2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Brakes Problems

ISSUE FEB 2018 - PRESENT I BOUGHT MY 2ND- HAND 2007 FORD SPORT TRAC IN FEBRUARY 2018, FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. WE HAD EXPERIENCED 2 CAT-FIVE HURRICANES; POWER AND INTERNET WAS ALMOST NONEXISTENT, SO I COULD NOT RESEARCH THE TRUCK. ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER MY PURCHASE, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STREET AT ABOUT 30 MPH, IT STALLED. I HAD VERY LITTLE BREAKS AND NO STEERING. WHEN I TRIED TO CRANK IT, IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT FIRE. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE HAD NO LUCK FIXING THE ISSUE. UPON RESEARCH, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF BLOGS/ QUESTIONS / ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR FROM OWNERS TRYING TO FIX THE SAME ISSUE. ONE BLOG SAID THAT IT HAD BEEN REQUESTED FOR FORD TO DO A RECALL, BUT FORD DENIED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE. IT MAY DRIVE GREAT FOR 3 WEEKS AND THEN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN A STEEP, CURVY MOUNTAIN IN TRAFFIC, IT TURNS OFF WITH NO WAY TO STOP QUICKLY OR CONTROL THE STEERING. IF YOU DRIVE TOO SLOWLY OR SOMEONE PULLS IN FRONT OF YOU AND DRIVES 5 MILES AN HOUR, IT WILL STOP. IF YOU PUNCH THE GAS PEDAL TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION, IT WILL OFTEN STALL. SOMETIMES IT WON'T DRIVE, AND THEN IT SURGES FORWARD. IT OFTEN SOUNDS LIKE THE FUEL IS RUNNING RICH. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN SO YOU ARE ALWAYS IN DANGER. I HAVE CHANGED OUT THE STARTER SWITCH, SHIFT LINKAGE, JUST ABOUT EVERY SENSOR, PUMP, FILTER, WIRING, EGR VALVE, THROTTLEBODY' ANOTHER ORIGINAL OWNER ON ISLAND SAID HE'S READY TO DRIVE HIS OFF OF A CLIFF AFTER DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR THREE YEARS. HIS TRUCK IS A 2010 I BELIEVE. I CHECKED BACK WITH HIM RECENTLY. HE CHANGED OUT HIS COMPUTER SYSTEM AND IT IS NOW RUNNING PROPERLY FOR THE MOMENT. I CAN'T SELL MY TRUCK BC MY ETHICS WON'T ALLOW IT. I CAN'T TRASH IT BC I NEED TO SELL IT TO BUY ANOTHER. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK TO BE SAFE. IT HAS DONE NOTHING BUT PLACED ME IN DANGER AND DEPLETED MY WALLET.

NHTSA ID

11309675

Incident

Feb 13, 2020

Mileage

40,000 mi

THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME SOFT AFTER 51,000 MILES AND A RECENT BRAKE JOB. AFTER CALLING THE MECHANIC WHO DID THE JOB HE SAID THAT THE LINES DIDNT NEED TO BLEED BECAUSE THE LINES WERE NEVER OPENED.

NHTSA ID

10936381

Incident

Dec 19, 2016

Mileage

51,000 mi

I WAS AT THE YIELD SIGN AT THE FEEDER LANE APPROACHING THE NASA BYPASS IN WEBSTER, TEXAS WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES AS ANOTHER CAR WAS AHEAD OF ME AND HAD STOPPED. INSTEAD OF BRAKING, MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND I RUN INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR AHEAD. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THE DESIGN IN THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSED IS LOWER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEY ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. IF THE BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED EXACTLY RIGHT A PERSON CAN UNINTENTIONALLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORTS TRAC TRUCK. *KB

NHTSA ID

10416611

Incident

Jul 25, 2011

Mileage

42,000 mi

THE FRONT DISC BRAKES ON MY 2007 FORD SPORTTRAC MAKES A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY BRAKES WERE IN PERFECT CONDITION. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10379495

Incident

Dec 20, 2010

Mileage

40,000 mi

NO ACCIDENT YET BUT....BRAKES ON MY VEHICLE ARE VERY SOFT. BRAKE PEDAL WHEN APPLIED GOES BELOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE VERY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. UNLESS OPERATOR IS VERY CAREFUL TO MOVE RIGHT FOOT COMPLETELY OVER TO BRAKE PEDAL THE PROXIMITY OF THE TWO PEDALS AND THE SOFTNESS OR AMOUNT OF BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL BELOW THE ACCELERATOR, THE OPERATOR PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WILL STOP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE HARDER THE BRAKE IS PRESSED THE MORE THE ACCELERATOR IS ACTIVATED. I HAVE PERSONALLY COME CLOSE TO HITTING VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME DUE TO THIS CONDITION. CORRECTIVE ACTION TO RELEASE PEDALS AND RE LOCATE FOOT ON BREAK IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN STOP MANY SITUATIONS. I HAVE RETURNED THIS VEHICLE TO A NUMBER OF FACTORY DEALERSHIPS WHO ADVISE BRAKES ARE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ONLY BE TOLD TO TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP. I HAVE WRITTEN THE COMPANY. I AM TOTALLY IGNORED. FORD HAS TO BE VERY AWARE OF TOYOTA BUT IGNORES THIS PERHAPS IDENTICAL SITUATION. YOUR NEXT ENTRY DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY A DATE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS SINCE I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2007. I JUST PICKED A DATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10343783

