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2017 Ford EXPLORER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1403458
Internal NHTSA #	11019909
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	EXPLORER
Model Year	2017
File date	20/08/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I rented the referenced vehicle from enterprise rental car for 1 week. Drove approximately 2000 miles. This 2017 vehicle had approximately 20,000 miles on the odometer when i rented it. I believe that the engine was the 3. 5 liter version. Every time i accelerated hard, such as entering on the interstate, i could subsequently smell a very strong exhaust smell in the interior of the suv. I also noticed when i rented the vehicle that all the windows and surfaces had a film on them - perhaps residue from exhaust gases. I am a 54 year old retired engineer and have owned and rented over 25 vehicles in my lifetime and find what i experienced with the explorer to be very unusual. I also found that i was sleepier than normal when driving perhaps due to co2 exposure. All of my passengers also experienced unusual sleepiness. The exhaust smell in the interior was undeniable. I find it very disturbing that ford is trying to explain this as a problem with only the police interceptor explorers due to after market modifications. My experience indicates that this is a completely false and misleading explanation. I am very pleased to see that the nhtsa is doing an ea on the problem. Ford has ignored this problem for years and the problem is very real. I was considering buying the explorer which was one reason i rented the vehicle and from my experience i will not touch this vehicle and will not be purchasing one. Please do your due diligence regarding this problem and i hope to see that this eventually leads to a overall recall of all affected explorers. Thank you.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	20000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DEBARY, FL
VIN pattern	1FM5K7F81HGXXXXXX
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	70
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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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2017 Ford EXPLORER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 Ford EXPLORER Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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