Ford Explorer Sport Trac
Owners filed 720 complaints across 13 model years of the Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The 2001 drew the most (167); the 2000 the fewest (3).
Model years13
Complaints720
Recalls18
Fires27
Deaths1
Every Ford Explorer Sport Trac model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2008 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2007 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 8 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2005 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 14 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2003 | 78 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 144 | 4 | 3 | 7 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2001 | 167 | 6 | 9 | 15 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | Suspension › Rear | Routine | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings | Routine | |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | Unknown or Other | Routine |
Which Ford Explorer Sport Trac years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 167 complaints concentrated in the power train › automatic transmission. It carries 6 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.