2015 Ford Explorer Engine

THERE IS A BAD EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. MOSTLY WHEN THE HVAC IS ON DEFROST. UPON INSPECTION, THERE SEEMS TO BE A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS SMELL HAPPENS THE STRONGEST WHEN IT'S COLDER OUT, AT IDLE, AND WHILE DRIVING.

SMELLING EXHAUST INSIDE THE CAB AT RANDOM TIMES ON RANDOM DAYS. MAINLY HAPPENS DURING ACCELERATION AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. IT'S SLOWLY GETTING WORSE EVERY OTHER WEEK

VERY STRONG EXHAUST SMELL, HAS MADE MY WIFE I'LL, CAUSING SICK TO THE STOMACH AND HEADACHES

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL GOF EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CAR. OPENED THE WINDOWS TO CHECK. IT WAS NOT AN OUTSIDE SMELL. HAD TO DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN AS IT WAS GIVING ME A HEADACHE AND NAUSEA. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND WE CANE OUT OF THE CAR THERE WAS STRONG EXHAUST SMELL ALL AROUND THE CAR

CATALYTIC CONVERTER ODOR ENTERS CABIN WHEN ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY

EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN AFTER WIDE OPEN THROTTLE (WOT) PERIOD ONTO HIGHWAY. EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN IN GENERAL DURING VEHICLE OPERATION WITH HEAVY THROTTLE. THIS IS EVEN AFTER HAVING THE AFORMENTIONED REPAIRS PER FORD WITH THE LIFTGATE AND REAR SEALS AREA. SEE ATTACHED PICTURE. I BELIEVE SOME OF THE LEAK MAY BE DUE TO LACK OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN EXHAUST ODOR WHEN ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. BARTOW FORD (2800 U.S. 98 N, BARTOW, FL) STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN FAILURE WITH THAT MODEL OF VEHICLE, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER FAINTED FROM CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES BEFORE STOPPING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK PAINS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE AND DEEMED IT DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A REPAIR FACILITY OR A DEALER. THE DEALER (CAPITAL FORD, 4900 CAPITAL BLVD, RALEIGH, NC 27616) AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE ABLE TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA17002 (STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE16008 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WITH THE A/C ON AND YOU ACCELERATE AND THE LET OFF A SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES OVER TAKE THE PASSENGER AREA OF THE VEHICLE. WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN THE SMELL IS NOT AS BAD BUT STILL VERY NOTICEABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES EVERY TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ODOR WAS ONLY PREVALENT WHEN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ISSUE LASTED APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD IN FT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA FIVE TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED AIR FILTERS, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,710.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES WAS PERCEIVED INSIDE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CROSS ROADS FORD, 88 DALE JARRETT BLVD, INDIAN TRAIL, NC 877-660-7530) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT A KNOWN ISSUE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

THIS IS MY 2ND UPDATED COMPLAINT ON CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING OUR VEHICLE. AFTER FORD DENYING THAT CARBON MONOXIDE IS NOT ENTERING THE CIVILIAN FORD EXPLORERS, WE PURCHASED A PYLE (PCMM05) LOW LEVEL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR. IT REGISTERS CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS STARTING AT O PPM. WE PUT THE DETECTOR IN OUR VEHICLE, STARTED IT AND DID NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE AND THE DETECTOR IMMEDIATELY JUMPED TO 5. AFTER THAT WE DROVE THE VEHICLE IN CITY TRAFFIC AND THE DETECTOR THEN JUMPED BACK AND FORTH FROM 10 TO 14 PPM. AFTER THAT WE GOT ON THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE 70 TO 75 AND THE DETECTOR RANGED FROM 23PPM TO 64PPM IN ONLY A 30 MINUTE PERIOD. WE SPENT A TOTAL OF ONLY 2 HOURS IN OUR SUV DOING THIS TESTING. AFTER THAT WE RETURNED HOME AND WERE SICK WITH HEADACHES, NAUSEA, VOMITTING, CHEST PAINS, AND JUST FEELING SICK FOR 6 DAYS. WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF ALL OF THESE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE PROVEN WITH OUR OWN CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR. SO IF FORD THINKS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLE, PLEASE BUY IT BACK AND PUT YOUR FAMILY IN. FORD YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO HARD WORKING PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING TO PAY AND DRIVE THESE ROLLING GAS CHAMBERS. YOU NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND I KNOW WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES THAT FEEL THIS WAY. DO ANY OF YOUR FORD EXECUTIVES DRIVE EXPLORES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS? YOU SHOULD HAVE TO DRIVE THEM AND EXPERIENCE ALL OF THE SICKNESS! DO YOU NOT HAVE ANY REGARD FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS? QUIT LYING AND DENYING THETRUTH! AND STAY OFF THE TV GIVING FALSE STATEMENTS ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE NOT BEING IN CIVILIAN FORD EXPLORERS! WE ALL KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE! HOPEFULLY FORD WILL DO THE RIGHT THING WITH ALL OF THIS AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR INFERIOR PRODUCT. QUIT WASTING TIME AND DO IT. SOMEONE DO SOMETHING, WE ARE PAYING FOR SOMETHING WE CAN'T EVEN USE OR BE SAFE IN.

