2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2008· TIRES

  ON 12/27/2008 WENT ACROSS RR TRACKS AT 25 MPH HAD A FRT TIRE BLOWOUT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION DISCOVERED TIRE SPLITTING APART ON THE INSIDE WALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES NEAR THE RIM. OUT OF SITE OF A VISUAL INSPECTION UNLESS TIRE IS OFF. 23,000 MILES ON 07 FORD SPT TRACK. WAY TOO SOON TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. ALSO BELIEVE THIS IS A TIRE DEFECT AND COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. TOOK TIRES TO FORD DEALER AND GOODYEAR NO HELP OR VERY MUCH CONCERN. IM CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE OTHER DRIVERS OUT THERE WITH THESE TIRES AND THEY SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE SPLITS THAT ARE OCCURRING AND HAVE THEIR TIRES INSPECTED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE. IF OTHER DRIVERS TIRES ARE SPLITTING LIKE MIND DID THEN THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED ASAP. AND I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR HAVING TO PURCHASE 4 BRAND NEW TIRES SO SOON. I ALSO HAVE KEPT THE TIRES AS PROOF OF MY COMPLAINT. THANK YOU *TR

• 12/29/2006· VISIBILITY

  I PURCHASED A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT-TRAC WITH A HEATED WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD HAS A WIRE MESH IN IT. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT LIGHTS FROM ON COMING CARS PRODUCE A BAD GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. TO DATE FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM

• 12/27/2008· TIRES

  VALVE STEM FAILURE. RAPID DEFLATION OF TIRE. 2ND FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE. 1ST FAILURE WAS 09/23/2008 ON A DIFFERENT TIRE - VEHICLE NOT MOVING AT THE TIME. DRIVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEED 50-60 MPH, 30 DEGREES, 8:00 AM EST. LOW PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR COME ON. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES I FEEL TRUCK HANDLING CHANGE. I PULL OVER INTO PARKING LOT. I TOUCH VALVE STEM AND HERE AIR ESCAPE. WITHIN 2 MORE MINUTES TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DEFLATED. *TR

• 12/24/2013· POWER TRAIN

  I BROUGHT MY '07 SPORTRAC WITH 73,800 MILES TO THE FORD DEALER TO TROUBLESHOOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT, WHICH IT DISPLAYED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND DISAPPEARED. AFTER SOME TROUBLESHOOTING 2 HRS LATER, THE GUY CAME OUT AND GAVE ME SOME BAD NEWS. I WILL NEED TO REPAIR MY TRANSMISSION OR REPLACE IT. HE DID TELL ME A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE FROM FORD SINCE THEY DON'T MAKE THOSE ANYMORE AND WOULD BE FROM ANOTHER MAKER. THE ABOVE LIGHTS STARTED SHOWING THIS WINTER AS IT GOT COLDER AND THAT'S WHEN I STARTED TO NOTICED ROUGH IDLING WITH THE RPM INDICATOR SPIKING FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN IT WOULD GO BACK TO A NORMAL READING. I GUESS SOME TRANSMISSION PART WAS ACTING UP AT THAT POINT. IT ALSO SEEM LIKE IF I LET IT WARM UP DURING STARTUP A FEW MINUTES, I USUALLY DON'T SEE IT RPM SPIKE. THE DEALER TOLD ME DURING THEIR CHECKS THERE WAS YET ANOTHER COOLANT LEAK BUT APPARENTLY IT WASN'T SERIOUS ENOUGH TO NOTE IN THE FINAL PAPERWORK. I TOLD HIM I NEEDED TO THINK ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT. I PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS ($100) AND GOT MY FORD ESTIMATES. *TR

• 12/20/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME SOFT AFTER 51,000 MILES AND A RECENT BRAKE JOB. AFTER CALLING THE MECHANIC WHO DID THE JOB HE SAID THAT THE LINES DIDNT NEED TO BLEED BECAUSE THE LINES WERE NEVER OPENED.

