2015 Ford Explorer Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 68
- 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 68 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 5 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- carbon monoxide · 14 records
- exhaust fumes · 12 records
- exhaust smell · 8 records
- these vehicles · 7 records
- hard acceleration · 6 records
- windows down · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 34 |
| 30–60k mi | 19 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System
When accelerate quickly exhaust fumes enter into cabin of vehicle.
ODI 10809869
Fuel/Propulsion System
Force ford to buy back, no recall, all of the 2011 to 2017 ford explorers. Stop protecting them from the carbon monoxide problems, because of the cracked exhaust manifolds that are leaking carbon monoxide into the cabins of all these vehicles. Ford knows what is wrong with these defective vehicles but does not want to be held accountable. Someone needs to do the right thing. Ford needs to stop stealing money from…
2 injuries
ODI 11041546
Fuel/Propulsion System
Please recall the 2011-2017 ford explorer. As i am sitting here watching the world news, i just saw the news piece about ford wanting try to now repair their unsafe vehicles for carbon monoxide. Ford knows that these vehicles cannot be repaired. These vehicles have a tremendous amount of entry points, the entire vehicle would have to be disassembled. I then see a commercial for a local ford dealer advertising a new…
2 injuries
ODI 11033980
Fuel/Propulsion System
Today is october 16, 2017 and ford is saying they will do complimentary repairs to our suv. Well it might help if they would fix the right part! Ford knows that the carbon monoxide and exhaust fumes are being released from the cracked exhaust manifolds on these vehicles but still are lying to the consumers. Ford explorers have over 80 entry points where these exhaust fumes are entering these vehicles making people…
2 injuries
ODI 11033915
Fuel/Propulsion System
October 1, 2017. Here we go again! How many ford customers have to continue to make complaints on the nhtsa website before the nhtsa forces ford to recall the ford explorers that obviously cannot be fixed! What are yall doing? Why is there no recall for this trash vehicle that ford is continuing to build and sell to unknowingly innocent victims. And i say victims because they are committing fraud by selling this…
2 injuries
ODI 11030755
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
I purchased a brand new 2015 ford explorer xlt, 3.5 v6, in november 2014. At approximately 7,000 miles (beginning in april 2015) i started to notice a rotten egg odor inside the vehicle during acceleration, while entering the freeway. The smell would occur especially during a hard acceleration. The smell was noticeable while the a/c system was on "vent" and "recirculate" mode. On 7/6/2015 i took the explorer to my…
ODI 10735964
Fuel/Propulsion System
Bought vehicle brand new at the end of march 2015 and it smells like rotten eggs when accelerating or climbing a hill and has since i bought it.
ODI 10955524
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
You can smell the exhaust inside the cabin while driving. It is noticeable when you have to hit the gas to speed up to go around a vehicle or getting onto the interstate. After hearing on the news about the police having the same issue, i wanted to make sure that my complaint has been noted. I will be purchasing a co2 detector and placing it inside my vehicle where my 3 year old and 7 month old sit. There safety is…
ODI 11012995
Fuel/Propulsion System
Vehicle emits carbon monoxide when excelerating. When vehicle was purchased we complained about this smell inside of the vehicle. The dealership supposedly fixed this issue however the problem remained. When we called again to voice frustration, dealership said there was nothing else they could do about this. Received notice from ford motor corp january 2019 indicating they are aware that some owners have concerns…
ODI 11191477
Fuel/Propulsion System
Bought vehicle, left dealership, drove approx 13 miles, parked truck while running, as my son and i waited for my wife outside of a store... We noticed a bad fume smell. My wife got in the car and ask what's that smell? I passed off as maybe protective oils burning off new parts. Next day i came home from work 12 miles away. Again vehicle in park waiting for my wife to meet me outside as we were going straight to…
ODI 10678149
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I just have become aware the growing concern about ford explorer exhaust/rotten egg smell. My 2015 experiences this condition on a daily basis. I have asked the ford dealerships on numerous occasions to look into this but they have always told me "no problem found". My son came home tonight and told us a neighbor having the same complaints and now that i have researched it on the internet it appears to be a wide…
ODI 11053378
Fuel/Propulsion System
When accelerating the exhaust odor comes inside the vehicle. At a stop sign the smell is also there but not as bad as when accelerating. We have taken the vehicle to a dealer in minnesota and one in florida and both told us "that is the way it is" and nothing can be done. We have been unhappy since we bought the vehicle on 12/31/2014 and continue to be unhappy. Is there anything that can be done?
ODI 10883204
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Under hard acceleration there is an exhaust smell inside the cabin. Dealer claims that this does not happen and no one else has complained about the smell. Dealer is wrong there is a smell when accelerating full throttle.
ODI 10882590
Fuel/Propulsion System
When under load (i.e. Climbing hill) or fast acceleration (passing a vehicle) there is a strong odor of exhaust in the passenger cabin. The odor is coming from the air vents throughout the vehicle. Windows must be opened to get rid of the smell. This occurs primarily when air conditioner is on, but has also happened when ac off. Vehicle was returned to dealer for this problem and tsb-14-0130 performed, however,…
ODI 10906115
Fuel/Propulsion System
Horrible rotten egg, burning smell when accelerating in the cabin. Have taken it in 3 times and they tell me it will burn off between 10-15000 miles. I can't imagine that the fumes in the cabin are good for me and my family and the lack of concern from ford is laughable. We have contacted ford with minimal, unhelpful responses from them. Along with health concerns, the smell coming out of the exhaust is awful and…
ODI 10692003
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I can smell gas fumes in the interior of the car when driving. Sometimes the odor is more when i accelerate. The smell isn't there all the time, but is pretty strong when it is present. This has happened several times -- ever since we bought the car. We bought the car in 2014.
ODI 10884351
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Smell of exhaust fumes and/or sulfur-type odors coming through air conditioning system under heavy acceleration, passing on highway, or when engine is under a load. Fumes/smell get so bad that i have to roll down all windows and open sunroof to ventilate the passenger compartment. Tolerated the headaches, nausea, and light-headedness while driving until situation became intolerable and had begun to avoid driving the…
ODI 10914850
Fuel/Propulsion System
Strong smell of rotten eggs on heavy acceleration. If this occurs on heavy acceleration, then the carbon monoxide infiltration is constant, but since no odor associated with co, that is undetectable!
ODI 11011193