What 1,671 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Ford Explorer Police Intercept

2017 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 105H TIRES, SIZE: 255/50R20. TIRES, CHUNKS AND PIECES OF THE RUBBER DETACHED FROM THE TIRES. CALLED MALLOY FORD IN WINCHESTER VA AND SAID NEEDED TO CONTACT A HANKOOK DEALER NO ONE WILL HELP AND ACCORDING TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY THAT COMES WITH NEW CAR WOULD ONLY COVER SIXTY PERCENT OF THE TIRE REPLACEMENT AFTER 12,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 21,500 WITH 6/32 THREAD. FORD HAS MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND DOING NOTHING TO HELP EITHER IS HANKOOK . TIRES ARE A ROAD HAZARD AND COULD BLOW OUT AND CAUSE A ACCIDENT THIS NEEDS INVESTIGATED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PAUL MURREY FORD INC (LOCATED AT 1105 E MULBERRY ST, KAUFMAN, TX 75142, (972) 962-2151) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN ADJUSTMENT NEEDED TO BE MADE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR FAILED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE ISSUE WOULD BE ESCALATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

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TRIM PIECES ON EITHER SIDE OF FRONT WINDSHIELD FLEW OFF WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. BOTH SIDES CAME DETACHED DURING TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS ABOUT A MONTH APART FROM EACH OTHER. DURING ONE INCIDENT (07/27/18) THE TRIM PIECE FLEW OFF OF MY CAR AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THEIR FRONT WINDSHIELD. DURING THE OTHER INCIDENT (08/08/18), THE TRIM PIECE CAUSED A CAR BEHIND ME TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE DEBRIS WHICH IS DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED A MUCH WORSE ACCIDENT.

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MY FATHER IN LAW BECAME CONCERNED AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR NEW 2017 FORD EXPLORER BECAUSE SOMEONE HE KNOWS HAD SEVERE HEALTH ISSUES FROM CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM HER FORD EXPLORER. HE URGED US TO PURCHASE A CO DETECTOR. I GOT ONLINE AND READ ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR AND DECIDED THIS WAS PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA. WE INSTALLED THE CO DETECTOR AND IT DID NOT TAKE LONG FOR IT TO START GOING OFF. WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH OUR DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE "COURTESY SERVICE" THAT FORD RECOMMENDS FOR PEACE OF MIND. WE CONTINUED TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE DETECTOR GOING OFF FROM TIME TO TIME. MY WIFE ALSO COMPLAINS OF HEADACHES AND FATIQUE OFTEN, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR ANY DISTANCE. BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR ANOTHER SERVICE YESTERDAY AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IN THE REAR, PASSENGER DOOR WHICH WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. TOOK THE CAR HOME, AND TWO HOURS LATER THE DETECTOR WENT OFF AGAIN. STILL NOT FIXED. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY AND WOULD LIKE FORD TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM FOR GOOD. THANK YOU.

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I HAVE A TERRIBLE EXHAUST ODOR THAT ENTERS THE CAB OF MY CAR UPON ACCELERATION.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, AN EXHAUST ODOR ENTERED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOWS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED BILL ESTES FORD (450 E NORTHFIELD DR, BROWNSBURG, IN 46112, (866) 495-8611) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL ANOTHER LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

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CAR WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY IN A MOSTLY-SHADED SPOT. 78 F DEGREE DAY. NO EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. FOUND REAR WINDOW HAD EXPLODED/SHATTERED. WINDOW BOWED OUTWARD AS IF PRESSURE CAME FROM INSIDE THE CAR OR FROM THE EDGES OF THE WINDOW. NO PRIOR DAMAGE OR ISSUES WITH REAR WINDOW PRIOR TO THIS. POLICE CAME TO SCENE AND DREW SAME CONCLUSION THAT WINDOW HAD EXPLODED/SHATTERED AND MUST BE RESULT OF A DEFECT. A HOLE WAS PRESENT AND THE ENTER WINDOW HAD SHATTER PATTERNS, INCLUDING ALL AROUND THE EDGES. THANKFULLY, WE WERE NOT DRIVING OR IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPENED, OR IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY TO PASSENGERS OR A CAR BEHIND ME.

