Strong exhaust odors in the occupant compartment, noticeable when the vehicle is operating at full throttle or when the air conditioner is set to recirculate air. brought in multiple times to ford dealership, had ford repair items specified on their tsb. still noticeable exhaust odor, returned to dealership, dealership verified repairs and stated they could do nothing else. still noticeable exhaust odor coming into occupant compartment.
The cabin fills with very strong exhaust fumes when driving or using air conditioner. it gets worse when going up a hill or on highways.
We have a exhaust smell in the cabin area when the vehicle is running, mostly when the climate control is operating and more so when the rear air is in operation. we have reported it to our local dealer (future ford of roseville ca.) and they have done nothing for the problem. we try to drive with the windows cracked open as if you dont we get burning sensation in the eyes and other irratations from it. we have also tryed to trade off the vehicle and have been offered less than half of what the vehicle blue books for . we would like this problem addresed
Vehicle failed to generate heat to either the passenger compartment or to defrost of front window. in viewing youtube this appears to be a very common occurrence which ford will correct only during the vehicles warranty period under tbs 12-1-8. once past the warranty it falls upon vehicle owner to bare the cost for repair.
Exhaust fumes in cab under hard acceleration
While driving at 35 mph going straight ahead, the car suddenly shifted into reverse, causing the vehicle to skid to a stop, this locked up the front and rear wheels skidding on the pavement. there was transmission fluid on the ground when it was towed to the dealership. also the rear view camera came on at the same time so the occupants could see the car behind them, also indicating the car was in reverse. the transmission lever/handle was still in drive. i believe this was some type of electronic malfunction, but no warning lights came on, and on the computerized vehicle check it indicated no malfunctions, temporarily the hill assist light came on but went out shortly before the car was towed. the car could not be shifted into any gear, nor move forward or backwards. the front wheels were locked and skidding as it went onto the tow truck. the rear wheels moved at this point and it is a four wheel drive vehicle.
I began experiencing problems with the steering wheel mounted controls while driving, which were intermittent. first, the volume button failed and then cruise control functions failed. the cruise control would sometimes cancel on its own, causing a sudden unexplained loss of speed while i thought it was engaged. the "resume" and "cancel" button functions also swapped. "resume" would cancel the cruise control and "cancel" would resume cruise. i only figured this out after pressing cancel while in cruise control to slow the car for traffic ahead of me and it did not respond or slow the car. the car continued at its set speed until i hit the brakes to slow it. the diagnosis for the problem was that the clock spring had failed and it was replaced. i feel this is a serious safety concern, especially since the driver air bag may have also been affected. this car has only 43,000 miles on it. the first time i took the car in for service, they reinstalled software which did not fix the problem. i do not yet have the invoice from the replacement of the clock spring because it has not yet been paid while i test the repair. the clock spring did appear to fix the problem. the car was repaired at perry ford in san luis obispo, ca.
When attempting to put the vehicle does not recognize the gear is in park. i needed to put back in to drive and park again several times and move shifter for it to finally recognize the vehicle is in park. the vehicle was purchased new in 2011. the first time this occurred and was in july of 2013. it was taken to the dealer and they replaced the gear shifter and box. the same incident occurred in september of 2015. i had to take it back to the dealer and they installed another shifter and gear box on the vehicle. this was the 3rd overall gear box on this car in 4 years of ownership. ford does not recognize as an issue, however, there is a major safety concern when someone thinks they put the car in park, however, the vehicle still reads it as in gear.
Strong engine exhaust smell in vehicle cabin while driving, during engine operation above 3000-3500 rpm with windows closed and climate control on. outside air on or off seems to make no difference.
Under hard acceleration i get a sting odor in the cabin. it is like an exhaust smell inside the car. it always does it above 3500 rpm.
Riding down the road at 60mph the truck lost all abilty to move. wrench indicator came on and lights on the traction knob went out. coasted to the slow lane and then the car of and back on and it worked. later that night in my neighbor hood it did the a same thing again. sluggish to restart.
While idling and while getting car up to speed the ac cooling makes a weak sound and does not produce cool air. while idling the car overheats when the ac is on and blows hot air. due to the effect this is a car with less than 60,000 miles on it the ac should still be in operational condition given it's only used 2-3 months a year since ownership. car will also overheat while it's blowing heat during winter months. engine coolant is at optimum levels and car will smoke while exhaust is on. this needs to be addressed and an investigation should be done as reading numbers reviews on-line this is an ongoing issue with all ford model vehicles, average costs to repair are over $2,000 to replace what should be a new ac system, we should not be having to replace the entire system due to known failure by ford.
Back up camera is failing on this model. everyone i talk to that has a ford explorer 2011, 2012 has had this problem
Vehicle srs warning light illuminated and extinguished sporadically for several days before staying illuminated permanently. the diagnostic codes indicate failure of the supplemental restraint system. troubleshooting, research, and diagnostics have revealed poor electrical connections at various connectors throughout the vehicle for the srs system. dealer service has indicated potential failure of the entire safety system to perform its function (pre-tensioners, airbag deployment, etc) if this light is illuminated.
