2015 Ford Explorer complaints

STRONG EXHAUST ODOR EMITTED FROM VEHICLE

WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE REGARDING CARBON MONOXIDE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON-GOING SINCE FEBRUARY 2017. I HAVE REPAIR ORDERS SINCE THEN, AND THE NOTICE OF A RECALL FROM FORD'S WEBSITE. THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM FORD ARE NOT HELPING ME AT ALL, AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

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

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.

THE EXHAUST FUMES, ARE REALLY BAD, NOW THAT I KNOW WHERE THE SMELL IS COMING FROM, AFTER READING SEVERAL OTHER OWNER EXPERIENCES. EXHAUST FUMES ARE ENTERING THE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THE SMELL WAS AT FIRST. BUT WHEN I ACCELERATE ON THE ON RAMP TO THE EXPRESS WAY IS WHEN THE FUMES REALLY GET BAD, NOW I'M ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN I ON THE EXPRESS WAY AND DO NOT KNOW IF MY PASSENGER KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. THE AREA OF ON RAMP AREA IS AN INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL REFINERY, BUT AGAIN, NOW THAT I HAVE READ THE MANY EXPERIENCES OF OTHER OWNER, I HOPE THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS LOOKING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM VERY SOON. GREAT VEHICLE, 2015 EXPLORER LIMITED WITH ONLY 15,000 MILES (RETIREMENT VEHICLE), I WANT TO BE A SAFE DRIVER AND KEEP MY LOVE ONE'S SAFE WHILE IN MY VEHICLE THAT I ONCE THOUGHT WAS SAFE TO BE IN. I CAN NOT AND WILL NOT RECOMMEND THIS VEHICLE TO ANYONE, IF I'M ASKED ABOUT PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE FOR THEMSELVES. BEEN A FORD PURCHASER SINCE 1972 ?

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AN ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ON MY DASH, STATING THE "CHECK FUEL FILL INLET " AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. HAD IT REPAIRED 9/28/17, FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE AND CANISTER PURGE SOLENOID. ON 10/25/17 BACK IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR SAME ERROR MESSAGE. THEY REPLACED THE SOLENOID ASSY AND VALVE ASSY. NOW, ONCE AGAIN, I HAVE THE SAME ERROR (11/2/17). GOES BACK IN THE GARAGE TO REPAIR ON 11/8/17. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING FOR THE SECOND TIME WITHIN 14 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER (07/07/2016 AND 09/19/2017). FIRST TIME WAS AT 37,100 MILES, SECOND TIME WAS AT 59,853 MILES. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 70+MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND I LOST POWER STEERING.

FREQUENT HEADACHES WHEN RIDING IN THE CAR, NAUSEA AND NOSE BLEEDS. HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN RIDING IN THE CAR FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME.

MY 2015 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS 2 DAYS AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE DEALER. THEY HAVE NOT STOPPED. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAITED TOO LONG FOR A LEMON LAW CLAIM. MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEM: THE SMELL OF EXHAUST IN MY CABIN UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, SINCE DAY 1. IT HAS BEEN IN 10 TIMES SINCE AUGUST 2015. THE EXHAUST HAS BEEN TAKEN APART MULTIPLE TIMES 1."TRANS ROLL RESTRICTOR RUBBER HANGING AGAINST EXHAUST PIPE" WAS FOUND. REPLACED ROLL RESTRICTOR. DID SOMETHING WITH TSB. 2. RETURNED FOR SAME SMELL: REPROGRAM HVAC MODULE, REPLACED LEFT REAR AIR EXTRACTOR, APPLIED SEEM SEALER TO AREAS IN TSB. REPLACED GRILLE AND VALVE ASSEMBLY. 3. TWO MONTHS LATER, SAME THING - REPLACED GRILLE AND VALVE ASY, REPROGRAMMED HVAC MODULE, REPLACED AIR EXTRACTOR 4. ONE MONTH LATER: INSTALLED MUFFLER ASY; RVC CODE FOR TSB 1; REPLACED WHEEL LIP MOLDING,VALVE ASY, DUAL RATE AIR EXTRACTOR STILL HAVE THE SMELL, BUT AM ALWAYS TOLD THEY DON'T SMELL IT. I HAD TWO PEOPLE GET SICK AND VOMIT IN MY TRUCK BECAUSE OF THE FUMES IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS: 1. REAR RUNNING LIGHTS DID NOT WORK - TWICE AT DEALER TO GET REPAIRED 2. AIR BAG LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY - WIRE ASSEMBLY - TSB 16 WAS SPLICED 3. AWD OFF & ABS LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ON - COST ME $582 FOR THEM TO TAKE EVERYTHING APART AND CHECK "PIN FIT" AT ALL TERMINALS. AT WHICH POINT THE CODES WENT AWAY. 4. DRIVER-SIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE JUST BROKE OFF WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR - $149 5. WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN PARK I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE VEHIC

