One problem related to tire valve has 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.
The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The vehicle has tech International, model tr413 valve stems. After the vehicle had been parked for approximately 20 minutes, the contact noticed that his front passenger side tire was completely flat. A replacement bridgestone dueler ht tire was purchased and the valve stem was replaced in October of 2007. The vehicle was driven to a dealer and they replaced the valve stem because it was split at the point where it meets the rim. The serial and part numbers were unknown. The current mileage was 67,000 and failure mileage was 66,500. Updated 09/10/08. Updated 09/16/08.