2002 Ford Explorer Sport Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 5%of 133 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 100,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport, 5% of the 133 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“Ford recall 05s28-sirs, your website recall notice states that the affected vehicles should be returned immediately to the dealer for disconnection of the problem speed control switch while awaiting availability of replacement wiring parts, however, the recall letter I received this week does not mention this, nor did the dealer when I called him. Has this interim repair been canceled? Thank you, wrl.”
NHTSA complaint #10200791, filed 2007-08“2002 Ford explorer with a recall for the cruise control. Customer states he has tried twice to get the problem fixed. He says the dealer told him they were out of parts and were not getting any in until mid-december.”
NHTSA complaint #10205025, filed 2007-10“Dt: the contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer Sport. Over the last couple of years he has been having problems with cruise control. And if the truck were just idling ,and if consumer did not have foot on the brake the vehicle would rev up all the way for about 10-15 seconds. If he did not have foot on the brake he could have hit someone. Dealership stated that unless they could duplicate the problem they could not find the source of the problem. According to the report it sounded like the problem was cruise control .”
NHTSA complaint #10127083, filed 2005-06“Dt: contact states she previously owned a 2002 Ford Explorer Sport that was in an accident due to the sudden acceleration of the vehicle. When the consumer placed the vehicle in reverse there was sudden acceleration, causing vehicle to hit a telephone pole. The consumer then placed the vehicle into drive, and it stayed in full throttle, causing the contact's vehicle to hit another vehicle. The day that the accident occurred it was slightly raining. The consumer no longer has the vehicle, so she does not have any information about the vehicle available.”
NHTSA complaint #10128890, filed 2005-07“The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer Sport. The contact received a notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The dealer stated that they would disconnect the vehicle speed control feature because the parts were unavailable. The contact was dissatisfied with the remedy. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 60,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10203428, filed 2007-09Related recalls
- 07V336000Aug 3, 2007On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain…Covers: Ford Explorer Sport 2001–2002, E-150 1992–1993, 1997–2003, E-350 1992–1993, 1997–2003 +18 more
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport
32 complaintsBody and structure
28 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
17 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
8 complaintsSeats
8 complaintsSuspension
8 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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