2014 Ford Explorer complaints

MY 2014 EXPLORER WHEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND ENGINE TURNED OFF AN ALERT ON CLUSTER PANEL SAYS "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK". SOMETIMES I HAVE TO START ENGINE, PUT SHIFTER IN REVERSE THEN BACK INTO PARK, TURN ENGINE OFF AND THE ALERT ON CLUSTER PANEL SAYS "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK" SOMETIMES I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS SCENARIO SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE LEVER WILL ACTUALLY BE IN PARK. THE 2014 EXPLORER PURCHASED JULY 26TH 2013 HAS 17,646 MILES. I WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE TO MY PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU

EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN WHILE HVAC ON AND WINDOWS UP. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE ACCELERATING AND AFTER COMING TO A STOP.

I PURCHASED MY EXPLORER IN MAY OF 2014. THE FIRST TIME I ACCELERATED AND REACHED 3000-3500 RPMS (A USUAL PASSING SITUATION) I EXPERIENCED A STRONG EXHAUST ORDER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH NOT THE USUAL "BURNING OFF" SMELL OF A NEW ENGINE, I INITIALLY DISMISSED THE ODOR AS SOMETHING ASSOCIATED WITH A NEW VEHICLE. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS AND MANY INSTANCES OF EXHAUST ODOR I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I COULD NOT EVEN ACCELERATE UP A HILL JUST TO KEEP PACE WITH TRAFFIC FLOW WITHOUT NEEDING TO OPEN WINDOWS TO ELIMINATE THE TOXIC SMELL. I FIRST COMPLAINED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP DURING A ROUTINE SERVICE OIL CHANGE. SOME REPAIRS WERE MADE IN MAY OF 2016.. THIS REPAIR DID NOTHING TO SOLVE PROBLEM. SO IN SEPTEMBER 2016 THE DEALERSHIP RE-SEALED THE REAR OF VEHICLE. IT WAS FINE FOR TWO WEEKS. FOR A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT THERE WAS A SLIGHT EXHAUST SMELL BUT AS TIME HAS PASSED THERE ARE TIMES WHEN SMELL IS STRONGER. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE HAD EXPLORERS SINCE 1992 AND LOVED THEM AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I HATE THIS 2014 EXPLORER!! PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE DOCUMENTATION (RECEIPT/STATEMENT FROM FORD DEALERSHIP). ALSO NOTE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM; THEREFORE, I CAN'T NOTE A SPECIFIC DATE. BECAUSE THE DATE FIELD IS REQUIRED INFORMATION I SELECTED JUNE 2014.

EXHAUST FUME SMELLS IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT , WHILE ON, PARKED AND IN MOTION UNDER 45 MPH

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QUICK ACCELERATION WAS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSING INTO MY LANE. I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING BY ITSELF EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND IT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN.....HOWEVER, WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED AND THE ENGINE RPM JUMPED VERY HIGH. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW. I THEN LET OFF THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THEN ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING FAST AND THE RPM SKYROCKETED. I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE AND PUT IT INTO PARK. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE RPM JUMPED EXTREMELY HIGH AGAIN. I TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH MY FOOT A COUPLE TIMES AND IT RELEASED OFF OF THE FLOOR. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I WAITED A COUPLE SECONDS AND THEN TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON. THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. AFTER I GOT HOME, MY HUSBAND WAS CURIOUS IF THE FLOOR MAT MAY HAVE GOTTEN IN THE WAY. HE TRIED TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM OF THE ACCELERATOR STICKING TO THE FLOOR BY WEDGING THE FLOOR MAT AGAINST IT. HE WAS UNABLE TO HOLD THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR BY WEDGING THE FLOOR MAT AGAINST IT.

AFTER A KNOCK WAS DISCOVERED WHILE TURNING I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO FORD ASSUMING I WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY IDENTIFIED A CODE (NOT AVAILABLE) AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE WITH THE "STEERING GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY", SPECIFICALLY THE RACK AND PINION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF SIMILAR MISHAPS, SOME RESULTING IN LOCK UP OF THE STEERING COMPONENT. FORD INFORMED ME THAT WE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE PORTION OF THE WARRANTY BUT NOT THE YEARS (VEHICLE IS 2 1/2 YEARS OLD). THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE, THEY WOULDN'T COVER THE REPAIRS AND QUOTED $2200 IN REPAIRS. $1500 FOR PARTS AND THE REST FOR LABOR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL TO LOCK UP THE STEERING RESULTING IN COLLISION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE REPAIR AND CAN OBTAIN THE SAME PART NUMBER FOR APPROX. $650 AND LABOR AROUND $700. THERE ARE DOCUMENTED RECALLS ON FORD EXPLORERS UP TO 2013, BUT FOR SOME REASON 2014 IS NOT INCLUDED.