I PURCHASED A NEW 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS I NOTICED A SMELL IN THE CAR WHEN ACCELERATING OR GOING UP HILLS. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE WAS A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK AND REPAIRED IT. THE REPAIR WAS NOT EFFECTIVE AS THE LEAK WAS STILL THERE. I TOOK IT IN FOR A SECOND REPAIR FROM THE RELEASED TBS BUT IT STILL EMITS THE CM IN THE CABIN WHEN THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS 3K RMPS OR THE AC IS ON FULL BLAST.

OCCASIONAL EXHAUST/SULFUR SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE CABIN DURING HIGHWAY ACCELERATION OR UNDER HEAVY LOAD SUCH AS TOWING TRAILER.. FIRST NOTICED IN 05/2017 AND CONTINUES TO THE PRESENT DAY. INITIAL COMPLAINT TO DEALER WHO INDICATED IT WAS NORMAL 'NEW' ENGINE SMELL THAT WOULD DISAPPEAR OVER TIME AND LATER CONVERSATIONS INDICATED 'UNABLE TO DUPLICATE', PLUS I FOUND LATER THAT APPARENTLY THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTATION IN THE VEHICLE SERVICE RECORDS REGARDING ANY COMPLAINTS.

FORCE FORD TO BUY BACK, NO RECALL, ALL OF THE 2011 TO 2017 FORD EXPLORERS. STOP PROTECTING THEM FROM THE CARBON MONOXIDE PROBLEMS, BECAUSE OF THE CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS THAT ARE LEAKING CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE CABINS OF ALL THESE VEHICLES. FORD KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES BUT DOES NOT WANT TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING. FORD NEEDS TO STOP STEALING MONEY FROM EVERYONE WHO IS BUYING THESE VEHICLES AND YOU CAN'T EVEN DRIVE THEM. WE ARE GETTING NOTHING IN RETURN FOR OUR MONEY AND NOW WE CAN'T EVEN GIVE THEM AWAY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO VALUE! WHAT A CIRCUS THIS HAS BECOME, EVEN WITH ALL OF THE PUBLICITY, FORD IS STILL LYING TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. FORD SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH DOING THIS TO PEOPLE! WE ARE COMPLAINING AND NOBODY IS DOING ANYTHING. COME ON PEOPLE. ANOTHER COMPLAINT, AND NO ACTION! WHAT IS THE POINT OF COMPLAINING.

A BLIND SPOT SENSOR WARNING CAME ON SUNDAY 10-29 AT 10:30AM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SENSOR WHILE AT A RED LIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES LATER, THE CAR BEGAN SWERVING AND VEERED SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT HITTING A CURB. WE CONTINUED SWERVING AND HIT THE CURB ANOTHER 3 TIMES AND CAME TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND WE WERE IN 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR IS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BROKEN REAR SUSPENSION TOW LINK. A RECAL WAS ISSUED 4/26/16 STATING THE TOW LINK MAY FRACTURE AND ACCORDING TO FORD, MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IN JANUARY 2017, MY REAR HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WENT OUT AND AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS SINCE BEEN ANNOUNCED AS A RECALL ON 8/28/17

5/27/2016, WE UNKNOWINGLY PURCHASED OUR 2015 FORD EXPLORER. SINCE THEN WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST MAJOR ISSUE IS EXHAUST FUMES, GASES ENTERING INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AND UPON ACCELERATION. SECOND, 8/25/17, THIS VEHICLE LOST ALL OF ITS FUNCTIONS (BRAKES,STEERING) WHILE I WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON A BUSY STREET WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAVE MADE THE DECISION THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE STOPPED PUTTING MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IT IS MAKING US ILL AND I AM SCARED. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED HEADACHES, NAUSEA, LETHARGY, NOSE BLEEDS, STOMACH ISSUES FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. WE HAVE BEEN ILL MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS SILENTLY AND SLOWLY HURTING US. I AM SO FRIGHTENED OF WHAT IT HAS DONE TO US LONG TERM. IT'S ON A DAILY BASIS THAT WE EXPERIENCE THE STRONG FOUL ODOR AND SMELLS OF EXHAUST FUMES AND GASES ENTERING INTO THE CABIN. I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH HOW BADLY IT SMELLS OF EXHAUST. I DO NOT USE THE A/C OR HEATER BECAUSE I AM SO FEARFUL OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO MYSELF OR MY FAMILY WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED. THIS IS ON A DAILY BASIS. 8/28/17, I CONTACTED FORD. I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS ABOUT EVERYTHING WE WERE EXPERIENCING WITH THE VEHICLE. THEN WAS TRANSFERRED TO A MANAGER WHO TOOK MY VIN# WHILE MAKING NOTATIONS. IN RETURN I WAS GIVEN A CLAIM # AND TOLD SHE COULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY INFORMATION ABOUT MY

WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY AN ERROR DISPLAYED ON MY DASH DISPLAY, IT WAS TERRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FAULT. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND SEEMED TO LOSE POWER STEERING. THE TERRAIN MANAGEMENT KNOB LIGHT WENT OUT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP HERE IN MOUNTAIN HOME ARKANSAS AND WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DID IT AGAIN AND BRING IT IN WITHOUT SHUTTING IT OFF. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE IN THE AREA WERE DOING THIS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I SAW ON THE INTERNET THAT IT LOOKED LIKE IT IS OCCURRING A LOT, SOMETIMES WHEN VEHICLES ARE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY GAVE ME THE SAME STORY. DRIVE IT OR PAY THEM TO TROUBLESHOOT IT AT $90 AN HOUR. IT SOUNDED TO ME LIKE FORD NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF SENDING PEOPLE ON TO POSSIBLY BE HURT OR KILLED IF THE ERROR HAPPENS AT A HIGH SPEED OR ON A DANGEROUS CURVE.

CATALYTIC CONVERTER ODOR ENTERS CABIN WHEN ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY

EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN AS WELL AS A POPPING NOISE WHEN I TURN LEFT AND FELT LIKE POWER STEERING WAS GOING OUT. POPPING CAN HAPPEN WHILE STATIONARY OR MOVING. EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR. DEALERSHIP (FORD) CAN NOT DUPLICATE EITHER. PURCHASED NEW TIRES LAST YEAR AND SINCE THAT DAY, THE SUV HAS A CONSISTENT VIBRATION. THEY (DEALERSHIP) FORD CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD TODAY, THE EXHAUST FUMES ONLY RELATE TO THE POLICE SUV'S. I'VE REPORTED THIS SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR....

MY FATHER HAS PASSED OUT TWICE BOTH WHILE DRIVING 2 DIFFERENT YEARS OF A FORD EXPLORER AND DOCTOR'S WERE UNABLE TO FIND A MEDICAL CAUSE. THE FIRST ACCIDENT IN AUGUST HE SPENT 3 DAYS IN ICU UNDERGOING MULTIPLE TESTS, THE SECOND ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 8TH LEFT HIM WITH 9 BROKEN RIBS(SOME IN MULTIPLE PLACES), A BROKEN SCAPULA AND HIS #3 LUMBAR IS FRACTURED ALONG WITH A WEEK IN ICU. HE HAS BEEN THROUGH EVERY TEST THAT THE DOCTOR'S CAN THINK OF AND ARE UNABLE TO GIVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY HE PASSED OUT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. HE HAS NOW BEEN ADMITTED TO A SKILLED CARE FACILITY DUE TO SO MANY BROKEN BONES. HE WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN MOTION WHEN HE WENT UNCONSCIOUS BOTH TIMES TOTALING BOTH VEHICLES. HE REMEMBERS GETTING IN THE CAR AND STARTING TO DRIVE AND THEN NOTHING. HE IS A HEALTHY 71 YEAR OLD MALE WHO HAS NO MEDICAL ISSUES THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. THE FIRST ACCIDENT WAS ON AUGUST 7TH IN A 2016 EXPLORER AND THE SECOND ACCIDENT WAS ON 10-8-17 IN A 2015 EXPLORER

CAR SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST, THE SMELL IS LIKE EGG OR SOMETHING DEAD THE KEY WON'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITIONONCE I GOT THE KEY OUT THE CAR ELECTRICAL WAS STILL ON, THE KEY WAS OUT BUT EVERYTHING WAS ON AND BEEPING (ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT ONGOING) WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKS, HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE IN A FEW TIMES REGARDING THIS ISSUE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN AND KEEPS SHAKING WHILE GOING DOWN. ONE IN A WHILE I STILL HEAR A TAPPING SOUND UNDER DRIVER SEAT THE AIR CONDITIONER IN THE CAR TAKES 5 TO 10 MINUTES TO GET COOL IN THE VEHICLE I HAVE ALL SERVICE REPORTS AND CAN PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION IN A REPORT I HAVE AND CAN SEND VIDEO THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN OF THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU

