2014 FORD EXPLORER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2014 FORD EXPLORER XLT, WE HAVE NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS IN RECIRCULATION MODE WHILE DRIVING AND IDLING AT A STOPLIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENLTY DURING THE PAST YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED IN RECIRCULATION MODE, THE CONTACT NOTICED EXHAUST FUMES IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

EVERY TIME YOU STEP ON THE GAS A LITTLE MORE THAN NORMAL, IE GOING UP A HILL AND GETTING UP TO SPEED, THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR FILLS UP WITH EXHAUST/ BURNING OIL SMELL AND IS QUITE DISORIENTING. I DONT KNOW IF THERE IS AN AREA THAT DOES NOT HAVE A FILTER OR IF IT SO POTENT THAT THE CABIN AIR FILTER CANT FILTER IT ALL OUT.

I MAY HAVE ALREADY COMPLAINED, BUT THIS CAN UPDATE THAT. WHEN PULLING A LONG GRADE AND THE VEHICLE HAS DOWNSHIFTED,3500 OR MORE RPM AND ABOUT 65 MPH UNDER LOAD, I SMELL SULFUR IN THE CABIN. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WHEN THE COVERS FOR MY MOON ROOF AND SUN ROOF ARE RETRACTED. IT HAS BEEN IN TO A DEALER 4 TIMES NOW, SO I HAVE LOST A MONTH OF USE. THE LAST RETURN WAS ON FRIDAY 1 JULY. I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL MOUNTAIN THAT MAKES IT SMELL. FORD KEEPS WORKING ON THE BACK END, THE EXHAUST THERE HAS ALMOST NO SMELL. I TOLD THE DEALER THE SULFUR SMELL COMES FORM EXHAUST THAT IS ESCAPING FROM THE ENGINE UP TO THE BACK OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. THERE ARE TWO TURBOS ON THIS VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE TWO SEPARATE EXHAUST PATHS. SOMEWHERE UP FRONT THERE IS A LEAK THAT STINKS. THANK YOU *TR

I RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE IN THE SFGATE.COM REGARDING COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA ASSOCIATED TO THE FORD EXPLORER AND FUME SMELLS COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND/OR EXHAUST INTO THE CAB OF THE CAR CREATING A HAZARD TYPE SITUATION FOR THE DRIVERS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO BE ADDED TO THE OTHER EXISTING COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHSTA REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I PURCHASED A NEW 2014 FORD EXPLORER FROM THE HANSEL FORD DEALERSHIP IN PETALUMA. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS I BECAME AWARE OF A FUME TYPE ODOR WITHIN THE CAB IF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND STARTED TRYING TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE FUMES WERE CAUSING DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA ON LONG DRIVES. PASSENGERS ALSO COMPLAINED OF THE FUME ODOR. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE CAR OUT OF SERVICE AND MANY MONTHS THERE WAS NO SOLUTION. UNSATISFIED I DECIDED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU IN 2014 FOR THE FUME SMELL ALONG WITH SOME UNRELATED ISSUES. I WAS FORWARDED TO ARBITRATION WHERE IT WAS JUDGED BY THE ARBITRATOR THAT NO ACTION WAS TO BE TAKEN. I CURRENTLY STILL OWN THE FORD EXPLORER AND EXPERIENCE FUME SMELLS. AS MENTIONED ABOVE I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT IN REGARD TO THIS FUME ISSUE. I CAN PROVIDED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION IF NEEDED. PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY. THANK YOU.

EXHAUST SMELL COMING IN THRU AC/HEATER SYSTEM ESPECIALLY WHEN EXCELLERATING OR JUST DRIVING NORMAL. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN AC/ HEATER IS NOT ON. THE FORD DEALER HAS TRIED 3 X TO FIX FOR ME AND EVEN CONTACTED FORDS MAIN OFFICE FOR COMPLAINTS OR ISSUES THE LOCALS CAN'T FIGURE OUT OR FIX BUT GOT KNOW I OUT ON HIS TO RECTIFY ISSUE. I NOTICED IT AFTER FIRST BUYING CAR 11/2014 BUT THOUGHT IT WAS JUST COMING FROM CAR IN FRONT IF ME. THEN I NOTICED IT WHEN ON ROAD ALL ALONE.

VEHICLE HAS BAD FUME ODOR THAT WILL MAKE YOU LIGHT HEADED AND HAS GIVEN ME HEADACHES UPON ACCELERATION ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS LIKE GOING UP BIG HILLS ON THE HIGHWAY. MY VEHICLE WAS AT FORD TWICE FOR WHICH THEY CHARGED ME OVER $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT STILL PERSISTS AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING OR CAPABLE TO FIX IT PROPERLY

WE SMELL EXHAUST GAS WHEN THE CAR IS IN FULL THROTTLE, LIKE WHEN CLIMBING A STEEP ROAD OR MERGING INTO FREEWAY RAMPS, OR JUST ANY SORT OF HARD(ISH) ACCELERATION. ODOR IS ALSO DETECTED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS IN RECIRCULATION MODE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE.

2014 FORD EXPLORER PURCHASED USED FROM FORD DEALERSHIP, WHEN YOU ACCELERATE TO GET ON HIGHWAY OR GO AROUND A SLOWER DRIVER THERE IS A STRONG SMELL THAT COME INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN, I ASSUME FROM THE A/C VENTS. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS AN ISSUE THEY COULD FIX & HAD MY AUTO FOR 3 DAYS & IT IS NOT SOLVED. ALSO TOLD ME TO ONLY RUN MY A/C ON RE CERT AS NOT TO PULL IN OUTSIDE EXHAUST FUMES FROM PASSING AUTOS. THIS IS NOT THE CASE IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME NO MATTER WHAT IS OR IS NOT RUNNING IN THE VEHICLE. I GET HEADACHE FROM IT - LEARNED TO ROLL WINDOWS DOWN WHEN ACCELERATING OR RIGHT AFTER. THIS IS SCARY SINCE WE ARE TRAVELING ON A LONG ROAD TRIP W/GRAND CHILDREN THIS SUMMER. I READ SEVERAL THINGS ABOUT CLASS ACTION SUIT -I MAY NEED TO JOIN THAT SINCE FORD SEEMS TO DO NOTHING. IF THIS IS CARBON MONOXIDE WHO HAS TO DIE BEFORE SOMEONE TAKES ACTION & MAKES THEM DO THE RIGHT THING.

THE DRIVER DOOR CONTINUES TO SOUND ALARM OF DOOR AJAR, SLAM THE DOOR AND STILL THE SAME, VERY ANNOYING WHEN DRIVING BECAUSE IT WON'T STOP