What 821 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Ford Explorer Gas

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

NHTSA ODI 10537689

WHEN USING THE PASSING GEAR ,TO PASS A VEHICLE ,TOXIC EXHAUST FUMES GET SUCKED IN THE CABIN ,TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER ,AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO THE FORD EXPLORER,AND THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS ,BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT ; THIS HAPPENS ONLY WHEN USING THE PASSING GEAR TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ,THE FUMES ARE SO BAD INSIDE THE CABIN THAT THE WINDOW HAS TO BE OPEN TO THE LET THE FUMES OUT . THIS A HAZARD AND HEALTH ISSUE . *TR

NHTSA ODI 10466807

OVERHEATING LARGE AMOUNT OF FLUID LEAKING UNDER CAR AND STEAM OR SMOKE COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE? TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED CAR TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER. MY 2012 FORD EXPLORER HAS BEEN IN SHOP 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR SAME THING: NO HEAT , NO AIR CONDITIONING, OVERHEATING, MY FORD SYNC RECALL??? *TR

NHTSA ODI 10461433

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN BURNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, THE GILLS ALLOWED EXHAUST FUMES TO BE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,309.

NHTSA ODI 10458341