THIS VEHICLE IS LEAKING CARBONONOXIDE AS MEASURED BY A METER. I HAVE HAD HEALTH EFFECTS CONSISTENT WITH CO EXPOSURE. THE DEALER FOLLOWED THE TSB IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE CO LEAK. THE VEHICLE IS STILL REGISTERING A COUPLE LEAK ON THE METER. I DO NOT FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN BY ME SAFELY. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT FORD BUYBACK THE VEHICLE OR ALLOW ME TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN 6 MONTHS BEFORE MY LEASE ENDS BUT FORD HAS REFUSED BECAUSE THEY HAVE SAID IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT BY LOUISIANA LEMON LAW. I AM REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN RETURNING THE DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE VEHICLE TO FORD.

SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I'VE EXPERIENCED A SMELL THAT I DESCRIBED AS BURNT FIREWORKS. I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A TURBO CAR AND I'VE NEVER OWNED ONE PRIOR. I'VE HAD IT IN FOR THIS ISSUE ALREADY WHERE THEY REPLACED THE SEALS BUT I'M STILL SMELLING IT. I'VE ALSO HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE WHEN THE CABIN BEGAN FILLING WITH SMOKE VIA THE REAR AC VENTS. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A COOLANT LINE ABOVE THE EXHAUST THAT WASN'T TIGHTENED AT THE FACTORY. WHEN IT BAGAN TO LEAK, THE STEAM ROSE UP INTO THE CABIN. THERE'S CLEARLY A LEAK SOMEHOW IF THE STEAM FROM THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE GETS INTO THE CABIN. I'VE CONTACTED FORD NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BECAUSE I BECAME LIGHTHEADED. THIS ISN'T RIGHT.

THE EXPLORER STILL HAS A STRONG EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CABIN WHEN ACCELERATING HARD. THE EXPLORER HAS HAD ALL OF THE FORD RECALLS, INCLUDING A NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM AND SEALING OF THE REAR SEAMS AND REPLACEMENT OF VARIOUS WATER DRAIN PLUGS.

EXHAUST VAPORS ENTER THE CABIN. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WHEN UNDER ACCELERATION SUCH AS PASSING; CLIMBING A GRADE OR MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY. THE FREQUENCY HAS BEEN INCREASING. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER COULD NOT HELP. I WAS TOLD BY FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT IT ONLY AFFECTS POLICE EXPLORERS. THIS IS NOT TRUE, UNLESS MY VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO GO TO A POLICE FORCE.

PLEASE RECALL THE 2011-2017 FORD EXPLORER. AS I AM SITTING HERE WATCHING THE WORLD NEWS, I JUST SAW THE NEWS PIECE ABOUT FORD WANTING TRY TO NOW REPAIR THEIR UNSAFE VEHICLES FOR CARBON MONOXIDE. FORD KNOWS THAT THESE VEHICLES CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THESE VEHICLES HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF ENTRY POINTS, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE DISASSEMBLED. I THEN SEE A COMMERCIAL FOR A LOCAL FORD DEALER ADVERTISING A NEW 2017 FORD EXPLORER FOR SALE. ARE YOU KIDDING ME, FORD IS STILL TRYING TO SELL THESE ROLLING GAS CHAMBERS TO UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS THAT THE NHTSA WAS DOING? WHAT ARE THE RESULTS FROM THOSE FINDINGS? CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS! BUY YOURSELF A LOW LEVEL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR AND TEST IT YOURSELF! FORD IS SAYING THEY HAVE NO PROOF CARBON MONOXIDE IS ENTERING CIVILIAN FORD EXPLORERS, I HAVE PROOF! (64PPM) THE CARBON MONOXIDE IS ENTERING THE VEHICLE UNDER ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT THAT IS WHY IT IS WORSE WHEN PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE EVERYONE IN THE VEHICLE IS GETTING SO SICK. THE MORE HEAT THE CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS TO DISSIPATE, THE LARGER THE CRACKS BECOME. THE MORE CARBON MONOXIDE AND EXHAUST FUMES ARE ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FROM ALL OF THE ENTRY POINTS. FORD CANNOT STOP THIS PROBLEM WITH JUST SEALING UP A FEW OF THE ENTRY POINTS. STOP LYING TO THE PEOPLE. IT'S TIME FOR FORD TO PAY THE PRICE FOR WHAT THEY HAVE KNOWN ALL ALONG AND HAVE LIED ABOUT TO THEIR INNOCENT CUSTOMERS! FORCE FORD TO RECAL

