When speeding up to pass or accelerating rapidly you smell fumes in the car which make you sick and light head
Strong exhaust smell entering the vehicle at speeds of 60 mph or more on the highway.
Suspect carbon monoxide fumes inside explorer. passengers and driver have headache, nausea, dizziness, sleepy, nose and eyes burn, chest hurts. long trips it's awful have to stop and get out for fresh air before we fall asleep. am almost afraid to drive this vehicle due to this problem. ford says no problem but they're definitely is a problem with my vehicle. i am going to another dealer to see if they find anything that the other didn't. hope we can get something done about this. bad to pay that much for a vehicle and then have this problem. this problem is constant when driving this vehicle. thanks. [xxx] ('parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).')*jb
Under acceleration, there is an exhaust small inside the vehicle, and i've measured carbon monoxide levels up to 19 ppm.
Exhaust leak continues even after dealer repair. i am still experiencing foul odors in the cabin of my explorer, which i believe are related to the current exhaust issue now under investigation. odors are especially strong when vehicle is remote started and a/c is running. also notice same bad odors around engine area of vehicle while running or after turned off - even up to 2 hours after engine has stopped. i have been driving with a co2 detector in the vehicle - and to date it has not been set off - however i experience a dry throat and headaches after driving in the vehicle for several hours. the dealer fix has reduced the smell of burning hair/electrical fire, but not totally diminished it. because of the lack of speedy action from the nhsta (this issue has been known for several years according to press stories), i will be selling the vehicle for this reason and this reason alone. my family doesn't like to ride in the vehicle anymore and if the government won't take action to look out for our safety, i will simply buy another car. i'll lose a lot of money on the trade-in, but you cannot put a price on the health and safety of your family.
Exhaust smell entering vehicle upon brisk acceleration.
While accelerating a weird smell fills the cabin of my explorer. other people smell it as well not just me. sometimes after driving for more than 30 minutes i get a headache or i am dizzy.
Exhaust fumes coming into cabin, causing burning of eyes and nose, head aches, and nausea.
We are experiencing an ongoing smell of exhaust in the cabin of our 2016 ford explorer. the smell is noticeable in different conditions, but two conditions seem to always be in place - when accelerating and when the recirculate option is on.
Possible carbon monoxide infiltration. i was sitting in the car with the engine running waiting for my wife while she was shopping. i suddenly got a headache and became dizzy. went home and headache and dizziness went away after about 2 hours.
When i fill up the tank the miles varies every time. also, there is a smell in the car when i drive. i have to open the windows to get rid of the smell.
Fumes and odor in cabin following acceleration; sickening smell; must roll down windows
Exhaust leak inside the cabin when i celebrate
Exhaust smell inside of car at moderate to heavy acceleration . for dealer repaired at 23000 miles problem has come back after 11 months and 15000 miles. fumes cause headaches and nausea
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. while driving 60 mph, there was an abnormal hydrogen sulfide odor. the vehicle was taken to a local dealer (hayford ford located at 1330 301st ave nw isanti, mn 55040 763-689-5555), but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: cas12775863. no further assistance was provided. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 26,000. ..updated 08/22/17 *bf updated 09/28/2017*js *cn
Foul, sulfur like smell in the cabin while using a/c w/ cabin air re-circulation on. travelling at highway speeds..
Exhaust fumes entering passenger compartment. car has been at ford for over 2 weeks, tsb has been done problem has not been fixed.
Carbon monoxide leak coming through back vents. i have literally felt fuzziness, nauseous, intermittent severe headaches, difficulty changing lanes from confusion, and loopy while driving. called my freeway ford, and they verified that my car did in fact have exhaust coming through back vent. they fixed under tsb - technical service bulletin, not an official recall. i assumed that i had something severely wrong with my health until the news stories came out about the police officers passing out, and having some of the same symptoms. bingo, it was my car! ford should be ashamed of themselves for not putting out an official recall. there motto is to go further, but they are simply sitting back while they compromise the safety of drivers. i have written to the president and group vp & ceo of general counsel at ford motor company. my letter was sent certified mail on 7/26/17; received 7/31/17; still no response. i am attaching letter.
