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2002 Ford Explorer fuel system problems

The 2002 Ford Explorer has 74 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 2% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

74

Fuel System complaints

2%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

Explorer fuel system complaints by model year153 complaints1989: 1 complaints1990: 2 complaints1991: 27 complaints1992: 20 complaints1993: 16 complaints1994: 37 complaints1995: 16 complaints1996: 26 complaints1997: 57 complaints1998: 69 complaints1999: 35 complaints2000: 20 complaints2001: 12 complaints2002: 74 complaints2003: 13 complaints2004: 36 complaints2005: 68 complaints2006: 27 complaints2007: 4 complaints2008: 2 complaints2009: 2 complaints2010: 9 complaints2011: 40 complaints2012: 34 complaints2013: 153 complaints2014: 71 complaints2015: 94 complaints2016: 111 complaints2017: 49 complaints2018: 23 complaints2019: 16 complaints2020: 42 complaints2021: 21 complaints2022: 30 complaints2023: 3 complaints2025: 3 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Explorer fuel system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 2002 Ford Explorer have?

NHTSA has 74 complaints about the 2002 Ford Explorer fuel system — 2% 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.