2012 Ford Explorer Engine cooling Problems

“On december 27th 2014 I purchased a used 2012 Ford Explorer with 42,990 miles on it. Since then we have noticed under accelerating, you can smell the exhaust fumes in the cabin. Any harder than 50% acceleration and with the rear AC on, it is an almost instant smell. After a few roads trips it is predictable and we try to avoid repeating the issue. It has not been to our lcal dealer because they haven't heard of this issue before (called 2 different dealers). …”

“I was driving when the steering wheel jerked. The steering immediately became very hard to operate and the engine appeared to lose power. Indicator lights came on about the same time the steering jerked. The lights said service advance trac and terrain management system fault . I had to pull of the road and just trying to make to left turns to pull into a parking lot took all the strength I had in both arms. My turn signals would also not work. …”

“In september 2013, I was driving down a neighborhood road at about 15-20 MPH when a wrench symbol appeared on the screen and the vehicle began slowing to a stop. The gas would not work during this time and I turned off the engine. It did restart without problems, but did it again a little later. I took it in to my local Ford dealership, where I leased the car from. They looked at it and said they couldn't find anything wrong, but could not get codes because the engine had been turned off. I was told to bring it back if it happened again. It happened 2 more times in october. …”

“The contact owns a 2012 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the heater failed to blow hot air which prevented the windows from defrosting. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 167. Updated 6/11/15 also, the thermostat was replaced, the vehicle had to be jump started. Updated 01/26/16.”

“The contact owns a 2012 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the exhaust system failed and caused an odor to penetrate throughout the vehicle. The odor caused the contact to have nausea symptoms and headaches. The contact did not seek medical attention. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 100,000.”