2014 Ford Explorer Fuel System Problems

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while his wife was starting the vehicle, she noticed a fuel leak underneath the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the fuel pump had detached causing the fuel leak. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR ENTERED THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTINUED DRIVING UNTIL THE SMELL FADED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000.

VEHICLE HAS STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE CABIN AT STARTUP BUT THERE ARE NO ENGINE CODES TO CHECK. OTHER YEAR MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM LEAKING, BUT NOT YET ON THIS YEAR MODEL AS FAR AS I COULD FIND.

THE ENGINE IS IDLING ROUGHLY ESPECIALLY JUST AFTER I FILL THE GAS TANK. THE FUEL MILEAGE HAS BEEN STEADILY DECLINING EVEN THOUGH I'VE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS, COILS, MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND AIR FILTER. THE PROBLEM COULD BE A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP OR SOMETHING IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THERE HAVE EVEN BEEN OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WON'T START IMMEDIATELY AFTER I FILL THE GAS TANK UNTIL I'VE WAITED A FEW MINUTES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED TOXIC FUMES COMING THROUGH THE VENTS INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED SCARSDALE FORD (LOCATED AT 887 CENTRAL PARK AVE, SCARSDALE, NY 10583, (914) 472-9500) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE P1450 WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WITH MCREE FORD (2800 GULF FWY, DICKINSON, TX 77539). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A STRONG EXHAUST ODOR SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEN STOEPEL FORD-LINCOLN DEALER AT 400 SIDNEY BAKER ST S, KERRVILLE, TX, PHONE NUMBER: (877) 469-4031, WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

EXHAUST/GAS SMELL LEAKING INTO PASSAGER CABIN WHEN AIR FLOW TURNED ON. ALSO ABLE TO BE SMELT OUTSIDE OF CAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER WAS ACTIVATED, THE FUEL ODOR INTENSIFIED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,800.

EXHAUST FUME SMELLS IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT , WHILE ON, PARKED AND IN MOTION UNDER 45 MPH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. DUE TO THE ODOR, THE CONTACT'S CHILD BEGAN TO COUGH SEVERELY WHEN IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

THE CAB FILLS UP WITH A STRONG EXHAUST ODOR PERIODICALLY, PROBABLY 40 PERCENT OF THE TIME. IT HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN OVER 35 MPH AND THEN SLOWS DOWN. I HAVE HAD THIS [PROBLEM CHECKED OUT TWICE AT MY A FORD SERVICE PROVIDER, BUT THEY SAY THEY CAN'T SMELL IT AND THEY DENY IT IS PRESENT. THEY DID SOME TYPE OF REPAIR THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ODOR IS VERY STRONG IN BACK SEAT AREA WHERE SMALL CHILDREN RIDE. ODOR IS ALSO STRONG AT RED LIGHTS AND PULLING INTO THE GARAGE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR.

CABIN OF VEHICLE SMELLS OF NATURAL GAS WHEN RUNNING AT IDLE AND DRIVING SPEEDS. *TR

STRONG AND FAIRLY CONSTANT (DAILY) EXHAUST ODOR ENTERING INSIDE OF CAR, MAKING ME AND MY KIDS NAUSEOUS/SICK. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM GIRARD FORD IN NORWICH, CT LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AGO AND COMPLAINED TO THEM LESS THEN 5 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. I BROUGHT INTO THEIR SERVICE GARAGE AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T SMELL FUEL. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THEY TEST DROVE FOR A TOTAL OF AN HOUR AND A HALF, BUT THAT DOESN'T COINCIDE WITH THE ODOMETER READING FROM WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF. ODOMETER SHOWS THAT THEY ONLY DROVE FOR MAYBE 30 MINUTES. THE FUEL SMELL DISRUPTS DRIVING, DAUGHTER FELT LIKE SHE COULD VOMIT. THIS OCCURS EVERY DAY. IT JUST COMES ON AT TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING UPHILL OR ON REGULAR ROAD, ONCE THE SMELL IS THERE IT LINGERS IN THE CAR FOR REMAINDER OF DRIVE. *TR

