# 2014 FORD EXPLORER — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1106689` · 2014-09-07 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 302
- **Speed:** 80 mph
## Narrative
AFTER PURCHASING A NEW 2014 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED. 3.5L 4WD LESS THAN 2 HOURS PRIOR, MY WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN WERE DRIVING HOME DOWN THE FREEWAY.  AFTER A HARD ACCELERATION AN AWFUL SMELL FILLED THE CABIN. MY WIFE STARTED COUGHING AND I INSTANTLY FELT NAUSEOUS.  I PULLED OVER THINKING SOMETHING WAS BURNING, MY WIFE THOUGHT IT WAS BURNING WIRES. I CHECKED OF THE VEHICLE BUT FOUND NOTHING BURNING. I DID HOWEVER WALK TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS OVERPOWERED BY THE SAME SMELL. I NARROWED IN DOWN TO THE EXHAUST PIPE.     AFTER GETTING HOME I DID A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH AND WAS SHOCKED TO FIND MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS EVEN A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST FORD OVER IT. THE DEALER MUST HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT... I WANT TO RETURN THIS VEHICLE , FORD HAS TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS OR SHOULD HAVE. THEY PUT MY CHILDREN AT RISK AND I AM NOT HAPPY. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 3 HOURS AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING.    WHAT CAN I DO?  *TR
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