Exhaust Smell

[hugenpb]

Has anyone found the cause/cure for the Exhaust Smell in the cabin of Ford Edges while at a stop and vent is running? No smell if MAX Air, or vent off.

[akirby]

Has anyone found the cause/cure for the Exhaust Smell in the cabin of Ford Edges while at a stop and vent is running? No smell if MAX Air, or vent off.

 

First I've heard of that. Sounds like a cracked or leaky exhaust manifold.

[MrHappy]

Unless your Edge is brand new I would suggest a service call. If it is new, give it a week or two for the exhaust to break in, initial smell is not uncommon.

[cal3thousand]

Has anyone found the cause/cure for the Exhaust Smell in the cabin of Ford Edges while at a stop and vent is running? No smell if MAX Air, or vent off.

 

You sure that it is an exhaust smell and not some other fluid vaporizing such as oil?

[elpaso]

Mine has 2500km and i smell burned fumes coming out of my exhaust system for 1 week now.

 

Going to turn it in for a check.

Edited June 24, 2011 by elpaso

[f1edge]

I also have this smell. in mine it is so bad that you get headaches and nauseus (? sp). i dropped it off at the dealer thinking the cats were plugged. dealer said everything checked out ok on the exhaust. they couldnt find anything wrong so after they replaced teh cabin filter they asked me to pick it up. I politely refused until they fix it. They aparently never drove the car to actually get a whiff of the smell. after driving the car around, the service manager called me back and said that he smelled the odor but has no clue what it could be. first, they guessed maybe a mouse died in the car somewhere. after tearing the car apart and not finding a mouse, they sent a message to fords technician bulletin. appaerently, the awd system has been reported to be the culprit and they have no fix for this yet. ford told the dealer to give me the car back and run it on recirc until they find a solution. supposedly running on recirc will minimize the amount of fumes coming into the car. my service manager told them no way is he returning a customers car that gets him sick. so for now we wait to hear what else ford will propse to do. at least i get to drive a beautiful sea foam green focus.........

 

By the way, i have a 2011 ford edge sport with 15,000 miles.

 

Thanks,

pete

 

Mine has 2500km and i smell burned fumes coming out of my exhaust system for 1 week now.

 

Going to turn it in for a check.

[igcitng]

I also have this smell. in mine it is so bad that you get headaches and nauseus (? sp). i dropped it off at the dealer thinking the cats were plugged. dealer said everything checked out ok on the exhaust. they couldnt find anything wrong so after they replaced teh cabin filter they asked me to pick it up. I politely refused until they fix it. They aparently never drove the car to actually get a whiff of the smell. after driving the car around, the service manager called me back and said that he smelled the odor but has no clue what it could be. first, they guessed maybe a mouse died in the car somewhere. after tearing the car apart and not finding a mouse, they sent a message to fords technician bulletin. appaerently, the awd system has been reported to be the culprit and they have no fix for this yet. ford told the dealer to give me the car back and run it on recirc until they find a solution. supposedly running on recirc will minimize the amount of fumes coming into the car. my service manager told them no way is he returning a customers car that gets him sick. so for now we wait to hear what else ford will propse to do. at least i get to drive a beautiful sea foam green focus.........

 

By the way, i have a 2011 ford edge sport with 15,000 miles.

 

Thanks,

pete

 

 

 

Is this a PTU leak?

[f1edge]

they found no leaks anywhere on the vehicle. ford is sending out a field engineer to look at it.

 

Is this a PTU leak?

[artis]

they found no leaks anywhere on the vehicle. ford is sending out a field engineer to look at it.

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THIS IS A GREAT FORUM AND UP UNTIL NOW I CHOSE TO READ AND BE QUIET. I HAVE A 2010 EDGE FWD. MY ONLY COMPLANT AT THIS TIME IS I GET WHAT

APPEAR TO BE AN EXHAUST SMELL. FROM TIME TO TIME I WILL DRIVE 80 MPH TO GET AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. WHEN I SLOW DOWN IS WHEN I GET THE SMELL.

 

I WILL BE WATCHING YOUR OUTCOME.

[f1edge]

It turned out to be a faulty ptu. Ford denied it but my dealer battled with them and figured it out after 8 days at the dealership

[grogie]

totally spamming the forum today LOL, but if it helps some one searching later...

 

my PTO seal failed and the only reason we noticed was because of the smell of the oil dripping on the exhaust, not a spot on the garage floor just a drip every now and then... wasn't for the perfect placement of the exhaust under the leak, it would get absorbed by the dust.

 

OH Yeah, and we are taking it in for the second time for the same problem. makes me wonder if the shaft is out of balance,

 

Also... the service manager said if it continues he will be ordering a new case as he has had to change more than one before.

