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2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac engine problems

The 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac has 21 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 17% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

21

Engine complaints

17%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Explorer Sport Trac engine complaints by model year24 complaints2001: 19 complaints2002: 24 complaints2003: 12 complaints2004: 8 complaints2005: 7 complaints2006: 1 complaints2007: 21 complaints2008: 9 complaints2010: 6 complaints
Explorer Sport Trac engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

MY FORD EXPLORER 2007 HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE (56,000 MILES). ITS ENGINE STARTED TO SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY UNDER ALL TYPES OF CONDITIONS, STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. IT WAS INDEED VERY DANGEROUS. INDEED MY DAUGHTER, DRIVING THIS CAR, HAD AN ACCIDENT ON SEPT. 4, PRECISELY BECAUSE OF THE ENGINE SHUT OFF.…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · September 4, 2015 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac engine — 17% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.