2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC Complaints

FORD RECALL#05S28 (SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH). POSSIBLE UNDERHOOD FIRE IF NOT REPAIRED. NOTIFIED IN AUG. 2007 IT IS NOW JAN. 2008 AND THE CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *CN

RECEIVED A LETTER DATED 8/07 THAT THE SPEED CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE,2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRACK, COULD CAUSE A FIRE EVEN WHEN ENGINE TURNED OFF. A MONTH PASSES OR TWO BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECTED. AT THIS TIME THE GRUBBS SHOP MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT CURRENTLY NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO FIX THE SPEED CONTROL. I SHOULD THINK THAT SINCE 8/07 THERE HAS BEEN TIME FOR THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO GET THESE PROBLEMS TAKEN CARE OF, AND SINCE I USED TO USE MY SPEED CONTROL HEAVILY I'M TIRED OF THIS WAITING WITHOUT ANY NOTIFICATION FROM THE PARENT COMPANY SO I' COMPLAINING.*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYS 10 MPH, EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPONENTS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY AND THEY MAY BE ABLE TO PLACE A SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,679 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHILE PROCEEDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY MAXIMUM PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE APPLIED MAXIMUM PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DEPRESSES THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPEEDS FORWARD. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE DAMAGES TOTALED $6,800. THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE MATTER. AS OF AUGUST 15, 2007, THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE REPAIR SHOP. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,050. UPDATED 10/04/07 *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AT 22,000 MILES FROM LOCAL FORD DEALER. AT 27,380 FORD DEALER FURNISHED MULTI-POINT INSPECTION, SHOWED NO BRAKE ISSUES. AT 43,000 MILES THE BRAKES STARTED GRINDING METAL TO METAL. UP TO THIS TIME THERE WAS NO AUDIBLE WARNING AS I USUAL. TO MY SUPRISE THE ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . THE BRAKES COULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED BEFOR MY PURCHASE BUT SOUNDED LIKE STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION, INFERIOR PRODUCTS ?? *AK

RATTLE OR THUMMING SOUND FROM REAR OF INSTRUMENT PANEL SOUNDS LIKE SPEDOMETER CABLE NOT LUBRICATED. SOUND CHANGES IN FREQUENCY AND VOLUME WITH SPEED OF VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE IS A 2002 FORD SPORT TRAC WITH APPROX 42K MILES. BEGAN WITH RAPID FLASHING OF LEFT TURN SIGNAL. REAR TURN AND BRAKE LAMP WERE INOPERABLE. REPLACING BULB HAD NO EFFECT. FOUND POSITIONING STEERING COLUMN TO A HIGHER TILT POSITION CORRECTED MALFUNCTION. REMOVED STEERING COLUMN COVER AND FOUND 4 WIRES PULLED OUT OF CONNECTOR ON MULTI-FUNCTION (TURN SIGNAL SWITCH). WIRES MOVE IN AND OUT AS COLUMN IS MOVED THROUGH TILT RANGE. WIRES OUT AT BOTTOM OF TILT AND IN AT TOP OF TILT RANGE. REMOVED CONNECTOR PART # E6DB-14489-DA. 3 CONNECTOR PIN RETAINERS FELL OUT AND WERE RECOVERED. A FOURTH WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE CONNECTOR BUT NOT RETAINING IT'S PIN. CONNECTOR MUST BE REPLACED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. ALSO THE WIRING HARNESS IS SECURED ABOVE THE TILT PIVOT POINT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. I BELIEVE THE HARNESS IS SECURED WITH INSUFFICIENT SLACK TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE STRESS ON THE CONNECTOR AT THE LOWER POSITIONS OF THE STEERING COLUMN TILT RANGE. I BASE THIS ON THE FACT THAT THE 3 PINS WITH BROKEN RETAINERS ARE ON THE TOP ROW OF THE CONNECTOR AND WOULD BE THE MOST STRESSED IN A LOWER POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO I HAVE OVER 20 YEARS OF AIRCRAFT ELECTRONICS EXPERIENCE AS AN AVIONICS TECHNICIAN AND FULLY UNDERSTAND PROPER WIRE ROUTING PROCEDURES. DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE CONNECTOR ARE AVAILABLE. *JB

BACK SEAT DOOR HANDLE WERE IN CHILD LOCK POSITIONS AND BROKE WHEN PULLED TO OPEN. FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEN THE DRIVER SIDE. THE ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS BROKEN BY THE DEALER WHEN THEY WERE DOING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BOLT RECALL. OF COURSE THEY SAY THEY DIDN'T BREAK IT. THE SEAT BACK ADJUSTMENT WAS ALSO BROKEN DURING THE BOLT INSTALLATION. I ONLY HAD 37,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK BUT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THEY WANT $300 PER DOOR HANDLE. THIS IS A "DEATH TRAP', AS YOU CANNOT EXIT THE BACK SEAT IF THE POWER IS NOT WORKING ,AS YOU CAN'T EVEN PUT DOWN A WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE IF THE ELECTRIC IS OFF. I AM SURE THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE THE PLASTIC HANDLE BREAK! I NEED TO KNOW IF ANY RECALLS ARE OUT REGARDING BOTH THESE PROBLEMS. FORD SAYS "NO" *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUES TO GO ON AND OFF. MOST OF THE TIME IT IS THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT BUT THE DRIVERS SIDE ALSO DOES THE SAME THING. I HAVE REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE PIGTALE BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ACT ON ACCELERATION INTO TRAFFIC, THERE IS A DELAY IN SPEED PICK UP WHICH CAN CAUSE A NEAR REAR END COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES. NOT SURE IF IT IS THE ON BOARD COMPUTER OR A FAILURE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SEALS AS DISCUSSED WITH CAR DEALERSHIP. *JB