WHILE DRIVING FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE TO NEW YORK CITY AND FURTHER ONTO NEW JERSEY, I SUDDENLY NOTICED THAT THE LINES STARTED MOVING WEIRDLY AND THAT THINGS JUST WEREN'T NORMAL. I WAS DISORIENTED AND WAS HAVING TROUBLE CONCENTRATING ON DRIVING AND STAYING IN MY LANE. SO I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS TO LET THE FRESH AIR IN AND THE POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE OUT. I FOUGHT THROUGH THE NEXT 15 OR 20 MINUTES OF DISORIENTATION AND PERIODS OF HALLUCINATIONS TO GET TO NYC SAFE, BUT STILL SLIGHTLY OUT OF IT. FOUR DAYS LATER, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, THE RAIN WAS POURING DOWN MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE ALREADY AND THE THAT'S WHEN THE HALLUCINATIONS STARTED AGAIN. THE LINES SEEMED TO BE RUNNING PAST ME AND I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I WAS MOVING, SORT OF LIKE ON A TREADMILL OR SOMETHING. I WAS CONFUSED, DIZZY, MY VISION WAS BLURRED, I WAS HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING AND IT FELT LIKE MY THROAT WAS BURNING. I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY SMELLS THOUGH, MY FIRST CLUE TO THE POISONING WAS THE HALLUCINATIONS. NOW I IMMEDIATELY ROLLED THE WINDOWS DOWN IN THE POURING RAIN TO TRY AND GET SOME FRESH AIR IN THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED MY FACE TOWARDS THE WINDOW. I WAS IN A PANIC THAT THE ISSUE WOULD GET WORSE AND THAT I WOULD POSSIBLY PASS OUT OR SWERVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. BUT THE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR OUTSIDE MADE IT UNSAFE TO PULL ONTO THE SMALL SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND THERE WERE NO BUILDINGS TO STOP IN, SO I JUST KEPT THE WINDOWS DOWN WITH THE RAIN COMING IN AND KEPT DRIVING, STILL SUFFERING FROM THE SYMPTOMS. EVEN AFTER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERED THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND BEING DRIVEN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN LESS THAN A YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NAUSEOUS, LIGHT HEADED, AND BECAME ILL. A PASSENGER SUFFERED MEMORY LOSS AND TWO STROKES WITHIN MONTHS OF BEING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (GARY YEOMANS FORD LINCOLN, 1420 N TOMOKA FARMS RD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32124, (386) 310-2342). THE DEALER STATED THAT SEVERAL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, BUT THERE WAS NO CARBON MONOXIDE TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA17002 (STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,499.

VEHICLE ONLY HAS 41000 MILES AND THE RACK AND PINION IS MAKING A CRACKING NOISE WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE HAS NOT FAIL AS GETTING THE STEERING LOCK BUT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT.

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.

TODAY IS OCTOBER 16, 2017 AND FORD IS SAYING THEY WILL DO COMPLIMENTARY REPAIRS TO OUR SUV. WELL IT MIGHT HELP IF THEY WOULD FIX THE RIGHT PART! FORD KNOWS THAT THE CARBON MONOXIDE AND EXHAUST FUMES ARE BEING RELEASED FROM THE CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ON THESE VEHICLES BUT STILL ARE LYING TO THE CONSUMERS. FORD EXPLORERS HAVE OVER 80 ENTRY POINTS WHERE THESE EXHAUST FUMES ARE ENTERING THESE VEHICLES MAKING PEOPLE SICK! SO FORD CONTINUES TO LIE ABOUT WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON WITH THERE UNSAFE VEHICLES! SHAME ON YOU FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR ALL OF YOUR COVER UPS. NO MORE FORD PRODUCTS. THEY SHOULD HAVE TO FILE BANKRUPTCY! PEOPLE NEED TO WAKE UP AND GOOGLE FORD EXPLORER CARBON MONOXIDE ON THE INTERNET. YOU WILL BE SHOCKED TO LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT FORD AND THESE VEHICLES!

