2016 Ford Explorer Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 86
- 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 86 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 15 records
- lost power · 12 records
- carbon monoxide · 10 records
- light came · 10 records
- side road · 8 records
- smell cabin · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 58 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System
Persistent emissions smell in cabin causing headaches for the driver. Roesche ford in elmhurst illinois conducted warranty work which consisted of "reprogramming" the car. The fix did not work and roesch filed an appel to ford - who is denying liability and claiming the "reprogramming" is the fix. I have also filed a claim with ford cas24714279. This is the exact same problem the police interceptor explorers is…
ODI 11278835
Fuel/Propulsion System
Gas smell occur in the cabin. Makes me headache and shick
ODI 11258578
Fuel/Propulsion System
Fume smell coming from vehicle while moving, can smell both inside and outside of car! Seems like smell is more in front of car then in back once car is parked and i get out of car. I am feeling very unwell while driving; nausea, dizziness, stingy eyes and blurry vision. It is happening regardless of the heating/air being on/off. I have for days needed to drive with all windows down. My children feel sick as well.…
ODI 11255797
Fuel/Propulsion System
While stationary, or sitting in vehicle while idling, carbon monoxide is detected in the cabin and i have been falling asleep and staying tired for rest of the day. This has been going on in the 2 months that i have had the new suv. I suspected after i was told by a friend that this has been reported by sheriffs. I plugged in my home detector to check if that were the case. I am no longer idling without windows open…
ODI 11240652
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
I stopped at traffic light, i heard a strange sound, and the airbag light came on. I press the gas gas to cross intersection and car would only go 3 miles an hour, i managed to turn into side street, and turned car off. When i restarted car and i was able to accelerate and proceeded to drive to my destination, when i stopped at another red light it happened again and then engine light came on. I then turned off car…
ODI 11228267
Fuel/Propulsion System
Moving down a highway when with a sudden shutter and then a loud bang the car immediately lost power with blinding smoke in and around the car. Made it to the side of the road and had fire lapping up the drivers side rocker panel from under the car. Transfer case exploded with such force it damaged the transmission. Occurred at 41,000 miles on a three year old vechicle.
ODI 11233816
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I was driving along at about 55 mph with the cruise control activated. The pedals were not in the right locations so i decided to adjust them to a higher position with the button on the side of the steering column. When i did the adjustment, the engine went into a full throttle mode and would not let up. I pushed down on the brakes hard and vehicle slowed down and the engine returned to normal. When i took my foot…
ODI 11210510
Body · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
One morning, i began to smell a sulfur or gas-like smell inside the car. I thought nothing of it but it persisted from 5:00 a.m. -9:00 a.m. My 7 year old son even smelled it when entering the car. After dropping him off at school i drove to dealership to get it inspected. During that drive, with the windows cracked, i began to feel a dull headache, dizziness and muscle weakness. Once i dropped my car off for…
1 injury
ODI 11196870
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
On 3/21/19 i was driving when a car stopped in front of me and i hit them. My airbag went off and was smoking black smoke. There was also a fire, about 1.5 ft tall that appeared from the passenger side of the hood. I sat in shock until someone told me to get out. I got out and grabbed my 4 year old daughter. She was in a car seat and still secured after the accident. Thankfully we were not seriously injured. We sat…
Crash reported · Fire reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11203090
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
9/29/18: remote start stopped working and car sputtered when starting. 10/14/18: after manually starting with push-button, white smoke filled my garage and car with 3 children. Explorer towed to brandon ford dealership that day which happened to be a sunday. As of today, i still don't have my explorer back. I was informed that fluid got into the cylinder and the cylinder needs to be replaced. Unfortunately there is…
ODI 11150795
Fuel/Propulsion System
I began to notice a strong gas fume smell in the cab while driving. I have since taken the vehicle to a ford dealership for repairs. The 'recall' repair for co concerns did nothing. I currently still have the strong smell inside cab.
