2017 Ford Explorer 4 DR SUV AWD
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Rollover Risk: 17.4%
577 Complaints
The right front passenger tire fell off while driving.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while idle with the vehicle in drive or reverse, the vehicle would shudder. The contact stated that there was a lack of full motive power upon acceleration; occasionally, while moving from a stop, the vehicle would shudder while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic informed him that the failure might be due to the torque converter overheating, causing damage to the torque converter. Additionally, there was possible internal damage to the transmission. The contact was then informed of Manufacturer Communications: 10184634 (Power Train: Automatic Transmission) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The contact was referred to the NHTSA for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 61,000.
2 open recalls with no solution or date of resolution to be given.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V316000 (Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the roof rail cover detached and separated from the vehicle. The contact was made aware of the failure by another driver. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.
I have 4 recalls on my vehicle that multiple Ford Dealerships tell me that they can not fix because of parts not being available or no remedy is available. This has been going on for almost a year now. With these recalls, I feel that my car is not safe to drive. What needs to be done.
This vehicle is equipped with an Anti-lock brakes. On Sunday, while driving slowly through a slippery parking lot, due to ice, my brakes locked in the downward position. I was not able to get the brakes to function. This resulted in a low impact auto accident.
I have a 2017 Ford Explorer with a 2.3 EcoBoost Four-Cylinder with 59k mileage. Back in November of 2021 My Ford dealership said Coolant is leaking into the Cylinder head causing the car to misfile after a check engine light diagnoses. This causes the car to overheat and can cause major issues. Now i need my entire engine replaced. I have a read that this a know issue in other Ford SUVs in but not in a Ford Explorers, however I have the same engine type. This is a problem for the Ford EcoBoost four-cylinder engines produced since 2010.
INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH
The keyless entry door panel on the driver’s side door is coming undone and vibrates while driving. Others have said theirs has come off the vehicle while driving. Will be contacting the dealership.
The airbag light on driver's side goes on randomly, seems with automatic movement of seat each time I get in and out of the car. If the airbag doesn't work it impairs my degree of safety in involved in an accident. The vehicle has not yet been inspected as it is $125 per hour to have it looked at. No other warning lamps or signals. It just randomly goes on and off - and stays on while driving.
Ford Explorer 2017 SYNC/APIM malfunction. Touch screen and controls stop responding almost right after system starts. Troubleshoots indicate to perform master reset, software update, battery replacement but no difference. Software update is risky due system becomes unresponsive as per the original issue. Safety issues include but not limited to the responsiveness of controls as -GPS becomes unavailable -Navigation stop working/updating which indicates wrong directions and enter unwanted roads ending into a safety issue -AC or Heating can't be controlled, then depending of situation, this can affect health -Radio volume can't be modified, this can cause a safety issue -USB SYNC iOS/Android can't connect as systems is unresponsive, if it gets connected, navigation is affected.
The clear trim panels by the driver side door with the electronic numbers to unlock the doors, came off while I was driving on the highway going 70mph. Which resulted in lights going off on on in the cabin of the car, as well as my back tailgate flying open while driving. The clear panel was attached to wires which was reported to me to have caused multiple fuses to be blown one of which was the tailgate door. Once I pulled over to close the door, the door had to be forced closed and the warning light tailgate ajar remained on as well as all the lights in the cabin remained on. Once I was able to park my car none of the lights would turn off once the engine was off and the car would not lock. Both of these panels on the drivers side and passenger side had to be replaced, in addition to the front pillars on the windshield due to all of them coming detached from the car. This is a huge safety concern that needs to be addressed. The owner of the car had to pay for all repairs.
I have been trying to get the first repair done, now the second. (I also have another Ford vehicle that has a recall that I haven't been able to schedule. I am told parts are unavailable or the repairs can't be done for months. Calls to Ford, like today to the number on the new recall, leaves you holding for over 36 minutes. Then it turned out to be a dealership in Pennsylvania. The chat function doesn't work. If you want to send any sort of email, from my experience I had to agree to receiving ads. The other recall is for VIN [XXX]. I am concerned about continuing to allow my family to drive these vehicles. Can you advise how I can proceed? Thanks. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
I have 3 broken motor mounts in my 2017 Ford Explorer that is causing loss of power in my vehicle. I see that the 2020-2021 Ford Explorer was recalled for the same issue. My mechanic has had several ford explorers in for the same issue. This is going to cause accidents if not recalled to be fixed.
The windshield trim piece on the passenger side started making a noise while I was going down the interstate and suddenly flew off. It caught me off guard and almost made me swerve and the car behind me had to swerve it as it landed on the road luckily he was paying attention and didn’t hit anyone else. The whole incident could have ended worse
The rack and pinion failed; these parts were replaced by Ford at my expense and Ford kept the old parts. The safety of myself, my passengers, and other drivers was put at risk because the steering would catch while in a curve and cause the driver to be unable to steer momentarily. This caused me to almost drive head-on into a semi tractor-trailer, as the steering was not responding to my turning the wheel, but did just in time to avoid the collision. This steering catch also caused over-steering as a result of the steering not responding. The problem was reported to Burns Ford of York and the rack and pinion were replaced on 10/21/21. The vehicle was only inspected by Burns Ford of York. The catch in the steering first started in July of 2021 and progressively got worse. As the symptoms worsened, the loss of traction warning light would often come on when the steering caught.
Vehicle was WB on I94 in Minneapolis when the rear toe link fractured causing loss of steering control and a crash. The driver and injured party is [XXX]. I am his attorney. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Smell in car when driving on freeway or using air conditioner. Burning eyes, nose running, sore throat, feeling sick.
Back window Just spontaneously shattered, nothing hit came out from work and it was shattered.
the ribs that are on the roof of the car are loose
The windshield gasket along with the door gaskets are all becoming thin and thatching. While driving on he freeway the windshield rubber gasket on the driver side began to flap around as it has apparently lost it's full seal. I noticed much of the rubber gaskets on the door as well are loose and not properly functioning. It appears the rubber used is poor quality as this should not happen on a car that is only 4 years old. I asked the dealership and they indicated it seemed to be normal wear and tear. I can't imagine how this could be normal wear and tear on a car only 4 years old. This problem needs to be looked at as it seems Ford is using an inferior rubber product on its vehicles. This will cause harm especially from the windshield issue.
When vehicle is cold the brake pedal is normal 2inches movement. After 10 miles or so the pedal moves 4or 5 inches. After the vehicle cools down again the pedal returns to 2 inches again. The ford dealer does not know what the problem is.
We had a catastrophic failure of the passenger side rear toe link. Causing loss of control of the vehicle No injuries thankfully The dealership and the Ford motor declined to toe the vehicle for repair due to its age. So a new part was ordered through Ford and work was do e locally Less than 30 miles later we had the same catastrophic failure of the same part. This time my entire family including my 14 month old were in the car and we were very lucky that we were not killed but once again there were no injuries or collisions. The part is on recall and their is no remedy part available at this time for replacement. The dealership and Ford are grossly aware and have declined to assist at this time. Ford states its the dealerships responsibility and the dealership states they can do nothing without an authorization from Ford. Because we have experienced 2 catastrophic failures that nearly killed us I think that these cars should be pulled from the road for everyone's safety. I also feel that since their is no part available to remedy the situation Ford should institute something so that owners are not without vehicles and can care for their families and go to work i am very disappointed We avoided death two times due to this recall
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that she noticed the paint was bubbled up and paint was peeling off the hood of vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where informed it was manufacturer defect and the hood needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified who referred contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was unknown.
Passenger side windshield trim flew off while at highway speeds without any warning of it being broken or in need of repair. Flew off into traffic behind me.
Pieces of the windshield trim have flown off while driving. The keyless entry door panel is loose and vibrates while driving. Others have said theirs has come off the vehicle while driving. Will be contacting the dealership. Absolutely no warning for this.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V537000 (Suspension). The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The part was not available for repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts are not available.
All of the plastic trim around my car including the both my passenger and driver side windshield trim molding pieces on the exterior of the car are coming very loose. I'm worried it may become dangerous if they fly off while driving.
car stops an air-conditioned Bell Brooking due to bearing inside a clutch on the AC compressor !! I was on the highway and the car just stops I almost got hit from behind
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that all four doors were corroded. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the mechanic diagnosed that the door pillars were rusted and were not covered under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 55,895.
About a week ago I started smelling coolant after shutting down the engine, took the vehicle to my mechanic and was informed that the water pump is going bad.
At 60,492 exactly 492 miles after the powertrain warranty expired a wrench on the dash came on and upon further research it was a transmission fault, no power loss noted or change in performance. Key cycle cleared fault, after a little more operating time it would happen again. We took the car to Gosch Ford of Escondido where it was purchased to have the transmission serviced and diagnose the fault. We payed for an filter and oil service for the car and at that time was informed that the transmission did not require any maintenance services until 150,000 miles and that the fault that suddenly presented itself was a torque converter fault & to change out the whole transmission at a cost of 6,000 dollars to us. We reached out to Ford headquarters to plead with them since it prematurely failed before even the first service and we were told too bad so sad for you. Being our only means of transportation my wife had to drive it a bit more to and from work at just prior to our job layoff due to the covid emergency we could not afford 6k in repairs costs and we to this day are curious since many thousands of people have had the same problem across our nation. The same problems are occurring as when your department recalled the ford edge and fusion models. We have power going through the transmission just fine and without any dash warnings whatsoever it will kick itself out of gear then slam indiscriminately back into gear causing a sever health and safety matter during operation. We plead with you to please hear our call and the ones of many many thousands on the Ford Forums that are experinecing the same. Also according to the dealership all recalls have been performed on this vehicle yet the nhtsa site shows nothing has been performed. Thank you very much.
The APIM is malfunction in my 2017 explorer. Accessories stay on after vehicle turned off, killed battery, vehicle collision sensors and camera intermediate malfunction. Cruise control intermittent function, GPS and screen options /operations inoperable
The GPS, radio, backup camera, front facing camera and other items controlled by the APIM have been malfunctioning in the vehicle. The GPS will freeze, phones will not answer properly, the cameras will not engage often and the cruise control will occasionally malfunction. The only remedy is to replace the APIM. The vehicle is out of warranty on mileage so I am on my own to pay for the repair of the one item that controls almost all of the vehicle accessories, including heat/defrost, some lighting, etc.
Started car back up after driving noticed mirrors on both doors didnt extend out. and both front door windows wouldn't work the the defroster was on and I had climate set for ac then the tire pressure monitoring fault came on Sync touch screen would not do anything , the radio was working But nothing else , rear windows worked and sunroof as well. I drove it home the defroster was on and would not go off I parked vehicle let it set for several hours and it is still doing the same thing I plan on taking it to dealership for inspection on monday Aug 30 2021 I'll call first thing in the morning
The car sways when changing lanes on parkway
My driver-side seat has a hole beginning from the midway left side due to the stitching coming apart. My dealer service rep was made aware of this issue and has told me it's not covered under any warranty. I feel it will become a serious safety issue because it contains the side impact airbag system devices that are enclosed in the area where the stitching is coming apart. I was also told it would cost me money to fix it. I do not feel that I should bear the financial burden to repair this problem due to faulty stitching. My service rep told me that 3 other vehicles came into the dealership with similar problems. I am willing for a Ford Motor company district service rep to inspect it and give me an acceptable solution to this dangerous issue. There was no warning of this problem. My vehicle only has 27000 miles on it! I have owned other vehicles with high mileages on them and NEVER had a seat become unstitched.
Passenger side window trim molding detached while driving on highway. No previous issue with it being loose and no previous problems with trim. If there had been traffic behind or to the side, it could have caused damage to another's vehicle, injury to a person, or caused an accident. I directly went to a Ford dealer. I was told by service person that it is a known issue. I paid for the parts (one on order, as they no longer had all the parts in stock due to replacing other moldings) and was told that I would also have to pay for the installation (separate charge). Upon doing research on the internet I found that this is a known issue to Ford and has been listed for different years the Explorer has been made with this trim molding. If I had known of this issue I would not have purchased the vehicle and would have notified my parents when they purchased their 2016 Explorer. My previous Explorer (2013) did not have this trim and we were all very happy with it.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the contact heard a loud snap from the rear driver’s side of the vehicle which resulted in the contact losing control of the vehicle and the vehicle started to fishtail. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle and safely stopped the vehicle on the side of the road. Then the vehicle was towed to a dealer and was diagnosed and repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V675000 (Suspension). The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that they would authorize the repair. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the engine shield fractured and detached from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the engine shield and the failure was remedied. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,300.
Was driving 35mph and rear left toe link snapped causing the car to swerve into another car. There is a recall on it from Ford but I do not have any outstanding recalls.
The Electrical Water Pump failed. Had to replace the water pump and the Ford Dealer said my car isn't covered under the Customer Satisfaction Program 18L02. Which my vehicle is. Safe Concern is the car will over heat and the engine will cease. The Pump has been confirmed from a independent service center. The water pump has been inspected by my mechanic. When getting an oil change they said my coolant was really low. Went to my mechanic and they stated that the water pump is bad. He also stated that this was his 9th water pump replacement on the 2017 Ford Explorer.
There seems to be an issue with exhaust entering the cabin of 2017 Ford Explorers. There is also a TSB out for this, but Ford refuses to do a recall. Exhaust should not enter the cabin of a vehicle. http://www.mhq.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/TSB-17-0044-Exhaust-Odor-in-Vehicle.pdf Below are some links that show others are having this issue. There is also a class-action lawsuit now against Ford for not fixing this issue. http://www.explorerexhaustsettlement.net/ https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-ford-explorer-carbon-monoxide-lawsuit-finally-has-a-settlement/ https://www.motor1.com/news/314705/ford-explorer-exhaust-fumes-issue/ https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-ford-explorer-owners-say-suvs-making-them-sick/ https://www.explorerforum.com/forums/threads/bad-or-burnt-exhaust-smell-in-cabin-during-hard-acceleration.323597/page-117 https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/ford-explorer-owners-carbon-monoxide-nhtsa/ https://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/Explorer/2017/exhaust_system/exhaust_fumes_in_cabin.shtml
My car keeps saying charging system service now but I’ve checked my alternator and my battery and they are both good. And I’m not the only Ford that has this problem as well. Multiple people who have had Ford have this problem. It should be a recall at this point.
While driving on the freeway, I heard a clunking noise from the rear of my vehicle and immediately started to fishtail violently back and forth across all 3 lanes of the highway narrowly avoiding crashing into other cars on the highway while avoiding spinning or flipping the vehicle. I was able to gain control of the vehicle while it whipsawed back and forth with all four tires screeching and smoking slowing down to navigate to the shoulder out of harms way. It was one of if not the most frightening experiences I ever had as a motor vehicle operator. On inspection, I observed the rear left wheel was loosely connected to the drive train and severly out of alignment by ~30% which was what caused the vehicle to begin to fishtail and whipsaw so violently at freeway speed which at the time of mechanical failure was approximately 70 miles per hour. The road was clear, dry and void of any debris in the road.
Trim pieces flying off while driving down highway. Keyless entry trim flew off while driving.
WHEN BRAKING THE REAR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS DRAGGING AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED BY A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT SERVICE.CENTER. THE COMPONENT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THERE ARE NO WARNING LAMPS, MESSAGES OR OTHER SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. IT FIRST APPEARED IN JUNE 2021
The contact owns a 2017 FORD Explorer. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V316000 (Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The part was not available for repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the driver’s side seat belt would not latch after multiple attempts. The seat belt chime sensor would active due to the seat belt not latching securely. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.
A Pillar trim broke and flew off. This happened on both sides of the windshield. Passenger side hit windshield and ejected over vehicle. Drivers side slammed to drivers door window then continued on behind vehicle. If window had been open the sharp edges plastic would have hit driver. Motorcycles or convertibles behind vehicle may also be in danger.
While driving at highway speeds the vehicle lost power due to a main crankshaft bearing failure. The vehicle was repaired at a Ford Dealer and was not under warranty at the time. I was forced to pull off the road due to the loss of power while travelling on a busy highway creating an unsafe emergency situation. There was no warning lights or warnings of any given before the engine failure. It simply lost power and stopped working.
Initially the cars check engine light came on intermittently for about 3 days, then one day while driving the wrench light came on and the car immediately started decelerating - almost as if I was breaking hard, and would not accelerate over 30. After turning it on and off multiple times the light went away for days until my appointment with the mechanic, that same day it came back on. We went to a Ford dealership and they said it was the throttle body and repaired it. Two weeks later the same issue occurred. I know this was a big issue in 2016 and earlier models, I believe the problem was never fixed in 2017 models. Our car is currently in the shop and they are "emailing Ford" about what to do. The first incident I was on the interstate when I stopped abruptly and the second was on the highway. I luckily had no one behind me both times otherwise this could've easily caused an accident.
CURRENTLY LEFT REAR KNUCKLE AND LINK FAILING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. Dealership service dept will not cover under warranty even though Ford had put out a recall for other 2017 ford explorers. recall# 19V435000. Ford previously replaced under warranty the rear left wheel bearing and then rear axle on two separate service visits, which both services required removal and repressing rear knuckle bushing. Now several months later, i am experiencing severe loud noises from my left rear knuckle.
While driving on a public road at approximately 55 mph the passenger side windshield trim piece flew off of my car. Fortunately, the piece did not strike any other vehicles on the road. I am now concerned that the driver's side windshield trim will also fly off while I am driving. At this time, Ford does not have a safety recall for this item. I have received a recall notice for another item. The notice indicates, "On your vehicle, it may be possible for the roof rail covers to become loose or detach from the vehicle". I scheduled an appointment to have this repaired but the service technician told me that they are not able to resolve the issue at this time. Apparently the initial "fix" did not work and Ford is trying to find another solution. These removable parts are a huge safety risk for everyone on the road. A recall and permanent solution is required to keep motorist safe. Thank you.
My daughter and I had a car accident she was driving and I was in the passenger side on April 28 the car side swiped us tried to avoid from hitting her in the back the seatbelts locked but the airbags never deployed none of the recalls were fixed and Ford denied my claims for nothing will not send out an investigator to check the car my insurance said it’s a total loss so I did get hurt in the accident and I want to be compensated please call me [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD PILLAR MOLDINGS ARE LOOSE AND COMING OFF AND MAKING A VIBRATION SOUND WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER 30 MPH. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THEM FLYING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT TO OTHER MOTORISTS. PLASTIC MOLDING AT THE DOORS IS BE MELTING AND WARPING IN SEVERAL AREAS.
What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? I have been experiencing the smell of gas/exhaust leaking into the cabin. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? I am concern with the health issues that this smell could put my family and I in. Specially if theirs a possibility that carbon monoxide could be leaking into the cabin. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center?No Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? I had the vehicle inspected by Ford but they advise that they couldn’t reproduce the smell. They also advice that their were a two drain plugs missing in the lift gate which would resolve the issue if replaced. I have replaced the two missing plugs and continue to experience the issue. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear?no
Multiple pieces of trim flying off vehicle. As of 6/10, pieces have blown off in the last couple weeks while driving down highway.
47k miles. 2.3L Eco-Boost. Rough idle, vibration/shaking sometimes at start, slow acceleration, Engine Coolant High Temp light came on for a minute while driving, Check Engine light came on after another rough start (stayed on) took it to Ford for service, they said several misfires, coolant in cylinders, and now possibly a blown head gasket. Waiting for word from Ford service dept, may need an engine replacement. Thankfully, covered by warranty, for now.
Roof rail came off on drivers side, passenger side is rattling and I'm worried it's going to come off while I'm driving and cause an accident.
We have approximately 37000 miles on our 2017 Explorer. While driving on the interstate yesterday, it began making a near continuous wind vibration sound around the windshield. We stopped several times on our trip trying to determine where the sound was coming from—roof rack, something under hood, trim pieces, windshield support areas?—but we’re never able to find cause or stop the noise. We have an appointment at a Ford dealership later this week.
‘17 Explorer with 32,000 miles on it, bought new from dealership and have kept up with all recommended maintenance to vehicle and have went above and beyond to keep it in pristine condition but started experiencing coolant dripping from internal water pump this May ‘21. Last year Jan ‘20 was repaired for faulty clock spring and again in March of ‘21. Same issue. No longer under bumper to bumper warranty so became out of pocket expense. This year alone, it’s been out of service for two weeks already.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the molding along with the passenger’s side windshield and roof detached without incident or impact. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,500.
On 5/21/2021 a Police Officer for the Iowa Tribe Police Department located in Perkins, Oklahoma was responding to a call and had just been canceled when the driver-side rear tire tread separated from the tire and it blew out. The officer's safety was at risk had she not been canceled and slowed down some or this could've resulted in a rollover or some other traffic collision possibly injuring or killing the officer or other individuals on the roadway. Direct Discount Tire in Stillwater Oklahoma is unaware of any recalls with this tire and have offered to help replace the tire. The tire hasn't been inspected by the manufacturer as I am unaware who manufactured this tire. Upon researching Nokian tire through the internet I discovered that Nokian Tires have had issues in the past for tread separation. The earliest I could fine may have been around 2016. There were no warning lamps and these tires were purchased and put on this vehicle brand new since February 2021. My concern is that there may be a manufacture default causing these tires to have tread separation. I am concerned because this is the brand of tire recommended for police unit bu Direct Discount. I am concerned an officer could be injured or killed in a crash if this is a defect by the manufacturer and we are getting much needed patrol vehicle tore up in the process.
Recall has been issued on the ford explorer for smell of exhaust in the cabin. I have had the recall inspected and completed in 2019. I am now smelling the exhaust again upon acceleration. I told the dealership I have always been able to smell the exhaust even after they "fixed" the issue the first time. It just wasn't as bad. The smell is much worse now.
After a heavy rain water accumulated inside the car front passenger floor and under the seat. After inspecting I could not determine where the water came in. I feel this is a safety concern due to the electrical wiring under the seat
I HAVE A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD TRIM RIPPED OFF AS I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND FLEW UP IN THE AIR AND LANDED BEHIND ME. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NOT A VEHICLE BEHIND ME. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS LOOSE, AND I GLUED IT DOWN WITH GORILLA GLUE AS A TEMPORARY HOLD. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE NOTICED MANY EXPLORERS WITH THE SAME MISSING WINDSHIELD TRIM. I FEEL THIS POSES A DANGER NOT NECESSARILY TO THE DRIVER, BUT OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD.
THE DOOR DOOR KEYLESS ENTRY PAD BROKE OFF AND FLEW FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. NO PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE KEYPAD/DOOR TRIM PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRING. UPON INSPECTION THE PASSENGER DOOR TRIM (WITHOUT THE KEYPAD) ALSO SEEMS TO BE "LOOSE" AT THE TOP, POTENTIALLY HAVING IT FLY OFF DURING NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID THAT A RECALL WAS IN PLACE FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE BUT THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ALTHOUGH, ALL DESCRIPTIONS I COULD FIND SEEM TO HAVE INCLUDED EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE.
I HAD THE REAR SUSPENSION RECALL DONE AND AFTER PURCHASING A NEW SET OF TIRE MY REAR RIGHT TIRE IS WEARING INCREDIBLY FAST AS IF THE REAR SUSPENSION ISSUE IS STILL PRESENT.
WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT STREET 25-35 MPH JULY 30, 2020, ON A SUNNY DAY,MY CAR RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE CAME OFF. ON A CITY STREET. CAUSING MY CAR TO HIT THE CURB. THERE WAS NO BODY DAMAGE EXCEPT FOR THE PASSENGER FRONT AND REAR TIRE.
I HAVE 2 RECALLS THAT MY DEALER WONT FIX BECAUSE THEY WONT GET ME A RENTAL CAR WHILE MY IS REPAIRED.MY QUESTION WHO IS RESPONSIBLE IF INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS BECAUSE OF THESE RECALLS ?
THE VEHICLE AND ITS WHEELS WITH ONLY 16,000 MILES HAS DEEP CRACKS AND CUTS ON THE SIDES OF THE TREAD, THREATENING FUTURE BREAKAGE OR EXPLOSION. AS FOREMENTIONED THE VEHICLE UNDERGOES REGULAR MAINTENANCE AS WELL TIRE ROTATION. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE WHEELS TO BE THIS DAMAGED WITH SO LITTLE USE. TIRES: HANKOOK TIPE: VENTUS S1 NOBLE SIZE: 255 150/20 105H DOT 5MNC 1A H (1817) QUANTITY : 5
MY TRANSMISSION ON A PREVIOUS FORD EXPLORER AND NOW THIS FORD EXPLORER HAVE STARTED TO GIVE ME ISSUES AROUND THE 3RD YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. TRANSMISSION SLIPS, JERKS, AND CAR CUT OFF FOR AROUND 10 SECONDS 4 SEPARATE TIMES NOW. I CAN'T GET AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP SO IT'S HARD TO HAVE CAR LOOKED AT. ALSO LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RPM JUMPS HIGH THROUGHOUT DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND FREEWAYS. TRANSMISSION IS ROUGHER ON ROADS THAT INVOLVE UPHILL AND DOWNHILL.
ONE WEEK AGO, MY FAMILY AND I TOOK A TRIP IN A RECENTLY PURCHASED EXPLORER WHERE WE ALL EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF POISONING. WE ARE CURRENTLY GETTING THE VEHICLE SERVICES BY THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT THAT THE FIX WILL BE CORRECTED AS IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE LOCATION WHERE THE LEAK CAN TAKE PLACE. I'D LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE INVESTIGATION FOR THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTION IN THE FORD EXPLORERS. IF YOU HAVE ANYONE TO POINT US TOO IN REGARDS TO MAKING THIS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THIS NEEDS TO HAVE MORE ATTENTION FOR ALL CARS AND HIGHER SAFETY STANDARDS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED ON BEHALF OF THE CONSUMER, IN MY OPINION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND MY FAMILY LOOKS FORWARD TO HELP THIS INVESTIGATION.
LEFT SIDE REAR SUSPENSION TOE LINK FRACTURE IN MY CAR OCURRED WHEN THE CAR WAS IN SERVICE ON A HIGHWAY! AFTER THE FAILURE MODE OCURRED, WE LOST THE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND WE FRONT CRASHED AGAINST A TRUCK. FORTUNATELLY A FATALITY DOES NOT OCURRED BUT IT WAS CLOSED, ONLY BODY INJURIES AND A LOST CAR. THIS FAILURE MODE HAS A RECALL AND CAMPAIGN UNDER THE NUMBER 20V675000, FORD DEALER IN MEXICO DOES NOT WANTS TO TAKE FULL RESPOSIBILTY OVER THE CATASTROFIC FAILURE AND DEFECTS COMING FROM THE OEM! THEY JUST REJECTED MY CLAIM. I NEED HELP ON THIS ISSUE ASAP. THIS UNIT WAS SOLD IN MEXICO, WE PLACED A REPORT WITH FORD MEXICO BUT THEY REJECTED, AND HIS ARGUMENT WAS THAT THE FAILURE ALREADY OCURRED AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE NOW! DEALER SAID THE SAME. THIS IS SERIOUS AND SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART WAS PLACED BY FORD AND PASSED AS AN ""OK" PART, MANY LIFES ARE IN RISK NOW!!! AND THEY JUST SAID IS NOT THEIR ISSUE.*DT*DT*DT CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN 8 RECALLS SUBMITTED TO NHSTA RELATED TO THIS VEHICLE SO FAR.*JB
THE VEHICLE HAD LOOSE K MEMBER BOLTS, BENT STRUTS, LOOSE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS WAS FOUND WHEN WE TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR FIRST OIL CHANGE
MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER WITH 62,000 MILES SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. I LIMPED INTO A REST AREA WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE FORD DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A MAIN BEARING FAILURE. THE CAR NOW REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE THAT WILL COST $6700 DOLLARS AND FORD HAS DENIED TO PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 62,000 MILES ON IT.
THE REAR SUSPENSION STARTED WITH A LOWER NOISE IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE, WHENEVER I MAKE TURNS OR THE ROAD IS A LITTLE ROUGH. TO THIS DAY IS GETTING A LOT WORSE, MORE NOISE AND UNSTABLE WHEN I TAKE TURNS. ALSO THE SEAT BELT LIGHT COME ON, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE MODULE IS MALFUNCTION AND NEED TO RESET OR REPLACE WITH A NEW ONE.
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZED AND WORE BRAKE PADS ALL THE WAY DOWN. SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SOUND WAS NOTICED WHEN CAR WAS IN MOTION BUT THOUGHT IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE ROOF RACK DETACHMENT THAT WAS PENDING REPAIR. SQUEALING BECAME PERSISTENT AND STOPPED UPON BREAKING, AND STARTED AGAIN AFTER BRAKE RELEASED. UPON IDENTIFYING THIS CORRELATION TOOK THE EXPLORER TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THIS ISSUE IDENTIFIED WAS SEIZED CALIPERS.
AUGUST 2020: WHEN PASSING A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, APPLIED GAS PEDAL FULLY TO THE FLOOR, IT STUCK. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, PEDAL WOULD NOT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION. HAD TO GET TO SHOULDER, SHOVE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF. FORD DEALER REVIEWED, DETERMINED ONLY LIKELY CAUSE COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY, REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. APRIL 2021: WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY, PRESSED PEDAL TO FLOOR, PEDAL ONCE AGAIN STUCK. WOULD NOT RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION, CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. MOVED TO SHOULDER AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, APPLIED BRAKES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, THEN PARK. VEHICLE COMPLETELY REVVED OUT, ENGINE AT MAX RPMS. TURNED OFF VEHICLE. WAITED A FEW MINUTES. TRIED TO TURN VEHICLE BACK ON, SOUNDED LIKE STARTER WAS STUCK. TURNED OFF VEHICLE. WAITED A FEW MOMENTS, TURNED ON AND DROVE CAREFULLY HOME.
THE TRIM MOLDING IS COMING OFF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AT THE TOP ABOVE THE ELECTRONIC KEYLESS ENTRY TOUCH PAD. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT MAKE A NOISE THAT I CAN HEAR AS I AM DRIVING. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL BREAK OFF AND FLY LOOSE IMPACTING ANOTHER VEHICLE.
THE WATER PUMP LEAKED COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE OIL AND WILL COST OVER $3,000.00 TO FIX. THE FORD EXROPLER ENGINE DESIGN WITH THE WATER PUMP IN THE ENGINE IS A CASH TRAP FOR CONSUMERS. THE DESIGN IS HORRIBLE.
*VEHICLE MAKES POPPING NOISE *JERKS, LOSS OF POWER WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD, HARD TO STEER, PUSH ON GAS AND WILL NOT GO. ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH COME ON. CALLED DEALER WHEN FIRST HAPPENED WAS TOLD TO TURN OFF BACK ON TO RESET. HAVE WORKED WITH DEALER AND MANUFACTURE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL BE AT LEAST THE FOURTH TIME BACK IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL CALLS.
WIFE AND I PURCHASED AN 2017 XLT SPORT WITH 11,000 MILES AND WITHIN MONTHS WE KEPT HEARING POPPING NOISES AS SHE TURNS. ITS THE STRUTS AND THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITHIN WITH 20K MILES. JUST HAD THEM REPLACED AGAIN AT OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO HELPED US TREMENDOUSLY AND DIDN'T CHARGE US THAT MUCH SINCE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY 39,000 MILES REPLACING THEM AND ITS POPPING AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THAT THE STRUTS ON THESE MODELS ARE BAD. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.
REAR WINDOW GLASS SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHT. DEFROSTER WAS OFF, OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 38 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. NO KNOWN REASON. GOOGLE SHOWS THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER 2017 FORD EXPLORERS, BUT WHEN I CALLED FORD, THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM.
WE BOUGTH THE CAR ON AUGUST 2019 WITH 4700 MILES. IN NOVEMBER 2019 THE CAR STARTED OCCASIONALLY (3 TIMES DURING 3 MONTH PERIOD) TO SOUND THE REVERSE ALARM SENSOR WHILE DRIVING. THEN CAR DIDN'T START, SO WE CHANGED THE BATTERY. IN MID MARCH, AFTER TAKING MY 3 KIDS (OUR DAUGHTER 6 AND THE TWINS WERE 2) TO THE PARK, THE CAR WILL START BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT TURNING. IT WAS JUST STOCK AND HARD TO MOVE. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. WE COULDN'T TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC (WE DIDN'T WANTED TO EXPOSED OURSELVES TO ANY OTHER PEOPLE). FINALLY IN SEPTEMBER, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY CALLED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND EXPLAINED THAT TO REPAIR WILL COST US $ 1790. PLUS OTHER REGULAR ITEMS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE FOR A TOTAL OF $2098. WHILE I DO UNDERSTAND THAT MANUFACTURING ERRORS DO HAPPEN, STILL I CAN'T COMPREHEND THE FACT THAT THE CAR IS 50519 MILES AND ALREADY NEEDS THESE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS ACCIDENT TO MY FAMILY. THIS IS OUR FAMILY CAR! I DRIVE MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND TO THE PARK EVERY DAY. HOW COME SOMETHING THIS SERIOUS IS NOT PUT ON A TEST BEFORE PUTTING A CAR INTO THE MARKET (?). BUT, MORE THAN BEING VERY DISAPPOINTED AND SHOCKED FROM WHAT HAPPENED AND I FIND THE SITUATION VERY IRRITATING. NEW CARS SIMPLY DON'T DO THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR FAMILY CAR AND I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO ENSURE THIS WONT HAPPEN AGAIN, I AM SCARED OF DRIVING MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AND EXPOSE THEM TO SOMETHING LIKE WHAT HAPPENED. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS? SHALL WE GIVE WARNING TO OTHER CAR OWNERS? THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!
THE TRIM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD FLEW OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, IT CRASH INTO IN THE SHOULDER AND CRUMBLED INTO A MILLION PIECES. THE DRIVERS SIDE TRIM ALSO APPEARS TO BE LOOSE. IT WASN'T PARTICULARLY WINDY THIS DAY AND I WAS TRAVELLING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70-75MPH).
THE ADHESIVE HOLDING ON THE PANEL COVERING ON THE DRIVER DOOR FAILED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE PANEL PRIED LOOSE AND FLAPPED AGAINST THE CAR, CRACKING AND SENDING A CHUNK OF THE PLASTIC COVERING BEHIND INTO TRAFFIC. THIS COULD HAVE HIT A MOTORCYCLIST OR OTHER VEHICLE AND BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. I KNOW THIS CAR HAS ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE ADHESIVE FAILING ON THE ROOF COVERINGS. THIS FAILURE SHOULD ALSO BE FIXED. THE CAR IS A 2017 SO NOT THAT OLD.
DEALER SERVICED MY ROOF RACK 12 DIFFERENT TIME BECAUSE THE COVER WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET LONG HAS BECOME LOOSE 12 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MOST RECENT ISSUE WAS THE COMPLETE COVER BLEW OFF THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLES TRAILING ME TOOK EVASIVE MANEUVERS TO AVOID BEING STRUCK BY THE ROOF RACK COVER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ORDERED NEW PARTS AGAIN WHICH ARE UNDER RECALL BY FORD. THE ISSUE NOW IS I'M DRIVING THE VEHICLE THAT CURRENTLY HAS A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE THAT STARTS AT 50 MPH AND BECOME SO LOUD IT IS A DISTRACTION ABOVE 60MPH. I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE OF THE MISSING ROOF RACK COVER. THE DEALER SAID THEY ARE STILL WEEKS AWAY FROM RECEIVING THE BACK ORDERED PARTS. WHILE AT THE DEALER I OBSERVED FOUR OTHER FORD EXPLORERS IN THE SERVICE BAY, ALL FOR ROOF RACK SERVICE. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY AVERAGE 8 SERVICE CALLS A DAY FOR THIS ISSUE WITH SEVERAL A WEEK MISSING THE ROOF RACK COVER FROM BEING BLOWN OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. FORD IS OFFERING ME A BUY BACK ON MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED THE OFFER IN THE TIME FRAME THEY COMMITTED TO. NOTE, I AM FOND OF FORDS, I OWN THREE OF THEM HOWEVER THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. I'M RETIRED FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WAS A CERTIFIED CRASH RECONSTRUCTIONIST. I FORESEE VEHICLE CRASHES OCCURRING AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE WITH PARTS FALLING OFF THIS YEAR AND MAKE OF FORD VEHICLE (2017 EXPLORER)*DT*DT*JB*JB*DT*DT*DT*JB*DT CONSUMER STATED PASSENGER SIDE CAME OFF.*JB*JB
WHEN ACCELERATING ON TO THE HIGHWAY OR UPHILL, THE INSIDE CABIN SMELLS OF FUMES. I BELIEVE IT IS CARBON MONOXIDE. WHEN THE CAR IS WARMING UP IN THE MORNING, THE CABIN SMELLS DO FUMES, I BELIEVE ITNIS CARBON MONOXIDE. I HAVE PURCHASED A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR AND WILL INCLUDE IT IN THE CABIN.
USED MY REMOTE START AS USUAL, PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND AT THE END OF MY STREET I HEARD MY BACK WINDOW BURST. IT LOOKS AS IF IT'S EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE, AS THE WINDOW IS BOWED OUTWARD.
THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD PILLAR MOLDINGS ARE LOOSE AND COMING OFF AND MAKING A VIBRATION SOUND WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER 30 MPH. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THEM FLYING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT TO OTHER MOTORISTS. I HAVE HAD THEM CHECKED BY THE DEALER AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THEM.
THE HOUSING FOR THE ANTENNAS AND GPS ON THE TOP OF THE EXPLORER CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. TWO DIFFERENT FORD SERVICE TECHS SAID THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. WE WILL NOW BE OUT OF POCKET $650 FOR A PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT.
EXPLORER TRUCK STARTED LEAKING COOLANT FROM WATER PUMP. IN PARKED POSITION A PUDDLE STARTED TO FORM UNDER IT.
1ST TIME I HAD MY CAR WASHED THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH CAR WASH THE LUGGAGE RACKS ON TOP OF THE EXPLORER LIFTED UP. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP IN EL CAJON CA (WERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED) AND THEY WANTED $500 TO FIX IT. DID NOT GIVE ME A TICKET WITH THE PROBLEM LISTED ON IT. IT WAS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. THEY NOW LIFT IN HEAVY WIND OR IF I TRY TO WASH THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. NOT SURE OF DATE WAS IN 2017 RIGHT AFTER BOUGHT THE CAR.
THIS ISSUE ALREADY HAS AN NHTSA ID NUMBER 10156860 LEAKING PDU. THE PARTICULAR FAILURE OF THIS UNIT LEAKS OIL ONTO HOT EXHAUST AND ACCORDING TO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER IS A FIRE RISK PUTTING OCCUPANTS AND PROPERTY IN POTENTIAL HARMS WAY. IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED AND COMMON FAILURE AND IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS. THE COST OF REPAIR VARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HOWEVER APPEARS TO RANGE BETWEEN $1800.00-$4000.00 MINE ALTHOUGH FAILED PRE WARRANTY EXPIRATION BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS 3600 MILES OVER MY DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. THEY ARE POTENTIALLY OFFERING "SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE" THROUGH SOME FORD LOYALTY PROGRAM HOWEVER I HAVE YET TO SEE WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IDLE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHEN THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO SWITCH GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD REV UP IN SPEED, SLIGHTLY STALL, AND THEN JOLT FORWARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER - ANDY MOHR FORD (2713 E MAIN ST, PLAINFIELD, IN 46168; (317) 836-2299) AND REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN SEAT AND LIFTGATE RECALL HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE INCREASED IN OCCURRENCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A POWER TRAIN RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
CAR OFF. WHEN FILLING TANK, WHEN IT'S FULL AND THE PUMP CLICKS OFF THAT YOUR TANK IS FULL AND YOU PULL THE GAS PUMP OUT THE CAR IT SPILLS OUT FUEL THERE'S NO SAFETY OR STOP EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK GAS COMES OUT DOWN THE CAR ONTO THE GROUND SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE NEW.
