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2015 Ford EXPLORER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1324764
Internal NHTSA #	10914850
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	EXPLORER
Model Year	2015
File date	18/10/14
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Smell of exhaust fumes and/or sulfur-type odors coming through air conditioning system under heavy acceleration, passing on highway, or when engine is under a load. Fumes/smell get so bad that i have to roll down all windows and open sunroof to ventilate the passenger compartment. Tolerated the headaches, nausea, and light-headedness while driving until situation became intolerable and had begun to avoid driving the explorer. First serviced in 10/2015, dealer had vehicle for 4 or 5 days. I was told that a tsb was performed which included removing the rear bumper and using sealant, but that did not correct the problem. Fumes in passenger compartment persisted. On 9/26/2016 took vehicle back to dealer for further diagnostics and repair attempts for same problem. Dealer had vehicle through 10/4/16, and called to tell me to come pick-up vehicle as it was "fixed" by cleaning a/c evaporator, and also "speaking with ford engineers". Went for test drive with service manager. After approx. 4-5 miles on highway, under varying acceleration conditions, cabin began to smell like fumes again, coming through the a/c vents. Then i began to feel light-headed and informed service manager of same. Could not ventillate vehicle due to heavy rains, but taking a/c off of "recirculate air" helped only a little, and changed nature of odor slightly. Dealership was using a meter to measure what was supposed to be carbon monoxide. Was consistently told throughout that measurements were "low" at 900ppm to max 1500ppm. When driving with same meter, it alarmed multiple times, but i was told it was because meter responds to breathing in the car. I determined that meter was for carbon dioxide not carbon monoxide. Returned vehicle to service, was told ford is having regional rep examine vehicle on 10/11/16. I have filed a lemon law complaint with bbb.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	400
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAND O LAKES, FL
VIN pattern	1FM5K8GT5FGXXXXXX
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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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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2015 Ford EXPLORER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 Ford EXPLORER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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