1997 Ford Explorer check engine light reports
16 NHTSA complaints describe persistent or recurring check-engine warnings on the 1997 Ford Explorer — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.
16
Check engine light reports
1%
share of complaints
100,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)
Components reported on this vehicle
Check engine light in other Explorer years
| 2022 Explorer | 10 |
| 2021 Explorer | 10 |
| 2020 Explorer | 28 |
| 2018 Explorer | 23 |
| 2017 Explorer | 48 |
| 2016 Explorer | 88 |
| 2015 Explorer | 27 |
| 2014 Explorer | 17 |
| 2013 Explorer | 41 |
| 2012 Explorer | 16 |
Other symptoms owners describe on the 1997 Ford Explorer
Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1997 Ford Explorer report before drawing conclusions.