ODI 11121947
Fuel/Propulsion System
When done pumping fuel, fuel leaks out of the filler door and gas collects around the hole and runs down the outside panel of the vehicle
ODI 11104167
Fuel/Propulsion System · Gas Recirculation Valve (Egr Valve)
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. After the contact's wife had been driving the vehicle for approximately two weeks, an abnormal odor was detected coming from the vehicle. The contact's wife became ill and medical attention was required. The contact was informed that his wife had carbon monoxide poisoning at four times the normal limit. The contact was informed by the medical doctor that the vehicle should…
1 injury
ODI 11102344
Fuel/Propulsion System
2016 ford explorer. When putting car in reverse there is a loud thud then when putting it in drive another loud thud that actually sounds like i hit something. Then when trying to give it gas it will act as if it is in neutral. The gas is pressed but won't go and engine will just rev. Then it will start cutting out as if it is going to die. I can only get up to about 30 mph during this time. After driving for a…
ODI 11142626
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
I bought the 2016 ford explorer xlt last week from a ford dealer, i drove it home which is 35-40 minutes away from the ford dealership and both my wife and i had severe headache. There was an odor inside the cabin which was causing the headache/nausea. We couldnt explain why the odor was there and when we researched online, we were shocked to find that the ford explorer had the carbon monoxide leak issue. We are not…
ODI 11063902
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl-contact owns a 2016 ford explorer ---- contact has been smelling gas on the drivers side on the inside of the car-- vehicle has been in shop twice for gas smell --- contact brought vehicle to ford dealership -- ford stated there is a recall on engine parts --- contact stated she no longer wants vehicle wants to sell vehicle back to dealership to get money back and get a different vehicle ---- 1recallsassociated…
ODI 11063005
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
2016 ford explorer accelerates while driving. My vehicle has been in and out of dealership since 12/26/17. I am currently in a loaner vehicle. Receive update first week of feb 2018 that the transmission dept was behind and that they will let me know as soon as possible if i need a new transmission.
ODI 11072766
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Car smells strongly like natural gas inside cabin when driving, and when sitting still - eyes burn, throat sore, headache after driving it for 5 mins or more.
1 injury
ODI 11055125
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. That contact stated that while driving, there was an odor of fuel emitting inside of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a unknown local ford dealer for a diagnosis where the mechanic advised the contact that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact again was driving the vehicle a week later, and smelled a fuel odor again inside the…
ODI 11064550
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Bought a 2016 ford explorer sport in nov.2016 used with 20k miles. As i was driving home i noticed a horrible smell and thought it was just something in the area never dreaming it was the car! I did a little research and found the car had a recall on it. The smell is horrible, so bad we have to ride with the windows down. Im not sure why the dealership was even allowed to sell the car to me with disclosing this…
ODI 11072488
Fuel/Propulsion System
ROTTEN EGG AND FUEL SMELL IN CABIN.
ODI 11033272
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
When accelerating or going up incline car starts to smell like carbon monoxide (like the heater is on). Circulation is within car. In order to get out must put on outside circulation and roll down windows.
ODI 11025358
Fuel/Propulsion System
I purchased this vehicle in february 2017 used with 12,000 miles. About 1 month later i noticed an exhaust fume smell inside the vehicle. I took this vehicle on a 3.5 hour trip in march with 3 friends and they all noticed it as well. At first we thought it was cars ahead of us with bad exhaust systems, but on they way home realized as there were no other cars around, it was coming from my own vehicle. This problem…
ODI 11013910
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford explorer. The contact stated that the vehicle emitted an abnormal exhaust odor through the a/c vents. The vehicle was taken to apple ford lincoln located at [redacted], columbia. Md where it was diagnosed that there was an exhaust fume leak in the vehicle and a tsb needed to be performed in order to correct the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure…
ODI 11021400
Fuel/Propulsion System
I drive my 2016 ford explorer more than 80 miles a day, mostly in interstate traffic. I have noticed a strong odor that resembles mercaptain or burning fuel. I have dismissed this as traffic related and switched the a/c to recirculate but often have to vent by rolling down windows. This is most common when driving with the a/c on during hot weather conditions.
ODI 11012823