My stock (unaltered) 2016 ford explorer sport with ecoboost engine emits a rotten egg, sulfur-like odor into the passenger cabin upon full throttle acceleration. this condition does not occur during normal (less than full throttle acceleration) driving. this condition occurs only during full throttle acceleration and is replicable. this condition has occurred since original purchase in 04/2016 and continues today.
Loss of consciousness while driving the vehicle. i saw a news report that nhtsa was looking into the issue and it could be related. the vehicle was in motion with the a/c on and windows up while driving on a city street.
Every time i step on the gas to accelerate quickly, the inside of my car starts to smell like smoke or something is burning. i have to lower my windows for about a minute to clear the air out. it has been going on for months.
Exhaust gases are getting into the cabin of the car. recall and additional repairs have been done to correct the issue, but the issue still exists.
Since we have purchased the vehicle we have smelled a rotten egg/burnt hair smell from the vehicle. it is at its most potent point when accelerating to higher rates of speed. it keeps a fairly consistent smell at speeds of 65 mph and higher as well. the smell always seems to come from the air conditioning vents. is it also coincidental that the cabin air filter already needs to be replaced? this has made for disorienting and nauseating trips in the vehicle for all passengers. our child has complained and has felt ill when riding in his car seat in the second row. on a recent 6500 mile road trip, i became severely ill and had difficulty breathing while riding in the truck. i was nauseated for several hours afterwards and had an excruciating headache. we discussed this with the location we purchased the vehicle and they stated there is nothing they can do about it. we then took it to another location in cabot, arkansas and again; nothing can be done about it. we were told that ford is aware of the issue and it has been going on for several years now. why were we not warned of this issue? we are putting our health and my child's health on the line every time we drive the truck but due to our finances, we have no choice but to keep the vehicle.
Smell of rotten eggs upon acceleration
Consistent engine exhaust odors in the cabin after acceleration.
I bought a ford explorer 2016 from automax in killeen, tx. i have been complaining that there is oder smell coming out from the ac vent. when i bring my car to the dealer for service found the carbon monoxide problem. i called the ford company and they said they can't do nothing.
Carbon monoxide leak. when i accelerate as i get into an expressway ramp, a strong odor comes into the car like rotten egg. very concerning, specially since i took the car to a ford dealer to get it fixed and is still an issue.
Yes i am having huge coughing fits and lightheadedness and exhaust fume smell entering my cabin on new 2016 ford explorer i purchased. i am experincing headaches as well after driving long trips. both on street normal and highway travel
Exhaust leaking into the cabin of the vehicle while accelerating above 3000 rpm.
Although i have not yet recd. any letters from ford on repairing my explorer, my son often complaints of uneasiness and nausea when sitting in the back seat of my car. i don't particularly notice any smell but i am now concerned that this is related to the other news around fumes and co entering the cabin. this happens specially when the car is running and a/c is on with a/c windows closed. i noticed this only during our summer break this time when my son spent a lot of time in the car as opposed to school nights.
Whenever you accelerate quickly or put the engine under strain (such as going up a hill) and the air conditioning is on and recycle mode is engaged you get a strong exhaust odor into the cabin. the vehicle has been back to the dealership to fix this problem but the fix has not worked.
When driving the vehicle uphill or accelerating onto the highway or freeway there is a strong exhaust odor in the cabin of the vehicle coming from the vents. it was detected earlier this year, however we did some extra driving through the summer to confirm the issue. once confirmed, we took it to our ford dealer. they could not recreate the issue, but had an idea as how to fix the issue. to fix it, they had to get approval from ford corporate to do the fix. ford corporate told them there was no issue since it could not be recreated, and we can pick up the vehicle at any time. the vehicle was dropped off at our dealership on august 31, 2017. we were notified today (sept. 7, 2017) that the vehicle has no issue; that the problem is not on the civilian explorers.
The car produces a rotten egg sulfur smell in the passenger cabin while accelerating the engine under moderate to heavy load. the fumes are dangerous and you have to open all the windows to vent the smell from the passenger cabin or i become dizzy and lightheaded from the fumes. there is definitely an exhaust leak that is coming into the passenger cabin when the car accelerates under load.
