ElectricalSuspension
Filed Jul 24, 2025
Suspenion and or traction was and the electrical system didnt work good
- NHTSA ID
- 11675907
- Incident
- Jul 17, 2021
2002 Ford Explorer Sport Electrical Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Electrical reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Jul 24, 2025
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
7%
of 133 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
5
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming electrical
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Electrical
Filed Oct 29, 2016
AFTER ADJUSTING STEERING WHEAL UP AND DOWN THE HARNESS WAS BROKEN DUE TO SHORT HARNESS UNDER DASH I DIDN'T NOTICE IT UNTIL THE ELECTRICAL SYS FAILED
- NHTSA ID
- 10920028
- Incident
- Feb 15, 2005
- Mileage
- 67,000 mi
BrakesElectricalExterior lighting
Filed Sep 18, 2014
BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. PROBLEM TRACED TO TILT STEERING AND MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WIRING HARNESS. BROKEN RETAINER CLIP ALLOWS WIRES TO BE PULLED FROM CONNECTOR BREAKING CONNECTION FOR BRAKE LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL. ONCE TILT STEERING IS ENGAGED CONNECTION IS BROKEN AND WIRES DO NOT STAY CONNECTED AND LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL IS THE RESULT. THIS COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT, INJURY AND OR LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM HAD ELUDED ME UNTIL I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET WHICH RESULTED IN HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF PEOPLE ALL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. CALLING THE FORD DEALER AND PROVIDING THE PART NUMBER (E6DB14489DA) ON THE CONNECTOR PROVED FUTILE IN HAVING THEM EVEN IDENTIFY THE PART YET I WAS ABLE TO FIND THE PART ON THE INTERNET JUST BE A GOOGLE SEARCH. AT THIS POINT, I AM UNABLE TO LOCATE A REPLACEMENT PART SO I AM FORCED TO HOT GLUE THE WIRES INTO THE BROKEN CONNECTOR IN ORDER TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10637235
- Incident
- Sep 2, 2014
Electrical
Filed Oct 4, 2010
Fire reported
LEADING UP TO THE EVENT OF THE FIRE, OCCASIONALLY THE "DOOR AJAR" BUTTON WOULD FLASH DURING DRIVING, THE ALARM WOULD RANDOMLY GO OFF, AND THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE WOULD FLASH AT RANDOM TIMES. THIS WAS NEVER A PATTERN, AND THE CAR WENT PERIODS OF TIME WITH NOTHING HAPPENING TO IT. ONE MORNING, I OPENED THE CAR DOOR AND FOUND THE ENTIRE INSIDE TO BE BURNED OUT. THE FIRST STARTED IN THE MIDDLE CONSOLE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10358978
- Incident
- Oct 2, 2010
- Mileage
- 95,000 mi
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Nov 27, 2007
AIR CONDITIONING/FAN CONTROLS KNOBS & FACE OF CD PLAYER ON DASH GETS INCREASINGLY HOTTER AS THE VEHICLE RUNS. THE PANEL WITH THE CONTROL KNOBS IS VERY, VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH AND BEGINS TO SMELL VERY HOT WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING. I AM CONCERNED OF A FIRE AS MY SON IS A PARAPLEGIC AND I HAVE READ THAT THE FORD EXPLORER HAS FIRES. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND THEY DON'T SEEM CONCERNED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10210091
- Incident
- Sep 26, 2007
- Mileage
- 50,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Oct 19, 2007
Fire reported
WAS USING THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE, THEN THE CAB STARTED BURNING AND THEN THE WHOLE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND EXPLODED.
- NHTSA ID
- 10206342
- Incident
- Oct 18, 2007
- Mileage
- 79,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Mar 30, 2007
Fire reported
I WAS DRIVING WHEN MY CAR START SMOKING, WHEN I STOPPED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAR IS TOTALED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED AT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE SPARK PLUGS. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10186565
- Incident
- Mar 4, 2007
- Mileage
- 76,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Mar 15, 2005
Fire reported
THE CONSUMER'S 2002 FORD EXPLORER WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NM *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10115668
- Incident
- Jan 18, 2005
Electrical
Filed Mar 2, 2005
Crash reported
FORD EXPLORER 2002 CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. *BF *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10113274
- Incident
- Jan 8, 2005
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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