[gmaghera]

totally spamming the forum today LOL, but if it helps some one searching later...

 

my PTO seal failed and the only reason we noticed was because of the smell of the oil dripping on the exhaust, not a spot on the garage floor just a drip every now and then... wasn't for the perfect placement of the exhaust under the leak, it would get absorbed by the dust.

 

OH Yeah, and we are taking it in for the second time for the same problem. makes me wonder if the shaft is out of balance,

 

Also... the service manager said if it continues he will be ordering a new case as he has had to change more than one before.

 

I've had my PTU replaced twice and I still have the smell issue. It did seem to go away for a little while after the fix.

 

In my case, I have a hard time reproducing the issue at the dealer. It seems to really happen after having driven about 40 minutes on the freeway (commuting to and fro work), then the smell hits when I come to a stop. I think I'll drive to work and back just to reproduce the issue, for next time I ask the dealer to look at this.

[mikesedge]

Mine has a burning smell (almost like hair burning) when I accerlerate fast from 40-75 onto the freeway. It takes about 15 seconds to kick in. It lasts for about a minute and then goes away. Only under hard acceleration. Worse with the a/c on recirc.

 

Dealer said they couldn't find anything wrong. Oh, its a brand new vechicle. less than 3k on it right now. I took him for a ride, and I smelled it but he says he didn't. They said they sent Ford a notice to see if there was anything like it; no response.

[gmaghera]

Mine has a burning smell (almost like hair burning) when I accerlerate fast from 40-75 onto the freeway. It takes about 15 seconds to kick in. It lasts for about a minute and then goes away. Only under hard acceleration. Worse with the a/c on recirc.

 

Dealer said they couldn't find anything wrong. Oh, its a brand new vechicle. less than 3k on it right now. I took him for a ride, and I smelled it but he says he didn't. They said they sent Ford a notice to see if there was anything like it; no response.

 

Mike, do you smell the exhaust while you're accelerating? Or does it become apparent when you come to a stop (with the vents pumping in fresh air)?

 

I've been suspecting that the issue does have to do with hard acceleration. When I tried to reproduce the issue with the service tech in the car I did not gun it as I usually do after getting past the congested part of my daily commute. I'm pretty sure the dealer took it easy too, when they tried to reproduce the issue.

[mikesedge]

Mine does it only under hard accelleration. Worse with the a/c set to recirculate.

[ErikB]

Has anyone noticed this smell on the NON-AWD models? I have a 2009 SEL and I am getting a strong odor only outside the vehicle not in the cab. But I am wondering if I should start my fight with ford now since in am well within my CERTIFIED warenty.

[gdiniz.es]

Mine has a burning smell (almost like hair burning) when I accerlerate fast from 40-75 onto the freeway. It takes about 15 seconds to kick in. It lasts for about a minute and then goes away. Only under hard acceleration. Worse with the a/c on recirc.

 

Dealer said they couldn't find anything wrong. Oh, its a brand new vechicle. less than 3k on it right now. I took him for a ride, and I smelled it but he says he didn't. They said they sent Ford a notice to see if there was anything like it; no response.

I have a 2011 Edge Limited AWD with 7k miles and the same problem, A smell of hair burning under hard acceleration condition and the A/C in recirc mode, The Dealer couldn´t find anything wrong, (they have searched for signals of burned oil in transmission, ptu, engine, oil leaks, etc...) but they smelled it in a test. It seems to have some correlation with the transmission, not the engine. let me know if you find the solution, please.

[mikesedge]

I have a 2011 Edge Limited AWD with 7k miles and the same problem, A smell of hair burning under hard acceleration condition and the A/C in recirc mode, The Dealer couldn´t find anything wrong, (they have searched for signals of burned oil in transmission, ptu, engine, oil leaks, etc...) but they smelled it in a test. It seems to have some correlation with the transmission, not the engine. let me know if you find the solution, please.

 

My smell is there after 8k. I plan to take it back, but I don't think they will do anything. For now, if I am accelerating hard onto the freeway I have to turn the a/c to fresh instead of recirc for a few minutes, and then put it back to recirc. Sucks, but it works. Down here you need to have it on recirc or it never feels cold.

