Problems with 2013 Ford Explorer ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. while driving various speeds, the contact was overcome by exhaust fumes entering the vehicle. the contact became exhausted and had severe headaches. the contact underwent medical tests at cary medical group (530 new waverly pl #200, cary, nc 27518, (919) 859-5955) for carbon monoxide poisoning. the contact was informed that the tests showed elevated levels of carbon monoxide. the vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or inspected. the contact stated that an appointment was made with an independent facility to perform a carbon monoxide test on the vehicle. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 125,200.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. the contact stated that there was an abnormal exhaust odor in the vehicle. upon activating the air conditioning unit, the exhaust odor became stronger and spread throughout the vehicle. as a result, the contact was unable to drive the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. while the vehicle was idling, the contact noticed an abnormal, stringent exhaust odor without warning. the odor was also noticed inside the vehicle while driving. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was contacted and stated that it was the contact's responsibility to have the vehicle diagnosed, and that there was no recall for the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. the contact stated that the vehicle emitted an exhaust odor that caused the contact and other passengers to have headaches. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer, but it was not diagnosed or repaired. a certified mechanic diagnosed that there was an exhaust failure, but the exact cause of failure could not be determined. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 57,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. while the vehicle was stationary with the air conditioner activated, the contact smelled an egg-like odor inside the vehicle. the contact rolled down the windows to release the odor from the cabin of the vehicle. freedom ford of evensburgh, pennsylvania was made aware of the issue and stated that there was no recall. the dealer further stated that an extensive procedure would have to be performed to address the issue, which included removing the bumper to locate the odor. the manufacturer stated that there was a tsb for the failure, but the vehicle was out of warranty. the failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. while operating the vehicle and depressing the accelerator pedal with the air conditioner activated, exhaust fumes emitted from the air conditioning vents. also, the front driver's side door ajar sensor illuminated although the door was secured. eventually, the door could not be locked at all. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the door latch module was faulty and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not notified of the failures. the failure mileage was 36,000.

Strong exhaust smell in the cabin of the vehicle making driver and any passengers feel sick. worse when middle and back seats are up, less if seats are folded down. happens immediately when care is started and continues when driving. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. while driving various speeds, an exhaust fume odor entered into the cabin of the vehicle. as a result, the contact became nauseated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 59,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. while driving at any speed, the exhaust fumes entered the vehicle through the air conditioning system when the vehicle accelerated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 76,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. while driving at any speed, exhaust fumes emitted into the vehicle without warning. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 34,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. when the accelerator pedal was depressed, exhaust fumes emitted inside the vehicle without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the grill assembly/vent air, molding, valve assembly, and auto drain needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 57,897. ..updated 10/13/16 *bf updated 10/18/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. while driving 55 mph, exhaust fumes entered the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a vent leak that needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was approximately 76,718. updated 10/07/16*lj *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. while driving various speeds, an exhaust odor emitted inside the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brakes, wheel bearing, and fuel sending unit needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired; however, a month later, the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but the cause of the failure was undetermined. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 35,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. while the accelerator pedal was depressed, there was an abnormal exhaust odor in the vehicle. the failure occurred without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was inherent to the model vehicle. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

Gas/exhaust smell while driving. this smell is coming out of the heating and air condition vents while driving. make you nauseous. *tr

Strong exhaust smell in the cabin of the vehicle. smells bad and gives me a headache. i drive with my daughter in the car and am very worried about the effects it is having on her (as well as myself). this should be a recall issue!! *tr

In december 2014, several patrol officers from the yarmouth police department reported the odor of exhaust fumes in the passenger compartment of a 2013 ford explorer interceptor suv they had been operating. while sitting stationary with the engine idling, the officers detected the odor of exhaust leaking into the passenger compartment of this vehicle. upon further examination by our public works mechanic, multiple cracks were discovered in the welds connecting the exhaust pipes to the resonator. these cracks were allowing exhaust fumes to leak directly into the passenger compartment while the vehicle was sitting stationary. for safety reasons, the vehicle was immediately removed from the fleet until the exhaust system was replaced. the replacement exhaust eliminated the exhaust leakage problem. a second ford suv owned by the yarmouth police department and purchased at the same time as the one mentioned above was also pulled from the fleet and inspected for exhaust cracks. this suv, which has just over 55,000 miles on it, was also found to have a crack in the weld separating the exhaust and resonator. ford motor company provided a new exhaust for this vehicle under the manufacturer?s warranty.

