2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 10%of 100 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 49,625miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, 10% of the 100 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 49,625 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“On 8/10/10 I noticed while driving my 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac that something was wrong with the engine. I thought it might be the transmission, because when accelerated it would become sluggish and make a loud roaring noise. I called the Ford dealership and asked for an appointment to bring my truck in. They suggested I bring it on the morning of 8/11/10 for them to check it out. Around noon on 8/11/10 the service manager called me to inform me that the problem was not my transmission, but that I had a leak in the radiator. …”
NHTSA complaint #10349949, filed 2010-08, 59,250 miles“Radiator is leaking coolant. Coolant leaks the from aluminum core, pools up at the bottom in the plastic and drips out from the bottom of the plastic on both the driver and passenger side. Talked to Ford about the issue and they said there was a TSB issued for this (which I realize does not extend the warranty) and that when the truck was made, the fan that cools the radiator was not programmed correctly. …”
NHTSA complaint #10388649, filed 2011-03, 76,800 miles“Spark plugs may be contributing to a skip under load. However, Ford has used some unusual spark plug that is a serious problem for end users to either change themselves or extraordinarily expensive for the consumer to have changed by Ford. Ford service quote is $300.00 to have changed. This is a terrible design and engineering screw up that is ridiculous. Ford needs to step up and admit they have a poor design and not keep charging customers for their mistake.”
NHTSA complaint #10452125, filed 2012-03, 77,250 miles“Engine shuts off during slowing for turn or stop causing loss of power steering and power brakes. This has almost caused an accident several times. Dealer says they can not repair and can not duplicate problem. Dealer does not take the problem seriously. I belong to a sport trac club and other 2007 sport tracs have this problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10170336, filed 2006-10, 3,000 miles“Purchased 2007 expl sp trac in april 2008 from academy Ford laurel, md (19k mi). Radiator leak and replacement in may 2011 (38.5k mi). Radiator leaking again at 59k mi.”
NHTSA complaint #10442106, filed 2012-01, 38,550 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10039053Mar 1, 2011Ford: if there is an intermittent lack of power, surge, or hesitation while driving the brakes will override acceleration.
- 10029205Jun 1, 2009Ford/mercury/lincoln: vehicles may exhibit one or more of the following symptoms: drive away hesitation, loss of rpm on deceleration, difficulty starting, and/or idle rpm less…
- 10021040Feb 26, 2007Calibration update 4.0l - various symptoms - surge, hesitation, torque converter cycling, no up shift after forced downshift, and poor a/c performance.
- 10020792Jan 16, 2007Diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p0340, p0344, p0345, p0349. Are found.
- 10019010Jan 1, 2006Mil on with dtc p2004 through p2008, p151a, p2015, p202 - 4.6l 3v.
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
23 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsBrakes
13 complaintsEngine
11 complaintsTires
10 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsWheels
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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