Table 1 shows five common power train related problems of the 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the power train (two problems).
Brake or transmission is malfunctioning, truck was parked on a flat surface in the driveway and not running, in park, locked and after a bout an hour the truck began rolling, an was stopped my a piece of wrought iron fence, damaging the front bumper. Read details...
Parked vehicle. Turned off ignition. Key would not release from the ignition. Cycled the auto shift lever to make sure in park. At this point noted that I could shift out of park without my foot being on the brake. Very dangerous. I was able to remove the key by pulling the ignition fuse. Read details...
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The contact stated that the vehicle would lunge forward when attempting to shift gears. The vehicle would also stall, shift out of neutral, shift out of over drive or would shift into various gears erratically. Read details...