FORD EXPLORER CARBON MONOXIDE ISSUE. THE CABIN OF MY 2015 FORD EXPLORER FILLS WITH CARBON MONOXIDE ANYTIME I HAVE THE WINDOWS OPEN AND I ACCELERATE. I HAVE A CO MONITOR IN THE CAR AND CAN WATCH IT AS IT GOES UP WITHIN SECONDS OF ACCELERATION. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS AND HAD THE CURRENT TSB PERFORMED AS WELL AS THE LATEST REPROGRAMMING OF THE HVAC SYSTEM WHICH DID REDUCE THE CO FROM INSIDE THE CABIN WHILE THE WINDOWS ARE UP, HOWEVER AS SOON AS A WINDOW IS CRACKED THE CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS RISE. WITH ANY AMOUNT OF ACCELERATION THEY TEND TO RANGE BETWEEN 21- 33PPM IN THE CABIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL EXHAUST ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (AUTO NATION FORD IN ARLINGTON LOCATED AT 14001-20 ARLINGTON, TX 76017) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST NEEDED TO BE RESEALED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 12812883-X5B97. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT FELT DIZZY, NAUSEA, WEAK, AND HAD A HEADACHE. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DOCTOR, THE DOCTOR SENT THE CONTACT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TESTING, WHICH REVEALED THAT THE CONTACT HAD CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CROSSROADS FORD OF WAKE FOREST LOCATED AT 10101 CAPITAL BLVD, WAKE FOREST, NC 27587; (855) 314-6310), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-392-3673 AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS12888712. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/04/2017*JS UPDATED 12/13/2017 *LN *JS *JS

TL* THE CONTACT DROVE A 2015 FORD EXPLORER (CORPORATE VEHICLE). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED, A STRONG ODOR OF SULFUR WAS NOTICED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WHICH GAVE THE CONTACT A HEADACHE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SOUTH BAY FORD (LOCATED AT 5100 W ROSECRANS AVE, HAWTHORNE, CA 90250). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST WAS LEAKING AND, SINCE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON, IT CREATED A VACUUM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT UNLESS SHE DROVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN, THE EXHAUST ODOR WOULD CIRCULATE THROUGH THE AIR VENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,167.

PASSENGER CABIN FILLS WITH EXHAUST FUMES DURING RAPID ACCELERATION.

PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN JULY 2017. DUE TO AN UNRELATED POWER ISSUE THAT OCCURRED UNDER FULL THROTTLE, I HAD TO DRIVE MY CAR ON A LOT OF FULL THROTTLE RUNS AT HIGHWAY SPEED TO HELP THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THIS WENT ON FOR WEEKS, TRYING TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER THEY ALLEGEDLY FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY EXPLORER VIGOROUSLY ON THE HIGHWAY TO MAKE SURE THE POWER ISSUE WAS CORRECTED, (THAT ISSUE IS NOT MY COMPLAINT AS IT APPEARS TO BE FIXED). HOWEVER DURING ALL THESE WEEKS OF FREQUENTLY DRIVING AT HIGH RPMS, I HAD HEADACHES ALMOST EVERY TIME I GOT TO MY DESTINATION. I SELDOM GET HEADACHES AND CERTAINLY NOT ALMOST DAILY. DURING CERTAIN TIMES, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG MY TRIP WAS, I ALSO SMELLED WHAT SEEMED TO BE STRONG FUMES, EVEN WHEN THERE WERE NO VEHICLES NEARBY OR IN FRONT OF ME. I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THERE WERE OTHER EXPLORER OWNERS HAVING ISSUES. TO MY SHOCK, I SAW THAT A LOT OF OWNERS WERE STATING THAT THEY WERE NOTICING THE FUMES WHEN THE CAR WAS DRIVEN HARD, WHICH IS THE KIND OF DRIVING I HAD BEEN DOING WHEN I NOTICED THE FUMES, AND NORMALLY WOULD NOT HAVE. I HAVE GOTTEN TO WHERE I HAVE TO FEATHER THE PEDAL DURING DRIVING TO MINIMIZE THE ODOR OF FUMES. I ALSO HAVE A PREGNANT WIFE WHO I WON'T ALLOW IN THE VEHICLE ANYMORE AND SURELY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLACE MY NEWBORN CHILD IN THIS EXPLORER TO BE EXPOSED TO FUMES OF THIS AMOUNT. THIS IS THE MOST MONEY I EVER SPENT ON A VEHICLE AND I'M AT A COMPLETE LOSS. I AM VERY FEARFUL OF PUTTING MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY A NEWBORN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. GUS JOHNSON FORD OF SPOKANE VALLEY, WASHINGTON WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REASSEMBLED THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, REPLACED THE GASKETS, AND SEALED THE EXHAUST OPENINGS DURING THE INITIAL REPAIR. UPON THE SECOND REPAIR, THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AND THE MUFFLER EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS REDIRECTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES ON MAY 25, 2017 AND AGREED TO REPURCHASE OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130. UPDATED 08/30/17*LJ *AS

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

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 WHEN I ACCELERATED QUICKLY. THIS TIME, I COULD SMELL IT ABOUT 1 MINUTE AFTER THE QUICK ACCELERATION. DURING THE ACCELERATION, MY AIR CONDITIONING DEFAULTED TO AN "OFF" POSITION TEMPORARILY. I WAS CONCERNED, SO I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A WEEK THIS TIME. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT BACK YET. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ORDERED A NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM. I ASKED SPECIFICALLY IF IT WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DIFFERENT. AGAIN, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO CHARGE ME FOR THE REPAIRS. I DON'T THINK THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS EITHER THOUGH. I THINK FORD SHOULD COVER ALL REPAIRS FOR THIS EXHAUST PROBLEM. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THE EXPLORER THEY PUT ME IN WHILE MINE WAS IN THE SHOP HAD THE SAME EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CABIN. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY PROVIDED ME A FLEX TO DRIVE. HOW CAN FORD EXPECT THEIR SALES TEAM TO SELL THESE VEHICLES KNOWING THAT THERE COULD BE POISONOUS GASSES GOING INTO THEIR CABIN?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, AN EXHAUST ODOR ENTERED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE HIGHER THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE, THE MORE THE ODOR INTENSIFIED. IN ADDITION, THE ODOR SMELLED LIKE BURNING OIL, SIMILAR TO OIL BEING BURNED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. BOGGUS FORD OF HARLINGEN, TEXAS WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ODOR AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR AND THAT THE TAIL PIPES AND REAR FENDERS WERE THE AFFECTED PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA AFTER STATING THAT THE FAILURE WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 10/25/17*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, A STRONG EXHAUST ODOR SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PORT LAVACA FORD LOCATED AT 1801 HIGHWAY 35 SOUTH, PORT LAVACA, TX 77979; (888) 813-2728) WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-392-3673. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE CASTRUCCI FORD OF ALEXANDRIA, KENTUCKY, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND TRANSFERRED THE CALL TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,400.

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