2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

(YEAR 2011 TO 2013 ALL THIS HAPPENED LEMON) THE WHEEL BEARINGS WENT ON THE VEHICLE...HAD TO HAVE ALL THREE REPLACED...BOTH FRONT ...ONE DRIVERS SIDE BACK. IT WASN'T THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE BRAND NEW.( $2.100 INCLUDING LABOR) THE MECHANIC STATED THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH SPORT TRACS ...I AM TO HAVE THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE DONE SOON ...NO ONE HAS OVER $700...TO PUT TOWARDS A VEHICLE IN THIS DAY AND AGE WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS. THIS SPORT TRAC HAS BEEN WITH SO MANY ISSUES TO DO WITH WHEELS, TRANSMISSION (ONE MONTH IN THE REPAIR SHOP, REVERSE AND DRIVE GONE ON THE TRANNY( $6897.65), RADIATOR (REPLACED 3X DUE TO RUPTURE OF THE, COOLING AND HEATING SYSTEM $1017.), HOSES BREAKING ($200)...NO WONDER THEY QUIT MAKING THEM TOTAL PAIN IN THE KEESTER AND VERY HARD ON THE POCKET BOOK. IT IS PAID FOR AND IS MINE THAT IS THE ONLY REASON I KEEP IT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER VEHICLE...BUT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN. THEIR SERVICE SAYS IT ALL...IT IS HORRIBLE. SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I HAVE SPENT $10,903.65 IN REPAIRS. THE TRUCK IS VERY HARD ON TIRES...I DON'T SQUEAL MY TIRES BUT I TRAVEL 70 TO AND FROM DAILY FOR WORK..EVERY YEAR BABY NEEDS NEW RUBBER BOOTS. $689. NOT FAIR IN ALL ESSENCE THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 6 YRS OLD. I HAVE HAD BETTER AND IT CERTAINLY WASN'T A FORD. YOU CAN SHARE THIS WITH THEM IF YOU LIKE BECAUSE THEY NEED TO SEE THAT THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOTHING FOR ME AND I TOOK IT TO ACUTE AUTO CARE FOR MY TRANSMISSION ETC. *TR

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.

AS CITED BY OTHER READERS, FORD HAS PLACED HT-1 CERAMIC PLUGS IN THE EXPLORER SERIES WHICH ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. THESE PLUGS CONSTANTLY DEVELOP STRESS CRACKS AND BREAK DURING REPLACEMENT, REQUIRING A SPECIAL TOOL TO REMOVE THEM. WHEN THEY BREAK (2~3 ON AVERAGE), BE READY TO PAY ADDITIONAL CHARGES TO COVER THE EXTRA TIME NEEDED FOR REMOVAL/CLEAN-OUT BY THE MECHANIC. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY FORD TO REPLACE THESE PLUGS. *TR

IN 2008 AND THEN 2010 THE FRONT SEALED WHEEL BEARINGS ASSEMBLIES HAVE GONE BAD, REQUIRING A WHEEL BEARING KIT BY THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW IN MAY~JUNE 2012, THE REAR WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE IN THE EXPLORER SERIES, BUT DOING NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, OTHER THAN CHARGING YOU $700 PER WHEEL ( $350 PARTS/ $350 LABOR) TO FIX THE PROBLEM. NICE LITTLE OPERATION THE DEALER/FORD CORP. HAVE GOING. OTHER EXPLORER OWNERS I TALKED WITH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WHY, THE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR BEGAN TO RISE AND THE ENGINE BECAME RATHER LOUD. NO INDICATOR (IDIOT LIGHTS) LIGHTS CAME ON AT ALL. PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE ENGINE, LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE HEAT INDICATOR RETURNED TO NORMAL IMMEDIATELY. STARTED TO DRIVE AND THE SAME ISSUE STARTED AGAIN. THIS TIME I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN COMPLETELY. RESTARTED THE ENGINE 2~3 MINS LATER, WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE RE-SET THE SYSTEM, AS I HAVE NOT HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM SINCE. *TR

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. THE TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 8 SECONDS AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO THE TOP FOR ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. THEN THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE GAUGE WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THEN ENGINE SOUND AND SPEED APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. *JS

SPARK PLUGS MAY BE CONTRIBUTING TO A SKIP UNDER LOAD. HOWEVER, FORD HAS USED SOME UNUSUAL SPARK PLUG THAT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR END USERS TO EITHER CHANGE THEMSELVES OR EXTRAORDINARILY EXPENSIVE FOR THE CONSUMER TO HAVE CHANGED BY FORD. FORD SERVICE QUOTE IS $300.00 TO HAVE CHANGED. THIS IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SCREW UP THAT IS RIDICULOUS. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ADMIT THEY HAVE A POOR DESIGN AND NOT KEEP CHARGING CUSTOMERS FOR THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

I HAD MISFIRES ON CYLINDER 7, TRIED TO REPLACE PLUGS HAD FOUR BREAK IN MANIFOLD, FOUND THAT SPECIALITY TOOL HAD TO BE BOUGHT TO REPLACE PLUGS THAT BREAK, ALSO FOUND THAT FORD SERVICE WAS WELL AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH PLUGS AND THEY CHARGE EXTRA TO REMOVE AND REPLACE BROKEN PLUGS. FORD ENGINEERED A FAULTY PRODUCT AND BECAUSE THE NTSB HAS NOT SLAPPED THEIR HANDS THEY WILL NOT MAKE ANY AMENDS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR REPLACEMENT OF PLUGS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO MAKE THEM REPLACE THE PLUGS FOR A NON DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE CONTINUOUSLY DEFLATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE BUT DECIDED TO PLACE A SEALANT AROUND THE ALUMINUM WHEEL AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS WATER COMING THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE WATER WAS COMING IN FROM THE WINDOWS AND THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A SPECIALIST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A WINDOW SPECIALIST WHO INSPECTED THE WINDOWS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WATER WAS COMING FROM THE SEAMS IN THE ROOF, THE WELL OF THE ROOF OR THE LUGGAGE RACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. A REPRESENTATIVE ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.