Clutch Problems of Ford Explorer Sport Trac

Clutch pressure plate blew out the entire clutch, transmission and deployed the airbags. The truck has less then 25,000 miles and at the time was less then 2 years old. I was informed that this normally happens in race cars and that I was lucky it did not blow up thru the floor board causing injury. I was informed by the Ford service center in anchorage that due to the bluing of the metal (which indicates overheating) that is normal wear and tear. I am still in the process of trying to get them to honor the warranty. I have been given a rough estimate of $4000. 00 to 5000. 00 for parts and labor. I was informed by Ford that I needed to contact my insurance carrier after they originally said that since it was the clutch pressure plate that it would be covered by my esp warranty plan.

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2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac - 4x2 manual 18 oct 2002 - vehicle stopped shifting into gear clutch fluid reservoir empty - dealer replaced clutch master cylinder assembly. 02 Nov 2002 -vehicle stopped shifting into gear clutch fluid reservoir empty - dealer replaced clutch slave cylinder assembly 11 Jun 2003-vehicle stopped shifting into gear clutch fluid reservoir empty - dealer replaced clutch master cylinder assembly I believe it also occurred in 2004 but no record of work performed. 26 Dec 2005-vehicle stopped shifting into gear clutch fluid reservoir empty - dealer replaced clutch master & slave cylinder assembly 29 Dec 2005 - vehicle stopped shifting into gear rework from last repair - air in clutch fluid line. Although no accident occurred, the failures present a very dangerous situation, particularly when trying to accelerate; merging into traffic, entering interstate, etc Ford is aware of this dangerous situation and has not addressed it adequately. There are currently four technical service bulletins (tsbs) issued by Ford related to this complaint.

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