• 12/12/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TRUCK SOMETIMES STAYS IN 1ST GEAR FOR A LONGER THAN NORMAL PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO HESITATES/JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING IN 1ST GEAR. *TR

• 12/10/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION JUMPS INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEARS FROM START. ENGINE SURGES AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO JUMP. NO GOOD IDEA WHEN GOING THROUGH MILITARY GATE ENTRANCES. TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN TAKING OFF. TRANSMISSION MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN YOU STOP. FEELS LIKE SOMEONE CRASHES INTO VEHICLE. ACTION NOT SAFE FOR RUSH-HOUR FREEWAY DRIVING OR ANY DRIVING WHEN YOU MUST DRIVE SLOW. SUCH, AS IN ICE AND SNOW. DEALER TRIED TO FIX, BUT STATED WAS FACTORY DEFECT AND THAN FORD WAS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM WITH A MODIFICATION. PROBLEM NO EVIDENT WHEN VEHICLE IS HOT RODDED. BUT SAFE FOR AVERAGE DRIVERS. AFTER ALMOST HITTING A MARINE GUARD AT CAMP PENDLEDTON, I NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON BASE DURING RUSH HOURS OR WHEN THERE ARE FORMATIONS FOR FEAR OF HITTING MARCHERS. *TR

• 12/10/2007· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY SANDED THE BRAKE PADS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. AS OF DECEMBER 10, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT RE-INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,404. UPDATED 01/07/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS NOW PULLING TO THE LEFT. UPDATED *JB

• 12/03/2009· SUSPENSION

  I HAVE A 2007 SPORT TRAC W/ 55K THAT RECENTLY DEVELOPED A NOISE FROM THE FRONT ENGINE THAT WAS NOTICEABLE AT 45MPH OR HIGHER. AN INSPECTION BY A FORD DEALERSHIP HAS IDENTIFIED THE DRIVER'S SIDE.*TR

• 11/27/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INTERMITTENT FAN SPEED FOR HVAC ON MY VEHICLE 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAK. THEN IT WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY FOR AWHILE. THEN HAD A REPAIR DONE AT DEALERSHIP AND REPLACED THE FOLLOWING PART # 6L2Z-19E624-A FROM FORD. *TR

• 11/21/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE A 2007 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC XLT INTO OF SERVER FOR FALL IN THE BRAKES,THE BOB OF ENGINEER STATED WHAT WAS THE MOST COMMON FAULT IN THIS VEHICLE,TODAY HAVE 40 DAYS AND THE PCM IN THE VEHICLE CANT BE REPAIRED BY THE SHOP. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM: WHEN TRYING TO STEP ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE TENDS TO SLIP THIS CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN I SPOKE WITH OTHER FORD OWNERS. *TR

• 11/20/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAND NEW FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 2007 YEAR WITH 2000 MILES ON IT. WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 6 AM AND HAD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME OF DAY OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH. PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR TOWED TO DEALER LATER THAT MORNING. BRAKES WORKED FINE, NO LIGHT ON. THEY EXAMINED THE COMPUTER RECORDS FROM THE CAR AND IT DID INDICATE A COMPUTER FAILURE. FORD IS REPLACING THAT PART BUT WE ARE VERY CONCERNED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, AND VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING RECALL-SCALE ISSUE ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *NM

• 11/11/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  FORD TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 100,000 MILES. CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, COULD NOT MOVE. A LOT OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED ABOUT FORD'S POOR TRANSMISSION AND SURPRISED THERE IS YET TO BE A RECALL ABOUT THEIR POOR QUALITY TRANSMISSIONS.

• 11/10/2008· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE HAD MY 2007 SPORTRAC 8 CYL. FOR 1-1/2 YEARS. EVERY MORNING WHEN I START MY VEHICLE, I MUST WAIT A FULL THIRTY SECONDS OR MORE BEFORE I CAN PUT THE CAR IN GEAR. IF I DO IT SOONER, THEN THE ENGINE WILL REV, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. IF I REV THE ENGINE TO 6,000 RPM IT WILL BUDGE A BIT. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TWICE FOR THIS AND THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. ADDITIONALLY, I AM ONLY GETTING ABOUT 9.5 MPG, AND I FEEL IT MAY BE BECAUSE OF THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE. *TR

