After accelerating onto the interstate or when I am climbing a steep hill once I decelerate and maintain a level speed the cabin fills with a "burnt oil" smell. It has been getting progressively worse and I am concerned about harmful gases.
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Upon hard acceleration I get a strong exhaust fume odor entering the cabin of the explorer. So strong my whole family notices it. It does it even with the windows down or up and with or without the air recirculation setting on or off. Somehow exhaust fumes are entering the cabin causing a foul odor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. The contact stated that the vehicle emitted a rotten egg odor from the catalytic convertor. The odor intensified when the accelerator pedal was depressed. Koons ford was contacted and stated that the odor was inherent to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000. Updated 11/01/17*lj the consumer stated the rear door hatch was not properly sealed.
On 6/28/2016 the vehicle was involved in a loss of control accident due to driver becoming unconscious. The driver and all passengers became unconscious nearly simultaneously. The original assumption was that the driver fell asleep, although she did not remember feeling drowsy prior to the accident. The accident resulted in total loss of the vehicle and no injuries were sustained. The accident occurred on I-85, mp 18 north of montgomery, alabama. Since seeing the report today about possible co leakage into the passenger cabin on the ford explorer vehicles, I would now suspect this as a possible contributing factor in this accident...updated 08/07/17 *bf
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving at any speed and attempting to depress the accelerator pedal, the contact smelled exhaust fumes from the rear of the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer (mclarty daniel ford in bentonville, ar) where the filter was replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 10.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. When the air conditioner was activated, the contact forcefully depressed the accelerator pedal and noticed an abnormal odor in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (tower ford, 124 s middle neck rd, great neck, ny, 11021) in april/may 2017. The dealer was unable to duplicate or diagnose the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving various speeds, there was an abnormal exhaust odor in the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. Ferman ford (located at 24825 us hwy 19 n, clearwater, fl 33763, (727) 797-2277) stated that there was no possible remedy for the exhaust fumes entering the cabin of the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 100.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. The contact noticed an abnormal exhaust odor within the cabin, especially when the air conditioner was activated or while accelerating the vehicle. The contact placed an exhaust flow meter in the vehicle and the ratings failed. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.
Carbon monoxide and gasoline smell in cabin
While driving 65 MPH on a highway my 2016 ford explorer xlt lost all power and would not accelerate. The engine subsequently quit and I lost all power steering and braking. The vehicle has approximately 26,000 miles. No warning/malfunction lights appeared. After about 30 minutes the vehicle restarted and I was able to drive to ford dealership.
Constant exhaust smell inside the vehicle. The vehicle only has roughly 13,000 miles and my children have a difficult time sitting in the back seat on road trips.
Exhaust smell in vehicle: automobile continues to have exhaust smell in cabin of vehicle while driving. Very evident upon acceleration. This has been an ongoing problem since owning the vehicle.
We experience a horrible smell of exhaust fumes whenever we first turn our vehicle on. It is extremely noticeable and can clearly be traced back to the exhaust system as there is no odor when the vehicle is turned off. This is dangerous as large amounts of co or co2 can be deadly especially in enclosed area. The odor remains even while driving and accelerating.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving 65 MPH, exhaust fumes entered into the cabin of the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure occurred on numerous occasions while driving various high speeds. Arsenal ford of new iberia, louisiana was contacted about the failure on three different occasions. The exhaust was replaced in the front of the vehicle and an exhaust opening was sealed in the rear of the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving 60 MPH, there was an abnormal hydrogen sulfide odor. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (hayford ford located at 1330 301st ave nw isanti, mn 55040 763‑689‑5555), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: cas12775863. No further assistance was provided. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 26,000. ..updated 08/22/17 *bf updated 09/28/2017*js
Smell in cabin when driving even after 2 of ford's technical service bulletins were performed. Problem still not resolved. Dealer says there is nothing more they can do, that is the only fix ford can provide.
During acceleration, a strong odor fills the cabin. According to the carbon monoxide monitor we used, it registered at 5-9 ppm as the odor came through the air vents. The air will return to 0 ppm after driving with the windows down for ~1 minute.
