This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. While driving 55 mph, the windshield trim detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was diagnosed and the parts and repair exceeded five hundred dollars. The contact notified the manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The second piece became loose and detached from the vehicle. The contact was not sure the trim was installed properly. The failure occurred intermittently. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.
Purchased a used 14 Explorer and took a 300 mile drive on remote highways. When I returned I noticed one the windshield panels was completely missing from the vehicle and the other one was also raised and appeared to be loosening. I did some research online and apparently this is a prevalent issue across 2013-14 Explorer and one which Ford doesn't even cover under its warranty- not to mention the safety hazard. I didn't even know this piece was gone until I got home. Had their been a car behind me when this flew off going 75 mph, this could have caused some serious damage or accident. I find it absurd that Ford has not issued a safety recall for this. Not to mention it costs $650 to replace every time because you need to purchase an entirely new windshield. I have no idea how Ford can continue to deny this issue considering how many message boards and posts I've seen regarding this exact issue. Can you please assist with this and raise it as a significant safety issue?
Their is a tsb 14-0130 exhaust oder in vehicle this is a seriouse problem especialy children are in rear of vehicles make cause CO2 poising, some one should not have to die to make this a recall repair costs over $775 dollars if complain, if you ask for it after warrenty been complaing about smell, now after warrenty over, they foun tsb
My grandson went off the road at 70mph into some pine trees and completle severed the passagens wheel off and windshield completle destroyes roof damage and body damage and no air bags deployed. I talke to a customer who also had a 2014 Explorer that was involved in a collision and their air bags didn't deploy either.the damage to my vehicle was on the front and the side yet no airbage deployed. Something is wrong !!! its a miracle my grandson is alive I have pictures.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that there was an abnormal noise coming from the front area of the vehicle near the bumper. The noise was present when the steering wheel was turned to the left or right. The dealer could not duplicate the failure initially. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer a second time and they replaced the half shaft thrust washer. On a third visit to the dealer, they provided a test drive, replaced the passenger side struts, and inspected the nuts and bolts; however, the noise continued. The vehicle was taken to the dealer's body shop. The technician moved the front bumper and replaced the front passenger side body apron panel along with new bolts, but the noise continued. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000.
- Taylorville, IL, USA
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When my husband closed the hood it dented. One should have a reasonable expectation that when you close the hood that the metal will not bend. I believe that the aluminum that they are using is of too thin/ inferior grade. I would hate to see what would happen if there was an accident if the hood could bend so easily from just closing the hood.
Upon acceleration exhaust enters the vehicle cabin. Sometimes exhaust enters the vehicle cabin without acceleration. I thought I had reported this before.
Upon acceleration exhaust enters the vehicle cabin. Sometimes exhaust enters the vehicle cabin without acceleration. I thought I had reported this before.
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 give it a few days? day become months and problem got worst, after few months we decide to take the car in for service, unfortunately Ford from first day treat us like if we were inventing the matter, and make my wife look like if she were crazy, the worst part is that they know that car has the defect as previous generations has the same problem(fordtechnical bulletin confirm this ).we continue to follow the regular procedure and went to the dealership asking them to fix the problem, they only show they were clueless about it and after more than seven times leaving the car there they say there"?S nothing they can do about it. We contact Ford manufacturer directly, which make us go through a long process of verifying back and forward, and at the end an ??engineer?? send especially directly from Ford to the dealership tell us practically that just don?"T accelerate to avoid this !!!!.we took the car to specialist that measured co with a professional tool that show more than 140 part per million!!!!!.this is serious problem that Ford should be responsible for it, my family has been sick with flue like symptoms for a long time, my wife experienced a very long lasting cough that only start getting better after forcefully I have to get her another car as I could no longer expose my family to more of this dangers. I request to Ford to replace the car and they denied my request I believe NHTSA should step up on to this and protect the consumers, thanks
At first the only time we would notice exhaust entering the cabin was after hard acceleration. Now it seems that a lower speeds exhaust is entering regardless of acceleration levels on an intermittent basis.
The contact rented a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that he attempted to open the rear cup holder but four of his fingers became stuck inside of the plastic holder. The contact stated that he had to pry the holder open in order to release his fingers. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 10. The VIN was unavailable.
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- Edcouch, TX, USA