2014 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V245000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

FOLLOWING FORD'S MOST RECENT "ATTEMPT" TO STOP EXHAUST FROM GETTING INTO THE CABIN, I DID SMELL IT AGAIN ON 7/9 AND 7/10. IT WAS ROUGHLY ONE TENTH OF THE STRENGTH OF THE LAST TIME I SMELLED IT, BUT I STILL SMELLED IT AT 3500 RPM OR GREATER GOING UP HILL AFTER A DOWNSHIFT. FORD KEEPS TRYING TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE CABIN INSTEAD OF PREVENTING IT FROM ESCAPING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. CAN I BE GETTING EXPOSED TO ODORLESS CARBON MONOXIDE ALL THE TIME AND JUST SMELL THE EXHAUST WHEN THE TWIN TURBOS PUT MORE AIR INTO THE ENGINE AND THE EXHAUST IS UNDERSIZED AND LEAKS FROM THE PRESSURE?

EXHAUST SMELL IN MAIN CABIN WHEN RPMS EXCEED 3200. HAPPENS MOST COMMONLY WHEN CLIMBING A STEEP GRADE OR ACCELERATING ONTO A FREEWAY TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR PAST TWO YEARS OR SO, IT CAN SMELL LIKE EXHAUST, BURNING HAIR, ETC. COMPLAINTS TO DEALER ARE GIVEN A CURSORY EXPLANATION OF EXCESS FUEL, IT IS NORMAL AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. I'VE OWNED MANY VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THERE IS A HIGHER LEVEL OF ACCELERATION OR RPMS EXCEEDING 3200.

EACH TIME AFTER DRIVING OUR FORD EXPLORER FOR A LENGTH OF TIME WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON, MY WIFE AND I BEGIN TO FEEL LIGHT HEADED, TIRED AND SICK. MY WIFE IS PREGNANT AND WE HAVE SEVERE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING OUR EXPLORER DUE TO THE HEALTH RISK OF CARBON MONOXIDE LEAKING INTO THE CABIN. WE ARE NOW AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER EXPLORERS AND ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR OUR HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF OUR BABY.

FOR THE PAST ROUGHLY 20K MILES, WE HAVE BEEN SMELLING EXHAUST IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. SO BAD THAT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO STOP DRIVING IT, AND IT HAS MADE MY FAMILY ILL. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE DEALER, WHOM CLAIMS THEY EITHER CANNOT REPLICATE, OR THAT IT IS LEAKING OIL. I HAVE CALLED THEM ON THEIR BS MULTIPLE TIMES, TO NO AVAIL.

EXHAUST ODOR WHILE 1) OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH FULL THROTTLE APPLICATIONS (E.G., CLIMBING STEEP GRADES OR MERGING ONTO FREEWAY RAMPS), AND OR 2) USE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IN RECIRCULATION MODE BOTH CONTRIBUTE TO EXHAUST GAS BEING DETECTED IN THE VEHICLE. HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE THREE TIMES. THERE WAS NO IMPROVEMENT AFTER REPAIRS.

I HAVE FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCED A STRONG SMELL OF EXHAUST AND/OR BURNING OIL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS OFTEN OCCURS WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING AND/OR UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION OR CLIMBING STEEP GRADES. I HAD MENTIONED THIS A FEW TIMES TO 2 LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIPS AND WAS ADVISED BY ONE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF POSSIBLE ISSUES INVOLVING A CHEMICAL OR "PROPANE" SMELL, BUT NOT EXHAUST FUMES. THE OTHER HAD NO KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE.

RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE A FAILED POWER STEERING ISSUE, AND I AM READING THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. FORD HAS INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER A RECALL, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT IS EFFECTING MORE VEHICLES THAN JUST THE ONES THEY HAVE RECALLED. MY VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER ON THE FREEWAY, PUTTING MYSELF AND MY CHILDRENS' LIVES AT RISK. THIS IS DISGRACEFUL THAT FORD WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THIS ISSUE FOR MORE THAN JUST THE SELECTED VEHICLES.

WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CAB OF MY VEHICLE FILLS WITH EXHAUST FUMES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO CLAIM THAT FORD DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I WAS ONLY TOLD TO KEEP CHECKING BACK WITH THEM TO SEE IF A SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME AVAILABLE.

FOUL SMELLING EXHAUST FUMES ENTER CABIN AFTER ACCELERATION. OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN GOING UP HILL OR ENTERING THE INTERSTATE. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN CABIN AC IS ON RE CIRCULATION. HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. VERY NOTICEABLE DURING SUMMER MONTH WHEN AC IS NEEDED. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES