This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
There is a horrible smell in my car when I am driving it. So bad that my children and I have been getting headaches not know what the smell is caused from. It is horrible fumes inside the card.
The smell of rotten eggs can be smelt inside the Explorer, especially when stopping at a stop sign. The exhaust can be smelled inside the car and gives me headaches
Every time I drive my 2014 Explorer I am having an issue with a horrible exhaust smell that is recirculating back into the vehicle. I am unable to drive with my windows down and typically having the air on makes it worse. There have been times where out of the blue I have gotten very nautious and a very bad headache and my eyes feel as if they want to go out on me while driving over 30 minutes long. I fear this smell can not be healthy for myself or my small children. I have taken the car in several times to have it looked at for this issue and for some reason the dealership is the only ones who can't smell it! yet everyone else that gets in can't. coincidence I think not. The car is in motion when this smell occurs. And it is a very destinct smel. I have documents for my complaints but I would need to scan and email them to an individual. And I also have an email between myself and the owners of the dealership I bought the car at stating my concerns and my issue I am having. Believe it or. It I notice the smell the same day I drive it off the lot. Took the vehicle back the next day for them to tell me it was normal because of the chemicals they use in the engine. I don't know much about cars so I took their wood for it.
I recently bought a 2014 Ford Explorer. I've been noticing an exhaust leak/smell that leaks into the cab of the vehicle. The first time I noticed the smell was after accelerating on to the highway at about 3500-4000 RPM. It seems to get worse every day. As soon as the vehicle starts I smell it. The only time it goes away is when I'm cruising with the windows cracked and the heat turned down. As soon as I come to a stop or slow down from highway speeds I immediately get the smell in the cab. Worried about carbon monoxide or any other toxic fumes entering the vehicle.
I purchased my vehicle used in 2016. After a month I noticed a very strong smell of propane. I have since taken it to 2 shops, one which specializes in Ford, and neither have ever heard if the problem occurring in other Ford nor did they find any issues with the exhaust. The odor is overwhelming. Today a friend sent me the link from a story on this issue that cbs had run yesterday. I'm glad to know that this is not only happening to my vehicle and hope that there is a fix for it as my entire family has become nauseous several times while riding in the car.
Exhaust fumes enter cabin while idling or parked with engine running. The date listed was the last date the incident occurred. This has happened 6-8 times over the past year.
Several occasions exhaust fumes enter into cab area when accelerating with ac on. This is an ongoing issue. I have had vehicle in Ford service to repair this issue, but even after several days in shop, issue has not been resolved
My car emits an exhaust smell when I accelerate hard like when I merge on to the highway. It gives me headaches. I've had it repaired for this three times now and I am worried because my car is almost out of warranty. At first they told me it was my new engine burning off oil, but my car has 34K mikes now.
When accelerating vehicle with the ac on, and in internal air mode, there is a smell like burnt rubber, or fumes that fill the entire car. I have to avoid accelerating too fast, or turn off the ac before hand to prevent fumes from entering car. This has been happening since I purchased the car in 2013. I thought it was just cause it was new, but as it's still happening, and others are having this same problem, I am reporting it.
Since we bought the car in 2014 my daughter has off/on complained of nausea and headache when sitting in the rear (third row) of the vehicle. I brushed it off as car sickness but have now seen reports of others with the same problem. I am concerned if we have a malfunction in the exhaust system. I don't want any of my family breathing in toxic fumes while driving and would like Ford to step up and have the vehicles tested for those of us who have had issues.
Under throttle while driving on the road the vehicle sometimes smells like sulfur; it sometimes requires opening the windows to air it out. It has done this since we bought the vehicle nearly a year ago.
There are gas/exhaust fumes coming into the cabin of the vehicle through the heater from the engine compartment. It smells like natural gas. It smells when standing outside near the engine compartment as well. I brought it to Ford to fix it and they repaired some exhaust issues in the rear but it did not solve the problem. I am bringing it back in and now see that this is a huge problem with these cars from 2010-2015.
Sometimes when driving the vehicle, I smell exhaust fumes in the vehicle cabin. This occurs randomly. I notice it more frequently when accelerating between speeds upwards of, and above 45/50 mph and mostly on the highways. The vehicle is serviced regularly as per Ford's recommendation by the same dealer where it was bought in November 2013 with 0 miles on it. This has been ongoing since the vehicle was bought.
Smell of gas in cabin of vehicle. Making passengers/driver nauseated. Also a smell of gas (natural or propane) from outside the vehicle when walking around it.
The moonroof over the back seat popped out and spiderwebbed when the front passenger door closed. Some glass fell into the backseat. Vehicle was parked and off.
Car has exhaust fumes coming into the vehicle Ford has an internal bulletin on this issue but is still charging customers to fix the issue if over the 36,000. The exhaust pipes need to be redone, additional insulation along with a muffler that points down vs pointing up into the vehicle. Ford is not rushing to fix this carbon monoxide issue!
We were parked at a store and all of a sudden, water starts dripping into the Explorer from the sun roof, where the buttons are to turn on the front interior lights. We opened the sun roof and looked, and there was a puddle of water just sitting there. So now you have to drive with a towel next to the gear shift.
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- Farmington, MO, USA