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2015 FORD EXPLORER — ENGINE

1 injured · 1474169 · 2018-06-07

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
49,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2015 FORD EXPLORER SPORT EXHAUST IN THE CABIN I BEGAN SMELLING RAW EXHAUST WHEN I WOULD FIRST START MY CAR, THE AIR BLOWING THOUGH MY VENTS. I WOULD ROLL MY WINDOWS DOWN BECAUSE IT MADE ME IMMEDIATELY NAUSEOUS, AS I DROVE THE SMELL WOULD GO AWAY AND ROLL MY WINDOWS BACK UP. THE SMELL ONLY WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MINUTES AS THE CABIN RESATURATED WITH EXHAUST SMELL. I STARTED TROUBLESHOOTING AND FOUND WHEN I TURNED ON RECIRCULATION WHILE DRIVING THE SMELL SUBSIDED. THIS ONLY WORKED WHILE DRIVING AND USING LESS THAN HALF THROTTLE. I WOULD SMELL A ROTTEN EGG SMELL WHEN I WOULD USE PART TO FULL THROTTLE ANYWHERE I WAS TRAVELING. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED THE EXHAUST COMPLAINT REPAIR. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR THE LAST FEW DAYS FROM GETTING IT BACK THERE HAS BEEN NO DIFFERENCE. AS THE WEATHER HEATS UP I AM USING AIR CONDITIONING MORE AND HAVE BEEN STARTING TO GET HEADACHES, NAUSEOUS AND LOSE OF ENERGY. MY COWORKER RODE WITH ME TODAY AND COMPLAINED WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE OF DRIVING THAT EXHAUST SMELL WAS PRESENT IN THE CAR AND WAS GETTING A HEADACHE. I ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOWS AND HAVE NOT USED THE CLIMATE CONTROL. I WILL NOT BE USING THE CLIMATE CONTROL UNTIL THIS IS FIXED, I DO NOT WANT TO BE ANOTHER VICTIM OF A SERIOUS INJURY ACCIDENT OR DEATH.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11100457
Machine
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