Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was driving and the lights on the vehicle went out I thought it was the bulbs but no lights were working I adjusted s… |
| 2018-11-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING |
| 2018-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR TAKES ABOUT 3 TO 5 TRIES TO START. I REPLACED GAS PUMP, PLUGS, CABLES, TEMP SENSOR, STILL TAKES LONG TO START.O/D O… |
| 2017-07-13 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE RUNNING IN PARK WHILE DRIVER GATHERED BOXES TO PLACE IN BED OF TRUCK. DRIVE TRAIN ENGAGED SENDING DRIVERLESS V… |
| 2017-02-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | DRIVING ON FREEWAY FRONT DRIVER WHEEL FELL OFF CAUSING TRUCK TO ROLL OVER. NO AIR BAG WAS INFLATED. WAS TOLD THE PIN T… |
| 2016-11-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY FAILED TO START UPON… |
| 2016-08-17 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH WHEN MY LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW A FLAT. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP SAFELY, THE TIRE WA… |
| 2016-07-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, THE INSIDE LIGHTSOR DOME LIGHTS, THEY SHORTED OUT ONE TO ANOTHER IN THE DOUBLE OVER HEAD LIGHTS AND GRO… |
| 2016-06-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRACT I DIDN'T GET TO TEST DRIVE IT BECAUSE THERE WERE OTHER VEHICAL SURROUNDIN… |
| 2016-02-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS… |
| 2016-01-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I HAD AN ACCIDENT I JANUARY 2016 AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSE ME DAMAGE TO MY NECK AND BOTH SHOULDER. DOCTORS SAY… |
| 2015-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD 3 TIRE BLOW OUTS IN THE SHORT TIME I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK DUE TO THE TIRES RUBBING ON A PART OF THE STEERING … |
| 2015-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | EVER SINCE I GOT THE TRUCK ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES LOCKING UP. IT HAPPENS… |
| 2014-11-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK SINCE 2002. LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE (ONE DAY IT WORKED, NEXT DAY IT WAS FLOPP… |
| 2014-10-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I HEARD A POPPING FOLLOWED BY A LOT OF METAL NOISE. THE TRUCK SEAMED SHIFT AROUND. UPON LOO… |
| 2014-09-22 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE S… |
| 2014-08-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE BODY MOUNTS HAVE DRIED OUT AND CRUMBLES WHEN TOUCHED. THIS DETERIORATION CAUSES THE BODY TO RIDE ON TOP OF THE … |
| 2014-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHEN I HAD MY VEHICLE INSPECTED I WAS INFORMED THE BODY MOUNTS WERE ALMOST ALL RUSTED OUT AND THERE IS A DANGER THE BOD… |
| 2014-05-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE BODY MOUNTS HAVE DRIED OUT AND CRUMBLES WHEN TOUCHED. THIS DETERIORATION CAUSES THE BODY TO RIDE ON TOP OF THE… |
| 2013-12-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON SUNDAY THE NIGHT BEFORE THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS USED THAT DAY. IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 3 PM IT WAS TAKEN TO GET… |
| 2013-09-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRA… |
| 2013-08-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GAS TANK SUPPORT HANGER RUSTED AWAY AND TANK FELL OFF. *TT |
| 2013-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED HAVING A CHATTER UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED OUT ON TO THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND… |
| 2013-05-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SL… |
| 2013-01-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS PLAGUED MANY EXPLORERS, SPORT … |
| 2012-11-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED… |
| 2012-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FOUND THAT AFTER APPROX.80,000 MILES THAT ALL THE BODY SUPPORT BUSHING HAD DRIED OUT AND CRUMBLED.. THIS CAUSE SEVER LA… |
| 2012-03-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUC… |
| 2012-01-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE RISING PRICE OF GAS DISCOURAGED ME FROM USING MY SPORT TRAC (ST) OFTEN, SO IT WAS GARAGED DURING THE WORK WEEK. ON… |
| 2011-11-25 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK BECAME STUCK. THIS WAS NOT A GRADUAL PROBLEM; ONE DAY IT WAS WORKING, THE NEXT DAY IT WAS … |
| 2011-09-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HE N… |
| 2011-07-16 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | BODY TO FRAME MOUNTS FAILURE. *TT |
| 2011-04-22 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | FRONT DOOR LOCKS ON 2001 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC RENDERED MALFUNCTIONING BY FREEZING CONDITIONS IN MICHIGAN. DRIVER'S SIDE … |
| 2011-03-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BACK DOORS OF MY 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC FX4 4X4 DO NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE CHILD SAFELY LOCKS ARE N… |
| 2011-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. 3 DIFFERENT TIMES IT HAS EJECTED THE REAR SPARK PLUG FROM THE ENGINE. I'… |
| 2011-01-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 2001 FORD SPORTTRAC ALL FRAME/BODY MOUNT BUSHING IS DETERIATING BADLY. I THINK ITS VERY SERIOUS. IF I SHOULD HAVE A WRE… |
| 2011-01-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC CRUMBLING BODY MOUNT BUSHINGS CAUSING CREAKING, KNOCKING NOISE UNDER FLOORBOARD. POSSIBLE… |
| 2010-12-24 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | IVE HCECKED AROUND AND IT SEEMS THAT ALL OF THE EXPLORER SPORT TRACS EVENTUALLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM EVEN AFTER REPLACING … |
| 2010-12-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | FORD 2001 SPORT TRAC SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD. *TR |
| 2010-12-08 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TOOK MY TRUCK TO A MECHANIC TO SEE WHAT THE GRINDING SOUND OF MEDAL WAS, TURNED OUT TO BE THE BODY MOUNTING BUSHINGS. … |
| 2010-06-17 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH THE STRU… |
| 2010-05-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | BODY MOUNTS UNDER FLOOR ARE DETERIORATED. WHEN DRIVING AND GOING OVER BUMPS, VEHICLE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS "BOTTOMING OUT"… |
| 2010-04-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | I OWN A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. 2WD. AUTOMATIC. A FEW MONTHS AGO I STARTED HEARING AN ANNOYING SQUEAKING NOISE … |
| 2010-03-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BODY MOUNT BUSHINGS ARE DETERIORATING PREMATURELY. *DT |
| 2010-02-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSIONS IN EXPLORER SPORT TRACS 2001 ARE NOT VERY RELIABLE, I AM HAVING TO PUT A 2ND ONE IN WITH ONLY 126,000 MIL… |
| 2010-02-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SUDDENLY BURST INTO… |
| 2009-11-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | 2001 FORD SPORT TRAC BODY MOUNTS HAVE ALL DETERATED AND FALLEN OFF. VERY SERIOUS MATTER WHEN BODY MIGHT BREAK OFF. *CN |
| 2009-10-29 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE EMAILS BELOW CHRONICLE MY ATTEMPT TO HAVE THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ADDRESS WHAT I FEEL TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEAS… |
| 2009-10-22 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | THE RUBBER BODY MOUNT,STRUT AND CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ON MY 2001 SPORT TRAC 4WD ARE CRUMBLING. *TR |
| 2009-08-27 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 2001 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC VEHICLES HAS BADLY DETERIORATING CAB MOUNT BUSHINGS. (THESE BUSHINGS CONNECT THE CAB TO T… |