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Complaint 2210222

2017 FORD EXPLORER • ENGINE • incident Mar 13, 2026

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
2210222
Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Model Year
2017
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Mar 13, 2026
Date Received
May 26, 2026
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

Car started to overheat randomly, no signs of issues before, replaced the water pump for the second time in a year (2025 and again 2026). Continued having issues & white smoke puffing, turned out to have an oil leak due to piston rings being melted to the pistons, causing all spark plugs (prior repalced) and engine to be bad. Car is continuing to worse, sputters just sitting after you start it. Smells like burnt oil. Too dangerous to drive so it’s been sitting for weeks after pouring $3,000 into it to not have it fixed and now needing a new motor.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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