Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the following day … |
| 2020-07-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON I-65 SOUTH BOUND ON I-65 IN GOODLETTESVILLE, TENNESSEE WHEN MY LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE HAD … |
| 2019-10-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN THE MORNING OR WHENEVER DAMP MY FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN DRIVING, THEN STOPPING.. |
| 2016-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING ONE DAY THE OD OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING NOW IT SHIFTS HARD AND CLINKS AND CLACKS GOING DOWN ROAD |
| 2016-06-06 | SEATS | No | 0 | RE: 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. IT APPEARS THAT THE UPPER BOLT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HIGH BACK SEAT, THAT ATTACHES T… |
| 2016-02-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON FEB.12 2016 STILL NO DASH WARNING LIGHTS MY FORD TRAC..I LEFT MY HOME IN DRIVE MOVED ONTO HIGHWAY 66, THE TRUCK WOUL… |
| 2015-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE WAS NOT WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH, TRUCK SLOWED DOWN THEN ENGINE RACED UP ALL ON ITS OWN TURNED I TURNED OFF ROAD SH… |
| 2015-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTER FRACTURED B… |
| 2015-03-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES STOPPED WORKING AND THE … |
| 2014-12-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER MAKING ABRUPT STOP HALF MILE BEFORE INCIDENT TO AVOID ACCIDENT, I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN I WENT TO E… |
| 2014-08-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. O/D LIGHT BLINKING. TRANSMISSION INSTANTLY STARTED TO SLIP IN 3RD GEAR UNDER ACCELERATION. OVER 8… |
| 2013-07-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 FORD SPORT TRAC AT ABOUT 40 MPH,ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING,JUST A SHAKING FEELING,THEN C… |
| 2013-07-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE BODY MOUNT INSULATORS DETERIORATED AND THE BODY COULD COME LOOSE FROM THE CHASSIS. FORD WANTS OVER 3000 DOLLARS FO… |
| 2013-06-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THEY WERE ROTTEN AND FALLING APART, I WAS LOOKING ONLINE AND EVERYBODY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT SHOULD BE A MANUFACTU… |
| 2012-08-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE BODY MOUNTS ON THE VEHICLE ARE DESINTEGRATING. I TOUCHED IT WITH MY HAND AND IT FELL APART. BODY MOUNTS SHOULD LAST… |
| 2012-07-25 | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SEAT RECLINED INTO THE BACK SEATING AREA CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER PULL… |
| 2012-07-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I AM EXPERIENCING A LOUD CLANKING AND CRASHING SOUND EMITTING FROM UNDER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS WITH … |
| 2012-03-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE SUDDEN ACCELE… |
| 2011-12-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE BODY MOUNTS HAVE DETERIORATED TO A POINT THAT THEY ARE CRUMBLING AND ARE NOT SUPPORTING THE FRAME TO THE BODY AND N… |
| 2011-11-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 3 TO 5 MPH, ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE. FORD DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICL… |
| 2011-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I COME TO REALIZE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY VEHICLES DO NOT A TRANSMISSION GAUGE. TRANSMISSION SENSORY LIGHT TO LET Y… |
| 2011-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DOOR HANDLE ISSUE. REAR DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. *TR |
| 2011-02-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FORD EXPLORER SPORT-TRAC 2001-2005 THE BODY MOUNTS ARE CRUMBLING, KNOWN DEFECT ON ALL THESE VEHICLES, INFERIOR RUBBER … |
| 2011-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE RE… |
| 2011-01-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC FUEL FILL PROBLEM.TANK WILL NOT FILL AND SPLASHES OUT EVERY TIME I TRY TO GET GAS COVERIN… |
| 2010-11-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BODY/CHASSIS MOUNTS ARE DETERIORATING AND CRUMBLING. BODY IS NOW LOOSE ON THE FRAME AND HAS SLIGHT MOVEMENT. THESE MO… |
| 2010-11-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BODY MOUNT BUSHINGS HAVE DETERIORATED. THE CAR IS ONLY 8 YRS OLD. I LOOKED TODAY AFTER HEARING A CRACKING/POPPING NOI… |
| 2010-11-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | NO LEFT TURN SINGLE OR BRAKE LIGHTS, WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TILITED DOWN WE FOUND THE TURN SINGLES DO NOT WORK OR B… |
| 2010-11-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SEVERE DETERIORATION OF THE BODY MOUNT BUSHINGS TO THE POINT WHERE THEY CRUMBLE WHEN TOUCHED. INFERIOR MATERIAL. *TR |
| 2010-10-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BODY MOUNT CAB BUSHINGS ARE DETERIORATING SO BADLY THEY FLAKE OFF IN YOUR HAND IF YOU TOUCH THEM. *TR |
| 2010-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PART # E6DB-14489-DA. THIS IS A WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT BECOMES UNPLUGGED WHEN YOU… |
| 2010-02-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MULTIPLE DEFECTS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DRIVE TRAIN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP OPERATING CAUSING A HUGE SAFETY RI… |
| 2010-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THERE IS EXTREME DETERIORATION OF THE RUBBER BODY MOUNT BUSHINGS...THESE ARE WHAT HOLDS THE CAB TO THE FRAME. THE ONES … |
| 2010-01-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | O/D LIGHT FLASHING. NOW I HAVE TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. READ ALL THE COMP. AND LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE IS HAVING THIS PROBL… |
| 2009-12-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | O/D LIGHT FLASHING ON MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. *TR |
| 2009-11-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I CURRENTLY OWN A 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. DURING THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THER… |
| 2009-11-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE HANGS UP IN PARK ALMOST EVERY TIME IT IS USED; VERY DIFFICULT TO GET IT INTO A DRIVE OR REVERSE GEAR; GENERALLY… |
| 2009-07-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MALFUNCTION WITH 4X4 HIGH AND LOW SETTINGS. IT INITIATES ITSELF FROM AUTO SETTING CAUSING DIFFICULTY MAKING TURNS AND … |
| 2009-07-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL WENT OUT. REPLACED BULB...NO CHANGE. WENT TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPAIRED STEERING WHEEL HARNESS ISSUE… |
| 2009-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PART # E6DB-14489-DA. I'VE GOOGLED THE ISSUE AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE. FAULTY CONNECTOR CAUSING … |
| 2009-01-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SLUGGISH IN POWER AND SHIFTING AT THE WRONG TIMES. WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE FOR… |
| 2009-01-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING ONTO A BUSY HWY. IN EASTERN UTAH MY TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING JUST STARTED SLIPPING AND I HAD TO QUICK… |
| 2008-12-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE … |
| 2008-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC TRANSMISSION AND AM BEING TOLD THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE A… |
| 2008-09-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-50 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE ACCE… |
| 2008-07-09 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | REAR INSIDE DOOR HANDLES SNAPPED OFF WHEN PULLED BY 2 YEAR OLD WHILE CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS ON. *TR |
| 2008-07-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHEN I WOULD MAKE A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN AND USE THE BRAKES THE BRAKES WOULD PULSATE AND WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK RIGHT… |
| 2008-06-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | BOUGHT MY 02 SPORT TRAC IN 04. IT HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK REPAIRED BY ORIGINAL OWNER AT (20,000 MILES) IN 03. IN … |
| 2008-05-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE FORD RECALL FOR CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IS A JOKE. I JUST HAD THE DEALERSHIP PERFORM THE REPAIR ON MY 2002 FORD EXPL… |
| 2008-05-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM W… |