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Exhaust smell in cabin seems coming from heating ducts took it to dealer did there so called fix but still smell exhaust makes me feel dizzy when driving it seams the smell comes and go the smell is bad and also makes eyes water
There is a smell of exhaust in the cabin at times driving. When the smell is present I get a severe headache and feel sick to my stomach. A few weeks ago, I went to the dealer to report the exhaust smell and they immediately took it in like they knew exactly what is happening. They said they were going to see what the problem was. I received a rental car and had it for 4 days. Receive call to pick up my SUV. The repair order said they replaced the lift gate weather stripping and a few other things. I drove it home and the exhaust smell was still present. I called and made another service appointment for today, 1/29/18.
I am currently pulled over in a parking lot. Dizzy, just vomited, blurry vision. I am standing beside my vehicle to get fresh air. I have been in my vehicle for 3 hours driving and started getting a headache then it got worse. I remembered the news about carbon monoxide and I'm scared to get back in my vehicle. I am starting to feel better with fresh air. I believe my vehicle has a leak.
- Drummonds, TN, USA
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Strong smell of exhaust inside the cabin. Vehicle has been back to Ford three times and has modifications completed but has not corrected the problem. It happens more at highway speed with the air on recirculate. The lat time I picked it up from the dealer I was told to not put it on recirculate which is not up to my standard as I paid $30K for the vehicle I should be able to use it as I want. I have a three year old daughter and it is primarily driven by my wife. This is unacceptable and would like a new vehicle at this point. They told me they cannot test this as they do not drive the vehicles on the highway and it doesn't happen in their parking lot.
Scott peterson motors of sturgis completed the 17N03 service on this vehicle in order to repair the problem of exhaust odor in the cabin. However the intermittent exhaust odor is still present. Also turned on a co meter and got a reading of 114 ppm of co while driving. Surprising that we got such a high reading at a time when we did not smell the exhaust odor at that time. Wife still has a headache all day long after getting the intermittent exhaust odor in the cabin during driving in town.
Noxious exhaust fumes are pouring into the cabin of the vehicle whenever the heat or A/C is running and are particularly noticeable when the vehicle is in motion. Noxious fumes are detectable by human sense of smell, and the noxious fumes increase in volume as the vehicle increases in speed.
Vehicle is two months old. Since pickup vehicle has had a smell of rotten eggs. More recently, I've been getting a reverb sound (like one window is cracked) which I can feel is due to a poor seal on the drivers door. When it was very cold here with 40mph winds I actually felt wind come in the door-seal. While the rotten egg smell subsided, I get an exhaust fume smell when parked near building rear-ways in, such as when I purchased the car and it was reversed against steps. The smell of the exhaust fumes fills the cabin causing a headache and having to crack the windows to avoid the smell. I've been avoiding driving the car, will be calling Ford soon to check for a fix for this. Brand new 2017 Ford Explorer Sport and exhaust fumes filling the cabin, even with circulation selected, so it shouldn't be bringing outside air in. Further a poor seal / fitment of the drivers side door, possibly adding to this issue?
Since I purchased the car I noticed a foul smell on the interior. It smells like rotten eggs. Now that it is winter and I am warming up my car prior to getting an it I noticed that that same smell permeates the exterior of the car as well. My only assumption could be that whatever is coming out of the car is somehow leaking inside the interior of my car. It is a smell that makes you very very sick to your stomach. Calling my Ford dealership did no good as they acted like they had no idea what this problem could be.
There's exhaust fume in the cabin my wife has suffered severe headache after 60 mins of driving included my 20months old baby. My car has already been repaired once and is in the shop again because I left a CO2 senors in back seat and has gone off multiple times. Ford is not being very helpful because I don't want the car anymore. It is a huge safety concern and I don't want my wife and toddler in the vehicle at all.
When applying just the slightest bit of pressure to the brake pedal at the same moment the brake lights come on a clanking or clicking noise happens. The noise sounds like it is coming from the front passenger side of the vehicle. The noise is also random and despite efforts to intentially duplicate noise, it appears to happen randomly. Brought the vehicle to Ford delearship 5 plus times and they have fixed everything from the suspension to nuts and bolts but have yet to resolve the problem. The noise occurs when the vehicle is in motion and at the exact moment any pressure is applied to the brake pedal.
Ford recall. I started feeling fatigued, nauseous and getting headaches over the past week after driving to and from work. I drove home from work on 12/6/2017 at night and was struggling to keep my eyes open and got sick. My wife said she smelled a chemical type smell in the car. We did some research and found that Ford acknowledged some Explorer have an issue where the exhaust fumes get back into the car. I took the car to the dealer today and they said it was confirmed to have the problem and they fixed it.
Have the carbon monoxide smell inside my SUV. I took it to the dealership in Oct. And was told parts were backordered to Dec. Ford rushed in parts and replaced a list of things. That fix failed and still have the same issue with no eta on when it will be looked at again. Ford refuses to take the SUV in again and Ford refuses to talk about this issue. I do travel for personal use and have had the strong oder inside and have had bad headaches and drowsiness. I get the oder driving, taking off from stops or getting on the freeway/interstate.
Exhaust leaking into cabin of vehicle: While driving I noticed after a period of 1 hour I get dizzy, headaches, and feel nauseated. When after arriving at my destination I felt very lethargic taking many hours before I felt relief. My wife noticed it driving on a two hour trip where her vision became doubled. After being out of the vehicle she for a period of time she felt better. I spoke with my dealer about the issue when doing routine maintenance and Ford told me that their is no recall at the moment for this complaint.
There's exhaust fume in the cabin after hard acceleration(RPM was around 5000). And my family suffered a severe headache after 90 minutes driving included my 12 months old baby. My car has already been repaired twice in Ford, but it has not been resolved.
I bought a 2017 Ford Explorer for my daughter to drive back and forth to college. She has been experiencing dizziness, headaches and nearly passed out after driving the vehicle. When I get in the vehicle and start it up, it smells like exhaust inside the vehicle. There is obviously a problem.
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- Richmond, IL, USA