

EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE AND THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON RECYCLED AIR, THERE IS A HEAVY ROTTEN EGG/SULFUR SMELL...LIKE EXHAUST. BELIEVE THAT THE EXHAUST (CARBON MONOXIDE) IS COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN MAY 2016, AND HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY DON'T FIND A PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I AM BEGINNING TO WONDER IF THIS IS CAUSING ME TO HAVE A HARD TIME BREATHING AT TIMES. HOPING THIS WILL FALL UNDER A RECALL SOON AND IT CAN GET FIXED.

SMELL EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE CABIN OF VEHICLE. EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE CONCERN. HAPPENS DURING FULL ACCELERATION AND DRIVING UPHILL AND WITH A/C UNIT ON.NOTICED UPON LEASE RECEPTION. FORD REPLACED EXHAUST SYSTEM BUT NOT HELPED, ACTUALLY NOW WORSE. ONGOING ISSUE UNRESOLVED.

WHILE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND YOU ACCELERATE HARD, THERE IS A BURNING TYPE OF SMELL/ODOR THAT SEEMS TO COME FROM THE FRONT AIR VENTS. FORD LOOKED INTO MY CONCERN BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE. WITH RECENT NEWS OF EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE CABIN OF NEWER MODEL EXPLORERS WITH THE AC ON, I BELIEVE THIS TO BE MY CASE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I DRIVE WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WITH SUMMER APPROACHING, THE CARS AC WILL BE UTILIZED MORE FREQUENTLY. DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY DUE TO FORD'S NEGLIGENCE CAN OCCUR IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED.

WE TOOK OUR 2016 EXPLORER LIMITED BACK TO THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME AFTER SMELLING EXHAUST IN THE CABIN AGAIN WHILE IN OPERATION. DURING THE FIRST VISIT THE DEALER BEGAN DISCUSSING THE FORD REPAIR BULLETIN THAT CAME OUT 30 DAYS OR SO AGO THAT WAS TO FIX THE EXHAUST LEAK. HOWEVER, AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS LATER WE RECEIVED A CALL THAT THE BULLETIN HE REFERENCED WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR 2011 THRU 2015". WE WERE TOLD THAT PER THE BULLETIN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM THE ENGINE MANIFOLD TO THE TAIL PIPE GETS REPLACED, A FRESH AIR VENT NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE GETS "RE-ROUTED" AND THE BUMPER COMES OFF TO GAIN ACCESS TO SOME METAL SEAMS NEEDED TO BE FILLED. OUR SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED HIS HANDS WERE TIED AND COULD NOT DO ANYTHING MORE THAN TAKE IT IN A CHECK IT OUT. THEY CALLED A FOUND THE EXHAUST OUTLETS...

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE SUBDIVISION THE CAR STALLED. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WE PARKED IT AND TOOK ANOTHER CAR WE HAD AT THE TIME. WE WILL MAKE MENTION OF IT TOMORROW WHEN I CALL THE DEALER AND ADD IT THE SERVICE TICKET REGARDING THE EXHAUST PROBLEM.

WE PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED 2016 EXPLORER FROM LITHIA FORD DECEMBER 2016. UPON DRIVING HOME THERE WAS AN EXHAUST SMELL AND WE THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. BUT THAT PROVED FALSE, AND IT IS A SERIOUS DISTRACTION AND I NOW AM GETTING HEADACHES WHEN I RIDE IN MY NEW CAR. TODAY I STARTED THE CAR AND A VERY STRONG EXHAUST SMELL FILLED THE CABIN. MUCH LIKE A VERY OLD CAR. THE EXHAUST SMELL LINGERED IN THE CABIN FOR A LONG TIME. WE FEEL THE CARBON MONOXIDE INFILTRATION THREAT IS VERY WORRISOME AND NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. AND SINCE OUR TERRIBLE WINTER WEATHER I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE PUT VERY MANY MILES ON IT. WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GET IN ON A CLASS ACTION SUIT SINCE WE ARE READING MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THIS 2016 MODEL JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS 2011 - 2015...

I JUST GOT BACK MY VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE CENTER AND ACCORDING TO THEIR FINDING THEIR WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES STARTER. I DROVE HOME PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE THEN TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF, SO I PUSHED THE START BUTTON AGAIN BUT STILL DID NOT TURN OFF THEN SECONDS LATER I SMELL SMOKE. I IMMEDIATELY BACKED UP TO HAVE THE CAR OUTSIDE THE GARAGE . I HIT THE START BUTTON AGAIN TO TURN OFF AND THIS TIME THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. HEAVY SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SO I JUST STOOD AT A DISTANCE . 10-30 MINUTES LATER AS THE SMOKE SUBSIDED I DECIDED TO POP THE HOOD OPEN AND STILL THERE'S SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAVE A VIDEO BUT CANNOT ATTACH.

PURCHASED A USED 2016 FORD EXPLORER W/24K ON 8/23/16. CAB FILLS WITH CARBON MONOXIDE. CALLED DEALERSHIP, WE WERE 260 MILES AWAY, THEY SAID IT WAS AN EASY FIX, WAS TOLD TO TURN OFF RECYCLE FOR OUR TRIP BACK. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND USED TSB FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. I TALKED TO THE FINANCE MANAGER AND HE SAID HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BACKING OUT A DEAL BECAUSE OF THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM AND WHEN ASKED IF THEY COULDN'T FIX IT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN? I WAS TOLD THEY'D HAVE TO GET US INTO SOMETHING ELSE. THE FIX WAS TO RE-CALIBRATED THE RECYCLE SWITCH TO TURN OFF UPON HEAVY ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM IS WE LIVE IN ARIZONA, TO USE MAX AC, THE RECYCLE FEATURE HAS TO BE ON. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AND OTHER ITEMS NEEDING FIXED. WAS INFORMED...

