2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac from North America - Comments

9th Feb 2003, 14:39

"A decent car, if you don't mind some repairs"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Temperature gage had to be replaced at 15,000 miles, had to take into dealer 3 times before they fixed it right.

Door Ajar light in dash burnt out.

Ball joints needed to be replaced at 20,000 miles.

Oil pressure sending unit also needed to be replaced at 20,000 miles.

All of these problems were covered under the factory warranty.

General comments?

It's a great car, handles nicely.

Only gets around 18MPG on the highway, and that's if you baby it.

Overall I'm happy with the vehicle, I just wish it wasn't in the shop so much.


13th Aug 2004, 20:46

I have had similar problems, but worse. The engine oil sensor failed at 25K. The the extruder valve seal failed, causing a loud squeak when driving. During the process of diagnosing this I had the brakes replaced which introduced loud squeaking - ended up getting the rotors replaced. Then the left ball joint failed at 38K - fixed under warranty. The right ball joint failed at 46K - my cost. Finally the transmission failed at 53K - my cost. I used to really like this car, but really question the quality.

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