Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 Ford Explorer Sport Trac.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | All four side curtain airbags deployed while I was driving my car in a parking lot. There was no collision and no reaso… |
| 2019-10-08 | SEATS | No | 0 | DURING NORMAL USE, USUALLY WHEN IN MOTION BUT FREQUENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION, THE DRIVERS SEAT SUDDENLY F… |
| 2019-09-11 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEATBELT MECHANISM FOR DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE IS INOPERABLE. IT DOESN'T LOCK AFTER YOU PUT YOUR SEATBELT ON. T… |
| 2019-03-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS, T… |
| 2018-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER GAUGES AND ODOMETER DROP TO ZERO AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING, AND I DON'T KNOW MY SPEED AND WELL AS… |
| 2018-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS… |
| 2017-10-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE BODY OF MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC XLT HAS RIVETS ON THE TOP OF THE ROOF THAT HOLD WATER. INSTEAD OF BEING A … |
| 2015-12-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE LIFTGATE BOTTOM ABS PANEL TO THE RIGHT OF THE FORS EMBLEM IN OCTOBER 2015. ON DECEMBER 8, 201… |
| 2014-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY GAS GAUGE NEEDLE STARTED GOING BEYOND FULL THEN INTERMITTENTLY WOULD BE ON E WHEN I JUST FILLED IT. EACH TIME I WOUL… |
| 2014-07-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRA… |
| 2014-06-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T NOTICE WHEN YOU GO FROM AN EMPTY TANK TO FULL. STILL READING NO CHANGE. THEN SLOWLY WILL CLIMB TO TH… |
| 2014-06-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHEN THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP A… |
| 2014-05-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Yes | 2 | HAVE HAD 2 OF THESE 2004 FORD SPORT TRAC TRUCKS. ONE WHICH WAS FLIPPED ONTO MY DRIVER SIDE AND TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT W… |
| 2014-05-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE DOORS DON'T OPEN GOOD AND THE DOOR HANDLES BREAK. WE HAVE HAD FIXED TWICE AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD FIXED ALSO! *… |
| 2013-09-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH NOTICED TOO MUCH BODY ROLL AND BOUNCING. INSTALLED NEW SHOCKS AND SWAY BARS AND HAD IT ALIGNED A… |
| 2013-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS LOOSE. THE CONTAC… |
| 2013-08-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE S… |
| 2013-04-17 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | BODY/CHASSIS MOUNTS ARE DETERIORATING AND CRUMBLING. BODY IS NOW LOOSE ON THE FRAME AND HAS SLIGHT MOVEMENT. THESE MOUN… |
| 2013-04-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE … |
| 2012-04-18 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC WITH MASTERCRAFT COURSER A/T 2 TIRES (SIZE: LT265/75R16). WHILE DR… |
| 2011-11-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TIRES CUPPING AND WHINE AT ABOUT 40 MPH AND UP. *TR |
| 2011-07-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE VEHICLE WA TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE SERVICE W… |
| 2011-06-11 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BODY TO FRAME MOUNTING BUSHINGS ARE FAILING. WHEN TOUCHED THEY CRUMBLE. I LIVE IN SE TEXAS. NO ROAD SALT OR WINTER CHEM… |
| 2011-05-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WENT TO INSTALL A PAIR OF STEP BARS ON MY TRUCK, AND NOTICED THAT MY BODY BUSHINGS LOOKED ODD. I TOUCHED ONE OF THEM … |
| 2011-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2004 FORD SPORT TRAC XLT GAS EFI 4.0 HARMONIC BALANCER FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. *TR |
| 2010-12-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | I OWN A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORTTRAC THAT CAME WITH MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FOR THE HOLIDAY… |
| 2010-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | BEGAN TO NOTICE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. FORD ADVISED FLUID CHANGE. FLUID CHANGE DID NOT HELP. PROB… |
| 2010-08-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE UNEXPECTANTLY PULLE… |
| 2010-02-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WAS LEAVING MY FRIEND'S HOUSE TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES AND WHEN I WENT TO PARK MY TRUCK WHICH IS A 2004 FORD EX… |
| 2010-01-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HARMONIC BALANCER WENT BAD MAY 2009, JUST UNDER 19,000 MILES ON MY 2004 ST! LEFT MY FAMILY AND I STRANDED ON I-95 IN PH… |
| 2009-09-21 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WHILE OPERATING 2004 FORD EXPLORER, STOPPED AT STOP SIGN AND THE REAR HATCH GLASS LITERALLY EXPLODED. UPON LOOKING, IT… |
| 2009-07-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | STARTED HEARING A SQUEAL LIKE A SLIPPING FAN BELT, CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY SEPARATED FROM THE DA… |
| 2009-07-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | ON VACATION WE HAD A TIRE EXPLODE ON THE WAY HOME FROM VACATION TWO EXPLODED ON THE SAME SIDE WITHOUT WARNING WE ROLLED… |
| 2009-05-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2004 FORD EXPLORER, SPORT TRAC XLT. ONLY HAVE 37,871 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION… |
| 2009-04-12 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 2 | ON APRIL 12, 2008 MY BOYFRIEND AND I SPENT THE MORNING AT HIS SISTERS HOUSE FOR EASTER. WE DROVE THE TRUCK TO HER HOUS… |
| 2008-08-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | ON AUGUST 8TH 2008 I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR WRECK WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHEN THE VEHICLE WRECK… |
| 2008-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN SERVICING FRONT BRAKE PADS, CALIPER PISTON CRUMBLED WHEN OPENING CALIPER. NORMALLY, SUCH PISTONS ARE METAL. THIS… |
| 2008-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DURING THE ACCELERATION FROM A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIP SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD. THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT THEN… |
| 2008-05-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AT 70,000 MILES, MY TRUCK IS STARTING TO SLIP WHEN SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND FOUND T… |
| 2008-04-04 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | INTERIOR TONNEAU COVER RELEASE, MECHANICAL INTERIOR RELEASE DOSE NOT WORK CREATING A DEATH TRAP FOR ANY ONE WHO SHOULD … |
| 2008-01-07 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT AND STRUCK … |
| 2008-01-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THE S… |
| 2007-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY TRUCK BEGAN MAKING LOUD WHINNING NOISES JUNE 2007, THE STEERING WAS VERY TIGHT WHEN USING THE A/C AND CHECK ENGINE … |
| 2007-06-30 | SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORTTRAK - 3 PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED DUE TO BELT BUCKLE CAUSING TEAR IN BELT FABRIC. *AK |
| 2007-05-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAD UNEVEN WEAR ON MY TIRES THAT WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES FROM THE FACTORY. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM THE FORD DEALER.… |
| 2007-04-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT-TRAC W/26,000 MILES ON IT NINE MONTHS AGO. DROVE IT TO 31,000 MILES, AND NOTICED T… |
| 2007-03-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE, AND THE VIBRATION INCRE… |
| 2007-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING THE 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAK WITHN 30000 FAILURE MILEAGE INTO THE … |
| 2006-12-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I HAVE EXPERIENCED ACCELERATED FRONT TIRE WEAR, AND ASSOCIATED NOISE AND VIBRATION ON THIS VEHICLE, WITH CURRENT MILEAG… |
| 2006-10-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | DURING THE ACCELERATION FROM A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD. THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT THEN BE… |