Exhaust fumes while in motion - egg smell like- burned hair - mostly when accelerating i have noticed since w purchased dealer had me change all of the fillters going in for a second try on april 25th
The seal around my windshield flaps when it is warm outside. it causes a horribly loud noise/vibration.
Along with many other explorer owners i am having an issue with smells in my 2016 explorer. when accelerating i get the occasional rotten egg/sulfur smell coming from the vents. i also get on occasion a smell of burnt exhaust in the car when idling or parked for a short period of time. i also get a strong antifreeze smell after driving for a while (no visible leaks). the dealership had the car for an entire day and (as usual) could not duplicate the problems. ford needs to admit they have a problem that is widespread and it needs to be figured out now. this is my first ford since 1993 and i'm not very pleased with my purchase.
While getting on the freeway emissions come thru the a/c and at times the entire a/c cuts out and a bigger puff of these same emissions comes out again thru the a/c vents...a few weeks ago it started a to hesitate when leaving stop signs or lights...to the point it just stops moving and takes seconds to catch hold .we have had it in service 5 times and the dealership is submitting a claim to the ford tech for an appointment to evaluate the car and go from there waiting for the call now...i feel very threatened with emissions in the cabin of the car . we have to lower at least 2 windows to be able to stand the smell and we figure danger level is high
Carbon monoxide inside car, causing sleepiness of sleep!
Strong exhaust fume smell in cabin after short, rapid, acceleration or when the car drives up an incline.
I purchased a new 2016 ford explorer sport. i have had the vehicle for about a year now. we have had repeatedly noticed a gas / exhaust odor in the vehicle cabin. it's seems to be coming from the vents and becomes stronger when in idle or on an incline. i have twice taken the vehicle to a ford dealership service center and both times had it dismissed and was told they could not smell the odor. the first time i left the vehicle with them for the day and the second time i drove over when the odor was clearly present but results were the same. however guests in my vehicle and other non- ford technicians have been able to smell the odor. i feel this is a safety concern for this vehicle and needs to be addressed.
Recently while traveling on the highway we experienced the smell of exhaust inside the vehicle. the windows were closed, ac was on and recirculating inside the vehicle. there were no other vehicles around us when we smelled the exhaust fumes. also, my wife has complained of feeling nauseous while riding in this vehicle. we have not taken vehicle yet to the ford dealer but based on what we have read about the explorer, this is happening to a lot of people and ford is unable to rectify the issue.
On monday, march 13, 2017, while in my son's driveway (20225 woodbine, detroit, mi 48219);i started the ignition and just as the engine leveled out, the rear lift gate glass "exploded." no foreign objects were found in or around the vehicle. being parked between two homes, i found it odd that such an event would occur. i took my vehicle to bill brown ford for repair, and advise them of the situation. once i was home, i contacted ford motor company, and spoke with a person named "maggie," who gave me a reference number (cas11880598) and said that the dealership would do an investigation as to what occurred. on march 15, 2017, i picked up my vehicle. however, prior to leaving i advised mary of the body shop that ford issued me the above reference number, and that they (dealership) would do an investigation as to what happen. on monday, march 20, 2017, bill brown ford stated that the ford motor company would not reimburse my expenditure and considered the matter closed. i have read that this has happen before on the 2016 models. i would hate for this to happen on any other window on my vehicle while in operation on any public roadway. i was fortunate it happen in a driveway. please view this matter as a "safety concern."
Noticed a month after purchase of new car, cabin filled up with gas smell entering freeway. spoke to car salesman.(had just filled car with gas & w/capless system i connected the dots, thought that's why it happened & spoke to salesman. then next time i had to rev the engine to accelerate/pass, it happened with 1/4 tank gas. sent a ps to salesman 11/29/16 thru email. he said it takes the car 3k-5k mi. to break in. i just tried not to get on freeway, only drove it around town. we used my hubby's truck for freeway. this weekend, went to nephew's bb game on 2 lane 42 mile rd. had to pass slow car in front of me--car had such a gas smell, i got a sore throat from it and had to roll down windows to breathe. i was shocked it happened again. looked up on internet what i could find and was horrified at the pgs. and pgs. of comments regarding this issue and class action lawsuit as well for 2011-2015's. i have a new 2016 with 4200 mi. my heart aches for all these hundreds of families with sm. kids while co and carcinogenic gases are coming thru the vents and no one is doing anything about it. i saved for a long time to buy this vehicle. my ex and i have bought 10 ford's. i'm devastated that this expensive car (for me) is slowly killing me. look at the classaction.org, tons of comments. look at carproblemszoo.com, tons of comments. they had so many they needed a part 1 and part 2. if you go to 2016 ford owner comments, they are there too. i downloaded approx. 50 pages of owners' comments with the same prob. the vast majority had no resolution. i'm so sad. somebody needs to take care of these problems. i don't understand why there hasn't been a recall. someone is dropping the ball. i guy started to pass out while he was driving but managed to pull over. service mgr. called-- scheduling my car tomorrow-6 pgs. of tsb to go thru. we'll see.