CAR HAS STALLED TWICE IN TRAFFIC..ONE INSTANCE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE... OTHER TIME WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN IN TRAFFIC...BOTH TIMES COLLISIONS WERE BARELY AVOIDED. I HAVE RECEIVED RECALL 16B32 ON VEHICLE. AM CONCERNED WHETHER IT IS AN IMPROVED VERSION, OR JUST THE SAME THROTTLE BODY. THIS CONDITION CREATES SOME VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. I WAS GOING 75MPG ON A HIGHWAY IN OHIO TRAVELING TO ILLINOIS. 2 OF 3 LANES CLOSED. CAR LOST POWER GOING FROM 70-40 IN SECONDS. LUCKILY I WAS ON A DOWNHILL AND WAS ABLE DRIFT TO THE RIGHT FAR ENOUGH NOT TO GET HIT. DANGEROUS. I HAD GONE TO FORD WHEN I READ ABOUT THE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS ISSUE BACK IN AUGUST. THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR MY THROTTLE BODY UNLESS I PAID. "YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT BREAKS"

I HAVE OWNED A 2016 FORD EXPLORER XLT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS... DURING THIS TIME EVERY TIME I EXCELERATE THERE IS A VERY STRONG BURNING SMELL. OF COARSE BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER DID NOTHING. THEY TOLD ME MAY BE A STICKER ON ENGINE BURNING.... AFTER 10 MONTHS THE SMELL IS STILL AS STRONG AS THE FIRST WEEK.. I WAS EVEN ASKED BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO HAD PULLED ME OVER FOR A LISENCE PLATE COVER, THAT MY CAR SMELLED OF MARIJUANA! THIS ALL WHILE HAVING CHILDREN AND GRAND PARENTS IN THE CAR!

1ST INCIDENT JUNE 2016: DURING A BUSY SCHOOL COMMUTE. ON A VERY BUSY ROAD, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST APPROX. 15 MPH. TOWED TO DEALER AND THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. 2ND INCIDENT OCT. 18,2016: SAME EXACT PROBLEM AS ABOVE, ALSO ON A BUSY STREET. POTENTIAL FOR INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE WAS GREAT IN BOTH OF THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. TOWED TO DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT ONLY THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET AND THE CAR IS FINE??!! I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT ALL! AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

WAS TRAVELING ON I-96 AT 60-65 MPH FAIRLY HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT CENTER LANE. THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK IN LIGHT CAME ON AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE LEFT SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE WRENCH LIGHT MESSAGE GAVE A MESSAGE TO CHECK MANUAL. I STARTED TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE SERVICE AND WAS ON HOLD FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. I HUNG UP AND TRIED TO START THE CAR AS I WAS APPROXIMATELY A MILE FROM THE NEXT EXIT. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY AND DECIDED TO TRY AND GET TO THE NEXT EXIT. I WAS ABLE TO CROSS TO THE RIGHT LANES BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED...

TRAVELING NORTH ON THE LOOP 101 IN ARIZONA GOING APPROX. 72 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND DECELERATED TO APPROX. 20 MPH. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE FAST LANES OF TRAFFIC AND INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. A PICTURE OF A WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH AND TOLD ME TO READ THE MANUAL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD'S ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AS I WAITED AN HOUR AND A HALF FOR A TOW TRUCK.

DRIVING ON FREEWAY WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. INSTRUMENT PANEL READ "SEE MANUAL". PULLED VEHICLE OVER, RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM AND WENT ON OUR WAY. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT POTENTIAL FOR INJURY/ACCIDENT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. ...UPDATED 12/14/16 *BF

MY VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, A WRENCH AND AIRBAG ICON DISPLAYED WHICH SAID SEE MANUAL. THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. WHILE WAITING TO GET IT IN FOR SERVICE, I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN CAUSING ME TO COAST TO THE MEDIAN. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED AS A RESULT.

2016 FORD EXPLORER SPORT - FULLY LOADED 3.5L ECO BOOST. WITHIN WEEKS OF BUYING WE NOTICED AN EXHAUST/SULFUR SMELL IN CABIN WHEN CLIMATE CONTROL ON AND FRONT + REAR AIR GOING WITH RECIRCULATE ON AS WELL. IT STARTED WHILE ACCELERATING/PASSING GEAR ON HILLS/GRADES BUT NOW DOES IT ALL THE TIME...EVEN WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT! WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER FOUR TIMES WHILE THEY HAVE HAD MY EXPLORER FOR OVER 50 DAYS TOTAL. DEALER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE SMELL EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE TAKEN MULTIPLE TEST DRIVES WITH PORTABLE CARBON MONOXIDE READER SHOWING EXTREMELY HIGH LEVELS WITH SMELL PRESENT & RECORDING THE INCIDENTS AT THE SAME TIME (FORD TECH IN VEHICLE WITH US WITNESSING THE CO READER LEVELS). CORPORATE FORD ENGINEERS ARE DENYING AND DOWNPLAYING ODOR & CO READINGS. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR OVER FOUR MONTHS - FORD HAS YET TO PROVIDE A LOANER BUT THEY...