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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
102,000 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac steering problems

steering problem

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2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Owner Comments

problem #2

Sep 222014

Explorer Sport Trac

  • 155,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into a pole. The contact sustained injuries to the chest and ankle that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 155,000.

- Westminister, SC, USA

problem #1

Jun 202006

Explorer Sport Trac 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 49,000 miles
Premature steering component failure. 48,000 tie rod ends, 59,000 upper control arms, lower ball joints, rack and pinion, and power steering pump.

- Port Charlotte, FL, USA

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