PLASTIC WINDSHIELD MOLDING ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ARE PULLING AWAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND ARE NOW LOOSE. ROOF RAILS HAVE STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM THE ROOF AND ARE WARPING ALONG THE EDGES. THE ROOF RAILS WERE REPLACED WITHIN A MONTH OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. PLASTIC MOLDING AT THE DOORS APPEARS TO BE MELTING AND WARPING IN SEVERAL AREAS.
PAINT IN FRONT OF ROOF STARTED BUBBLING DO TO CORROSION FORMING UNDER THE PAINT. FORD WONT COVER IT BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO HAVE A HOLE FOR THEM TO COVER IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V675000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
USED AUTO START FEATURE TO START THE CAR.WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR THE REAR GLASS EXPLODED. TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 15 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. I BELIEVE THE WINDOW HEATER CAUSED THE FAILURE.
LAST NIGHT ONE OF MY HANKOOK S1 NOBLE ON MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE 405 FREEWAY AND REQUIRED ME TO PULL OVER AND CHANGE THE TIRE. AT 21,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE/ TIRES THE MECHANIC SHOP TOLD ME THE TIRES WERE BASICALLY BALD AND HAD RUBBER EVENLY ERODING (WHICH INDICATES NOT AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE). THE TIRES WERE ALSO ROTATED AND SUPPOSED TO LAST 50,000 MILES. THERE ARE ALSO MANY OTHER COMPLAINS ON THESE TIRES THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET BUT NOT RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED BY HANKOOK. THEY HAVE ADVISED THEY WILL GIVE A PRO-RATED DISCOUNT ON NEW TIRES, WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNREASONABLE AND NEGLIGENT..
MY 3 YR OLD TRUCK ALREADY HAS A LEAKING COOLANT LINE WHICH COME TO FIND OUT IS DRAINING INTO THE WATER LINE IN THE ENGINE. I CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 5MILES BEFORE I NEED TO REFILL MY COOLANT. IN ADDITION, THE HEATING ELEMENTS IN BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS HAS GONE OUT. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FUSE AND OF COURSE ITS SOMETHING MORE.
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AND THE ROOF RACK BROKE AND FLEW OFF MY CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST HITTING THE CAR BEHIND ME. THE CAR HAS 31,998 MILES ON IT
CAR PULLED IN MY LANE MY CAR AUTO BREAKED, I ALSO PUT ON BREAK THEN ICON CAME ON ABOUT AIRBAG ISSUE. TOOK TO FORD RUN TEST. THE PIG TAIL THAT GOES TO AIRBAGS, NEED TO SAUTER 21 PINS THAT GOES TO CONNECTION OF PIGTAIL TO AIRBAG.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE BACK SEAT IN FOLDED DOWN POSITION CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED A 12 INCH HOLE THROUGH TOP AND BOTTOM OF SEAT. TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THE SEAT HEATER WAS NOT ON THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS NOT ON.
REAR CAMERA GLITCHES OUT AND IMAGE IS DISTORTED ON MANY CASES WHEN BACKING UP.. SIMILAR TO CONCERNS ON RECENT RECALL ON NEWER MODELS. ADDITIONALLY, BACK ELECTRIC 12V PORT DOES NOT DISENGAGE AND HAS LIVE CONNECTION EVEN WITH NO KEY IN IGNITION. FINALLY, VENTS NEXT TO PASSENGER SIDE DOOR APPEARS TO EXUDE HOT AIR INTO CAR THAT MAY BE LINKED WITH EXHAUST WHEN CAR IS ON.
PURCHASED MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER 2/12/2018, BOUGHT NEW FROM DEALER, AND NOW HAS 6029 MILES ON IT. THE WINDSHIELD SEAL AND ROOF RAILS HAVE DETERIORATED AND COMING AWAY FROM THE SUV. BUT, THE PARTS THEY QUOTED ME WAS FOR FOUR PILLERS THAT GO ON EACH SIDE OF WINDSHIELD, NOTHING ABOUT A SEAL. I WAS INFORMED THIS IS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURE AND SHOULD BE COVERED. QUOTED $982.01 TO REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND FORD SHOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THIS PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO GET WORSE AND WINDSHIELD COULD CRACK CAUSING VISION PROBLEMS UNEXPECTEDLY AND COULD CAUSE HARM/INJURY TO THE DRIVER. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED IN A ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAPPEN. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD FORD VEHICLES, BUT WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER AGAIN.
THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT FEELS LOOSE. WHEN DRIVING AND TAKING A SHARP CURVE OR GOING OVER BUMPS THE SEAT SHIFTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD RECEIVED AN OIL CHANGE AND THE COOLANT AND OTHER UNSTATED FLUIDS WERE TOPPED OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MAPLECREST FORD LINCOLN OF UNION LOCATED AT 2800 SPRINGFIELD AVE, SUITE 1, VAUXHALL, NJ 07088, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT COOLANT WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE AND ALSO THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V925000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
MY EXPLORER HAS 70.000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE SOUNDS WHEN IS IN MOTION LIKE METAL TO METAL AND WHEN I ACELERATE IS GETING WORST AND WHEN IT SHIFT IT JUMP AT 3.000 RPM I BRING THE EXPLORER TO THE DEALER AND IM WAITING FOR DIAGNOSTIC
I NOTICED A STRANGE NOISE WHEN I MADE TURNS AND IT FELT AS IF MY DRIVER SEAT MADE A SLIGHT MOVEMENT. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY LOOKED AT IT THOROUGHLY AFTER 3 TIMES THEY DETERMINED THE BAR UNDER MY SEAT THAT BASICALLY HOLDS MY SEAT IN PLACE WAS BROKE COMPLETELY IN HALF. NO EXPLANATION. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MI ON IT. THEY STATED THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT CHARGED ME THE DEDUCTIBLE AND FIXED IT MY CONCERN IS THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND IF IT HADN'T NOTICED IT AND HAD AN ACCIDENT I FELT LIKE MY SEAT WOULD HAVE DETACHED. IT WAS A LITTLE SCARY AND DISCONCERTING.
MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD BECOME VERY STICKY. I WOULD MAKE A TURN AND THEN WHEN I WOULD GO TO TURN THE WHEEL BACK, IT WOULD STICK. IT ALMOST THREW ME INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER YESTERDAY. I NOTICED IT MORE AT HIGH SPEEDS AND MOST TIMES IT WAS SOMETHING I COULD 'DEAL WITH', PLANNING AHEAD WHEN TURNING, SLOWING MY SPEED, ACCOUNTING FOR OVER CORRECTING THE WHEEL, BUT YESTERDAY WAS VERY SCARY. I FELT LIKE I HAD TO MAKE CONSTANT LITTLE TURNS WITH MY WHEEL EVEN THOUGH I WAS GOING PERFECTLY STRAIGHT. I PULLED OFF AND TURNED MY CAR OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS AS NOTICEABLY NOT AS BAD. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I'VE HAD IT FOR LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AND THEY INFORMED ME I NEED A NEW STEERING GEAR BOX. I WAS CONSTANTLY AFRAID OF OVER CORRECTING MY WHEEL TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THE STICKINESS OF IT AND ENDING UP IN THE OTHER LANE OR OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
OUR 2017 FORD EXPLORER HAS BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS WHERE EVERY TIME IT REACHES A SPEED OF 30 MPH YOU FEEL THE GEAR KICKING IN HARD. THE VEHICLE JERKS AFTER IT SOUNDS LIKE IT STRUGGLES TO GET INTO THAT NEXT GEAR. AS TIME PASSES IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE AND STRONGER IT DOES NOT MATTER THE SPEED OR ROAD.
2017 FORD EXPLORER XLT ROOF RAILS DETACH. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY RIGHT ROOF RAIL TOP PIECE BLEW OFF. MULTIPLE CARS HAD TO SWERVE IN ORDER TO AVOID THE FLYING PIECE. MY LEFT ROOF RAIL ALMOST DID THE SAME THING. THIS, IN MY OPINION, IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO I'VE TALKED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER THESE ROOF RAILS ARE ASSEMBLED IS UNACCEPTABLE. I BELIEVE IT HAS TO DO WITH THEIR GREY PLASTIC SECURING CLIPS. THANK YOU.
WHEN BACKING UP AND THE WHEEL IS TURNED THERE'S A HESITATION THEN WHAT FEELS LIKE I HIT SOMETHING. (A CLUNK W/O THE NOISE ) THEN WHEN BREAK PEDDLE IS PRESSED THE CAR SHIMMIES BAD . I ALSO SMELL ANTIFREEZE COMING FROM THE HEATER VENTS .BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO FIX IT SINCE IT WAS JUST PURCHASED THERE .. THEY HAD IT FOR 5 DAYS .. NOTHING GOT FIXED. THEY TURNED FRONT ROTORS AND TOPPED OFF FLUIDS. I DO BELIEVE THAT I HAVE A BAD REAR TOW BEARING OR A U-JOINT. BREAKS NOT SURE BUT THE CAR IS WORSE THAN BEFORE. STILL SMELL ANTIFREEZE AND THERE'S A DARK FILM ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH INDICATES A BAD HEATER CORE. I'VE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP BIT THEY WON'T RETURN MY CALLS OR EMAILS OR TEXTS. I BELIEVE I WAS SOLD A LEMON. THERE'S AN OXIDATION ON THE ENGINE AND A BLACK STAIN ON BOTTOM OF ENGINE. ALSO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS IS A 2017 AND SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AND ROTATED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, AN ABNORMAL BOOMING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE RELEASING OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ORANGE PARK FORD LOCATED AT 7700 BLANDING BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244 HOWEVER, THE FAILURES WERE NOT DUPLICATED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
DRIVER SIDE DOOR ENTRY KEYPAD PILLAR MOLDING, JUST FELL OFF. IT APPEARS TO BE GLUED AND AFTER TIME THE GLUE DOESN'T HOLD AND THE WHOLE MOLDING JUST FALLS OFF AND HANGS FROM THE KEYLESS WIRES WHILE DRIVING AS IT SCRATCHES UP YOUR PAINT. DEALER WANTS OVER $600 TO REPLACE.
THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH IS ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE FAULT CODES INDICATE THAT TWO WIRE HARNESSES OR CONNECTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. COST OF SERVICE WAS QUOTED AS $1600. HOWEVER, MILEAGE (46,500) AND AGE (4 YEARS) WOULD INDICATE THAT REPAIR SHOULD BE MADE UNDER 5 YR / 60,000 MI WARRANTY. FORD HAS DENIED WARRANTY. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND FORD CUSTOMER CARE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY PHONE AND EMAIL MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. THEY POINT TO THE WIRE HARNESS AS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SRS SYSTEM NOT WORKING AND CLAIM THAT THE WIRE HARNESS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.
WHEN I'M DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION KICKS BACK AND HESITATES THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I'VE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, ALMOST LIKE ITS STALLING .
WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND ALL WINDOWS ARE CLOSE, IT HAS A CARBON DIOXIDE SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND I HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO LET THE AIR OUT.
WHEN BACKING UP THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE THEN IT FEELS LIKE I HIT SOMETHING. THEN THERE'S A CLUNK .. (REAR TOW BEARING/U-JOINT) #2 HAVE TO ALWAYS HAVE DEFROST ON OR WINDOWS FOG UP.. THEN THERE'S A SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. BREAKS GRIND WHEN STOPPING. REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP.. BREAK FLUID LOW, ALONG WITH A BUNCH OF OTHER ISSUES TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. ALWAYS HAVE TO RESET AVERAGE GAS MILEAGE TO GET A READING. I BELIEVE I WAS SOLD A LEMON AS THE FINANCE GUY TOOK MY DOWN PAYMENT AND PURCHASED A EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH I NEVER AGREED TO.
TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHICH WAS FIRST REPORTED LAST OCTOBER 2019 WITH ONLY 11,000 MILES. SINCE THEN, 6 REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE BY FORD IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX ONGOING TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. FORD HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF MULTIPLE UNSAFE EVENTS CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE WHERE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY WITH THREE SMALL CHILDREN RIDING IN CAR AS PASSENGERS. FORD REFUSES TO REPLACE OR REFUND FOR UNSAFE, DEFECTIVE VEHICLE DESPITE CUSTOMER'S COMPLAINTS AND REQUESTS.
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I HAD ONE OF MY PLASTIC WINDSHIELD PILLARS FLY OFF. I PULLED OVER AND RETRIEVED IT AND GLUED IT BACK ON. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER I HAD MY OTHER SIDE FLY OFF, UNABLE TO RETRIEVE IT AND ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO I HAD MY FIRST SIDE FLY OFF AGAIN ALSO UNABLE TO RETRIEVE IT. I HAD ONE OF THE PILLARS HIT A PASSING VEHICLE.
FORD CONTINUES TO MAKE UNSUCCESSFUL REPAIRS ON CONTINUOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUE DESPITE 6 FAILED ATTEMPTS SINCE FIRST REPORTED OCTOBER 2019 AT ONLY 11,000 MILES. CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE INTO HIGHER GEAR WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. FORD CONTINUES TO NEGLECT MANY WRITTEN NOTIFICATIONS OF DANGEROUS EVENTS CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION FAILURE AS WELL AS BLATANTLY REFUSES TO DIAGNOSE REPORTED ERRORS PRESENT ON CAR AND CONTINUES TO KNOWINGLY AND NEGLIGENTLY PUT ITS CONSUMER AND THEIR PASSENGERS IN DANGER BY REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE ONGOING ISSUE THAT HAS NOW HAD 6 UNSUCCESSFUL REPAIRS MADE TO ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. CONSUMER HAS DESPERATELY REQUESTED A FULL REPLACEMENT/REFUND FOR DEFECTIVE VEHICLE FOR HER SAFETY AND HER FAMILY'S BUT FORD HAS REPEATEDLY DENIED 3 BUY BACK REQUESTS NOW CITING THAT ONLY 2 REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE WHEN CLEARLY THIS IS NOT THE CASE.
THE EPS UNIT SUDDENLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND ALMOST CAUSED US TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. FROM DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE FORD CREATED THE EPAS SYSTEM. WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME IT FAILED. RESTARTING THE CAR DID NOT TEMPORARILY FIX OUR ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY MULTIPLE PEOPLE FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS NOW WITHOUT RESULT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
MY CAR IS 69000 AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 66000 MILE THEY TOOK TWO WEEKS TO FIND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION CONVERTER TO BE REPLACED. NOW AT 69000 THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED THE CAR IS ONLY 69000 WHY THE TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN AT 69000 WHEN I ACCELERATE THE CAR JUMPS A LITTLE BIT AND CONTINUE GOING
I PURCHASED A NEW 2017 FORD EXPLORER IN JULY OF 2017. IT IS JUST PASSED 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS JUST OVER 60,000 MILES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LICARDI FORD IN WATCHUNG, NJ TO HAVE THEM LOOK AND ADVISE ON PAINT THAT IS BUBBLING ON THE FRONT HOOD. AFTER REVIEW THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SINCE THE 3 YEAR, 36K MILE HAS PASSED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE 5 YEAR/UNLIMITED MILEAGE CORROSION (PERFORATION ONLY) WOULD NOT APPLY EITHER. I WAS TOLD THE CORROSION WARRANTY WOULD ONLY APPLY IF THE CORROSION WOULD CREATE A HOLE. AFTERWARDS I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE (CASE # [XXX]) AND WOULD BE TOLD THE SAME AS I MENTIONED ABOVE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON MY PART, I FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN CLASS ACTION SUITS FILED AGAINST FORD FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. THOSE COMPLAINTS SHOW THAT FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF SUCH ISSUE AND HAS DONE LITTLE TO CORRECT. FURTHERMORE, IT IS WRITTEN THAT THE HOODS OF THE FORD EXPLORERS ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM AND WOULD NEVER RUST THROUGH TO CREATE A HOLE THEREFORE MAKING THE 5 YEAR/UNLIMITED MILEAGE CORROSION WARRANTY NEXT TO USELESS. I FEEL THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF AND SHOULD HAVE CHANGED ITS PRACTICES AND METHODS TO AVOID FUTURE INCIDENTS. THE 'BUBBLING' PAINT MAY BE SMALL NOW BUT WILL ONLY GROW AND EVENTUALLY CRACK AND PEEL OFF NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE LOOK AND RESALE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN OFFER TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED AND/OR HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE. THESE DEFECTS ARE SMALL AND WERE PROBABLY FORMING LONG BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO SEE THEM FOR MYSELF. *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
MY FAMILY & I HAVE FELT DIZZY. LIGHT HEADED. HEADACHES, NAUSEA & NUMBNESS OF ARMS. WE SMELLED TOXIC FUMES & HAD A CHEMICAL TASTE IN OUR MOUTHS. ALL SYSTEMS POINT TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. WE CANT EVEN DRIVE OUR VEHICLE ANYMORE & STILL OWE $30,000.00 ON IT. IT'S VERY UNSAFE WE ALMOST RAN OFF THE ROAD DUE TO FADING OUT FROM OUR DANGEROUS SYMPTOMS!
ABOUT A WEEK AGO MY VEHICLE WAS IDLING, BACKED STRAIGHT INTO THE TURNAROUND IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE CAR IN PARK. THE TWO PASSENGER SIDE DOORS WERE OPEN. MY DAUGHTERS AND I (UNBUCKLED) SAT THERE ABOUT TEN MINUTES WHILE THE ENGINE WAS CRANKED BUT IN PARK, WAITING ON MY HUSBAND TO FINISH UP GRABBING THINGS FOR THE VACATION WE WERE GETTING READY TO LEAVE ON. MY TWO YEAR OLD HAD MOVED TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, AND I WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY DAUGHTER REACHED OVER AND PRESSED THE PUSH TO START BUTTON AS SHE HAS A HUNDRED TIMES AND KILLED THE ENGINE, BUT THIS TIME, WHEN THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO DISENGAGE AND WE WERE SENT ROLLING DOWN THE HILL BEHIND MY TURN AROUND. I TRIED TO CLIMB OVER AND HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. WE WERE FINALLY STOPPED WHEN OUR BACK END SMASHED INTO THE SECOND TREE WE HIT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED BESIDES ME, AND IT WAS RELATIVELY MINOR WITH JUST BRUISING, PARTICULARLY SINCE I'M 7 MONTHS PREGNANT. MY CAR IS NOW COMPLETELY TOTALED AS A RESULT.
THE TOP RAIL OF THE ROOF RACK OF THIS CAR ISN'T ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE VERY WELL AT ALL. I JUST LOST ONE WHILE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY. AFTER TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP - IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT FORD IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF. THE ROOF RACK IS IN TWO PIECES AND THE TOP PIECE IS FLIMSY AND JUST SNAPS IN. WHEN AIR GOT UNDER IT GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY - I HEARD IT POP AND REALIZED IT WAS OFF THE VEHICLE. IT'S LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T HIT ANY OTHER CARS (OR A MOTORCYCLE!).
SLOWING DOWN HARD SHIFT @ 40 AND @20. STEERING FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO PULL WHEN DRIVING ON A CURVE OR WHEN TURNING.
COSMETIC PLASTIC PANELING HAS TWICE COME OFF MY VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE. THE FIRST TIME IF WAS THE SILVER PLASTIC MOLDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROOF RACK RAILS. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS A BLACK PIECE OF MOLDING JUST AFT OF THE PASSENGER WINDOW. FOR THE FIRST INSTANCE, A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC BROKE DUE TO WIND PRESSURE. THE SECOND INSTANCE REVEALED THAT THE PART WAS JUST GLUED ON IN TWO SPOTS. I HAVE STARTED NOTICING OTHER EXPLORERS IN GEORGIA/FLORIDA MISSING PIECES OF PLASTIC MOLDING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS IF THE PLASTIC COMES OFF AT A HIGH SPEED AND HITS A CAR BEHIND ME.
2017 FORD EXPLORER BASE MODEL WE HAD OUR VEHICLE "FIXED" FOR THE CARBON MONOXIDE DEFECT ON JUNE 24, 2020. IT IS NOW 7/9/2020 AND OUR CO ALARM IN THE VEHICLE IS STILL PICKING UP AT LEAST 11PPM OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AFTER TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THESE OCCURRENCES ARE SPORADIC, NOT CONSISTENT WITH EACH USE OF THE VEHICLE.
THE CAR HAS DRAINED BATTERY EXCESSIVELY FAST. THE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON A 2017 FACTORY BATTERY IS NOT NORMAL. THE COMPONENT BOARD IS MALFUNCTIONING AND WON'T ALLOW THE BATTERY TO ACCEPT CHARGE. ALL INTERNAL ELECTRICAL FEATURES WON'T TURN OF OR STOP BEEPING. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NOT UNDER WARRENTY. VERY OBVIOUS COMPONENT ISSUE LOOKS LIKE THE [XXX] CAR HAS A VIRUS. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
FIRST COMPLAINT IS THE PAINT IS PEELING AND BUBBLES FROM THE FRONT OF HOOD. THIS WAS FIXED BY FORD 1 YEAR AGO AND TOLD WAS NOT SURE WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. NOW AGAIN ALL ALONG HOOD AT FRONT SAME PROBLEMS. *TR SECOND COMPLAINT. THE REAR TIRES ARE WEARING AT THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF TREAD. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEEMS TO BE WORSE. IT NEEDS TIRES NOW DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS THAT I KNOW HAVE. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE UNSTEADY AT GRADE CHANGES IN ROADWAY ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY.
STRONG SULPHUR SMELL ENTERS CABIN WHEN ACCELERATING. NOT A ONE-TIME EVENT. *TR
ON MAY 20TH 2020, I DROVE THE CAR FROM MY HOUSE TO THE GROCERY STORE, AN APPROXIMATE 7 MILES DRIVE. I PARKED THE CAR ON THE PARKING LOT, A FEW SECONDS AFTER LEAVING THE CAR WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AS THE SECONDS PASSED THE WHITE SMOKE CONVERTED INTO A FIRE IN THE ENGINE, 5 MINUTES LATER THE CAR WAS LOST DUE TO FIRE. *TR
BUBBLING PAINT ON THE HOOD. *TR
THE FRONT EDGE OF THE HOOD IS PITTING UNDER THE PAINT WHICH IS AN IN GOING FORD ISSUE FOR DECADES NOW. UPON SPEAKING WITH FORD, THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T HELP ME BECAUSE I DON'T GET MY VEHICLE SERVICE WITH FORD. SO THEY ARE REFUSING TO MAKE GOOD ON A PREEXISTING PROBLEM WHEN I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THESE VEHICLES ARE PREDESTINED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO CORRECT THE ALUMINUM HOOD AND PAINT CONFLICT THE VEHICLES HAVE. I CANNOT ATTACH PHOTOS NEGATE YOUR SYSTEM IS OLD AND DIDN'T TAKE PHOTOS THAT WERE TAKEN WITH HD CAMERAS! *TR
WHEN GOING LOW SPEEDS UNDER 50 THE CAR WILL JERK TO THE RIGHT AND IT'S LIKE SOMEONE ELSE HAS CONTROL OF THE WHEEL THEN YOU HAVE TO JERK IT BACK ON THE ROAD. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ONCE WHEN MY HUSBAND DROVE. WE THOUGHT WE WERE GOING STRAIGHT IN A DITCH. HELP THIS IS NOT SAFE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE RIGHT SIDE PANEL OF THE WINDSHIELD FLEW OFF ALONG WITH THE RUBBER SEALANT. THIS CAUSED THE CAR BEHIND ME TO SWERVE IN ORDER TO AVOID IT HITTING. *TR
THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION AND WHILE PARKED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE IT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, THE MOST NOTABLE BEING WHEN IT WILL APPLY FULL ACCELERATION WHILE IN A CORNER. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BOTH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP NETWORKS AND FORD CORPORATE WITH NO WILLINGNESS TO DOCUMENT THE ISSUES OR INVESTIGATE. THE DATE OF FIRST INSTANCE HAS BEEN NOTATED BELOW. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED DUE TO THESE SAFETY CONCERNS AND REPLACED PRIOR TO LEASE EXPIRATION. *TR
ADHESIVE TO THE FRONT DOOR UPPER PANEL (SECURICODE KEYLESS ENTRY KEYPAD) DID NOT ADHERE PROPERLY AND THE KEYLESS ENTRY PAD AND MOLDING BROKE ON THE HIGHWAY AND FLEW OFF. THIS CAUSED A MALFUNCTION SIGNAL TO THE LIFTGATE (SENSOR REGISTERED AS LIFT GATE AJAR, WHEN EFFECTIVELY CLOSED) INTERIOR LIGHTS WON'T TURN OFF AND LIFTGATE WON'T OPEN. *TR
POWER STEERING JUST STOPS WORKING AND ALMOST CAN NOT TURN THE WHEEL AND TRACKING CONTROLS STOP WORKING. THIS IS POLICE VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET JUST BEFORE A TURN. *TR
FRONT BANK TURBOCHARGER WEEPING OIL NEAR VERY HOT EXHAUST COMPONENTS. I NOTICED A RECALL FOR SIMILAR SITUATION FOR OTHER TURBOCHARGED FORD VEHICLES MFGD NEAR 2017.
AS I WAS DRIVING THE EXPLORER THE CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT SENSORS WENT HAYWARE, THEN THE NAVIGATOR, RADIO, HVAC, AND EVERYTHING ELSE FROZE DID COMMANDS ON ITS OWN. THE PART ASSIST MODE CAME ON IT OWN, STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS WOULD NOT WORK AND CAR STARTED TO TAKE CONTROL. VERY SCARY AS THE CAR WAS TAKING COMMANDS I COULD NOT CONTROL. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE ACCESSORY PROTOCOL INTERFACE MODULE (APIM). MY VEHICLE IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD NOT HELP. VERY DANGEROUS, COST ME $1,200. FORD HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM ON EARLIER MODELS AND RECALLED, BUT NOT ON MINE. THIS FAILURE NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND IF NOT FIXED COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. FORD WAS NO HELP TO ME, VERY DISAPPOINT IN FORD AND THEIR NEGLECT TO MINE AND MY FAMILIES STAFEY.
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR IT DOESN'T ENGAGE! IT FEELS LIKE IT IS ALWAYS IN NEUTRAL AND IT HAS A HIGH PITCH WHINING NOISE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO ME. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED
ROOF RAILS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE COME LOOSE, EJECTING FROM VEHICLE ON ROADWAY. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. AFTER REPAIR, THE ROOF RAIL CAP WILL STAY ON FOR AROUND 1 TO 2 MONTHS THEN BECOME LOOSE AGAIN. BOTH THE ROOF RAIL ASSEMBLY AS A WHOLE AND THE ROOF RAIL CAP HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THIS IS A POOR DESIGN AND COULD INJURE OR CAUSE DEATH TO PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLE OPERATORS AROUND.
A FEW MONTHS AGO (LESS THAN 30,000 MILES) TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO "THUMP" WHEN SHIFTING IN LOW GEAR AFTER STOP AT LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. LATELY, TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD "THUD" AND VERY NOTICEABLE JERK WHEN SHIFTING IN LOW GEAR AFTER STOP.
EXHAUST COMES INTO CABIN WHEN AC IS ON
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PANEL WHICH HOUSED THE DIGITAL LOCKING SYSTEM THAT OPENED THE VEHICLE DETACHED. THE CONTACT SECURED THE PART USING TAPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MOSSY FORD DEALER, LOCATED AT 4570 MISSION BAY DR, SAN DIEGO, CA 92109 WHERE PANEL WAS RE-ATTACHED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
DRIVERS SIDE HEATED SEAT NOT WORKING , TRUCK ONLY HAS 34624 MILES .DIAG CODE B1034:40 , DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR OUT OF WARRANTY
I WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND DROPPED MY BELT CLIP FOR MY CELL PHONE BETWEEN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND THE CENTER CONSOLE. I REACHED BETWEEN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND CENTER CONSOLE TO RETRIEVE MY BELT CLIP AND AS I BROUGHT MY HAND BACK UP THE BRACKET THE SEAT IS ATTACHED TO SLICED THE SIDE OF MY HAND/THUMB OPEN. BLOOD SHOT OUT IMMEDIATELY SO I DROVE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE I RECEIVED SEVERAL STITCHES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TESTING THE VEHICLE WITH AN ELECTROMAGNETIC READING DEVICE, HE NOTICED A HIGH LEVEL ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEBANON FORD LOCATED AT (770 COLUMBUS AVE, LEBANON, OH 45036), WERE THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.*DT*JB*DT*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, THE HEATED SEATS, THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL AND THE APPLE PORT WAS INOPERABLE. THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED EMERGENCY CHARGING NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THEN DRIVEN TO THE FRED MARTIN FORD, 4701 MAHONING AVE, YOUNGSTOWN, OH 44515, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY POWER WAS LOW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH THE SAME DEALER HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,001.
ROOF RAIL COVER AND TRIM PIECES LOCATED ON BOTH SIDES OF WINDSHIELD HAVE FLEW OFF WHILE IN MOTION MULTIPLE TIMES. I HAVE HAD THESE PIECES REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. EVEN ON WINDY DAYS I CAN HEAR THESE PIECES RATTLING. LUCKILY THESE PIECES HAVE NOT HIT ANOTHER PERSON OR VEHICLE YET BUT UPON FURTHER RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH 2017 FORD EXPLORERS. HOW IS THIS NOT RECALL WORTHY?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT POWER WINDOW ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT MIGHT BE INJURED IN THE EVENT THE WINDOW SHOULD ROLL UP INDEPENDENTLY WITH AN ARM OR FINGER OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT CALLED GOSCH FORD TEMECULA DEALER, (26895 YNEZ RD, TEMECULA, CA 92591) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER HAS 19,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WELL. IT WAS OUTFITTED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLES 255/50R20 TIRES WHEN WE PURCHASED IT NEW IN DEC 2017. THE TREAD HAS WORN DOWN TO 4/32NDS AND IS DISINTEGRATING-YOU CAN PEEL LITTLE BITS OF RUBBER OFF OF THEM. THEY ARE ALL WEARING EVENLY SO IT IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH LACK OF ROTATION/ALIGNMENT THERE ARE MOVIES ON YOUTUBE AND OTHER REVIEWS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HANKOOK IS ALSO AWARE THIS IS AN ISSUE AND IS DOING A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM WHERE THEY WILL GIVE YOU A PRORATED DEAL ON NEW HANKOOK TIRES. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE FULLY RECALLED AND HANKOOK NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO GIVE PEOPLE A PRORATED REFUND TO PURCHASE OTHER BRANDS OF TIRES NOT NEW VERSIONS OF THEIR PIECE OF CRAP PRODUCT. WE ARE NEEDING TO SPEND $1000 ON NEW TIRES FOR THIS OTHERWISE WONDERFUL VEHICLE.
SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS EXPLORER. THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING AND GIBBONS FORD TRIED TO FIX IT SEVERAL TIMES. THEY TIGHTENED A HEAT SHIELD TWICE. REPLACED THE IDLER AND BELT 3 TIMES AND FINALLY CHANGED THE A/C COMPRESSOR. ALSO THE HOOD BUBBLED AND THEY REPLACED THE HOOD AND REPAINTED IT. THERE ALSO WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY ENDED UP BUYING THE VEHICLE BACK DUE TO THE ONGOING UNRESOLVED ISSUES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SALERNO DUANE FORD 245 BROAD ST, SUMMIT, NJ 07901 WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WHERE IT WILL LOSE ALL POWER (STALL), AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS WILL INHERENT SPORADIC BEHAVIOR, FOR INSTANCE THE VEHICLE WILL REFUSE TO COMPLETELY SHUT-OFF. THE ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH SHOW "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE". THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS ON A DAILY BASIS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS SAT FOR THE NIGHT. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERNS AS THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY STALL ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE IS UNDER FORD'S EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND HAS BEEN TO (2) SEPARATE DEALERS TO TROUBLESHOOT. THE FIRST DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE, THE DEALER IT IS CURRENTLY AT, HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT NOT SURE THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM, AS IT DOESN'T STORE ANY CODES. THE DEALER BELIEVES IT IS A HIGH SPEED CAN NETWORK MALFUNCTION. IT HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A TOTAL OF 12 WEEKS. I HAVE VIDEO'S OF THE OCCURRENCES, AS WELL AS VOICE-MAILS FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATING THAT THEY CAN REPRODUCE THE FAILURE.
RE: 2017 FORD EXPLORER. CAR DYING OUT ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. A SCARY THING HAPPENED ON RT #619 TODAY IN HARTVILLE. THAT IS, THE CAR DIED OUT HALFWAY OUT ONTO THE ROADWAY, IT PAUSES FOR SOME SECONDS WHERE THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOTHING. THEN IT PICKS UP BY ITSELF. THE THROTTLE DOES NOTHING. NONE OF THESE ACTIONS ARE DESIRABLE. THESE BEHAVIORS PUT US IN GREAT DANGER. SO LET'S SEE, THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE MORNING I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (MONDAY 01-06-2020). AND, IT HAPPENED ONCE THE 2ND DAY BACK TO ME ON FRIDAY 01-31-2019. BUT IT DID NOT HAPPEN FOR YOU IN THE 4 WEEKS YOU HAD IT TO TEST. AMAZING ISN'T IT? WELL, I THINK I'M GOING TO GO ALONG WITH THE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE THAT REPORT THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM THAT I EXPERIENCE. IN MY CAR, IT'S BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE NEW. I DO BELIEVE FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO BELIEVE THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT IT UNTIL THEY'RE MADE TO. WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE SAID TO ME: "FORD TOLD US NOT TO DO ANYTHING UNLESS YOU CAN VERIFY IT." SO, YOU JUST DON'T VERIFY IT. IN "FORD THINK" THIS MUST MEAN THE PROBLEM DOESN'T EXIST. THIS PUTS ME IN MIND OF SOME YEARS BACK WHEN CARS WERE TAKING OFF BY THEMSELVES. PINNING, INJURING, AND EVEN KILLING SOME OWNERS. IT'S ODD, BUT IT WAS THE SAME THING BACK THEN. IT'S THE DRIVERS, THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG. IT'S NOT OUR CARS, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M BEING TOLD NOW. IT'S MY DRIVING HABITS. THE SAME HABITS THAT DON'T EFFECT MY OTHER 5 CARS. I DID NOT BELIEVE IT THEN, NOR DO I BELIEVE IT NOW. FORD SEEMS TO HAVE AN ODD MINDSET. TO FIND SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO BE LOOKING FOR IT. AND, I ALSO REPORTED TO YOU THAT THE SYNC SYSTEM WAS GOING CRAZY, MAKING ADJUSTMENTS THAT WEREN'T NEEDED OR CALLED FOR. IT HAS TO BE CONTINUALLY READJUSTED. DID IT NOT DO THAT EITHER? IT DID IT FOR ME THE MINUTE I STARTED IT UP. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR FRAMEWORK WAS FAULTY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DOOR MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE WITH THE FRAMEWORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD KATY (20777 KATY FWY, KATY, TX 77450) BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
WE WERE DRIVING FORWARD ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER, A WRENCH LOGO APPEARED ON THE DASH DISPLAY, THEN WE COASTED THE CAR TO A STOP AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEN WE SMELLED SMOKE, SAW FLAMES FLICKERING UP FROM THE HOOD, VACATED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED 911 AS THE FRONT OF THE CAR UNDER THE HOOD BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CAR WAS QUICKLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. CITY POLICE ARRIVED TO CONTROL TRAFFIC AWAY FROM OUR BURNING CAR, AND THEN THE FIRETRUCK AND FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS TOWED AWAY ON A FLATBED.
ON JANUARY 11, 2020, I TURNED ON THE IGNITION OF MY 2017 EXPLORER SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND IMMEDIATELY HAD 4 WARNING LIGHTS AND MULTIPLE ERROR MESSAGES APPEAR. IT WAS THE ABS, STABILITY CONTROL ON AND OFF LIGHTS AND A WRENCH. THEN THERE WERE MULTIPLE MESSAGES ABOUT MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE NOT WORKING. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO GET ALL OF THE MESSAGES AND TO SEE IF IT WOULD CLEAR. AFTER THE THIRD RESTART THE ENTIRE DASH PANEL WENT OUT COMPLETELY EXCEPT FOR THE RADIO WHICH STAYED ON CONTINUOUSLY FOR 3 DAYS UNTIL IT GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY. NONE OF THE VEHICLES BASIC NECESSITIES WERE WORKING...NO SPEEDOMETER, GAS LIGHTS, WIPERS, OR CLIMATE CONTROL, ETC. ONLY THE ENGINE, HEADLIGHTS, AND TAILLIGHTS WORKED. THE DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE VEHICLE AND IS CLAIMING IT IS A BATTERY PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS ADMITTED THEY DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ARE GOING TO TRY IT. THEY ALSO STATED THAT "THE VEHICLE CLEARED ITSELF AFTER THE BATTERY DIED WHICH IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO DO". I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH DIFFERENT ITEMS BEING REPLACED, INCLUDING THE BATTERY, TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS MY FAMILY'S PRIMARY VEHICLE AND I REGULARLY DRIVE MY 6 AND 11 YR OLD CHILDREN AROUND IN THIS VEHICLE. WE ALSO TRAVEL THE HIGHWAY AND 4 LANE SUSPENSION BRIDGE EXTENSIVELY. LOSING THESE BASIC SYSTEMS COULD RESULT IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET DATING BACK TO DECEMBER 2016 AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PROPER WORKING CONDITION, NO MAJOR PROBLEMS PRIOR, AND WELL BELOW THE MILEAGE EXPECTED FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE WHEN THE ISSUES OCCURRED. I DON'T TRUST IT NOW.
WHEN STARTING I NOTICED THE FRONT AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ON INDICATING A MALFUNCTION FURTHER EXAMINATION INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER SRS NOT INDICATING PROPER ILLUMINATION UPON START UP AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE ALWAYS ON FRONT AIRBAG WARNING UNLESS PASSENGER OCCUPYING SEAT IN OTHER WORDS IF THE INDICATOR TEST AT START UP FAILS THE SYSTEM TURNS ON THE FRONT AIRBAG LIGHT UNTIL SOMEONE IN SEAT/ IT ALSO MEANS IS A SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM WILL NOT BE OBSERVED AS THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ALREADY TURNED ON FOR THE EARLIER REASON *LN INVALID VIN *JB*JB
VEHICLE VIBRATION AT 60 MPH. SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID INSTALLED "ROAD ANALYZER" AND PERFORMED "NVH DIAGNOSTICS". ALL TIRES BALANCED WITHIN 1/4 OZ, FOUND TWO REAR TIRES WITH 5015 MILES ON VEHICLE TO HAVE ROAD ROAD FORCE OF 18-20 LBS ON EACH OF THE REAR TIRES. DIAGNOSIS REPLACE TIRES!
LOUD ENGINE NOISES UNDER ACCELERATION. SOUNDS LIKE RATTLING OR DETONATION. SMELL EXHAUST FUMES DURING AND AFTER HARD ACCELERATION INSIDE VEHICLE.
VERY STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE CABIN. I WAS USING THE CAR'S AUTOMATIC START FEATURE AND WHEN I GOT IN CAR TO DRIVE KIDS TO SCHOOL, YOU COULD SMELL EXHAUST THROUGHOUT CAR. JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED CAR AND NOTICED THIS ISSUE ON 2ND DAY OF OWNERSHIP. WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ODOR SEEMS TO GO AWAY BUT IF YOU STOP AT A LIGHT OR ARE IN SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC, FUMES QUICKLY BUILD UP AGAIN.
WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON MY FLAT DRIVEWAY MY DAUGHTER BACKED HER FORD EDGE INTO THE REAR OF THE EXPLORER AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE EXPLORER WHICH WAS NOT RUNNING AND WAS TURNED OFF AND IN PARK AT THE TIME ROLLED OFF THE DRIVEWAY. ROLLED THROUGH AN OPEN LOT BEHIND OUR HOUSE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL THROUGH THE OPEN LOT AND CROSSED THE NEIGHBORHOOD STREET BEHIND OUR HOUSE. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED THROUGH ANOTHER VACANT LOT, AND ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT THROUGH ANOTHER LOT. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ONLY AFTER STRIKING A TREE AND COMING TO REST. IN ALL THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROX 300 YARDS AND HAD IT NOT STRUCK THE TREE IT WOULD HAVE CROSSED A BUSY TWO LANE ROAD. I GOT TO THE VEHICLE IT WAS LOCKED AND IN PARK. THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF FRONT END DAMAGE AND THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO OUR HOUSE BUT IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN ANY FURTHER.
PURCHASED 2017 FORD EXPLORER NEW WITH ONLY 549 MILES. 16 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, AT APPROX. 39,000 MILES, TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. 16 MONTHS LATER, AT APPROX. 79,000 MILES, TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AGAIN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE YET ANOTHER FAULTY FORD TRANSMISSION ISSUE, AS I AM A DAILY COMMUTER AND KEEP MY VEHICLES WELL MAINTAINED.
TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR TIRE PROBLEM. THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEED ALL TIRES REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE HAS 27000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 50000 MILES. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR. SHE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT AT ALL. THE TIRES SPIN IN WET CONDITIONS DUE TO THE ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE TIRES. SHE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR SLIDE WHILE TRYING TO STOP. SHE SAID SHE WAS WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING THE CAR INFRONT OF HER. THESE ARE THE HANKOOK NOBLE 2 TIRES. HANKOOK SAID THEY WOULD PRO RATE THE COST OF NEW TIRES. HANKOOK KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND LET FORD KNOW THIS IS WHAT THEY WOULD DO. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MY LEASE IS DUE IN 7 MONTHS. THE TIRES SHOULD AT LEAST LAST 3 YEARS. I AM AT THE POINT OF TELLING MY WIFE TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE A DIFFERENT CAR. SAFETY IS A BIG FACTOR WITH THIS ISSUE. WHY IS NOBODY WORRIED ABOUT THE ISSUE THAT THESE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED WHEN THE ISSUE WAS FOUND. I ANYONE IN MY FAMILY DOES NOT FEEL SAFE, WE WILL NOT DRIVE IT WITH WINTER COMING. SAD THAT NEITHER COMPANY WANTS TO TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY. NOT GOING TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM FORD OR WITH HANKKOK TIRES AGAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 19V435000 (SUSPENSION) AND 19V651000 (SEATS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RIVERTOWN FORD (1680 WHITTLESEY RD, COLUMBUS, GA 31904, (706) 653-7420) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
FORD EXPLORER XLT "IN-DASH CONTROL SCREEN BLANKS OUT-LEAVES NO ELECTRONIC CONTROL DRIVE, ODOMETER, SPEED, CLIMATE CONTROL, BACKUP CAMERA, STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, TURN SIGNALS ETC"
I BOUGHT MY EXPLORER BRAND NEW. AT 28,000 MILES THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE OTHER DAY I DID AN OIL CHANGE AND NOTICED THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING AGAIN AND CAUSING CORROSION. THE ACID IS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON THE BATTERY. MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER 3 YEARS OLD AND UNDER 36 MONTHS. THE BATTERY IS FROM 8/18/18. NOW MY VEHICLE HAS 52000 MILES. THREE DIFFERENT FORD SHOPS COGGIN DELAND, GARY YEOMAN, MULLINAX FORD REFUSE TO REPLACE IT DUE TO IT BEING "ORIGINAL BATTERY". THIS IS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND NO REASON THIS SHOULD HAPPEN. WHEN I ASKED GARY REP IF THIS WAS COMMON AND THEY STATED "YES WE SEE THIS ALOT AND THATS WHY WE OFFER 7 YEAR BATTERIES". THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WHEN A BATTERY IS BEING USED PER YEAR PER 28000 MILES.
I RECENTLY FAILED NY STATE INSPECTION DUE TO PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON MY FORD EXPLORER 2017 WITH 24,500 MILES. THE HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE HAVE A SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PREMATURE WEAR, HOWEVER NO FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL SERVICE MY VEHICLE EVEN AFTER CONTACTING HANKOOK AND PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW KNOWN POORLY MANUFACTURED TIRES ON OUR ROADS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROOF COVER CLIPS DETACHED SEVERAL TIMES. THE ROOF CLIPS SEPARATED FROM THE RAILS AND CAUSED THE ROOF COVER TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS, INCLUDING LOOKOUT FORD (557 HIGHWAY 70 WEST, MOREHEAD CITY, NORTH CAROLINA 28557, 252-216-2271) FOR THE ROOF CLIP FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROOF RAILING, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO LAKE ELSINORE FORD (31500 AUTO CENTER DRIVE, LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, 92530, (951) 471-4100) AND WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
EXHAUST SMELL COMING INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. SMELLS LIKE HOT EXHAUST THAT IS COMING IN THROUGH THE FRONT VENTS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. SMELLS VERY BAD AND CAN'T BE GOOD FOR YOU.
STEERING TIGHTENS UP ON CURVES OR STRAIGHT A-WAYS. DEALER RAN TEST ON COMPUTER AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS, AND A TEST DRIVE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PROBLEM AT THE TIME. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS ELECTRIC STEERING. STEERING IS STILL A PROBLEM....
VEHICLE STARTED JERKING, SO TOOK IT TO FORD AFTER SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT AND STILL COULDN'T GET IT SEEN. CLERK SAID IT NEEDED TO STAY OVERNIGHT BUT WILL NOT GIVE ME A LOANER SO LET ME LEAVE WITH THE SAME CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING FORWARD OR IN REVERSE AS I ENTERED A PARKING GARAGE, SO TOWED IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO ONLY FIND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BLOWN AND WILL COST $7K TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IS A 2017 WITH 75,000 MILES, BOUGHT NEW AND WITH NO ISSUES UNTIL NOW. CLERK STATED IT IS OUTSIDE POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY OF 5 YEARS 60,000 MILES. HOWEVER THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD AS THEY ARE GOING THROUGH A LAWSUIT NOW DUE TO THEIR TRANSMISSIONS BUT WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE.
FAILURE OF THE HEATER CORE RESULTING IN THE RELEASE OF A FINE MIST OF ANTIFREEZE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FOGGING UP THE INSIDE DRIVERS WINDOW WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ZERO THROUGH THIS WINDOW. FAILURE OCCURRED AT 37.8K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. REPAIR COST $1,722.00 TO OWNER.
ROOF RACK RAIL CAP DEPARTED THE VEHICLE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT DRIVES A 2017 FORD EXPLORER POLICE VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED OUT INTO AN OPEN PARKING LOT WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT STARTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO FINISH THE JOB. POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VILLAGE FORD (23535 MICHIGAN AVE, DEARBORN, MI 48124, (313) 565-3900) WHERE IT WAS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED. THE CONTACT THAT THE FUSE PANEL MAY HAVE MELTED AND CAUSED THE FIRE AFTER RESEARCHING OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. *LN*JB CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. VEHICLE WAS SENT TO HIS COMPANY'S ATTORNEY FOR A POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. *DL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE BATTERY SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED AND WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANGELA KRAUSE FORD (1575 MANSELL RD, ALPHARETTA, GA 30009, (770) 649-5100) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY ACID WAS NOT CLEANED UP PROPERLY AND CORRODED EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD, INCLUDING THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL EXHAUST ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BECAME NAUSEATED AND SUFFERED HEADACHES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JACKY JONES LINCOLN (2407 BROWNS BRIDGE RD, GAINESVILLE, GA 30504, (800) 835-5249) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE ODOR COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT PAYMENT WOULD BE MADE TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO SEAL ANY OPENINGS IN THE EXHAUST AND ENGINE COMPARTMENTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
EXHAUST AND CARBON MONOXIDE COMING INTO CABIN OF CAR. FORD SAID THEY FIXED THE ISSUE WITH TSB17-0044, BUT THAT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. MY WIFE AND I GET DIZZINESS AND THE KIDS COMPLAIN OF THE SMELL AND HEADACHES.
VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION, STALLS AND SHAKES WHEN AT A STOP. JERKS WHEN BACKING UP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO FORD TWO TIMES. FIRST TIME REPLACED THROTTLE, AND SECOND TIME UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ERROR. CURRENTLY WILL BE PICKING UP VEHICHLE FROM SHEEHY FORD ASHLAND IN VA. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE
HERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION STALLING HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 44000 MILES.
2017 FORD EXPLORER: ALL 4 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES (HANKOOK 255/50 R20 105H VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2) EXPERIENCED ACCELERATED TREAD WEAR. TREAD DEPTH IS DOWN TO 4/32 AT 30,000 MILES.
THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION STALLING AND LATER THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED VEG ONLY HAD 62,000 MILES ON IT. THE POWER TRAIN HAPPENED SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE PROBLEM WITH THE MOTOR MOUNTS
THE VEHICLE HAS 34,450 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED OCT 1 2016 BUT IS A 2017 MODEL. THE STEERING FAILED ON OCTOBER 13TH WHILE I WAS IN ESTES PARK COLORADO. THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES JUST PRIOR TO THE FAILURE WITH A WARNING THE TRACTION CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING FOLLOWED BY A HILL START ASSIST FAILURE AND THE STEERING LOSS STOP SAFELY. I'VE ATTACHED PICTURES OF THE WARNINGS. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED 14 DAYS AFTER THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY ENDED. THANKFULLY I HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE JUST PRIOR TO THE STEERING FAILING AS I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS MOUNTAIN CANYON WITHIN THE NEXT 10 MINUTES. THE FORD DEALER THUS FAR HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR TO THIS KNOWN ISSUE WHICH IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
I WENT OUT TO MY CAR THIS MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND FOUND THAT THE REAR WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE HAD SHATTERED. IT SEAMS LIKE IT MAY HAVE ORIGINATED FROM WHERE THE WIPER GOES THROUGH THE REAR GLASS. I KNOW THAT IT WASN'T BROKEN BY ANYONE BECAUSE I HAVE SECURITY CAMERAS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY.
HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES, SIZE 255/50/R20/105H FOR FORD EXPLORER 2017 WORE OUT UPON INSPECTION. MILEAGE WAS UNDER 21, 000 AND TIRE THREAD WAS REALLY BAD. NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER SAID IT WAS MY RESPONSIBLITY. HANKOOK TIRES ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR 50,000 MILES. THESE TIRES SHOULD BE RECALLED. DEALER WAS ABLE TO PAY FOR 60% OF TIRES AND REPLACED WITH NEW ONE, HOWEVER, I HAD TO PAY FOR 40%. RIDICULOUS NEVER HAVE I PAYED FOR NEW TIRE WITH A LEASED CAR. WILL NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH FORD. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED, NOTICED SAME TIRES ON BRAND NEW FORD EXPLORER 2020. DEALERSHIP HAS PICTURES ETC.
WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS (25 TO 40 MPH) THE STEERING WILL FEEL LIKE IT IS "BINDING UP" SLIGHTLY WHEN TURNING. THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME SO THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. ALSO AFTER DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY I WILL FEEL THAT SAME BINDING. IF YOU PUSH THROUGH IF IT GIVES WAY AND THEN ACTS NORMALLY. FEELS LIKE THE CARS STEERING GEAR BOX HAS A GEAR LOOSE OR A GEAR IN MISS ALIGNING INTERNALLY. WE BOUGHT THE CARE WITH 15K MILES ON IT. WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM AT AROUND 20K AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR NOW HAS 30K MILES ON IT AND THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORST.
PURCHASED 2017 FORD EXPLORER DECEMBER 2017 WITH ORIGINAL HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE2 255/50R20 105H TIRES. HAVE 17,000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN ROTATED AT EACH OIL CHANGE; BEEN HAVING EXTREME TREADWEAR AND WAS TOLD BY THE AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT ITHE TIRES ARE BAD AND NEED REPLACED. DEALER SUGGESTED TO CONTACT HANKOOK DIRECTLY BECAUSE OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES. I CONTACTED HANKOOK CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES ARE BAD BUT THEY HAVE TO BE 4/32 TO GET A PRO RATED DISCOUNT, AT THIS TIME I HAVE 1-3/32, 2- 4/32 AND 1- 5/32, THE FORD DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE NEW CAR WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY SAID IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE AND HANKOOK NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF IT. MEANWHILE, NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE BAD TIRES AT ONLY 17000 MILES, EVEN THOUGH THE EXPLORER IS RATED ON TOP FOR ROLLOVERS WITH A BLOWOUT... THIS IS ANOTHER DANGEROUS ISSUE SIMILAR TO THE FIRESTONE DISASTER. ARE THEY GOING TO WAIT UNTIL THERE ARE DEATHS BEFORE THEY START REPLACING THESE DEFECTIVE TIRES?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, IT SUDDENLY DISENGAGED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BRAKE ON ITS OWN AND SWERVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. SAYVILLE FORD (5686 SUNRISE HWY, SAYVILLE, NY 11782, (855) 561-1191) STATED THAT THE LEASING MILEAGE LIMIT WAS EXCEEDED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY EXPLODED, BUT THE DEALER DISMISSED THE CONCERNS AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
THE CRUISE CONTROL AT MY SPEED OF 65 MPH STOPPED ALONE CAUSE THE CAR TO BREAK MAKING ME LOOSE CONTROL, 2ND THE VOICE COMMAND DON'T WORK OR RESPONDING, TO HELP NAVIGATION OR PHONE PERPOUSE ( DON'T USE CELL WHILE DRIVING) AROUND DECEMBER 2018 BRING TOTHE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER AT SERVICE AND THE MISS. KENYA AFTER I PICK THE CAR SHE MANSION THAT THE RESET TO THE MANUFACTURE DAY WAS RELASED , BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUE AS TODAY 10/07/2019 ON JUNE THE BATTERY EXPLODED, AND THANK GOD HOW NO BODY GET INJURY. THE CAR IS LEASING FOR 3 YEARS , ALL PROBLEM STARTS DECEMBER 2018 , PLUS THEARE IS A RECALL, AND FORD SAYVILLE IN 5686 SUNRISE HGWY , SAYVILLE, NY 11782 631 567-3800. REFUSE TO REPAIRE THE ISSUES, CLAIM THE CAR IS MILE COVERAGE IS OVER, BUT THE PROBLEM STRAT BEFORE PLUS ALL THIS IT'S MANUFATURE ISSUES, PLEASE HELP ME.
I HAVE HANKOOK TIRES ON MY FORD EXPLORER. BOUGHT IT NEW WITH THESE. LESS THAN 25,000 MILES AND THEY LOOK TO BE TEARING UP ALL OVER. HANKOOK SAYS THERE'S NO WARRANTY ON THEIR TIRES. TECHNICIAN SAYS I NEED THEM CHANGED RIGHT AWAY OR THEY WILL 'BLOW OUT.' *JS
HAVE A NOISE ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH FOR TWO HOURS, AN ABNORMAL ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT BEGAN TO FEEL DIZZY. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. CONTACT STATED CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERTRICH FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 1427 BAY RD, MILFORD, DE 19963, (302) 725-0031) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,177. *BF
I PURCHASED A 2017 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED SUV AT THE WINNIPEG,CANADA FORD 4S (MID-TOWN FORD SALES LIMITED ) IN JULY 2017. TIRE MODEL: 255/50R20 105H VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FOUR TIRES ABRASION MORE SERIOUS THAN OTHER VEHICLES UNDER NORMAL USE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FOUR TIRES OF THE CAR HAD DIFFERENT PEELING SKIN PHENOMENA, AND THE TIRES HAD A SLOW LEAKING AIR PHENOMENON IN JULY 2019. AFTER THAT, I NEED TO REPLENISH THE AIR OF TIRES 2-3 DAYS REGULARLY IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TIRE PRESSURE. I CONTACTED THE MID-TOWN FORD SALES WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AFTER DISCOVERING THIS PROBLEM, UNFORTUNATELY, THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRE, AND LET ME CONTACT HANKOOK TIRE MANUFACTURERS TO FEEDBACK THE PROBLEM BY MYSELF. I HAVE TRIED TO CALL THE HANKOOK CUSTOMER SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FROM JULY, BUT THERE IS NOBODY ANSWERS. I ASKED THE LOCAL HANKOOK DEALERS IN WINNIPEG, THEY TOLD ME THAT I CAN ONLY GET FEEDBACK WITH HANKOOK HEADQUARTERS. NOW I FEEL THAT THE SKIN PEELING OF TIRES ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE SERIOUS WHEN DRIVING EVERY DAY. I AM WORRIED THAT THE TIRE WOULD BE BURST EVERY TIME WHEN I AM DRIVING. I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FOR A LONG TIME. NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10127409 SSM: 46905. I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD. WHEN I WENT TO FORD 4S(MID TOWN FOR SALES), THEY SAID THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY CLUE, THEY DID NOT ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND ASK ME TO I CONTACT HANKOOK, BUT THEY DID NOT GIVE ME ANY CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE HANKOOK. THERE IS NO CLEAR CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE ON HANKOOK OFFICIAL WEBSITE. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
EXHAUST IS COMING INSIDE THE CABIN CAUSING ME TO HAVE HEADACHE AND SOME NAUSEA,,DRIVING DIFFERENT TIMES ,,UP HILLS AND SPEEDING UP,
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V435000 (SUSPENSION) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AT VIVA FORD (5550 N DESERT BLVD, EL PASO, TX 79912, 915-834-2800). AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIDDLE OF BOTH REAR TIRES BEGAN TO WEAR ON THE TRACTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE WEAR WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE SUPERVISOR WHO AGREED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES AND OFFERED A FREE ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER SWITCHED THE TWO FRONT TIRES AND PLACED THEM IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER THEN PLACED TWO NEW TIRES ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE CONTACT'S WIFE DROVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF STATE. UPON REACHING HER DESTINATION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN WITH THE REAR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
PAINT ON THE HOOD IS BUBBLING, STEERING FEELS LOSE, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CRACKED DO TO COLD TEMP....CONTACTED FORD THEY DIA OT HELP OR DID NOT CAR
MY VECHILE WHEN DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH STILL HAS FUMES GETTING INTO TO CABIN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VECHILE FOR THIS RECALL BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. I HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOWS TO REFRESH THE CABIN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THAT THERE ALL SERVICE WAS DONE. C@N YOU PLEASE ASSIST. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME AT THOSE SPEEDS.
TIRES ARE DEEMED WORN OUT AT 16000 MILES.
ON 09/11/2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 6PM, WE WERE TRAVELING NORTH ON WV SR2 NORTH APPROXIMATELY 2.5 TO 3.0 MILES NORTH OF THE SR2 I-77 INTERCHANGE. 2017 FORD EXPLORER WAS STOPPED, WAITING ON OPPOSING TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, IN ORDER TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT OF CHURCH. VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY A DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK IMPACTING SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER TOWARDS THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE 4 OCCUPANTS OF THE EXPLORER. THE DRIVER WAS A 39 YEAR OLD MALE. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS A 36 YEAR OLD FEMALE. IN THE SECOND ROW WERE THE OTHER 2 PASSENGERS. ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS A 4 YEAR OLD FEMALE, FORWARD FACING IN A GRACO EXTEND2FIT CAR SEAT. THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS OCCUPIED BY A 7 YEAR OLD MALE IN AN EVENFLO BOOSTER SEAT. ALL PASSENGERS WERE WEARING APPROPRIATE RESTRAINING DEVICES. ALL PASSENGERS WERE SHAKEN UP, WITH EXTERNAL INJURIES TO BOTH DRIVERS SIDE OCCUPANTS. THE PROXIMATE CAUSE OF THE INJURIES WAS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE SEAT BASE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO FALL BACK ONTO THE 2ND ROW PASSENGER, STRIKING THE PASSENGER, AND THE HEADREST BENT AND PARTIALLY DETACHED. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE SEAT BACK WAS FULLY UPRIGHT AND THE SEAT WAS RESTING UPON THE LEGS OF THE JUVENILE FEMALE AFTER IMPACT. SHE SUFFERED CONTUSIONS TO HER LEGS FROM THE SEAT IMPACTING HER AND SHE SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND LACERATION (REQUIRING 9 EXTERNAL SUTURES AS WELL AS SOME INTERNAL ONES) ABOVE HER RIGHT EYE, CAUSED BY EITHER THE HEAD OF THE DRIVER OR POSSIBLY THE HEADREST. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO THE CROWN OF HIS HEAD REQUIRING 9 STAPLES TO CLOSE. THE DRIVER AND THE JUVENILE FEMALE WERE TRANSPORTED TO MARIETTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN MARIETTA OH WHERE THEY RECEIVED TREATMENT AND WERE RELEASED. RESPONDING TO THE SCENE WAS THE WAVERLY VFD AS WELL AS THE WOOD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ST. JOSEPH'S AMBULANCE SERVICE.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 2 VEHICLE ACCIDENT. EXPLORER WAS REAR ENDED BY A VEHICLE (DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP TRUCK) TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHILE EXPLORER WAS AT A STOP, WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. THE IMPACT WAS SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER TO THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DRIVER SEAT BACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS CAUSING DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER TO COLLIDE RESULTING IN LACERATIONS AND HEAD INJURIES TO BOTH.
INTERMITTENT STEERING BINDING CONDITION AT SLOW TURNS MAINLY DURING HOT WEATHER. THIS BINDING ISSUE WAS DIFFICULT TO RECREATE AND EVENTUALLY THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO CREATE THIS AFTER A LENGTHY (30 MINUTE) ROAD TEST IN 80+ DEGREE WEATHER. THE BINDING ISSUE WAS A RESULT OF AN INTERNAL STEERING GEAR FAILURE. THE PART # HB5Z-3504-Z WAS FINALLY REPLACED THIS YEAR AFTER WE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE LATE 2017 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE NOW HAS 67,000 MILES. THE BINDING ISSUE OCCURRED AT SPEEDS RANGING MAINLY BETWEEN 40 MPH TO 75 MPH WITH AND WITHOUT DRIVING ASSISTANCE FEATURES ENABLED. BINDING ISSUE OCCURRED BOTH TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT DIRECTIONS ON GRADUAL TURNS OR WHEN CHANGING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD STICK IN THE TURNED POSITION AND NOT RETURN TO THE CENTER ON ITS OWN UNLESS TUGGED OUT OF WHAT FELT LIKE A DETENT (NOTCH). THIS TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT WORK ON THE CAR SINCE THEY COULD NOT RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM ON SHORT TEST DRIVES. THE INTERMITTENT NATURE OF THE STEERING ISSUE AND NEED FOR LONGER DRIVES AND HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO RECREATE.
THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY BROKE WHEN MY PASSENGER WAS ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE HERSELF. A SPRING POPPED OUT OF THE CENTER SEATBELT MECHANISM AND THE SEATBELT WOULD NO LONGER LATCH. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND OFF AT THE TIME. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE SEATBELT TO BE FIXED. THE PART # FOR THE SEATBELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY IS DB5Z-7860044-EB. THIS PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND WAS NOT CONSIDERED A COVERED PART ON OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE REGIONAL SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON OUR VEHICLE WHICH IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD.
I TOOK MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER SPORT WITH 23,800 MILES TO BE INSPECTED TODAY AND IT FAILED INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES ARE SEVERELY WORN. I TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLACE AND THEY CONCURRED. THE TIRES ARE HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2. THERE IS ALMOST NO TREAD LEFT AND THE THEY ARE SCALLOPING AND FLAKING PIECES OF RUBBER.
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH ALL THE DOOR LOCKS IN MY VEHICLE. WHEN TRYING TO LOCK THE DOOR USING THE KEY FOB NON OF THE DOORS WILL LOCK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. IN ORDER TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS YOU MUST DO SO MANUALLY BY PUSHING THE LOCK DOWN OR PULLING THE LOCK UP. YOU CANNOT USE THE KEY FOB OR THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR. YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR BY USING THE HANDLE ON THE INTERIOR SIDE OF THE DOOR EITHER. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL OF THE LOCKS. LET ME ADD THE MY CAR HAS BEEN BROKEN INTO WHILE ALL OF MY DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AS WELL.
HANKOOK BRAND TIRES ON FORD EXPLORER. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 SETS OF HANOOK TIRES ON MY FORD EXPLORER AT 25,00 AND 20,000 MILES ON THE TIRES FOR LOW TRED ON TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE A 70,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THE WAS NO CAUSE FOR TIRE WEAR, I.E. OUT OF ALIGNMENT.
I PURCHASED MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER ON FEB 14 2019 USED FROM A DEALER IN NC. A SHORT TIME AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I BEGAN SMELLING EXHAUST IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED OVER AT MY LOCAL DEALER WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND SINPLY REPLOACED THE CABIN AIR FILTER WHICH WAS BLACK WHEN IT WAS REMOVED. THE ISSUE PERSISTS AND IS GETTING WORSE EVERY WEEK. THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED AND THE DEALER ACTED LIKE THEY HAS NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE AND DIDNT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THE COMPLAINT. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK WEEKLY UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE NEW OR USED. I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM BEING DISREGARDED AND MY FAMILY'S HEALTH AND SAFETY ARE AT RISK FROM THIS ISSUE!
THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1NOBLE2 FRONT TIRES THAT ARE SHREDDING BOTH ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PARAMETER OF THE TIRES. THE DELAMINATION IS MIGRATING TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE TIRE AS WELL WITH FLAPS AND CHUNKS OF RUBBER SOME OVER 10MM ARE SEPARATING FROM THE SUBSTRATE. THE TIRES ONLY HAVE 27,000 MILES ON THEM AND LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE 50,000+. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A VULCANIZATION PROBLEM LIKE THIS IN MY CAREER. THERE IS CLEARLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS RUBBER COMPOUND REMINISCENT OF THE FORD FIRESTONE DEBACLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND THE DEALER SEAMS TO BE INEFFECTIVE IN GETTING A CORRECTIVE ACTION IN PLACE. THE DEALER IS SKALNEK FORD IN LAKE ORION, MI AND WAS NOTIFIED ON SATURDAY AUGUST 17TH WHEN I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD NEED TO BRING MY CAR BACK ON MONDAY AUGUST 19TH AT WHICH TIME THEY WOULD FIX THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE RETURNED FROM THE DEALER WITH THE REPAIR NOT COMPLETED AS THE DEALER IS WAITING FOR HANKOOK TO RESPOND BACK TO THEM WITH THE REPAIR AUTHORIZATION. AS OF THIS COMPLAINT THE DEALER SAID FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE ISSUE AS IT IS OUT OF THE 12/12 WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THE TIRES, AND THEY ARE NOT SURE IF OR WHEN HANKOOK WOULD RESPOND. ON A SEPARATE NOTE WHEN I WAS IN THE SERVICE AREA OF THE DEALER ANOTHER CUSTOMER WHICH ALSO HAPPENED TO BE AN ENGINEER SAID HE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE AND REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE ALL 4 TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND. IN SHORT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND COULD IN FACT PUT CONSUMERS AT RISK. MY WIFE ONLY DISCOVERED THE ISSUE BECAUSE SHE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A POTENTIAL TRADE-IN AND THE DEALER ALERTED HER TO THE ISSUE OF THURSDAY THE 15TH OF AUGUST.
FOR 2 YEARS PASSENGERS WERE GETTING PHYSICALLY ILL WHEN RIDING IN VEHICLE. KNOWN ISSUE WITH CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK WAS BROUGHT TO FORD'S ATTENTION IN 2018. CAR WAS REPAIRED WITH FORD'S PRESCRIBED FIX OPTIONS. CONTINUED ILLNESS PROMPTED LOCAL FORD DEALER TO RUN THEIR OWN HVAC TEST FOR CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING IN THE CABIN. MULTIPLE LEAKS WERE NOTED BY THE FORD DEALER AND ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE FORD DEALER THEN BROUGHT IN AND INDEPENDENT HVAC COMPANY TO TEST FOR CARBON MONOXIDE LEAKS AFTER REPAIRS. THE REPORT INDICATED 12 PPM IN THE CABIN OF CARBON MONOXIDE. ANOTHER TEST WAS DONE ON ANOTHER 2015 FORD EXPLORER AS A BASELINE, AND READING REPORTED 0 PPM. FORD DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO DISCUSS OPTIONS FOR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE INCIDENCE OF CARBON MONOXIDE WAS STILL OCCURRING. WE REQUESTED FORD PURCHASE BACK THE VEHICLE AS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AFTER HAVING MULTIPLE MEDICAL TESTS DONE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. FORD HAS OUR FILED COMPLAINT BUT AS OF NOW THERE IS NO RESOLUTION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXPLOSION SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO BILL COLLINS FORD (4220 BARDSTOWN RD, LOUISVILLE, KY 40218, (502) 459-9550) WHERE THE MECHANICS STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING CARBON MONOXIDE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, WHICH PENETRATED THE VEHICLE VENTS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, AND VISION PROBLEMS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPIRIT FORD (4402 ANN ARBOR ROAD DUNDE, MICHIGAN 48131, 734-529-5521) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS22318827. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. *DT*JB
TAKATA RECALL AFTER PURCHASING 2017 EXPLORER NOTICED SEVERE HEADACHES, DIGESTION PROBLEMS, DROWSINESS, DIFFICULTY FOCUSING DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERING THE CABIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL BUT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THAT THEY SOLVED THE ISSUE. ALSO NOTICED A RUMBLING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING LEFT UNDER ACCELERATION, FEELING LIKE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WOULD NEVER EXPECT SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO OCCUR ON A $47K CAR WITH ONLY 30K MILES.
HANCOOK 255/50R20 105H VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES WORN TO POINT OF STEEL BELT SHOWING WITH UNDER 20K MILES. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.
CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING LEFT OR RIGHT.I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT HE HEARD THE SAME NOISE FROM THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS MORE ANALYSIS AS THIS MAY BE A SAFETY CONCERN IF THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS
WHEN ACCELERATING THE AC HAS A HORRIBLE SMELL AND ALSO WHEN YOU FIRST START THE VEHICLE
I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE OVER THE LAST YEAR. WHEN I HAVE ACCELERATED QUICKLY WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY , THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL REMAIN DEPRESSED DOWN. THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I THEN APPLY THE BRAKES PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES AND 1) PULL OFF ROAD IN THE FIRST INSTANCE OR 2) GAS PEDAL WILL RETURN TO NORMAL POSITION AND CAR WILL DECELERATE
AT AROUND 35,800 MILES, I NOTICED A SLIGHT JERK OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES. I WAS GOING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY FOR A QUICK AFTERNOON TRIP OUT OF TOWN. ON THE WAY HOME (36,000 MILES) IT WAS DOING THIS EVEN WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT. I HAD MY HUSBAND DRIVE IT WHEN I GOT BACK, AND THAT'S WHEN WE DECIDED TO GET IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP (45 MILES AWAY). THE WHOLE RACK AND PINION STEERING COLUMN WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH WHILE FORD GAVE US THE RUNAROUND ON WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD BE COVERED SINCE WE WERE ALMOST 200 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY BY THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS AT THEIR FACILITY. WHEN DRIVING IT THERE GOING ABOUT 40MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ENTIRELY AND THREW THE CAR CLEAR ACROSS THE ROAD. THANKFULLY IT WENT TO THE RIGHT AND INTO THE DITCH, BECAUSE HAD IT JERKED TO THE LEFT, WE'D PROBABLY BE DEAD. IT JERKED ALL OVER THE ROAD THE WHOLE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING SHE WOULD EXPERIENCE BLURRED VISION, TROUBLE SWALLOWING, SEVERE HEADACHES AND TINGLING SENSATIONS IN HER ARMS AND LEGS. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN TO SEVERAL HOSPITALS AND CLINICS WHERE SHE HAD NUMEROUS TESTS, PLACED ON SEVERAL MEDICATIONS AND RECEIVED A DIAGNOSIS OF SMALL FIBER NEPHROPATHY. THE CONTACT ALSO HAD A HEART MONITOR IMPLANT DUE TO HER ILLNESSES. IN JULY 2018, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CALL FROM HER DEALERSHIP (ROMEO FORD OF KINGSTON, LLC 128 NY-28, KINGSTON, NY 12401 (845) 338-7800) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE EXHAUST AND WAS ASKED IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. FORD CORPORATION THEN GAVE THE CONTACT A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE THEY MADE REPAIRS. ON JUNE 10, 2019, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HER CARDIOLOGIST WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS TO BE CARBON-MONOXIDE POISONING AND THAT UPON RECEIVING A LOANER VEHICLE, THE PATIENT NO LONGER EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS WHEN DRIVING THE PREVIOUS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *DT *DT *DT*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V435000 (SUSPENSION). WALDORF FORD (LOCATED AT 2440 CRAIN HWY, WALDORF, MD 20601, (301) 234-7591) STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES, SIZE: 255/50/R20/105H. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INNER AND OUTER AREAS OF THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE WORN. THE CONTACT DROVE TO PERFORMANCE FORD LINCOLN BOUNTIFUL (1800 S MAIN ST, BOUNTIFUL, UT 84010, (888) 476-8961), BUT THE TIRES WERE NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,381.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V435000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUTN OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. GARY YEOMANS FORD (1420 N TOMOKA FARMS RD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32124, (386) 310-2342) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED MY SUV IT HAS HAS A ROTTEN EGG SMELL WHEN ACCELERATING AND WHEN IT IS UNDER ANY POWER. IT IS MAKING MY PASSENGERS SICK. THE DEALER SAID BECAUSE IT WAS NOT THROWING ANY CODES THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. I'M GOING TO PUT A CO DETECTOR IN MY CAR TO MAKE SURE IT IS NOTHING TO DO WITH CO EXPOSER.
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND, ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED IN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH INDICATED BAD CELL IN MANUFACTURERS BATTERY CAUSING IT TO BLOW AND SPRAY BATTERY ACID ALL OVER ENGINE COMPONENTS AT 26,127 MILES. DEALERSHIP DID NOT FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURE WHEN REPLACING BATTERY AND LEFT ACID ON ENGINE AND COMPONENTS. BATTERY ACID HAD EATEN THROUGH BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS, WIRING AND CAUSED SEVERE CORROSION UNDER HOOD. BY NOT ADDRESSING THE SAFETY CONCERN WHEN CONFRONTED AND DURING MULTIPLE VISITS AND PHONE E CALLS, BRAKE SYSTEM ABS FAILED CAUSING A FRONT END COLLISION BY SLAMMING INTO ANOTHER CAR IN THE INTERSTATE RESULTING FROM BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE.
FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION COMPLAINT I TOOK MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER INTO FORD DEALER AND EXPLAINED ABOUT A SHIFTING PROBLEM BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR THE BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING DURING TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSTICS IN OCTOBER OF 2017 I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE JERKING PROBLEM AGAIN EXCEPT THIS TIME IT WAS DURING MY FIRST MORNING START UP AND ACCELERATING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND WOULD GET A SUBSTANTIAL JERK. AGAIN TECHNICIAN FOUND NOTHING. PROBLEM CONTINUED ON MORNING START UPS AND DECIDED TO TAKE BACK INTO THE FORD DEALER A 3RD TIME FOR DIAGNOSTICS WITH WARMER WEATHER NOW, JUNE 12, 2019, THIS TIME THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPERIENCED THE JERK AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF THE CAR SITTING AFTER SERVICING THE EXPLORER FOR OTHER RECALL NOTICES. PARKED CAR OVERNIGHT AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION TECHNICIAN STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING AND ACCELERATED, HE EXPERIENCE THE SAME JERK BETWEEN GEARS. FINALLY SOMEONE BELIEVES I AM HAVING A PROBLEM!! FORD DEALER TRANSMISSION TECHNICIAN PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS AGAIN AND STILL NOTHING FOUND. FORD DEALER DECIDED TO CHECK TROUBLE SHOOTING BOARD FROM FORD SERVICE BULLETINS AND FOUND INFORMATION IDENTIFYING THE CONDITION CAUSE WHICH ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION WILL FOLLOW.*DT CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSON PROBLEM WILL NOT GO AWAY AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 59,438.*JB
WE HAVE BEEN SMELLING CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE CABIN DURING HEAVY ACCELERATION (MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY FOR EXAMPLE); IT IS ESPECIALLY WORSE WHEN THE AC OR HEAT IS ON. WE HAD IT "FIXED" SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHEN FORD OFFERED A SOLUTION TO PLUG GAPS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND HAS NOT IMPROVED. WE OFTEN HAVE OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SAFETY. WE'VE CONTACTED FORD AND THE LOCAL DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER PURCHASING IT, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK RATTLES. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THEM 4 TIMES BEFORE THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED IT BUT IT STILL RATTLES. THEY DID NOT REPLACE IT.
GETTING BAD HEADACHES AND FEELING SLEEPY WHEN DRIVING MY FORD EXPLORER DON'T LIKE HAVING MY 7MONTH OLD IN THE CAR.
VEHICLE HAS AN NHTSA RECALL NOTICE#:19V435 AND A FORD ISSUED RECALL#:19S17 WHICH INDICATES AS FOLLOWS: RECALL DESCRIPTION: REAR SUSPENSION TOE LINK REPLACEMENT. RISK TO SAFETY: A FRACTURE OF A REAR TOE LINK SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHES STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH! I HAVE CONTACTED 3 DIFFERENT DEALS IN MY AREA (ECINO, CA, 91316) ALL SAID THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, ON THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH, 2019 I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO SEE IF THE ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED BUT I GOT THE SAME ANSWER. THEY SAID I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY BACK ORDERED WITH NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR THE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE CAN BE RESOLVED. THEY HAVE ASKED ME IF I WOULD LIKE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO "LEMON" THE VEHICLE AND BUY IT BACK, I REPLIED: "ABSOLUTELY YES". THEY HAVE OPENED A CASE#: [XXX] I AM SERIOUSLY WORRIED FOR MY LIFE WHEN DRIVING THE FORD EXPLORER. I SUFFER FROM UNDERSTEERING WHENEVER I ATTEMPT A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. AT SPEED OVER 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL START SHAKING GIVING ME A SENSE OF ALMOST NO GRIP TO THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, I CONSTANTLY HAVE THE "FRONT AIRBAG" LIGHT ON (SEE PICTURE ATTACHED) THE DASHBOARD, BOTH WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION & STATIONARY. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED BEFORE AND I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE (THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT THE SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONED AND IN A CASE OF AN ACCIDENT, "FRONT AIRBAG" MIGHT NOT DEPLOY!!! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD. I HERE BY CERTIFIE THAT MY VEHICLE IS SERVICED ON TIME (SEE PICTURE ATTACHED) AND CURRENTLY HAS 29,492 MILES ON IT (SEE PICTURE ATTACHED). I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS NHTSA PART IN ALL OF THIS, BUT IF YOU CAN HELP ME DEAL WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN RESOLVING THESE ISSUES AND GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE, L WILL BE VERY PLEASED AND APPRECIATIVE. RESPECTFULLY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A CUSTOMER COURTESY SERVICE LETTER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE EVALUATED AND REPAIRED FOR FUMES INSIDE THE CABIN AND A SOFTWARE PATCH IMPLEMENTED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON MAY 15, 2018, BUT THEY DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURES. VILLAGE FORD (11660 SE NORTH, US-441, BELLEVIEW, FL 34420) WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,158.
I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT LANDERS FORD IN COLLIERVILLE, TN ON 6/11/2019 BECAUSE I HAD A SLOW LEAK IN ONE OF MY TIRES AND NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE. THE TECHNICIAN WHO COMPLETED THE SERVICES TOLD ME THAT I NEED NEW TIRES. I QUESTIONED THIS BECAUSE THE TIRES ONLY HAD 28,222 MILES ON THEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES THAT FORD PLACED ON THIS VEHICLE BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO ME (HANKOOK) WERE WEARING OUT BEFORE THEY NORMALLY WOULD. (MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE TIRES HAVE A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THEM.) I ASKED WHAT WE COULD DO ABOUT GETTING THEM REPLACED AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE AND CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES AT FORD BECAUSE I KEPT GETTING HUNG UP ON DURING THE CONVERSATION. ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES TOLD ME THAT FORD WOULD PAY 30% OF THE COST OF NEW TIRES. WE EVENTUALLY WERE ABLE TO GET A CASE OPEN ON THE ISSUE (CASE #CAS-21837229). FORD CONTACTED THE DEALER TO WORK ON A SOLUTION. ON 6/26/19, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAD CONTACTED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. THE SERVICE MANAGER INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL FORD BACK. I CALLED FORD, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME BUT THAT I SHOULD SAVE MY RECEIPT WHEN I GET NEW TIRES IN CASE A SERVICE ACTION/RECALL WAS ISSUED IN THE FUTURE.
WE NOTICED SEVERE PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON THE FACTORY TIRES ON OUR 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE SUV CAME WITH HANKOOK 255/50R20 105H VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES WHICH STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF PREMATURE WEAR WITHIN 15,000 MILES. NOW ONE IS COMPLETELY BALD AT 33,042 MILES AND THE OTHERS ARE PEELING/CRACKING. WE MADE SURE THE TIRES HAD SUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE, AND ROTATED THEM AT EVERY OIL CHANGE, YET THEY STILL KEPT WEARING. THAT ONE TIRE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY BALD SINCE 30,000 MILES (ZERO TREAD AND WEAR INDICATOR BAND SHOWING). WE SAW THE NOTICE UNDER NHTSA ID: 10137109 (MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: SSM 47195) AND MULTIPLE REPORTS OF BLOWOUTS. WE CALLED FORD ON 6-25-2019 AND FORD TOLD US THEY WOULD COVER 30% OF THE COST BUT WOULD REPLACE THEM WITH THE SAME KIND OF TIRE. WE CHOSE TO GET ANOTHER BRAND OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. THESE TIRES ARE GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED.
I WAS STUCK AT A STANDSTILL IN TRAFFIC ON A CITY HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY ON FATHER'S DAY WHEN THE DASH LIT UP WITH MULTIPLE WARNINGS SUCH AS "STEERING LOSS STOP SAFELY," "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC," "STABILITY CONTROL OFF," AND "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE." I WAS NOT MOVING AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OVERHEATING. ROADSIDE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY DEALER. EVENTUALLY, TWO DAYS LATER, THE COMPUTER SAID WE NEEDED A NEW STEERING COLUMN (I THOUGHT A STEERING COLUMN SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE...). THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS, NO LEAKS, AND NO STRANGE NOISES. OF COURSE, I WAS PAST MY WARRANTY. PRETTY HEFTY BILL. THERE IS AN NEW RECALL FOR A REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEM THAT WAS ISSUED JUST DAYS EARLIER.
EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK TIRES VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 255/50R20 THAT HAVE EXCESSIVE EARLY TREAD WEAR AND SCALLOPING/FLAKING ALONG THE EDGES. CAR HAD LESS THAN 16,000 MILES WHEN WEAR NOTICED. HAD TIRES ROTATED AND ALIGNED AGAIN TO ENSURE NOT CAUSED BY THESE ISSUES. NOW WORN TO THE POINT OF UNSAFE. ONLY DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS.
REAR SUSPENSION TOE LINK RECALL: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES/HR WITH MY HUSBAND BEHIND THE WHEEL AND MYSELF AND OUR 3 CHILDREN IN THIS FAMILY VEHICLE, THIS REAR SUSPENSION BROKE. WE LIVE IN RURAL SALINE COUNTY AND DRIVE GRAVEL DAILY. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE ENTERING A BRIDGE ON A HIGHWAY. WE LOST ALMOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF STEERING REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO COMPLETELY TURN THE WHEEL AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IN ONE DIRECTION AND TURN BACK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IN THE OTHER SWERVING AND FORCEFULLY CIRCLING BACK AND FORTH ON A BRIDGE UNTIL THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. GOD' GRACE ALONE SAVED US FROM GOING OVER THE BRIDGE, OR HITTING ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR HAVING INJURIES, POTENTIALLY FATAL AT THIS RATE OF SPEED AND LOCATION. I AM DISSATISFIED IN THE NOTIFICATION OF RECALL INFORMATION FROM THE DEALER AND NHTSA. I ONLY FOUND OUT WHAT MUST HAVE HAPPENED AFTER GOOGLING 'FORD EXPLORER' AND SEEING A NEWS POST 2 DAYS EARLIER. THE NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL WILL COME MUCH TOO LATE IN THE MAIL IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS. TOO LATE! THERE HAS GOT TO BE A BETTER, FAST WAY OF NOTIFYING DRIVER SO THE RECALL PARTS MORE TIMELY. WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY. PUT YOUR FAMILY IN THIS SITUATION AND SAY THIS WAY OF NOTIFYING THE CONSUMER IS ADEQUATE!
I HAVE A POPPING NOISE WHEN I TURN MY VEHICLE TO LEFT. I HAVE HAD AN AXLE AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED. IT CONTINUES TO MAKE A POPPING NOISE. I HAVE ALSO HAD 2 ALIGNMENTS AND MY REAR TIRES WORE BALD ON THE EDGES ANYWAY. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR A RATTLING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDER STRESS. I HAVE HAD ALL THESE ISSUES WITHIN A SHORT TIME OF OWNING THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THEM
DRIVING ONE DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND POWER STEERING LOCKED UP BRIEFLY INTERMITTENTLY, WITH THE ERROR MESSAGE. TURNED CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND WAS FINE, LATER ON IN THE DAY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP FOR GOOD AND THE ERROR MESSAGE IS ALWAYS THERE.
I'M THE OWNER OF A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. AT THE TIME I WRITE THIS COMPLAINT MY SUV IS FOR THE FOURTH TIME AT THE DEALER SHIP, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE A BOUGHT IT IN SEPTEMBER 2017: EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE CABIN. 3 WEEKS ALREADY SINCE I DROPPED IT AT PLANET FORD. ON 05/24/2019 I WENT BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HAVING HEADACHES, DIZZINESS AND IRRITATED EYES WHILE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MY SUV. I HAD A CRACKED WINDSHIELD THAT ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPAIR. I WENT LAST FRIDAY, 06/07/2019, TO ASK ABOUT MY CAR AND NO ONE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THE WINDSHIELD WASN'T CHANGED AT ALL. PLEASE LET ME INFORM THAT I HAVE PAID THE MOST EXPENSIVE WARRANTY THAT FORD HAS. LAST TIME MY CAR WAS AT THE DEALER THEY REPLACED THE COMPLETE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS IS ONLY LIKE APPLYING A BAND-AID, IT ONLY LASTS UNTIL IT FALLS DOWN. MY COMMUTE IS 60 MILES EVERY DAY. I DRIVE TOLL WAYS WITH SPEED LIMITS OF 75 M/PH. MY SUV SMELLS LIKE SULFUR OR EXHAUST ODOR IN THE VEHICLE CABIN. THE ODOR IS PRESENT REGARDLESS OF VENTILATION MODE (RE-CIRCULATION OR FRESH-AIR). THIS CONDITION MAY BE WORSENED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HEAVILY ACCELERATED TO PASS TRAFFIC OR CARS OR FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ACCELERATION, WHICH IS LOGICAL IF A DRIVE MORE THAN 54 MILES OF MY COMMUTE ON HIGHWAYS. IN THE FORD EXPLORER OWNER'S MANUAL YOU CAN READ: 'DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE IF YOU SMELL EXHAUST FUMES. CARBON MONOXIDE IS PRESENT IN EXHAUST FUMES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID ITS DANGEROUS EFFECTS.' THE SUV HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT RESOLUTION. THIS SUV IT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME, THAT I DRIVE IT MORE THAN 300 MILES PER WEEK AND MY CHILDREN THAT ACCOMPANY ME AT THE BACK SEAT WERE THE 'SMELL' IS EVEN WORSE. COMPLAINTS FOR FUMES IN THE CABIN: 1 I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD USE THE A/C ON RE-CIRCULATION. NOTHING WAS WRONG 2 CHANGED A VALVE 3.CHANGED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. 4. 3 WEEKS IN THE DEALER 05/24/2019.
MAY 29TH 2019 I WENT INTO HEALEY FORD IN GOSHEN NY AFTER NEARLY 4 WEEKS OF HAVING HUGE PLUMES OF WHITE SMOKE POURING OUT OF MY EXHAUST PIPES EVERY TIME I PUSHED ON THE GAS OR STOPPED. IT DIDN'T MATTER IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY OR A CITY STREET THE ISSUE STILL OCCURED. THE SMELL WOULD PERMIATE THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF MY CAR. WE ALREADY HAD THE RECALL FIXED FOR THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CYCLING BACK INTO THE CAR SO THIS IS ALARMING. IT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS THE WEEKS PASSED AND THE PLUMES BECAME THICKER AND VERY SMELLY. WHEN I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM THEY TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP. ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER TAKING IT BACK INTO THE SHOP THE SERVICE MANAGER CAME BACK TO ME AND SAID THAT HE AND 2 OTHER TECHS PERSONALLY ENDED UP LOOKING AT IT AND AGREE THEY BELIEVE IT IS THE TURBO. I AM TAKING IT BACK IN TODAY JUNE 3, 2019 AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE TAKING APART THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND ENGINE TO FIX IT. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM THAT POSTED JANUARY 23, 2017 COVERING ONLY 1163 2017 FORD EXPLORERS( NHTSA CAMPAIGN #16V925000). I CALLED FORD AND REPORT AND WHAT HAS BEEN OCCURING, WHAT WAS SAID, AND MY CONCERNS ON MAY 30, 3019. I EXPLAINED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THEM POSSIBLY MISSING SOME CARS AND PUTTING US AT RISK. THEY NOTATED IT, BUT WERE ADAMANT THAT MY EXPLORER IS NOT INVOLVED. TODAY, JUNE 3 2019, I WILL BE DROPPING MY EXPLORER OFF AT HEALEY AND THEY WILL HAVE IT FOR A FEW DAYS. I AM HOPING NHTSA WILL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK INTO THIS RECALL AND REALLY MAKE SURE ALL CARS THAT HAVE THE ISSUE ARE COVERED. IT'S A DANGEROUS RECALL AND I BELIEVE SOME HAVE BEEN MISSED AND FORD IS NOT LOOKING INTO IT FURTHER WHICH PUTS PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK. I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH THE RESULTS OF THE DEALERSHIP'S ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS WHEN IT IS COMPLETED.
WHEN ACCELERATING, VEHICLE CAB FILLS WITH EXHAUST FUMES; SMELL CAUSES PASSENGERS TO FEEL SICK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLUETOOTH DISCONNECTED AND THE GPS AND TEMPERATURE SENSORS WERE UNRESPONSIVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE FROM THE FRONT CABIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TERRIBLE ON WINDY DAYS AS IT GETS WORSE. BEST GUESS WOULD BE POOR DOOR SEAL AROUND THE LATCH AREA. DOOR RUBBER WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BUT NO FIX. VERY NOISY IN CABIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND ON BOTH DOORS THE GREASE AROUND THE CONTROL ARM FOR THE DOOR HAS COME AWAY AND BECOME SQUEAKY TWICE. SOMETHING DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ALIGNED PROPERLY.
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, TEMPERATURE AROUND 54 DEGREES, LIGHT RAIN, NO TRAFFIC, HEARD A LOUD "POP" NOISE. BROKEN GLASS FROM THE SUNROOF SLID OFF THE ROOF ON TO THE ROAD. FOUND A LARGE HOLE IN THE CENTER OF THE SUNROOF WINDOW. INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOUND NO POINT OF IMPACT AND DECLARED IT AN INTERNAL STRESS FRACTURE/PART FAILURE/MANUFACTURER DEFECT. IT WAS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. MILEAGE WAS AT 19,000.
I PURCHASED A 2017 FORD EXPLORER XLT AND AFTER 20,000 MILES I WAS TOLD THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AGREE WITH THE SERVICE MAN AND AM LOOKING TO REPLACE THEM. I LOOKED AT THE TIRES, HANKOOK, VENOUS S1NOBLE 2, 255/50R20 105H AND SAW THE DOT DATE WAS 002881, 2012.. IF I'M READING THIS CORRECT THE TIRES WERE FIVE YEARS OLD UPON BUYING THE VEHICLE AND THEY ARE NOW SEVEN YEARS OLD WITH 20,000 MILES ON THEM. I BELIEVE THEY ARE UNSAFE AND WERE PROBABLE UNSAFE WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE "STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE REQUIRED" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROSSROADS FORD OF PRINCE GEORGE (877-331-9405, LOCATED AT 4500 WHITEHILL BLVD, PRINCE GEORGE, VA 23875) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED A DISCOUNT OF $1,082 TOWARDS THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
STRONG BURNING SMELL AND EXHAUST LIKE SMELL ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL COMES IN THROUGH THE AIR VENTS AND IN THROUGH THE WINDOWS WHEN THEY ARE ROLLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE IT IS BURNING AT TIMES WHILE OTHER TIMES IT PRODUCES A STRONG SULFUR SMELL. THIS ISSUE IS SPORADIC AND SEEMS TO OCCUR MOSTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RAN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR WHEN ACCELERATING RAPIDLY.
TRANSMITION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND LOST ACCELERATION AND POWER TO DRIVE CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION.
CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO WORK, I NOTICED I WAS VERY TIRED AND WAS FIGHTING TO KEEP MY EYES OPEN. I DOZED OFF MULTIPLE TIMES AND ALMOST HIT SOMEONE HEAD ON. THIS HAPPENED FOR MONTHS. I THEN NOTICED I STARTED HAVING HEADACHES AND COULD NOT FOCUS ON MY COMPUTER AT WORK. I INSTALLED A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR IN MY VEHICLE AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE "POTENTIAL" ISSUE, AS THE DEALERSHIP CALLED IT. THE DETECTOR REGISTERED 12-16 PPM'S MOST DAYS. I'M HORRIFIED TO THINK ABOUT THE EXPOSURE I'VE HAD FOR THE LAST 2.5 YEARS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO FORD TO CORRECT THE "POTENTIAL" ISSUE. A FEW DAYS AFTER PICKING IT UP, THE DETECTOR WENT OFF AGAIN, REGISTERING 10 PPM'S. I WAS ON A 2.5 HOUR TRIP HOME AND HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN 6 TIMES BECAUSE THE DETECTOR KEPT GOING OFF.
THE CAR LURCHES FOR THE FIRST 40-50 FEET AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE APPLYING MINIMAL PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT HAPPENS THE INITIAL TIME PUTTING IT IN DRIVE AFTER EACH ENGINE START, REGARDLESS OF PUTTING IT IN REVERSE FIRST OR NOT. IT USED TO ONLY HAPPEN AFTER EVERY FEW STARTS, BUT HAS PROGRESSED TO EVERY SINGLE TIME NOW AND SOME CAN BE VERY AGGRESSIVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ISSUE 5 TIMES NOW, WITH THE 5TH TIME RESULTING IN THEM SAYING IT IS A "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO EXPLAIN WHAT IS CAUSING IT. I WAS TOLD BY THE LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER THAT HE "DOESN'T KNOW WHY IT IS DOING IT, BUT IT'S NORMAL." HE THEN PROCEEDED TO COMPARE THE CHARACTERISTIC TO SOMEONE POORLY RELEASING THE CLUTCH ON A MANUAL VEHICLE AND AGAIN, STILL CLAIMING THAT EVERYTHING IS PERFECTLY NORMAL.
ON APRIL 19, 2019 I BROUGHT MY CAR TO FORD IN TORRANCE CALIFORNIA. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THEM. I'M LEASING A 2017 FORD EXPLORE WITH HANCOCK TIRES. THESE HANCOCK TIRES ARE STANDARD ON ALL THE FORD EXPLORES. AT MILE 3000 I RECEIVED A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON MY PASSENGER REAR TIRE. AND WHILE 20,000 I NOTICED THE TREADING ON THE TIRES WERE VERY LOW, AND AT 25,000 THE RADIOS BEGAN TO SHOW. THIS IS WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE FORD DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THIS TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL FOUR HAD A TREADING THAT WAS EXTREMELY LOW. THE PROBLEM IS FORD IS CHARGING THE CONSUMER THE COST OF LABOR THE COST OF TAXES AND 70% THE COST OF THE TIRE. I BELIEVE WHEN THERE'S A DEFECTIVE TIRE OR ANY COMPONENT IN THE CAR THE SALES VENDOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART. FURTHERMORE I BELIEVE THE SALES VENDOR FORD SHOULD MITIGATE THE PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES TO PROTECT THE CONSUMERS THEY ARE SELLING TO. THIS IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE AND MANY OTHER CASES. THE REASON I FOUND OUT MY TIRE TRADE-IN WAS LOW , WAS I PROCEEDED TO STOP MY CAR AT A STOP SIGN WHERE THERE WAS WATER OVERFLOWING AND I HYDROPLANED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITH MY YOUNG KIDS IN THE BACKSEAT. THESE TIRES ARE GOING TO KILL PEOPLE IF THEY ARE NOT RECALLED AND TAKE IT OFF ALL HER CARS. I AM A DOCTOR, AND I SEE PATIENTS WHO ARE INJURED IN ACCIDENTS ALL THE TIME BUT USUALLY TWO PERSONAL AIR. AFTER REVIEWING ALL OF THE NEGATIVE REVIEWS AND DEFECTS FROM THIS TIRE ONLINE I BELIEVE IT'S NEGLIGENCE BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND HANCOCK TIRES IF THIS MATTER IS NOT RESOLVED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 TIRES, SIZE: 255V/50R/20-105H. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT PIECES OF THE RUBBER TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. VETERANS FORD (7201 LINEBAUGH AVE, TAMPA, FL) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
BEFORE LEAVING FOR FLORIDA I HAD MY 2017 EXPLORER SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WAS APPROX 16,000 MILES AND TIRES WERE CHECKED TO BE FINE. THESE TIRES ARE HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE TIRES. FIVE AND A HALF MONTHS LATER 18,000 MILES, TREAD IS WORN AND THEY ARE CHIPPING AND PEALING AND I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE HIGHWAY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FUMES GAVE THE CONTACT HEADACHES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
THE DRIVER'S SIDE A PILLAR COVER IS COMING OFF.
THE PASSENGER SIDE A PILLAR COVER AND DRIVER'S SIDE B PILLAR COVER ARE COMING OFF.
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER A PILLAR COVERS ARE COMING OFF.
THE PLASTIC IS COMING OFF ON THE "A" PILLAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
THE SECOND ROW SEATBELT AIRBAGS CONTINUE TO SET OFF THE AIRBAG SENSOR ON THE CONTROL PANEL AND FORD TECHNICIANS CAN FIND NOTHING TO CORRECT. SENSOR SET OFF WHILE DRIVING AND PASSENGER BELTED INTO DRIVER SIDE SECOND ROW SEAT BELT THAT CONTAINS A SEATBELT AIRBAG.
THE LEANING EDGES OF CAR HOOD HAS PAINT BUBBLES. THE LOCAL FORD REPRESENTATIVE STATED THIS WAS A CLASSIC FAULT OF FORD IN LATER MODELS WITH ALUMINUM HOODS. HE STATED THAT MOISTURE WILL PENETRATE THE PAINT AND CAUSE BUBBLES. HE STATED THAT FORD MOTOR WILL NOT CORRECT PROBLEM NOR WILL THEY REPAINT AT THEIR EXPENSE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A ROUTINE INSPECTION BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, CORROSION WAS FOUND ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE. BROADWAY AUTO (1010 S MILITARY AVENUE, GREEN BAY, WI 54304, (855) 395-2127)SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,092. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED WHEN A CAR WASH CHAIN BROKE. THE CAR WASH'S DOOR DROPPED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND THE VEHICLE CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE. WHILE AWAITING THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUST DUE TO WATER DAMAGE FROM THE CAR WASH. *JS *DT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES, SIZE: 255/50R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE ROTATED AND IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE TREAD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS MISSING CHUNKS OF RUBBER. THE CONTACT HAD AN UNKNOWN FORD DEALER CONTACT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER ON HIS BEHALF. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD 40,000 MILES, WHICH EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15T024000 (TIRES). THE TIRE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT RESPONDED BACK TO THE CONTACT DIRECTLY. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH MY STEERING WHEEL SEIZED COMPLETELY, A BELL STARTED RINGING, AND AN INDICATOR LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD STARTED FLASHING THAT STEERING FAILED. PLEASE PARK SAFELY. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND MY CAR HAD BEEN WORKING PERFECTLY BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THIS CAUSED SERIOUS THREAT OF COLLISION AND GRAVE BODILY DAMAGE/DEATH.
SINCE A WEEK AGO I AM FEELING A STRONG SMELL IN THE VEHICLE ONCE I TURN IT ON AND WHEN I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITION IT INCREASES ALOT. I HAVE GOTTEN STRONG HEADACHES BECAUSE OF THIS ODOR AND MY PREOCUPATION IS THAT I AM WITH MY CHILDREN MOST OF THE TIME. I CALLED FOR A CHECK UP AND THEY GAVE ME AN APPOINTMENT. MY PREOCUPATION IS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.
SMELL STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST EMISSION, START OF CAR AND WHILE DRIVING 1 HOUR COMMUTE DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES. I HAD IT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RESEAL. STILL SAME ISSUE. FORD SHOULD TAKE THESE CARS BACK.
DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING AS I PULLED OFF HIGHWAY. FOUND SERP BELT FRAGMENTS IN ENGINE BAY. WAS TOLD BELT WAS AGED AND FAILED. BELT IS ORIGINAL WITH 23,500 MILES AND 3 YEARS OLD. BELT AREA COVERED UNDERNEATH FROM ROAD DEBRIS. DRY OUT, NO COLLISION WITH ROAD DEBRIS
MY TIRES ARE SHREDDING AND FALLING APART. THE CAR HAS 21000 MILES ONLY. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED TWO TIMES ALREADY. HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE MENAGER WAS NO HELP. WANTEDME TO PAY FOR NEW TIRES. ABSOULTELY RIDICULOUS AND HE WAS RUDE. I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING MANY CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
TOOK MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER IN TO AUTO DEALER FOR SERVICE (UNDER 11,000 MILES) AND HAD OIL CHANGE AND WINDSHIELD WIPER CHANGED FOR A TRIP I WAS TAKING. I TURNED THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER ON DUE TO THE RAIN AND THE BLADE FLEW OFF , PERMANELTY SCRATCHING MY REAR WINDOW. DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT THIER FAULT SO MUST BE AN ISSUE WITH THE WIPER BLADE.
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I TURNED ON THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER. WHEN I LOOKED THE WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED.
ROOF RAIL COVERS HAVE REPEATEDLY BLOWN OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY FORD UNDER THE 3 YEAR/36K WARRANTY 3 TIMES ON MY VEHICLE, AND HAVE BLOWN OFF ON BOTH SIDES. THEY ARE ABOUT 5 FEET LONG PIECES OF PLASTIC, AND CERTAINLY PRESENT A HAZARD TO CARS ON THE HIGHWAY BEHIND ME WHEN THEY BLOW OFF. THE DESIGN APPEARS VERY POOR, AS THEY ARE SNAPPED INTO PLACE.
WHEN GEAR IS ENGAGED IN 'D' WITH ENGINE ON, VEHICLE MOVES WITHOUT FOOT ON THROTTLE. WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED TO STOP IT, THERE COMES A LOUD VIBRATION FROM THE ENGINE WHICH BECOMES NERVOUS AND TRIES TO DRAG VEHICLE FORWARD UNLESS GEAR IS PUT IN 'N' OR 'P'. IT HAPPENS ANYTIME VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WITH ENGINE RUNNING INCLUDING STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS. NO CHECK LIGHT ON DASHBOARD. PHENOMENON OBSERVED IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2019.
2017 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK ISSUE. *LD *TR
EXHAUST STILL ENTERING CABIN FOLLOWING FORD CORRECTIVE MEASURES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS SEEMINGLY ONGOING ISSUE USING THE CORRECTIVE MEASURES SPECIFIED ON THE MOST RECENT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (17NO3); HOWEVER, THE CARCINOGENS AND CARBON MONOXIDE PRODUCED BY THE EXHAUST ARE STILL ENTERING THE CABIN FOLLOWING ACCELERATION. AS WITH OTHER SERIOUS COMPLAINTS INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE, THE ODOR IS A DELAYED RESPONSE TO ACCELERATION, BUT VERY EVIDENT. AS NHTSA IS THE CONSUMER'S AVENUE FOR ASSISTANCE IN PROTECTING THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY, THIS ONGOING OPEN INVESTIGATION SHOULD RESULT IN CREATING PROVISIONS THAT DEMAND THIS COMPANY TAKE ETHICAL MEASURES IN PREVENTING TOXIC SUBSTANCES FROM ENTERING THEIR VEHICLES. THE OPEN NHTSA INVESTIGATION HAS ALREADY CONCLUDED, "FORD HAS ISSUED MULTIPLE TSBS RELATED TO THE EXHAUST ODOR ISSUE, AND IN SOME CASES REVISED THOSE DOCUMENTS MULTIPLE TIMES...". IF THE MANUFACTURER IS CONTINUOUSLY GENERATING NEW TECHNICAL BULLETINS, BUT COMPLAINTS ARE STILL BEING RAISED WITH MODELS AS OLD AS 2011, THE END RESULT IS THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT TAKING THESE INCIDENCES SERIOUSLY ENOUGH. FORD NEEDS TO BE FORCED INTO CORRECTING A DISASTROUS DESIGN IN THEIR EXHAUST SYSTEM AS THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT PRODUCING RESULTS NEEDED TO PROTECT CONSUMERS. PRACTICES SUCH AS REPROGRAMMING THE AIR HANDLING SYSTEM TO ALLOW FOR MORE "FRESH AIR" TO COME INTO THE CABIN WHEN ACCELERATING IS COUNTERINTUITIVE TO PREVENTING EXHAUST FROM ENTERING THE CABIN. MEASURES TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM THESE TOXINS SHOULD BE THE ONLY NHTSA CONCLUSION. THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE 2011, WITH NO CORRECTIVE CHANGE IN THE EXHAUST'S DESIGN IS ALSO CLEAR INDICATOR THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT INTERESTED IN TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY. FOR NOW, ROLLING WINDOWS DOWN DURING ACCELERATION IS THE ONLY MEASURE TO PROTECT AGAINST THESE TOXINS.
I PURCHASED A 2017 FORD EXPLORER WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 105H TIRES IN SEPT 2017. I ONLY HAVE 14400 MILES ON THESE TIRES. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INFLATED CORRECTLY, AND MAINTAINED. TODAY, MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE TIRES ARE SHREDDING. BASICALLY THE RUBBER IS PEELING OFF THE TIRE IN CHUNKS. FORD SAYS THEY DON'T WARRANTY TIRES, AND HANKOOK HAS THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT! WHAT A SAD DAY!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED INWARD WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY ON THE REAR WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT WINDOW INSTALLER (SAFE LIGHT) AT HIS EXPENSE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
THE TIRES ON MY FORD EXPLORER WE'RE COMPLETELY BALD WITH LESS THAN 14,000 MILES ON THEN. I DRIVE SLOW AND AM SAFE MINDED DRIVER. WHEN THE TIRES APPEARED TO BE CUT I TOOK THE EXPLORER BACK TO THE DEALER AND TWO OTHER TIRE DEALERS. ALL SAID THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD BECOME DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME TIRES ON THIS SAME VEHICLE ON HERE. FORD DID NOT WANT TO WARRANTY THE TIRES.
FORD EXPLORERS, SUCH AS MINE, ARE EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES, ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE TIRE MANUFACTURER HANKOOK. THIS TYPE OF TIRE PROVIDED BY FORD AND HANKOOK HAVE KNOWN ISSUES WITH THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND DURABILITY WHICH NOT ONLY IS A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF OWNERS SUCH AS MYSELF. MOREOVER, SIGNIFICANT FISCAL CONCERNS BASED UPON REPLACEMENT OF SUCH TIRES DUE TIRES DEVELOPING CRACKS, CRACKS, AND CHIPS IN TIRE SIDEWALL WHICH RESULTS IN RAPID LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE THAT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND INCREASE LIKELY OF AN ACCIDENT AND/OR SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. I HAVE PERSONALLY SENT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT DUE TO ISSUES WITH AFFECTED TIRE DAMAGE. HANKOOK MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR MANUFACTURING AND SELLING PRODUCTS WITH KNOWN DEFECTS. MY VEHICLE, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER, CURRENTLY HAS 26,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE TO REPLACE HANKOOK'S DEFECTIVE TIRES DUE AS A RESULT OF THE TIRES HAVING CHIPS, CRACKS, AND UNUSUAL ACCELERATED TREAD WEAR WHICH WAS NOT THE RESULT OF IMPROPER ALIGNMENT.
THERE IS AN EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN MAKING ME SICK, NAUSEA, HEADACHES, AND BURNING EYES. THE EXHAUST IS COMING IN THROUGH THE HEATING AND AIR SYSTEM AND IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN ACCELERATING AND WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. THE SMELL IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE WHEN THE HEAT IS ON. THE SMELL IS THE SAME WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE RECIRCULATE FEATURE IS ENABLED. TURNING OFF THE HEAT / AIR CONDITIONER SEEMS TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. IT IS DEFINITELY COMING INTO THE CABIN FROM THE HEAT AND A/C. I JUST LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND DISCOVERED ALL THE TALK ON THE INTERNET AND THAT FORD WAS OFFERING A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION" INSPECTION THAT ENDED ON 12/31/18 WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY RECENTLY DEVELOPED THIS PROBLEM AND WE HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION FROM FORD OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND THE INSPECTION / REPAIR.
THE LINES TO THE REAR CABIN HEATING AND COOLING STARTED LEAKING R134, SO THE WHOLE CAR IS LOSING AIR CONDITIONING SINCE IT ALL TIES TOGETHER. THE CAR IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD, AND IS HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS, WHICH SHOULD BE QUITE EMBARRASSING TO AN EXPERIENCED AUTO MAKER LIKE FORD. THIS IS SUPPOSEDLY BECAUSE THE CAR WAS IN COLORADO WHERE ROADS ARE SALTED IN THE WINTER, BUT THE LINES SHOULD BE ALUMINUM, SO THEY SHOULDN'T CORRODE FROM SALT.
GOT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW. HAVE SMELLED STRONG EXHAUST SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN.
AFTER THE 2017 FORD EXPLORER SPORT WAS STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS BLANK, THE CLIMATE WOULD NOT WORK, THE WIPERS, BLINKERS, WINDOWS, ETC. WOULD NOT OPERATE. I TRIED RESTARTING THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WOULD CORRECT ITSELF AND IT DID NOT. I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ASKED ME TO DROP IT OFF. IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN AND I COULD BARELY SEE TO DRIVE SINCE THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. I COULD NOT BLINKER TO TURN. THANKFULLY, I ONLY HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT A MILE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE CAR HAS ONLY 21,000 MILES ON IT. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS NOT THE FIRST ISSUE WITH THIS BRAND NEW EXPLORER. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES BECAUSE IT HAD CORRODED. THE TIRES ARE ALL TEARING. I REALLY LIKE THE VEHICLE, JUST ASHAME THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT BUILT WITH QUALITY MATERIALS. I PAID 46,000 FOR WHAT I CONSIDER A LUXURY VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THIS IS ALL UNDER WARRANTY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER EXPERIENCED DIZZINESS, HEADACHES, AND FELT AS IF THEY WOULD LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CIOCCA FORD OF QUAKERTOWN (321 S WEST END BLVD, QUAKERTOWN, PA 18951, (215) 536-8600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK. THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND MUFFLER WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.
CARBON MONOXIDE PRESENCE IN VEHICLE. REPEATEDLY TOOK IT TO THE SHOP STILL NO FIX, HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN PROBLEM PERSISTS CHANGE THE TIMING COVER PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE AT FIRST STARTUP, WHILE DRIVING LOCAL STREET AND FREEWAYS, PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE MY KIDS ARE GETTING SICK AND CONSTANT HEADACHE
MY 2017 EXPLORER LIMITED (11042 MILES DRIVEN SINCE NEW AS OF TODAY ) AND PURCHASED NEW DECEMBER 2017 FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES, ARE VIBRATING AT ALL SPEEDS AND WON`T HOLD AIR PRESSURE LONGER THAN TWO WEEKS. DURING INSPECTION, MINUTE HAIRLINE CRACKS WERE DETECTED ON ALL 4 TIRES. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCES NOT EXCEEDING 50 MILES RADIUS. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AT 5000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPUTABLE SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES ASAP. THIS TIRES SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASAP.
ENGINE OIL LEAKING BETWEEN OIL FILTER AND FILTER ADAPTER ASSY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OC WELCH FORD ON DEC. 28TH 2018 FOR REPAIR FOR FIRST TIME. THE FILTER THEN BEGAN TO SLOW LEAK OIL AND THE VEHICLE AGAIN WAS TAKEN TO OC WELCH FORD ON JAN.18TH 2019. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE ADAPTER ASSY HAS EITHER A HAIRLINE CRACK OR WAS MACHINED OUT OF SPECS. OC WELCH FORD ORDERED THE ADAPTER ASSY. CURRENTLY PENDING NOTIFICATION FROM THE DEALER WHEN REPAIR IS COMPLETE.
OIL LEAK AROUND TURBO AT EXHAUST. COULD BE RELATED TO THE NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL # 16V925000 AS THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME 3.5L GTDI ENGINE AND SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED DURING THE TIME FRAME OF THE 2017 FORD EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES EFFECTED.
LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED STEERING WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION, AND DURING TURNING
CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK SINCE NEW . MY SON WILL HAVE HEADACHES AND BE NAUSEOUS WHEN WE TAKE LONGER CAR RIDES OR HARD ACCELERATION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, THERE WAS AN INTENSE ODOR OF FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS HAD TO BE ROLLED DOWN IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PUENTE HILLS FORD (17340 GALES AVENUE, CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA 91748) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRE CHIPPING/PEELING AT 5000 MILES. FRONT TWO TIRES WORSE THAN REAR. ROTATED TIRES AND REPLACED THE TWO THAT WERE ON THE FRONT THROUGH THE DEALER. NOW THE THE TIRES HAVE FRONT TIRES HAVE 10,000 MILES AND ARE CHIPPING/PEELING.
OEM HANKOOK TIRES ON 2017 FORD EXPLORER: WITH LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON MY 2017 EXPLORER, IT BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE AT MUCH LOWER SPEEDS THAN WHEN NEW. THE TIRES ARE OEM, HANKOOK, VENTUS S1 NOBLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO FUGATE FORD, WHO SAID THEY RECENTLY PROCESSED TWO OTHER VEHICLES WITH BAD HANKOOK TIRES. ON CLOSER INSPECTION WITH DOUG AT FUGATE, YOU COULD SEE THE TIRE TREAD WAS RIPPING AWAY FROM ITSELF ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. FUGATE TOOK PICTURES AND PHONED HANKOOK. FUGATE CALLED ME TO SAY THAT BECAUSE THE TIRES HAD 6/32 TREAD REMAINING, THEY WOULD NOT PROCESS THE CLAIM. HANKOOK NEEDED THE TREAD WEAR TO BE 4/32 OR LESS. IN MY VIEW, THAT'S RIDICULOUS... THESE HANKOOK TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE, WHETHER AT 6/32 OR 4/32. TODAY, I HAD ALL FOUR DEFECTIVE TIRES REPLACED.
I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY IN THE RIGHT LANE AT 55 MPH, WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS TO MY LEFT AND BEHIND ME. I CHANGED THE RADIO STATION AND A WARNING SUDDENLY APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD STATING "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK". I FELT THE CAR BECOMING SLUGGISH AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, BUT HAD NO TURN SIGNAL TO WARN THE TRUCK BEHIND ME. HE NARROWLY MISSED ME AS I PULLED OFF. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP I REALIZED THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF, AS IF I HAD HIT THE IGNITION SWITCH. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SWITCHED ON THE IGNITION. I COULD NOT BELIEVE I HAD INADVERTENTLY TURNED THE CAR OFF, BUT ASSUMED I MUST HAVE, WHILE CHANGING THE RADIO. YESTERDAY, JAN 32, 2018, MY VEHICLE LOST A SERPENTINE BELT AND I LOST POWER. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ASKED IF I SAW A WARNING THAT SAID "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK" BEFORE I LOST POWER. HE SAID HE HAD BEEN HEARING THAT FROM MANY FORD EXPLORER DRIVERS LATELY - THAT THEIR VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS RUNNING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE USING THE RADIO. I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH MY LOCAL FORD DEALER, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, AS I AM NOW FINDING OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE IN ONLINE FORD FORUMS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTONATION FORD SCOTTSDALE AT (480) 630-2827 (LOCATED AT 8555 E FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BLVD, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
EXHAUST FUMES LEAKING IN TO THE CAB OF THE SUV. CAUSES A ROTTEN EGG SMELL, AND HAS LEFT MY SON AND I NAUSEOUS MANY TIMES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DELACY FORD (3061 TRANSIT RD, ELMA, NY 14059, (716) 668-1200) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STARTED AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TT*JB
CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK . MY DAUGHTER WILL HAVE HEADACHES AND BE NAUSEOUS WHEN WE TAKE LONGER CAR RIDES. I HAVE ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM/REACTION
TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES, SIZE: 255/50R20. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATED ON THREE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROSSROADS FORD OF KERNERSVILLE, INC (1330 NC-66, KERNERSVILLE, NC 27284, 877-331-8058) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES HAD FRACTURED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. THE DOT NUMBER IS 5MNC1AH2416 FOR THE THREE TIRES. *TR
2017 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 105H TIRES, SIZE: 255/50R20. CHUNKS AND PIECES OF THE RUBBER ARE DETACHING, PEELING, AND FLAKING FROM THE TIRE TREAD SURFACE. THE TIRES HAVE 13,100 MILES ON THEM. THEY ARE OEM FROM FORD. THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FORD COMPLAINT WEB SITES. DOT DATE IS (1416) THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT.
REAR WINDOW SHATTERED ON 2017 FORD EXPLORER. CAR WAS SITTING IN A CLOSED GARAGE, 10PM TEMP WAS 40 DEGREES. CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN ONE HOUR PRIOR TO GET GAS AND NO ISSUES. I HAD JUST CLEANED THE REAR WINDOW WITH A WINDOW WASHER PRIOR.
