Engine Oil Leaking problems of the 2011 Ford Explorer

When driving on the highway and my vehicle reaches 50mph, I experience hesitation and/or a putting sensation that continues until I accelerate to 60mph or drop to 49mph or below. When I took the vehicle to koons Ford of baltimore for service, they determined that the problem stems from the fact that oil has been seeping into my air intake system and saturating my air filter. I was told that it is due to the design flaw on the factory installed valve cover gasket. I learned that the issue occurs on several Ford vehicles including 2011-2013 Explorers as the defective valve cover was used on those models at the time the vehicles were manufactured. In order to correct the problem I would need to have the existing valve cover replaced with a newly designed valve cover that was specifically created to resolve the oil leakage/oil seepage issue. My aftermarket warranty will not cover the repairs as they define the replacement part as "betterment" to the vehicle or installation of an upgraded part. According to the service advisor at koons, the valve cover installed when the vehicle was manufactured is obsolete and would not resolve the issue even if it were still available. I must have the newly designed valve cover installed in order to prevent further damage, stop the oil from seeping in and around the air intake system and throttle body and to also prevent contamination of the mass airflow sensor. The cost for the repairs is approximately $700. I contacted the Ford corporate office and learned that they couldn't or wouldn't be of any assistance. The customer service representative at the corporate headquarters advised me to file a complaint with NHTSA.

I was driving my 2011 Ford Explorer (65,000 miles) when I suddenly lost all power to my gas, break and steering wheel. Luckily I was going close to 10-15 miles per hour and I managed to veer onto someone's lawn and hit the emergency break. I was told that there was oil leaking into the engine that cause a complete engine failure. No sensors went off prior to the incident and I have only gotten my car repaired at the Ford dealership.

Car was fine then all of a sudden over heating sign went on in the car . I pulled over on the freeway called a tow truck because I was told not to drive the car. I had it towed to my house had a professional mechanic look at it at my house I was then told that there was a leak and the water tank was not holding water because of it. The next day I went to my car I turned it on and check engine light was on. I then turned off the car cause I did not want to cause anymore damage. The mechanic came back to my house and told me it was now leaking water and oil to take it in right away. I had no previous problems with my car until that point. I take it to the dealer they tell me that it was an internal problem within the engine that I, the driver, could not have known about unless I was having previous problems with the car which I was not. 230 dollars later just to tell me what is wrong with the car Ford is telling me that water got into the engine, transmission, all of the fluids and pipes. How does this happen with no previous problems with the car? I believe this issue needs to be resolved I have read many reviews on this model and this issue needs to be recalled.

Tl the contact owns a 2011 Ford Explorer. While driving, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to jones Ford casa grande (1932 n pinal Ave, casa grande, az 85122, (520) 836-3100) where it was diagnosed that the engine block was mixing with the oil. The vehicle was repaired. On another occasion, the power steering was locking consistently, and the interlock and advancetrac warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer and was repaired again. The contact stated that the power assist warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the same dealer where the gears and alignment were reset. The contact also mentioned that the check engine warning indicator continued to illuminate. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer where it was determined that an unknown part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure continued. The contact stated that the fuel filter neck assembly also needed to be replaced. The evaporator canister was replaced and the technician informed the contact that the fuel tank was leaking fuel. The vehicle was not repaired because the fuel tank was no longer manufactured by Ford. The contact stated that the vehicle remained at the dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.