Two problems related to gasoline storage have been reported for the 2002 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2002 Explorer.
Gas guage will drop to empty and the digital readout will say that there are 0 miles to empty even though I have a quarter of a tank left. If I wait a little nit it will slowly go back up to where it belongs. I called dealer and they said they know nothing of this default and don;t know how to fix it.
Consumer stated that while driving the fuel sending unit is not working properly and the vehicle will run out without warning. Dealer notified ts.