Ford explorer cabin has a bad exhaust type smell. Vehicle was purchased used in december 2016. Smell was more evident in march to july when we ran the air conditioner more. When we accelerated to highway speed the smell would follow a few seconds later. This was experienced by several people on many occasions. This is my wife's daily driver. Toward the end of may 2017 she began complaining daily of dizziness and headaches. The smell was still present after accelerating. We took the car in to a local ford dealer on june 13. They performed the recommended repair per the ford bulletin tsb 170044. We took the car from the dealership on june 22 and still smelled the bad smell that evening. Returned the car to the dealer the next day (june 23). They then replaced the majority of the muffler and tail pipe assembly. Car was picked up on july 7 and driven that evening. Smell was still noticeable in the cabin. Went to another ford dealer the next day to discuss the problem and they recommended we talk to the service director at the first ford dealership and give them one more chance to fix the problem. Third trip to the same dealer with the same problem. They said they inspected all of the previous work and test drove the car and found no problems.the service director also told us we could not prove there was any exhaust fumes or carbon monoxide inside the cabin. (I told him he could not prove that there was not any exhaust fumes or co in the cabin). Car still has a bad odor in the cabin when accelerating to highway speed with the air conditioner running. (the smell may be less but is still noticeable). We have ordered a battery operated continuously monitoring carbon monoxide detector to put in the car. We have not installed it yet, but we can let you know when we do and any results. Wifes dizziness and headaches went away while the explorer was in the shop.
Exhaust in cabin leased new 2016 ford explorer xlt march of 2016. Immediately smelled exhaust in cabin upon acceleration. Took back to dealer. Told it was fixed. It was not. Still smell exhaust. Daughter feels sick riding in back seat. Took back to dealer. Told they need car a few days. Was given no explanation. Asked for loaner car. Was refused. Manager out for 2 more days so will wait until he is in to speak to. Was treated rudely.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving 35 MPH, a sulfuric, egg-like odor entered the cabin of the vehicle. The contact stated that the odor was noticed over a dozen times, especially during heavy acceleration or driving up an incline. The vehicle was taken to astorg ford in parkersburg, west virginia where the o2 sensor and catalytic converter were diagnosed, but no issues were found with either of them. In addition, the dealer stated that there was an unknown tsb that applied to the vehicle that came out in may of 2017. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 5,000.
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.
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.
I have been taking this vehicle into the dealership many times since july 2016 for an exhaust smell in the cabin when accelerating and at high speeds and constantly feel dizzy and nauseous when driving the vehicle. I have tried multiple dealerships to fix and they have tried all the tsb's that apply to the 2011-15's, but seem to not work on the 2016. They have resealed the vehicle at least 3 times, replaced the exhaust system, and other parts, and who knows what else they've tried, but still with no resolution. I'm taking it back to the dealership yet again tomorrow, but refuse to take this vehicle back home until the smell is completely gone, which seems to be an impossible feat at this point. I have a case open with ford, but have not not made any progress with them either (over 6 weeks). Please do what you can to get them to make a recall asap before I become one of those soccer moms that passes out behind the wheel with her kids and dogs in the car and they make a lifetime movie about how my husband can no longer live without us :)
Terrible smell coming into the cabin of the vehicle when I accelerate and when it sits in the sun. When I accelerate it smells like a gas coming into the car, my kids and I experience feeling sick and headaches. When my car sits in the sun I get this burning glue smell in the car that also gives me a headache and there are days where I cannot drive my car. I have taking it to the dealership four times and still the issue is not fixed, I have small children and I no longer allow them to drive my vehicle due to the chemicals that are coming into my car. My car is now still sitting at dealership because of this smell.
Strong exhaust smell in cabin whenever hard acceleration. For example anytime I am getting on the freeway freeway.
This has happened twice now, when driving on the highway (with no warning or any check engine lights on) the engine will suddenly stop, a notice to "check manual" plus a wrench light will come on. The vehicle will not accelerate, forcing you to coast or stop on the side of a road/highway. Vehicle has less than 14,000 miles on and has had maintenance and oil changes regularly.)
Exhaust fumes in passenger compartment. Returned to dealership three times and still no fix. Had to keep windows open to operate even a short distance. Only 5,200 miles on this vehicle. I have survived exposure to agent orange and tons of asbestos in the defense of our country but I refuse to succumb to carbon monoxide at the hands of the ford motor co. My wife and I lost our investment , down payment, and trade in value for the eighteen months that we owned this vehicle which we dubbed the mobile gas chamber.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. While driving at any speed, the contact smelled exhaust fumes without warning. The vehicle was taken to the sharpe motor dealer where it was diagnosed that the bumper needed to be replaced. The fume odor remained. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but the technician was unable to diagnose the source of the fumes. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not remedied. The failure mileage was 16,000.
Exhaust smell in the interior coming out of the HVAC vents during sustained acceleration such as getting onto the highway. Has been to ford and had related tsb performed as well as the exhaust changed with no change in the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. The contact stated that there was an abnormal exhaust odor in the vehicle. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 14,000.
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