Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-10 | 06V114000 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 8,585 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE ONLY OPENS FROM INSIDE. PASSENGER REAR DOOR ONLY OPENS FROM OUTSIDE. DRIVERS SIDE REAR… |
| 2016-03-04 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | ---- THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A SEAT BELT FOR A PASSENGER RIDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR SEAT. THE REAR SEAT HAS A… |
| 2016-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL ON AND SET DO NOT WORK ON ANY ROAD. VEHICLE MOVING ON ANY ROAD OR STANDSTILL. |
| 2015-11-28 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT BOLT |
| 2014-10-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | IF STEERING WHEEL IS NOT IN THE VERY HIGH POSITION TURN SIGNALS BLINK VERY RAPIDLY AS IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH ONE O… |
| 2014-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. DURING NORMAL DRIVING, A REAR RATTLE/ BANGING NOISE WOULD OCCUR WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH ROAD OR… |
| 2014-06-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ALL BODY BUSHINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BUSHINGS WERE DESICCATED AND HAD CRUMBLED AWAY. THIS MAD… |
| 2014-06-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BUSHING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE BUSHINGS DISI… |
| 2014-04-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD AROUND 30 MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE. SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE… |
| 2013-10-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN I STARTED FROM A STOP LIGHT IT TOOK OFF FINE BUT SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND THEN INTO 3RD THE ENGINE RACED BUT W… |
| 2013-07-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. I KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT VEHICLES TO KNOW THIS IS NOT NORMAL IN… |
| 2013-06-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD BANGING/BUMPING NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT JACK HAD CAME LO… |
| 2013-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, AN… |
| 2012-10-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE FORD EXPLORER SPORT HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT, THERE IS A VERY LOUD BANGING COMING FROM THE REA… |
| 2012-02-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THE BODY MOUNTS ON MY EXPLORER SPORT ARE DETERIORATING AND CAUSING A BAD VIBRATION IN THE WHOLE VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING … |
| 2012-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC'S BODY MOUNT CUSHION HAS DETERIORATED AND I CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AN EXPENSI… |
| 2012-01-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING AN ICE STORM AND LOST CONTROL OF HER 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT SUV AND STRUCK … |
| 2011-12-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | HEARING NOISE BOTH DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE FRONT I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE KNOWN TOP NOTCH SHOP FOR SUSPENSION. IT W… |
| 2011-12-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACTED WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN WHITE SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE FEN… |
| 2011-12-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY SHI… |
| 2011-08-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT - THE BODY MOUNT ISOLATORS ARE COMPLETELY DETERIORATED AS REPORTED BY OTHERS. ALL BODY MOUNT I… |
| 2011-08-08 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BODY BUSHINGS WERE ROTTING. THE CONTACT … |
| 2011-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | A CLUNKING NOISE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. IN LOOKING AT IT, IS SEEMS THERE IS A WORN BODY BUSHING. INVESTIGATION ON TH… |
| 2011-08-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE SHIFTING FROM 2-3 GEAR OR BETWEEN 30MPH-40MPH. O/D OFF LIGHT BLINKS ON/OFF SOMETIMES WHEN THIS… |
| 2011-05-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD LOUD NOISE. SOUNDED LIKE THE BACK WINDOW HATCH WAS OPEN AND VIBRATING WITH EVERY BUMP IN THE RO… |
| 2011-02-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD, DRIVER 2 CARS AHEAD OF ME CAME TO A DEAD STOP. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME HIT BRA… |
| 2011-01-18 | SEAT BELTS:INTEGRATED CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | I DRIVE A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE REAR SEATBELTS DO NOT LOCK. I WENT TO MY LOCAL CERTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE… |
| 2010-12-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE GUY BEFORE ME (AND MANY BEFORE HIM) EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING WITH MY 2001 FORD EXPLO… |
| 2010-12-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. O/D OFF LIGHT BEGINS FLASHING, FEELING LOSS OF POWER AND HARD SHIFTING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYIN… |
| 2010-10-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SITTING IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT, THE S… |
| 2010-09-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT WHICH I BOUGHT NEW. I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED IT PROPERLY AND I BABIED THE VEHICLE. … |
| 2010-08-22 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE'S LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. DRIVER MADE AN ABRUPT STEERING INPUT THAT C… |
| 2010-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | LEFT HINGE ON THE BACK GLASS KEEPS FALLING OFF. I HAVE REPLACED IT 3 TIMES NOW AND FORD KEEPS SAYING THERE IS NO PROBL… |
| 2010-08-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A BANGING NOISE ON… |
| 2010-07-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, FEELING LOSS OF POWER IN EARLY GEARS, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING T… |
| 2010-06-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEF… |
| 2010-06-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKES, ROTORS, PADS, ARE NEW... THE EXPLORER SPORT STILL DOES NOT COME TO A FULL STOP ... (2001) MILES 4900, BRAKES G… |
| 2010-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. RECENTLY, IT APPEARS THAT IF I AM GOING A STEADY SPEED OR LEAVING FROM A COMPLETE STO… |
| 2010-05-01 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | REAR PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AROUND BUSHINGS FRONT AND REAR WHEN REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT. 3… |
| 2010-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME. VEHICLE DESTROYED BY FIRE. *TR |
| 2010-01-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT: DOOR SUDDENLY STOPPED UNLOCKING WITH THE KEY. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED HUNDREDS OF OTHER EXPL… |
| 2010-01-08 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INSIDE THE DOOR. TH… |
| 2010-01-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL… |
| 2009-12-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN A BANGING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE… |
| 2009-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT THAT THE 4X4 CONTROL MODULE CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTIONS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS… |
| 2009-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. AFTER DRIVING FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME,(ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS) WHEN YOU APPLY T… |
| 2009-11-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT 2 DOORS BLEND DOOR BROKEN NO HEAT. *TR |
| 2009-06-10 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING OFF AND ON. DON'T KNOW IF AIR BAGS WILL DEPLOY OR NOT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. FORD HAS A… |
| 2009-06-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE LOCKS AND DOOR LATCH ON MY 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT OBVIOUSLY DO NOT WORK! THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT WHILE I'M DRIV… |
| 2009-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE BACK END BUMPS AND THUMPS LIKE THERE IS NO PADDING BETWEEN THE METAL ON METAL PARTS. VERY LOUD IN THE VEHICLE ALWA… |