I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL VALVE ON FORD VEHICLES WITH THE CAPLESS FUEL SYSTEMS. I RECENTLY HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GO ON IN MY CAR FOR PO456 WHICH I TOOK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. TURNS OUT THAT THE FUEL VAPOR VALVE HAS STUCK OPEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SADLY THIS IS AN EMISSIONS ISSUE AND NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. I LOOKED UP ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT TO FORD WITH THE CAPLESS FUELING SYSTEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND THEY ARE CHARGING $250 FOR A PART THAT GOES OUT IN LESS THAN 50K MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD EXPLORER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS 12-12-4 AND 14-0130, AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE16008 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

NASTY EXHAUST SMELL ENTERING THE CABIN WHEN MERGING ON THE INTERSTATE, DRIVING UP A LONG HILL, OR PASSING VEHICLES. THIS OCCURS WHEN HAVING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY -- HIGH RPMS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. SMELL APPEARS TO COME FROM BACK TO FRONT AND IS DIFFICULT TO GET RID OF. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MAY BE OTHER VEHICLE'S EXHAUST ENTERING THE CABIN, HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING LONG PERIODS IN AREAS WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND THE EXHAUST STENCH CONTINUES. NOTED METALLIC TASTE IN MOUTH AFTER SMELLING ODOR VEHICLE.

WITH RAPID ACCELERATION (GETTING ON A HIGHWAY) AN ODOR COMES INTO THE VEHICLE. IT USED TO HAVE A MORE GASOLINE LIKE SMELL, BUT WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THEY REPLACED A PART. (NOT SURE WHAT PART, BUT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY.) WE STILL HAVE THE SMELL BUT IT IS MORE CHEMICALLY NOW. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME WE STOMP ON THE GAS. MOSTLY IT OCCURS WHEN GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT DOES OCCUR WHEN WE PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC ON REGULAR ROADS AND HAVE THE NEED FOR A QUICK ACCELERATION. IT TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES FOR THE ODOR TO DISSIPATE. SOMETIMES IT HAS BEEN SO STRONG MY KIDS HAVE STARTED COUGHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THIS WE FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR. WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT WAS COMING FROM OTHER VEHICLES AROUND US, BUT WHEN IT HAPPENED WITH NO VEHICLES AROUND, WE KNEW IT WAS OUR EXPLORER. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST US UNTIL SOMEONE MENTIONED THEIR PROBLEM TO MY HUSBAND AND NOW I SEE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE.

SMELL EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE OF SUV AT DIFFERENT TIMES. SMELL OCCURS WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS. CAR IS IN MOTION ON ANY TYPE OF STREET OR HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP RECOMMEND REPLACING THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT($1,800) NO CHANGE. STILL HAVE SMELL

WHEN HARD ACCELERATION OCCURS, SUCH AS ENTERING A FREEWAY OR GOING INTO PASSING GEAR TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE IS AN EXTREME ODOR - VERY SIMILAR TO ROTTEN EGG SMELL. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ORDERED AND PURCHASED NEW. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT AFTER BEING ON A WAITING LIST FOR OVER 4 MONTHS, WE WERE ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS FOUND. THIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY DRIVEN ON A DAILY BASIS, TO AND FROM WORK 37 MILES EACH WAY - IN TRAFFIC. I HAD CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH SMELL AND TASTE (EXACTLY THAT OF THE FUMES IN THE CABIN) UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT I BEGAN WORKING FROM HOME AND NO LONGER FORCED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS PROMPTED MY RESEARCH AND THIS COMPLAINT OF THE KNOWN ISSUE. I FIRST REPORTED THIS SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AROUND JULY OF 2014. I DID ALSO SEND A COMPLAINT LETTER TO FORD - MORE TO THE SERVICE OF THE DEALERSHIP - HOWEVER I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE WAS IN THAT LETTER.