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2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac vehicle speed control problems

19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac13% of all complaints for this model year.

19
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
13%
share of all complaints
99,522 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the following day it was discovered that the cruise control switch located on the steering wheel had overheated and melted. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was…

    filed Jul 31, 2023

  • Od light flashing, rebuilds transmision and nothing change, I see a lot of complains about this problems on explorers, rangers and mustangs

    filed Sep 20, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.