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re: Police agencies sideline Ford Explorer minivans b/c of exhaust leaking into cars
Posted on 8/4/17 at 6:15 pm to MikeBRLA
Posted on 8/4/17 at 6:15 pm to MikeBRLA
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I'm glad I'm not alone in my disdain for people who call their unibody "crossovers" an SUV.
I hate crossovers. SUVs are 4 Runners, Wranglers, Tahoes, old Ford Broncos etc.
This post was edited on 8/4/17 at 6:17 pm
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Posted on 8/4/17 at 6:21 pm to brass2mouth
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Rogue
Station wagon.
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Pathfinder
Minivan
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Explorer
Minivan
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XTerra
SUV
Posted on 8/4/17 at 6:39 pm to member12
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Explorers roll over?
I think I was determined to be the fault of the Firestone tires. Not sure, though.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:32 pm to tigersnipen
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You are correct this was in reference to the person saying the picture posted before mine was of a rouge
Gotcha. Thanks for the clarification.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 8:48 pm to tLSU
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NOPD just ordered 300 Tahoes
Big spending for a supposedly broke department.
Posted on 8/4/17 at 9:02 pm to goofball
This has been a well known issue for a while.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 7:11 am to dewster
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Big spending for a supposedly broke department.
The visitors and convention bureau donated the money for them. They'll be take home vehicles as well.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 8:04 am to tLSU
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The visitors and convention bureau donated the money for them
Very nice.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 8:46 am to jordan21210
The police Explorer is AWD, just like the Taurus Interceptor it's based on. The S.O. I work at has a few Explorers, they aren't built strong enough for police duty. Low speed work in a city might be ok, but running around answering calls in a rural area is really hard on a vehicle. The old crown vic is heavy and slow, but you can hammer one day after day and it just keeps going. Right now, the Tahoe is a far superior police vehicle compared to anything Ford is building.
With that said, the Taurus Interceptor with the Ecoboost is pretty quick.
With that said, the Taurus Interceptor with the Ecoboost is pretty quick.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 9:14 am to bgoodwin
I have a Tahoe PPV that's assigned to me for the task force. It is, hands down, the most uncomfortable vehicle I've ever driven. Rides like a brick being dragged down the street, every slight bump is felt. Now, I can take a turn or sling it down an interstate offramp at 80 mph and it sticks, but I can feel it in my back after driving around for a few hours.
This post was edited on 8/5/17 at 9:16 am
Posted on 8/5/17 at 9:20 am to tLSU
Link?
Posted on 8/5/17 at 9:49 am to djangochained
I don't have a link or know is there is one. It's part of the $23 million the Convention Center the City as part of the public safety plan announced last year. The vehicles have already been ordered.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 11:34 am to tLSU
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I have a Tahoe PPV that's assigned to me for the task force. It is, hands down, the most uncomfortable vehicle I've ever driven. Rides like a brick being dragged down the street, every slight bump is felt. Now, I can take a turn or sling it down an interstate offramp at 80 mph and it sticks, but I can feel it in my back after driving around for a few hours.
That sucks. The civilian versions ride well, but I don't think they are intended to take corners at 80mph like the PPV.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 11:41 am to tLSU
Tahoe is also about 5k more on state contract if I remember correctly
Posted on 8/5/17 at 11:51 am to Upperdecker
What's bad is carbon monoxide poisoning can show up years later as well. It's effects are not always acute and immediate
Posted on 8/5/17 at 12:18 pm to DCtiger1
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It really doesn't matter what you think it is, it's classified as an SUV
How does your Explorer minivan drive?
Posted on 8/5/17 at 12:25 pm to LSUBFA83
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n several cases, Ford found gaping holes had been drilled into the backs of Explorers after they were delivered to police departments, Weigandt said. The holes were used to install equipment, such as additional radios. They weren't properly sealed, allowing carbon monoxide to enter the vehicle, she said
ABC evening news had a story about this middle of week, and stated that was the likely cause. The Austin PD had to pull their entire fleet off the road, because of where they drilled holes.
Posted on 8/5/17 at 12:26 pm to ihometiger
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How does your Explorer minivan drive
She's Exploring the nearest nail salon. Later she'll Traverse the parking area at the pilates studio after she Pilots her way through the carpool drop.
This post was edited on 8/5/17 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 8/5/17 at 12:51 pm to TigerintheNO
Fleet managers are finding the issue.
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Mechanics in Montgomery County like David Dise, director of the county's department of general services, are finding cracked manifolds in their Explorers so often that he believes the problem could be affecting 80 percent of the fleet. Most are police cruisers.
"We believe this is a manufacturer's defect," Dise said.
The exhaust manifold collects gases from an engine's cylinders. A crack could release carbon monoxide into the engine bay and through the vents of a vehicle's cabin.
"If you're running your air conditioning or your vent system, that's the air that's coming through the engine compartment. So you're sucking carbon monoxide into the cabin if you have that kind of a leak," Dise said.
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