2014 Ford Explorer Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 56
- 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.
Among these 56 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- exhaust fumes · 15 records
- failure mileage · 6 records
- carbon monoxide · 6 records
- exhaust smell · 6 records
- smell exhaust · 5 records
- strong exhaust · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 25 |
| 60–100k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel/Propulsion System
During hard acceleration, a "smell" enters the interior of the car. The "smell" is of sulfur or rotten eggs. The smell is definitely coming from the exhaust. Ford acknowledged the problem and performed a tsb to fix. The tsb did not fix the problem, and the dealership says they have to wait for an engineer. Service manager says there is only 1 ford engineer for all of south texas. *tr
ODI 10648221
Fuel/Propulsion System
My 2014 ford explorer lets in an extreme amount of fumes into the cabin of the vehicle during heavy exceleration. I have to put all four windows down for a good amount of time before i am able to clear the cabin of the fumes. My first complaint at the local ford dealer happened 6 weeks after leasing the vehicle. I have had the vehicle for 10 mos. Now and have only 5500 miles on it because the fumes are so bad that…
ODI 10608917
Body · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
When accelerating to pass a dangerous truck (58 mph) strong fumes comes inside the cabin, acceleration took 8 seconds, instantly we start coughing and get watery eyes, our year old baby start crying showing symptoms of distress, we tell this to sales person, which quickly told us the story that this happens with new cars.. Supposedly new engines should not be highly accelerated. Naively we believe this and decide to…
ODI 10643273
Fuel/Propulsion System
Rotten egg smell fills the cabin of my explorer. It's making us sick. It happened with all the windows up and under acceleration. This happens a to both my explorer sports. I have a 2014 kand a 2015
ODI 10954608
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford explorer. While driving at approximately 60 mph whenattempting to accelerate or going up an incline, the vehicle emitted a burning odor. The contact stated that this was a recurring failure. The vehicle was driven to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that that the fumes leaking into the vehicle might be caused by cracks in the rear of the vehicle. The…
Fire reported
ODI 10747632
Fuel/Propulsion System
Ford explorer class action lawsuit ! Carbon monoxide emissions building up inside driver and passenger compartment/areas ? This is a very dangerous and unhealthy problem for ford owners with these vehicles ! I have been part of the class action law from the beginning and nothing is happening to settle the problem? My ford dealership (flammer ford of spring hill )has told me for almost three years that ford has not…
ODI 10991185