# 2017 FORD EXPLORER — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1395455` · 2017-07-27 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 8,900
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
TWICE SINCE PURCHASING MY NEW EXPLORER I HAVE GOTTEN DEATHLY ILL WHILE DRIVING, HAD TO PULL OVER AND BE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.  I'M 70 YEARS OLD AND HAD THOUGHT IT WAS A MEDICAL ISSUE.  HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN POKED AND PROBED FOR EVERY POSSIBLE ALIMENT AND ALL HAVE COME BACK NEGATIVE AND AM IN GREAT HEALTH.  EVEN MY HEART TESTS WERE OUTSTANDING.  I SAW THE EXPLORER STORIES ON THE NEWS, LOOKED UP CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND NOTE THOSE WERE THE SYMPTOMS I HAD.  IN THE INCIDENT LAST WEEK I WAS FEELING WORSE AND WORSE AS I DROVE AND WAS JUST ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE I PASSED OUT, MY VISION HAD GONE BLANK, I STARTING SWEATING WITH THE AIR ON, AND I BECAME EXTREMELY DIZZY AND DISORIENTATED. I SPENT TWO DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL THINKING I WAS DYING BECAUSE THAT'S HOW I FELT.  I'M IN EXCELLENT HEALTH, BIKE 20 MILES  DAY 2-4 DAYS WEEK, PLAY LEAGUE HOCKEY, AVID GOLFER THAT HAS COMPETED AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, ETC.    THIS WAS NOT A 'ILLNESS', I'M CONVINCED IT WAS CARBON MONOXIDE POSIONING.   UPDATED 11/06/2017*JS  THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A STATUS UPDATE.  UPDATED 12/07/2017*JS *JS    THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND REQUIRED HOSPITILIZATION. *JS
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