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2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

1
Open Recalls
26
Owner Complaints
0
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
69
Good
Reliability Score (0–100)
Declining -100%
Complaint Trend
0 last 24mo vs 1 prior
Aug & Nov
Peak Complaint Months
34% of complaints in these months

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2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Safety Recalls (1)

07V45300026/09/2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

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.

Remedy: DEALERS 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.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

POWER TRAIN
5
ENGINE
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
1
STEERING
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
1

Based on 23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

1
Crash-Involved Complaints
0
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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