2011 Ford Explorer fuel system problems
40 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2011 Ford Explorer, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 32 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 6 injuries.
What owners wrote
Upon medium to heavy acceleration, such as accelerating onto a freeway, the vehicle cabin is filled with exhaust fumes from the engine. This injures the respiratory system of the passengers. Ford has finally admitted that there is a problem, and they are working on a fix (after my family has been breathing polluted air for almost 1.5 years).
My vehicle produces unbearable smell that gets inside the cabin whenever the RPM reaches 3500 and higher and if the vehicle is in low gear and driving up hill and also when vehicle is idle and you rave up th engine. The smell that gets inside the cabin could make one pass out unless we roll down the windows completely to let a lot of fresh air inside.
Other problems reported for the 2011 Ford Explorer
- Steering 748 complaints
- Body & structure 111 complaints
- Engine 104 complaints
- Electrical system 95 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 63 complaints
- Air bags 44 complaints
- Brakes 29 complaints
- Stability control 28 complaints