Smell coming from dash vents all the time. not sure if it is exhaust but eyes start burning after about 15 minutes of driving. higher rpm's seem to make it worse. was just into ford dealership and has a service bulletin done but made no difference. they are not sure what to try next.
While driving at 30 mph on a city street a carbon monoxide detector that i have placed in the third row sounded. i installed the detector after learning that ford was having problems with the explorer. i opened my windows, parked, and checked the detector which was working. i returned home and called the ford dealer and scheduled an appointment for next tuesday morning.
When i first purchase this vehicle i could smell something funny when driving it kind of like an old filter that needed replacement or mild gas like smell. i called the dealer and they said the car i purchased hasn't been used for too long and it's normal to experience that the first few weeks/months... so i went through n and purchased a car airfreshner to camouflage the smell coming out the exhaust heat/ac fan. it worked a little but i was running out of it quickly and if i didn't changed it right away then the smell will come back...i will as t driving it much when i first bought it cause i was stay at home mom. i started feeling sick when i got a full time job back in november as i was driving the car for work (60miles+ /day). i told my husband i was feeling lightheaded, dizzy and long lasting headaches, he said it light be from the. new job and i needed to ajust but when i heard about the issue going on with ford suv's i realized that it's definitely my car who's making me sick! it also explains the smell inside the vehicle,...when i told my husband he had a good laugh at me even though i pulled the news report for him, so we switched cars for few weeks and he started experiencing the same symptoms while driving my ford. we talked to our ford service department but they denied anything wrong with the car
Carbon monoxide leaking into the car cabin: the car was being driven at 75mph on a highway, climate in the car 71 degrees, and recirculating air was on. car was driven for about 2-3 minutes before carbon monoxide detector started sensing carbon monoxide. digital carbon monoxide detector alarm sounded when it hit 35ppm, then the levels climbed all the way to 49 ppm. no smell was present at the time of the test. no cars surrounding the vehicle. at this time, when levels hit 49ppm the windows were rolled down for fresh air to gain safety for the driver. we were able to document video and images of this event. ford field service engineer states to his knowledge the 2016 explorer has been redesigned and the concern had only been documented on the earlier models.
Carbon monoxide: i have been smelling an exhaust like smell in my car since i purchased it brand new. for awhile, i assumed it was new car chemicals burning off from the engine etc. however, over time i still was presented with this odor. my husband and i bought a carbon monoxide detector to see if any dangerous fumes were presenting inside the car. upon my quick 6-7 minute drive to church the carbon monoxide levels read 6ppm. when driven later by my husband for about 15 minutes at a slightly faster speed, it climbed to 12ppm! we had the air conditioner on and the recirculating air on. when we held the carbon monoxide detector up to the air conditioner, the numbers climbed faster. i have a photo of the 6ppm, but my husband didn't have his phone and couldn't take a picture of the 12ppm at the time. he will try to get a one soon. this car is the primary vehicle for my three and one year old children. we will no longer be using this vehicle risking their safety.
Exhaust smell when running the rear air conditioning system. seems to occur when at higher rates of speed, 60+ mph with rpm 3k+. exhaust smell is isolated to the rear ac system when recycled air is turned on. the last test we did was on a highway, going uphill.
When accelerating, my cabin fills up with exhaust fumes. it doesn't do it as bad when it is cold outside but when it is hot, it is really bad. it has been to ford several times and they performed the technical bulletins on the car. it didn't help.