• 11/08/2008· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  ADVANCETRAC RSC SYSTEM ACTIVATED ON DRY ROAD SURFACE FOR NO CAUSE - CAUSING DISABLED TRANSMISSION LINE/NO POWER TO WHEELS & REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND RESULTING IN EMERGENCY PULLOVER IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC SITUATION. FORD SERVICE UNABLE TO FIND CAUSE - CAN NOT DUPLICATE. *TR

• 11/06/2008· TIRES

  2 OEM VALVE STEMS HAVE FAILED DUE TO MATERIAL DEFECT. BOTH FAILED STEMS CRACKED AT THE ON THE STEM ENTERS THE TIRE RIM. THESE FAILURES OCCURRED ON MY 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. ALL EQUIPMENT IS AS DELIVERED NEW FROM THE FACTORY. *TR

• 11/04/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  WATER/MOISTURE IN SUNROOF MOTOR ASSEMBLY CAUSING AT FIRST A SHORT ENABLING SUNROOF TO OPERATE OWN IT'S OWN POWER, THEN UPON REMOVING ASSEMBLY AN OILY WATER MIXTURE BEGAN DRIPPING OUT CAUSING FULL BREAKDOWN.RUST WAS ON MECHANICAL WHEEL & WHITE ( DRY) SPOTS ON COMPUTER BOARD. EXCESSIVE METAL SHAVINGS ON METAL RODS THAT OPERATE SUNROOF. NO SIGN OF WATER / MOISTURE ENTRY INTO ASSEMBLY, UNIT WAS EXCESSIVELY HOT TO TOUCH FROM DIRECT SUN ON ROOF OF VEHICLE. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

• 11/02/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE (DRIVER) DUE TO EXENSIVE CORROSION THAT BREACHED THE COMPONENT HOUSING, LEADING TO ELECTRICAL SHORTING THAT MELTED THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TERMINAL. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ENGINEERING / ASSEMBLY FLAW BECAUSE CORROSION SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED WHEN BOLTING ZINC PARTS TO STEEL FRAME MEMBERS (WITHOUT A DI-ELECTRIC BARRIER) INSTALLED IN AN AREA, SUBJECT TO DIRECT CONTACT WITH WATER & ROAD SALT, WHEN BEING SOLD IN NORTH AMERICAN CLIMATES.

• 11/01/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SURGES WHEN DOWNSHIFTING WHEN BRAKING. *TR

• 10/31/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I'M TOLD BY UHAUL THAT THEY WILL NOT PUT A TRAILOR ON BECAUSE OF SOME PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS AND LAWSUITS. IS THIS TRUE?

• 10/30/2006· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGHLY INTO SECOND GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN EITHER THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER WINDOW WAS OPEN WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LOUD WIND VIBRATION THAT CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. IT WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DUPLICATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE. ALSO, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT WAS THE WAY THE WINDOWS WERE DESIGNED, AND IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, IT WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO OPEN THE WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

• 10/29/2016· ENGINE

  MY CAR STALL INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. SEEMS TO BE WHEN I BREAK. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF FORD VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO.

• 10/23/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PULLING INTO TRAFFIC TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES IN DRY CONDITIONS, TAKING ALL ACCELERATION POWER AWAY. TRACTION INDICATOR ON DASH LIGHTS UP, UNABLE TO DISENGAGE WITH TRACTION BUTTON. VEHICLE DOES NOT STALL, HOWEVER THERE IS LITTLE TO NO POWER TO ACCELERATE TO APPROPRIATE DRIVING SPEED. BRAKES ALSO ENGAGE ANTI-LOCK. THERE IS NO WARNING, EXCEPT WHEN YOU COMMIT TO ACCELERATING, BOTH INSTANCES OCCURRED FROM A STOP SIGN, ABOUT 4 MINUTES AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.. VEHICLE DRIVES FINE FOR ROUGHLY 4 MINUTES, THEN AT A STOP LIGHT IT STARTS THIS PROBLEM AND CONTINUES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, OR MINUTES BEFORE GOING AWAY. IN BOTH INSTANCES TRACTION CONTROL WAS NOT NEEDED, BOTH TIMES I WOULD CALL THE TRACTION ON THE ROAD EXCELLENT, MEANING I COULDN'T SPIN THE TIRES IF I TRIED TO.. I WAS NOT ACCELERATING HEAVILY, LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION FROM A STOP SIGN. WHILE IT WAS ACTING UP I WOULD TRY BOTH, LIGHT, HEAVY AND EVEN TAP THE BRAKES TO TRY AND GET THE CAR OUT OF THINKING THAT THERE IS NO TRACTION. VERY CLOSE TO HAVING A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DID NOT GIVE ME THE POWER TO CROSS TRAFFIC FROM A STOP. IMAGINE DRIVING ON ICE, EXCEPT THERE IS NO ICE, AND ARE HALF WAY IN AN INTERSECTION TRYING TO LIMP OUT OF THE WAY. BAD FEELING. I'VE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE CROSSING TRAFFIC AT STOP SIGNS. SECOND TIME INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED. AFTER 2-4 MINUTES CAR DRIVES NORMAL. *JB

