general problems of the 2012 Ford Explorer - part 2

There is a smell of gasoline in and outside of the vehicle at all times. The check engine light keeps reappearing even after continuous examination.

Dizziness, nausea from driving vehicle in September, October, November and December 2016. Auto in motion. When driving auto 1-30 miles or more, when I got out of car I was dizzy and at times had to hold onto a pole or anything near me to regain balance. I felt tired all the time. I purchased a new 2017 Ford expedition in Jan 02, 2017 and I have not been dizzy since. I noticed chicago tribune article in the rides section of Sunday Feb. 4th, 2018 issue written by phoebe wall howard of detroit press and it hit a nerve with me that this may have been the problem. High carbon monoxide level in car cabin.

Exhaust leaking back into the vehicle. As I accelerate, it smells like gas fumes coming from a/c vents. I noticed it from the day I bought the vehicle.

I have smelt the exhaust fumes coming from this vehicle several times. I can really smell the fumes if I am going through a drive-thru at a restaurant and roll down the window. I never thought much of it until I started researching the complaints from other vehicle owners.

Exhaust smell in car.

Exhaust fumes in cabin. On a couple of occasions, an odor similar to a rotten egg smell has entered the cabin area while driving. Not quite sure at this time if I was accelerating or if the ac was on the recirculation/fresh air mode when the smell entered. I am concerned about co2 exposure to my family.

2012 Ford Explorer releases strong burnt rubber smell when I accelerate or reach 3000 rpms. It is getting worse the more miles I put on my car. Causes myself and my 2 children to feel car sick or have headaches. The only way I can get the smell to go away is to turn off the a/c or heat and roll the windows down. I have mentioned it to local dealership twice now and they have no idea what is causing it but I've told them about the class action lawsuit and they still act like they have never heard of it. The first time I took it to the dealership for the smell the car was also making a noise when the a/c was on so I was told that the repair they did would fix whatever was causing the noise and the smell. I just took it back to the dealership today for an oil change and once again mentioned the smell and they said they have no idea about a burning smell and nobody has had that issue that they know of. Now that I know it is legitimately a concern and my kids and I aren't just actually getting "car sick" I am extremely upset that I'm not being taken seriously. I am supposed to take the car back to the dealership Monday to have other issues fixed and I can't wait to see what they tell me now that I have made them aware of the legitimate problem with the exhaust odor.

I abruptly accelerated around a car that maneuvered infront of me and my interior cabin was filled with an nauseating exhaust smell. I got a headache, light headed, and pulled over, because I was starting to get dizzy and develop headaches. This occurred on a highway, and nearly killed me. I am furious.

When takin off at higher speed like to pass someone, a smell of exhaust fumes fills the car through the air system. It's so bad we have to roll the windows down to get it to go away. My babies even complain of the horrible smell. This has been going on for months and I've heard of now as a big problem.

The driver's side windshield trim blew off the car while traveling approximately 70 mph on an interstate creating a dangerous projectile for vehicles behind me.

When the shifter is mechanically and securely in park, the vehicle's sensor system does not recognize it is in park. This leads to starting issues nbecasue of two factors: 1. The battery wears down since the car does not completely shut down and 2. Starting the vehicle requires it to be in park which the veichile does not recognize it is in.

When I step on the gas going up a hill or going on to the freeway I smell exhaust in the vehicle.

Leaking exhaust I have been tested and have high levels of carbon dioxide in my blood I now have a battery operated carbon dioxide tester in my vehicle. I pray this protects me. I was so fatigued last summer, I went straight to bed after work. Now I finally know why!.

Smells exhaust in the cabin. I have been getting head aches and nausea when I drive. Vehicle in motion and after being in the car I get an exhaust smell and get sick.

I have the similar problem with my exhaust system. Although, no check light is on, when my car is idling or earlier today when I was just driving for awhile with the heat on, I spell a strong exhaust smell in the car.

Front strut bearings clunking/ failed. Needed replaced. 55,000 miles. Strong odor of carbon monoxide when accelerating or following large trucks.

I was driving and for no obvious medical reason passed out and my car traveled across a highway and off the highway and hit 2 trees. I have read a news report of this happening to other drivers with this make and model of my card.

The CO detector I installed (battery operated) sounds if I close my windows for more than a few moments during a trip. My 10 year old son can not ride in my truck as he has vomited several times during trips in the past. The idea that the vehicle I drive is poisoning my son infuriates me. The exhaust odor is unbearable, coupled with the nausea and headaches that result from the CO leaks I find myself more and more angry that we spent $30k on a death trap.

About a year ago I bought 2012 Ford Explorer XLT with a 2. 0 four cylinder eco boost engine from a dealer in akron ohio. I live in rochester, NY. During the first winter months I had the car, when I had the heat on I noticed a strong exhaust smell in the cabin. At first I thought I was crazy because the car was in such great shape, but the more passengers would say the same thing I started to realize it was a real issue. I did some searching online and see that other people have the same issue. When I have the heat on and I put the circulation in recycle mode, it seems to subside the problem a little, but then the recycle mode shuts off and goes into fresh air mode automatically again I get blasted again with these horrible fumes. This happens about every 5 minutes while I am driving and I have to keep hitting recycle and opening up the windows while I am driving to air out the fumes. When I am moving at 50 or more it does not seem to be an issue, I don't know why, but when I come to a stop it is bad, exhaust fumes spew into the cabin. I get headaches all the time while driving. I am afraid to take my kids in the car because of this issue. If I start the car first thing in the morning and I forgot to turn the heat off the night before, the heater kicks in when I start it and it is bad. This morning it snowed here in rochester so I went out and started the car and let it warm up for 5 minutes, when I came out it smelled so bad I couldn't even get in. I had to rolls down the windows and let it air out, and even then when I came to work today I have had a headache all day and I smell like an exhaust stack. Please help me. I love the car, except for the fumes issue.