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OUR FIRST ROAD TRIP IN THIS VEHICLE WAS NOVEMBER 23, 2017. WE DROVE ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH TO GALVESTON, TX. ON THE WAY BACK HOME, I WAS DRIVING , WHEN WE GOT TO ABOUT HOUSTON, I TOLD MY HUSBAND I NEEDED TO PULL OVER AND LET HIM DRIVE, AS I DIDN'T FEEL GOOD AND FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO PASS OUT. HE DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY BACK HOME. I WAS THINKING MAYBE I WAS GETTING SICK OR COMING DOWN WITH SOME KIND OF BUG. I JUST FELT ALWAYS DIZZY AND LIGHT HEADED. I STARTED TO GET A STRANGE FEELING MY HEAD, A STRANGE TIGHTNESS'I THEN GOT CONCERNED. I WENT TO MY DOCTOR ON DECEMBER 27 TO FIND OUT WHAT HE THOUGHT IT MAY BE. I JUST FELT SO WEIRD AND FUNNY. I CONTINUE TO GO THROUGHOUT JANUARY AND MY DOCTOR TELLING ME I NEEDED TO GET A MRI ON MY BRAIN BECAUSE I COULDN'T SHAKE WHATEVER I HAD. THE STRANGE FEELING OF DIZZINESS WAS ALWAYS THERE. I TOOK OFF MANY DAYS FROM WORK AS I WOULD START TO DRIVE INTO WORK ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY AND KEPT FEELING SO DIZZY THAT I COULDN'T DRIVE. I KEPT TELLING MY DOCTOR WHEN I WAS IN MY CAR DRIVING THAT I FELT THE WORSE. I THOUGHT PERHAPS IT WAS SOME KIND OF MOTION TYPE OF SICKNESS LIKE VERTIGO. HE TESTED ME FOR MANY THINGS LIKE THAT AND AFTER MY MRI CAME BACK FINE'I STILL WAS HAVING ISSUES. AFTER MANY TESTS, MEDICINES AND ALL AND NEVER FINDING ANYTHING THAT WOULD MAKE IT BETTER, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I JUST KNEW I HAD FELT WEIRD AND DIZZY SINCE OUR ROAD TRIP TO GALVESTON. I HAD NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT CARBON MONOXIDE UNTIL A FRIEND OF MINE AND I WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS WEIRD FEELING I KEPT HAVING. SHE TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE IT TESTED. MYSELF AND MY FAMILY HAVE BEEN SMELLING A SMELL EVERY TIME I WOULD DRIVE. I TOOK MY CAR IN MAY 8TH, 2018 TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GUESS WHAT'..IT HAS A FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE PROGRAM 17N03 ON THE CARBON MONOXIDE! THEY SAY THEY WANT TO FIX THE ISSUE THAT REALLY ISN'T AN ISSUE?!

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HANKOOK TIRES (255/50R20 105H VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2) THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE ARE SHOWING UNUSUAL CRACKING AND CHIPPING. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 11,400 MILES AND IS DRIVEN ABOUT 5 MILES PER DAY AND MOSTLY IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE/TIRE ROTATION AND SERVICE TECHNICIAN WARNED ME THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING AND CHIPPING. EACH TIRE HAS VISIBLE CHUNKS COMING OUT OF THE TREADS. I CALLED FORD AND HANKOOK TODAY AND REPORTED THIS PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE TO WAIT A FULL WEEK FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THIS INSPECTED. OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND IT IS VERY CONCERNING THAT FORD/HANKOOK HASN'T TAKEN ACTION TO RECALL AND REPLACE THESE TIRES. HTTPS://WWW.EXPLORERFORUM.COM/FORUMS/INDEX.PHP?THREADS/TREADWEAR-ISSUE-WITH-VENTUS-S1-NOBLE-2-HANKOOKS.457805/

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VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING AND IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN MAKING TURNS. AFTER STALLING IT STARTS BUCKING AND I HAVE TO PRESS GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO GET A RESPONSE.

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I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT AT THE MALL WITH MY BABY GIRL. I STARTED THE CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE WHEN I REALIZED MY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS OFF. I COULDN'T SEE MY SPEED LIMIT, BLINKERS, FUEL GAUGE, ETC... NOTHING WAS ON. I PANICKED AND PULLED OVER AS SOON AS IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR ME TO DO SO. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, THEN STARTED IT BACK UP, AND STILL NOTHING IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I THEN SHUT OFF ENGINE AGAIN, EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND PROCEEDED TO LOCK THE CAR. AT THIS POINT I HEARD EVERYTHING SHUT OFF COMPLETELY AND SO I GOT BACK IN AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. IT WORKED OKAY AFTER THAT.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND SOUNDING DIFFERENT. THE VIBRATIONS KEPT GETTING WORSE. THEN I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND MY SPEED WAS GOING DOWN. I COULDN'T GET MY SUV TO GET ANY SPEED AT ALL IT GOT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ZERO MPH AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. THE LIGHT ON MY DASH SAID TERRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FAILURE. LUCKILY THERE WEREN'T ANY CARS BEHIND ME AS IT WAS AT NIGHT TIME. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND TRIED TO RESTART THE COMPUTER WITH NO LUCK. THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO RECYCLE THE KEY AND TRY AGAIN. MY CAR IS PUSH BUTTON START SO THAT WASN'T AN OPTION. I THEN LOOKED ON GOOGLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND SAW THERE WERE MULTIPLE ISSUES FROM MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT HAD THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY HAD WENT BAD. MY SUV ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND ACCELERATING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL EXHAUST ODOR SEEPING INTO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (ENNIS FORD, INC, 900 N INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 45, ENNIS, TX 75119, (972) 875-90670) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VENTS NEAR THE REAR WHEEL HOUSING NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOLES IN THE VEHICLE WERE TAPED AND A CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS15355086. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE RAPIDLY DEFLATED. INSTALLED THE FACTORY SPARE TIRE. NOTED A 2" LONG SLICE ACROSS THE TREAD OF THE TIRE. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT PUNCTURED. THE TIRE FAILED. THE OTHER 3 TIRES WERE IN SIMILAR CONDITION. YOU COULD PICK PIECES OF RUBBER OUT OF THE TIRE WITH YOUR BARE HANDS. TIRES ARE 1 YEAR OLD AND HAD 20,000 MILES ON THEM. FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF AN ISSUE WITH THE HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES, SIZE: 255/50R20. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED A $196 CREDIT PER TIRE FOR A TIRE OF MY CHOICE. I HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR. IT THE FAILED TIRE HAD BEEN ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND OPERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

