2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac acceleration problems

Filed Sep 22, 2016 · Acceleration, Lights · 144,000 miles · IL

Takata recall, the inside lightsor dome lights, they shorted out one to another in the double over head lights and grounded out the battery could cause several problems one it killed the battery and I found out when I went to change one of the lights and to stop I took both lights out and seperated the copper that conects with switch

Filed Apr 29, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · 174,000 miles · LA · crash

Ever since I got the truck about 4 months ago I have been having a problem with the rear brakes locking up. It happens after the vehicle has been sitting up for a few hours and it's raining or there's a good but of moisture in the air. When you first get in the truck the rear brakes will lock up on you only going forward for some reason. If you apply very little pressure it does it. After about 10 times locking it up it drives fine as long as its not parked for a while. On a good hot summer day with no moisture or rain it does do it at all. A few weeks ago I backed out my drive way it was raining and it did it. So I decided to pull back into my driveway and take my fiance's car to town. When I was pulling up it locked up when I trying to stop and slid into the corner of my home. No major damage was done just cracked the front bumper. I have taking it to 3 local mechanics. None know how to fix. They looked at the breaks, rotors and hubs. All was fine. One mechanic told me this was the 3 time he has seen this on the same exact kind of truck. I do like the truck. But I'm terrified to drive it. I thought about selling it, but now I'm in a situation where if someone gets hurt in it I would feel horrible. I sure hope someone on here can help me out with this problem.

Filed Oct 7, 2013 · Acceleration · 156,800 miles · FL · crash · fire · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns 2001 ford explorer sport trac. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard upon engagement and the vehicle continued to accelerate. In addition, smoke emitted from the air vents and from under hood. The contact immediately jumped from the vehicle once he noticed flames extending from under the hood. The unoccupied vehicle then crashed into a wooded area. The contact sustained road rash and injuries to the left wrist and hand. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage facility. The vehicle had been included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) however, the failure occurred before the recall remedy could be performed. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 156,800.

Filed Mar 6, 2012 · Acceleration · 41,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer sport trac. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal would become stuck when accelerating uphill. The contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle would not stop and the rmps would increase to 3,500. The contact placed the vehicle in neutral but the rpms would continuously increase. The contact turned the vehicle off and restarted numerous times, but the rpms would continue to increase at 3500. The vehicle was allowed to run idle for thirty minutes before resuming normal operation. The failure and the current mileage was 41,000. Updated 04/11/12*lj the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, where they found acorn nuts near the throttle body, which may have caused the problem. Updated 04/23/12

Filed Aug 16, 2010 · Acceleration · 114,350 miles · WA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer sport trac. The contact stated the vehicle was parked and suddenly burst into flames. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire and determined that the fire originated from under the hood. Prior to the failure, the contact inquired about the federal safety agency campaign id number: 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) but was advised by the manufacturer that his VIN was not included in the recall. The recall stated that a fire could potentially start from under the hood. Later, the contact's VIN was added to the recall and he received notification but the contact was under the impression that the letter pertained to a different vehicle he owned. The failure and current mileages were 114,350.

Filed Mar 29, 2008 · Acceleration · 80,000 miles · VA

Ford sent me a notice in the july/august 2007 time frame advising me of a recall on my ford sport trac for a cruise control cable that could lead to an engine fire. Seven (7) months later my dealer in springfield, va still does not have the replacement parts. This is totally un-acceptable.

Filed Mar 7, 2008 · Acceleration · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer sport trac. The contact received a recall notice in september of 2007 for the vehicle speed control: cruise control. The speed control was disconnected. The contact would like to know why the dealer does not have the parts available. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 104,600. Updated 5/20/08

Filed Feb 28, 2008 · Acceleration · WA

Fords recall on the defective cruise control switch is a scam in my opinion. I received a recall notice in, I believe it was october 2007. The local dealer unplugged the cruise control and said that they would make repairs when the parts became available. The repair is to put a fuse in line with the switch. This, in no way, repairs the defective part. The addition of a fuse, as related to me by the dealer, has now also been recalled. That is a mute point because ford has not yet been able to supply the part/fuse. Today is the 28th of february 2008. I have been waiting, and unable to use my cruise control since the dealer disconnected it in october of 2007. I have learned that there is a replacement part available that ford is installing in some vehicles. The local dealer tells me that my 2001 explorer sportac is not included. I was told that I could replace the part myself but ford would not install it under the recall for no charge even if I paid for the part. The part # is sw-6350 the local dealer has 21 of these switches in stock today. Because ford has not allowed the use of this part in its recall, we the consumers are left in a position of either not using something we paid for or risking a fire. I am appalled by the lack of action on this matter. I believe that the nhsta needs to apply the pressure to ford to resolve this inaction. There is an how to article at mysportac.com. It includes instructions and photo's possibly you could ask ford to check it out. Thank you david m. Clary

Filed Feb 22, 2008 · Acceleration · AL

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer sport trac. The contact received a ford recall notice for the vehicle speed control in august of 2007. The dealer has stated every month since then that the part for the repair would be available the following month. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 111,000. Updated 04/03/08.

Filed Feb 14, 2008 · Acceleration · GA

I was notified by ford that I had a problem with my speed control on my 2001 ford sport trac and requested me to bring my car in to get it replaced. When I took my truck in in august I was told that the part was not in stock and to bring it back in december. I just called the dealership and they are now telling me the part is not in and they have no clue when it is going to be in. Frankly it appeared to me they didn't care. When I asked who I could escalate it to at ford the gentleman did give me the number, but told me it wouldn't do any good because ford couldn't do anything about it.