I have a 2012 Ford Explorer and I really like it but I've been having problems with it. Since November of 2016 every time it rains or snows I come in to the truck to find a puddle of water on the front passenger side floor. Lately when it rains it's like it is literally raining inside my truck. The water leaks right through the top where my light and the buttons for my sunroof is. Now my back up camera doesn't work and my truck is starting to smell like mole. I'm also afraid that the water leakage is going to destroy all electrical problem or cause a an electrical fire while I'm in my truck with my kids. I also don't want my floor to rust. Can you pleas help me in finding out where is the problem coming from? a coworker of mine is the same problem with her truck as well.

Fumes entering the cabin making the passengers nauseous and resulting in headaches. We noticed that only when we are in my husband's car that my children and I become sick with headaches and nausea. My husband drives to work in this vehicle and usually arrives to work with a headache. He didn't realize that the car was making him sick. He trusted the service people when they told him the car was fine. He typically dives on highways. The fumes are coming through the vents.

Smell what smells like rotten eggs. Fear my family and I may be in risk for carbon monoxide poisoning.

Strong odor in cabin, making occupants ill.

Gear shift message - �shift to park� after putting vehicle in park and ignition is turned off.

Exhaust is getting into the cabin of the car through the a/c. On several occasions, including 7/30, I will start the car and immediately there are fumes coming from the a/c. While driving on 7/30 we experienced this smell and experienced headaches while driving. Also, the smell is overpowering when standing outside of the running vehicle. More than any other car I have owned.

Driving at 60 mph orange light of death came on and completely lost power steering and speed . Car entered a limp home mode I let it come to a stop on side of road and it was shaking. I restarted and drove on to work, it worked fine. . Luckily noone was around me. . This is extremely dangerous for me and my kids. This is 3rd time it happened. . . Reading posts its definitely the electronic throttle body that is cheaply made. . The fusion, escape, etc have had an recall for this. . . But not the Explorer. . Please pray for my family.

Strong exhaust smell inside cabin when accelerating. Vehicle had about 65000 miles. My speed was from 0mph to 65 mph.

For about the last year, I would smell something burning inside my vehicle when entering the freeway. I was never able to identify the source of the smell, even after repeatedly stopping to sniff the engine compartment and around the tires and exhaust. I could not detect the smell outside of the car, nor did I find any evidence of anything burning (no smoke, charred areas, stuck brakes, melted rubber, etc). There didn't appear to be any pattern, as I would smell something burning at different points in my commute, with the only time I consistently experienced it being merging onto the freeway. On June 20, 2016 at 1:38 pm central time, I sent my husband the following text: "is the fire extinguisher still in the car?" due to the overpowering smell of smoke in the passenger compartment shortly after getting on the freeway. I rolled down the windows and exited the freeway, stopping at the far end of a parking lot. There was no smoke nor odor emanating from the exterior of the vehicle. Due to the heat, we drive with the air recirculating most of the year. Much of our driving is in the city, with light acceleration. Typically, the only time we rapidly accelerate is when entering the freeway. On this occasion, I accelerated more than normal due to a semi's position in the right lane. At times, my 7 year old has complained about not being able to breathe with the windows rolled up.

I own a 2012 Ford Explorer XLT ecoboost was functioning fine till one day driving my family back from the airport my check engine light came on and began to flash. Then all of a sudden the car SUV began to shake horribly and would not in acceleration. After having the Explorer towed to the Ford dealer it was determined that the ecoboost system failed.

When accelerating to gain access to a highway or just speeding up on a local street, there is a gas or burnt oil smell that permeates the cabin of the vehicle. This happens every time I accelerate, every day.

You can smell exhaust fumes in the cab of vehicle, after about 15 minutes of driving I get a headache and dizzy and have to roll the windows down for the dizziness to go away. Sounds like a simple fix however when its 8 degrees outside and you have children you cant really be rolling the windows down. Since having this vehicle I have gone to the hospital/doctors multiple times for fatigue and headaches to which I have had to get treatment. I used to spend my lunch hour at work in my vehicle and now I cant do this because I will get nauseous and feel like I am going to faint. I am scared to be transporting my children in my vehicle due to this now. After looking into what was going on with my car I found many more people that have had these issues and I'm curious as to why Ford hasn't issued a recall for this yet to get this fixed. I am hoping this helps Ford realize that something needs to be done. Most people with these suvs are parents with kids. Not sure how Ford can feel okay with themselves over putting children in the situation of inhaling carbon monoxide. If it was an option for us I would purchase a new vehicle but unfortunately that's not financially an option at this moment. I purchased my vehicle in March of 2016.

There is a leak somewhere around the rear window/ door or top. Everytime it rains, water enters the car pouring down the 3rd row seatbelt. This has happened multiple times.

There's been a smell each time I would go in my truck and it would give me a headache. During this time I was pregnant. I recently found out that it's been the exhaust fumes entering the vehicle. I have not been using my truck and I can't drive my 1 month old baby in this car. This has not been the only problem with the truck it has been shaking and shuts off. I've already taken it to get repaired but it still shakes. I'm concerned about the fumes coming into the car. It definitely idn't safe for me to have my baby ride in. I can't believe I used this truck during my pregnancy thinking it was just me but seeing it on the news made me realize something has been wrong with the truck the whole time.

Exhaust odors in the occupant compartment and oil in the air filter.

In 2015, Ford charged me more than $700 to make the repairs necessary to eliminate exhaust fumes in the car. They had a known fix at that time, but still charged me for the repair.