[Thomas Johnson]

I own a 2007 Ford Edge SEL with 98K miles. The PTU failed and was replaced by the Ford dealer yesterday. I was not surprised by this as I have been reading about PTU problems here and other places since I experienced the PTU seal leak "smell" shortly after I bought this SUV in May of 2010 at about 55K miles. I had the seal replaced once, but continued to notice the smell as it came and went. I had it back twice for leak checks, but the dealer claimed it was not leaking. I talked to a lawyer with the SeegerWeiss law firm today to get my Ford Edge experience on record for their potential class action suit. You can contct them here: http://www.seegerweiss.com/law-practices/class-actions/product-liability-actions/ford-edge-ptu-failures/

[tariq5343]

Have a Ford Edge 2012..done 10K kms now. Have the smell issue while accelerating hard, took to the Ford Service center in Dubai and they are saying it is an exhaust inside the cabin opening up when accelarating remove the cabin pressure....!!!%^^$%%????

And he is like will get it fixed soon but dont know when???

[gmaghera]

Hello Tariq,

 

That's about the best diagnosis I've heard of this issue so far. I've had my PTU seal replaced twice and it did not make a difference. The last time I discussed this with a technician he suspected that exhaust gases are entering the cabin, but I have not had the time to follow up on it yet. Sorry to hear that they did not have a fix for you, but as you know, you're not alone.

 

Are there any other details you could share with us about this issue? Each time I try to address this problem with the dealer, I first have to take their focus off the PTU issue. It'd be helpful to reference another case, like yours.

 

Sounds like in Dubai they are bit more forthcoming about the real problem.

[Wayne B]

I own a 2007 Ford Edge SEL with 98K miles. The PTU failed and was replaced by the Ford dealer yesterday. I was not surprised by this as I have been reading about PTU problems here and other places since I experienced the PTU seal leak "smell" shortly after I bought this SUV in May of 2010 at about 55K miles. I had the seal replaced once, but continued to notice the smell as it came and went. I had it back twice for leak checks, but the dealer claimed it was not leaking. I talked to a lawyer with the SeegerWeiss law firm today to get my Ford Edge experience on record for their potential class action suit. You can contct them here: http://www.seegerweiss.com/law-practices/class-actions/product-liability-actions/ford-edge-ptu-failures/

Hi John can you tell me what the smell was like of the PTU leak, was it like an oil smell or a sweet smell ?

 

thank you Wayne

[FoggyBuzzard]

Love the internet for posts like this, but hate that I’m not seeing a clear fix for the issue.

Just picked up a 2016 Edge sport. Went for long test drive with sales person and never smelled anything. Bought it and after about 10 miles of easy driving, came to a light and while sitting, the smell creeped in hard. Burnt hair, dead mouse, sulphur… I looked around thinking I was downwind from a sewage treatment or chemical plant.

Then proceeded to smell it at every subsequent stop all the way home.  Got out at gas station and I could smell it outside around the car, especially standing behind the front tires.

 

curious about this post because the Sport has the 2.7 V6 - which wasn’t offered when this thread was originated. So, perhaps transmission or perhaps something in the A/C assembly interacting with how the vehicle feeds it fresh air.

 

will keep searching… hope you all found a fix… wondering if any of you are still Edge owners today.

[FoggyBuzzard]

I came across 

TSB 14-0201

(Which is for older models, but still same customer report)

 

and this…

Forum link here: TSB 18-2057 - link

Download link here:

  TSB 18-2057 Exhaust Odor in Vehicle 2015+ Edge 2016+ MKX_Supersedes Incorrect Procedure in 17-0035.pdf  170.29 kB · 16 downloads  

External article Link here:

https://ford.oemdtc.com/3015/exhaust-odor-in-the-vehicle-2015-2017-ford-edge-2016-2017-lincoln-mkx

 

but this TSB 18-2057 is talking about odor after acceleration. 
mine is odor after stopping.

 

I am certain the theory of exhaust coming in from the rear hatch is not the issue. The odor is extremely strong in the engine bay/under the front of the vehicle. The odor was definitely being fanned into the car from the outside through the AC system. Even when I enabled recirculated air and came to a stop, the smell was not as strong, but it still became pronounced after sitting for only one minute.

 

The vehicle is clearly expelling exhaust (or burning/releasing something) prior to the muffler outlet.

it is so powerful that it makes it hard to stand next to the car while it is running, let alone sit in the cabin.

While driving (accelerating/cruising), the air flow around the car and through the engine bay seems to keep the odor from entering the AC system.

if I could drive without stopping, I wouldn’t notice it until I reached my destination.

 

While I will take it back to dealer and have that convo, I thought I would check to see if anyone found root cause, so that I can help provide the service team with more context and they can zero in on the fix.

 

i am more curious… if any owner was able to satisfactorily overcome this issue completely, or if everyone is just selling and moving on to another vehicle.

Would love to hear from owners who persevered, and what eventually helped.

The odor sensation is completely overpowering, and obliterates the driving experience. Definitely need to do something.