general problems of the 2016 Ford Explorer - part 2

Tl-contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer ---- contact has been smelling gas on the drivers side on the inside of the car-- vehicle has been in shop twice for gas smell --- contact brought vehicle to Ford dealership -- Ford stated there is a recall on engine parts --- contact stated she no longer wants vehicle wants to sell vehicle back to dealership to get money back and get a different vehicle ---- 1recallsassociated with this VIN Nov 29,2017 manufacturer recall number17s40 NHTSA recall number17v767 recall statusrecall incomplete, remedy not yet available summaryaffected vehicles are equipped with suspect power driver and front passenger seats. Ford team reviewed supplier process, maintenance and warranty records to determine the population of affected parts. The Ford process is capable of tracing front seat adjuster production to the vehicle in which the front seat adjuster is installed. Safety riska front seat cushion with a missing upper left-hand pivot bolt may experience increased seat deflection in a crash and not properly restrain occupants, increasing the risk of injury. Remedyowners will be notified by mail and instructed to take their vehicle to a Ford or Lincoln dealer to measure the torque of the power seat track upper pivot link bolt. If the bolt passes the torque inspection, dealers will remove and clean the bolt, apply new threadlock, and reinstall the bolt to the specified torque. This repair will complete the fsa. If the bolt fails the torque inspection, threadlock will be added and the bolt will be reinstalled as an interim repair for sold units until the final repair is available. Unsold units will be held until the final repair is complete. The final repair will include replacement of the lift link with new bushings.

2016 Ford Explorer accelerates while driving. My vehicle has been in and out of dealership since 12/26/17. I am currently in a loaner vehicle. Receive update first week of Feb 2018 that the transmission dept was behind and that they will let me know as soon as possible if I need a new transmission.

Car smells strongly like natural gas inside cabin when driving, and when sitting still - eyes burn, throat sore, headache after driving it for 5 mins or more.

Bought a 2016 Ford Explorer sport in Nov. 2016 used with 20k miles. As I was driving home I noticed a horrible smell and thought it was just something in the area never dreaming it was the car! I did a little research and found the car had a recall on it. The smell is horrible, so bad we have to ride with the windows down. Im not sure why the dealership was even allowed to sell the car to me with disclosing this problem. I have taken the car to my local Ford dealership and they are waiting on a response from Ford. I would like them to buy the car back from me. I am driving a 2003 car now with 150k miles because I cannot drive my new car.

Rotten egg and fuel smell in cabin.

When accelerating or going up incline car starts to smell like carbon monoxide (like the heater is on). Circulation is within car. In order to get out must put on outside circulation and roll down windows.

I purchased this vehicle in February 2017 used with 12,000 miles. About 1 month later I noticed an exhaust fume smell inside the vehicle. I took this vehicle on a 3. 5 hour trip in March with 3 friends and they all noticed it as well. At first we thought it was cars ahead of us with bad exhaust systems, but on they way home realized as there were no other cars around, it was coming from my own vehicle. This problem has progressively gotten worse from 17,000 miles to my current 22,000 miles. It seems to happen under harder throttle conditions such as passing another vehicle or merging into traffic. A few seconds after this harder throttle application, there is a very strong odor of "sulfur" smelling exhaust which fills the vehicle. I have not taken the vehicle to the dealership yet as it is not only an inconvenience, but from what I have read, Ford does not have resolution for this problem. This problem is now almost continuous and happens usually several times during my 45 minute commute to work. The smell is horrible and has of late started to make me feel nauseous and light headed.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the vehicle emitted an abnormal exhaust odor through the a/c vents. The vehicle was taken to apple Ford Lincoln located at 8800 stanford blvd, columbia. Md where it was diagnosed that there was an exhaust fume leak in the vehicle and a TSB needed to be performed in order to correct the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000.

I drive my 2016 Ford Explorer more than 80 miles a day, mostly in interstate traffic. I have noticed a strong odor that resembles mercaptain or burning fuel. I have dismissed this as traffic related and switched the a/c to recirculate but often have to vent by rolling down windows. This is most common when driving with the a/c on during hot weather conditions.

Carbon monoxide leak coming through back vents. I have literally felt fuzziness, nauseous, intermittent severe headaches, difficulty changing lanes from confusion, and loopy while driving. Called my freeway Ford, and they verified that my car did in fact have exhaust coming through back vent. They fixed under TSB - technical service bulletin, not an official recall. I assumed that I had something severely wrong with my health until the news stories came out about the police officers passing out, and having some of the same symptoms. Bingo, it was my car! Ford should be ashamed of themselves for not putting out an official recall. There motto is to go further, but they are simply sitting back while they compromise the safety of drivers. I have written to the president and group vp & ceo of general counsel at Ford motor company. My letter was sent certified mail on 7/26/17; received 7/31/17; still no response. I am attaching letter.

