Burning smell (presumably exhaust fumes) are leaking into cabin while driving. happens more often upon hard acceleration and with air conditioning on in air recycle mode.
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 ford explorer. while driving 70 mph, the contact smelled fumes coming from the ignition. the vehicle was taken to lee ford lincoln (located at 4170-c raleigh rd pkwy w, wilson, nc 27896, (252) 291-6000) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was 1,100. *tt since the initial failure report to nhtsa on june 6, 2019, the vehicle has been taken to the dealer in three separate occasions to date, but the failure could not be duplicated. to this date, the vehicle has not been repaired and the problem persists. excessive fumes in the cabin, mainly while accelerating and/or driving long distances; the smell is so strong that we keep the sunroof tilt open to ensure good air flow & remove fumes from cabin.*jb
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 ford explorer. while driving the vehicle, the contact smelled exhaust fumes and fuel inside the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to advantage ford (4000 se federal hwy, stuart, fl 34997, (772) 287-0955) to be diagnosed, but the test was not yet completed. the manufacturer was not contacted. the approximate failure mileage was 4,500.
On march 2nd 2019 ford explorer sport with 1,800 miles was towed to thomassen ford in charles town wv leaving owner stranded. complained of strong fuel/gasoline odor inside the vehicle. fuel/gasoline was leaking badly out of the vehicle onto the exhaust pipe. on march 4th notification was provided from service writer that none of the fuel lines or clamps were attached properly from the factory. vehicle sat at thomassen ford until march 27th when repairs were complete. april 9th 2019 some form of fluid leaked out of the parked vehicle for 8 hours after a 7 minute drive. vehicle was taken to jerry's ford in leesburg va "unable to duplicate" therefore no action was taken. there are photos of this issue. april 18th 2019 a strange noise coming from the steering column when driving. vehicle was taken back to jerry's ford in leesburg va "unable to duplicate" therefore again no action was taken. to this day the vehicle still makes the noise which has gotten progressively worse. there is video of this issue