2016 Ford Explorer Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, WHEN SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK" WARNING MESSAGE WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MADISON FORD LOCATED AT 2895 S. SEMINOLE TRAIL, MADISON, VA 22727, (540) 948-6806, WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTUP, THE ENGINE RUMBLED AND VIBRATED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE TAIL PIPE ALSO EMITTED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SMOKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF AN HEAD GASKET LEAK, A ND ALSO THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

HELLO TODAY AFTER DRIVING MY 2016 FORD EXPLORER ONLY DOWN THE STREET TO THE STORE IT WAS FINE I PULLED BACK UP AT MY HOUSE AND IT WAS FINE I UNLOADED MY TODDLER AND TOOK HIM INSIDE AND THEN WENT BACK AND TURNED MY SUV BACK ON TO BACK IT INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND IT MADE A REALLY LOUD HUMMING SOUND LIKE A VACUUM OR A HIGH SPEED FAN IT DIDN'T SLOW IT DIDN'T STOP IT ONLY STAYED LOUD I THEN LEFT IT PARKED ON THE STREET AND IT CONTINUED TO MAKE THE SOUND ITS BEEN 2 HOURS AND ITS STILL GOING STRONG NO KEY IN THE IGNITION OR NOTHING AND ITS STILL NO MY HUSBAND IS PULLING FUSES OUT TRYING TO GET IT TO STOP.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING NO MORE 70MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO MAKE A WHINING NOISE AND THE TRUCK STARTED BUCKING. THEN THE TRUCK STOPPED ABRUPTLY AS IF SOMEONE HIT THE BRAKE THEN A LOUD POP NOISE. ONCE WE PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, SMOKE CAME THROUGH THE VENT AND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN 15 SECOND FIRE SPARKS WAS SHOOTING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK THEN BY THE NEXT 10 SECOND FIRE STARTED SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED. NO WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOTHING. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE. LAST ONE DONE 10/2019. NOW I'M OUT OF A VEHICLE WITH NO WARNING FROM FORD. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS TRUCK 9 MONTHS WHICH I PURCHASED WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN MARCH 2019.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE, JERKED, LOST POWER, AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT IT FAILED TO ENGAGE. A BYSTANDER HELPED THE CONTACT PUSH THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BYERLY FORD (4041 DIXIE HWY, LOUISVILLE, KY 40216, (502) 448-1661) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

JUNE 4TH 2019 THROTTLE BODY FAILED ON 2016 FORD EXPLORER SPORT WITH V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE AT 59K MILE. VEHICLE HAS BUCKING AND HAD NO ACCELERATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. SPOKE TO FORD CORPORATE THEY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE THAT SERVICE ADVISORS AT FORD HAVE TOLD ME.

APRIL 23, 2019 FORD EXPLORER SPORT ECOBOOST ENGINE TIMING COVER OIL LEAK AT 56823 MILES. FORD SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ECOBOOST ENGINE.

MY 2016 FORD EXPLORER SPORT DURING ACCELERATION SMELLS BAD FROM EXHAUST FUMES THAT ENTERING THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ALL THE REPAIRS THAT WERE DONE ARE NOT HELPFUL CONTACT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHICH DIDN'T HELP EITHER. AT THIS POINT DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA17002 (STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,500. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED, AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHRIS AUFFENBERG FORD (5840 MO-100, WASHINGTON, MO 63090, (800) 264-5110) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER, HOWEVER, CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF THE ODOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 70044 (EXHAUST ODOR IN VEHICLE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT RELAY NUMBERS 14 AND 11 IN THE FUSE BOX WERE MELTED AND A BROWN COLOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VILLAGE FORD (23535 MICHIGAN AVE, DEARBORN, MI 48124, (313) 565-3900) WHERE IT WAS CURRENTLY AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. *MP*JB

PURCHASED EXPLORER 2 OLD, USED. VEHICLE HAS RAN GREAT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAR ON. DIAGNOSED OF 3 CYLINDER MISFIRE. PURCHASED NEW PLUGS AND COILS AS CAR NOW HAS 80K ON IT. CAR RAN BETTER FOR A WEEK AS IT WAS STARTING REALLY ROUGH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER WENT AWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY DIAGNOSED THERE IS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. GARAGED STATED THEY DO NOT DO THAT KIND OF WORK, BUT GARAGE TOLD ME THIS IS THE 3RD EXPLORER-ECOBOOST HE HAS SEEN IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS WITH THIS ISSUE. HE SAID HAS TO BE A KNOW ISSUE TO FORD. CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND THE BOOK PRICE ON THIS JOB IS $4600. I LOST A HEAD GASKET ONCE, ON A 15 YEAR OLD CAR THAT OVERHEATED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS CAR IS MY WIFES; AND NEVER OVERHEATED. FORD TOLD ME IF I COMPLETED JOB NOW THAT I WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED BY A RECALL, WHICH I HIGHLY DOUBT BUT THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD THAT WE BABY OUR CAR, KEEP UP WITH OIL CHANGES AND WANT TO MAKE SURE FORD IS NOT GETTING AWAY WITH PASSING ENGINEERING ISSUES OFF TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. ADAM

ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO MY CAR STARTED SHUTTERING AND WAS VERY JUMPY. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO REBUILD THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY A/C STOPING BLOWING OUT COLD AIR AND WAS ONLY BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SAID THE AIR COMPRESSOR SEIZED, AND THEY HADD TO REPLACE THAT ALONG WITH ALL THE LINES THAT GOES TO IT. TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT,, I STARTED TO NOTICE MY CAR WOULD SHUDDER WHEN IN REVERSE. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME 'INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE'. WHEN I READ THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT (BECAUSE THE SERVICE REP WOULDN'T EXPLAIN IT TO ME)...IT STATED THAT THERE WAS COOLANT FOUND IN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS IN THE ENGINE....MEANING MY COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. IF I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT, MY VEHICLE WILL OVERHEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM NOTICE (19N05) FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING REPROGRAMMING, DRAIN PLUGS, AND REAR BUMPER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JOHN KENNEDY FORD OF CONSHOHOCKEN (LOCATED AT 1023, 1403 RIDGE PIKE, CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428, (610) 279-1700) DUE TO AN EXHAUST ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR CAUSED DIZZINESS, LIGHTHEADEDNESS, AND NAUSEA. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETECT AN EXHAUST ODOR. HOWEVER, THE DEALER MADE UNKNOWN REPAIRS AND THE VEHICLE PASSED THE EMISSIONS TEST. WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE ON AUGUST 8, 2019, THERE WAS A STRONG EXHAUST ODOR COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT TESTED THE VEHICLE WITH HIS OWN CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR, WHICH ALERTED HIM WITHIN TWO TO THREE MINUTES. THE CONTACT CALLED L.B. SMITH FORD-LINCOLN (1100 MARKET ST, LEMOYNE, PA 17043, (717) 761-6700) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: 17-0044. THE DEALER FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE THE PTU UNDER WARRANTY AND COVER THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: ZAS-22339312-Z6X9V3. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,139. *DT I DO HAVE VIDEO OF OUR KIDDIE BRAND CO DETECTOR ALERTING IN THE VEHICLE BUT THE FILE IS TOO LARGE TO SEND.*JB *DT*JB

THE FACTORY BATTERY RUPTURED AND SPEWED BATTERY ACID IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT SMELLED EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR WAS A DISTRACTION AND HAZARD TO THE CONTACT AND HIS CHILDREN. THE CONTACT CALLED RUSTY WALLACE FORD (134 SHARON DR, DANDRIDGE, TN 37725, (423) 623-6138) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO SERVICE THIS KIND OF FAILURE ANY MORE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,250.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HERRING FORD (820 MEMORIAL BLVD, PICAYUNE, MS 39466, (601) 798-8682) FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE RUBBER GASKET ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO DETECTED A CARBON MONOXIDE ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

END OF MARCH 2019 AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A FRIDAY EVENING THE CAR SMELLED LIKE EXHAUST FUMES (ROTTEN EGGS) WHEN I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. I CALLED DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE CAR IN. OVER THE WEEKEND BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CAR THE SMELL WAS TERRIBLE. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY SUGGESTED I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY (9 MONTHS OLD BATTERY - WAS TOLD BATTERY CAUSING SMELL). PICKED UP CAR AND DROVE HOME. ONCE AGAIN UPON PARKING CAR STILL SMELLED LIKE EXHAUST. CAR WAS RETURNED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED PCV VALVE. PICKED UP CAR - DROVE HOME - CAR STILL SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST FUMES. CAR HAS GONE INTO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. CAN NO LONGER PARK CAR INSIDE OF GARAGE AT HOME DUE TO EXHAUST SMELL AND POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUES. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING PURSUANT TO FORD'S INSTRUCTION AND THEIR HANDS ARE TIED. DEALER ADMITS THE CAR SMELLS OF EXHAUST FUMES OUTSIDE OF CAR. INSIDE THE CAR I AM KEEPING THE RECYCLED AIR ON TO TRY TO PREVENT THE EXHAUST FROM COMING IN THE CAR. CAR NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY FORD AS THE EXHAUST SMELL IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A 3 YR. OLD CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUMES WERE COMING THROUGH THE HEATER VENTS. THE FUMES CAUSED THE CONTACT TO BECOME ILL, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN IN THE COLD TEMPERATURES BECAUSE OF THE ABNORMAL FUMES COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO LARRY H. MILLER FORD LAKEWOOD (11595 6TH AVE, LAKEWOOD, CO 80215) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,600. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING, AN EXHAUST ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BECOME ILL AND DIZZY. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE MAINLY OCCURRED WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SUGGESTED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GENTILINI FORD (555 JON S. PENN BLVD, WOODBINE, NJ) AND THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN EXHAUST ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GAIN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (TOM BOLAND FORD, 9699 HWY 168, HANNIBLE, MO) AND THE LIFTGATE DRAIN SEAL WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS INCLUDING EARNHARDT FORD (7300 WEST ORCHID LANE, CHANDLER, ARIZONA 85226 (480) 893-0000), BUT THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO SAN TAN FORD (1429 EAST MOTORPLEX LOOP, GILBERT, ARIZONA 85297) WHERE THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN THE CONTACT FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A CARBON MONOXIDE TEST INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND IT READ 141 PPM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD EAST (28825 EUCLID AVE, WICKLIFFE, OH 44092, (440) 296-3020) WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,600.

SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS REACHED 40,000 MILES WE HAVE NOTICED HARD SHIFTING WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THERE IS A SOUND LIKE THE ENGINE MAY FALL OUT OF THE CAR.

A STRONG EXHAUST SMELL ENTERS THE CAR REGULARLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS IS ESPECIALLY STRONG WHEN ACCELERATING (EVEN LIGHTLY) OR GOING UP A HILL.