STRONG GASEOUS ODOR IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE FROM TIME TO TIME, SIMILAR TO MANY OTHER REPORTS FOUND IN ONLINE ARTICLES. SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IN THE EMISSIONS IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE, AND CAN BE SMELLED WHEN FOLLOWING THE VEHICLE, TOO. ODOR IS NOTICEABLE RANDOMLY, SOMETIMES WHEN IN MOTION, SOMETIMES ONCE THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AND SOMETIMES WHEN IT IS STATIONARY. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING IN THIS 2014 EXPLORER LIMITED SINCE WE BOUGHT IT PRE-OWNED IN 2015. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND NO KNOWN ACTION WAS TAKEN. IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, THEY SAID SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF, "WE HEAR ABOUT THIS, BUT IT'S JUST THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER GETTING BROKEN IN." WE FOUND THAT ODD CONSIDERING THE VEHICLE WAS 1 YR OLD WHEN WE PURCHASED IT AS A PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. WE WILL BE TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE CONSIDERING NEW REPORTS OF PROBLEMS IN THE NEWS. A SERVICE REPORT IS ON FILE FROM MAY OR JUNE 2015. ANOTHER WILL LIKELY BE WITH THE DEALER VERY SOON, AS OF 2/23/17.

FREQUENTLY GET EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE, FOUL SMELLING. GENERALLY OCCURS AFTER DRIVING AND THEN COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE FOUL EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CABIN. I'VE SEEN THIS COMPLAINT ON THE NEWS AND WAS HOPING THEY WOULD COME UP WITH A FIX AND A RECALL.

EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING

I HAVE SEEN ON THE LOCAL NEWS THAT SOME VEHICLES IN THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE MAY CONTAIN CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING HEADACHES WHILE DRIVING OR RIDING IN MY CAR. AND AT TIMES I HAVE SMELLED THE PRESENCE OF EXHAUST SMELL WHILE RIDING OR DRIVING.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE A LITTLE OVER 1 YEAR AGO AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A FOUL ODOR, ROTTEN EGG, SOMETIMES EXHAUST SMELL IN MY CAR WHEN ACCELERATING AND MY VEHICLE IDOLS VERY HARD. IT DOES IT WHEN DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, OR FREEWAY. I HAVE 2 SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. AND NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, THEYVE BEEN SICK MORE SINCE IVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. HMM..

FOR ABOUT SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN SMELLING A FOUL (ROTTEN EGGS/SULPHUR) ODOR IN MY CAR. I NOTICE IT ON MY COMMUTE ABOUT THE SAME PART OF MY TRIP EACH DAY, WHICH IS THE POINT AT WHICH I AM ABLE TO ACCELERATE GETTING ON TO A TOLL ROAD AND OTHER PARTS OF MY DRIVE. IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME THIS MIGHT BE RELATED TO MY CAR; THEREFORE I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL DOCTORS AND HAD A SINUS CT SCAN TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHY I AM SMELLING THIS ODOR. A FAMILY MEMBER TOLD ME JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND ABOUT A STORY SHE HEARD ON CBS THAT NOW STARTS TO MAKE THE FOUL SMELLS MAKE MORE SENSE TO ME. I HAVE ALSO HAD INCREASED HEADACHES THIS PAST YEAR, AND HAVE ALSO BEEN SEEING A SPECIALIST. I NOW WONDER IF MY INCREASED HEADACHES MAY ALSO BE TIED TO THE POSSIBLE EXHAUST ISSUE WITH MY CAR. PLEASE ADVISE HOW I SHOULD PROCEED. I HAVE ALSO ORDERED A PORTABLE CARBON MONOXIDE SENSOR TO KEEP IN MY CAR TO ENSURE MY SAFETY UNTIL FORD IS ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER.

WE BOUGHT OUR 2014 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED IN JULY OF 2015 AND STRAIGHT AWAY THERE WAS A VERY BAD SMELL IN THE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING OVER 3,000 RMP ESPECIALLY WHEN THE AC IS ON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS FROM BUT THE SMELL IS BAD AND MAKES ME SLEEPY. WE HAVE ASKED FORD ABOUT THIS AND THEY SAY AT THIS POINT THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS. SO NOW I HAVE A 30,000 CAR THAT I CAN'T TURN THE AIR ON IN BECAUSE IF I DO ALL I CAN SMELL IS THAT SMELL. IT IS NAUSEATING.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WILL GET A TERRIBLE SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AFTER ACCELERATING. SMELLS LIKE AN EXHAUST LEAK COMING BACK IN THE CABIN.