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 03/2015. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP OF A FUNNY ODOR AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NEW, BUT THAT IT WOULD GO AWAY. AS OF TODAY, THE ODOR REMAINS. IN THE FALL OF 2015, WE DROVE TO MY INLAWS HOUSE WHO LIVES APPROXIMATE 25-30 MILES FROM OUR HOME. MY GRANDDAUGHTER WHO WAS RIDING ON THE THIRD ROW SEAT WAS HARD TO WAKE UP WHEN WE GOT HOME. SHE WAS VERY DROWSY. AFTER GETTING HER IN THE HOUSE AND PREPARING HER FOR BED, I NOTICED SHE WASN'T BREATHING AND HER EYES BEGAN TO FLUTTER. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. WE LEARNED SHE HAD A SEIZURE. HER BROTHER ON THAT SAME NIGHT BEGAN THROWING UP, BUT WE THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO NERVES. TEST WERE CONDUCTED, BUT DIDN'T REALLY TELL US NOTHING. ON 12/24/17, WE TOOK A ROAD TRIP THAT LASTED MORE THAN 4 HOURS DUE TO TRAFFIC. MY FAMILY WAS VERY SLEEPY AND SOME COMPLAINED OF HEADACHES. TWO DAYS LATER WE WERE BACK IN THE CAR SHOPPING AND SIGHTSSIGHTSEEING, WHEN MY GRANDDAUGHTER WHO WAS ON THE BACK SEAT BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. WE TOOK HER TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS INFORMED SHE HAD ANOTHER SEIZURE. THEY RAN TEST AND WHEN WE RETURNED HOME, HER PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR HAD MORE TEST RAN. ON 09/02/2017, WE TOOK A VACATION (3 HR DRIVE) AND THE KIDS SAT ON THE 2ND ROW SEAT. MY GRANDSON VOMITTED AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER CRIED WHILE COMPLAINING OF A BAD HEADACHE. WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING AFTER RETURNING HOME. CALLED HER AFTERCARE ADVISE AND WAS ADVISED TO GIVE HER TYLENOL. AFTER SEEING NBC4 CARBON MONOXIDE REPORT, I CAL

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

AFTER EVEN A MODERATE RAINFALL, THE VEHICLE LEAKS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER FOOTWELL AND FROM THE MAP LIGHT. THE LEAKING PRIMARILY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN OUR DRIVERS. 5 REPAIR ATTEMPTS OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS, INCLUDING A FULL REPLACEMENT OF THE SUNROOF, HAVE NOT FOUND OR RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE NOW SMELLS OF MOLD.

FORD EXPLORER POLICE WAS STATIONARY ON US HIGHWAY 59 NORTH. THE POLICE OFFICER IN THE DRIVER SEAT LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AND 30 MINUTES. ANOTHER OFFICER CHECKED ON THE UNCONSCIOUS OFFICER AND FOUND HIM TO BE NOT ALERT AND UN RESPONSIVE, THEREFORE HE SUMMONED EMS AND REMOVED THE UNCONSCIOUS OFFICER FROM THE EXPLORER. EMS WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE OFFICER BUT HE WAS DISORIENTED, UNAWARE OF WHERE HE WAS AND WHO HE WAS. OFFICER WAS PLACED ON OXYGEN AND TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HIS ARTERIAL BLOOD WAS TAKEN. ARTERIAL BLOOD WAS FOUND TO HAVE APPROXIMATELY 20% CONCENTRATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE. ARTERIAL BLOOD WAS TAKEN APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER BEING REMOVED FROM THE EXPLORER AND 40 MINUTES OF BEING ADMINISTERED OXYGEN BY EMS.

AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT APPROXI MATELY 62,000 MILES. THE PREVIOUS TIME THE AIRBAG CAME ON WAS FOR DEFECTIVE SEATBELTS WITH THE AIRBAGS IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALSO, A SMELL OF SULFUR IS COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON. THE SMELL IS STRONGEST WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY. WHEN THE CAR IS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT A/C ON, THERE IS NO ODOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A LOW SPEED. THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER SUDDENLY. THE POWER TRAIN FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JORDON FORD, LTD (13010 I-35, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78233 (210) 653-3673), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. AFTER OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD (8252 S BROADWAY, LITTLETON, CO 80122), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. ...UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF UPDATED 9/7/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A CARBON MONOXIDE ODOR ENTERED FROM THE AIR VENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCCOMBS FORD WEST (7111 NW LOOP 410, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78238), BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,398. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