• 10/22/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD SPORT TRAC 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION WHILE THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD COME TO A STOP AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKES FORCEFULLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

• 10/22/2008· TIRES

  IN LATE AUGUST, 2008, I WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ALONG INTERSTATE 64 BETWEEN RICHMOND AND CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA DUE TO SUDDEN LOSE OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OF MY 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND SAFELY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT HITTING OTHER VEHICLES OR INJURING ANYONE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALER IN LOUISA, VA. AFTER BEING ASSURED THAT I COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE SPARE TIRE, I RETURNED IT TO WILLIAMSBURG FORD, THE ORIGINAL DEALER. THE TIRE AND THE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $365.58. ON OCTOBER 20, 2008, THE AIR PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH TIRE PRESSURE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO WILLIAMSBURG FORD. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE STEM IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $15.00. *TR

• 10/12/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  RIGHT REAR DIRECTIONAL LIGHT AND HAZARD LIGHT ARE NOT WORKING. REPLACED BULB AND SOCKET 4 TIMES WITHIN A YEAR. THE LEFT DIRECTIONAL/HAZARD LIGHT DOES ILLUMINATE.

• 10/10/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE SHUTS OFF DURING SLOWING FOR TURN OR STOP CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN NOT REPAIR AND CAN NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. DEALER DOES NOT TAKE THE PROBLEM SERIOUSLY. I BELONG TO A SPORT TRAC CLUB AND OTHER 2007 SPORT TRACS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *NM

• 10/09/2024· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Tire pressure monitoring system will incorrectly display tire sensor fault after driving over 55mph for approximately 15 miles After repeated repair attempts, Ford dealer has not been able to fix it and the TPMS is in constant alert with message Tire Monitor Fault. Dealer states that Ford no longer supports this government mandated safety feature.

• 10/08/2015· ENGINECrash

  MY FORD EXPLORER 2007 HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE (56,000 MILES). ITS ENGINE STARTED TO SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY UNDER ALL TYPES OF CONDITIONS, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. IT WAS INDEED VERY DANGEROUS. INDEED MY DAUGHTER, DRIVING THIS CAR, HAD AN ACCIDENT ON SEPT. 4, PRECISELY BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED IN A STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC WHICH DID NOT RESULT IN ANY INJURY. I HATE TO THINK OF CONSEQUENCES OF THIS HAPPENING IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. MY RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON FOR THESE AUTOS, AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS NOT TAKEN CARE OF. AFTER HAVING MY MECHANICS CHECK EVERY CONCEIVABLE PROBLEM, I WAS REFERRED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEIR DIAGNOSIS DETERMINED THE INTERNAL PCM FAILURE TO BE THE CAUSE. IT TURNED OUT THAT THIS PART IS BELIEVED TO BE DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF ITS DESIGN, AND A NEW ONE IS DEVELOPED WHICH IS ON BACK ORDER. I WAS LUCKY TO FIND A NEW PART AND HAD IT SHIPPED TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INSTALLED. I HOPE THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. IT COST ME $1,546.41, WHICH I DO NOT THINK I SHOULD HAVE PAID ESPECIALLY WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I THINK THIS IS A CASE OF BAD/DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE PCM, WHICH IS ALSO A SAFETY PROBLEM AND I THINK THE FORD COMPANY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED AND REPLACE THIS PART FREE OF CHARGE.