My stock (unaltered) 2016 Ford Explorer sport with ecoboost engine emits a rotten egg, sulfur-like odor into the passenger cabin upon full throttle acceleration. This condition does not occur during normal (less than full throttle acceleration) driving. This condition occurs only during full throttle acceleration and is replicable. This condition has occurred since original purchase in 04/2016 and continues today.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, a strong fuel odor became present inside the cabin. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and had to open all the windows. The contact exited the vehicle, checked inside the engine compartment and outside the vehicle but there were no noticeable leaks. The contact waited for approximately ten minutes and got inside the vehicle and started driving but the odor became stronger also noticed that the odor was emerging from the air vents. The contact turned off the air conditioning and drove to the dealer bradley Ford of lake havasu, arizona. The dealer kept the vehicle for evaluation and they had not determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case number: cas-12708860 was opened. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 28,500.

Every time I step on the gas to accelerate quickly, the inside of my car starts to smell like smoke or something is burning. I have to lower my windows for about a minute to clear the air out. It has been going on for months.

I am an owner of a 2016 Ford Explorer that was purchased brand new at a dealership here in az last year in January. Immediately after purchase, I started noticing fuel leakage from the vehicle and vehicle using a lot of gas everyday. I took my truck back to the dealership and was told everything is ok. As time went on, I noticed that every time I accelerated on the gas, the truck slowed down. Took truck to dealership and was told once again nothing is wrong. A couple of months ago, the battery died. I have the truck toowed to the dealership and they replaced the battery. Two weeks later, the battery dies again. I had it towed to the dealership again. They replaced the battery again and noticed a recall on the truck. A week later I'm driving my kids to school when the dashboard goes black and then lights up again. All of a sudden it happens again, the dashboard goes black and the speed starts decelerating. I hurry up and get to the safety side of the highway. I cut the truck completely off, waited a few minutes and it started right back up. I took the truck to the dealership. Once again, I'm told that nothing is wrong with the vehicle. Yesterday the truck dashboard starts going on and off. Then the truck completely dies. I called roadside assistance and had the truck towed to the dealership. I waited for over 5 hours at the dealership before they told me what "might" be the problem. I was told there might be an electrical shortage between the monitor, radio, odometer, and climate controls that is causing the vehicle to shut down. The dealership doesn't have parts to fix it but can order them and it might take a few weeks to get them. As of now I have no air conditioner and my radio isn't working. I have spoken with several customer service managers about the vehicle and was told there isn't anything that can be done except wait for Ford to fix it.

Although I have not yet recd. Any letters from Ford on repairing my Explorer, my son often complaints of uneasiness and nausea when sitting in the back seat of my car. I don't particularly notice any smell but I am now concerned that this is related to the other news around fumes and CO entering the cabin. This happens specially when the car is running and a/c is on with a/c windows closed. I noticed this only during our summer break this time when my son spent a lot of time in the car as opposed to school nights.

While in motion and accelerating above 2500 rpm, exhaust fumes fill the cabin. We took it into a dealership where they tried to fix the issue using a technical bulletin Ford issued. The problem persists.

The tailpipe occasionally emits blue-gray smoke, as if it is burning oil. I have witnessed this when the vehicle was stationary. The passenger compartment occasionally smells like smoke. The passengers in the rear of the car tend to notice it first, and then the passengers in the front can smell it. It seems to happen when accelerating at a high rate, such as when entering a highway from an on-ramp.

When accelerating, my cabin fills up with exhaust fumes. It doesn't do it as bad when it is cold outside but when it is hot, it is really bad. It has been to Ford several times and they performed the technical bulletins on the car. It didn't help.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. On several occasions, while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the contact smelled a strong odor of fuel throughout the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact called don gasgarth's charlotte county Ford at (888) 313-9652 where the dealer stated that the failure could not be repaired and that it could only be minimized. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 7,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that there had been extremely strong exhaust fumes emitting on the inside and outside of the vehicle that had progressed. The dealer had replaced the muffler, pressurized the cabin, inspected the seals around the rear of the exhaust but had been unable to determine if the repairs may provide a permanent solution. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was waiting to determine their solution to repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was not available.

While driving out of the subdivision the car stalled. The wrench light came on. We parked it and took another car we had at the time. We will make mention of it tomorrow when I call the dealer and add it the service ticket regarding the exhaust problem.

Strong emissions smell that is causing dizziness and major headaches when we drive it.

We purchased a certified used 2016 Explorer from lithia Ford December 2016. Upon driving home there was an exhaust smell and we thought it may have been a vehicle in front of us. But that proved false, and it is a serious distraction and I now am getting headaches when I ride in my new car. Today I started the car and a very strong exhaust smell filled the cabin. Much like a very old car. The exhaust smell lingered in the cabin for a long time. We feel the carbon monoxide infiltration threat is very worrisome and need immediate attention. And since our terrible winter weather I haven't been able put very many miles on it. We are going to try to get in on a class action suit since we are reading many similar complaints with this 2016 model just like the previous model years 2011 - 2015 already noted in a suit. It would appear that Ford is not concerned enough yet to think the problem is extending into the newer models.

The fuel line attracted a critter most likely a squirrel which chewed through the rubber hose and cause a severe fuel leak that covered the entire engine compartment. We had to immediately pull over and shut off the vehicle to prevent a fire. According to the Ford technician, the hoses now contain soy and they have seen several cases in which critters have chewed through various hoses in the engine compartments of vehicles.

