# 2018 FORD EXPLORER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1909181` · 2023-07-12 · 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:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
## Narrative
I Drove Explorer directly to Mayo Clinic in MN shorty after the purchase. It would smell like sulpher at times, gasoline, exhaust and I was getting very poor fuel economy.  Averaging 17-2. I got extremely sick and confused and had severe headaches and nausea, vertigo, congnitive impairments, burning eyes and all I wanted to do was sleep.  I felt fluish and I got confused while going to Mayo for testing.   Well, I didn’t make it to my appointment,  I couldn’t even figure out how to book a hotel or get cash. I ended up lifeless and chose to stay in the Explorer overnight due to the severe fatigue and confusion.   I slept in an open air parking garage and had an electric throw and would start the vehicle occasionally to get warm.   Well I ended up so sick and mentally confused and cognitively exhausted my sister called the police to let them know something was wrong with me.  I ended up in the hospital for a week.  I felt like normal during my days in the hospital, I actually thought that I had been sick from the off gassing of the Explorer, but I couldn’t get away from the smells.  I have MCS. After I was released I continued to drive down to Jacksonville Florida for my 3 week outpatient appointment.   I was getting terrible fuel economy but I didn’t realize it until I was getting 12 miles a gallon and eventually it went as low as 5 miles per gallon.   I was so sick from the odors I didn’t realize how much gas I was going through since I left CO.    The Ford at that t
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