• 10/07/2015· ENGINE

  PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN AT 65K MILES. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM FORD HAS AVOIDED RECALLING. I EASILY FOUND 25 PLUS CASES OF EXPLORER SPORTTRAC OWNERS WITH THE 4.6 V8 REPORTING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. FORD CHARGES OVER 3K TO FIX WHAT SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY DESIGN THAT HAPPENS ON THE MAJORITY OF THESE VEHICLES.

• 09/30/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED AND CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO DRAG. BOTH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHAFT ASSEMBLY (PART NUMBER FP-7L2Z4K138A) FAILED AND CAUSED THE BACK END TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY AND NO LONGER FEELS SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,821.

• 09/20/2011· WHEELS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON EXAMINING THE WHEEL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE BOLTS WHICH HELD THE WHEEL IN PLACE WERE SHEERED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME WHERE THE CONTACT MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000...UPDATED 10/04/11 *BF UPDATED 10/05/11*JB

• 09/18/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  COMPUTER SHIFTING AND MILEAGE ISSUE. *JB

• 09/17/2010· TIRES

  SPARE TIRE IS NO GOOD. I HAD TO USE MY SPARE TIRE FOR THE FIRST TIME 2 WEEKS AGO, AND THE RIM IS BAD. I COULD ONLY TRAVEL 20 MPH BEFORE IT STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING NOISES. I CALLED STEVENS FORD IN PATCHOGUE, NY AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME I HAD TO USE IT. *TR

• 09/08/2008· TIRES

  EARLY SPRING OF 08, TIRE VALVE STEM LEAK : REPLACED SEPT 5 OF 08 HAD SPORTRAC VEHICLE IN TO DEALER FOR ( FORD, FAIROAK NAPERVILLE IL. ) MAINTENANCE INCLUDING ROTATION AND BALANCING OF ALL 4 WHEEL SL SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING DEALER LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON. I FOUND LEFT REAR VALVE STEM LEAKING STOP AT DISCOUNT TIRE AND WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD 3 VALVES ON VEHICLE THAT WERE BAD "RECALL" ALL 4 FOUR WERE THEN REPLACED AND I WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL. WHAT' WITH FORD ? *TR

• 08/27/2008· POWER TRAIN

  FORD SPORTS TRAC 07, 8 CYLINDER. AUTOMATIC, 44000. IT BEGAN AROUND 20000. WHEN ONE COMES TO A STOP, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE OR TRANSMISSION KICKS IN AND THE VEHICLE JUMPS AND SLAMS INTO GEAR. IT APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE THE MORE I DRIVE IT. ALSO, A LOT OF BLIND SPOTS. *TR

• 08/27/2006· VISIBILITY

  I HAVE A HEATED WINDSHIELD WITH LITTLE LINES THROUGH IT. I AM EXPERIENCING A MAJOR AMOUNT OF HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT GLARE. I WAS TOLD TO CLEAN IT WITH VINEGAR WITH NO RESULTS. YELLOW LENS, NO HELP. ARS EYEGLASS COATING NO HELP. I DON'T WEAR GLASSES. I HAVE NO PROBLEMS IN MY HUSBANDS VEHICLE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHECK INTO THIS. THEY ARE DANGEROUS. THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T PUT A PLAIN WINDSHIELD IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO WIRING. I NEED HELP....I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. *JB

• 08/26/2007· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INITIAL COMPLAINT WAS GAS MILEAGE. 12 MPG IN TOWN AND 12 MPG ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. MILEAGE CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE, DOWN TO 7 IN TOWN AND 12 ON HIGHWAY. THIS IS A V6 2 WHEEL DRIVE AUTO. THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK, THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I TOOK THE CAR IN AGAIN AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE GAS MILEAGE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DEALER CALLED AND SAID I HAD 2 BAD SENSORS ON THE CAR AND COULD GET IT THE NEXT DAY. CUSTOMER SERVICE CALLED 2 DAYS LATER AND TOLD MY WIFE THAT THEY HAD " FRIED" THE CPU IN THE CAR. IT'S BEEN ALMOST 10 DAYS IN THE SHOP AND NO REPAIRS. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE TO HAVE A NEW COMPUTER MADE FOR THE CAR AND THAT ALL CPU ARE " SPECIAL" , NOT SOMETHING THEY CAN GET EVERYDAY. THIS UNIT CONTROLS EVERYTHING ON THIS CAR, IF IT WAS "FRIED" WHAT DID IT DO TO THE SENSORS ON THE CAR? *TR

