2012 Ford Explorer fuel system problems
34 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2012 Ford Explorer, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the fuel system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
When car was 3 weeks old, we had an intermittent gas odor when restarting car. Also, when sitting in garage. Dealer could not reproduce problem. Eventually did and replaced the fuel canister. Odor came back within 3 weeks. Now has 40,000 miles and still have same problem. Saw 2 recalls on 2013 explorer related to fuel odor and thought are 2012 would be included, but ford says no. Our car was built on 12/15/2011.
Monday, february 18, 2019 when I startedmy car I started smelling a strong order of a natural gas smell coming from my car. It gets so bad that I have to roll down the windows at times. I contacted ford regarding this however they said thatt since me car is out of warranty it will be be covered and there are no current recalls on this vehicle. It's a constant gas smell whether I'm driving, idling, or parked. This is not safe.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Ford Explorer
- Steering 361 complaints
- Body & structure 145 complaints
- Engine 92 complaints
- Electrical system 63 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 56 complaints
- Air bags 27 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 24 complaints
- Suspension 22 complaints