Ford Explorer Sport owners have reported 7 gasoline fuel system related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common gasoline fuel system problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's fuel hoses lines/piping and fittings (3 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's gasoline fuel system (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Fuel Hoses Lines/piping And Fittings problems | |
| Gasoline Fuel System problems | |
| Tank Assembly problems | |
| Fuel Injection problems |
Large fuel leak from braided steel fuel lines where they were rubbing against their brace on the top front of engine. They were cut, with a splice put in, and the brace removed, rather than a replacement. The reason being the replacement part cost of $600. Read details...
This was an incident. No crash, and no injury. The iac (idle air control) valve failed during start attempts on the following vehicle: 2001 Ford Explorer Sport, 4. 0l sohc engine, mileage = 39,000. The valve failure mode was closed (no idle air) so the engine would not idle unless the primary Read details...
2002 Ford explore bought new it has a shaking in park or in while you are at a traffic light or stuck in traffic now it cuts off when you are ready to go the whole car shakes the call it runs rough its been back to them 4 times they say its normal first time the said they put Fords fix,to the Read details...
Fuel pump is allowing vehicle to die, back fire, and/or stall while taking off. It has been to the dealer three times and the last time they decided the problem is due to the fuel pump needing an update instead of the problem being due to the timing chain tensioner as they said the first two times. Read details...