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There is a strong exhaust odor coming inside the vehicle with all of its windows up every time after a heavy acceleration, regardless of whether or not the A/C ventilation is on or not. The strong exhaust odor is inescapable afterward while still in motion on a city street or highway or while stopping after the acceleration. This has been a consistently repeatable issue with my vehicle since purchasing it as brand new. My dealership did not find a tsb and offered no resolution for the problem.
There have been regular instances while driving this vehicle of unexplainable drowsiness, headaches, confusion, and impairment. While learning of the latest news of possible dangerous fumes being alleged in the passenger cabin, I wanted to report this incident in my personal vehicle. I have become seriously more concerned as I am now traveling with an infant in the vehicle with me, and recognizing that I was subject to these conditions throughout a full pregnancy. I purchased this vehicle new and have been the primary driver since owning it. I have not had any modifications done to this vehicle and have had all service work completed at the dealership where purchased. Although I don't travel often by car, there have been trips that I have taken that were approximately 300 miles in length that would require a stop for rest and / or sleep. This is not a usual characteristic of my driving style. There is no noticeable odor in the vehicle's passenger compartment. There are no noticeable driving conditions that make this issue better or worse.
- Orlando, FL, USA
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The smell of exhaust fumes enter the passenger compartment especially on full acceleration. Seems to be under any condition of the cabin as far as window open partially, closed windows with vent on, ac on with or without the recirculation being used. Mostly annoying and it does seem to dissipate after a few minutes, will occur from starting at full stop or use such as full throttle for passing at any speed. Do not seem to notice a smell when running in town or on freeway. Rarely sit with engine running and have not noticed the exhaust smell thus far.
I get very nauseous and head aches when driving my vehicle. Some times blurred vision and a feeling of slowed reaction. I have had an instance where I blacked out while driving for a few seconds, to be awakened when my vehicle ran across gravels before entering a yard. I had just gotten off the interstate where I was doing around 70 mph and about 1/2 mile after the top of the off ramp I blacked out. No injuries were reported, I came to in time to pull the wheel to avoid an accident but was perfectly fine right before I blacked out. I wasn't tired before this. When I drive our 2017 Ford F-350 I do not have these symptoms. They seem to go away. Or if I ride in my Explorer with the windows open I seem to feel better. After my ride home from work if I run the air and have my windows up I am so tired by the time I get home that I can't do anything besides lay on the couch and sleep. Which is not me- I have no health issues and am very active if I do not drive this vehicle.
When accelerating, a strong odor comes from the air vents. The odor lingers and smells very strong, I believe this may be exhaust fumes, as it only happens during acceleration.
When accelerating quickly or going up hill, which causes a higher RPM, a horrible smell comes in the car. It smells like a cross between rotten eggs and burnt hair. After reading other's reports, it could be the exhaust being sucked into the car. It seems to be worse when the rear air is on. This has been happening since we purchased the vehicle new. The dealership does not acknowledge that there is a problem. The date entered below is the most recent occurence. I always roll the windows down to air out the exhaust/smell.
This car was purchased new by me in 2014. In (roughly) early 2017, my wife--the primary driver--complained about exhaust odor inside the car, especially at idle. In may she took it to the dealership we purchased it from and they explained the nature of the problem and that Ford had not yet committed to doing anything about it. They also confirmed they noticed the smell as well. We elected to get the prescribed repair done fearing for the safety of our family. That work, done in June, cost $594.31.
Exhaust fumes entering the cabin. When quickly accelerating the smell of exhaust fumes fills the cabin. I'm not sure if there is an issue with exhaust manifold or headers but I would imagine the problem is in the engine compartment since the smells comes through the A/C vents. This has me and my family worried of carbon monoxide poisoning.
We purchased a 2014 Ford Explorer in March 2017of this year. We took vehicle in for exhaust smells in April 2017. Ford service department explained vehicle was emitting carbon monoxide smells into the vehicle. Ford service department explained that the vehicle needed some "sealing" and that the exhaust was being circulated into the vehicle. Once sealed they explained that the issues had been fixed. July 2017 we started smelling the same horrible smells that started giving us horrible headaches and nausea. Every time we entered the vehicle we felt sick. We are a family of 6 with 4 children and will not drive the vehicle because we get sick everytime. This vehicle is unsafe and should be recalled immediately. Sealing the vehicle obviously didn't fix the issue and now we are back to square one.
Exhaust fumes can be smelled when we start veh. And when we have rapid acceleration. Mentioned to dealer several times, was told very few others have had issues and no recall for item as of yet... that was last year in 2016. Date below on when it happened was when we purchased from dealership new.
After higher throttle use for acceleration, there is noticable exhaust odor in the cabin. This dissipates after a few minutes of normal driving and venting with the windows down. City or highway speeds. Noticed after purchasing vehicle 12/2014. Personal research has found that Ford's tsb's have not solved the issue for people having the tsb work done.
We noticed a strong odor when accelerating onto the interstate. With the 2014 Ford Explorer still under warranty, we took the vehicular to the local Ford dealership where we purchased it and were told that they did not smell or notice anything out of the ordinary. However a few months later these reports of carbon monoxide or exhaust leaking into the vehicular was reported. We brought our 2014 Ford Explorer back to the dealership and are told that there is an issue but no recall. For the safety of my family I will not have to pay for an issue that Ford does not think is a problem.
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- Perry Hall, MD, USA