2012 Ford Explorer Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 24
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- check engine · 5 records
- failure mileage · 5 records
- failure failure · 4 records
- throttle body · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System
Monday, february 18, 2019 when i startedmy car i started smelling a strong order of a natural gas smell coming from my car. It gets so bad that i have to roll down the windows at times. I contacted ford regarding this however they said thatt since me car is out of warranty it will be be covered and there are no current recalls on this vehicle. It's a constant gas smell whether i'm driving, idling, or parked. This is…
ODI 11185860
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
There is a smell of gasoline in and outside of the vehicle at all times. The check engine light keeps reappearing even after continuous examination.
ODI 11041639
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
(re)starting august 1, 2017, while driving, the vehicle would suddenly and without warning decelerate, with no response from the gas pedal. Ford calls this their "limp home mode." the wrench icon warning would display and the entire vehicle would shudder until it was put in park and turned off. Usually, it would resume normal operations after being restarted, however, on one occasion, it took three attempts to…
ODI 11020395
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Turbo gone bad - car began making loud rattle noise when started. Noise would subside some after a few minutes. Car has been very slow to accelerate, whenever it's being driven, over the last few months. Have to really press down all the way on the gas in order to keep it going. The mpg have been steadily declining as well over the last few months. Dealer told me it's a "turbo problem". Was told that 180 other 2012…
ODI 11005480
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
I abruptly accelerated around a car that maneuvered infront of me and my interior cabin was filled with an nauseating exhaust smell. I got a headache, light headed, and pulled over, because i was starting to get dizzy and develop headaches. This occurred on a highway, and nearly killed me. I am furious.
ODI 10994567
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Fuel and exhaust fumes or smell of burning oil. Problems with turbo.
ODI 10967501
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Fumes entering the cabin making the passengers nauseous and resulting in headaches. We noticed that only when we are in my husband's car that my children and i become sick with headaches and nausea. My husband drives to work in this vehicle and usually arrives to work with a headache. He didn't realize that the car was making him sick. He trusted the service people when they told him the car was fine. He typically…
ODI 10930124
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. The contact stated that there was an abnormal fuel odor while operating the vehicle. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel odor could not be diagnosed; however, the check engine indicator failure was diagnosed as an air filter needing to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure…
ODI 10954436
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. While driving 35 mph, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the purge valve was leaking and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,128.
ODI 10924249
Fuel/Propulsion System
I/we have had multiple occasions of the engine failure to accelerate while in a regular driving mode. The engine will not continue to respond to the accelerator. The vehicle was driven to the local ford dealer and they were unable to duplicate the problem. Today i was able to pull a code p2111 and took that in. I was told it was a malfunctioning throttle body. This appears to be a problem that is occurring in this…
ODI 10896460
Fuel/Propulsion System
Awd off error and wrench symbol - issue has occurred multiple times, under different conditions. Without warning, the vehicle loses acceleration and the wrench icon and awd errors display. The throttle becomes unresponsive, but all other systems remain functioning. If you leave it in gear without the brakes engaged, it will move at idle speed on flat ground, but is unable to navigate inclines. When slowing to a…
ODI 10896657
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving down the highway my explorer made a loud clunk sound and then the wrench symbol appeared on my dashboard. Then the gas pedal quit working, and we had to roll off the highway avoiding being hit by other traffic. I had to stop and restart my car 5-6 times before the gas pedal would work again. This has happened 5 times in the past two months, and when i called to have it serviced they told me the wrench…
ODI 10886107
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
For about the last year, i would smell something burning inside my vehicle when entering the freeway. I was never able to identify the source of the smell, even after repeatedly stopping to sniff the engine compartment and around the tires and exhaust. I could not detect the smell outside of the car, nor did i find any evidence of anything burning (no smoke, charred areas, stuck brakes, melted rubber, etc). There…
ODI 10906152
Fuel/Propulsion System
Throttle body electronics, vehicle will suddenly stop. I was driving in traffic at 55mph and suddenly stopped moving when failure occurred. Dashboard indicated a [redacted] or engine check. I was slowed to 2mph luckily no other vehicles were behind me. This is very dangerous in traffic, no warning. Ford knows about this problem and is not recalling vehicles why, the parts are in short supply my suv was in the garage…
ODI 10882309
Fuel/Propulsion System
This happened three times at speeds of 40, 50 and 60 mph, on highway, veh. Engine light comes on and veh. Comes to a stop. The engine is still idling but the gas petal does not work. There is no warning, the veh. Just comes to a stop.i was lucky to have been on rural two lane roads so i could pull of road. If you were on a multi lane highway you would be in big trouble, because veh. Comes to a stop and you have no…
ODI 10783168
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. The contact noticed the vehicle would delay to start and stalled when the meter measured over a quarter tank of fuel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer determined a fuel pump would need to be replaced; however, the part needed was on back order until october of 2015. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure…
ODI 10759714
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Power cut off. (golden wrench of i dont know what's wrong came on) on 4 lane had to pull over to shoulder of road. Cut off engine, restart, no light drove to ford shop monday and left car. Shop to check out and get back with me. Friday had to call and see if any news of whats wrong. Told after 3 hr runaround, needs battery and throttle body $ 900.00 +- out of warranty consumer satisfaction program 13n03
ODI 10743324
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Smell of exhaust gas inside the vehicle while in motion or acceleration.
ODI 10883326
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. The contact stated that the fuel pump failed. The dealer stated that the fuel pump was on national back order. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,000.
ODI 10716231
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford explorer. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the sender and pump assembly needed to be replaced; however, the vehicle was not repaired since the parts were not available anywhere in the country. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000.
ODI 10715124
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
The throttle box has gone bad. The car stalls randomly when taking off from a start and requires a new throttle body at only 47k miles. This is part of the powertrain, but not covered by the warranty. Ford had lots of problems with throttle bodies in earlier models and it seems they haven't fixed it yet. *tr
ODI 10643166
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
We have a 2012 ford explorer with 46,000 miles at this time. On august 30, 2014, we were driving about 35 mph when the car lost all power, and the powertrain/wrench light came on in the display. The check engine light did not come on. I pulled to the side of the road where the car was shaking like it wanted to stall. I turned the car off and back on, and it started up fine, and the wrench light went off. We drove…
ODI 10639941
Body · Fuel/Propulsion System
My ford explorer 2012 has been getting exhaust fumes inside car ever since i bought the car new. I have taken the car back to dealer a couple of times and all i get is a run around. Thus issue needs to be addressed before some one dies from the fumes.
ODI 11013130
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
After a month of owning the 2012 ford explorer we noticed a very foul exhaust smell from inside the cabin of the explorer. We would smell the odor under acceleration, especially when rpms reached 3,000 plus. This particular odor smell under the above conditions have been observed ever since. We did not think anything of the smell until we began researching it recently and came across several sources indicating this…
ODI 10654067