WHILE GETTING IN THE PARKED CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER CLOSING DRIVER SIDE DOOR , REAR TAILGATE WINDOW EXPLODED . SOUNDING LIKE A GUNSHOT.
TOOK EXPLORER TO THE DEALERSHIP. FOR THE ROTTEN EGGS SMELL FOR THE SECOND TIME AS WELL AS ANOTHER ISSUE. THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE EXHAUST SMELL AND WHEN QUESTION A SECOND TIME THEY STATED IT WAS DRIVEN AND THE COULD NOT SMELL IT. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE EXPLORER UNTIL IT GOT WORSE AND THEN BRING IT BACK IN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. FORD IS KNOWINGLY ALLOWING DEALERSHIPS TO PLACE DEFECTIVE EXPLORERS BACK ON THE STREET. PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT WITH THIS EXHAUST PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SINCE I NEED TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE, OR PASS-OUT AND WRECK THE EXPLORER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS IDLING, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. LATER, WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO FEEL ILL WITH SYMPTOMS THAT INCLUDED BECOMING DISORIENTED, DROWSINESS, NAUSEA, AND FINGER NUMBNESS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (PACKYWEBB FORD, 1815 OGDEN AVE, DOWNERS GROVE, IL), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN FEBRUARY OF 2018 PER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER SERVICE CAMPAIGN RELATED TO CARBON MONOXIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
THE EXHAUST EMITS FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE IS SMOKE BLOWING OUT FROM THE EXHAUST.
I LEASE A2017 FORD EXPLORER SPORT WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 20,000 MILES. I WENT TO FLOOD FORD DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS ADVISED MY HANKOOK TIRES WERE WEARING RAPIDLY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE CERTAIN TIRES. I INQUIRED DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING UNDER WARRANTY IF THEY WOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY CONTACTED HANKOOK AND THEY WOULD ONLY GIVE ME 500 DOLLARS TOWARDS A NEW SET. I FEEL THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR ME THE CONSUMER DUE TO THE FACT HANKOOK ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE2 (EXCLUDED FROM RECALL) ARE WEARING EXTRAORDINARY FAST AND THE RUBBER IS STARTING TO PULL APART, FLAKE AWAY. CHUCKS OF RUBBER ARE COMING OFF OF THE TIRE AND LEAVING HOLES THAT APPEAR TO BE ABOUT 1/4 INCH DEEP . THIS WILL BE OUR SECOND SET OF TIRES WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES.
MANUFACTURER: FORD MOTOR COMPANY , HANKOOK TIRE AMERICA CORP. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NO. (VIN): [XXX] SUMMARY: PURCHASED 2017 FORD EXPLORER OCTOBER 2017 WITH ORIGINAL HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE2 255/50R20 105H TIRES. HAVE 28,000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN ROTATED AT EACH OIL CHANGE; HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING LOW AIR PRESSURE READINGS, EXTREME TREADWEAR AND 1EA TIRE FAILURE (SEPARATION (WHILE IN MOTION)). ...THIS IS ANOTHER DANGEROUS ISSUE SIMILAR TO THE FIRESTONE DISASTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE KEYLESS ENTRY PAD ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR FRACTURED AND FELL OFF INTO TRAFFIC. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE 'LIFTGATE AJAR' MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A NEARBY FUEL STATION AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BY APPLYING MASKING TAPE TO RE-ATTACH THE KEYLESS ENTRY PAD TO THE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL WIRES WERE EXPOSED IN THE PROCESS. SUPREME FORD OF SLIDELL (400 EAST HOWZE BEACH ROAD, SLIDELL, LOUISIANA 70461, (877) 836-8413) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE WARRANTY COVERAGE EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
2017 FORD EXPLORER SPORT AWD HAD THE COURTESY SERVICE FOR THE EXHAUST BULLETIN DONE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY FIXED BECAUSE THE CAR STILL SMELLS OF EXHAUST WHEN I ACCELERATE HARD. TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY ON RAMPS COMES TO MIND. OR IF ACCELERATE HARD FROM A STOP LIGHT IN THE CITY. PRETTY MUCH HAVE TO LOWER THE WINDOWS. DEALERS ARE USELESS THEY JUST CLAIM THE VEHICLES ARE SAFE. HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE PURCHASED NEW.
2017 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. BASICALLY THE ORIGINAL HANKOOK VENTUS TIRES THAT CAME ON THE CAR HAVE WORN INCREDIBLY FAST. 15000 CURRENTLY AND THEY ARE ALMOST BALD ON THE EDGES. DEALER CLAIMED THAT ALIGNMENT WAS FINE. TIRES ALWAYS INFLATED AND ROTATED. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THESE TIRE ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR THIS SIZE VEHICLE. FORD HOPES THAT CONSUMERS ARE STUPID AND JUST BUY NEW TIRES. THESE TIRES WILL GET PEOPLE KILLED. FORD SHOULD NOT USE THESE TIRES. ACTUALLY COME TO THINK OF IT MY 2018 VW GTI HAS THE SAME TIRES AND I HAD A SIDEWALL FAIL WITHIN 300 MILES OF PURCHASING. HANKOOK IS GARBAGE!!!!!!
TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAS 23,000 AND THE FRONT HANKOOK TIRES ARE BALD AND FLAKING OFF.
CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK INTO VEHICLE. CAR HAS FOUL ODOR THAT PERMEATES THROUGH THE CAR WHEN DRIVING. ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SEEMS TO BE ONLY WHEN THE A/C IS IN RECIRCULATION MODE
PURCHASED 2017 FORD EXPLORER FEBRUARY 2017 WITH ORIGINAL HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE2 255/50R20 105H TIRES. HAVE 20,000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN ROTATED AT EACH OIL CHANGE; HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING LOW AIR PRESSURE READINGS, CHIPPING ON TIRES, AND EXTREME TREADWEAR. DEALER SUGGESTED TO CONTACT HANKOOK DIRECTLY BECAUSE OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES. MANY ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT HANKOOK CUSTOMER SERVICE HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL...THIS IS ANOTHER DANGEROUS ISSUE SIMILAR TO THE FIRESTONE DISASTER.
AS I WAS REVERSING I PLACED THE VEHICLE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCASSIONS THE EXHAUST HAS BLOWN SMOKE AND THE VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE FUMES AFTER TURNING IT ON.
BOUGHT MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER BRAND NEW AND IT HAD BEEN FINE UNTIL 3 MONTHS AGO WHEN WE STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE INSIDE OF THE CABIN. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE TURN ON THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH THE AC OR REGULAR AIR TURNED ON BLOWING THROUGH THE VENTS. IN TWO MINUTES OR SO THE SMELL IS GONE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, REPLACED THE CABIN FILTER BUT SMELL REMAINS. TOOK IT AGAIN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THEY ALSO SAID IT WASN'T CO2 OR AC GAS BECAUSE BOTH OF THOSE I SUPPOSEDLY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SMELL AS THEY HAVE NO ODOR. AS FAR AS I KNOW, CO2 SMELLS LIKE SMOKE THOUGH!! IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER TO BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE OF CO2 COMPLAINTS IN THE CABIN, BUT APPARENTLY THAT WAS ACTUALLY WHEN MY CAR DIDN'T HAVE ANY SMELL... ANYWAYS, AFTER SEEING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE I DECIDED TO REGISTER MINE HERE AS WELL. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO OR WHAT STEPS TO TAKE...
TAKATA RECAL MY EXPLORER CAB IS FILLING WITH EXHAUST FUMES. MAKES ME DIZZY LIGHT HEADED AND NAUSEOUS PAYING FOR A VEHICLE I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE.
EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN WHEN IN MOTION
TAKEN BACK TO DEALER FOR ROTTEN EGG SMELL THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME AFTER ALL THEY DID WAS INSPECT PER THE TECH BULLETIN AND REPROGRAMMED AC UNIT,(STILL HAVE SMELL WHILE UNDER MEDIUM ACCELERATION ) ALSO WHISTLING COMING FROM INTAKE SIDE OF MOTOR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, AN ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HAVE A SEVERE HEADACHE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRANDON FORD (LOCATED AT 9090 E ADAMO DR, TAMPA, FL 33619, (813) 246-3673) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RYE FORD (1151 BOSTON POST RD, RYE, NY 10580, (914)-967-6300) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE WARRANTIES WERE EXPIRED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
EXHAUST LEAKING INTO CAB OF POLICE PACKAGE EXPLORER VEHICLE. SPRING OF 2018, SEALS OF MY EXPLORER WERE REPLACED. SEPT 2018, I FELT SICK, PULLED OVER AND PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING EXPLORER. NEXT WEEK, DIFFERENT FORD DEALER LOCATED ADDITIONAL MISSED SEALS AND REPLACED ONES PREVIOUSLY REPLACED.
AFTER A HARD ACCELERATION, SULFUR SMELL TAKES OVER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE PERFORMED THE RECALL ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE SMELL IS STILL IN MY VEHICLE. I'VE CALLED THE FORD LINE ALSO. NO HELP FROM THEM. THEY TOLD ME TO DEAL WITH THE DEALERSHIP.
I PURCHASED MY FORD EXPLORER 2017, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016, I HAVE RETURNED BACK TO THE DEALER MORE THAN 10 TIMES LESS THAN A 2 YEAR PERIOD. MY FIRST PROBLEM WAS THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GET ENOUGH SPEED, UNLESS I HIT THE GAS 2 OIR 3 TIMES, THE DEALER CAME IT WASN'T A PROBLEM UNTIL THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THAN I WAS TOLD IT WAS A RECALL ON IT, BUT WHEN I CHECK, THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VIN. I HAVE 5 BATTERIES SINCE I HAD THE TRUCK, I ASK THEM WHAT IS CAUSING THIS, I NEVER GET A RESPONSE. MY AC/HEAT WENT OUT, I TOLD THEM, I NOTICE SOMETHING COMING IN THROUGH THE VENTS. I INFORMED THE DEALER'S REPAIR DEPARTMENT THAT IT SMELLED LIKE A ROTTEN EGG OR JUST LOOK LIKE AIR COMING IN THE VENTS. I NEVER GOT AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. I TRIED CALLING FORD CORPORATE OFFICE, BUT KNOW ONE NEVER RETURNED MY CALL.
2017 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 105H TIRES, SIZE: 255/50R20. TIRES, CHUNKS AND PIECES OF THE RUBBER DETACHED FROM THE TIRES. CALLED MALLOY FORD IN WINCHESTER VA AND SAID NEEDED TO CONTACT A HANKOOK DEALER NO ONE WILL HELP AND ACCORDING TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY THAT COMES WITH NEW CAR WOULD ONLY COVER SIXTY PERCENT OF THE TIRE REPLACEMENT AFTER 12,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 21,500 WITH 6/32 THREAD. FORD HAS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND DOING NOTHING TO HELP EITHER IS HANKOOK . TIRES ARE A ROAD HAZARD AND COULD BLOW OUT AND CAUSE A ACCIDENT THIS NEEDS INVESTIGATED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PAUL MURREY FORD INC (LOCATED AT 1105 E MULBERRY ST, KAUFMAN, TX 75142, (972) 962-2151) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ADJUSTMENT NEEDED TO BE MADE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE ISSUE WOULD BE ESCALATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
TRIM PIECES ON EITHER SIDE OF FRONT WINDSHIELD FLEW OFF WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. BOTH SIDES CAME DETACHED DURING TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS ABOUT A MONTH APART FROM EACH OTHER. DURING ONE INCIDENT (07/27/18) THE TRIM PIECE FLEW OFF OF MY CAR AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THEIR FRONT WINDSHIELD. DURING THE OTHER INCIDENT (08/08/18), THE TRIM PIECE CAUSED A CAR BEHIND ME TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE DEBRIS WHICH IS DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED A MUCH WORSE ACCIDENT.
MY FATHER IN LAW BECAME CONCERNED AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR NEW 2017 FORD EXPLORER BECAUSE SOMEONE HE KNOWS HAD SEVERE HEALTH ISSUES FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM HER FORD EXPLORER. HE URGED US TO PURCHASE A CO DETECTOR. I GOT ONLINE AND READ ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR AND DECIDED THIS WAS PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA. WE INSTALLED THE CO DETECTOR AND IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR IT TO START GOING OFF. WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH OUR DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE "COURTESY SERVICE" THAT FORD RECOMMENDS FOR PEACE OF MIND. WE CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE DETECTOR GOING OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. MY WIFE ALSO COMPLAINS OF HEADACHES AND FATIQUE OFTEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR ANY DISTANCE. BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR ANOTHER SERVICE YESTERDAY AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IN THE REAR, PASSENGER DOOR WHICH WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. TOOK THE CAR HOME, AND TWO HOURS LATER THE DETECTOR WENT OFF AGAIN. STILL NOT FIXED. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY AND WOULD LIKE FORD TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FOR GOOD. THANK YOU.
I HAVE A TERRIBLE EXHAUST ODOR THAT ENTERS THE CAB OF MY CAR UPON ACCELERATION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, AN EXHAUST ODOR ENTERED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOWS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED BILL ESTES FORD (450 E NORTHFIELD DR, BROWNSBURG, IN 46112, (866) 495-8611) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
CAR WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY IN A MOSTLY-SHADED SPOT. 78 F DEGREE DAY. NO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. FOUND REAR WINDOW HAD EXPLODED/SHATTERED. WINDOW BOWED OUTWARD AS IF PRESSURE CAME FROM INSIDE THE CAR OR FROM THE EDGES OF THE WINDOW. NO PRIOR DAMAGE OR ISSUES WITH REAR WINDOW PRIOR TO THIS. POLICE CAME TO SCENE AND DREW SAME CONCLUSION THAT WINDOW HAD EXPLODED/SHATTERED AND MUST BE RESULT OF A DEFECT. A HOLE WAS PRESENT AND THE ENTER WINDOW HAD SHATTER PATTERNS, INCLUDING ALL AROUND THE EDGES. THANKFULLY, WE WERE NOT DRIVING OR IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPENED, OR IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY TO PASSENGERS OR A CAR BEHIND ME.
OUR FIRST ROAD TRIP IN THIS VEHICLE WAS NOVEMBER 23, 2017. WE DROVE ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH TO GALVESTON, TX. ON THE WAY BACK HOME, I WAS DRIVING , WHEN WE GOT TO ABOUT HOUSTON, I TOLD MY HUSBAND I NEEDED TO PULL OVER AND LET HIM DRIVE, AS I DIDN'T FEEL GOOD AND FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO PASS OUT. HE DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY BACK HOME. I WAS THINKING MAYBE I WAS GETTING SICK OR COMING DOWN WITH SOME KIND OF BUG. I JUST FELT ALWAYS DIZZY AND LIGHT HEADED. I STARTED TO GET A STRANGE FEELING MY HEAD, A STRANGE TIGHTNESS'I THEN GOT CONCERNED. I WENT TO MY DOCTOR ON DECEMBER 27 TO FIND OUT WHAT HE THOUGHT IT MAY BE. I JUST FELT SO WEIRD AND FUNNY. I CONTINUE TO GO THROUGHOUT JANUARY AND MY DOCTOR TELLING ME I NEEDED TO GET A MRI ON MY BRAIN BECAUSE I COULDN'T SHAKE WHATEVER I HAD. THE STRANGE FEELING OF DIZZINESS WAS ALWAYS THERE. I TOOK OFF MANY DAYS FROM WORK AS I WOULD START TO DRIVE INTO WORK ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY AND KEPT FEELING SO DIZZY THAT I COULDN'T DRIVE. I KEPT TELLING MY DOCTOR WHEN I WAS IN MY CAR DRIVING THAT I FELT THE WORSE. I THOUGHT PERHAPS IT WAS SOME KIND OF MOTION TYPE OF SICKNESS LIKE VERTIGO. HE TESTED ME FOR MANY THINGS LIKE THAT AND AFTER MY MRI CAME BACK FINE'I STILL WAS HAVING ISSUES. AFTER MANY TESTS, MEDICINES AND ALL AND NEVER FINDING ANYTHING THAT WOULD MAKE IT BETTER, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I JUST KNEW I HAD FELT WEIRD AND DIZZY SINCE OUR ROAD TRIP TO GALVESTON. I HAD NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE UNTIL A FRIEND OF MINE AND I WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS WEIRD FEELING I KEPT HAVING. SHE TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT TESTED. MYSELF AND MY FAMILY HAVE BEEN SMELLING A SMELL EVERY TIME I WOULD DRIVE. I TOOK MY CAR IN MAY 8TH, 2018 TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GUESS WHAT'..IT HAS A FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE PROGRAM 17N03 ON THE CARBON MONOXIDE! THEY SAY THEY WANT TO FIX THE ISSUE THAT REALLY ISN'T AN ISSUE?!
HANKOOK TIRES (255/50R20 105H VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2) THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE ARE SHOWING UNUSUAL CRACKING AND CHIPPING. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 11,400 MILES AND IS DRIVEN ABOUT 5 MILES PER DAY AND MOSTLY IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE/TIRE ROTATION AND SERVICE TECHNICIAN WARNED ME THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING AND CHIPPING. EACH TIRE HAS VISIBLE CHUNKS COMING OUT OF THE TREADS. I CALLED FORD AND HANKOOK TODAY AND REPORTED THIS PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE TO WAIT A FULL WEEK FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THIS INSPECTED. OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND IT IS VERY CONCERNING THAT FORD/HANKOOK HASN'T TAKEN ACTION TO RECALL AND REPLACE THESE TIRES. HTTPS://WWW.EXPLORERFORUM.COM/FORUMS/INDEX.PHP?THREADS/TREADWEAR-ISSUE-WITH-VENTUS-S1-NOBLE-2-HANKOOKS.457805/
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING AND IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN MAKING TURNS. AFTER STALLING IT STARTS BUCKING AND I HAVE TO PRESS GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO GET A RESPONSE.
I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT AT THE MALL WITH MY BABY GIRL. I STARTED THE CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE WHEN I REALIZED MY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS OFF. I COULDN'T SEE MY SPEED LIMIT, BLINKERS, FUEL GAUGE, ETC... NOTHING WAS ON. I PANICKED AND PULLED OVER AS SOON AS IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR ME TO DO SO. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, THEN STARTED IT BACK UP, AND STILL NOTHING IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I THEN SHUT OFF ENGINE AGAIN, EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND PROCEEDED TO LOCK THE CAR. AT THIS POINT I HEARD EVERYTHING SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND SO I GOT BACK IN AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. IT WORKED OKAY AFTER THAT.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND SOUNDING DIFFERENT. THE VIBRATIONS KEPT GETTING WORSE. THEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND MY SPEED WAS GOING DOWN. I COULDN'T GET MY SUV TO GET ANY SPEED AT ALL IT GOT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ZERO MPH AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. THE LIGHT ON MY DASH SAID TERRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FAILURE. LUCKILY THERE WEREN'T ANY CARS BEHIND ME AS IT WAS AT NIGHT TIME. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND TRIED TO RESTART THE COMPUTER WITH NO LUCK. THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO RECYCLE THE KEY AND TRY AGAIN. MY CAR IS PUSH BUTTON START SO THAT WASN'T AN OPTION. I THEN LOOKED ON GOOGLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND SAW THERE WERE MULTIPLE ISSUES FROM MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT HAD THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY HAD WENT BAD. MY SUV ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND ACCELERATING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL EXHAUST ODOR SEEPING INTO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (ENNIS FORD, INC, 900 N INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 45, ENNIS, TX 75119, (972) 875-90670) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VENTS NEAR THE REAR WHEEL HOUSING NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOLES IN THE VEHICLE WERE TAPED AND A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS15355086. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THREE DIFFERENT TIMES IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED OR WHILE BEGINNING TO START CRUISE CONTROL AT AN ACCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED.
FSA TITLE CARBON MONOXIDE CONCERNS #17N03 SMELL EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND AT WARM UP, ROADSIDE STOP SIGNS, STOP LIGHTS AND BACK UP TRAFFIC IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE RAPIDLY DEFLATED. INSTALLED THE FACTORY SPARE TIRE. NOTED A 2" LONG SLICE ACROSS THE TREAD OF THE TIRE. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT PUNCTURED. THE TIRE FAILED. THE OTHER 3 TIRES WERE IN SIMILAR CONDITION. YOU COULD PICK PIECES OF RUBBER OUT OF THE TIRE WITH YOUR BARE HANDS. TIRES ARE 1 YEAR OLD AND HAD 20,000 MILES ON THEM. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH THE HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES, SIZE: 255/50R20. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED A $196 CREDIT PER TIRE FOR A TIRE OF MY CHOICE. I HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR. IT THE FAILED TIRE HAD BEEN ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND OPERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
I HAVE A 2017 FORD EXPLORER WITH 5500 MILES AND NOTICED THE TIRES ARE HAVING UNEVEN WEAR THEY ARE HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 IN 255/50/20 5MN1AH 1316 THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THESE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY/ TIRE WARRANTY AS IT STATES FROM 1 MILE TO 12K MILES IT IS COVERED 100% IN THE MANUAL AND HANKOOK WANTS TO PRO RATE THE TIRES FOR A DEFECT THAT IS CAUSED MY THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS SHAME ON THEM
EXPLORER HAS LESS THAN 11000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR, UNDER MILD TO HEAVY ACCELERATION, SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS FEELS THE CABIN. AFTER DRIVING FOR 20-30 MIN MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 10 START TO EXPERIENCE FATIGUE, HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. BE CONCERNED ABOUT CO2 POISONING I HAVE BOUGHT AN AFTER MARKET DETECTOR WHICH HAS NOT, ALARMED. THE SMELL HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN STRONGER AND STRONGER AS THE CAR INCREASES IN MILEAGE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 8/8/18 AND THEY WANT TO ASK ABOUT IN CABIN AIR FILTERS, LIKE THAT FILTERS OUT EXHAUST GAS. LAUGHABLE AT BEST. THEN AGAIN AS A FIREFIGHTER WILL TELL YOU IF YOU SMELL SMOKE THERE IS FIRE.
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING ACCELERATED, A STRONG ODOR OF SULFUR OR "ROTTEN EGGS" CONSUMES THE CABIN OF THE SUV. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHEN THE AIR SYSTEM IS IN ALL MODES, INCLUDING WHEN TURNED OFF. IT IS APPARENT THAT EXHAUST FUMES ARE ENTERING THE CABIN WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ENDANGERING ALL PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE HAS SPENT TWO WEEKS AT A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON THIS ISSUE (REPROGRAMMED CLIMATE CONTROL, REAR SEAL CORRECTED) HOWEVER THE PROBLEM REMAINS AND HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. HEALTH CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ENDURED WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGERS DUE TO TOXICITY OF EXHAUST FUMES.
FORD EXPLORER EXHAUST---- WE CONTINUE TO HAVE NAUSEA, DIZZINESS,HEADACHES AND AT TIMES EXTREME SLEEPINESS. A FEW MONTHS AGO FORD SENT US A SAFETY NOTICE, STATING THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THEY STATED THIS WOULD FIX EXHAUST GASES ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THIS RE-PROGRAMING HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE EXHAUST SMELLS IN THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON ACCELERATION. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, HEADACHES, SLEEPINESS, AND SOMETIMES PERIODS OF CONFUSION.
ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME WITH TRUCK VERTUS S1NOBLE2 255/50 R20 105 H ARE WORN OUT AFTER 15000 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING..TREAD IS AT A MINIMUM AND TIRES LOOK WEAK ON SIDE WALLS...STARTING TO CRACK. TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 15000 MI
FAMILY HAS BEEN HAVING NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS AFTER SMELLING SEVERE EXHAUST IN THE CAB OF OUR VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 H452 TIRES, SIZE: 255/50R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CHUNKS AND PIECES OF THE RUBBER DETACHED FROM THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUPERIOR FORD (4303 LA-19, ZACHARY, LA 70791, 225-654-2611) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY COVER SIXTY PERCENT OF THE TIRE REPLACEMENT AFTER 12,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,200.
SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILURE RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE AND UNUSABLE CONDITION IN WHICH THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN. DASH ALERTS BEGAN TO GO OFF, AND THE STEERING WAS STILL USABLE. NEXT TIME THE CAR WAS STARTED THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER OPERATING AND SEVERAL ADDITIONAL DASH WARNING INDICATORS WERE GOING OFF.
2017 FORD EXPLORER SPORT WITH HANKOOK 255/50R20 105H VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES ARE CHIPPING/CUTTING AND WEARING PREMATURELY. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 12,500 MILES.
MOLDINGS FLY OUT WHILE DRIVING. REPLACED THEM ONCE ALREADY. SECOND TIME IT FLEW OUT HIT ANOTHER CAR.
MY EXPLORER SPORT WITH TURBO HAS A RECURRING OIL LEAK THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR A FEW TIMES. I CAN SMELL OIL BURNING WITHIN MINUTES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THERE ARE OIL STAINS ON OUR GARAGE FLOOR. MY CONCERN IS THAT OIL MAY BE LEAKING ONTO HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 WEEKS CUMULATIVELY AND I BELIEVE THIS IS PART OF A BIGGER PROBLEM. THE GM TOLD ME TODAY THAT HE BELIEVES THIS IS A FREAK OCCURRENCE, BUT IN SPEAKING WITH A FRIEND OF MINE WHOSE HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC ON FORDS, HE SAID THE FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE, BUT HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL, YET. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. I JUST KNOW THAT I'M PAYING FOR A VEHICLE THAT I CAN'T DRIVE AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO REPAIR IT WHICH IS VERY CONCERNING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS STRUCTURALLY UNSTABLE AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN GOING IN THE LEFT DIRECTION OR WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE A SHARP TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEBBER FAMILY MOTORS (1389 WENNER RD, DETROIT LAKES, MN) WHERE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BOLTS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT WERE TIGHTENED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. *TT
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40-50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, TRAFFIC STOPPED ABRUPTLY, COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM WITH BRAKE SUPPORT DID NOT ACTIVATE, DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A HARD STOP, BRAKES ENGAGED AT INITIAL PUSH OF THE PEDAL THEN BECAME UNRESPONSIVE REGARDLESS OF FORCE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL, VEHICLE REAR-END ANOTHER VEHICLE, AIR-BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SOS POST-CRASH ALERT SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE, 911 ASSIST DID NOT ACTIVATE.
VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO SAWGRASS FORD AS THERE IS A BAD SMELL OF SULPHUR/ROTTEN EGGS. DEALER CONDUCTED VOLUNTARY RECALL. HAVE BEEN BACK SEVERAL TIMES SINCE JANUARY 2018 WITH SAME ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE IS MAKING ME SICK!
UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT WHILE IN PARK - ALSO NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION WHEN SLOWING DOWN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT DETECTED EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (BILL CLOUGH FORD INC., 227 US-13, WINDSOR, NC 27983, (252) 794-4176) CONFIRMED THE EXHAUST FAILURE AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE THE NEXT TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,800.
EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN UPON ACCELERATION. MY VEHICLE ALREADY HAD THE FORD RECOMMENDED REPAIR AT THE DEALER WHICH DID NOTHING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS WORSE NOW THAN WHEN IT STARTED. MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES. I SAW THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION REPORT ON THE NEWS THIS MORNING AND WANTED TO ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE ON A ROAD TRIP, THE PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE SUFFERED FROM SEVERE HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD LINCOLN OF FRANKLIN (1129 MURFREESBORO RD, FRANKLIN, TN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE RESEALED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000.
I HAVE ENCOUNTERED TOO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE, MY BIGGEST ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS HAVING A "FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL" ISSUE. THERE WERE A FEW TIMES LAST WINTER, AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT STATIONARY AND WARM UP , THAT I COULDN'T "STAY AWAKE" WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY. IT HAPPENED ONCE, TWICE, THEN CONTINUED, AND IT BECAME APPARENT IT WAS THE VEHICLE, NOT ME, THAT WAS CAUSING THIS. IT CAN BE BEST DESCRIBED AS THE SENSATION RIGHT BEFORE BEING PUT UNDER FOR A MEDICAL PROCEDURE. I WOULD THEN COME OUT OF THIS UNCONCIOUS STATE IN POTENTLALLY DEADLY DRIVING SITUATIONS. I ALSO NOTICED THAT MY DOG WAS BEING AFFECTED AT THE SAME TIME. I COULD SEE HIM GETTING ANXIOUS NEXT TO ME, AND THEN HAVE WHAT LOOKED LIKE A PANIC ATTACK UNTIL I PUT THE WINDOW DOWN. HE WOULD KEEP HIS HEAD OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE FOR A MAJORITY OF THE RIDE. I BASICALLY STOPPED USING THE HEATER. AT THE SAME TIME, THE BATTERY KEPT DYING, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN AND GO INTO A "BATTERY SAFE" MODE, AND IT NEEDED TO BE JUMPED EVERY OTHER TRIP. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY BASICALLY SAID THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM, BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS, AND WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY GOT IN. I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM. THIS IS MY 3RD AND LAST LEASE WITH FORD, MY PREVIOUS 2 EDGES BOTH HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES, INCLUDING LOOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. NOW, I'M IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, AND THEY WON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I WANT OUT OF MY LEASE, BUT IN MY EXPERIENCE WITH FORD, THE CONSUMER LOOSES EVERY TIME. CAN'T FIGHT THEM IF THEY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I'M PRAYING FOR MY LIFE, AND OTHER DRIVERS LIVES THAT SOMETHING GET RESOLVED QUICKLY BEFORE SOMEONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE. DOESN'T SEEM FAIR THAT THE CONSUMER HAS TO PAY FOR THE COMPANIES SHORTCOMINGS...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES, SIZE: 255/50R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXPERIENCED PEELING AND TREAD CHIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (AUTONATION FORD, 1400 INTERSTATE 20, ARLINGTON TX), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
ROOF RACK RAILS WITH PLASTIC COVER ON DRIVERS SIDE DETACHED AND FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 70MPH. DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS OFF TILL I STOPPED FOR FUEL. IF THIS PART HAD HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AND ACCIDENT. IT IS IN MY OPINION THAT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN. I DON'T WANT TO BE LIABLE FOR ANYONE BECOMING INJURED DUE TO THE COVER HITTING A WINDSHIELD OR CAUSING OTHER DAMAGES.
RECALL ON CARBON MONOXIDE ON 2017 FORD EXPLORER. FORD SERVICE DO NOT TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY WHEN I'M HAVING HEADACHES, DIZZY, VISION BLURRY AND EAR RINGING. WE DID THE CARBON MONOXIDE FORENSICS WITH THE CAR CO DETECTOR AND THE ALARM WENT OFF TRIGGERS WHICH THE NUMBER IS 11!!! WE DID THE VIDEO ON IT AND TRYING TO SHOW PROOF BECAUSE FORD MANAGER AT THE SERVICE DOESN'T BELIEVE ME AT ALL!!! WE TOOK OUR 2017 FORD EXPLORER TO SERVICE 5X THIS MONTH OF JUNE! FORD SERVICES AT JUNE 1ST, JUNE 7TH,JUNE 11TH, JUNE 15TH AND JUNE 16TH AND GOING TO BRING IT BACK AGAIN WITH PROOF OF THE VIDEO THAT OUR SUV DO HAVE CARBON MONOXIDES SMELL! PLEASE HELP AND I CANNOT KEEP DRIVING THIS WITH THE CARBON MONOXIDE SMELL WHICH I AM USING THIS CAR FOR WORK PURPOSE. THE CARBON MONOXIDE SMELL START WHEN I'M OVER 45 MPG ON BUSY MAIN ROAD OR HIGHWAY. FORD SERVICE WAS LIKE OH THAT'S MUSKY SMELL AND PUT SPRAY TO KILL THE BACTERIAL SMELL, THEY REPLACED BATTERY, AIR COMPRESSOR FOR THE AC AND NOTHING TO FIX THIS CARBON MONOXIDE!! I'M ABOUT TO GIVE UP THIS SUV.
HANKOOK TIRES SHOW PREMATURE WEAR ON ALL 4 TIRES. 255/50R20 105H ARE WORN 60-65% AT 17,600 MILES ON VEHICLE (15 MONTHS OLD). TIRES WERE ROTATED EVERY 5,500 MILES.
MY VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY HAS AN EXHAUST SMELL WHILE DRIVING AND REGISTERS CO LEVELS FROM 3-5 PPM IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. UNDER HARD ACCELERATION THE CO LEVELS HAVE REGISTER ABOVE 11 PPM. THE SMELL AND CO LEVELS ARE AT THEIR WORST WHEN THE ENGINE IS UNDER A LOT OF STRAIN. FOR INSTANCE, WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. I HAVE RECORDED CO LEVELS AS HIGH AS 38 PPM WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE ALREADY AND STILL DO NOT HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. MY WIFE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MONITOR THE CO LEVELS IN OUR CAR. WE ARE AFRAID WE COULD BE CAUSING HARM TO OUR YOUNG CHILDREN AS WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN OUR VEHICLE. IS THERE ANY GUIDANCE ON WHAT THE LEVELS OF CO IN A VEHICLE SHOULD BE? I CANNOT FIND ANY IN MY RESEARCH. I HAVE PICTURES OF MY METER READING HIGH AS WELL AS SERVICE RECEIPTS FROM THE ATTEMPTED REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE GOES BACK THE WEEK OF THE JUNE 18TH FOR THE 3RD ATTEMPT, BUT THE DEALER IS STARTING TO PUSH BACK AND SAYING THAT I AM EXPERIENCING IS NORMAL. THIS IS THE METER I USE: HTTPS://SENSORCON-SENSING-PRODUCTS-BY-MOLEX.MYSHOPIFY.COM/PRODUCTS/PROGRAMMABLE-CARBON-MONOXIDE-METER?VARIANT=4193498308
THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK INTO THE HEATER BOX WHICH CAUSE THE HEATER CORE TO FAIL AND THEN IT BEGAN FILLING THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CABIN WITH COOLANT FUMES FOR TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE NEVER LEFT COURTESY FORD HERE IN PORTLAND OR. IT WENT BACK THREE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. IF THEY WOULD HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTORS THEY COULD AND HAD THE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS MAJOR FAILURE HAPPENING. BREATHING IN COOLANT AND BEING TOLD IT'S OKAY. IT ISN'T IS IT? PLEASE HELP.
I HAVE A 2017 FORD EXPLORER PLATINUM WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW ON NOVEMBER 25, 2016. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO REALIZE BUT EVERY TIME I WOULD DRIVE THE EXPLORER, MY EYES WOULD GET VERY HEAVY AND I WOULD DEVELOP A HEADACHE. I COMMUTE 42 MILES EACH WAY FOR WORK AND I CANT COUNT HOW MANY TIMES I ALMOST FELL COMPLETELY ASLEEP. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM TO DUE TO POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) LEAKS ENTERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD THIS LOOKED AT EARLY THIS YEAR. FORD REPLACED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND I NOTICED A MAJOR DIFFERENCE IN HOW I FELT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY, IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN WITH HEADACHES AND FEELING SLEEPY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT FORD CORPORATE ABOUT THIS AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE. I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO EITHER COMPLETELY FIX THE ISSUE OR ALLOW ME TO TRADE IN MY VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER ONE. THIS IS TRULY A HAZARD NOT ONLY TO MYSELF BUT FOR MY PASSENGERS (WIFE AND KIDS) AND TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE HELP TO GET THIS RESOLVED...
RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ON MY FORD AND NOW WHEN THE MAX AC IS ON AND YOUR GOING DOWN THE ROAD OR NEED TO ACCELERATE THE MAX AC TURNS OFF AND COMES OUT OF THE DEFROST VENTS AND BLOWS HOT AIR THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND IT DOES OCCUR IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE THAT I CURRENTLY OWN OR HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST
TIRES THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE HAVE CHUNKS OF TREAD PEELING OFF /CUTTING FROM NORMAL DRIVING OF 9100 MILES AND 11 MONTHS. THIS PRESENTS SEVERAL HAZARDS SUCH AS VEHICLE STABILITY, TRACTION AND POTENTIAL BLOWOUT / ROLLOVERS OTHER SIZES THESE SAME HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE2 HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED DUE TO SIMILAR FAILURES. THESE ARE 255/50 R 20 SIZE.
I SMELL EXHAUST IN THE CABIN SOMETIMES. I WORK OUT OF MY CAR A FEW HOURS A DAY, LEAVING IT ON AND WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON WHILE I GO DOOR TO DOOR AND GET HEADACHES AND SUPER TIRED WHICH I HAVE NEVER HAD IN MY LIFE. I ALSO GET EXTREMELY SLEEPY AFTER BEING IN THE CAR FOR MORE THAN AN 40 MINUTES AT A TIME. SOMETIMES I TAKE A NAP IN THE CAR WITH THE A/C ON AND ALL 4 WINDOWS CRACKED ABOUT AN INCH EACH. WHEN I WAKE UP I FEEL DIZZY, SICK AND HAVE A HEADACHE AFTER A WHILE.
CARBON MONOXIDE LEAKING THROUGH THE AC VENTS
MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 19,000 MILES AND THE TIRES ARE ABOUT BALD. TOOK MY LOCAL DEALER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT FORD WILL NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE CANNOT GO THROUGH ANOTHER WINTER. MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH HANKOOK TIRES ON FORD EXPLORERS. HANKOOK OR FORD NEED TO STEP UP BEFORE MAJOR PROBLEMS OCCCUR. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACING TIRES THAT ARE RATED FOR 50,000 MILES WHEN THEY ARE UNDER 20,000. HAVE MAINTAINED THIS VEHICLE REGULARLY WITH CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE AND TIRE ROTATIONS. I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH MY DEALER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WHEN I NOTICED UNUSUALLY EXTENSIVE WEAR.
SEATBELTS OVERLAP EACH OTHER IN THE BACK SEAT. CHILDREN SITTING NEXT TO EACH OTHER HAVE DIFFICULTY PUTTING SEAT BELTS ON BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE.
THE VEHICLE INSIDE CABIN SOMETIMES SMELLS LIKE NATURAL GAS. DRIVER HAS EXPERIENCED HEADACHE AND WEAKNESS AFTER DRIVING LONGER PERIODS OF TIME. WINDOWS HAVE TO BE OPENED TO RID OF THE SMELL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PILLARS ON THE VEHICLE WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE PILLARS WERE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FUTURE FORD LINCOLN (650 AUTOMALL DR., ROSEVILLE, CA 95661). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNTOUCHABLE AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT FROM THE SUN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *TT
STRONG BURNING SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING. THE SMELL IS SO STRONG IT WILL MAKE YOU NAUSEOUS, REQUIRING ME TO PULL OVER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED IT WAS THE UNDERCARRIAGE COATING BURNING OFF. I AM NOW AT 5500 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND THE SMELL CONTINUES TO PERSIST. THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD MOTOR HAVE NOT BEEN HELPFUL IN RECTIFYING THIS PROBLEM OR FINDING THE CAUSE OF THE SMELL. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I HAVE TO ACCELERATE, ON A DAILY BASIS.
