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2012 Ford EXPLORER Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1438161
Internal NHTSA #	11061338
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	EXPLORER
Model Year	2012
File date	08/01/18
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Strong carbon monoxide odor coming through the hvac vents when i was driving to work. I rolled down my window to get the odor out of the vehicle. I have noticed this odor in the past but i figured that it was coming from outside of the vehicle from other motorists. After receiving notice that this is a recall and is potentially coming from my vehicle, i will go ahead and schedule an appt. To get this resolved. This is a dangerous issue to have. More importantly with my family in the vehicle. If the ford "fix" doesn't resolve the issue my question is, what am i to do about this? The final payment for my 2012 ford explorer is due on 01/15/2018. I really do not want to have to purchase another vehicle after paying $698 for the past 6 years. If this issue continues i'd expect ford to do 1 of 2 things, 1. Take back the ford explorer and let me trade for another ford vehicle of equal cost to what i paid for my explorer, less the interest. 2. Refund my $46k that i paid for my ford explorer as you have sold me an unsafe vehicle. I've already had the issue of losing power steering while i was driving on multiple occasions. Luckily i got that issue resolved from a previous recall. Please help us nhtsa as we should not have to tolerate unsafe vehicles at our expense. It seems like the hard working people are the only ones that pay for manufacturer's mistakes. Let's start punishing these big companies so that they do a better job regarding people's safety. Thank you!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	95000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DURHAM, NC
VIN pattern	1FMHK7F84CGXXXXXX
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
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
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 Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Ford EXPLORER Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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