2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Electrical system Problems

“On july 28 while my wife was driving our new Explorer Sport Trac it just stop running. She started it up and it ran for about 1min then cut off again stranding her in the middle of a highway in a turn lane we reported it to Ford it took over 2 hrs for them to get a tow truck to tow the truck to the dealer it also happened on the 27th. Also the owners manual pages are not right when you look at about how to change a tire it give you a page number and it shows something else like how to change oil.”

“Sitting at a stop sign vehicle went into acceleration gas peddle went to floor. Foot was on the brake. Checked no carpet stuck under the gas peddle. Foot was not touching gas peddle. It was almost like the cruise control was pressing the gas peddle. Cruise control was off. Shut vehicle off then back on issue went away. This has happened other times to myself and my wife. Sometimes while pushing the gas the gas peddle leaves your foot and continues to the floor on its own, pressing the brake and turning vehicle off seems to resolve the issue. …”

“Dt: the consumer stated that 2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac special edition with avalanche on the back was having a stalling problem. The anti-theft device light blinked on the dashboard, and then the vehicle shut off the power. The consumer took the truck to the repair shop seven to eight times for this problem. The truck has been in the shop longer than it has been with the consumer. The dealership put the edr on the truck, and found no information. The truck stalled when the light came on. The dealership was stunned because they could not figure out what the cause of the problem was. …”

“June 2, 2003 6:40 pm picked up the brand new Explorer Sport Trac from treadwell Ford and drove home to west mobile. June 3, 2003 7:20 am drove the nearly 30 mile commute to work in north mobile county. Upon parking the vehicle, it smelled hot, with a nearly burnt electrical smell. June 3, 2003 ~8:40 pm left work after long day. Drove approximately 3 miles, when radio console went black. Shortly thereafter, entire dashboard panel lighting, headlights, and electrical system started to act erratically. Pulled into bp gas station, and vehicle combustion system began to sputter. …”

“Ants have eaten into the computer on my 1994 Ford explorer last year . This year even though I put out poison on the ground and sprayed the motor and inside of both vehicles they got into the dash of my 03 and started eating the (looms) what ever that is and the wiring to my air bags. Has anyone else had this problem and what did they do to stop it? What are they making the wiring out of.”