2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT NOTICED POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING IN THE CARPORT. HE HAD TO ADD POWER STEERING FLUID EVERY TWO WEEKS. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V1812000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

I BROUGHT MY '07 SPORTRAC WITH 73,800 MILES TO THE FORD DEALER TO TROUBLESHOOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT, WHICH IT DISPLAYED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND DISAPPEARED. AFTER SOME TROUBLESHOOTING 2 HRS LATER, THE GUY CAME OUT AND GAVE ME SOME BAD NEWS. I WILL NEED TO REPAIR MY TRANSMISSION OR REPLACE IT. HE DID TELL ME A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BE FROM FORD SINCE THEY DON'T MAKE THOSE ANYMORE AND WOULD BE FROM ANOTHER MAKER. THE ABOVE LIGHTS STARTED SHOWING THIS WINTER AS IT GOT COLDER AND THAT'S WHEN I STARTED TO NOTICED ROUGH IDLING WITH THE RPM INDICATOR SPIKING FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN IT WOULD GO BACK TO A NORMAL READING. I GUESS SOME TRANSMISSION PART WAS ACTING UP AT THAT POINT. IT ALSO SEEM LIKE IF I LET IT WARM UP DURING STARTUP A FEW MINUTES, I USUALLY DON'T SEE IT RPM SPIKE. THE DEALER TOLD ME DURING THEIR CHECKS THERE WAS YET ANOTHER COOLANT LEAK BUT APPARENTLY IT WASN'T SERIOUS ENOUGH TO NOTE IN THE FINAL PAPERWORK. I TOLD HIM I NEEDED TO THINK ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT. I PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS ($100) AND GOT MY FORD ESTIMATES. *TR

TRANSMISSION JERKS FORWARD WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN TO STOP. THIS OCCURS AS MY TRANSMISSION DOWN-SHIFTS FROM EITHER 3RD TO 2ND GEAR OR 2ND TO 1ST GEAR. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. IT LUNGES MY CAR FORWARD WHEN I'M BRAKING TO STOP. AND HESITATES WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP AND THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO FIRST MAKING A LARGE THUMPING NOISE. I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS ON THIS PROBLEM AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

(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

COMPUTER CONTROL FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANS. MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING UNEVEN SHIFTS AND ENGINE REVS TO THE REV LIMITER ON THE HIGHWAY. LASTS A COUPLE OF DAYS UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THEN IT SHIFTS NORMALLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE TRANS. SHIFTS NORMALLY FOR ABOUT A WEEK UNTIL THE CYCLE STARTS AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. HAPPENED WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND THE TRANS DISENGAGED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO HIT THE REV LIMITER AND ALMOST GOT HIT FROM BEHIND. HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON AND OFF SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NEW BUT IT'S BECOMING MORE COMMON NOW. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION. THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT FORM THE PARK POSITION. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE GEAR SELECTOR FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ONE SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD PRIOR RECALL REMEDY REPAIR INVOLVING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM THAT WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,259.