Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / EXPLORER SPORT TRAC / 2007

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007123893 | Incident Date: Oct, 21 2007 |
Consumer's City: YACOLT | Consumer's State: WA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
Model Name: EXPLORER SPORT TRAC | Model Year: 2007 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 22 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 29 2007 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Pulling into traffic traction control engages in dry conditions, taking all acceleration power away. traction indicator on dash lights up, unable to disengage with traction button. vehicle does not stall, however there is little to no power to accelerate to appropriate driving speed. brakes also engage anti-lock. there is no warning, except when you commit to accelerating, both instances occurred from a stop sign, about 4 minutes after starting to drive the vehicle.. vehicle drives fine for roughly 4 minutes, then at a stop light it starts this problem and continues for several seconds, or minutes before going away. in both instances traction control was not needed, both times i would call the traction on the road excellent, meaning i couldn't spin the tires if i tried to.. i was not accelerating heavily, light to moderate acceleration from a stop sign. while it was acting up i would try both, light, heavy and even tap the brakes to try and get the car out of thinking that there is no traction. very close to having a side impact accident because the vehicle did not give me the power to cross traffic from a stop. imagine driving on ice, except there is no ice, and are half way in an intersection trying to limp out of the way. bad feeling. i've lost all confidence crossing traffic at stop signs. second time incident has happened. after 2-4 minutes car drives normal. *jb |