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2012 Ford EXPLORER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1079512
Internal NHTSA #	10605241
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	EXPLORER
Model Year	2012
File date	20/03/13
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I have been smelling exhaust into vehicle cabin, looked at forums, & found 62 pages of complaints by explorer owners, on www. Explorerforum. Com, called dealer, took vehicle in for 2 days, under tsb-128-12-12-4, service work, still have same issue months later, still waiting for ford to correct problem. At present time a law suit has been filed in florida, article found in sun senntial newspaper, at www. Sun-senntial. Com video shows co at 139 acceptable level should be 100.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	20390
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAS VEGAS , NV
VIN pattern	1FMHK7D84CGXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Ford EXPLORER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Ford EXPLORER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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