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Solved my problem... Well, after 3 years of "ownership" the lease on my 2013 was up and I turned the Explorer in. What a feeling of relief! Leasing in this scenario turned out to work in my favor. As my first Ford I really wanted to like the Explorer and Ford as a company in general. Too...

I think you misinterpreted my post Peterk9. I do take care of all the scheduled maintenance myself. I was simply stating that I'm not going to waste my time taking it in (120 miles round trip) for all of the quality issues. Ford can fix them when I turn it in. I have been tempted to take it in...

Shop around... I leased my 2013 Explorer a few years ago as I am in the same situation as you. Growing family and need more space. I would really shop around and test drive every SUV you can. I thought the Explorer was a good fit for kids but is not. The 3rd row is way too hard to get...

I agree with Hawlg, look for a bigger vehicle, especially with a little one. I have 3 kids, 9,8 and 1 year, the EX si way to hard to get in and out of. Even my 9 year old can't release the 3rd row seat to fold forward. That means I have to help them all in and out. They all fit in the second...

Just a side note. My buddy's 2013 F-150 with the new 5.0 motor has the same smell under hard acceleration that we have. He has about 6K miles on it, he floored it getting on the highway a few times last I rode with him and sure enough the same exact smell we smell in our EX's. Between the...

Standard V6 engine 2WD here. Just checked, I drive 18 miles each way to work @ 45-70MPH, I average 17.7 MPG.... Not that great so I feel your pain. I don't know how some are getting 26MPG while driving like a normal every day driver. You can't drive like a grandpa in morning/evening traffic, you...

My 2013 with 9K miles on it does this too. If you are driving slow and let off the gas or brake, then accelerate again it clunks or pops/jolts. Or, if I am accelerating and have to let off and brake then accelerate again mine slams into the next gear. It's almost like it gets confused when you...

Hmm, drive a different trim level maybe to see if it was just that unit/trim? My 2013 is the most planted SUV I've ever driven, no body roll or that weird out of control feeling you get with some of the bigger SUV's.

I went to the auto show this year and sat in a few Toyota's. The Avalon/Camry were nice but the rest of their lineup did feel very cheap and "plasticy" like you said, I would never buy one. Check out the new GMC Acadia and or Chevy traverse, they were very impressive. The Durango is cool...

It sure does stink! It's hard to describe... Have you ever smelled the chemicals a woman uses to dye her hair? It smells like that mixed with strong exhaust, not pleasant one bit. Mine did it on the test drive also, my sales woman said the same thing. " some 2011-2012's have a issue that...

This is false, the standard 3.5 V6 uses standard sequential multiport fuel injection, no DI to worry about. The Ecoboost's use DI. We leased a 2013 EX almost exactly a year and 9K miles ago. While we haven't had any real mechanical issues, we have had lots of build quality issues. Things...

Not going to happen... I have 3 kids also, 2 in boosters and one newborn in a car seat. There is just no way to do it in the second row safely. Both my older dudes like riding in the back so I have them in the 3rd row. I have the baby on the drivers side and leave the passenger 2nd row...

peterk9- But you are in Canada, They have a different rating system up there. I guess all I'm saying is in general I don't think that there are many highways where people drive an average of 48MPH. I'd like to see a little more real life average, say 60-65MPH or something.

Good to know, could have been partially from the winter gas too. This is my first winter with the Ex.

I get exactly the same. Just got back from a 900 mile road trip from MN to Nebraska, cruise set to 75 the whole way, 20.4 overall. Not great but not horrible either, of course I wish it did better. One thing I don't get is why the EPA still tests at 55MPH, no one drives 55 EVER so the EPA...

Nope, no difference in quality. I was surprised to find the same issues on my 2013 when I got it home and gave it a good "once over". This is my first Ford and am pretty disappointed in the build quality compared to any of the last makes I owned. Mechanically it seems fine but I'm not...

Correct, I have a base with the 3.5 V6 non turbo and FWD, 5500 miles now. I have noticed that with 87-91 octane I have the smell, e-85 no smell. Just my findings.

Different formulation of gas or gas contents maybe? I posted on here a while back on how I don't get the smell no matter how hard I drive when I run E-85. Now that the price of gas has come back down I have been running 87 octane and the smell is back....

Has anyone submitted their info to https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/ ? That's linked into the NHTSA database. I submitted mine and it looks like 5-6 others have as well for the smell. Not sure if it will help anything but at least it will be recorded somewhere.