• 08/17/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ON 8/10/10 I NOTICED WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE WHEN ACCELERATED IT WOULD BECOME SLUGGISH AND MAKE A LOUD ROARING NOISE. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND ASKED FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY TRUCK IN. THEY SUGGESTED I BRING IT ON THE MORNING OF 8/11/10 FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT. AROUND NOON ON 8/11/10 THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT MY TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT I HAD A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR. HE ALSO SAID THAT HE HAS HAD SEVERAL OF THE SAME TYPE VEHICLES COME IN TO HIS SHOP WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR RADIATORS. HE SUGGESTED THAT THEY REMOVE THE RADIATOR AND TAKE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP TO SEE IF IT COULD BE REPAIRED. ON 8/12/10 THE SERVICE MANAGER PHONED ME TO TELL ME THAT THE RADIATOR COULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO MORE THAN ONE LEAK IN THE RADIATOR. HE ADVISED ME NOT TO PURCHASE A NON FACTORY MADE RADIATOR AND SUGGESTED THAT I ALLOW HIM TO ORDER ONE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND REPLACE MY DEFECTED ONE. ON 8/13/10 I WAS ABLE TO PICK UP MY TRUCK AFTER PAYING $583.05 FOR A NEW RADIATOR $15.52 FOR A NEW CAP AND $14 FOR ANTI FREEZE, NOT TO MENTION THE $75 FOR THE COST OF LABOR. ON 8/17/10, I PHONED NHTSA TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE RADIATOR THAT I NEVER RECEIVED. NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AT THIS TIME, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM THIS SAME MODEL VEHICLE WITH RADIATOR ISSUES. I WAS TOLD TO CALL FORD AND ISSUE A FORMAL COMPLAINT BY PHONE. I DID THIS AND WAS GIVEN A REF # [XXX]. I WOULD LIKE FOR THERE TO BE AN INVESTIGATION AND IF POSSIBLE A RECALL ISSUED FOR OWNERS OF THIS SAME TYPE VEHICLE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE SOME REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE EXPENSE I WAS OUT GETTING A NEW RADIATOR FOR MY VEHICLE. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THESE RADIATORS COULD HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE AT THE TIME OF ASSEMBLY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

• 08/16/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING AT APPROX. 25-30 MPH. APPLIED BRAKES AT LIGHT BUT WHEELS KEEP SPINNING. SHOVE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, THEN INTO PARK. CUT OFF IGNITION, START UP AGAIN AND THINGS ARE OK. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT I COULD HIT A PEDESTRIAN OR REAR END A CAR, OR WIND-UP IN AN INTERSECTION WHERE CARS ARE MOVING. WILL CONTACT DEALER NEXT WEEK. *TR

• 08/11/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

• 08/03/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION JERKS FORWARD WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN TO STOP. THIS OCCURS AS MY TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTS FROM EITHER 3RD TO 2ND GEAR OR 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. IT LUNGES MY CAR FORWARD WHEN I'M BRAKING TO STOP. AND HESITATES WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO FIRST MAKING A LARGE THUMPING NOISE. I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS ON THIS PROBLEM AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 08/02/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I WAS AT THE YIELD SIGN AT THE FEEDER LANE APPROACHING THE NASA BYPASS IN WEBSTER, TEXAS WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS ANOTHER CAR WAS AHEAD OF ME AND HAD STOPPED. INSTEAD OF BRAKING, MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND I RUN INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR AHEAD. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THE DESIGN IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSED IS LOWER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEY ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. IF THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED EXACTLY RIGHT A PERSON CAN UNINTENTIONALLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORTS TRAC TRUCK. *KB

