2014 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

EXHAUST SMELL/FUMES WERE NOTICED TWICE ON A 3 HOUR TRIP. PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE FELT NAUSEATED AND HAD HEADACHES THAT WERE NOT PRESENT BEFORE THE TRIP AND WERE RELIEVED AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WHILE ACCELERATING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL EXHAUST ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (CROWSON AUTO WORLD, 541 MISSISSIPPI 15, LOUISVILLE, MS 39339, (662) 773-8070) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NOT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR INTO PARK IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS FOR IT TO LOCK IN PARK AND SAFELY PARK THE VEHICLE. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE 100'S HAVING THIS ISSUE, AND AT $1300, TO REPAIR,WHY ISN'T IT RECALLED?

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND BOTH PIECES OF THE WINDSHIELD TRIM FLEW OFF WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF ONE ANOTHER. LUCKILY ONE WAS PARTLY DETACHED AND I WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT FROM FLYING AND HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT THE OTHER ONE FLEW OFF. LUCKILY, IT DID NOT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT EASILY COULD HAVE HIT A VEHICLE BEHIND OR BESIDE US.

MY TRANSMISSION WILL NOT STAY IN PARK UNLESS I FORCE THE SHIFTER. FORD IS RECALLING 550,000 VEHICLES FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. YA'LL SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AS I BELIEVE THE 2014 FORD EXPLORER SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V245000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (MEL HAMBELTON FORD, 11771 W KELLOGG ST, WICHITA, KS 67209, (316) 462-3673) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE "DRIVER DOOR AJAR' WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED. I HAVE TO SLAM IT SEVERAL TIME TO GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF.

STEERING GEAR AND TIE ROD ISSUE. TIE RODS HAVE FAILED AND STEERING GEAR IS GOING OUT. DEALER RECOMMENDS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. DIAGNOSIS IS THAT STEERING WILL LOCK UP WILL DRIVING ONCE STEERING GEAR COMPLETELY FAILS.

THE FIRST TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE GARAGE AND AS I WAS BACKING OUT, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WARNINGS CAME. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO REBOOT. THE NEXT TIME I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, BUT THIS TIME, THE CAR TOOK NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO FINALLY REBOOT. THEN I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE TO STOP AND TRY TO REGAIN POWER STEERING. THAT WAS VERY DANGEROUS! SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I TURNED ON THE CAR IN THE GARAGE, AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND NEVER WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING. MY QUESTION IS; WHY IS THIS EXACT PROBLEM A RECALL FOR 2011 2012 2013 EXPLORERS BUT NOT 2014? MY ACQUAINTANCE ALSO HAS AN EXPLORER AND IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. CLEARLY FORD IS AWARE OF THIS DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE DRIVER, A POLICE OFFICER, WAS TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE HOSE CONNECTED TO THE CALIPER HAD FRACTURED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A POLICE FACILITY WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE HOSE CONNECTED TO THE CALIPER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: CA3-15196031R3N7Z5. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,429.