general problems of the 2001 Ford Explorer Sport

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport. The contact stated that the windshield wipers, the interior lights, and the sound for the door stopped working. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was told that the generic electronic module needed to be replaced but the vehicle was not included in NHTSA recall campaign id number: 00v072000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 155,637 and the current mileage was 158,000.

Vehicle caught fire. Vehicle was not running at the time. Vehicle destroyed by fire.

I have a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport that the 4x4 control module constantly malfunctions. This is a common problem that is widespread and could cause major accidents by losing control of the vehicle during operation in the winter months on snow/ ice. If you research this you'll find the problem existed from when these were new vehicles and Ford has no resolution to fix this problem other than replace it with another defective part. Ford's diagnostic computer doesn't even recognize there is a failure in the system creating an even larger danger since here's no way to trace the problem when taken in for service. There should be a recall issued immediately. Ford and motorola have designed and installed a defective part that can kill people if not fixed and has probably caused hundreds of accidents already. The Ford part number is 1l54-7h417-ac and the motorola model number is 01mp207c01 and it is described as the 4x4 control module.

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport. The contact stated that in mid June 2007, an explosion was heard and she discovered that her vehicle was engulfed in flames. She called the local fire department and they extinguished the fire. The entire vehicle caught fire except for parts of the hood. The paint melted off the side of the house. Pictures were taken of the vehicle. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 138,000.