• 07/31/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO CLEARED THE INTAKE OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

• 07/30/2018· STEERING

  'TAKATA RECALL' IT SQUEEKS AND CLUNKS WHEN STEERING

• 07/28/2008· TIRES

  MY MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD ON THE REAR AFTER ONLY 25K MILES AND WE REPLACED THEM BUT NOW OUR FRONT TIRES ARE BALD AFTER 35K MILES. *TR

• 07/26/2009· TIRES

  I HAVE HAD TO GET THREE VALVE STEMS ON MY 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC REPLACED WITHIN 3 DAYS. THEY WERE CRACKED AND ROTTED. 2007???? CRACKED AND ROTTED??. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS CUTTING MY VALVE STEMS ON PURPOSE. WHEN THE TIRE GUY PULLED TO REMOVE THE OLD VALVE STEM THEY SPLIT IN HALF WITH HARDLY ANY FORCE EXERTED ON THEM. NOW I FIND OUT THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.. UNREAL *TR

• 07/25/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THE THERMOSTAT THAT CONTROLS THE TEMPERATURE IN THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE THERMOSTAT AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO RELATED RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO FUNCTIONED SPORADICALLY AT TIMES DURING HOT WEATHER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

• 07/17/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO ACCIDENT YET BUT....BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE ARE VERY SOFT. BRAKE PEDAL WHEN APPLIED GOES BELOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. UNLESS OPERATOR IS VERY CAREFUL TO MOVE RIGHT FOOT COMPLETELY OVER TO BRAKE PEDAL THE PROXIMITY OF THE TWO PEDALS AND THE SOFTNESS OR AMOUNT OF BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL BELOW THE ACCELERATOR, THE OPERATOR PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WILL STOP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE HARDER THE BRAKE IS PRESSED THE MORE THE ACCELERATOR IS ACTIVATED. I HAVE PERSONALLY COME CLOSE TO HITTING VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME DUE TO THIS CONDITION. CORRECTIVE ACTION TO RELEASE PEDALS AND RE LOCATE FOOT ON BREAK IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN STOP MANY SITUATIONS. I HAVE RETURNED THIS VEHICLE TO A NUMBER OF FACTORY DEALERSHIPS WHO ADVISE BRAKES ARE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ONLY BE TOLD TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. I HAVE WRITTEN THE COMPANY. I AM TOTALLY IGNORED. FORD HAS TO BE VERY AWARE OF TOYOTA BUT IGNORES THIS PERHAPS IDENTICAL SITUATION. YOUR NEXT ENTRY DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY A DATE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS SINCE I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2007. I JUST PICKED A DATE. *TR

• 07/10/2016· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE

  OK WHERE CAN I START BESIDES THAT I'VE COME TO HATE MY TRUCK I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FIXING IT CONSTANTLY FIRST OFF LIGHT IN THE CAR GO ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING WHENEVER YOU HIT A BUMP THAN I GET RANDOM LITTLE LEAKS ALL THE TIME AND HAD MY TRANSMISSION WORKED ON A YEAR AGO BECAUSE IT WAS MESSED UP AND HERE IT GOES AGAIN I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE [XXX] IS WRONG WITH IT BUT SOMETIMES I SWEAR I JUST WANNA THROW THE [XXX] CAR OFF A BRIDGE EVERY OTHER DAY THERE'S ANOTHER PROBLEM NOT MY AC HAS STOPPED WORKING I WAS DRINKING HOME FROM THE GYM YESTERDAY MORNING AT A RED LIGHT HE CAR SHUT OFF LOCKED MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MY DOORS LOCKED MY BRAKE STARTED BEEPING ON MY DASH WOULDN'T LET ME DO ANYTHING THAT'S DANGEROUS IT WAS A MAJOR ROAD WITH THE LIGHT JUST TURNING GREEN I'M STUCK CAN'T EVEN PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND ROLL IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION I TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT OFF DROVE IT HOME WOKE UP NEXT MORNING FOUND SOMETHING LEAKING DROVE TO WORK NOT ITS HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING I'M SO DONE WITH THIS TRUCK. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR