My 2011 ford explorer lost power even though the engine did not die there was no power when pressing on gas pedal. The yellow wrench light came on the panel. I turned the ignition off and waited a few minutes and it restarted. I took it to a dealer and they couldn't get anything to register. I picked the car up anyd before I made it home it lost power again. I took it back in and they still couldn't get anything to register. They replaced the ba sensor fir $500 since my air filter was dirty and could be the cause of problem. A week later the car stopped again. It happened again a few days later and then it stalled 4 times in one day and the engine light came on and stayed. I borrowed a code reader and the code p2111 appeared. I googled this and it shows throttle body. Each time I lost power it did not die but ran rough. When I restarted it was a little hesitant to start. At first it happened when I accelerated after going at a low speed but then it happened while traveling 70 MPH.
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Exhaust fumes enter the passenger compartment when the AC is running at highway speeds and at any speed when the engine is taxing ie going up a steep grade.
Bad burning smell under acceleration to highway speed coming from air vents. Oil was found in the air filter housing and piping near mass air flow sensor.
Long story short, I pulled out of my neighborhood got about a quarter of a mile down the road. Heard the drive belt squeal for about 15 seconds, followed by check engine light, and extreme engine knock. The vehicle was shut off immediately. The codes read, crankshaft/camshaft correlation bank a sensor 1, the second code was engine knock. Vehicle towed to the dealer were they had 2 of their top technicians look at the vehicle and the both reported the water pump had failed and filled the engine up with coolant which cause the engine to expire. My wife only had the truck for 2 years and she's very careful driver. No woarning signs of a failing water pump. Just got back from a 7hr road trip a week before the water pump failed and the engine expired.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. While driving at any speed, an odor of exhaust occasionally entered the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on april 12, 2013, but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. While driving approximately 60 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, exhaust fumes entered the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000. Updated 08/30/16*lj updated 09/28/16.
I want to state that my truck does the same thing as reported in this problem. The smells gets real bad in the cabin when entering highway or crossing vehicles the federal safety agency action number: pe16008 component(s): engine and engine cooling , structure
I was leaving my house pulling a kayak trailer with one kayak on it, went about a half block and the engine slowed down and the ford explorer would hardly move. Was able to go around the block and make it back to my driveway. After stopping and restarting the problem was gone. I had the ford explorer towed to the dealer were I bought it, they checked it and said it didn't show a error code on the computer and drove it twice and could not make it happen so there was nothing they could do. I researched the problem and found out it is the electronic throttle body and they have changed over one million of them. Both you and ford are aware of the problem but a recall was never issued. Also once this happens it will happen again until the problem is fixed. I have a vehicle with 38 thousand miles on it that is unsafe to drive and cannot get it fixed.
After hard acceleration and let up exhaust smell gets in the compartment to the point you have roll the windows down to clear it out ford has tried to fix it they have a service.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while the cruise control was set at 58 MPH. The contact was able to coast the vehicle onto the road shoulder. Once the vehicle was restarted, it resumed normal operation. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 83,000.
Under hard acceleration I get a sting odor in the cabin. It is like an exhaust smell inside the car. It always does it above 3500 RPM.
Since purchasing my 2011 explorer, I have just replace the coolant fan on june 20,2015. This is the second time the fan has quit working entirely and caused the vehicle to overheat and required immediate replacement. Requested ford to reimburse cost of most recent repair.
I sent my vehicle in two months for to be fix at drew ford dealership. They also corrected a recall on the powersteering fault. Now the fault is back and the steering wheel is immovable or extremely hard to move. They also claim this will not fall under the recall, because it has been remedy the first time. I am very upset with ford, because this can be a 600-2000 dollar repair. Power steering should not go this fast, my car is barely 4 years old. I may have to trade it in for more reliable vehicle like a honda or toyota. I want to support american companies. This experience left me with a bad taste in my mouth.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. While driving at any speed, the power steering and computer failed. In addition, the engine, ABS, traction control, air bag, and security sensors illuminated. The dealer advised the contact to reset the master controls. The vehicle also exhibited computer failure. The firmware was updated multiple times, however the failure recurred months later and included various electrical shorts. While driving at an unknown speed, the power steering failed. The vehicle was towed to the authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact waited for months to determine if the dealer was able to provide a remedy to the firmware failure. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v286000 (steering) and 14e001000 (steering). The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
This is a major safety concern. While driving an indication of a malfunction in the awd system shows on the dashboard & sync computer. The engine loses complete power and you must pull over and restart the vehicle to reset the on-board computer. This loss of power happens on the highway and is at great risk of causing serious issues to other traffic. Not to mention when I have my child in the vehicle. I have taken it to rosner ford dealership in king george va (they couldn't find a issue 4 four times now). It happens with frequent and unregular intervals. I have repeatedly went back to the dealership to fix. The ford motor company (through my experience with the service dept) seems as if they don't care even when I expressed the safety concern. I believe the computer problem is a bigger thing than realized. Hopefully this will help in getting add to the complaint list so ford will fix the problems. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
As I was merging on to the highway, I accelerated to reach the same speed of the traffic. The engine revved over 3500 RPM. My air conditioner was on and set to recirculate the air. Shortly after merging onto the highway, I smelled exhaust fumes in the cabin of my car.
Driving down the interstate at 70mph, warning comes on the console "awd is off" and the engine is down to idle speed (~800 RPM). Pressing the accelerator results in no speed increase, forcing me to move across 4 lanes of traffic to the emergency lane with only the brakes working (no control over my speed, otherwise). Pulled over, stopped the engine, looked around and could see no externally visible problems (fluid leaks, etc.). Start the car and there are no warnings, so I continue down the road, but this time stay in the right lane and keep the speed to around 60. Less than 1 mile down the road, the exact same thing happens. At this point we call ford to get us a tow. This was a very dangerous event to happen, especially when I had the explorer full with my family! Today the servicing dealer called and said it is a problem with the throttle body. Being that this is the 2nd time our 2011 explorer has left us stranded on the side of the road, it was time to go searching for others with this same throttle body problem. Turns out there is a customer satisfaction notice already being done by ford for several other 2011 vehicles, but the explorer has been excluded. Our symptoms and part failure are exactly the same as these other models, some even from the same assembly plant. I think ford needs to extend the 13n03 program to included the explorers. Thank you.
When merging into lane and passing a car about 3500 RPM exhaust gas enters passengers cabin and everyone inside will complain of very strong odor, breathing problem and headache. Had this problem since car was new and dealing with uncomfortable smell with the rest of the family. Wife had numerous times having problem concentrating driving because the exhaust fumes or odor is causing her to have headaches and almost passing out on long trips. It is a hazardous/dangerous issue. If ford can have a fix on this and it has to be soon. I think it is thousand or hundred of thousand of ford vehicles out there that has this problem. Pls. Don't wait for something like gm did.
After a rapid acceleration in order to get to toll speeds (65mph) the vehicle started to produce a burnt smell. Thought it could be new vehicle stuff but right know its 30,000 miles and every time I go over 4000 RPM on a rapid acceleration it gives me the odor, plus the vehicle losses power on the hills. Disappointing when you pay over 40,000 for a new luxury SUV.
Like many other 2011 - 2014 ford explorers, my 2011 explorer limited appears to have a design flaw that allows exhaust to enter the cabin under hard acceleration (I.e. Using an on-ramp, passing vehicles, etc.). Whether that A/C is on or not, these noxious toxins fill the cabin. The concern is that if exhaust gets in under hard acceleration, it would seem logical that small amounts are entering at all times. This poses a serious health and safety risk to the occupants. Ford failed to address the issue, saying it didn't exist until last year (2012) when they released a tsb to "fix" it. For most (per an explorer forum I belong to), the fix was temporary or didn't work. My vehicle has been in the shop numerous times, at one point for several weeks, and the problems still exists. Someone needs to hold ford accountable and make them fix this serious problem.
While driving the car dies and the yellow wrench light appears. This occurred twice in one day. The first time it occurred I was just beginning to accelerate. I was able to pull over and restart the car. The second incident occurred while driving down the highway. I was able to pull over and restart the car. I immediately brought it to a ford dealer who has had the car for three days and cannot find out what is wrong.
During hard acceleration onto a highway or from a stop, the interior of the vehicle fills with the odor of exhaust fumes. This occurs every time and is not random.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford explorer. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start with the illumination of the key not detected warning message. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home where she received directions from the dealer over the phone in how to restart the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000. The consumer stated the vehicle was installed with a no mechanical key start system. The ia key failed, which left the consumer stranded. The no key detected alert appeared on the dashboard. The key was fixed. However, the error message remained on the dashboard. Also, the engine overheated.
Engine overheats when idle, or in slow stop and go traffic. I had this addressed once by ford due to a bulletin, but it seems to be doing it again.
Upon medium to heavy acceleration, such as accelerating onto a freeway, the vehicle cabin is filled with exhaust fumes from the engine. This injures the respiratory system of the passengers. Ford has finally admitted that there is a problem, and they are working on a fix (after my family has been breathing polluted air for almost 1.5 years).
Power steering assist disabled and associated warning light enabled. Vehicle had been stopped with engine running and in gear. Disable occurred when I started to move forward. Problem corrected itself after turning off and restarting vehicle. Continued to drive vehicle. Occurred a second time, approximately 1 week later, while turning into a parking space. Power steering was again enabled by turning off and restarting engine. Parked vehicle in garage for about 1 week until it was driven to the dealer where diagnosis was steering gear needed replacing. No repair performed to date, approximately 3 weeks later. Reportedly the part is on back order.
Purchased this vehicle for my wife a little over a year ago. At first everything was fine but then at about four months we started having issues with the window not rolling up. The dealer took care of that issue with no problems. Then we take it in for the scheduled maintenance (oil change/tire rotation) & our tires had inside cupping in which the dealer does nothing about & still have not. At around 22k miles my wife notices the vehicle starting to jerk when stopped or moving. Over the past 8k miles this gets worse & gets to where the vehicle has stalled out numerous times (still or moving). I have made an appointment with the dealer to resolve this issue. Not sure the cause yet.
Power steering failed while driving. Traction assist control also failed at the same time. Shutting the engine off and restarting brought the power steering back but not the traction control. The traction control began functioning again after the truck sat for about 8 hours.
When pulling out from a stop sign, the car accelerated up a hill reaching a speed of close to 90 MPH within a short distance. The car was difficult to control and almost collided with an oncoming car. Only by putting the transmission into neutral was it possible to slow the car down and pull off the road. Once off the road the engine continued to run in the 6000 to 7000 RPM range. It was not possible to slow down the engine speed. After shutting off the engine and restarting, the engine continued to run at these high RPM. The car was towed to a ford dealer that evening (incident occurred in the evening). The next morning, I went to the car dealer and started the car. It ran fine. Ford did replace the throttle body. Car has been running fine but we are concerned it could happen again.
Cooling fans failed, engine overheated ran rough and then stopped running. 3/4 gallons of anti-freeze boiled out of overflow and on to engine.
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