Four problems related to air conditioner have been reported for the 2012 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2012 Explorer.
My Explorer smells very strongly of exhaust when accelerating. It makes me nauseous and passengers do not want to get in my car � I don't want to get in my car. Ford's customer service program has not addressed the issue and they have not even acknowledged the issue. Plugging up two small plugs in the trunk and reprogramming the air conditioning/heat system does not address an apparent exhaust leak. I have spoken with employees of Ford, seen countless stories online � this issue is not unknown or undiagnosable. I hope that the NHTSA may provoke Ford to do the right thing before someone get seriously hurt.
I placed a carbon monoxide detector in my vehicle after reading about issues. It has been going off due to high levels of CO detected inside my car. The detector only stops beeping when I open all of the windows and turn off the air conditioner. I use a kidde CO detector that will alarm if levels are above 30ppm. I have small children in the car most of the time, and I want a recall on this issue to get it fixed and prevent issues with their health or an accident that can endanger both my family and others, as well as fix all Explorers with the same issue. The detector goes off when the windows are closed and the air conditioner is on, and when I accelerate.
When excelerating on open road smelling fumes coming through air condition vents , ac on! more rpms than slow speed!.
Car hesitates after turns and then again when accelerating and acts like it doesn't have enough power. Car had to be towed on a separate incident in 2013 after losing all power during a turn; the throttle body - air intake had to be replaced at 24,457 miles. The problem is ongoing, something is wrong with the car. Every time I take it in to be checked, I get the same response: cannot not recreate the concern, ran through oasis and no problem found. I am over Ford! there was a customer satisfation program (aka recall without the press involved) (program number 12b36) in April of 2012 that had to reprogram the vehicle's pcm (powertrain control module). This was due to the fact that "inoperative engine cooling fans could lead to high engine temperature gauge readings and reduced air conditioning performance. Continued operation of the vehicle could result in illumination of the malfunction indicator light (mil) and eventually cause the engine to automatically enter derate (reduced power) mode. " this was "fixed" 14 months before the car was towed. . . .