return of the EXPLODER!!!!

Stay safe out there officers. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/austin-texas-police-considering-pulling-all-ford-explorer-cruisers-off-the-road/

Exhaust exit out the rear and a leaky rear hatch will do it. Wonder if the upgrades for poliece service have anything to do with it since it is at the moment only with that department. Bet it is not a ford problem.

Since this only seems to be happening to police cars I am going to say it's an up-fitter issue, I have seen many a police car with issues related to how they install equipment. Remember, lowest bid wins the contract.

So what you're saying is we're going to have access to a bunch of twin turbo police package exploders shortly?

http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/news/business/ford-repair-u-s-police-vehicles-carbon-monoxide-concerns-article-1.3366737

This article mentions both faulty equipment installations and cracked exhaust manifolds. The nhtsa is expanding their investigation because of the number of consumer complaints.

Mandatory CO2 detectors seem like a cheap reasonable short term solution.

aircooled wrote: Mandatory CO2 detectors seem like a cheap reasonable short term solution.

Rumor has it the American Bar Association has put out a hit on you.

aircooled wrote: Mandatory CO2 detectors seem like a cheap reasonable short term solution.

Last time around it was the exploader tire fiasco that got us all TPMS. CO detectors may be next.

on the comment section of the article, somebody mentioned if the lightbars are causing enough turbulence to disrupt the normal flow of air that keeps the exhaust away from the car.

I happen to wonder if these cops are getting poisoned while sitting on the side of the road, that would point towards the cracked manifolds above and poor installation of police equipment

It has to be something ahead of the cats. It takes about six weeks to kill yourself with tailpipe emissions these days.

Seems the HVAC should keep the air fresh but idling with the window open is a different thing.

I am hoping there is an issue. I got severial of the first gen ones on the cheep due to the tire thing. I have wanted a modern one in the dark grey/black with the blacked out trim option. I think they look great.