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2014 Ford Explorer engine problems

252 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2014 Ford Explorer, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
252 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
36,000 miles 185 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2014 Ford Explorer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 36,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 69 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 33 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 29 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 14 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 14 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 12 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 36,000 miles
Based on 185 complaints that include mileage. 71% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles69
20k to 40k miles33
40k to 60k miles29
60k to 80k miles14
80k to 100k miles14
100k to 120k miles12
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 185 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles, and 71% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

After purchasing a new 2014 ford explorer limited. 3.5l 4wd less than 2 hours prior, my wife and 2 children were driving home down the freeway. After a hard acceleration an awful smell filled the cabin. My wife started coughing and I instantly felt nauseous. I pulled over thinking something was burning, my wife thought it was burning wires. I checked of the vehicle but found nothing burning. I did however walk to the rear of the vehicle and was overpowered by the same smell. I narrowed in down to the exhaust pipe.

Reported at 302 miles, September 2014 Injury

I bought a brand new 2014 ford explorer and the extended warranty at the time of purchase. The exhaust fumes coming into the vehicle during acceleration at highway speeds. I took the truck in to while it was under the bumper to bumper to be fixed and what was done at the time was reprogramming exhaust and AC intake. This did not fix the exhaust problem but did improve the smell and how often it occurred .

Reported at 30,000 miles, July 2015

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