2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 229 complaints
229
Total Complaints
71,760mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
20
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

48,936 25th Percentile
71,760 Median Mileage
130,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
18
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
18
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
13
STRUCTURE:BODY
10
POWER TRAIN
10
SUSPENSION
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
AIR BAGS
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
8
TIRES
7

Severity Assessment

20
Crashes
9
Fires
13
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SEVERE TREAD SEPARATION (DOT NUMBER: 8XCU TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)"
"WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STALLED, THE VEHICLE SURGES AND HESITATES INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM. NLM"
"THE CONSUMER HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE, AS A RESULT OF THE RECALL THE CONSUMER HAD TO RENT AT VEHICLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NLM"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28