Incident

Jun 15, 2007

Mileage

1 mi

WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION (EASTBOUND) IN MY FORD EXPLORER ON A DRY, FLAT STRAIGHT PAVED ROAD (I WAS STARTING FROM A STOP SIGN, WHEREAS THE STREET I WAS CROSSING HAS NO STOP SIGN FOR THE NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND INTERSECTING ROAD) ... WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS AT A VERY SLOW SPEED (UNDER 5 MPH), THE VEHICLES BRAKES ENGAGED ON THEIR OWN AFTER I WAS PARTIALLY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, BRINGING MY VEHICLE TO A STOP. MY FOOT WAS SOLELY ON THE GAS PEDAL, AND I WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES. FOUR DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS THEN ILLUMINATED; INCLUDING THE (1) STABILITY CONTROL, (2) THE 4X4, (3) THE ABS AND (4) THE WRENCH. I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL FURTHER TO TRY TO GET OUT OF THE INTERSECTION, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RELEASE. THEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THE BRAKE RELEASED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME OFF. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES! I WAS THEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE BUSY INTERSECTION WITH JUST THE IDLE MOVING THE VEHICLE FORWARD. ONCE OUT OF THE INTERSECTION I AGAIN PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, AND THE BRAKE ENGAGED AGAIN, STOPPING THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAPPENING ABOUT ANOTHER FEW TIMES I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THERE I LEFT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN BROUGHT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO PUT THE VEHICLE ON A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS SENSING A PROBLEM AND AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGING THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE. I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT BROAD-SIDED BY ANY ONCOMING VEHICLES WHEN THE FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM BROUGHT MY TRUCK TO A STOP IN THE ROAD INTERSECTION. BRAKE PROBLEM ALSO HAPPENED THE NIGHT BEFORE, BUT IN THAT CASE I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND COASTING AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT WANT TO DEPRESS AND THEN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS ALL THE SAME 4 WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE BRAKE PEDAL MADE A SOUND SIMILAR TO WHEN ABS DEPLOYS, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL RESISTED GOING DOWN; IN FACT THE BRAKE PEDAL BARELY MOVED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10330337

Incident

May 10, 2010

Mileage

54,032 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DRIVER STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AT TIMES THE ACCELERATOR WAS ENGAGED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE DRIVER SUGGESTED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BE MADE SMALLER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 3/24/10 *CN UPDATED 05/05/10.*JB

NHTSA ID

10314267

Incident

Feb 1, 2007

Mileage

2,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC XLT INTO OF SERVER FOR FALL IN THE BRAKES,THE BOB OF ENGINEER STATED WHAT WAS THE MOST COMMON FAULT IN THIS VEHICLE,TODAY HAVE 40 DAYS AND THE PCM IN THE VEHICLE CANT BE REPAIRED BY THE SHOP. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM: WHEN TRYING TO STEP ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE TENDS TO SLIP THIS CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN I SPOKE WITH OTHER FORD OWNERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10249515

Incident

Oct 10, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHILE ACCELERATING, THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED AND CAUSED THE REAR TIRES TO DRAG. BOTH THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SHAFT ASSEMBLY (PART NUMBER FP-7L2Z4K138A) FAILED AND CAUSED THE BACK END TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY AND NO LONGER FEELS SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,821.

NHTSA ID

10244055

Incident

Sep 29, 2008

Mileage

6,821 mi

DRIVING AT APPROX. 25-30 MPH. APPLIED BRAKES AT LIGHT BUT WHEELS KEEP SPINNING. SHOVE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, THEN INTO PARK. CUT OFF IGNITION, START UP AGAIN AND THINGS ARE OK. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT I COULD HIT A PEDESTRIAN OR REAR END A CAR, OR WIND-UP IN AN INTERSECTION WHERE CARS ARE MOVING. WILL CONTACT DEALER NEXT WEEK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10238477

Incident

Aug 16, 2008

Mileage

9,300 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY SANDED THE BRAKE PADS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. AS OF DECEMBER 10, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT RE-INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,404. UPDATED 01/07/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS NOW PULLING TO THE LEFT. UPDATED *JB

NHTSA ID

10211322

Incident

Jul 1, 2007

Mileage

3,000 mi

WHEN APPLYING BRAKE, THE PEDAL DEPRESSES TOO FAR AND IF MY FOOT IS NOT MOVED AWAY FROM THE GAS PEDAL ENOUGH, BOTH THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE GET DEPRESSED TOGETHER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10181537

Incident

Oct 10, 2006

Mileage

2,460 mi

BRAND NEW FORD ESCAPE HYBRID 2007 YEAR WITH 2000 MILES ON IT. WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 6 AM AND HAD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME OF DAY OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH. PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR TOWED TO DEALER LATER THAT MORNING. BRAKES WORKED FINE, NO LIGHT ON. THEY EXAMINED THE COMPUTER RECORDS FROM THE CAR AND IT DID INDICATE A COMPUTER FAILURE. FORD IS REPLACING THAT PART BUT WE ARE VERY CONCERNED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, AND VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING RECALL-SCALE ISSUE ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10173844

Incident

Nov 13, 2006

Mileage

2,000 mi