Upon acceleration, the 2013 ford explorer releases exhaust into the cabin. *tr

On more than one occasion, i have smelled exhaust fumes inside my vehicle upon acceleration. it has gave me a headache and has made me feel nauseous. my children has experienced the same symptoms as i have. *tr

My air conditioner just stops working will driving. i have taken to the ford dealership over 5 times. they say it works fine each time i go. finally one day when it was out i drove up to ford and made the service manager go for a ride with me. he agreed the ac was not working. it is currently at the service department and being fixed, hopefully! *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. the contact stated that exhaust fumes entered the vehicle through the air conditioning system when the vehicle accelerated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the air vents were sucking the excess exhaust fumes through the air conditioning vents. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the failure mileage was 15,000.

This happens virtually every time i enter a highway. exhaust smell leaks into the cabin from what seems to be the rear exhaust. i have taken my truck in many times but ford dealers cannot seem to resolve the issue. the only way for me to clear the smell and fumes is roll the windows down and air out the truck. please see the ford forums for other owners with the same issue: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=323597. *tr

Upon moderate or hard acceleration, a strong burnt or exhaust smell enters the cabin. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. while the vehicle was on an incline with the accelerator pedal depressed, the odor of carbon monoxide entered through the cabin without warning. while the air conditioner was in recirculation mode, the contact attempted to accelerate past other vehicles and the abnormal odor was noticed. the dealer (ed shults ford-lincoln, 2258 washington st, jamestown, ny, 14701 716-484-0121) was contacted four years ago (one year after purchasing the vehicle) in reference to the abnormal odor. the contact was informed that there was no open recall. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or made aware of the failure. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was approximately 10...updated 09/28/17 * updated 10/27/2017*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer police intercept. the contact stated that the vehicle experienced an abnormal exhaust odor after extended operation. the failure occurred without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. the contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed as a strong fuel odor emitted inside of the vehicle. the failure occurred at various speeds. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. the failure was unable to be diagnosed. the front driver's and passenger's side weather door stripping was replaced however, the failure persisted. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 15,000. updated 06/29/16*lj the consumer stated fumes from the exhaust entered the vehicle. the vehicle was repaired. updated 07/13/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns 2013 ford explorer. the contact stated that when accelerating, exhaust fumes emitted inside the vehicle. the failure recurred every time the vehicle was driven. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. the technician diagnosed that the air extractors needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired but the failure continued to occur. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 22,000.

Every time i give an 'open throttle', or hard acceleration on my vehicle there is a foul smell that enters the cabin via the air condition vents. i had the issue looked into by my ford dealer after the problem started. the dealer acted like they have never heard of the complaint but after reading various threads on the internet it appears a lot of other people have had the same issue. after some research i've learned that the smell is actually exhaust fumes entering the cabin. ford acknowledges the issue but states the amount of exhaust fumes are not enough to become toxic. i am very concerned of this issue and ford needs to fix the problem. *tr

Purchased vehicle in early 2013. while driving at various speeds noticed exhaust fumes coming from air vents. called my local ford dealership and they advised that it was normal to smell fumes because it was a new engine. now six months later, i continue to smell exhaust fumes through air vents while driving but it seems to be while at high rpm's over 3000. i researched the nhtsa website just to make sure i wasn't the only one and noticed that the following nhtsa id complaint numbers are also associated with exhaust fumes coming through air vents. they are #10522939, 10521718, 10511749, 10503135, 10472937, 10497684 and 10493493. it seems that there definitely is a problem with exhaust fumes entering the cabin while driving. i just received safety recall notice 13s04 for a possible fuel leak but i don't think that will stop smell from coming through the air vents. seems to be that some kind of seal or gasket is not operating as required to keep fumes from entering the cabin. i hope that ford gets serious about conducting some testing for a possible fix or recall. as others have complained, i try not to use my vehicle when transporting my family as they could be exposed to harmful exhaust fumes. this vehicle is not safe. *tr