SULFUR OR ROTTEN EGG SMELL WHILE GOING UP A HILL WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS TO DOWNSHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR. ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY LIKE ON A ON RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE. I CALL A FORD DEALER AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NO CLUE OF THE PROBLEM. WE ENDED UP SELLING THE VEHICLE AND LOSING MONEY AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE REASONS TO SELL. I HAVE SEEN MANY MORE CLAIMS ONLINE ABOUT THIS AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WANTED TO REPORT THAT I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL.

WHEN DRIVING CAR I HAVE NOTICED IT MOST WHEN I HAVE TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY IF THE AC IS RUNNING I GET THIS STRONG SMELL OF EXHAUST INSIDE THE CAR. IN A FEW LONG DISTANCE TRIPS I HAVE HAD HEAD ACHES AND I HAVE TO THINK THAT THE SMELL IS THE CAUSE.

HAVE RECENTLY BEEN MADE AWARE OF COMPLAINTS FROM EXPLORER OWNERS OF A FOUL SMELL COMING OUT OF AC VENTS, SIMILAR TO AN EXHAUST FUME, SULFUR OR ROTTEN EGG. HOWEVER, THE FUME THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IS MORE LIKE A RANCID SOUR ODOR EXUDING FROM AC VENTS. THE SMELL IS MOST NOTICIBLE UPON CRANKING ENGINE AND THEN ACCELERATING. UNTIL NOW, NO FORMAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED TO FORD OR OUR DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN AUGUST 2014. ODOR BEGAN TO OCCUR APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO. WE ARE AWARE OF A REAR SUSPENSION TOE LINK POSSIBLE FRACTURE RECALL AT THIS TIME.

THE SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS CAN BE SMELT INSIDE THE EXPLORER, ESPECIALLY WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. THE EXHAUST CAN BE SMELLED INSIDE THE CAR AND GIVES ME HEADACHES

STRONG "NATURAL GAS" SMELL INSIDE CAR WHILE DRIVING AND VERY NOTICEABLE OUTSIDE OF CAR UPON EXITING INTERIOR. CAN SMELL FROM INSIDE MY HOUSE WHEN PARKED IN GARAGE. STARTED 1/26/17 WITH 63,200 MILES ON MY SUV. TOOK TO FORD FOR SERVICE ON 1/30/17 AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO EMISSION PROBLEMS AND THAT IT WAS DUE TO MY PTU WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH PTU VENT VALVE.

THERE IS A HORRIBLE SMELL IN MY CAR WHEN I AM DRIVING IT. SO BAD THAT MY CHILDREN AND I HAVE BEEN GETTING HEADACHES NOT KNOW WHAT THE SMELL IS CAUSED FROM. IT IS HORRIBLE FUMES INSIDE THE CARD.

EXHAUST FUMES ENTER CABIN WHILE IDLING OR PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING. THE DATE LISTED WAS THE LAST DATE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6-8 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR.

GAS FUMES ENTERING CABIN WHEN ACCELERATE ON THE GAS. LEAVES AN ODOR. HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER BUT CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. IT STILL DOES IT

ANYTIME THE FORD EXPLORER GOES OVER 3000 RPMS THERE'S A STRONG EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR. PAID TO LOOK AT OUT OF POCKET AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE USED IN 2016. AFTER A MONTH I NOTICED A VERY STRONG SMELL OF PROPANE. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN IT TO 2 SHOPS, ONE WHICH SPECIALIZES IN FORDS, AND NEITHER HAVE EVER HEARD IF THE PROBLEM OCCURRING IN OTHER FORDS NOR DID THEY FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE EXHAUST. THE ODOR IS OVERWHELMING. TODAY A FRIEND SENT ME THE LINK FROM A STORY ON THIS ISSUE THAT CBS HAD RUN YESTERDAY. I'M GLAD TO KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE AND HOPE THAT THERE IS A FIX FOR IT AS MY ENTIRE FAMILY HAS BECOME NAUSEOUS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE RIDING IN THE CAR.

CARBON MONOXIDE EXHAUST COMING INTO CAR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. I'VE BEEN NOTICING AN EXHAUST LEAK/SMELL THAT LEAKS INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE SMELL WAS AFTER ACCELERATING ON TO THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 3500-4000 RPM. IT SEEMS TO GET WORSE EVERY DAY. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE STARTS I SMELL IT. THE ONLY TIME IT GOES AWAY IS WHEN I'M CRUISING WITH THE WINDOWS CRACKED AND THE HEAT TURNED DOWN. AS SOON AS I COME TO A STOP OR SLOW DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS I IMMEDIATELY GET THE SMELL IN THE CAB. WORRIED ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE OR ANY OTHER TOXIC FUMES ENTERING THE VEHICLE.

EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY 2014 EXPLORER I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH A HORRIBLE EXHAUST SMELL THAT IS RECIRCULATING BACK INTO THE VEHICLE. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE WITH MY WINDOWS DOWN AND TYPICALLY HAVING THE AIR ON MAKES IT WORSE. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE OUT OF THE BLUE I HAVE GOTTEN VERY NAUTIOUS AND A VERY BAD HEADACHE AND MY EYES FEEL AS IF THEY WANT TO GO OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING OVER 30 MINUTES LONG. I FEAR THIS SMELL CAN NOT BE HEALTHY FOR MYSELF OR MY SMALL CHILDREN. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT FOR THIS ISSUE AND FOR SOME REASON THE DEALERSHIP IS THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN'T SMELL IT! YET EVERYONE ELSE THAT GETS IN CAN'T. COINCIDENCE I THINK NOT. THE CAR IS IN MOTION WHEN THIS SMELL OCCURS. AND IT IS A VERY DESTINCT SMEL. I HAVE DOCUMENTS FOR MY COMPLAINTS BUT I WOULD NEED TO SCAN AND EMAIL THEM TO AN INDIVIDUAL. AND I ALSO HAVE AN EMAIL BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE OWNERS OF THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR AT STATING MY CONCERNS AND MY ISSUE I AM HAVING. BELIEVE IT OR. IT I NOTICE THE SMELL THE SAME DAY I DRIVE IT OFF THE LOT. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK THE NEXT DAY FOR THEM TO TELL ME IT WAS NORMAL BECAUSE OF THE CHEMICALS THEY USE IN THE ENGINE. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS SO I TOOK THEIR WOOD FOR IT.

WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WITH THE AC ON, AND IN INTERNAL AIR MODE, THERE IS A SMELL LIKE BURNT RUBBER, OR FUMES THAT FILL THE ENTIRE CAR. I HAVE TO AVOID ACCELERATING TOO FAST, OR TURN OFF THE AC BEFORE HAND TO PREVENT FUMES FROM ENTERING CAR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2013. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST CAUSE IT WAS NEW, BUT AS IT'S STILL HAPPENING, AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, I AM REPORTING IT.

EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN.

ROTTEN EGG SMELL FILLS THE CABIN OF MY EXPLORER. IT'S MAKING US SICK. IT HAPPENED WITH ALL THE WINDOWS UP AND UNDER ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENS A TO BOTH MY EXPLORER SPORTS. I HAVE A 2014 KAND A 2015

MY CAR EMITS AN EXHAUST SMELL WHEN I ACCELERATE HARD LIKE WHEN I MERGE ON TO THE HIGHWAY. IT GIVES ME HEADACHES. I'VE HAD IT REPAIRED FOR THIS THREE TIMES NOW AND I AM WORRIED BECAUSE MY CAR IS ALMOST OUT OF WARRANTY. AT FIRST THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY NEW ENGINE BURNING OFF OIL, BUT MY CAR HAS 34K MIKES NOW.

UPON EXCELERATION, A ROTTEN EGG TYPE ORDOR IS EVIDENT.

SEVERAL OCCASIONS EXHAUST FUMES ENTER INTO CAB AREA WHEN ACCELERATING WITH AC ON. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. I HAVE HAD VEHICLE IN FORD SERVICE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE, BUT EVEN AFTER SEVERAL DAYS IN SHOP, ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED

HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 O2 SENSORS AT 48,000 MILES.

SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I SMELL EXHAUST FUMES IN THE VEHICLE CABIN. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY. I NOTICE IT MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN SPEEDS UPWARDS OF, AND ABOVE 45/50 MPH AND MOSTLY ON THE HIGHWAYS. THE VEHICLE IS SERVICED REGULARLY AS PER FORD'S RECOMMENDATION BY THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT IN NOVEMBER 2013 WITH 0 MILES ON IT. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT.

THERE ARE GAS/EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE HEATER FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT SMELLS LIKE NATURAL GAS. IT SMELLS WHEN STANDING OUTSIDE NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS WELL. I BROUGHT IT TO FORD TO FIX IT AND THEY REPAIRED SOME EXHAUST ISSUES IN THE REAR BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I AM BRINGING IT BACK IN AND NOW SEE THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS FROM 2010-2015.

UNDER THROTTLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SMELLS LIKE SULFUR; IT SOMETIMES REQUIRES OPENING THE WINDOWS TO AIR IT OUT. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEARLY A YEAR AGO.

SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2014 MY DAUGHTER HAS OFF/ON COMPLAINED OF NAUSEA AND HEADACHE WHEN SITTING IN THE REAR (THIRD ROW) OF THE VEHICLE. I BRUSHED IT OFF AS CAR SICKNESS BUT HAVE NOW SEEN REPORTS OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED IF WE HAVE A MALFUNCTION IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. I DON'T WANT ANY OF MY FAMILY BREATHING IN TOXIC FUMES WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD LIKE FORD TO STEP UP AND HAVE THE VEHICLES TESTED FOR THOSE OF US WHO HAVE HAD ISSUES.

GASOLINE ONE EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE CABIN WHEN I ACCELERATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THE ESC ON MY 2014 EXPLORER LIMITED WILL ENGAGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS WILL OCCUR ON DRY OR WET ROADS, CITY OR HIGHWAY. THE SYMPTOM IS A ROUGHLY 1 SECOND ENGAGEMENT OF WHAT FEELS LIKE THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND SLIGHT PULL TO THE LEFT. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANY CODES, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WHILE THEY HAD IT FOR WEEK PERFORMING TEST DRIVES. THEY HAVE RESPONDED THAT WITHOUT ANY CODES, THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE A OPENED A TECH CASE WITH FORD. AT THIS TIME THEY'VE ADVISED TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL IT BREAKS. I HAVE PROVIDED THE DEALER WITH VIDEOS OF THE ISSUE SO THEY CAN SEE THE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

A MALFUNCTION OF THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE STABILITY CONTROL AND THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM OFF TURNED ON ON THE WARNING INDICATOR DASHBOARD. THIS CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST ON MY VEHICLE WHILE I WAS GOING UP TO BIG BEAR ON HIGHWAY 330. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND CONTROL MAKING IT A VERY UNSAFE AND DANGERS DRIVE. LUCKILY I WAS GOING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED DO TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD OF HAPPEN IF I WAS GOING AT THE SPEED LIMIT POSTED. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2011,2012,AND 2013 REGARDING THIS ISSUE "SUSPENSION & STEERING, MAY 29, 2014" THE FORD RECALL NUMBER IS 14S06. MY CAR IS STILL IN BIG BEAR UNABLE TO DRIVE ANYMORE STEERING WHEEL IS STUCK NOW THAT I PARKED IT.

THE PAINT IS BUBBLING UP ON THE FRONT EDGE OF HE HOOD OF MY 2014 FORD EXPLORER AT 33,000 MILES.

UPON ACCELERATION, THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO SMELL LIKE ROTTEN EGG. I HAVE NOTICED IT FOR AWHILE AND ASSUMED IT WAS A SMELL COMING FROM OUTSIDE. I BEGIN TO TAKE NOTE OF IT ONLY HAPPENING UPON ACCELERATION. I HAVE INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THERE IS NO REPAIR/FIX FOR IT. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT AND THAT IT IS CARBON MONOXIDE, WHICH IS TOXIC. I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN THAT I PICK UP FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY AND DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THIS HAPPENING. THERE HAS BEEN NO FORMAL RECALL. WHAT INFORMATION CAN YOU GIVE ME? THANK YOU IN ADVANCE *TR

SMELL OF GAS IN CABIN OF VEHICLE. MAKING PASSENGERS/DRIVER NAUSEATED. ALSO A SMELL OF GAS (NATURAL OR PROPANE) FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN WALKING AROUND IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE16008 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STRUCTURE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 05/02/17*LJ *CN

CABIN OF VEHICLE SMELLS OF NATURAL GAS WHEN RUNNING AT IDLE AND DRIVING SPEEDS. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW TRIM MOLDING HAS COME LOOSE TWICE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH NEWER MODEL FORD EXPLORERS. COST $200 TO REPAIR AND NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. MINE CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING FORTUNATELY, OTHER'S HAVE FLOWN RIGHT OFF THE TRUCKS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE FOR OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND THE TRUCK. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE TERRIBLE. THEY BARELY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. I FIND IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. ON CITY STREETS AT NIGHT THE PROBLEM ISN'T AS APPARENT, BUT WHEN I'M TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE OR ANY OTHER ROAD WITHOUT STREET LIGHTING, IF I'M APPROACHED BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE IT'S AS IF I DON'T EVEN HAVE MY HEADLIGHTS ON. SIDE LIGHTING IS ALSO AN ISSUE WHEN TURNING AT NIGHT AS ITS NEARLY BLIND. IT'S A VEHICLE I REALLY ENJOY, BUT I'M CONSIDERING SELLING BECAUSE I FIND IT COMPLETELY UNSAFE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. *TR