Since i got my explorer in dec 2014 off and on i've had an issue with a foul smell in the car. since it would come and go i just would use more air fresheners when it happened. but recently it has gotten much worse! the smell now is unbearable ,i've been recently dealing with real bad headaches as well. the car only has 64k miles and now after so research i see it's a problem with others also! i never used to like ford before but the look of this one caught my eye. i should've stayed away, this purchase was a huge mistake! until i can get rid of this car my kids will not ride with me in it again. this happens both when i'm driving and when i park after driving. it smells and smoke comes from under the car when i stop at red lights
I was driving my 2011 ford explorer on the causeway- heavy traffic moving at about 50 - 55 mph. approaching first bridge incline, speed dropped to approx 1 mph creeping along, accelerator pressed to floorboard. orange wrench icon appeared on instrument panel. put on hazards to notify traffic. cars pulling around trying to avoid hitting my vehicle. not enough room on emergency lane of bridge to pull completely out of traffic lane - made it to top of bridge - coasted down half way in emergency lane and left lane until reached bottom of bridge and could pull over to grassy side of road. turned vehicle off. waited, then restarted vehicle. drove directly to ford dealer who hooked it up to computer and found nothing wrong. they test drove it, then called to say they could find nothing. i asked them to service the car as it was time. they kept the car over the weekend to service it on monday 10/27/14 and tested the system one more time- still found nothing wrong. i picked the car up 10/27/14 and left dealership at about 1230 and by about 1245 the same thing happened again- no acceleration - just about 1 mile an hour and vehicle running slightly rough- wrench appeared again. i pulled over in to a parking lot, turned the engine off; restarted and drove back to the dealership. this time they ran a different computer check and got a code that suggested brakes and accelerator depressed at same time. no, i do not try to brake and accelerate at the same time. the service department drove my car for about 30 miles trying to recreate the incident. they still can find nothing wrong with the vehicle. i pick up my vehicle after work today. my car receives regular service at the dealership and is not driven roughly. i am concerned that this could happen again. wrench icon indicates power train issue.
We have experienced clearly discernible exhaust gas leaks into the cabin of the 2011 explorer, which are most noticeable when accelerating. we took the vehicle to the local dealership recently, and they implemented a tsb from ford that involved adding small vents in the rear door area. the dealership could not tell us if this would actually resolve the issue. and we have not driven the vehicle since that time, so don't yet know if the problem has been resolved by the tsb implementation.
Smell of exhaust fumes inside the cabin when accelerating hard (ie, to merge on the freeway etc). have noticed the issue since we first bought it (used) in 2013).
I have a really bad exhaust odor in the cabin of my explorer. during a 2500 - 5000 rpm acceleration, you can smell exhaust in the cabin. my mother has become sick riding in the vehicle and various people who i have driven on long road trips with in the explorer have complained about headaches. commuting daily with my explorer recently has made me feel very nauseous. i have complained to ford in 2013 and 2014 about the exhaust odor issue but they said i did not have it without testing for carbon monoxide levels. i have this documented in dealer records at ford koons of silver spring. believe this is related to the carbon monoxide issue that ford has refused to fix, and i believe my family and i are developing health problems due to these concerns. i would like to have my car tested for carbon monoxide if possible.
Once the car is in park position message will apear in dashboard "shift in park " also while driving message apears "no key detected"
Have had vehicle checked numerous times for issues with the gps system. they have reset and run updates, but most of the time i am told there is no problem with it that they can find. while driving the gps system places the car out in a pond, the middle of a field or some where other than where my car is physically located. the problem is so bad that i have purchased a tomtom to replace the useless system that i purchased. first occurrence date and mileage is listed.
The navigation system does not sync with the actual location of the vehicle.....sometimes off by a few blocks and sometimes off by a couple of miles. this poses a safety concern while driving due to distraction of trying to find your location. this used to be sporadic and now occurs daily. corporate and ford dealership says no warranty. there are thousands of this same complaint all over the web and ford corporate told me that the internet is not reliable....really? the complaints you can find are in ford forums, google, youtube to name a few. vehicles affected are ford/lincoln with navigation. ford needs to own up to their navigation system failure. this definitely falls under a safety recall with high priority. other car companies are trying to fix a potential vulnerability for hacking into navigation to purposely mis-navigate someone.....fords problem is the navigation itself...own up and fix it. this type of problem while driving may produce fatalities.
I agree about the microphone on the my touch system. it picks up wind noise, air conditioning/heating fan noise & when it rains, driver can not be heard. it seems that the roof does not have insulation to allow the driver to speak to the microphone without shouting. i did mention this to the ford service department at our local ford dealer and was told that this is the way it comes from the factory. *kb
Exhaust fumes in cabin while excelrating in passing gear, strong fumes comes threw the a/c system. this also happens anytime you excelrate. we have had the vechile in the dealership the first week we bougth, a number of time for this promble
2011 ford explorer that i bought new in 03/2011 and that has an issue about the airbag light being on and off at the very first month of the car purchase it has been constantly checked and fixed for free within the time warranty. then i have to come and pay almost every year to fix the airbag light.
Tl - the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. the contact stated that when he tried to pressed the brake his foot rest on a bar thats next to the brake pedal instead of the brake pad. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that was the way the vehicle was design and they could not alter it. the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 60. pm