I RENTED A 2017 FROM ENTERPRISE. I WAS IN A BAD CAR ACCIDENT ON A STREET DOING MAYBE 20MPH TOTAL LOSS FRONT DAMAGE AND THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED I WENT INSIDE ANOTHER VEHICLE I NEVER SAW THE AIRBAG SHOWING ON WHILE DRIVING AND I HAD ON MY SEAT BELT. I NOW SUFFER WITH A SPINE PROBLEM CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. I CANT BELIEVE AFTER A HARD IMPACT THAT THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED
VEHICLE SURGE ON FIRST ACCELERATION AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE. SURGE - THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES AN ACCELERATING LUNGE FORWARD AND THEN STOPS FOR ABOUT TWO OR THREE CYCLES (STOP/START, STOP/START ETC.) IT IS UNEXPECTED AND UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL IT SUBSIDES WITHIN 20 TO 30 FEET. THE DEGREE OF THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION IS EXCESSIVE WHEN COMPARED TO THE SLIGHT APPLICATION OF THE GAS PEDAL CONDITIONS - HAPPENS ONLY AFTER THE FIRST STARTUP OF THE ENGINE, IN WARMER WEATHER WHEN THE "CHOKE" IS NOT REQUIRED. EXAMPLE: START ENGINE, BACK OUT OF GARAGE, PLACE IN FIRST GEAR, ACCELERATE SLOWLY FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS IS WHEN THE SURGE IS EXPERIENCE. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WITH EVERY STOP/START CYCLE DURING NORMAL DRIVING, LIKE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT HAPPENS ONLY AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, AND GOING FORWARD FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE PRIMARY PROBLEM IS THE DEGREE OF THE UNCONTROLLED, OSCILLATING ACCELERATION RELATIVE TO THE SLIGHT AMOUNT THAT THE GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED. IT IS NOT ABOUT AN OVERLY SENSITIVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT ABOUT THE ENGINE SURGING, THEN DYING OFF, THEN SURGING AGAIN.
RE:HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 255/50R20 105H-ON 01/20/18, I WAS ADVISED BY A NEW FRIEND TO HAVE MY TIRES CHECKED OUT. HE NOTICED THE PIECES OF TIRE CHIPPING OFF AND WAS CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, I TOOK MY CAR TO OLIN MOTT, A LONGTIME & REPUTABLE AREA TIRE STORE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT ALL 4 TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF "PEELING" & RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD FIRST PURCHASED IT. ON 01/26/18 I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM LOOKED AT. THE DEALERSHIP CAME BACK & SAID THAT THEY'D HAVE TO FILE A COMPLAINT W/ THE TIRE MANUFACTURER & THEY'D TAKE PICTURES OF ALL 4 TIRES & WOULD LET ME KNOW WHAT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER SAID NEEDED TO BE DONE. 6 DAYS LATER, THE DEALERSHIP CALLS STATING THAT HANKOOK TIRES ADVISED THAT ALL 4 TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED & THAT THE'DD OFFER A 50% PRORATA PRICE BASIS. MY VEHICLE MANUFACTURE STICKER DATE IS 04/17. I PURCHASED MY CAR ON JUNE 14, 2017 BRAND NEW. LESS THAN 8 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES. AS OF 01/26/18, I HAD APPROX 14,300 MILES. NOW AT 16,400 MILES, THEY ARE PEELING AND NOW CHUNKS ARE NOW COMING OUT OF ALL 4 TIRES. I HAVE AN APPT IN 05/12/18 TO PURCHASE 4 NEW TIRES. BC AFTER PAYING $40,000 LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, I HAVE TO SAVE THE MONEY. THIS TIRE HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE USA. FORD WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY EVEN THOUGH THEY CONTRACTED W/ HANKOOK TIRES IN 2011 FOR HANKOOK TO BE THE OFFICIAL FITMENT TIRE FOR THE FORD EXPLORER. ALSO, FORD/LINCOLN EXTENDED THEIR CONTRACT RECENTLY. OTHER BRANDS SUCH AS HYAUNDI HAVE RECENTLY CANCELLED THEIR PARTNERSHIP W/ HANKOOK. IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE ABOUT THESE TIRES, IT'S MY FEAR THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. FORD SHOULD ALSO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BC THEY PUT THE TIRES ON THEIR NEW VEHICLES THEY WANT TO SELL & DO SELL. LOCATION: TAMPA, FL. PLEASE HELP US, THE CONSUMERS. THANKS!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS HIGH SPEEDS OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THERE WAS A ROTTEN EGG ODOR ENTERING THROUGH THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR WAS PRESENT WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS IN USE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BREATHING DIFFICULTY, LIGHT HEADACHES, NAUSEA, AND BLURRED VISION, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRIECO FORD (3000 S FEDERAL HWY, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ODOR FAILURE WAS RELEVANT TO POLICE VEHICLES AND NOT NON-POLICE SUVS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, EXHAUST FUMES EMITTED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE FUMES CAUSED THE CONTACT'S CHILDREN TO BECOME NAUSEOUS AND VOMIT. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF HIS CHILDREN. THE CONTACT CALLED ROD BAKER FORD AT (877) 222-7336 (LOCATED AT 16101 S LINCOLN HWY, PLAINFIELD, IL 60586) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,310.
FRONT TIRES HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 255/50R20 ARE SHREDDING AND CHIPPING AT 10K MILES
CARBON MONOXIDE / EXHAUST GASES ENTERING THE PASSENGER CABIN WHILE DRIVING MADE ALL PASSENGERS ILL, WITH EXTREME HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION THE CABIN FILLED WITH EXHAUST FUMES AND WAS A PROBLEM FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. IT STARTED ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE EXPLORER AND OPENING THE WINDOWS OR TURNING ON THE RECIRCULATING AIR IN THE VEHICLE ONLY MADE THE EXHAUST FUMES WORSE. THIS REQUIRED MANY STOPS AND AIRING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE EXPLORER HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR THE FIRST REPAIR OF INSPECTING THE REAR SEAL AND REPROGRAMMING OF THE HVAC SYSTEM. THIS HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. CONTINUE TO HAVE EXHAUST FUMES IN THE PASSENGER CABIN.
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DOES NOT STAY ON WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT. GOES FROM ON TO OFF
DRIVER SIDE DOOR UNLATCHED AND FLEW COMPLETELY OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AFTER DRIVING FOR 40 MINUTES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WYNNE FORD (1020 W MERCURY BLVD, HAMPTON, VA 23666, 757- 838-3673). THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT NOTHING WAS MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200.
AT APPROXIMATELY 6:20AM EDT ON MONDAY, 3/12/18 A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR INSTALLED IN MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER PLATINUM INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE PASSENGER CABIN EXCEEDING 100PPM. THIS ALARM WENT OFF WHEN I WAS 5 MINUTES IN TO MY COMMUTE TO WORK WHILE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT ON A CITY STREET. I ALSO BEGAN GETTING A SEVERE HEADACHE AT THIS TIME. I WENT TO MY DOCTOR ON 3/13/18, ABOUT 24 HOURS SINCE LAST BEING IN THE VEHICLE, AND HAD MY BLOOD TESTED FOR CARBON MONOXIDE PRESENCE. THE CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN TEST CAME BACK WITH ELEVATED LEVELS OF CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN (THE LEVEL WAS 1.7 WHICH IS ABOVE THE 1.5 MAX THRESHOLD FOR NON-SMOKERS) WHICH INDICATES HARMFUL EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE. MY DOCTOR STATED THAT THIS LEVEL WOULD BE EXPECTED FROM SOMEONE INVOLVED IN A FIRE. ON 3/12/18 I ALSO DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR INVESTIGATION. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THEY HAD NOT INSPECTED ANY PASSENGER MODEL FORD EXPLORERS FOR THE CARBON MONOXIDE ISSUE, ONLY POLICE INTERCEPT VEHICLES, OF WHICH THEY HAVE ONLY INVESTIGATED 2. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY SERVICE BULLETINS SENT BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR THIS ISSUE.
MY DAUGHTER FREQUENTLY COMPLAINS OF HEADACHES, DIZZINESS AND NAUSEA WHEN RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS ONLY HAPPENS TO HER WHEN SHE IS IN THE FORD. ON ONE OCCASION SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND STARTED VOMITING. ER DOCTORS COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF HER ILLNESS.
BACK SEAT (MIDDLE ROW DRIVER SIDE) BECAME UNLATCHED AND HIT ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WHILE DRIVING
I AM AN ATTORNEY FILING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF AND AT THE REQUEST OF MY CLIENT, THE VEHICLE'S OWNER. THE COMPLAINT IS A NOXIOUS ODOR WHICH FILLS THE VEHICLE DURING ITS OPERATION; AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIR ATTEMPTS BY FORD, THIS CONCERN HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER HAS OBSERVED THE INTERIOR HAS BECOME INUNDATED WITH A NOXIOUS, OVERWHELMING, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ODOR OF GASOLINE, EXHAUST AND/OR FUMES. THE DRIVER HAS FELT ILL EFFECTS AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE AND IS CONCERNED ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING OR OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS AS A RESULT. THIS ISSUE IS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS AND BECAUSE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN FOR ANY SUBSTANTIAL PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT FILLING WITH THIS ODOR. THE ISSUE HAS MOST OFTEN BEEN OBSERVED WITH HIGHWAY DRIVING WHEN THE ENGINE IS UNDER LOAD, I.E. ACCELERATING. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE SHORTLY AFTER THE TIME OF PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST REPAIR ATTEMPT BY THE DEALER FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE WAS MADE IN JULY OF 2017. AT LEAST 4 REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE SUBSEQUENTLY. THE ISSUE CONTINUES. THIS LAW FIRM HAS REQUESTED THAT FORD TAKE BACK THE VEHICLE AND REFUND THE CLIENT'S PURCHASE PRICE UNDER ARIZONA'S MOTOR VEHICLE WARRANTIES STATUTE.
I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AND MY DEALER CALLED TO INFORM ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL MY TIRES AS THE TREADS WERE ALL IN THE UNSAFE AREA. THE TIRES ARE: HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBEL 2 SIZE 255/50R20 DOT 5MNC 1A H 1316 THESE TIRES HAVE 23,000 MILES ON THEM AND CAME OEM ON 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE TIRE TREAD IS GONE. PREMATURE WEAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM ON THE SAME VEHICLE. SEE FORD BULLITON SSM 46905
EXHAUST SMELL IN PASSENGER CABIN LIGHT HEADED, NAUSEA, FLARED UP MY MIGRAINES. COMPLETE NEGLIGENCE ON BEHALF OF DEALERSHIP TO SELL ME VEHICLE AND NOT SHARE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS HEALTH CONCERN. IN ADDITION, THEY MENTION THE 'RECALL' AND FAIL TO ADDRESS IT. I BRING IT BACK, THEY FAILED TO FIX AGAIN AND NEVER TOLD ME. IT WASN'T UNTIL ABOUT A MONTH LATER...GETTING HEADACHES AND NAUSEA I CALLED JUST TO CONFIRM THE RECALL WAS ADDRESSED, ONLY TO LEARN THEY NEVER FIXED IT BECAUSE THEY NEEDED A PART. AFTER FLIPPING OUT ON THE SERVICE MANAGER AND GENERAL MANAGER...THEY SAID IT'S A 'A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ACTION' ITEM...NOT A RECALL! BUT YET LICCARDI FORD INWATCHING NJ HORRIBLE!!! HOW COULD THEY BE SOOO NEGLIGENT! EVEN AS MUCH AS TO SAY IT'S BEEN NOTICED OR OBSERVED MORE IN POLICE EXPLORERS, BUT BE AWARE OF A PREEXISTING CONCERN! INSTEAD...NEGLIGENCE THAT LED TO ME GETTING NAUSEOUS AND SMELLING IT ON MY OWN TO CALL THEM AND FIND OUT THEY NEVER FIXED IT!!
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSION COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM DETACHED, WHICH CAUSED THE PASSENGER TIRE TO EXPLODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO PENSKE FORD COLLISION CENTER (8970 LA MESA BLVD, LA MESA, CA 91942, (619) 464-7777) WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO "WORK IT OUT THE BEST HE COULD". NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.
MAKING A LEFT TURN IN THE SNOW AND MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND I HIT THE CURB, THR DEALER IS TELLING ME THERE'S NO WAY THIS CAN HAPPEN AND HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. WON'T WARRANTY ANYTHING AND I'M STUCK WITH A VEHICLE I BELIEVE TO BE UNSAFE FOR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN TO RIDE IN.
EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN SEEMS COMING FROM HEATING DUCTS TOOK IT TO DEALER DID THERE SO CALLED FIX BUT STILL SMELL EXHAUST MAKES ME FEEL DIZZY WHEN DRIVING IT SEAMS THE SMELL COMES AND GO THE SMELL IS BAD AND ALSO MAKES EYES WATER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT BECAME DROWSY AND PASSED OUT. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE DITCH AND DRIVEN AWAY. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
THERE IS A SMELL OF EXHAUST IN THE CABIN AT TIMES DRIVING. WHEN THE SMELL IS PRESENT I GET A SEVERE HEADACHE AND FEEL SICK TO MY STOMACH. A FEW WEEKS AGO, I WENT TO THE DEALER TO REPORT THE EXHAUST SMELL AND THEY IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN LIKE THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING. THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I RECEIVED A RENTAL CAR AND HAD IT FOR 4 DAYS. RECEIVE CALL TO PICK UP MY SUV. THE REPAIR ORDER SAID THEY REPLACED THE LIFT GATE WEATHER STRIPPING AND A FEW OTHER THINGS. I DROVE IT HOME AND THE EXHAUST SMELL WAS STILL PRESENT. I CALLED AND MADE ANOTHER SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR TODAY, 1/29/18.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT FELT NAUSEATED, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT DID NOT PERCEIVE AN ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MATTHEW'S FORD NEWARK (500 HEBRON RD, NEWARK, OH 43056) AND THE HEATER SOFTWARE WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 250.
SINCE THE DAY WE LEASED THIS VEHICLE, I ALWAYS FEEL A BIT GROGGY AND NAUSEOUS WHEN RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. NO SPECIFIC DATE TO ATTACH TO THIS.
I HAVE BEEN DIZZY SINCE PURCHASED THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2017, BLURRED VISION AS WELL.
I AM CURRENTLY PULLED OVER IN A PARKING LOT. DIZZY, JUST VOMITED, BLURRY VISION. I AM STANDING BESIDE MY VEHICLE TO GET FRESH AIR. I HAVE BEEN IN MY VEHICLE FOR 3 HOURS DRIVING AND STARTED GETTING A HEADACHE THEN IT GOT WORSE. I REMEMBERED THE NEWS ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE AND I'M SCARED TO GET BACK IN MY VEHICLE. I AM STARTING TO FEEL BETTER WITH FRESH AIR. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE HAS A LEAK.
HEADACHES AND NAUSEA, BLURRED VISION, DRIVING AN HOUR A DAY TO WORK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
WENT TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND DEALER INDICATED I NEED IMMEDIATE TIRE REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 TIRES BECAUSE THE TREAD IS FLAKING OFF! THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE SERVICE BAY DRIVE. THERE ARE VISIBLE SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATIONS AND GOUGES IN THE TIRES. MY EXPLORER HAS 28K MILES ON IT AND THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY SAYS 50K. I BELIEVE THIS IS A TIRE DEFECT. I HAVE AN EXCELLENT SERVICE RECORD ON MY VEHICLE AND THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR FOR ANY TIRES. THIS EXPLORER WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE DEALER WITH THESE TIRES. I WAS A PREVIOUS OWNER OF A 2013 EXPLORER (ALSO PURCHASED NEW) AND THE TIRES LASTED 60K. AFTER RESEARCHING, THERE SEEM TO BE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM FORD EXPLORER OWNERS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.
STRONG SMELL OF EXHAUST INSIDE THE CABIN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO FORD THREE TIMES AND HAS MODIFICATIONS COMPLETED BUT HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS MORE AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH THE AIR ON RECIRCULATE. THE LAT TIME I PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALER I WAS TOLD TO NOT PUT IT ON RECIRCULATE WHICH IS NOT UP TO MY STANDARD AS I PAID $30K FOR THE VEHICLE I SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT AS I WANT. I HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND IT IS PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY MY WIFE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND WOULD LIKE A NEW VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. THEY TOLD ME THEY CANNOT TEST THIS AS THEY DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THEIR PARKING LOT.
VEHICLE IS TWO MONTHS OLD. SINCE PICKUP VEHICLE HAS HAD A SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS. MORE RECENTLY, I'VE BEEN GETTING A REVERB SOUND (LIKE ONE WINDOW IS CRACKED) WHICH I CAN FEEL IS DUE TO A POOR SEAL ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. WHEN IT WAS VERY COLD HERE WITH 40MPH WINDS I ACTUALLY FELT WIND COME IN THE DOOR-SEAL. WHILE THE ROTTEN EGG SMELL SUBSIDED, I GET AN EXHAUST FUME SMELL WHEN PARKED NEAR BUILDING REAR-WAYS IN, SUCH AS WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR AND IT WAS REVERSED AGAINST STEPS. THE SMELL OF THE EXHAUST FUMES FILLS THE CABIN CAUSING A HEADACHE AND HAVING TO CRACK THE WINDOWS TO AVOID THE SMELL. I'VE BEEN AVOIDING DRIVING THE CAR, WILL BE CALLING FORD SOON TO CHECK FOR A FIX FOR THIS. BRAND NEW 2017 FORD EXPLORER SPORT AND EXHAUST FUMES FILLING THE CABIN, EVEN WITH CIRCULATION SELECTED, SO IT SHOULDN'T BE BRINGING OUTSIDE AIR IN. FURTHER A POOR SEAL / FITMENT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, POSSIBLY ADDING TO THIS ISSUE?
NOXIOUS EXHAUST FUMES ARE POURING INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHENEVER THE HEAT OR A/C IS RUNNING AND ARE PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. NOXIOUS FUMES ARE DETECTABLE BY HUMAN SENSE OF SMELL, AND THE NOXIOUS FUMES INCREASE IN VOLUME AS THE VEHICLE INCREASES IN SPEED.
SCOTT PETERSON MOTORS OF STURGIS COMPLETED THE 17N03 SERVICE ON THIS VEHICLE IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM OF EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CABIN. HOWEVER THE INTERMITTENT EXHAUST ODOR IS STILL PRESENT. ALSO TURNED ON A CO METER AND GOT A READING OF 114 PPM OF CO WHILE DRIVING. SURPRISING THAT WE GOT SUCH A HIGH READING AT A TIME WHEN WE DID NOT SMELL THE EXHAUST ODOR AT THAT TIME. WIFE STILL HAS A HEADACHE ALL DAY LONG AFTER GETTING THE INTERMITTENT EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CABIN DURING DRIVING IN TOWN.
WE WERE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT 9/22/17 DRIVING OUR FORD EXPLORER WHEN A PERSON RAN RED LIGHT AND "T BONED" US ON DRIVER SIDE RESULTING IN ALL AIR BAGS EXPLODING. DRIVER HAS SOME HEARING LOSS DUE TO SIDE DOOR BAGS AND CHEST INJURIES DUE TO STEERING WHEEL BAGS. I WAS IN RIGHT SIDE FRONT SEAT AND AIR BAGS RIPPED UP MY LEGS BELOW THE KNEES! STITCHES, HEMATOMA VAIN ISSUES AND STILL RECOVERING AFTER 4 MONTHS. I HAD A PUNCTURE WOUND FROM "SCREW" THAT HELD AIR BAG BELOW GLOVE COMPARTMENT? WONDERING IF MY AIR BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE?
SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR I NOTICED A FOUL SMELL ON THE INTERIOR. IT SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. NOW THAT IT IS WINTER AND I AM WARMING UP MY CAR PRIOR TO GETTING AN IT I NOTICED THAT THAT SAME SMELL PERMEATES THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR AS WELL. MY ONLY ASSUMPTION COULD BE THAT WHATEVER IS COMING OUT OF THE CAR IS SOMEHOW LEAKING INSIDE THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR. IT IS A SMELL THAT MAKES YOU VERY VERY SICK TO YOUR STOMACH. CALLING MY FORD DEALERSHIP DID NO GOOD AS THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THIS PROBLEM COULD BE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO LATCH THE SEAT BELT (OVER THE SAFETY SEAT) INTO THE ANCHOR ON THE REAR SEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MUZI FORD (557 HIGHLAND AVE, NEEDHAM, MA) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ORDERED A SEAT BELT EXTENDER; HOWEVER, THE EXTENDER DID NOT WORK. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT NEWER MODEL FORD EXPLORERS WERE NOT MADE FOR SEAT BELT EXTENDERS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250.
HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE2 TIRES HAVE LARGE CHUNKS COMING OFF THE TREAD AT 9,300 MILES (REPORTED TO DEALER); CONDITION GOT WORSE AT 12,000MILES (REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN); CONDITION CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AT 14,000 MILES (CAR LEFT AT DEALERSHIP FOR TIRES TO BE SENT TO HANKOOK)
THERE'S EXHAUST FUME IN THE CABIN MY WIFE HAS SUFFERED SEVERE HEADACHE AFTER 60 MINS OF DRIVING INCLUDED MY 20MONTHS OLD BABY. MY CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED ONCE AND IS IN THE SHOP AGAIN BECAUSE I LEFT A CO2 SENORS IN BACK SEAT AND HAS GONE OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. FORD IS NOT BEING VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE CAR ANYMORE. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND I DON'T WANT MY WIFE AND TODDLER IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL.
FAILED TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP.
MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON ICY ROADS ON DECEMBER 5. SHE WAS DRIVING OUR 2017 FORD EXPLORER WHICH WE HAD PURCHASED ON MAY 31, 2017. SHE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A COUNTRY HIGHWAY AND HEADED NORTH. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND SHE HAD JUST GOTTEN THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WHEN A VEHICLE THAT WAS HEADING SOUTH, LOST CONTROL AND HIT HER HEAD-ON. THE ATTACHED PICTURE SHOWS THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE SUSTAINED ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. BEYOND THIS DAMAGE, THE IMPACT WAS STRONG ENOUGH THAT A MOTOR MOUNT MOUNTING PIN WAS SHEARED CLEAN OFF THE MOTOR AS WAS THE COVER ON THE TIMING BELT. THE REBAR IN FRONT OF THE RADIATOR WAS SNAPPED COMPLETELY IN HALF. ALL THIS DAMAGE...AND THE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS SUFFICIENT DAMAGE THAT THIS $50,000+ VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. I'VE CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN SIOUX FALLS, SD WHERE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. AS SOON AS I MENTIONED AIRBAGS, THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT ADDRESS OR COMMENT ON ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS I RAISED ABOUT THE VEHICLE SAFETY FEATURES. I'VE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY DIRECT. SAME STORY. AS SOON AS THE SUBJECT OF AIRBAGS WAS LOCKED FIRMLY IN THE MIND OF THE LADY I WAS TALKING WITH, SHE PROCEEDED WITH ABOUT TEN MINUTES OF QUESTIONS. AFTER SPENDING PROBABLY 20 MINUTES ON THE PHONE WITH THIS LADY, ALL I GOT WAS, "YOU NOW HAVE A CASE NUMBER IN OUR SYSTEM." WHEN I ASKED ABOUT GETTING ANY FOLLOWUP CORRESPONDENCE, I WAS TOLD, "ALL FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE BETWEEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY." AND, I'VE HEARD NOTHING SINCE. BECAUSE MY WIFE WAS NOT AT FAULT IN THIS ACCIDENT, WE ARE DEALING WITH THE OTHER DRIVER'S INSURANCE COMPANY (FARM BUREAU) AND GETTING TREATED LIKE WE WERE THE PERPETRATORS INSTEAD OF THE VICTIMS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER GOT INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND CLOSED THE DOOR, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA FORD LINCOLN OF FRESNO (195 E AUTO CENTER DR, FRESNO, CA) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500.
WHEN APPLYING JUST THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME MOMENT THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON A CLANKING OR CLICKING NOISE HAPPENS. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE IS ALSO RANDOM AND DESPITE EFFORTS TO INTENTIALLY DUPLICATE NOISE, IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO FORD DELEARSHIP 5 PLUS TIMES AND THEY HAVE FIXED EVERYTHING FROM THE SUSPENSION TO NUTS AND BOLTS BUT HAVE YET TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE NOISE OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND AT THE EXACT MOMENT ANY PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK TOO LONG TO UNLATCH THE SEAT BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REDLANDS FORD INC (1121 COLTON AVE, REDLANDS, CA, 92374) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER. THE CONTACT MADE THE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO FAIRVIEW FORD (292N G STREET, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 400.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO SUSTAIN A HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, EYES WATERED, LIPS DRIED AND HAD CHEST PAIN THAT REQUIRED NO MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LASCO FORD DEALER LOCATED AT 2525 OWEN RD, FENTON, MI 48430 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSULATE 05 AND THE VALVE A009 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.
EXHAUST FUMED SMELL IN CAR... SPECIFICALLY WHEN AC IS RUNNING AND BACKING UP
FORD RECALL. I STARTED FEELING FATIGUED, NAUSEOUS AND GETTING HEADACHES OVER THE PAST WEEK AFTER DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK. I DROVE HOME FROM WORK ON 12/6/2017 AT NIGHT AND WAS STRUGGLING TO KEEP MY EYES OPEN AND GOT SICK. MY WIFE SAID SHE SMELLED A CHEMICAL TYPE SMELL IN THE CAR. WE DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT FORD ACKNOWLEDGED SOME EXPLORERS HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE THE EXHAUST FUMES GET BACK INTO THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS CONFIRMED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM AND THEY FIXED IT.
2017 FORD EXPLORER ECOBOOST WITH APPROXIMATELY 8800 MILES STARTED MAKING A WHINNING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. NOTICED MAKING RIGHT TURNS THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WOULD DISENGAGE AND ABRUPTLY ENGAGE AS IF THROWN IN NEUTRAL THEN SLAMMED INTO DIRIVE. TAKING OFF FROM LIGHT WOULD DO SIMILAR ISSUE. IN A COUPLE OF EVENTS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND WAS IN TURNING LANE WITH TRAFFIC APPROACHING ALMOST CAUSING TO GET T BONED. EXPLORER HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER AND TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE WITH THE TRANSMISSION SKIPPING GEARS OR SHIFTING NORMAL UNTIL A STOP AND ENGAGES 5TH GEAR, STAYS STUCK IN 5TH GEAR.
HAVE THE CARBON MONOXIDE SMELL INSIDE MY SUV. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN OCT. AND WAS TOLD PARTS WERE BACKORDERED TO DEC. FORD RUSHED IN PARTS AND REPLACED A LIST OF THINGS. THAT FIX FAILED AND STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO ETA ON WHEN IT WILL BE LOOKED AT AGAIN. FORD REFUSES TO TAKE THE SUV IN AGAIN AND FORD REFUSES TO TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I DO TRAVEL FOR PERSONAL USE AND HAVE HAD THE STRONG ODER INSIDE AND HAVE HAD BAD HEADACHES AND DROWSINESS. I GET THE ODER DRIVING, TAKING OFF FROM STOPS OR GETTING ON THE FREEWAY/INTERSTATE.
EXHAUST LEAKING INTO CABIN OF VEHICLE: WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED AFTER A PERIOD OF 1 HOUR I GET DIZZY, HEADACHES, AND FEEL NAUSEATED. WHEN AFTER ARRIVING AT MY DESTINATION I FELT VERY LETHARGIC TAKING MANY HOURS BEFORE I FELT RELIEF. MY WIFE NOTICED IT DRIVING ON A TWO HOUR TRIP WHERE HER VISION BECAME DOUBLED. AFTER BEING OUT OF THE VEHICLE SHE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME SHE FELT BETTER. I SPOKE WITH MY DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE WHEN DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND FORD TOLD ME THAT THEIR IS NO RECALL AT THE MOMENT FOR THIS COMPLAINT.
WE HAVE NEW AIRBAG TYPE REAR SEATBELTS, AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO BUCKLE THE PASSENGERS IN AS LONG AS WE HAVE A CHILD SEAT IN THE MIDDLE, WE ALWAYS HAVE A CHILD SEAT IN THE MIDDLE, LEFT PASSENGER CANNOT BUCKLE THEMSELVES IN,. I'VE BEEN TO 2 DEALERS AND CALLED FORD TWICE AND NO ONE WILL PURSUE FIXING THE PROBLEM, THIS IS A VERY STRESS FULL KNOWING ITS A 2017 AND WE CANNOT USE THIS AS A FAMILY CAR
EXTREMELY SHARP METAL TABS STICK OUT NEARLY 1" FROM THE INBOARD SIDE OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS. TABS ARE INTENDED TO HOLD PLASTIC TABS ON SEAT COVERS HOWEVER BOTH OF MINE WERE NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY OR HAD COME OFF IN THE 6 MONTHS WE'D OWNED THE VEHICLE. THIS TAB CUT MY HAND WIDE OPEN AND CUT TENDONS WHILE REACHING FOR MY KEYS THAT HAD DROPPED. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED. A FRIEND WHO OWNS A 2016 EXPLORER CONFIRMED THESE SHARP TABS AS WELL. THIS SHARP METAL TAB IS LIKE A KNIFE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED FLEETWIDE (FILING DOWN THE EDGES WOULD BE A VERY SIMPLE FIX) TO ENSURE OTHERS AREN'T MAIMED LIKE I WAS. IT'S NOT UNREASONABLE TO SEE HOW SOMEONE COULD CUT A WRIST WITH A RISK TO LIFE.
IT HAS BEEN JUST OVER 1 YEAR DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, 8115 MILES CURRENTLY. A FEW DAYS AGO WHILE WALKING AROUND MY CAR, I NOTICED CHIPPING, CRACKING, & PEELING AWAY OF THE TREAD ON MY TIRES. IT DOES NOT LOOK NORMAL AND NOT TOO SURE IF IT IS SAFE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE WE LEASED IT FROM AND THEY CLAIMED THAT IT IS NORMAL TIRE WEAR FOR HAWAII ROADS. I DONT THINK SO. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD, PULLED A HEAVY LOAD, OR DRIVEN AGGRESSIVELY, AND IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION OTHERWISE. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST IN FOR SERVICE JUST OVER 1 MONTH AGO SO I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS WAS NOT CAUGHT IN THE MULTI-POINT INSPECTION OR THE TIRE ROTATION THEY SUPPOSEDLY DID.
THERE'S EXHAUST FUME IN THE CABIN AFTER HARD ACCELERATION(RPM WAS AROUND 5000). AND MY FAMILY SUFFERED A SEVERE HEADACHE AFTER 90 MINUTES DRIVING INCLUDED MY 12 MONTHS OLD BABY. MY CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED TWICE IN FORD, BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.
OUR 2017 FORD EXPLORER WAS INVOLVED IN A BAD ACCIDENT. WE WERE STRUCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE STRIKE OCCURRED AT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BACK TO THE DRIVERS DOOR. TRAVELING RATE OF SPEED OF THE STRIKING VEHICLE WAS APPROX. 50MPH. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER ADVISED THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. MY CONCERN IS WHILE WE WALKED AWAY WITH MINIMAL INJURY, NOT ONE AIRBAG IN THE CAR WENT OFF. THE ADJUSTER ADVISED THAT AT THE VERY LEAST THE SIDE IMPACT BAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF. WANTING TO GET ANOTHER EXPLORER BUT AM CONCERNED THAT THE SAFETY SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION AS IT IS DESIGNED TO.
I BOUGHT A 2017 FORD EXPLORER FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO COLLEGE. SHE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING DIZZINESS, HEADACHES AND NEARLY PASSED OUT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN I GET IN THE VEHICLE AND START IT UP, IT SMELLS LIKE EXHAUST INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM.
HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBEL 2 SIZE 255/50R20 105H DOT 5MNC 1A H 1916 THESE TIRES HAVE 16,940 MILES (13 MONTHS SINCE BOUGHT IT) ON THEM AND CAME OEM ON 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE TIRE TREAD IS PEELING AND SHREDDING. PREMATURE WEAR. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY SAID THAT A SERVICE MESSAGE (SSM 46905) RELATIVE TO 2015-2018 EXPLORER- HANKOOK TIRES- CHIPPING, CUTTING AND/OR UNUSUAL/ACCELERATED TREAD WEAR. THE MESSAGE STATES " SOME 2015-2018 EXPLORER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK BRAND TIRES MAY EXHIBIT CHIPPING,CUTTING AND/OR UNUSUAL OR EVEN ACCELERATED TREAD WEAR.IF THE SIZE WALL IS MARKED AS:255/50R20 105H VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2CONTACT HANKOOK TECHNICAL SERVICES". THE DEALER DID AND HANKOOK KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT ONLY OFFERED A 50% DISCOUNT ON NEW TIRES AS A CORRECTIVE MEASURE. SO BASICALLY THEY SOLD BAD TIRES AN THE CUSTOMER HAS TO PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
ON 10/31/17 WHILE OUT WITH MY CHILDREN TRICK-OR-TREATING, THE LIFTGATE ON MY LEASED 2017 FORD EXPLORER BECAME "STUCK" IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND WOULD NOT CLOSE ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY. MY FAMILY AND I HAD PULLED OVER AND PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA TO GET ITEMS OUT FROM THE REAR STORAGE AREA. I HAD OPENED THE HATCH WITH THE ELECTRONIC SWITCH AND THE DOOR STOPPED ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY UP. AS THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ME PREVIOUSLY, I FOLLOWED THE MANUAL DIRECTIONS TO SET THE LIFTGATE OPEN HEIGHT. WE FINISHED GETTING OUR ITEMS OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND PRESSED THE CONTROL BUTTON TO CLOSE. IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT THE LIFTGATE--NOW AT MAXIMUM HEIGHT--SIMPLY MADE "WHIRRING" SOUNDS AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. DESPITE REFERENCING THE OWNER'S MANUAL, CALLING FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND SCOURING THE INTERNET FOR POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS, ALL ATTEMPTS TO BYPASS THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM/MOTOR AND MANUALLY CLOSE THE DOOR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE MY FAMILY HOME WITH THE REAR LIFTGATE PRECARIOUSLY LEFT WIDE OPEN. THE NEXT DAY I WAS ADVISED BY MY LEASING COMPANY TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK PICK THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE TOW DRIVER WAS SHOCKED AT THIS ODD MALFUNCTION AND EXPRESSED CONCERN TRANSPORTING THE VEHICLE AS ROAD BUMPS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE EXCESSIVE BOUNCING AND PERMANENT DAMAGE. WE DETACHED THE LIFT ARMS HOLDING UP THE REAR GATE SO AS TO CLOSE THE DOOR--ONLY TO FIND THAT THE REAR HATCH STILL WOULD NOT FULLY CLOSE. THE REPORT FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP HERE IN PHOENIX WAS SIMPLY THAT THE "LIFTGATE WOULD NOT CLOSE MANUALLY DUE TO THE MOTOR BINDING." THEY SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED THE MOTOR AND NOTED THE "SYSTEM IS NOW WORKING AS DESIGNED AT THIS TIME." I ASKED MY ADVISOR IF THERE WAS A MANUAL OVERRIDE FOR THIS AND HE SAID "NO." I BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL OF THESE LIFTGATE COMPONENTS AND ENGINEER A MANUAL OVERRIDE FOR WHEN THEY GO OUT.
I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY TO MAKE A LEFT. ONCE LIGHT CHANGED, I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I THEN HEARD A LOUD "THUMP" AND THOUGHT I'D BEEN HIT FROM THE REAR. WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED WAS THE TRANSMISSION, SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND PROCEEDED TO MOVE AT ABOUT 2-3 MPH. IT NEVER REGAINED SPEED. AS I MADE MY TURN, I WAS STUCK ON ANOTHER MAJOR ROAD AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND HEARD THE LOUD "THUMP" AGAIN AS THE TRANS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. ONCE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGED, I PUT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO "DRIVE" AND YET AGAIN, A LOUD "THUMP" AS IT SLAMMED INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE AGAIN PROCEEDED TO MOVE AT A SNAILS PACE, AT ABOUT 2-3 MPH. FINALLY ON THE DASH I GOT A "WRENCH" LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AS WELL. I PULLED OVER ON A SIDE STREET AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES, TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND WHEN I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, NEUTRAL AND THEN DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO GEAR ON EACH OF THEM VERY HARD. I PROCEEDED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND CALL A TOW SERVICE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DROPPED OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP. MIGHT I ADD THAT THIS IS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER WITH ONLY 1045 MILES....THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE!!!!!
CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS IN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM
ORIGINALLY FILED COMPLAINT 10883479 AND 10954630 ON A 2015 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED FOR EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CABIN. AFTER SEVERAL TSB REPAIRS THE EXHAUST ODOR WAS STILL IN THE CABIN. ON JUNE 20, 2017, I PAID $4670.29 AND FORD REPLACED MY 2015 WITH A SIMILAR 2017 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED. ABOUT 12 MILES AFTER DRIVING MY NEW 2017 DOWN THE FREEWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CABIN ON MY NEW EXPLORER. SO I FILED ANOTHER COMPLAINT 11010052, SEE DETAILS OF FAILURE MODE. THEREAFTER FORD DID PHASE 1 OF TSB 17-0044 ON ORDER 57558, AND AFTER FURTHER EXHAUST ODORS IN THE CABIN, FORD DID THE SECOND PHASE OF THE TSB ON ORDER 57730. I STILL HAVE EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CABIN, THE ODOR IS NOT AS STRONG AND DOES NOT LAST AS LONG, BUT IT IS STILL THERE. FORD ADVISED THAT THERE IS ANOTHER REPAIR 17N03, BUT THIS APPEARS TO ALREADY TO HAVE BEEN DONE ON THE TSB 17-0044. THE DEALER, SCOTT PETERSON MOTORS OF STURGIS IN SD, HAS DONE ALL THAT THEY CAN DO SO FAR I APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS IN GOING THE EXTRA MILE. CONSEQUENTLY, I AM FILING ANOTHER COMPLAINT IN AN EFFORT TO ASSIST FORD IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM.
THERE'S SOME BURNING ODOR IN THE CABIN. MY FAMILY SUFFERED A SEVERE HEADACHE AFTER 2 HOURS DRIVING INCLUDED MY 11 MONTHS OLD BABY.
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND SMELLED A STRONG ODOR AND FUMES. NO CARS OR TRUCKS WERE IN FRONT OF ME AND I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM. LATER IN THE 3 HOUR DRIVE, GOT VERY SLEEPY AND DIZZY. STOPPED AT REST AREA FOR FRESH AIR. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS EXPENSIVE VEHICLE ON THESE TRIPS TO TAKE CARE OF GRANDCHILDREN. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NO RECALLS AND NOTHING THEY COULD DO. PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR DRIVING LONG DISTANCES AND NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AND MY SON WILL NOT LET OUR GRANDCHILDREN RIDE IN IT. CANNOT SALE IT BECAUSE I WOULD LOOSE SO MUCH MONEY. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED SINCE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE FROM OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES.
THE SUBJECT VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 12,200 MILES ON OEM SUPPLIED HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES. SIZE 255/50R20. TREAD IS PEELING OFF AND PREMATURE WEAR. 50K MILE RATED TIRE IS AT 5/32 @ APPROX. 12200 MILES WITH SCHEDULED ROTATION PERFORMED. FORD DEALER AND HANKOOK REP HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED HANKOOK IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE SAFETY OF THESE TIRES. SEE ATTACHED PHOTO OF PEELED TREAD.
HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBEL 2 SIZE 255/50R20 DOT 5MNC 1A H 1216 THESE TIRES HAVE 12,200 MILES ON THEM AND CAME OEM ON 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE TIRE TREAD IS PEELING AND SHREDDING. PREMATURE WEAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AS OTHERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM ON THE SAME VEHICLE.
