The fuel gauge on the instrument panel is reading that the fuel tank is almost full, however while driving the low fuel warning sensor came on and we nearly ran out of fuel. the gauge was still reading almost full. we barely made it to a gas station. after putting in a full tank of gas, the fuel gauge was showing a completely full tank. since then, the gauge is always showing almost completely full and will go down only to almost full, not quite as low as 3/4 full tank, even if you have driven over 300 miles. now we have to re-set the trip odometer every time we get gas, so we can calculate approximately how many miles we have driven since the fuel gauge only goes down slightly below full. this occurred around 50,000 miles.
On 6/6/19 vehicle lost engine throttle power when "wrench" light indicator appeared on dashboard while driving on interstate (at least 65mph). wrench noted terrain management system error. engine did not shut off. vibrated very badly when coming to stop. happened again on 6/12 on city street driving approx 35mph. both times stopped vehicle, turned off, and restarted and operated normally. ford dealerships cannot determine problem because there computer systems cannot see error code(s) in diagnostics.. additionally, ford motor company will not respond until "error code" identified by ford service dealership. read online and youtube exact issues but not discussion on resolution(s). see url address for example of issue that occurred with our vehicle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asrdplp4_qe&t=1s. very dangerous to lose power on highway and little control of vehicle. believe this is a systemic issue with ford explorers
Having a feeling of nausea when driving exolorer. yesterday and today we have been running the ac due to hotter temps. after letting car idle for 5-10 minutes while using remote start i start to feel light headed after about 20 minutes of driving. after feeling fine all day. seems to be only when the car uses ac. today i was in the drive thru for my son while idling when i started to feel light headed. noticed the recirculation mode turns itself on after i turned it off. this issue is quite concerning. was slated to have recall fix done at capitol ford but advisor said it wasnt attached to the vin so they didnt do it.
Had the recall done for (fsa 17n03) after the service was done, we have noticed when passing on the freeway or going up hill, hot air blows out the vents then a heavy odor of exhaust. my vehicle also uses e85, so we have ruled out maybe a car in front of us. when using e85 we get a strong smell of alcohol type. we have been to the dealership for the smell, each time they want the windows done or have the a/c on. i tell them we don't drive with it on all the time or have the windows down on the freeway. every 4-6 months more stories in the news have been coming up with concerns about exhaust smells in the explorer and now ford is redesigned the vehicle. this should be looked at more and maybe with third party engineer.
There is a terrible exhaust smell that comes into the interior cabin. the smell is even worse upon extended hard acceleration. in addition, there is bubbling in my hood due to faulty hoods being produced on ford explorers. ford has acknowledged both issues - as there is a tsb. ford's "fix" tsb-16016 is not a fix at all. it merely is a bandage for the problem as my family still smells exhaust in the vehicle. my 3 year old son is inhaling this toxic smell.
When i accelerate my vehicle you can smell tge exhaust fumes and i instantly can't breathe, get a headache, nauseated, and after a few minutes i get very sleepy. i have to roll my window down and stick my head out to be able to breathe. it doesn't do it every time but in a 3 hour trip, it happens at least 4 times depending on how much accelerating is happening. if my ac unit is on high then it will automatically go to barely blowing and as i let off the acclerator then it will eventually cycle back to high even though it is on high. it is making me very sick because i'm in my car so much. i have taken to ford repeatedly, two different dealerships, and they can't get it fixed. sometimes to get the ac to go back to normal, i have to stop somewhere and turn the car off and back on. this has been happening to me since a few months after i bought the car in feb 2017. my doctor says the only way to correct problem is to get rid of the car ...
'takata recal' when my car has been sitting in the driveway for a full day without being driven or started. the following day you go to start the car. it starts no problem, once your in reverse the battery light will come on and as soon as you put it in drive i lose all power and function to steer. if i hit the gas petal it will regain power. the light will disappear only if i hit ok. this happens every time without fail. i also smell carbon dioxide or gas fumes from time to time
Loss of power: while driving my 2015 ford explorer xlt with 3.5l v-6 engine on the highway (10/04/18), the wrench light came on and the car started to shudder and lose speed. pushing down on the accelerator had no affect and the car rapidly decelerated. the engine was running very rough with heavy vibration. this was a terrifying and nearly fatal experience as faster moving traffic started passing me on both sides as i tried to move off the highway. i was able to move the car to the side of the highway and limped off the nearest exit. once off the exit i shut the car off and sat for 20 minutes while i re-gained my composure and called my husband. when he arrived he started the explorer and the wrench light was cleared. my husband drive the car home using only back roads while i followed in his car. we called our local ford dealer and scheduled an appointment. we started researching this issue and found this to be a well known problem with the throttle body on ford's v6 engines which are used on multiple suv's, crossovers and sedans. the research i've seen shows this issue ...
Exhaust fumes in car while driving
When at idle, either in park or drive, the engine rpms will fluctuate and go down to a point where the engineer stalls or almost stalls.
During acceleration into interstate there is a "burnt match" type smell in the interior of the vehicle. once speed levels out the smell disappears. i first noticed this about a month ago but i purchased the vehicle used and this was only the second or third time to have it on the interstate since i purchased it.
We began to smell exhaust fumes in the cabin of our vehicle. it got stronger the longer the vehicle was running, and especially when idling at a stop light or similar. it began to cause headaches while driving and we had to drive with windows down no matter the temperature or speed. because of the known recall, we took it to the dealer where we bought the vehicle (malloy ford in winchester, va) to repair. they claimed to have fixed the issue but it still persists so now we will have to take it back. i am not sure an actual fix exists.
This particular car was in recall for carbon monoxide, about two months after possibly fixed from a dealer, strong smell coming from cabin left me with a head ache, stiff noise, i'm really worried this might cost me a fortune, i called dealer they asked to bring it they informed me they will charge me $138 for diagnosing and who knows how much from there.
While driving on the highway an error message appeared on my dash, stating the "check fuel fill inlet " and engine light on. had it repaired 9/28/17, fuel tank filler pipe and canister purge solenoid. on 10/25/17 back in the repair shop for same error message. they replaced the solenoid assy and valve assy. now, once again, i have the same error (11/2/17). goes back in the garage to repair on 11/8/17. we'll see what happens.
10aug2017 - when getting in my car after work it was extremely hot. my car had been parked in the parking lot all day without any shade - so the temperature inside the car was soaring. i turned the air conditioning on to full blast to keep from sweating and left the parking lot. while driving the 7 miles from my office to the palm bay ford dealership i opened the sunroof in hopes that the car would cool down quicker. immediately i began feeling light headed. my head began spinning and i started feeling sick to my stomach. in only a few short minutes i started losing vision in my right eye. i never smelled anything through the ventilation system so i opened the window to try and get more air thinking it would help calm me. it made it even worse. i was terrified - i couldn't see to pull over but wasn't sure if i should keep driving. i could only make out the car in front of me - it was rush hour traffic with bumper to bumper cars. i thought if i pulled over ...