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vehicle
2004 / ford / explorer-sport-trac
known issues
7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
1,408 on file (2004-01-30 → 2024-06-05)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
100 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Rear liftgate panel cracking and glass hinge failureSTRUCTURE45 complaints2014-02 → 2018-05explorer-sport-trac-2004-liftgate-crack
10734039 WENT TO OPEN REAR WINDOW HATCH AND RIGHT HINGE SNAPPED OFF CAUSING WHOLE REAR WINDOW PANEL TO FALL ON ME
10865768 THE PANEL UNDER THE REAR LIFT GATE WINDOW HAS CRACKED 3 TIMES NOW
10611174 THE REAR HATCH DOOR CRACKED AND NOTICED SO TOOK TO AUTO BODY SHOP AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS A FORD DEFECT AND IF FIXED IT WOULD CRACK AGAIN DUE TO THE MAKE OF THIS CAR
Transmission hard shifting and failurePOWER TRAIN28 complaints2014-03 → 2019-09explorer-sport-trac-2004-transmission-fail
10586532 WHILE DRIVING MY EXPLORER DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW WITH OUT MUCH WARNING WITH MY BABY IN THE CAR
11258464 MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER HAS RECENTLY AND QUICKLY BEGAN SHIFTING VERY BADLY
10679122 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED
Spontaneous side curtain airbag deploymentAIR BAGS13 complaints2014-10 → 2024-06explorer-sport-trac-2004-airbag-spontaneous
11592762 All four side curtain airbags deployed while I was driving my car in a parking lot
11337948 THIS PAST WEEKEND I WAS DRIVING AN 04 FORD EXPLORER WHEN BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED
11265739 THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED (APPROX 5-10 MPH) ON A BUMPY ROAD
Airbag non-deployment during crashAIR BAGS9 complaints2015-01 → 2022-08explorer-sport-trac-2004-airbag-nondeploy
10908816 THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH
10852029 THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 3/20/2016 - THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT
10678350 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR FORD EXPLORER, HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS WAITING TO EXIT THE FREEWAY, TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF HER HAD ALSO STOPPED
Cruise control engine stallVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE15 complaints2014-08 → 2021-02explorer-sport-trac-2004-speed-control-stall
11395422 ENGINE DIES WHEN DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL OPERATING AND HEADING DOWN SLIGHT HILL AT SPEED OF AROUND 35 MPH
10924821 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKING, WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH
10957679 I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING 60MPG, OUT OF NO WHERE MY FORD EXPLORER STOPS MOVING AND DECREASES IN SPEED FAST
Wheel lug nut and stud shearingWHEELS9 complaints2014-07 → 2021-07explorer-sport-trac-2004-wheel-separation
10807523 THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WHEEL CAME OFF MY 2004 FORD EXPLORER WHEN I WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 70 NEAR KINGDOM CITY, MO
10616544 WHILE DRIVING HOME AT 25 MPH, I HEARD AND FELT A VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR
10627668 I HAD JUST GOT ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE REAR OF MY TRUCK STARTED SHAKING
Rear brake line corrosion and failureSERVICE BRAKES6 complaints2014-04 → 2024-05explorer-sport-trac-2004-brake-line-failure
10676563 THE OEM STEEL BRAKE LINE THAT CONNECTS THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR BRAKES WAS APPARENTLY RUBBING AGAINST SOME COMPONENTS OVER THE RIGHT FRAME RAIL WHICH ABRADED THE PLASTIC COATING RESULTING IN CORROSION OF THE BRAKE LINE AND FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM
11141637 BRAKE FAILURE, FRONT WHEEL BRAKE HOSE (BURST/FAILED), 3X IN ONE YEAR INCLUDING FAILURE OF NEW PARTS INSTALLED BY FORD
10583309 STOPPING AT RED LIGHT STEPPING ON BRAKE VEHICLE SPEED UP INSTEAD OF STOPPING
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
Cite this
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2004 Ford Explorer Sport Trac vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/ford/explorer-sport-trac
@misc{wrenchpro_2004_ford_explorer_sport_trac_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2004 Ford Explorer Sport Trac},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2004/ford/explorer-sport-trac}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