DRIVING DOWN A DIRT TRAIL FROM A MOUNTAIN OUTLOOK THE CARS ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF. WE HAD NO CONTROL OF BRAKES, OR ANYTHING BUT STEARING. NOT TO MENTION WE WERE PICKING UP MAJOR SPEED DOWN A MOUNTAIN, AND BOUNCING EVERYWHERE. WE HAD TO SWERVE BACK AND FORTH, HITTING BUSHES AND SEMI DRIVING UP THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN TO TRY AND SLOW DOWN. OUR WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR, INCLUDING A TWO MONTH OLD AND A THREE YEAR OLD. THE ONLY WAY WE GOT IT TO WORK AGAIN WAS SLAMMING THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN PUSHING THE RESTART BUTTON, BUT IT WAS PROBABLY JUST OUR PRAYERS THAT GOT THE CAR TO TURN BACK ON AND GIVE US BRAKE CONTROL AGAIN. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR IN FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN.
MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER XLT WITH BASE 3.5 V6 HAS BEEN HARD TO START FROM THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP. IT HAS LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON IT NOW AND ISN'T FIXED. FORD DEALERSHIP STATED IT WOULD HAVE TO GET WORSE BEFORE THEY COULD FIX IT. VEHICLE SHOWS NO DTC'S OR ANY HISTORY! MY WIFE HAS REFUSED TO DRIVE IT OUT OF TOWN DUE TO THE FEAR OF IT NOT STARTING AT ALL. WE HAVE RECORDED OVER 30 VIDEOS OF IT NOT STARTING AND HAVE SENT VIDEOS TO FORD MOTOR CO. WITH THE SAME RESPONSE, CANT FIX IT IF IT ISN'T BROKE. APPARENTLY IT WILL HAVE TO EITHER BREAK SOMETHING INTERNALLY AND LEAVE MY WIFE AND CHILD STRANDED, BEFORE IT WILL BE DIAGNOSED. IT IS A $40000 LEMON THAT TAKES 3-4 TIMES ATTEMPTING TO START BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL RUN. THIS WEEKEND IT TOOK AT LEAST 30-40 SECONDS BEFORE VEHICLE STARTED, THEN IT WOULD NOT IDLE CORRECTLY! STILL NO DTC'S! VEHICLE DOES THIS NO MATTER THE LENGTH OF TIME ENGINE HAS RUN OR LEVEL OF FUEL? IT DOES IT DURING REMOTE START OR THE PUSH BUTTON. IT DOES AT TIMES HAVE A STRONG ODOR OF GAS AFTER START-UP, ALMOST AS IF IT WAS FLOODED? AS A PERSON IN THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR WORLD, THE ABSENCE OF CONCERN FROM FORD IS SHOCKING! SO INSTEAD OF TRYING TO CORRECT A ISSUE BEFORE IT BECOMES A DANGER, THEY WOULD RATHER IT BECOME DANGEROUS AND THEN REPAIR IT? IF IT IS A FUEL RELATED ISSUE, THEN THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE VEHICLE IS GETTING WORSE, BUT AS SAID EARLIER, IT WILL HAVE TO COMPLETELY NOT START BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. FORD MOTOR CO HAS NOT BEEN VERY HELPFUL, AND NOW I AM PROUD OWNER OF VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT START CORRECTLY.
SMELL OF EGG/SULFUR IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR AFTER RAPID ACCELERATION. I HAD NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE. THEY DIDN'T SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT IT. THE SMELLS HAS CONTINUED. DEALERSHIP IS NOW TELLING ME TO WAIT TILL NOV 1ST. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN DEC 2016 AND HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A BIG DEAL SINCE THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T SEEM CONCERNED.
HAVING HEAD ACHES AND SHORT OF BREATH, CHEST PAINS, FATIGUE,DIZZINESS. HARD TIME BREATHING. POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, CARBON MONOXIDE EMITTED THROUGH THE VENTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER BECAME DROWSY WHILE DRIVING. THE CARBON MONOXIDE REMAINED IN THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE WINDOWS WERE ROLLED DOWN. THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR DETECTED 13 PPM TO 16 INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAKE ELSINORE FORD (31500 AUTO CENTER DR, LAKE ELSINORE, CA 92530, PHONE NUMBER: (951) 471-4100), BUT THEY COULD NOT DETECT THE CARBON MONOXIDE DUE TO NOT HAVING A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE AND SOMEONE WOULD CALL BACK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,350.
EXHAUST IS ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND MAKING MYSELF AND MY 2.5 YEAR OLD SON SICK. I IMMEDIATELY GET A HEADACHE WHEN DRIVING AND FEEL NAUSEOUS, EXTREME FATIGUE, BODY AND MUSCLE ACHES, MEMORY ISSUES, CONFUSION, AND I'VE BEEN COUGHING UP BROWN MUCOUS WHICH IS LINKED TO THE INHALATION OF HAZARDOUS POLLUTION AND GASES. THESE SYMPTOMS LAST LONG AFTER I AM FINISHED DRIVING MY CAR AND HAVEN'T GONE AWAY FOR MORE THAN FOUR DAYS. MY SON IS HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND IT MAKES ME NERVOUS BECAUSE EXPOSURE TO THESE GASES WILL HINDER HIS NEURODEVELOPMENT. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN THE GAS IS ENTERING THE CAR, BUT I OPENED MY SUNROOF WHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND THE A/C ON AND I COULD SMELL A NATURAL GAS SMELL AND I FELT THE EFFECTS OF INHALING THE GAS IMMEDIATELY. THE GAS WAS ESCAPING THROUGH THE SUNROOF AND RIGHT BY MY HEAD.
CAR SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED A SLIGHT ODOR IN THE TRUNK AREA, BUT IT'S MOSTLY COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. EVER SINCE THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN DRIVING IT, SHE EXPERIENCED NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, BLURRED VISION, AND HEADACHES INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE SYMPTOMS, BUT RECEIVED NO DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SYMPTOMS OCCURRED WHEN SHE WAS IN THE VEHICLE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS HIGH SPEEDS, EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE ACTIVATED, THE ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEADACHES FROM EXPOSURE TO THE FUMES. CRAIN FORD IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, 72210 REPLACED A GASKET AND SEALED THE VEHICLE (EXACT REPAIRS UNKNOWN), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: CAS-13337847. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000.
EXHAUST CAN BE EASILY SMELLED WHEN ACCELERATING, POSSIBLY INDICATING A LEAK OF CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE CABIN.
EXHAUST SMELL.....ROTTEN EGGS OR SULFER SMELL WHILE ACCELERATING WITH THE A/C ON IN RECIRCULATE SO I KNOW ITS NOT FROM OUTSIDE VEHICLES
MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2017 FORD EXPLORER AND SHE WAS COMPLAINING OF BURNING EYES AND NESUEA I DID THINK NOTHING OF IT UNTIL I SAW A CBS REPORT ABOUT THE POLICE INTERCEPTORS SO WHEN I WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM ABOUT IT THEY SAID NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE MY EXPLORER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL PLEASE NHTSA MAKE THEM TAKE THE EXPLORERS BACK AND EXCHANGE IT'S NOT FAIR THAT WE PAID FOR A $34,000 VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE FOR US AND THE PUBLIC THANK YOU,
MY PARENTS BOUGHT THIS UNIT 8 MONTHS AGO FROM TIPTON FORD DEALERSHIP IN BROWNSVILLE TX. SOON AFTER THAT MY MOM STARTING COMPLAINING ABOUT TINGLING IN HER HANDS AND HAD LOST 8 POUNDS IN 2 WEEKS. SHE WAS RECENTLY ADMITTED IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 4 DAYS WITH CARBON MONOXIDE LEVEL IN HER BLOOD. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN HELPFUL WHAT SO EVER.
WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE OVER 45 MPH EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE APPARENTLY COMING THROUGH AC VENTS
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW ON 8/11/2017 (19 MILES)AND WE STARTED NOTICING A SMELL OF EXHAUST WHEN WE ACCELERATED AND WHEN WE HAD THE REAR A/C ON COMING IN THE CABIN. WE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP FROM SEPT 25, 2017 TO OCT 6,2017 (1496 MILES). THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WHEN WE PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON OCT 6, 2017. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS HEALTH CONCERN AS WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING HEADACHES, ESPECIALLY MY WIFE, WHO IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER. WE WILL NOT LET OUR GRANDCHILDREN RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE WITH THE EXHAUST FUMES PRESENT. WE ARE AWARE THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2012. AS THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE,WITH 1496 MILES, WE FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT GOING TO GO AWAY ANYTIME SOON. WE DO NOT WANT HAVE TO KEEP TAKING THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TEMPORARY FIXES (TSB). WE WANT A PERMANENT FIX, IF THAT INCLUDES GETTING A NEW ONE.
EXHAUST FUMES COMING INSIDE CAR WHEN ACCELERATING
EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN ARE EXTREMELY STRONG WHEN DRIVING 35 MPH OR HIGHWAY. I AM LIGHTHEADED, DIZZY,TROUBLE BREATHING EXASPERATED WITH COPD AND ASTHMA. DEALER SAID THEY DID NOT NOTICE EXHAUST IN CABIN WITH CO DETECTOR.
OUR 2017 FORD EXPLORER SPORT HAS A CONSTANT FOUL SMELL AFTER ACCELERATION. THE SMELL OVERWHELMS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND IS SIMILAR TO A SULFUR OR BURNING HAIR SMELL. ADDITIONALLY, IF THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED IDLE FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME, UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION, A LARGE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE COMES FROM THE TAILPIPES.
EXHAUST FUME LEAKS INTO PASSENGER CABIN - PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW THIS SPRING; ANYTIME WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WITH RECIRCULATING AC ON A BURNING OIL OR ACRID ODOR LEAKS INTO THE CABIN. IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE LOCAL FORD DEALER 'RESEALED" THE UNDERCARRIAGE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSIST. ON A RECENT 400 MILE ROAD TRIP WITH RECIRCULATING AC ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER GOT VERY DROWSY, WINDOWS HAD TO BE OPENED, RECIRCULATING AC TURNED OFF AND STOPS MADE TO SHAKE OFF THE EFFECTS. MY PREVIOUS 2013 FORD EXPLORER HAD THE SAME EXHAUST PROBLEM BUT NEVER LIKE THIS. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS NEW MODEL I TOOK IT ON FAITH THE "PROBLEM" WOULDN'T AFFECT THE 2017S. FORD HAS HAD A LONG TIME TO FIGURE THIS OUT AND CORRECT WHATEVER MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT IS CAUSING THIS. I WILL CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALER WHO HAS BEEN VERY ACCOMMODATING TO ADVISE I HAVE FILED THIS COMPLAINT. I JUST WANT A SUV THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE SINCE 80% OF MY TRIPS ARE 40+ MILES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. ALL I WANT IS A FORD EXPLORER THAT DOESN'T PUT MY HEALTH AT RISK.
THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL WINDOW SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY, OBSTRUCTING VISABILITY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO INCREASE THE RPMS TO APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG, FOUL ODOR SIMILAR TO ROTTEN EGGS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SANDERS FORD (1135 LEJUNE BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, NC 28540; 1-888-897-8527) WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND COMPLETED THE DIRECTIONS ON A SPECIFIC SERVICE BULLETIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE VENTS UNDERNEATH THE BUMPER. THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
SINCE BUYING MY EXPLORER I HAVE NOTICED ANY TIME I ACCELERATE I BEGIN TO NOTICE AN AWFUL SMELL. IF WE DO NOT ROLL WINDOWS DOWN, EVERYONE IN THE VEHICLE GETS NAUSEOUS OR DIZZY. TODAY WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE INTERSTATE I HAD TO QUICKLY STOP TO THROW UP. IT HAS NEVER GOTTEN TO THAT POINT UNTIL TODAY. AFTER BRINGING IT TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT IT IS A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK AND I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED.
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE I SUFFER FROM BURNING EYES, HEADACHE, NASEA, FEELING ILL, VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR CO2 LEAK, VEHICLE WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS, I PICKED IT UP, DROVE HOME APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AND BECAME ILL, SAME AS BEFORE IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. I RETURNED IT TO DEALER THE SAME DAY SO THEY CAN TRY TO FIGURE WHY REPAIR DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD A DISTRICT TECHNICIAN WOULD NEED TO COME INSPECT THE VEHICLE, THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST DAY WE DROVE IT HOME FROM THE DEALER. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 3,000 MILES ON IT. THIS REPAIR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE "RECALL REPAIR" FOR CO2 LEAKING INTO VEHICLE, THIS REPAIR DID NOT RESOLVE MY ISSUE, SO NOT SURE IF FORD REALLY HAS THIS FIGURED OUT YET.
FUMES ENTER CAR WILE DRIVING!
EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN OF CAR. THEY SAY THEY FIXED IT BUT I STILL SMELL EXHAUST FUMES. CARBON MONOXIDE
2017 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. 3.5 ECOBOOST. WHEN ACCELERATING 3/4 OR MORE ON THE PEDAL. DOES NOT SMELL SO MUCH AS EXHAUST AS IT DOES SULFUR AND BAD EGG SMELL. ONLY WAY TO GET THE SMELL OUT OF VEHICLE IS TO TURN AIR OFF AND ROLL WINDOWS DOWN. SEEMS WORSE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS ON THAN THE HEAT. PASSENGERS USUALLY GET IT WORSE THAN DRIVER.. AT LEAST THAT'S MY EXPERIENCE, OR THAT IS THE SIDE WITH THE PROBLEM. I WAS READING ON WEBSITES BEFORE ALL THESE CLAIMS WERE BROUGHT UP AND I KEPT COMING TO THE CONCLUSION FROM READING UP WHAT COMPLAINTS I FOUND, IT WAS THAT THE TWIN TURBOS HAD A LOT OF BLOW BACK AND IT WAS ONLY THE ECOBOOST MOTORS. NOW I NOW DIFFER AND THERE IS A CURIOUS PROBLEM AND I OWE A SMALL FORTUNE ON A VEHICLE THAT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND ALSO WITH A FAMILY OF 5. DOES NOT HAVE PROBLEM AT IDLE OR IF DRIVING GENTLY. CAN DO IT AT LOW SPEEDS OR HIGH SPEEDS. JUST GIVE IT HALF OR MORE PEDDLE AND YOU WILL SMELL IT. WHAT DO I DO. THANKS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).?*JB
WHEN ACCELERATING PAST 2,500 RPMS, EXHAUST COMES INTO THE CAR. IT SMELLS AND HAS SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BURN OFF, I'M NOW AT OVER 5,000 MILES AND IT STILL DOES IT. I KEEP TELLING THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER. MAKES ME LIGHT HEADED.
EXHAUST LEAK INTO CABIN OF VEHICLE, NOTICED ESPECIALLY ON ACCELERATION ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 55MPH AND WHEN DRIVING UP AND DOWN HILLS. HAD TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW TO GET SMELL OUT OF VEHICLE. CAUSING DRIVER TO GET HEADACHES, NAUSEA AND GET VERY DROWSY. TOOK VACATION FOR 1300 MILES TO VIRGINIA BEACH FROM ILLINOIS AND TRAVELLED THROUGH MOUNTAINS AND THIS DRIVER COULD ONLY DRIVE 2 HOURS BEFORE BECOMING VERY DROWSY. THIS DRIVER HAS BEEN DRIVING FOR 28 YEARS AND HAS NEVER EVER HAD THESE SYMPTOMS BEFORE WHILE DRIVING. THIS DRIVER IS NOT ON ANY MEDICATIONS THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO BEING DROWSY, NOR DOES NOT HAVE ANY MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS DRIVER TO BECOME DROWSY BEHIND THE WHEEL. THIS DRIVER BELIEVES THIS CAR 2017 FORD EXPLORER IS LEAKING EXHAUST INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR VENTS EVEN THOUGH THIS DRIVER DOES NOT CIRCULATE THE INSIDE AIR ON THE A/C SYSTEM. THIS DRIVER ALWAYS HAS THE A/C SYSTEM ON BRINGING IN OUTSIDE AIR INTO THE CAR AND DOES NOT CLICK ON THE BUTTON THAT CIRCULATES THE AIR INSIDE THE CAR. THIS DRIVER NOW HAS TO HAVE THE WINDOW ROLLED DOWN IN THIS VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ANYTIME THIS DRIVER GETS INTO THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. THIS VEHICLE WAS FIRST NOTICED TO BE CAUSING DRIVER TO BECOME DROWSY ON 7/29/17 & 7/30/17 WHILE ON VACATION DRIVING TO VIRGINIA BEACH WITH DAUGHTER, FRIEND OF FAMILY AND HER SON. 8/2/17 & 8/3/17 DROVE BACK TO ILLINOIS AND DROWSY AGAIN AND HAD TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN. 8/30/17 TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TESTED VEHICLE AND NOTICED AN EXHAUST LEAK. HAD TO ORDER PART FOR VEHICLE, APPT. MADE FOR 9/6/17 FOR VEHICLE TO GET REAR BUMPER REMOVED AND EXHAUST SYSTEM LOOKED AT. 9/13/17 RECEIVED THIS VEHICLE BACK FROM DEALER IN EVENING. NEXT DAY DROVE VEHICLE IN MORNING AND EXHAUST SMELL IN VEHICLE. CAR RETURNED TO DEALER 9/15/17 FOR DEALER TO FIX SAME PROBLEM FOR #2 DOCUMENTED VISIT TO DEALER.
ON 9/11/2017 DRIVING ON HIGHWAY - WINDOWS UP NO AC ON - GOT THIS OVERWHELMING FEELING THAT WAS GOING TO PASS OUT - PULLED TO RIGHT AND OPEN ALL WINDOWS - HEAD CLEARED - THIS WAS IN THE MORNING ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR - NO HISTORY OF MEDICAL ISSUES
EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING VEHICLE WHEN STATIONARY AND IN MOTION.
I NOTICED WHEN AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE I GET SLEEP AND I HAVE NEVER FELT THIS WAY UNTIL I STARTED DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I HAVEBEEN FILLING LIGHT HEADED AND HEADACHES WHEN AM DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE. NOT BEEN FILLING WELL AT ALL
OCCASIONAL EXHAUST GASES INSIDE VEHICLE WHILE IDLING.
EXHAUST FUMES FILL THE CABIN OF VEHICLE DURING HEAVY ACCELERATION. USUALLY CAUSES HEADACHE. DEALER CONFIRMED ISSUE. DEALER ADVISES FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB BUT THE PARTS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR MONTHS SO NO REPAIR IS ABLE TO BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME.
THERE IS A BURNING SMELL/ STRONG ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING . IT SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN OR BECOME STRONGER WHEN ACCELERATING UP HILLS OR WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, BUT CAN OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT ANY TIME. MY WIFE, MYSELF, FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WHO HAVE RIDDEN IN OR DRIVEN THE VEHICLE HAVE SMELLED IT. THE SMELL CAN BE STRONGER TO PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEATING AREAS. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE MY WIFE HAS LEASED THE VEHICLE ON 01/20/17 AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE TO BE CHECKED ,BUT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE WILL BE RETURNING TO THE DEALER THIS WEEK (09/06/17) AGAIN TO BE CHECKED .
EXHAUST SMELL COMING INTO CABIN FROM THE FRONT VENTS ON HIGHWAY ACCELERATION.
AFTER A SCARY LONG DRIVE FROM INDIANA TO NORTH CAROLINA I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT LETTING THEM KNOW THAT I COULD SMELL EXHAUST WHILE DRIVING AND I FELT OVERLY TIRED, WAY MORE TIRED THEN NEED BE. AFTER TESTING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT CO WAS COMING INTO THE CABIN OF MY VEHICLE. THEY STILL HAVE MY VEHICLE NOW AFTER 2 WEEKS AND THE PARTS THAT WERE ORDERED WERE BODY FILLER AND ELECTRICAL TAPE. THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE APPROPRIATE FIX FOR THIS SITUATION THAT COULD CAUSE CATASTROPHIC INJURY OR DEATH AND NOW I AM SCARED TO PUT MY AND MY FAMILIES LIVES IN DANGER DUE TO MY VEHICLE TRYING TO KILL US. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE INTERSTATE AS SPEEDS OF 50-75 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IF I WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED SO MANY TIMES I WOULD HAVE PASSED OUT AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD HAVE KILLED ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. I WAS ADVISED THAT IF I WAS GOING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE I SHOULD DO SO WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN, WHICH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND WHY I HAVE HAD A LOANER CAR FOR WEEKS.
GAS ODOR LEAK INSIDE THE CAR WHILE DRIVING THAT CAUSED ME TO HAVE SXS OF DIZZINESS, NAUSEA AND VOMITING. IT HAPPENED IN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.
EXHAUST SMELL COMES INTO THE CABIN WHEN CAR IS ACCELERATING. SEEMS WORST WHEN THE AC IS IN RE-CIRCULATION MODE. YOU CAN SMELL THE EXHAUST FUMES RIGHT AFTER THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION HAS DOWNSHIFTED TO ACCELERATE.
I RENTED THE REFERENCED VEHICLE FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR FOR 1 WEEK. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES. THIS 2017 VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN I RENTED IT. I BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE WAS THE 3.5 LITER VERSION. EVERY TIME I ACCELERATED HARD, SUCH AS ENTERING ON THE INTERSTATE, I COULD SUBSEQUENTLY SMELL A VERY STRONG EXHAUST SMELL IN THE INTERIOR OF THE SUV. I ALSO NOTICED WHEN I RENTED THE VEHICLE THAT ALL THE WINDOWS AND SURFACES HAD A FILM ON THEM - PERHAPS RESIDUE FROM EXHAUST GASES. I AM A 54 YEAR OLD RETIRED ENGINEER AND HAVE OWNED AND RENTED OVER 25 VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME AND FIND WHAT I EXPERIENCED WITH THE EXPLORER TO BE VERY UNUSUAL. I ALSO FOUND THAT I WAS SLEEPIER THAN NORMAL WHEN DRIVING PERHAPS DUE TO CO2 EXPOSURE. ALL OF MY PASSENGERS ALSO EXPERIENCED UNUSUAL SLEEPINESS. THE EXHAUST SMELL IN THE INTERIOR WAS UNDENIABLE. I FIND IT VERY DISTURBING THAT FORD IS TRYING TO EXPLAIN THIS AS A PROBLEM WITH ONLY THE POLICE INTERCEPTOR EXPLORERS DUE TO AFTER MARKET MODIFICATIONS. MY EXPERIENCE INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMPLETELY FALSE AND MISLEADING EXPLANATION. I AM VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE NHTSA IS DOING AN EA ON THE PROBLEM. FORD HAS IGNORED THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND THE PROBLEM IS VERY REAL. I WAS CONSIDERING BUYING THE EXPLORER WHICH WAS ONE REASON I RENTED THE VEHICLE AND FROM MY EXPERIENCE I WILL NOT TOUCH THIS VEHICLE AND WILL NOT BE PURCHASING ONE. PLEASE DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND I HOPE TO SEE THAT THIS EVENTUALLY LEADS TO A OVERALL RECALL OF ALL AFFECTED EXPLORERS. THANK YOU.
CARBON MONOXIDE INSIDE PASSENGER CABIN, WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS IN HIGHWAY. HAD TO PULL OVER TO VOMIT AND WAIT A WHILE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE. HAS HAPPENED IN VARIOUS OCCASION BUT WIRES THE LAST TIME.
WE HAVE TAKEN OUR EXPLORER INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP TWICE NOW. WHEN YOU ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY THERE IS A REALLY BAD EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CABIN FROM TIME TO TIME. THEY CLAIM TO FIX IT EVERY TIME AND THEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. I AM VERY WORRIED BECAUSE I AM 22 WEEKS PREGNANT NOW AND I HAD BEEN PLACED ON BED REST DUE TO SPOTTING I WAS HAVING. I AM NOT SURE IF THE TWO ARE LINKED. I AM NOT ON BED REST ANYMORE. THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. I WILL CHOOSE A DATE BELOW, BUT IT IS ONGOING.
C0 DETECTOR WENT OFF ON A 3HR DRIVE ON 08-18-17 WITH AC AND AIR RECIRCULATION ON. AFTER OPENING THE WINDOWS THE DETECTOR STOPPED BEEPING. THE DETECTOR IS A GLUI CIGARETTE-LIGHTER POWERED DEVICE W/ TWO USB PORTS (HTTPS://WWW.AMAZON.COM/GP/PRODUCT/B01G2YJ3ZU) AND HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE CIGARETTE LIGHTER (FACING THE SECOND ROW SEATS) SINCE MID MAY. NO OTHER TIME HAS THIS ALARM WENT OFF. AT THE TIME OF THE ALARM THE DETECTOR WAS PARTIALLY COVERED WITH SOME FABRIC FROM A BAG AND THE DETECTOR WAS WARM TO THE TOUCH. WE WERE CAMPING IN A PLACE WITH NO CELL SERVICE SO WE DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO CONTACT FORD/NHTSA. WE DROVE HOME W/ THE WINDOWS OPEN. AFTER COMING BACK HOME I TRIED INTENTIONALLY SETTING OFF THE CO ALARM WITH A CAN OF CO. AFTER WARMING UP THE DETECTOR BY LETTING THE CAR RUN I SPRAYED CO INTO THE DETECTOR BUT I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ALARM TO GO OFF AGAIN. IT IS UNCLEAR TO ME WHETHER THIS WAS A FALSE ALARM FROM THE DETECTOR OR A LEGITIMATE ISSUE WITH C0 EMISSIONS IN THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NOT MANY ACTIVE CO ALARMS ON AMAZON FOR CARS, THE GLUI ONE IS THE MOST REASONABLE ONE I'VE FOUND. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE APPRECIATED; I'LL BE CONTACTING FORD TODAY AS WELL.
WHEN I ACCELERATE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON, THE SMELL OF EXHAUST IS ENTERING MY CABIN. I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO LET THE SMELL OUT. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY CHILDREN WHEN INHALING THIS SMELL.
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTED IN PASSENGER CABIN - AFTER READING STORIES ABOUT POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) IN 2016 FORD EXPLORERS IN MID JULY 2017 I PURCHASED A KIDDE BATTERY POWERED CO DETECTOR AND INSTALLED IT IN THE REAR AREA OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IT HAD NOT ALARMED UNTIL WE WERE TRAVELING FROM SENECA, SC TO INDIANAPOLIS, IN. WE WERE TOWING AN 8X5 ENCLOSED U-HAUL TRAILER AT NORMAL FREEWAY SPEEDS. TOW/HAUL WAS ENGAGED BECAUSE WE WERE TOWING AND THE ENGINE WAS GENERALLY RUNNING AT HIGHER RPM'S, ESPECIALLY GOING UP THE MOUNTAIN INCLINES. THE CO DETECTOR FIRST ALARMED WEST OF ASHVIILLE, NC. SUDDENLY THE HEADACHES AND DROWSINESS BOTH MY WIFE AND I WERE EXPERIENCING MADE SENSE. WE OPENED THE WINDOWS AND THE ALARM STOPPED AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES. AFTER THIS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES I MOVED THE DETECTOR TO THE FRONT OF THE PASSENGER CABIN SO THAT I COULD MONITOR THE PART PER MILLION DISPLAY. WE FOUND THAT IT ONLY TOOK 15-20 MINUTES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING FOR THE DETECTOR TO DISPLAY 31PPM, THE DETECTORS MINIMUM CONCENTRATION DETECTION THRESHOLD. THE LEVEL WOULD THEN BUILD OVER TIME. DUE TO THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF CO ON THE HUMAN BODY I NEVER LET THE CONCENTRATION EXCEED 62PPM. I FOUND, HOWEVER, THAT THE PEAK CO CONCENTRATION DETECTED WAS 103PPM. I ASSUME THIS WAS REACHED WHILE THE DETECTOR WAS IN THE REAR OF THE CABIN, WHERE THE DISPLAY WAS NOT VISIBLE TO ME. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT LAKE KEOWEE FORD SUGGESTED THAT I RUN THE HVAC IN RECIRCULATE MODE. I TRIED MANY DIFFERENT HVAC MODES - RECIRCULATE, NORMAL/OUTSIDE AIR, REAR HVAC TURNED OFF - BUT THE RESULT WAS ALWAYS THE SAME, CO BEING DETECTED IN THE CABIN WITHIN 15-20 MINUTES. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM NOT BUYING FORD'S CLAIM THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ONLY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES WITH BODY PERFORATIONS FROM THE INSTALLATION OF AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT. THE VEHICLE IS GOING INTO A CARMEL, IN FORD DEALER THIS AFTERNOON.
HEAVY SMELL IN CABIN WHEN THE AC IS TURNED ON. THE SMELL IS FOUL AND WORSE WHEN AC IS TURNED ON. DRIVER HAS HAD SEVERAL EPISODES OF NAUSEA, DIZZINESS AND OVERALL UNWELL FEELING SINCE PURCHASING IN NOVEMBER 2016. NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AS OF YET, BUT THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND AM CONCERNED FOR MY THREE CHILDREN UNDER 6.
WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 EXPLORER I GET SICK WHILE DRIVING. I GET A HEADACHE AND VERY NAUSEOUS AND SOMETIMES I GET DIZZY. I WILL DRIVE OTHER VEHICLES AND I DON'T GET SICK WITH THEM. I HAVE HAD MY EXPLORER FOR A YEAR AND I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 7 OR 8 MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING I GET SICK AND I FEEL LIKE IM GOING TO PASS OUT . I DON'T THINK IT'S VERY SAFE TO DRIVE LIKE THIS. ITS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND ALSO OTHER PEOPLE ON THE HIGHWAY.
MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER XLT HAS EXHAUST SMELL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT A NEW CAR SMELL BUT RATHER EXHAUST ODOR AND ONLY IS APPARENT WHEN THE AC SYSTEM OR FAN SYSTEM IS IN THE ON POSITION. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON JUNE 13, 2017 AND WAS HOSPITALIZED ON JULY 1, 2017 FOR THREE DAYS. THE DOCTORS WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS ALTHOUGH I WAS EXPERIENCING HEADACHES, DIZZINESS AND TROUBLE WITH MY VISION. EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY EXPLORER AND TURN THE AC OR FANS ON I NOTICE A EXHAUST ODOR. I DEVELOP A HEADACHE, DIZZINESS FEEL SICK. I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER FOR A POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK OR OTHER ISSUE THAT MAYBE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. FORD ALSO STATED THAT THE PROBLEMS WERE ONLY ON THE POLICE INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES EVEN THOUGH ALL EXPLORERES COME OFF SAME PRODUCTION LINE. NOTE: I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS. THE NEW CAR SMELL IS GONE AND THERE IS NO ODOR WITH THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE IS NOT IN THE ON POSITION. THE TOXIC ODOR IS ONLY NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VENTS/AC/FANS ARE RUNNING.
THE EXPLORER IS EXPERIENCING CARBON MONOXIDE LEAKS. THE FURTHER BACK YOU SIT IN THE SUV THE MORE YOU ARE EXPOSED TO THE CARBON MONOXIDE. WE PURCHASED A DETECTOR AND AFTER ONLY 10 MINUTES ON THE INTERSTATE THE LEVEL WAS 15PPM. AT 10PPM IT STARTS AFFECTING INFANTS AND WE HAVE A 11MONTH OLD
EXHAUST SMELL COMING INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OR SITTING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF EXHAUST FUMES WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE FAILURE MAINLY OCCURRED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (JORDAN FORD IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS) BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT CARBON MONOXIDE WAS PRESENT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE UPON REACHING SPEEDS APPROXIMATEY 45 MPH AND ABOVE OFF AND ON SINCE PURCHASING NEW VEHICLE
OCCASIONALLY WHEN I DROVE THE CAR I FELT LIGHT HEADEDNESS AND DIZINIESS. ON 8/3/2017 I FELT THE DIZZINESS AGAIN AND ENDED UP IN A CAR ACCIDENT. I FELT AS THOUGH I WAS GOING TO PASS OUT AND IN A FLASH I CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARBON MONOXIDE BOX ALERTED THAT THERE WAS CARBON MONOXIDE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 09/06/17 *BF *CN
WE HEARD ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF CARBON MONOXIDE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. CONCERNED IF IT COULD BE THE CAUSE OF OUR 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER'S COMPLAINTS OF HEADACHES WHEN IN THE VEHICLE.
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EXHAUST ODOR APPEARS WITHIN CABIN AFTER EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION ONTO HIGHWAY
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I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER AND A CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK. I HAVE OVERALL FEELING BAD SINCE WE GOT OUR NEW 2017 FORD EXPLORER, WHICH IS VERY OUT OF CHARACTER FOR ME. I AM A PRIOR SPECIAL OPERATION VETERAN, OVERALL IN GOOD HEALTH, AND ONLY 30Y/O. LIKE MANY, WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS VEHICLE I AM GETTING NAUSEA, WEAKNESS, AND TENSION HEADACHES FROM DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN VERY WEAK AND HAVING HEADACHES, AS OF LATE. THIS HAS HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON MY DAY-TO-DAY LIFE. I COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY OR WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH ME IT SEEMED AS IF IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE. I AM STARTING TO THINK MAYBE I HAVE LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO CARBON MONOXIDE OVER THE LAST 3 WEEKS. I GOT THE FORD EXPLORE 3 WEEKS AGO AND THIS SUDDEN SICKNESS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THEN. I GOT SO WORRIED WITH MY HEALTH"I WENT TO THE DOCTOR. I EXPLAINED TO THE DOCTOR "I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ME BUT I FEEL ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE HAD A FLU FOR ALMOST A MONTH". I WAS DESPERATE AND I KNOW I SOUNDED CRAZY BUT I HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME SERIOUS BOUTS WITH WEAKNESS, FATIGUE, AND HEADACHES. I WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON JULY 31ST 2017 AND I REALLY HAVE BEEN BAFFLED BY THE SUDDEN ONSET OF SYMPTOMS. THIS WAS BEFORE I KNEW ABOUT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO THE 2017 FORD EXPLORER. I SAW THE STORY RUN TODAY (8-3-17) ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA AND I STARTED TO PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER. AT THE DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT ON (7-31-17) THEY PULLED BLOOD, AND ARE CONDUCTING A BUNCH OF TEST BUT NOTHING HAS COME BACK. I AM CONCERNED, I AM HOPING IT'S NOT RELATED TO THE CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK THAT OTHERS ARE REPORTING. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS FOR MY PREGNANT WIFE AND UNBORN CHILD. AS A PURPLE HEART VET I HAVE PUT MY HEART AND SOUL INTO OUR GREAT COUNTRY AND I NEED THIS AGENCY TO PLEASE FIND ANSWERS TO IF THESE SUVS ARE SAFE. MY FAMILIES COULD DEPEND ON IT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACTED OBSERVED A HOLE IN THE "Y" PORTION OF THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (BOB DAVIDSON FORD LINCOLN, 1845 JOPPA RD, BALTIMORE, MD, 21234) WHERE THEY OBSERVED THE HOLE AND WELDED IT CLOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT NO INVOICE OR PAPERWORK WAS PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NEITHER CONTACTED NOR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.
HEADACHES POSSIBLE BEING CAUSED FROM FLUMES ENTERING THE DRIVING CABIN. POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
BOUGHT THIS FORD EXPLORER APRIL 2017 , IT WAS A PROGRAM CAR WITH 12,000 MILES . I NOTICED A SMELL INSIDE THE CABIN WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON . DEALING WITH HEADACHES FOR THREE MONTHS , TOOK AT TRIP OUT OF STATE AND MY WHOLE FAMILY COMPLAINED WITH HEADACHES THE ENTIRE TRIP . FINALLY REALIZED IT WAS MY CAR. NEEDLESS TO SAY IM NOT VERY HAPPY WITH FORD . IT IS CURRENTLY AT FORD , WAITING FOR PARTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE . BEEN THERE FOR TWO WEEKS :(
STRONG EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. REQUIRES OPENING THE WINDOWS TO DISSIPATE THE SMELL. CONCERNED ABOUT PROLONGED EXPOSURE FOR CHILD AND FAMILY. HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR (SINCE NEW).
SMELLED GASOLINE IN CABIN AFTER DRIVING CAR FOR 2 MILES IN MORNING. AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON, TEMP WAS APPROX 75 DEGREES. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT SOMETIMES WITH NEW CARS IT IS THE RESULT OF THE COATING ON THE NEW PARTS. CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW YESTERDAY, BUT HAD 187 MIES ON IT. (PER DEALER, IT MAY HAVE BEEN A SWAP FROM ANOTHER DEALER AND THE MILES CAME FROM TRANSPORT). MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT FOR 8/16 (NEXT AVAILABLE), BUT SERVICE REP HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ISSUES OF THIS SORT.
I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE EXHAUST SMELL IN THE VEHICLE FROM THE INITIAL TRIP I TOOK WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT FORD HAS NOT RECALLED OR COME UP WITH A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. I AM AWARE OF OTHER CUSTOMERS USING THE LEMON LAW IN FLORIDA TO REPLACE THEIR VEHICLE. NOW THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXPOSED BY THE MEDIA I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. I CAN ALWAYS TAKE THE FLORIDA LEMON LAW APPROACH IF THERE IS NO SOLUTION. THE PROBLEM IS NOT JUST WITH INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES THAT FORD IS NOW ADDRESSING?? MOST IF NOT ALL EXPLORERS FROM 2011 HAVE THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS VERY PREVALENT WHEN THE CAR IS ACCELERATED QUICKLY. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS WITH SOMEONE AND ACTUALLY SHOW THEM THE EFFECT BY ACCELERATION.
UPON PARKING OUR BRAND NEW EXPLORER IN OUR DRIVEWAY (IT HAS A 10 DEGREE SLANT), WE TURNED OFF THE KEYLESS/PUSH BUTTON IGNITION, BUT MY HUSBAND ACCIDENTALLY HAD IT IN DRIVE. OUR SMALL CHILDREN WERE UNCLIPPING THEIR SEATBELTS AND STARTING TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MY HUSBAND TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IGNITION OFF, IT ROLLED BACK VERY QUICKLY DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY TO OUR SMALL CHILDREN HAD THEY OPENED THEIR DOORS. I CALLED FORD.COM WHO TOLD ME TO CALL THE DEALER. I CALLED DEALER. THEY TOOK ONE OF THEIR 2017 EXPLORERS FROM THE LOT AND TRIED TO GET IT TO ROLL IN GEAR AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND THEIR VEHICLE ALSO DID IT. IN REVERSE AND IN DRIVE. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO "MAKE SURE YOU HAVE IT IN PARK BEFORE YOU TURN IT OFF." SOME ONE IS GOING TO DIE!!! EVEN IF I WOULD MAKE IT OUT BEFORE GETTING RUN OVER, MY BABY IN A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK OF THE CAR WOULD BE ROLLED INTO THE BUSY STREET WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS!! KILLING HER AND ANY ONCOMING CAR OR TRUCK!!! ALSO, THIS SAME EXPLORER- WITH ONLY 800 MILES ON IT, HAD ITS TRANSMISSION FALL OFF THE MOUNT AND LAND ON THE AXLE AND BROKE THE AXLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. HEARD BANGING SOUNDS, THEN THEY GOT LOUDER, THEN THE STEERING GOT HARD, THEN IT FELT LIKE IT WAS FALLING APART-ALL IN THE MATTER OF 1 MILE ON A CITY STREET GOING 25MPH. NOT SURE IF WE JUST GOT A LEMON HERE? PUT THE GEAR/ROLLING AFTER ENGINE OFF IF NOT IN PARK IS VERY, VERY SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO ME LOOKED INTO BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!!!!!!! I DON'T HAVE THE REPAIR SHEET TO SCAN BECAUSE A WEEK AFTER THE TRANMISSION/AXLE WERE REPAIRED, IT STARTED VIBRATING AND SWERVING WHEN I WAS BRAKING, SO IT'S BACK IN THE SHOP. WE'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THAT TIME. THIS SPECIFIC MODEL IS THE 2017 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. FORD.COM WAS INFORMED OF THIS.