I have noticed my smell the most when I have all fans off , gun it and get up to speed. wait 10-30 seconds and BAM, the "perm" smell hits you. I did notice the other day that after driving it hard and parking it right away you can really smell it around the outside back of the vehicle. Still...

Quick update, filled the EX up with 87 octane regular gas instead of E85 and "goosed" it on the way home. I was able to reproduce the smell every time. I let it sit at home with the doors closed and still no reading on the meter.... I understand that E85 has a pretty big impact on the...

There was a question a few posts back about CO2 detectors. I have had mine in place for a little over a months now, so far it has not shown any results. Interestingly after driving it hard for a little while trying to reproduce the smell and see if I could get any results on the CO2, the smell...

I second this. The jack for my 2005 Jeep GC also failed like that.In that case the nut the long screw shaft went through stripped out on the shaft. I was lifting the truck with it though, not a trailer like the OP. I doubt Ford would say anything as he was lifting something other than the...

Bonnie Lynn- From what I understand there are vents under the back bumper on the sides and gaps around the back area of the vehicle that suck the exhaust in under heavy acceleration, someone correct me if I am wrong. On mine at least, I have noticed it most with the windows up and no fan or...

Mizzouman_2000- It would be great if you could do that, especially with it set in the 3rd row area as I have a feeling that's where the concentration would be the highest.

Here is some more detailed info on the kits if anyone wants it: http://www.prolabinc.com/carbon-monoxide.asp It would be interesting to have some deployed to various owners experiencing these issues to see what the overall concentration is. At $15 a kit (including shipping) for 3 sensors its...

I have a base 2WD, 3.5L with 2K miles manufactured in early April 2013 that has this issue so it's definitely some sort of overall design defect spanning the life of the vehicles production. From reading through these 36 pages as well as this issue peppered throughout the internet, Ford either...

Thanks Ashley- I'm just going to wait until its first oil change and address all the issues with the dealer then. It only has 1400 miles on it so I'm a good 6+ months out from that point. I will PM you if these annoyances become real issues though. Foxtemple- I completely agree! One of the...

Add me to the list, mine does it also... New 2013, about 2 months old (actually born 4/13) and has done it from day 1. Sucks because it sounds and looks cheap but whatever, the windows still work. I'll add it to my list of things to get checked out when I take it in for its first oil change...

I have a base 2013 and have noticed my info display in the gauge cluster does the same thing your radio does.... The screen is lit up after the truck being turned off, keys removed and even doors locked from outside the vehicle, but nothing is displayed on the screen. I know mine has been...

Finning215- The explorer is only about 3 weeks old and 500 miles on it. I just didn't want to drive over an hour to the dealer if it was a "normal" Ford V6 noise. This is my first Ford vehicle. Guess what I'll do is let it break in a bit more and if it doesn't go away in a month or so I'll make...

Good thought twinexes I don't have the tow package though so no trans cooler.

Spr- I don't think it sounds like a ping but am due for a fill up so a tank of premium sounds like a good test to rule that out. It's odd, say i'm cruising with hardly any throttle, just enough to maintain speed, the noise is not there. Then if I need to apply more throttle to maintain speed...

So, I played on the way to work this AM, it's engine related. Here is a example; I accelerate up to speed using light throttle, rev range is between 1K-2.5K RPM's and can hear the noise. Then if I let off the throttle to maintain my speed its quiet. If I give it light throttle to speed up...

Thanks for the replies. Dr Plastic- I don't believe that it is a rock in one of the tires. It's audible at all speeds/gears. Seems to be when the motor is under light or no load, between say 1-2K RPM's. Crystal- I'll give it a week or two more to break in, if it gets worse or sticks...

Good Morning- Purchased a 2013 Explorer FWD with the 3.5 V6 a few weeks ago. Picked it up with 9 miles on it, it now has a little over 400. I have noticed that when just cruising under light load the engine has a rattle or ticking sound to it that can be heard in the cabin. Under...

I'd say file a complaint etc just to get it off your chest, it may make a difference in the long run. But then move on, not worth your time. When I was searching for my Explorer last month I had to go to three different dealers before I finally found a good one that didn't try and play...

I have seen them around the freeways in the metro area, granted the windows were down but still... The dude literally did a peel out from the lights for the freeway on ramp. I'd have to assume that's not great for a new car. Last new car I purchased had a break in period in the owners manual...

Hey Roamingphantom- Personally I don't like people driving my brand new car. Have you seen some of the guys that transport the cars from one dealer to another? Not the best of the bunch if you know what I mean.... I've seen them smoking in the cars, hard starts/stops etc etc. Chances are it...