When driving at 65mph on interstate 287 the car did a slight jolt and then lost all power. The engine remained running, power steering and brakes still worked, but there was no acceleration. Wrench light and check engine lights came on. Luckily I was near an exit so I coasted to a halt off the interstate. I restarted the car, it drove at no more than 5mph to a safer spot. After sometime waiting for a tow truck I restarted the car, it worked this time but with a check engine light. I drove slowly and on county roads, back home. Now in dealer to be fixed. I have read multiple examples of this problem on this website and generally. There is a clearly a major safety issue with these engines and it needs addressing at a wider level than simply each consumer.

While driving with children present the car suddenly lost power and my wife could not accelerate. She had to drift over to the side of the road. The "wrench" light and check engine light came on on the dash. After stopping the car and restarting she was able to get home but the car has almost no acceleration and kept shuddering. Fortunately the roads were quite and there was no damage or injury. If she was on a busy road or highway it would have been very dangerous. Car has around 7000 miles on the clock.

Fume. Carbon monoxide leaking. I've been very ill since driving this vehicle. I've been dizzy, with blurred vision and nauseated since the purchased of this vehicle.

I was driving on 675 in dayton ohio at 65-70 miles an hour when my Ford Explorer XLT lost all acceleration and I was forced to coast to a stop on the left shoulder of the highway. I was able to turn the car off and restart it, and drive it home without incident. I had it towed to a Ford dealer and hopefully will have an answer tomorrow. This vehicle is a 2016 XLT with just over 8,000 miles. I no longer trust this vehicle and will be researching more reliable vehicles.

2016 Ford Explorer vin1fm5k85ggb20355 lost power and would not move in middle of busy highway. Vehickle was noted to have a sputtering sound and appeared to be firing on only a few cylinders. Turned vehicle engine off and restarted no help vehicle would not move with accelerator pedal in full open (floored) position. After opening hood and disconectig neg terminal of battery vehicle operated fine for approx 10 miles and then same occursnce. Again fault cleared and ran fine to nearest Ford dealer. Initial diagnosis by dealer was codes p2111 and p2112. Dealer stated found recal 16b32 followed instructions and reprogrammed pcm and clear codes. Customer departed dealership service bay and repeat above mentioned malfunction before off the dealer lot. Returned to service bay and dealer stated that throttle body was changed. Vehicle appears to be operating normal at this time. This is a safety issue that should be investigated. My wife was driving the vehicle when this first occured in busy mountain highway here in southern wv and was nearly hit by numerous vehicles before vehicle could be drifted backwards down the mountain where in order to get vehicle off of highway. Service adviser indicated that he had seen several similar problems with the 3. 5 liter engine in Ford Explorers.

The vehicle keeps losing fuel and fuel has to be replaced every other day. Took vehicle into Ford dealership to be checked out and was told vehicle is safe to drive. Gas can be smelt and visibly gushes after fueling in stationary position. When vehicle is in drive motion, gas leaks slowly. Also, while driving the vehicle jerks and will slow down acceleration.

Vehicle lost power in the city going about 35mph, had to coast to side of the road, bad throttle body. . . . . . 6600 miles on the car service light came on zero throttle response.

Vehicle lost power while driving down a busy highway at 65+ mph. Engine was running rough (sounded like a tractor) and could not accelerate. Dash lights came on. Vehicle was able to coast to an exit ramp where it was towed to the dealership to have the throttle body replaced. Mileage was just over 7,000. It is sad that I had to rescue my family (wife, 4 month old baby, 3 year old and 6 year old) off a busy highway exit ramp when the vehicle is less than 6 months old. The tow truck driver said he gets about 3 or 4 of the same issue with new Explorers a week. How can this not be a recall? now we will drive in fear of this problem occurring again since, from what the dealer said, the throttle body was replaced with the exact same part. I guess we just won't take any long trips when we are around 7,000 miles on this throttle body. . . ? unbelievable Ford. What a piece of junk!.

I'm a victim of the wide spread electronic throttle body issue on the 2016 Ford Explorer, limited, fwd, 3. 5v6. It only clocked 7000 miles and it happened when I was at around 40mph in the traffic, and all of sudden, both the check engine and airbag light turned on, steering wheel became heavy, and lost all the power, pressing the gas paddle couldn't accelerate the vehicle. I managed to coast to the road side, called the tow truck, and sent the car in nearby Ford service. On the next day, I was informed of the throttle body failure and faulty part was replaced. As echoed by so many other owners, this is a known defect in an important part on this brand new car, it's extremely dangerous to lose all power all of sudden in the middle of the traffic, what if it's on a speedy highway? husband, wife, or children could be seriously hit or even killed. If this is not classified as a recall case, what else is?.

Vehicle was proceeding and all power to throttle stopped. Power steering went out. Vehicle coasted to stop in traffic turn lane. Ford stated this is a problem with vehicles throttle body.

While driving on a busy highway with my three children I lost all power to my vehicle just barely making it out the way of a seni truck. The Explorer was purchased in March of this year brand new to avoid problems like this. Does someone have to be killed before a recall is issued?!?!?!?!!!.