EXHAUST ODOR SMELL, AS SOON AS CAR SPEEDS UP ABOVE THE 40 MPH, IT STARTS SMELLING EXHAUST IN THE CAR. SMELL IS SO STRONG THAT CAUSE HEADACHE. THIS IS POISON CARBON MONOXIDE.
MY EXPLORER HAS THE STRONG SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES THAT COME INTO THE CABIN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. IT IS MAKING THE PASSENGERS FEEL SICK AND GETTING HEADACHES. IT IS PRESENTLY AT EARNHARDT FORD BEING LOOKED AT.
ODOR WHICH MAKES ME NAUSEA AND HAVE A HEADACHE
THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO HAVE 18 PPM OF CO IN THE INTERIOR WHILE IN OPERATION.
ODORS IN THE OCCUPANT COMPARTMENT UNDER HEAVY THROTTLE SITUATIONS-CLIMBING STEEP GRADES OR ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY-OR WHEN THE HVAC SYSTEM IS IN RECIRCULATION MODE.
EVERY TIME GAS IS PUSHED AT FULL THROTTLE THERE IS A SMELL OF EEXHAUST IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR , THIS IS A NEW CAR JUST PURCHASED , MY TWO KIDS VOMITED AND DON'T WANNA RIDE IN IT THIS IS NOT A JOKE AT ALL .
FORD EXPLORER SPORT 2017 SMELLS OF EXHAUST GAS IN THE DRIVER CABIN. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH 5, 2017 AND TOOK IT TO DEALER 3/9/17 TO COMPLAIN ABOUT EXHAUST FUMES SMELL WHEN I DROVE ON THE FREEWAY. THEY TOLD ME THEY TESTED IT AND COULD NOT SMELL ANYTHING. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AND IT HAPPENS ESPECIALLY WHEN I DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY. IN JUNE A WAS GOING TO DRIVE MY CAR FROM LA TO NEW JERSEY. AFTER THREE DAYS OF DRIVING I HAD TO TURN BACK TO LA BECAUSE I GOT DIZZY AND FELT NAUSEOUS EVERY DAY AFTER DRIVING 6 TO 8 HOURS. I SAW LAST NIGHT ON THE NEWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST FUMES AND CARBON MONOXIDE AND THAT MADE ME REALIZE THAT I AM AFFECTED BY THAT. I CALLED FORDS HOTLINE EARLIER TODAY. THEY SAID THAT THERE IS A FIX BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT APPARENTLY THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE 2017 YET AND I GOT THE ADVISE TO BE CAREFULL AND DRIVE WITH MY WINDOW DOWN. THAT IS NOT THE SOLOUTING YOU WANT AFTER PAYING 55G AND HAVING ONLY 3500MILLES ON THE ODOMETER!
EXHAUST FUMES, AND CARBON MONOXIDE FILLING UP THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE, SYMPTOMS OF COUGHING VIOLENTLY, EXASPERATION OF ASTHMA SYMPTOMS, LIGHTHEADED,NAUSEA, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, WAITING AT A RED LIGHT CAR FILLS UP WITH EXHAUST FUMES. THESE CONDITION HAPPEN EVERYDAY
POSSIBLE CARBON DIOXIDE LEAK. ON A RECENT LONG TRIP I HAD TROUBLE WITH HEADACHES AND LIGHTHEADED. IT BECAME WORSE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. I GOT HOME AND WAS VERY SICK, I HAD MY NEIGHBOR DRIVE ME TO THE HOSPITAL. MY BLOOD PRESSURE WAS LOW, RED BLOOD CELLS LOW AND WAS SEVERELY LIGHTHEADED. THAT WAS JULY 19, BUT I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE EXHAUST FUME PROBLEMS UNTIL THE NEWS REPORTED IT ON JULY 28; SO A BLOOD TEST FOR CARBON DIOXIDE POISONING WAS NOT PERFORMED. I THINK THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING OFF AND ON WITH ME DRIVING THIS CAR, BUT IN A MUCH MILDER FORM OF SYMPTOMS. I LOOKED UP THE SYMPTOMS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE POISONING AND I HAD MOST OF THEM. I DO SOMETIMES SMELL ODORS WHEN I TURN ON THE AIR OR VENT. PLEASE CHECK INTO THE PROBLEMS WITH THE EXPLORERS I NEED THIS REPAIRED.
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE MARCH 2017. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE REQUIRES RAPID ACCELERATION, FOR EXAMPLE PASSING ANOTHER CAR ON A TWO-LANE ROAD, YOU WILL SMELL EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THESE FUMES ENTER THE CABIN VIA THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS AND WILL BE SO STRONG THAT ALL OCCUPANTS WILL DEVELOP DIFFICULTY BREATHING. DURING ROUTINE ACCELERATION, WE HAVE NOT DETECTED ANY FUMES, HOWEVER SOME OCCUPANTS HAVE DEVELOPED HEADACHES SIMULTANEOUSLY INTERMITTENTLY.
STRONG EXHAUST SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN ACCELERATING AND/OR MERGING INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC. I HAD TO OPEN ALL WINDOWS AS MY EYES WERE WATERING.
EXPLORER WITH 2.3L ECOBOOST PRODUCES AN EXHAUST SMELL DURING MODERATE TO WOT THROTTLE RUNS. GENERALLY SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER LIFTING OFF THE THROTTLE AND RETURNING TO CRUISING THROTTLE POSITION. VEHICLE MUST BE VENTED TO PREVENT ILLNESS TO PASSENGERS, HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN VEHICLE IS UNDER SIGNIFICANT LOAD (SUCH AS CLIMBING A GRADE).
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, EXHAUST FUMES COME INSIDE VEHICLE WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN ON A CITY STREET AND A HIGHWAY. THE FAULT OR PROBLEM THAT IS CREATED FOR UNSAFE CONDITIONS IS THE SMELL OF EXHAUST FUMES. UNKNOWN FOR THE COMPONENT PART OR SYSTEM THAT IS CAUSING THE SAFETY RISK. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.
AFTER HARD TAKE OFF EXHAUST GETS IN CABEN CAUSING HEADACHES UNLESS YOU ROLL WINDOW DOWN DURING CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING
STRONG EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THIS USUALLY OCCURS DURING ACCELERATION AND WHEN THE AC IS ON. THE ODOR IS SO STRONG, WE USUALLY HAVE TO PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN FOR RELIEF.
EXHAUST SMELL AND EYES BURNING WHEN ACCELERATION WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON .INSIDE OF VEHICLE TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY DON'T SMELL ANYTHING . THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE IT WAS BRAND NEW 50 MILES ON VEHICLE
TWICE SINCE PURCHASING MY NEW EXPLORER I HAVE GOTTEN DEATHLY ILL WHILE DRIVING, HAD TO PULL OVER AND BE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. I'M 70 YEARS OLD AND HAD THOUGHT IT WAS A MEDICAL ISSUE. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN POKED AND PROBED FOR EVERY POSSIBLE ALIMENT AND ALL HAVE COME BACK NEGATIVE AND AM IN GREAT HEALTH. EVEN MY HEART TESTS WERE OUTSTANDING. I SAW THE EXPLORER STORIES ON THE NEWS, LOOKED UP CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND NOTE THOSE WERE THE SYMPTOMS I HAD. IN THE INCIDENT LAST WEEK I WAS FEELING WORSE AND WORSE AS I DROVE AND WAS JUST ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE I PASSED OUT, MY VISION HAD GONE BLANK, I STARTING SWEATING WITH THE AIR ON, AND I BECAME EXTREMELY DIZZY AND DISORIENTATED. I SPENT TWO DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL THINKING I WAS DYING BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I FELT. I'M IN EXCELLENT HEALTH, BIKE 20 MILES DAY 2-4 DAYS WEEK, PLAY LEAGUE HOCKEY, AVID GOLFER THAT HAS COMPETED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, ETC. THIS WAS NOT A 'ILLNESS', I'M CONVINCED IT WAS CARBON MONOXIDE POSIONING. UPDATED 11/06/2017*JS THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A STATUS UPDATE. UPDATED 12/07/2017*JS *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND REQUIRED HOSPITILIZATION. *JS
VEHICLE IN MOTION- CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR READING OF 45 PPM (PARTS PER MILLION). PASSENGERS COMPLAINING OF HEADACHES, NAUSEA, LIGHTHEADEDNESS WHICH PROMPTED THE USE OF THE METER.
ENGINE EXHAUST ODOR IN THE CABIN INTERMITTENTLY, GOING UP A HILL OR MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 3500 RPMS, AIR CONDITIONER IS ON AND RECIRCULATION MODE IS ON, SEEMS TO FAIL MORE IN HOTTER WEATHER. THIS 2017 MODEL IS A REPLACEMENT FROM FORD OF OUR 2015 FORD EXPLORER THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM!
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FAR TOO BRIGHT,EVEN IN DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS.AS AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE,THEY ARE QUITE CAPABLE OF MOMENTARILY BLINDING ONCOMING DRIVERS.OBVIOUSLY,THIS EFFORT TO INCREASE HEADLIGHT INTENSITY IS OVERLOOKING THE FACT THAT IT MAY BE CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO OTHER DRIVERS.
EXHAUST IN CABIN WHEN INSIDE AIR IS ENGAGED, YOUR OWN EXHAUST! HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS ACCELERATED AND THEN AS YOU LEVEL THE SPEED OUT, THE EXHAUST FILLS THE VEHICLE. THIS CONSISTENTLY HAPPENS ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAY, TURNING CORNERS, ETC. WE HAVE MONITORED THE CARBON MONOXIDE AND IT REGISTERS ON DETECTOR. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE IN EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH SHOULD BE A CLOSED SYSTEM SO THAT THERE IS NO WAY THE TOXIC SMELL SHOULD COME INSIDE YOUR CAR. OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROBLEM WAS WHEN WE INITIALLY BOUGHT A 2015 FORD EXPLORER, SAME PROBLEM. FORD WORKED ON THE 2015 MANY MANY TIMES AND FINALLY SAID THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE ANYMORE WORK ON THE VEHICLE. AT WHICH TIME FORD BOUGHT THE 2015 FORD EXPLORER BACK. AND SOLD US THE 2017 TO TAKE ITS PLACE. WE BEGAN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2017 FORD EXPLORER AND IT HAS ALSO BEEN IN THE SHOP ABOUT 3 TIMES, NOW FORD HAS GIVEN IT BACK TO US AND TOLD US THEY WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY WORK ON IT. PROBLEM NOT SOLVED BUT IT IS A REALITY FOR US WE ARE STILL PAYING NOTES ON A VEHICLE THAT IS TOTALLY UNSAFE FOR US AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON THE NATIONAL NEWS, FOUND IT ON THE INTERNET ( PROBLEM SINCE 2011) NONE OF THIS WAS DISCLOSED TO US WITH THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF THE 2015! FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM YET JUST WALKS AWAY WITH NO INTENTION OF FIXING IT OR OWNING THE PROBLEM.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AT 4:00 PM . I WAS TRAVELING IN THE SECOND TRAVEL LANE AT APPROX 68 MPH SURROUNDED BY LOTS OF TRAFFIC AND MANY LARGE SEMI TRAILER TRUCKS. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED BEEPING AND WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DASH BOARD TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, IT SAID" TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK" WITHIN SECONDS I LOST ALL POWER. THE SCREEN WENT BLACK AND THE ENGINE HAD DIED . I HAD NO POWER WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. AS MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE SAFELY BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I HAD MY DAUGHTER AND YOUNG GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE CAR ALSO. THANK GOOD WE WERE NOT HIT BY ANY CARS OR TRUCKS ON THE TURNPIKE. AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP, THE DASH SAID " STEP ON THE BREAK TO RESTART". LUCKILY THE CAR DID START SO THAT WE WERE NOT STRANDED ON THE TURNPIKE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS IMMEDIATELY
UPON HEAVY ACCELERATION, TOXIC EMISSIONS SMELLS FILL THE CABIN EVEN WITH THE AC ON RECIRCULATE. THIS IS CAUSING HEADACHES. THIS HAS HAPPENED CONSISTANTLEY SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2017 EXPLORER IN JAN. 2017.
EXHAUST IN THE CABIN OF VEHICLE WHEN USING ACCELERATION HAD IT IN THE 2013 EXPLOYER AND NOW IN THE NEW 2017 EXPLOYER. THE EXHAUST IN VERY SICKIENING IN THE CAB WHEN DRIVING, AND FORD DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. FORD WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE ANYTHING DONE EVEN UNDER WARRANTY. SALESPERSON WON'T ADMIT IT IS A ISSUE. ON NATIONAL NEWS POLICE DEPARTMENTS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WHY IS NOTHING GETTING DONE????
EXCESSIVE EXHAUST SULPHUR ODOR IN VEHICLE WHILE STATIONARY OR MOVING, WITH REAR AIR CONDITIONING ON OR OFF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A WALL DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STRUCK THE STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN HER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO THE GORNO FORD DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM MODERATE CHEST PAIN FROM STRIKING THE STEERING COLUMN AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,694.
6/29/2017 THIS HAPPENED TO MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER BACK WINDOW YESTERDAY. NOTHING HIT IT WE WEREN'T ON THE FREEWAY. WE WERE AT A LIGHT AT A COMPLETE STAND STILL. THERE'S NO POINT OF IMPACT AND THE GLASS AND IT IS POPPED OUT NOT IN. THE GLASS COMPANY TOLD ME IT WAS CAUSED FROM THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. DEALERSHIP TOLD US THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT AND CLAIMED THAT IT COULD'VE BEEN A PEBBLE THAT HIT IT.
WHEN I ACELLERATE FAST LIKE GETTING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY, A BURNT OR COTTON SMELL ENTERS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DESPITE THE A/C RECIRCULATION BEING ENGAGED. SMELL DISSAPATES AFTER A WHILE BUT ALWAYS HAPPENS UNDER THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED CONDITIONS. FORD DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN THE VEHICLE TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE AND IS SEEING IT AGAIN TOMORROW FOR THE SAME THING. FIRST VISIT THEY REPLACED SOME MOULDING AND RESEALED STUFF IN THE REAR END. SECOND VISIT THEY REPLACED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. NEITHER OF THESE ACTIONS RESOLVED THE ISSUE, I HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT A POLICE OFFICER IN THE US PASSED OUT DRIVING A FORD EXPLORER HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE A WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND I FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY GIVEN THE TOXIC FUMES CONTAINED IN AUTOMOTIVE EXHAUST.
EVERY TIME IT'S PARKED FACING DOWN HILL AND IT RAINS THE SUNROOF/MOONROOF LEAKS. THE WATER COMES OUT OF THE UPPER CONSOLE ONCE YOU START DRIVING.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 4-2017 EXPLORERS THAT WERE PLACED IN SERVICE BETWEEN JANUARY 11 AND JANUARY 19, 2017. MILEAGES RANGE FROM 700 TO 3000 ON THE 4. AFTER OUR DRIVER REPORTING DIZZINESS, HEADACHES AND NAUSEA, THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE ON FEBRUARY 20, 2017. THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD FOR DIAGNOSIS ON MARCH 6, 2017 WHERE IT SAT UNTIL MAY 17, 2017 AFTER WE CONDUCTED PRELIMINARY AIR QUALITY TEST SHOWING TVOC'S COMING OUT OF THE VENTS WHEN THE AIR WAS IN RECIRCULATION MODE. THIS HAPPENED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, IN CITY DRIVING AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE FORD DEALER COMPLETED ALL OF THEIR DIAGNOSTICS, UPDATED THE HVAC SYSTEM TO THE MOST CURRENT AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO DO. ON MAY 17TH WE COMPLETED A MORE EXTENSIVE TEST AND SENT THAT TO AN INDEPENDENT LAB. AT THAT TIME ALL FOUR VEHICLES WERE MOVED TO A GARAGE FOR PASSIVE AIRING OUT AT FORDS DIRECTION. WE WERE TO LEAVE THEM A MINIMUM OF 10 DAYS AND THEN PLACE CHARCOAL FILTERS AND SILICA PACKS IN THE VEHICLES TO HELP ABSORB FUMES IF ANY WERE LEFT. WE COMPLETED A NEW AIR QUALITY TEST AND FOUND THAT IT WAS STILL SHOWING TVOC'S BEING PUT OUT OF THE VENTS AND WAS NOW SHOWING CARBON MONOXIDE. AFTER THESE RESULTS WERE PASSED ON WE WERE NOTIFIED BY FORD THAT THIS WAS NOT A NEW CAR ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM. WE WERE INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE THE CARS IN RECIRCULATION MODE. I EXPLAINED THAT UNLESS YOU REMEMBER TO TURN THIS OFF IT IS AUTOMATICALLY ON AND I WAS THEN INSTRUCTED NOT TO ALLOW ANYONE TO DRIVE THEM. TODAY I RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING THEY HAVE A "SOLUTION". THE ARE USING TSB 17-0044 WHICH I WILL ATTACH. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS WILL FIX THE ISSUE AS MOST OF THE STEPS WERE COMPLETED WHEN IT WAS AT FORD THE FIRST TIME.
WHILE DRIVING EXHAUST FUMES ENTER CABIN WHILE EXCELERATING AND WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON
WHEN DRIVING CAR LOST ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS, POWER STEERING, RADIO, LIGHTS, ETC. I HAD IT TOWED TO SERVICE AND THEY SAID NOTHING CAME UP IN DIAGNOSTICS OR ERROR CODES. I PICKED THE CAR UP AND WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. BEFORE IT WAS ONLY HAPPENING WHEN I SAT IDLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN STARTED MOVING. NOW IT IS ALL THE TIME. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND LOST ALL POWER STEERING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I'VE REACHED BACK OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AGAIN AND AM WAITING FOR A TIME AVAILABLE TO GO BACK IN. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOTATE IT BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE ME A LOANER CAR WHILE CAR WAS BEING FIXED OR HELP ME ANY FURTHER AND JUST TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN IT GOES IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY DON'T SEE A ERROR CODE AND THEY HAVE TROUBLE REPLICATING IT. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED TO ME WHEN IDLE, AT A STOP LIGHT, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT. THERE IS NO PATTERN OR NO WAY TO TELL WHEN OR HOW IT HAPPENS. THE PHOTO WAS AT A INTERSECTION.
THE PASSENGER WINDOW WAS INTACT WHEN IT WAS ROLLED DOWN. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. MY 8 YEAR OLD SON SHUT THE DOOR AND THE WINDOW WAS ROLLED UP. THE WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY CRACKED.
STRONG EXHAUST SMELL IN THE ENTIRE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE UPON EXCELERATION SO MUCH SO YOU HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO EVACUATE THE SMELL. IT'S AN ON GOING PROBLEM AND JUST NOT A ONE TIME EVENT. I HAVE A FOUR OLD DAUGHTER THAT SITS IN THE 2ND ROW THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.
ROTTEN EGG FUMES FILLING INTERIOR OF VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR LESS THAN A MONTH. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE NOT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS OF YET, BUT IT SEEMS TO FALL IN LINE WITH OTHER FORD EXPLORER ISSUES REGARDING EXHAUST LEAKING INTO CABIN
WHEN DRIVING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE TURNPIKE (70 MPH) THE MOLDING ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON RETURNING HOME I NOTICED THAT THE SAME PIECE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE MOLDING OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. THIS HAPPENED MIDDAY ON SUNDAY, MAY 14, 2017 YOU MAY NOTICE THIS IS THE SAME CAR THAT STOPPED DRIVING AS I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT PURCHASING IT LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AGO.
WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY DURING FAST ACCELERATION NO MATTER THE SPEED, THERE IS THE SMELL OF EXHAUST IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAY THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE SMELL OF EXHAUST IS PRESENT ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE.
TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE AND SUNROOF EXPLODED, SOUNDED LIKE A SHOT GUN BLAST. GLASS SHATTERED, PANEL WAS PULLED UPWARD AND NO DAMAGE TO THE CURTAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF FUMES THROUGHOUT THE VENTS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE ODOR WAS SO ABSORBENT THAT IT CAUSED HEADACHES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500.
ON JANUARY 27TH, 2017, MY WIFE AND I LEASED A NEW 2017 FORD EXPLORER. EVERY TIME WE OPERATE THE VEHICLE, WE GET EXTREMELY SICK (SOME SYMPTOMS WE EXPERIENCE ARE SORE THROAT, RUNNING NOSE, HEADACHES, AND NAUSEA THAT LAST HOURS AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE). THIS OCCURS ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES WHILE DRIVING/OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS SET TO 75 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND THE WINDOWS WERE CLOSED. AFTER WE FELT SICK WE DID SHUT OFF THE HEATING SYSTEM AND OPEN THE WINDOWS BUT THERE WAS A SLIGHT ODOR IN THE CABIN AND WE STILL FEEL SEVERAL ALIMENTS. DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR MYSELF AND MY 6-MONTH-OLD DAUGHTER THAT WAS IN THE VEHICLE (THIS BEING MY MOST SIGNIFICANT CONCERN). FORD MOTOR CORP INSTALLED A NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM, REMOVED THE REAR BUMPER AND RESEALED ANY LEAKS, CHECKED CABIN PRESSURE AND TRIED TO RESEAL ANY CRACKS THAT MAY ALLOW EXHAUST TO RENTER THE CABIN. FORD STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED, AFTER BEING BROUGHT TO THEM FOR THE THIRD TIME (THEY SAID THEY FOUND MORE LEAKS AND RESEALED THEM), BUT REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANY DOCUMENTATION STATING THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF TO BE IN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES, A FORD SERVICE TECHNICIAN LOCATED AT SAYVILLE FORD TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND CONFIRMED THE SAME AILMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM SERVICE AFTER FORD STATED IT WAS FIXED FOR A 3RD TIME AND WE WERE STILL GETTING SICK WHEN WE DROVE THE VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED FORD AGAIN AND WE ADVISED THEM OF THE SITUATION FOR A 4TH TIME AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS 'BY ITS VERY NATURE, NEW CAR SMELL IS DUE TO PLASTICS AND ADHESIVES IN THE VEHICLE. IT COULD BE AN IRRITANT TO SOME. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU MAY HAVE TO CONSIDER OTHER OPTIONS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO YOU.'
PROBLEMS WITH FORD SYNC 3 SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING: 1) NAVIGATION SYSTEM SHOWS INCORRECT LOCATION, AND DOES NOT PROVIDE GUIDANCE. CAR MUST BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, AND RESTARTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. 2) MOBILE PHONE SHOW CONNECTED AFTER STARTING THE CAR, SHORTLY THERE AFTER DISCONNECTS AND MAKES HANDS FREE OPERATION IMPOSSIBLE. CAR MUST BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, AND RESTARTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. 3) SYSTEM COMPLETELY FREEZES RENDERING OPERATION OF ALL CAR SYSTEMS & DISPLAYS INOPERABLE. CAR MUST BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, AND RESTARTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. 4) SYSTEM CONNECT TO PHONE BUT CERTAIN FUNCTIONS ARE UNAVAILABLE. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO OPERATE CERTAIN FUNCTIONS DON'T WORK CAR MUST BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, AND RESTARTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THESE ISSUES ARE ALL INTERMITTENT. I HAVE VIDEOS THAT ARE TOO LARGE TO ATTACH THAT DOCUMENT THE PROBLEMS ABOVE.
DRIVING HOME AFTER BUYING MY BRAND NEW 2017 FORD EXPLORER I STARTED SMELLING CAR EXHAUST. I THOUGHT IT WAS AS COMING FROM THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. IT WASN'T. IT WAS COMING OUT OF THE AIR VENTS IN FRONT OF MY FACE AND I HAD THE AIR ON RECIRCULATE. IT SEAMS TO COME OUT MORE WHEN YOU ARE ACCELERATING OR PASSING CARS. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN OR I WOULD GET A HEADACHE. IT HAS LESS THAN A 1000 MILES ON IT AND ITS IN THE SHOP. THEY CALLED JUST BEFORE I FOUND THIS WEBSITE AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND TO COME PICK IT UP. I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD NOT RETAKE POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL I SPOKE WITH AN ATTORNEY. THEY CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THEY WILL TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT. JUST NOW WAITING FOR FORD TO CALL BACK. I DRIVE MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR. DO D SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEM SELFS. TRADING THE HEALTH OF HUMANS OVER MONEY. THIS CAR IS SO NEW I HAVEN'T EVEN MADE A CAR PAYMENT YET.
WHILE THE ENGINE IS STARTED THE ODOR AND AILMENTS ARE MUCH MORE PRESENT BUT THERE IS STILL A PRESENCE OF AN ODOR INSIDE THE CABIN AND AILMENTS STILL IMPACT DRIVER WHEN VEHICLE IS IN THE OFF POSITION. MULTIPLE DRIVERS PRESENTED SIMILAR ALIMENTS SUCH AS SEVERE HEADACHES THAT LASTED SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE EXPOSURE, RUNNY NOSE, BLOODY NOSE AND LIGHT HEADED/DIZZINESS.VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK AND FORTH TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED/REPROGRAMMED HVAC SYSTEM, REMOVED REAR BUMPER, REPLACED REAR BODY VENT, AND REAR TRIM. FORD ALSO REPLACED EXHAUST SYSTEM. FORD SERVICE CENTER HAS BEEN WAITING FOR FORD CORPORATE (HOTLINE) TO GET BACK TO THEM WITH OUR NEXT STEPS BECAUSE THE ODOR AND AILMENTS ARE STILL OCCURRING. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD CORPORATION, FORD SERVICE CENTER AND FORD CREDIT AND NO ONE IS ABLE TO HELP ME OR RECTIFY THIS SITUATION. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR MY HEALTH AS WELL AS MY WIFE AND OUR 6 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER DUE TO THIS ISSUE.
SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH "ROTTEN EGGS" SMELL / EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE CABIN AS FOUND IN THE FORD CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CONCERNING 2011-2015 FORD EXPLORER MODELS. THE SMELL / EXHAUST FUMES COME THROUGH THE A/C VENTS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS UNDER ANY MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCELERATION. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE DUPLICATED EVERY SINGLE TIME. THE SMELL / EXHAUST FUMES ARE NAUSEATING AND POTENTIALLY TOXIC EXHAUST FUMES. THIS PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD WILL BE REPORTED TO THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES INCLUDING BBB, AND ALL GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND CORRECTED BY FORD MOTOR CO. IT LOOKS LIKE FORD HAS NEVER CORRECTED PROBLEM BECAUSE IT STILL EXISTS IN THE 2017 MODELS.
LAST NIGHTS AS I DROVE MY NEW 2017 EXPLORER OFF THE LOT WITH ONLY 11 MILES ON IT, I DROVE ON SURFACE STREETS AND THEN ONTO THE HIGHWAY. AFTER I GOT UP TO 65 MPH THE EXPLORER STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND THEN HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY GETTING THE CAR TO MOVE FROM 0 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR TO GET BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP USING THE SIDE STREETS. I NOW HAVE A LOANER CAR AND I WAS FIRST TOLD IT COULD BE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, AND THEN AFTER A HOOKUP TO THE COMPUTER WAS TOLD IT WAS IN TRANSPORT MODE - HOWEVER NOTHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REGISTERED ANY PROBLEMS. I HAD TEST DRIVEN THE CAR ON SATURDAY 3/18/17 USING BOTH SURFACE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, AND LAST NIGHT (3/20/17) I WAS ABLE TO GET IT UP TO SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. THE EXPERIENCE WAS VERY SCARY AS I HAD TO MANEUVER OUT OF TRAFFIC TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED BELOW 40 MPH UNTIL I COULD GET TO THE SIDE STREETS.
EXHAUST GASES ENTERING THE PASSENGER CABIN, CAUSING BAD SMELL, USUALLY UNDER LOAD, DURING HILL CLIMBING, MODERATE TO HARD ACCELERATION WHEN JOINING INTERSTATE OR FASTER ROADS, AC IN USE, WITH OR WITHOUT RECIRCULATION ON, SYMPTOMS OF SORE RUNNY EYES AND HEADACHE AND NAUSEA IN CHILDREN AND OTHER OCCUPANTS. CONFIRMED TODAY BY DEALER WHO HAS IMPLEMENTED AN ATTEMPTED FIX. THIS IS A 2017 MODEL XLT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE VEHICLE FIRST PURCHASED. INITIALLY BELIEVED IT WAS SMELLS FROM OTHER VEHICLES, HOWEVER AS SYMPTOMS CONTINUED WITH OCCUPANTS SEARCH REVEALED KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE CONFIRMED BY DEALER TODAY AND ATTEMPTED FIX UNDERTAKEN.
WITHIN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS OF GETTING MY VEHICLE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH WOULD COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES FIX IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TOOK 5 DAYS TO FIX IT. ENDED UP BEING THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT TENSIONER.
2016 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES SIZE 255/50 R20. THE DOT CODE ON THE TIRES IS 5MNC 1AH 0716. THE VEHICLE ODOMETER SHOWS 4,186 MILES. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2017 WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT LESS THAN 25MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SUFFERED A "CATASTROPHIC" SIDEWALL FAILURE RESULTING IN THE TIRE GOING COMPLETELY FLAT IN LESS THAT 1 MINUTE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. (THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME SYMPTOM FOR WHICH HANKOOK ISSUED AN EARLIER - JAN 2016 - RECALL.) ALL FOUR TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED AS INDICATED BY THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE THE TIRE HAD NEVER STRUCK AN OBJECT THAT COULD HAVE WEAKENED THE SIDEWALL.
SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS WHEN I HAVE MY A/C ON AT FREEWAY SPEEDS
PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AUGUST 2016. SHORTLY THERE AFTER STARTING SUFFERING SEVERE HEADACHES. VISITED MY FAMILY DOCTOR IN NOVEMBER 2017 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MIGRAINE HEADACHES AND PRESCRIBED MEDICATION. WENT BACK TO DOCTOR DECEMBER 2016 BECAUSE MEDICINE WAS NOT HELPING. I WAS HAVING 2 HEADACHES A WEEK SO THEY TRIED A MORE AGGRESSIVE MEDICINE TO NO AVAIL. DOCTOR COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY! I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED HEADACHES UNTIL I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE.
AFTER HARD ACCELERATION THE CABIN FILLS WITH EXHAUST SMELL AND I GET A HEAD ACHE INSTANTLY WHEN YOU ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN AND IT CLEARS OUT OF THE CABIN. YOUR HEAD ACHE GOES AWAY. THE CAR IS FINE UNTIL YOU ACCELERATE AGAIN.
OUTSIDE VEHICLE EXHAUST ENTERS CAB AREA WHEN ACCELERATING WITH AIR CONDITIONER IS ON
WHEN I DRIVE THE TRUCK LOST POWER AND THE GAS PEDAL DON'T WORK FOR 25 SEC. GO OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AND IN CITY STREETS. THIS HAPPENED IN THREE (3) DIFFERENT TIMES. THE DEALER DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. CAR IS BEEN ON THE DEALER IN THREE(3) DIFFERENT TIMES.
BRAKES ARE VERY SENSITIVE. WHEN APPLYING THEM YOU HAVE TO THINK A LOT ABOUT FOOT PRESSURE. UNLESS YOU WANT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT 60 MPH. LOCAL FORD SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME HE KNOWS ABOUT THE SENSITIVITY AND NO FIX FOR IT AT THIS TIME. SO WE WILL WAIT TILL WE HAVE A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT OR SELL THE CARE AS IS.
BACK UP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK ON A BRAND NEW CAR.
THIS A POLICE PATROL VEHICLE USED AS A K-9 UNIT. DEPUTIES HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING OF HEADACHES AFTER SHIFT. LAST NIGHT THEY HAD TO BE SEEN BY EMS. THEY HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING OF A SULFUR SMELL INSIDE THE EXPLORER. THEY HAD THE FIRE DEPT CHECK THE CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS AND IT WAS OVER 100PPM. IT IS AT A FORD DEALER NOW AND DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED. THIS IS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW AND IT HAS ALWAYS DONE THIS WE JUST DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS.
ON 09/15/16 WE PURCHASED A 2017 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED FROM SUPREME FORD OF SLIDELL, LA. TWO WEEKS AFTER HAVING THE SUV, WE NOTICED THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING AT TIMES. ON 11/16/2016, WE DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE LIGHT. WHEN THE SALES MANAGER DROVE THE SUV TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE REAR RIGHT TAILLIGHT WAS WORKING.. BUT WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT THE SUV, THE LIGHT WAS WORKING. BUT WHEN WE STARTED BACK TO DENHAM SPRINGS, LA, THE RIGHT TAILLIGHT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. I TOOK SEVERAL VIDEOS OF THE LIGHT RANDOMLY GOING OFF AND ON THE TRIP BACK HOME WITH MY IPHONE. I ATTACHED VIDEO OF THE LIGHT, I EDITED IT TO A SMALLER SIZE AND EMAILED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON 11/17/16 WE RECEIVED A REPLY FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER STATING; THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VIDEO AND SEND IT TO US REGARDING THE TAILLAMP CONCERN YOU ARE HAVING WITH YOUR 2017 EXPLORER, THE NEXT TIME THE CONCERN DISPLAY ITSELF CONSISTENTLY, A RENTAL AT OUR EXPENSE FOR A DAY TO SEE IF WE CAN ISOLATE THE CAUSE. [XXX] SERVICE MANAGER SUPREME FORD SLIDELL [XXX] [XXX] I REPLIED TO THE DEALERSHIP; [XXX], THE NEW 2017 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED STILL HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WORKING ABOUT %50 OF THE TIME. I DO NOT THINK THERE WILL BE A TIME WHEN THE TAIL LIGHT WILL "CONSITTANTLY" GO OUT... THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT... THE VIDEO CLIP I SENT YOU IS JUST A SAMPLING OF THE TAIL LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOING OUT DURING OUR DRIVE HOME TO DENHAM SPRINGS... I AM CONCERNED WITH DRIVING THE "LEMON VEHICLE" AND BELEIVE THAT FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THE "LEMON VEHICLE" WITH A PROPER WORKING NEW 2017 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED, WITH A ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AS THE SALESPERSON STATED THE VEHICLE HAD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
2017 FORD EXPLORER SPORT-WHEN MY CAR IS IN ACCELERATION THERE'S AN EXHAUST SMELL THAT CONSUMES THE CABIN. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME .
THIS IS A BRAND NEW EXPLORER 2017 WITH LESS THAN 700 MILES. I HAD TWO PROBLEMS; THE FIRST ONE IS SERIOUS. 1)THIS HAPPENED WITH ME TWICE; WHERE THERE WAS A FUEL LEAKING FROM THE CAR TO THE GROUND WHEN I FILLED THE CAR. I BELIEVE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH A FULL TANK. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE CAR ROLES OVER IN AN ACCIDENT IT IS GOING TO CATCH FIRE I WILL TRY TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. 2) THE GAS MILEAGE IN THIS CAR IS VERY DISAPPOINTING. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT MPG IS 16/22, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT IS LESS THAN 13 IN CITY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED.
VERY STRONG EXHAUST SMELL IN CABIN AFTER HARD ACCELERATION. THE AC WAS ON AND IN THE RECIRCULATION POSITION. THE SMELL IS STRONG AND THE CABIN MUST BE VENTED BY ROLLING THE WINDOWS DOWN TO EVACUATE THE SMELL.
REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT FASTEN PROPERLY WHEN A COSMETIC DOOR BECOMES JAMMED IN THE MECHANISM. SEAT BELT WAS RENDERED UNUSABLE AND COULD EFFECT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE REAR SEATS. DESIGN FLAW EXPECTED, NO ABUSE TO COMPONENTS AND BRAND NEW VEHICLE. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING OR NOT- THE SEATBELTS FAILED TO WORK (FASTEN). IN THE ATTACHED PICTURES YOU CAN SEE MY FINGER PUSHING ON THE DOOR THAT BECAME JAMMED- IN THE OTHER PICTURE YOU CAN SEE THE DOOR WAS REMOVED BY THE DEALER AFTER IT FAILED (CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO NO LONGER FUNCTION).
AFTER A STOP, THE CAR WAS AT STATIONARY, WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE CAR BY PUSHING THE START BUTTON, GAVE ME ERROR ON THE DASHBOARD "FULL ACCESSORY POWER ACTIVE". TRIED TO TURN IT OFF, AFTER MULTIPLE TIMES OF TRYING, WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR, IT HAS 606 MI ON IT.
2017 FORD EXPLORER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ALERT GAUGE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYS FAILURE OF COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM, TRACKING CONTROL SYSTEM AND STEERING SYSTEM. ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE/REPAIR SENSOR AND STEERING COLUMN FAILS. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER A SENSOR WAS REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER, THE DEALER CALLED THE CONSUMER AND INFORMED HIM THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
FULL ACCESSORY POWER ACTIVE ERROR MESSAGE - RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE WHEN I STARTED THE CAR TO DRIVE OUT MY DRIVEWAY, THE CAR WAS FULLY LOCKED UP HAD TO TURN OFF AND RE-START.
I HAVE A 2017 FORD EXPLORER THAT HAS A EXHAUST LEAK THAT I SMELL WHEN I ENTER THE HIGHWAY. I ALSO SMELL THIS ODOR WHEN I TOW MY WAVE RUNNER. THE ODOR IS SO STRONG THAT MY SON VOMITED WHILE IN THE VEHICLE. I TOOK MY 2017 FORD EXPLORER TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT CAN NOT FIX IT. THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE THAT I CANNOT DRIVE AND FORD DOES NOT CARE. WHAT CAN I DO? I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE IS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND I FOUND THAT THERE IS A LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THIS SAME ISSUE WITH 2011-2015 FORD EXPLORERS. WHY IS FORD STILL SENDING OUT NEW VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME GET MY EXPLORER FIXED OR REPLACED. AGAIN I TRIED TO GET REPAIRED BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT CANNOT FIX IT. I'M VERY WORRIED ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING !! PLEASE HELP!!
9 Recalls
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2016 Ford Taurus, 2016-2017 Ford Flex, Lincoln MKT, 2017 Ford Explorer and Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility vehicles equipped with 3.5L GTDI engines. Improperly brazed turbocharger oil supply tubes may leak oil on engine components.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain Wheel Hub Bearing assemblies, part number HB5Z-1104-C, incorrectly listed as being for installation on the rear axles of 2011-2017 Ford Explorer 4X2 vehicles. These bearings assemblies were manufactured without a self retention feature, possibly resulting in the separation of the wheel or wheel end.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Ford Explorer, F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 vehicles equipped with a manual driver's seat back recliner mechanism. In the event of a crash, the seat back frame may not restrain the occupant due to having inadequate welds. As such, these vehicles may not meet the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 202a, "Head Restraints" and 207, "Seating Systems."
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Explorer, Taurus and Police Interceptor Utility and Sedan vehicles. The steering gear heat shield fasteners may corrode, allowing the heat shield to detach.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2011-2017 Explorer vehicles. The rear suspension toe links may fracture due to stress on the rear suspension.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Ford Explorer vehicles equipped with power front seats. The seat frames may have sharp edges.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Explorer vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin that were previously repaired under a prior recall numbers 16V-245 or 19V-435. The outboard section of a rear suspension toe link may fracture.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Explorer vehicles. The retention pins could loosen and allow the roof rail covers to detach from the vehicle.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Explorer vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. Exposure to road salt can cause the cross-axis ball joint to corrode and seize, resulting in a fracture of the outboard section of the rear suspension toe link.
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
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Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.