10 of the 122 complaints about the 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac are about the tires — 8% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 25,000 miles.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
TIRES
B F GOODRICH TIRES, SIDEWALL CRACKING ON TIRE SHOULDER, TREAD SEPARATING FROM SIDEWALL ON ALL FOUR TIRES.
NHTSA complaint #10511663 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
SPARE TIRE IS NO GOOD. I HAD TO USE MY SPARE TIRE FOR THE FIRST TIME 2 WEEKS AGO, AND THE RIM IS BAD. I COULD ONLY TRAVEL 20 MPH BEFORE IT STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING NOISES. I CALLED STEVENS FORD IN PATCHOGUE, NY AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME I HAD TO USE IT.
NHTSA complaint #10356109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
I HAVE HAD TO GET THREE VALVE STEMS ON MY 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC REPLACED WITHIN 3 DAYS. THEY WERE CRACKED AND ROTTED. 2007???? CRACKED AND ROTTED??. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS CUTTING MY VALVE STEMS ON PURPOSE. WHEN THE TIRE GUY PULLED TO REMOVE THE OLD VALVE STEM THEY SPLIT IN HALF WITH HARDLY ANY FORCE EXERTED ON THEM. NOW I FIND OUT THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.. UNREAL
NHTSA complaint #10278316 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
ON 12/27/2008 WENT ACROSS RR TRACKS AT 25 MPH HAD A FRT TIRE BLOWOUT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION DISCOVERED TIRE SPLITTING APART ON THE INSIDE WALL OF ALL FOUR TIRES NEAR THE RIM. OUT OF SITE OF A VISUAL INSPECTION UNLESS TIRE IS OFF. 23,000 MILES ON 07 FORD SPT TRACK. WAY TOO SOON TO HAVE TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. ALSO BELIEVE THIS IS A TIRE DEFECT AND COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. TOOK TIRES TO FORD DEALER AND GOODYEAR NO HELP OR VERY MUCH CONCERN. IM CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE OTHER DRIVERS OUT THERE WITH THESE TIRES AND THEY SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE SPLITS THAT ARE OCCURRING AND HAVE THEIR TIRES INSPECTED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE. IF OTHER DRIVERS TIRES ARE SPLITTING LIKE MIND DID THEN THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED ASAP. AND I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR HAVING TO PURCHASE 4 BRAND NEW TIRES SO SOON. I ALSO HAVE KEPT THE TIRES AS PROOF OF MY COMPLAINT. THANK YOU
NHTSA complaint #10253133 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
VALVE STEM FAILURE. RAPID DEFLATION OF TIRE. 2ND FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE. 1ST FAILURE WAS 09/23/2008 ON A DIFFERENT TIRE - VEHICLE NOT MOVING AT THE TIME. DRIVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEED 50-60 MPH, 30 DEGREES, 8:00 AM EST. LOW PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR COME ON. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES I FEEL TRUCK HANDLING CHANGE. I PULL OVER INTO PARKING LOT. I TOUCH VALVE STEM AND HERE AIR ESCAPE. WITHIN 2 MORE MINUTES TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DEFLATED.
NHTSA complaint #10252885 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
2 OEM VALVE STEMS HAVE FAILED DUE TO MATERIAL DEFECT. BOTH FAILED STEMS CRACKED AT THE ON THE STEM ENTERS THE TIRE RIM. THESE FAILURES OCCURRED ON MY 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. ALL EQUIPMENT IS AS DELIVERED NEW FROM THE FACTORY.
NHTSA complaint #10247824 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
IN LATE AUGUST, 2008, I WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT ALONG INTERSTATE 64 BETWEEN RICHMOND AND CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA DUE TO SUDDEN LOSE OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OF MY 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND SAFELY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT HITTING OTHER VEHICLES OR INJURING ANYONE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALER IN LOUISA, VA. AFTER BEING ASSURED THAT I COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE SPARE TIRE, I RETURNED IT TO WILLIAMSBURG FORD, THE ORIGINAL DEALER. THE TIRE AND THE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST TO ME OF $365.58. ON OCTOBER 20, 2008, THE AIR PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH TIRE PRESSURE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO WILLIAMSBURG FORD. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE STEM IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $15.00.
NHTSA complaint #10246330 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
EARLY SPRING OF 08, TIRE VALVE STEM LEAK : REPLACED SEPT 5 OF 08 HAD SPORTRAC VEHICLE IN TO DEALER FOR ( FORD, FAIROAK NAPERVILLE IL. ) MAINTENANCE INCLUDING ROTATION AND BALANCING OF ALL 4 WHEEL SL SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING DEALER LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON. I FOUND LEFT REAR VALVE STEM LEAKING STOP AT DISCOUNT TIRE AND WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD 3 VALVES ON VEHICLE THAT WERE BAD "RECALL" ALL 4 FOUR WERE THEN REPLACED AND I WAS INFORMED OF THE RECALL. WHAT' WITH FORD ?
NHTSA complaint #10241266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
MY MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD ON THE REAR AFTER ONLY 25K MILES AND WE REPLACED THEM BUT NOW OUR FRONT TIRES ARE BALD AFTER 35K MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10236175 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
2007 SPORTTRAC, STARTED DOWNSHIFTING VERY ROUGH WHEN COMING TO A STOP, TOOK TO FREEPORT, IL DEALER WHO ADJUSTED PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION, THIS MADE THE DOWNSHIFTING MUCH BETTER FOR A FEW MONTHS, IT IS BACK NOW AND WORSE THAN EVER. YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR FOOT HARD ON THE BRAKE AND DON'T STOP VERY CLOSE TO ANY VEHICLE OR PROPERTY IN FRONT OF YOU. I LEARNED HARD WAY LAST WEEK AND HIT A CEMENT POST WITH THE FRONT BUMPER, I HAD ACTUALLY STOPPED MAYBE 6 INCHES FROM THE POST BUT THE SURGE AFTER STOPPED PROPELLED ME MAYBE 7-8", IT IS A VERY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND SAID THE SURGE WHEN DOWNSHIFING WAS SOMEWHAT SLIGHTLY BACK AGAIN, BUT MY MAIN CONCERN THEN WAS THAT THE CAR SEEMED LIKE IT WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE CONTINUALLY, THIS WAS DETERMINED DUE TO THE SOUND AND WHINING OF GEARS, I WAS NOT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE IT, I BOUGHT NEW TIRES THINKING AS THE DEALER SERVICE PERSON SAID, IT MIGHT BE THE TIRES, IT WASN'T. NOW I HAVE THE SOUND AND THE DANGEROUS SURGE. I'M GOING BACK TO THE DEALER WITH APPOINTMENT TOMORROW. AS I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME DOWNSHIFT SURGE PROBLEM THERE DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE DEFECT ISSUED BY FORD. THIS IS MY FIRST COMPLAINT FILING SO DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY?
NHTSA complaint #10214734 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.