2007 Ford EXPLORER SPORT TRAC - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"transmission slipping between 2-3 gears. truck lurches during deacceleration, whining noise"

"truck is slipping when shifting from 2nd gear to 3rd gear-known ford transmission issue. the dealer said to replace the transmission as a better one is offered"

"vehicle is slipping when shifting from 2nd gear to 3rd gear. the vehicle only has 118,000 miles."

"i brought my '07 sportrac with 73,800 miles to the ford dealer to troubleshoot a check engine light and the wrench light, which it displayed for a few minutes and disappeared. after some troubleshooting 2 hrs later, the guy came out and gave me some bad news. i will need to repair my transmission or replace it. he did tell me a new transmission would not be from ford since they don't make those anymore and would be from another maker. the above lights started showing this winter as it got colder and that's when i started to noticed rough idling with the rpm indicator spiking for a few minutes then it would go back to a normal reading. i guess some transmission part was acting up at that point. it also seem like if i let it warm up during startup a few minutes, i usually don't see it rpm spike. the dealer told me during their checks there was yet another coolant leak but apparently it wasn't serious enough to note in the final paperwork. i told him i needed to think about the transmission repairs or replacement. i paid for the diagnostics ($100) and got my ford estimates. *tr"

"transmission jerks forward when i'm slowing down to stop. this occurs as my transmission down-shifts from either 3rd to 2nd gear or 2nd to 1st gear. it is a significant problem. it lunges my car forward when i'm braking to stop. and hesitates when taking off from a dead stop and the transmission slams into first making a large thumping noise. i have read many reviews on this problem and a lot of people are experiencing this problem. *tr"

"computer control for the automatic trans. malfunctions causing uneven shifts and engine revs to the rev limiter on the highway. lasts a couple of days until the check engine light illuminates and then it shifts normally. check engine light goes off after a couple of days and the trans. shifts normally for about a week until the cycle starts again without warning. happened when merging into traffic and the trans disengaged causing the engine to hit the rev limiter and almost got hit from behind. have had this happen on and off since the truck was new but it's becoming more common now. *tr"

"tl*-the contact owns a 2007 ford explorer sport trac. the contact started the ignition. the gear selector would not shift form the park position. there were several attempts before the gear selector functioned properly. the failure occurred on one separate occasion. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the technician informed the vehicle operated normal. the vehicle had prior recall remedy repair involving a potential problem that would cause the vehicle to lock in the park position. the nhtsa campaign id number was unknown. the failure occurred a few weeks after the recall service repair was performed on the vehicle. the failure and current mileages were 19,259."

"2007 sport trac,v8 with 6 speed transmission, 2-wheel drive. when attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle at times is slow to respond. the engine revs but you do not move as fast as you should when pulling into traffic. several times i've manually downshifted the transmission to first or second gear to obtain proper acceleration. this is a very dangerous situation when pulling into traffic. the problem is intermittent so you have no idea when it's going to happen. the transmission has the characteristics of low transmission fluid level. the transmission does not downshift to the proper lower gear and therefore tries to accelerate while in high gear which accounts for the slow acceleration and high rev. i've brought my vehicle in three times to two different dealerships for this problem and both state they can not duplicate the problem. again, this is intermittent. the dealership said they checked transmission fluid and it was full. would like to know how they were able to do this since this is a sealed transmission -- you can't check the fluid level. i know of three other people with the same transmission problems and both local dealerships gave the same response saying they do not know what's wrong with the transmission therefore; they can not fix the problem. if i know of three people with the same problem and there are so many other complaints on this page about the transmission, then there must be something wrong. bottom-line, a problem exists with the 6-speed automatic transmission and ford (or alt least the dealerships) refuses to acknowledges it. *tr"

"2007jun 08 explorer sport trac limited v6 * automatic transmission * 8,000 miles "i have a problem with my doors freezing shut. water run along the rubber seal & freezes in cold weather or pools when it rains. last week all doors were froze. when i finally got in, there was an inch of ice in both bottom back door wells & 12" to 14" icicles hanging in the hinges in both front doors. the dealer says this is normal, does anyone else have this problem? i have taken it to my dealer, bert wolfe ford, charleston, wv 3 times. i've talked to other people in my area, theirs doesn't do this. one lady actually went to bert wolfe with me on a rainy day to show hers did not have this issue. jamie six, service manager said, "ed @ water doctor said they couldn't do anything else to fix it, they all do this." i told jamie i didn't buy it from ed. i have also contacted ford since i went through the channels, 2 years & no resolution. i wonder who will fix the rubber & rust once the warranty is up? *tr"

"i have had my 2007 sportrac 8 cyl. for 1-1/2 years. every morning when i start my vehicle, i must wait a full thirty seconds or more before i can put the car in gear. if i do it sooner, then the engine will rev, but the vehicle will not move. if i rev the engine to 6,000 rpm it will budge a bit. i have taken it in twice for this and the dealer says there is nothing wrong. additionally, i am only getting about 9.5 mpg, and i feel it may be because of this transmission issue. *tr"