Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
23
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
14
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover

Consumer complaints

23 filed
1
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine
    7
  • Power Train
    4
  • Electrical System
    4
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    4
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    2
  • Service Brakes
    2
  • AIR Bags
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
07V453000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES2007-09-26

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.6L ENGINE AND 6R TRANSMISSION, THE BOLT SECURING THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE FITTINGS AT THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TORQUED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. AS A RESULT, THE BOLT MAY LOOSEN AND THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES MAY DISENGAGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK.

RiskIF LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID CONTACTS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, IT MAY POSE A RISK OF FIRE.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE ATTACHMENT BOLT TIGHTENED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 30, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE08060·TIRES:VALVE2008-10-14 → 2009-04-09

TIRE VALVE CRACKING

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