EXHAUST SMELL COMES OUT OF AC VENT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN UNDER HIGH RPM CONDITIONS (3500 PLUS), DRIVING UPHILL, AND HARD ACCELERATION. VEHICLE IS A 2015 FORD EXPLORER BASE MODEL. FORD DEALER IN ALEXANDRIA, VA (OURISMAN FORD) CHECKED VEHICLE WHEN SUV WAS UNDER 5000 MILES. TOLD US THAT IT IS NORMAL. VEHICLE HAS 36K MILES NOW AND STILL HAS THAT EXHAUST SMELL UNDER SAID DRIVING CONDITIONS. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE ADVISER AT LAST OIL CHANGE THAT ONLY POLICE CARS HAVE THIS ISSUE. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AS WELL AS NHTSA STATES A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FROM NON-POLICE CARS. EXHAUST SOMETIMES SMELLS LIKE SULFUR (ROTTEN EGG) SMELL.

CARBON MONOXIDE LIKE LEAK INTO THE CABIN FORD DID NOT FIX WHEN WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP

OCTOBER 1, 2017. HERE WE GO AGAIN! HOW MANY FORD CUSTOMERS HAVE TO CONTINUE TO MAKE COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE BEFORE THE NHTSA FORCES FORD TO RECALL THE FORD EXPLORERS THAT OBVIOUSLY CANNOT BE FIXED! WHAT ARE YALL DOING? WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THIS TRASH VEHICLE THAT FORD IS CONTINUING TO BUILD AND SELL TO UNKNOWINGLY INNOCENT VICTIMS. AND I SAY VICTIMS BECAUSE THEY ARE COMMITTING FRAUD BY SELLING THIS TRASH! AND YES I AM PISSED! YOU SAY YOU HAVE NO MEDICAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE CARBON MONOXIDE CLAIMS. THAT IS A LIE! WHAT ABOUT THE HENDERSON, LA POLICE OFFICER THAT SUBMITTED THE BLOOD TEST RESULTS TO CBS NEWS AND SHE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. . REALLY PEOPLE, ALOT OF GOOD IT IS DOING TO MAKE ALL THESE COMPLAINTS. DO YOUR JOB, RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS S---! MAYBE NEXT TIME THEY WON'T BE SO QUICK TO SELL THIS TRASH AND TAKE PEOPLE'S MONEY. I AM BEYOND PISSED I AM FURIOUS! WOULD YOU WANT YOUR FAMILY IN A FORD EXPLORER. THIS IS NOT JUST POLICE INTERCEPTOR MODELS! I AM SO TIRED OF HEARING ALL OF FORDS LIES AND BS! LOOKS LIKE THE NHTSA IS NOT WORKING FOR THE CONSUMERS BUT FOR FORD. AND YOU CAN TAKE MY COMMENT HOWEVER YOU WANT TO. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS FURIOUS! LETS SEE HOW MUCH LONGER THIS WILL CONTINUE TO GET IGNORED. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOUR ACTIONS OR LACK OF. MAYBE YOU ALL SHOULD BUY THEM AND DRIVE THEM.

FORD EXPLORER 2015 WITH 38,000 MILES. CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED ON HIGHWAY AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ENGINE WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. WE WERE ALMOST HIT MULTIPLE TIMES BY OTHER DRIVERS BECAUSE WE HAD NO CONTROL. WRENCH SYMBOL WAS ON THE DASH AND BELIEVE IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND CANNOT BELIEVE THEY ARE STILL SELLING THIS VEHICLE OR VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM.

EXHAUST FUMES ENTER CABIN WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCELERATION THROUGH THE A/C SYSTEM AND IN RECIRCULATION MODE CAUSING NAUSEA AND HEADACHE.

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.

10AUG2017 - WHEN GETTING IN MY CAR AFTER WORK IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. MY CAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT ALL DAY WITHOUT ANY SHADE - SO THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE CAR WAS SOARING. I TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONING ON TO FULL BLAST TO KEEP FROM SWEATING AND LEFT THE PARKING LOT. WHILE DRIVING THE 7 MILES FROM MY OFFICE TO THE PALM BAY FORD DEALERSHIP I OPENED THE SUNROOF IN HOPES THAT THE CAR WOULD COOL DOWN QUICKER. IMMEDIATELY I BEGAN FEELING LIGHT HEADED. MY HEAD BEGAN SPINNING AND I STARTED FEELING SICK TO MY STOMACH. IN ONLY A FEW SHORT MINUTES I STARTED LOSING VISION IN MY RIGHT EYE. I NEVER SMELLED ANYTHING THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM SO I OPENED THE WINDOW TO TRY AND GET MORE AIR THINKING IT WOULD HELP CALM ME. IT MADE IT EVEN WORSE. I WAS TERRIFIED - I COULDN'T SEE TO PULL OVER BUT WASN'T SURE IF I SHOULD KEEP DRIVING. I COULD ONLY MAKE OUT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME - IT WAS RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH BUMPER TO BUMPER CARS. I THOUGHT IF I PULLED OVER IT WOULD TAKE LONGER FOR SOMEONE TO GET TO ME IN A PARKING LOT THAN IF I CONTINUED DRIVING - I WAS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP. BY THE TIME I PULLED IN TO THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS ALL I COULD NOT TO THROW UP. AFTER BEING AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 30 MINUTES I STARTED FEELING BETTER. WE SPOKE TO THE SERVICE REP, ROSE, AND SHE DOCUMENTED THE INCIDENT IN THE SERVICE RECORD. WE TALKED ABOUT THE NEWS REPORTS REGARDING THE ISSUES PLAGUING THE EXPLORERS. SHE CHECKED THE ONLINE SERVICE REPORTS FOR MY CAR AND SHE SAID IT SHOWED GREEN

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST ON MY 2015 FORD EXPLORER. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR THERE'S A STRONG EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CAB OF THE CAR WHEN YOU ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO MAKE THE CAR DOWNSHIFT TO PICK UP SPEED. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE CAR AND IT SEEMED TO BE OK. WHEN TAKING THE CAR ON VACATION IN AUG 2017 TO THE MOUNTAINS WE ONCE AGAIN BEGAN SMELLING THE EXHAUST FUMES AGAIN. AS THE MAIN DRIVER, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TERRIBLE HEADACHES WHEN DRIVING THE CAR - FINE BEFORE I GET IN, HEADACHE WITHIN MINUTES, AND THEN FINE AFTER BEING OUT OF THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR MORE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP WHO KEPT IT FOR A WEEK STATING THEY INSTALLED A COMPLETELY NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE (AS DESCRIBED IN THE TSB). ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP IN AUG 2017 I EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL BLACKOUT ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS A VERY HOT DAY, I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY CITY TRAFFIC GOING FROM LIGHT TO LIGHT, I HAD THE AIR BLASTING IN MY FACE, I OPENED THE SUN ROOF AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO FEEL AS I WAS BEING DRUGGED. EXTREMELY DIZZY, SICK TO MY STOMACH, AND BEGAN LOSING VISION IN MY RIGHT EYE. THANK GOODNESS THE DEALERSHIP WAS WITHIN 7 MILES - BUT I BARELY MADE IT WITHOUT PASSING OUT. I ENDED UP IN THE EMERGENCY THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR EXTREME HEADACHES AND GROGGINESS. NOW WE ARE AGAIN EXPERIENCING VERY STRONG EXHAUST FUMES WHEN THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS. THIS IS THE SAME

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.

EXHAUST SMELL COMING INSIDE VEHICLE ON PASSENGER SIDE DURING ACCELERATION.

VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT REGISTER BEING IN PARK EVEN WHEN THE SHIFT CONTROL IN THE PARK POSITION. REQUIRES MULTIPLE SHIFTS OUT OF PARK AND BACK TO REGISTER CORRECT SETTING. VEHICLE POWER STAYS ON UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED WHICH CAN DRAIN THE BATTERY. IF THE SENSOR COMPLETELY FAILS VEHICLE CAN BE LEFT INOPERABLE. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS INCREMENTED THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY PART BUT HAS NOT NOTIFIED CUSTOMERS NOR TAKEN ANY ACTION FOR RECALL OR TSB.

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON AND WON'T GO OFF

DRIVING ON SMALL HIGHWAY 55-60 MPH. DASH WARNINGS DING AND FLASH POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE, TERRAIN MANGEMENT SYSTEM FAULT, SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER STEERING AND FOUND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE TURN INTO PARKING LOT. RESTARTED CAR HOPING IT WAS A GLITCH...I WAS LOW ON WIPER FLUID AND PRESSED OK. (SEEMED TO HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER PRESSING BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL). ALL WAS NORMAL AND DROVE HOME. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AFTER SEVERAL DAYS AND WOULD CORRECT ITSELF UPON RESTARTING CAR. I WAS LUCKY TO BE DRIVING IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. I HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS, I AM SUSPECTING THE STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.