Soon after the purchase, there was a burnt metal/exhaust smell in the interior of the explorer when the driver accelerated to pass a car, get onto the interstate, or something similar and then let off the accelerator. the first time it happened, we thought the vehicle was on fire and pulled off onto the side of the interstate and got out of the vehicle. we have to open windows to flush out the smell. at first, it seemed that "recirculate" would have to be on, but in time it did not matter whether it was on or off. when driving in traffic, we detect exhaust smell at all times. turning on "recirculate" has no effect. i have asthma, and it has been worsening since we bought the explorer. i am not a smoker. i now refuse to ride in the explorer and am demanding that we get rid of it. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. the contact noticed an abnormal carbon monoxide odor inside the vehicle while using the air conditioner. the odor was also present when the contact accelerated to pass other vehicles or while driving high speeds. in june of 2013, the vehicle was taken to leif johnson ford (501 e koenig ln, austin, tx 78751) where they verified the proper seal of sealed mechanic joints. the contact took the vehicle back to the same dealer in august of 2013 due to the odor. the dealer checked the moulding, adhesive grill, inlet valve, assembly auto drain, under coat, and performed tsb 121204 where they replaced the co-seams and installed both new vents. in september of 2013, the contact took the vehicle to a second dealer (covert ford lincoln, 11514 research blvd, austin, tx, 78758,) in reference to the carbon monoxide odor due to acceleration. the dealer checked the cabin air filter and exhaust for leaks/damage, along with regular routine maintenance; however, no diagnosis was provided. the contact sent a letter to the second dealer in october of 2013 about the odor in reference to findings from the internet. the contact asked the dealer to compare the failures and inform her of ford's outcome. the contact took the vehicle to tow other mechanics where the exhaust was adjusted; however, the remedy failed. the failure continued throughout the years and the ford dealers could not provide a solution through june of 2015. the contact stopped attempting to repair the vehicle due to frustration, time, and money. the manufacturer was not contacted or made aware of the failures. the failure mileage was approximately 5,800.

Exhaust smell coming through ac vents while driving. all speeds. *tr

After all the new car smells began to wear off we began to notice what seemed to be exhaust fumes when we were driving up hills. we soon noticed that it happened anytime upon hard acceleration. the smell is enough to make your eyes burn and water from up in the driver seat. we thought maybe it was coming from the rear but tried in all positions and off and still have it. the ford fix with the new vent, sealant, etc. was done and had no effect on it. it was brought back into the dealership a second time and the opposite vent was replaced, still no change. we brought it back into the dealership a third time and it was checked for improper body seals and weather strips with nothing found. we are now told we have to just wait and see if ford comes up with a fix. *tr

When accelerating a stong exhaust smell is present in the vehicle cabin. this is most pronounced during a long acceleration i.e. when entering a highway. following a period of acceleration we need to open the windows to purge the exhaust from the cabin. this is regardless of the heating/cooling system being on or off, or if the recirculation feature is enabled. the dealership implemented a technical service bulletin for this condition and it had no improvement. *js

At any speed exhaust fumes get into passenger compartment. with vehicle idling and climate control to off position, i let it idle 5 min. then turned climate control to on position and nothing but fumes come out thru air vents. i bought this explorer 10/23/12 and it has been in the shop since 12/12/12. ford sent a fix for this explorer and it didn't work. fmc needs to call me asap. this is looking more and more like a buy back. *tr

My car continues to have stinky exhaust fumes coming into the cabin. we have the recycle switch on, but it does nothing to stop the fumes from coming in. i have taken this car to the dealer on number occasions, but they never would admit that there was a problem. in fact, they claimed that this was how it worked. i then contacted ford motor company on other occasions, but was told each time, that there was no problem with the system. it seems to me that if fumes are coming into the cabin of the car, it is not healthy. it's as if ford doesn't want to admit they have a problem, or their noses are so stopped up that they can't smell. ford and their dealers are dismissing the problem when i know there is a problem. ford needs to admit that this problem is not good for those of us that have to live with the rotten egg smell in our vehicles.

I am reporting an emission issue with this vehicle and the previous one i had with same issue. something needs to be done to make this not happen to anyone else. i am breathing exhaust fumes in the cabin at hard acceleration through the ac system all the time even after they so called fixed this vehicle. even with moderate acceleration passing someone. i am going through the lemon law at this time. the smell is so bad it is giving me headaches all day and night and effecting my health. if it is in two vehicles then it is in all of them ford needs to fix this problem period not part fix it. i was told by florida attorney generals attorney to report this to you. *tr

Exhaust smell, or acrid burning smell in cabin off and on since new, and especially during higher speed acceleration... suspect exhaust fumes entering cabin... *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford explorer. the contact noticed an abnormal exhaust odor inside the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure the failure mileage and vin were unknown. updated 05/10/17*lj *cn

A foul exhaust like smell enters the cabin upon acceleration. the dealer attempted to identify and correct the problem, however, the condition continues. *tr