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I HAVE A 2017 FORD EXPLORER WITH 5500 MILES AND NOTICED THE TIRES ARE HAVING UNEVEN WEAR THEY ARE HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 IN 255/50/20 5MN1AH 1316 THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THESE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY/ TIRE WARRANTY AS IT STATES FROM 1 MILE TO 12K MILES IT IS COVERED 100% IN THE MANUAL AND HANKOOK WANTS TO PRO RATE THE TIRES FOR A DEFECT THAT IS CAUSED MY THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS SHAME ON THEM

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THREE DIFFERENT TIMES IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED OR WHILE BEGINNING TO START CRUISE CONTROL AT AN ACCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED.

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FSA TITLE CARBON MONOXIDE CONCERNS #17N03 SMELL EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND AT WARM UP, ROADSIDE STOP SIGNS, STOP LIGHTS AND BACK UP TRAFFIC IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES.

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EXPLORER HAS LESS THAN 11000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR, UNDER MILD TO HEAVY ACCELERATION, SMELL OF ROTTEN EGGS FEELS THE CABIN. AFTER DRIVING FOR 20-30 MIN MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 10 START TO EXPERIENCE FATIGUE, HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. BE CONCERNED ABOUT CO2 POISONING I HAVE BOUGHT AN AFTER MARKET DETECTOR WHICH HAS NOT, ALARMED. THE SMELL HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN STRONGER AND STRONGER AS THE CAR INCREASES IN MILEAGE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 8/8/18 AND THEY WANT TO ASK ABOUT IN CABIN AIR FILTERS, LIKE THAT FILTERS OUT EXHAUST GAS. LAUGHABLE AT BEST. THEN AGAIN AS A FIREFIGHTER WILL TELL YOU IF YOU SMELL SMOKE THERE IS FIRE.

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WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING ACCELERATED, A STRONG ODOR OF SULFUR OR "ROTTEN EGGS" CONSUMES THE CABIN OF THE SUV. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHEN THE AIR SYSTEM IS IN ALL MODES, INCLUDING WHEN TURNED OFF. IT IS APPARENT THAT EXHAUST FUMES ARE ENTERING THE CABIN WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ENDANGERING ALL PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE HAS SPENT TWO WEEKS AT A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON THIS ISSUE (REPROGRAMMED CLIMATE CONTROL, REAR SEAL CORRECTED) HOWEVER THE PROBLEM REMAINS AND HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. HEALTH CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ENDURED WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGERS DUE TO TOXICITY OF EXHAUST FUMES.

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FORD EXPLORER EXHAUST---- WE CONTINUE TO HAVE NAUSEA, DIZZINESS,HEADACHES AND AT TIMES EXTREME SLEEPINESS. A FEW MONTHS AGO FORD SENT US A SAFETY NOTICE, STATING THEY WOULD REPROGRAM THE AIR CONDITIONER. THEY STATED THIS WOULD FIX EXHAUST GASES ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THIS RE-PROGRAMING HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE EXHAUST SMELLS IN THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON ACCELERATION. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE NAUSEA, DIZZINESS, HEADACHES, SLEEPINESS, AND SOMETIMES PERIODS OF CONFUSION.

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ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME WITH TRUCK VERTUS S1NOBLE2 255/50 R20 105 H ARE WORN OUT AFTER 15000 MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING..TREAD IS AT A MINIMUM AND TIRES LOOK WEAK ON SIDE WALLS...STARTING TO CRACK. TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 15000 MI

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FAMILY HAS BEEN HAVING NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS AFTER SMELLING SEVERE EXHAUST IN THE CAB OF OUR VEHICLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 H452 TIRES, SIZE: 255/50R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CHUNKS AND PIECES OF THE RUBBER DETACHED FROM THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUPERIOR FORD (4303 LA-19, ZACHARY, LA 70791, 225-654-2611) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY COVER SIXTY PERCENT OF THE TIRE REPLACEMENT AFTER 12,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,200.

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SUDDEN POWER STEERING FAILURE RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE AND UNUSABLE CONDITION IN WHICH THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN. DASH ALERTS BEGAN TO GO OFF, AND THE STEERING WAS STILL USABLE. NEXT TIME THE CAR WAS STARTED THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER OPERATING AND SEVERAL ADDITIONAL DASH WARNING INDICATORS WERE GOING OFF.

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2017 FORD EXPLORER SPORT WITH HANKOOK 255/50R20 105H VENTUS S1 NOBLE 2 TIRES ARE CHIPPING/CUTTING AND WEARING PREMATURELY. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 12,500 MILES.

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