Model year record
1998 Ford Explorer Sport
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 145 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 23 | 81,000 mi |
| Seats: front assembly: recliner | 11 | 77,000 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 9 | 101,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 7 | 100,000 mi |
| Tires | 7 | 155,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 5 | 20,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 5 | 43,694 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 5 | 80,000 mi |
| Equipment | 4 | — |
| Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/CD etc. | 4 | 63,400 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 4 | 114,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring | 3 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling | 3 | 94,000 mi |
| Seats | 3 | 140,000 mi |
| Tires: tread/belt | 3 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: cruise control | 3 | 94,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe | 2 | 75,100 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 2 | 40,000 mi |
| Structure: frame and members | 2 | 68,000 mi |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system | 2 | 147,500 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition: module | 1 | 100,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 1 | 132,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash | 1 | 114,800 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 1 | 135,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (PCV) | 1 | 100,251 mi |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 1 | 63,400 mi |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: tail lights | 1 | 132,000 mi |
| Exterior lighting: turn signal | 1 | 114,800 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | 118,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, other | 1 | 168,455 mi |
| Interior lighting | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch | 1 | 47,400 mi |
| Power train | 1 | 163,466 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: rear/other: buckle assembly | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 1 | 110,000 mi |
| Service brakes | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 1 | 75,100 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 1 | 132,000 mi |
| Steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm | 1 | 107,000 mi |
| Steering: rack and pinion | 1 | 22,000 mi |
| Steering: rack and pinion: rack | 1 | — |
| Structure | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: door | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: door: hinge and attachments | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly: leaf | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly: u-bolt, leaf spring to axle | 1 | 60,000 mi |
| Tires: sidewall | 1 | 49,000 mi |
| Unknown or other | 1 | 115,000 mi |
| Visibility | 1 | 115,000 mi |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: windshield: electrical heating element | 1 | 63,400 mi |
| Visibility: glass, side/rear | 1 | 97,010 mi |
| Visibility: rear window wiper/washer | 1 | 30,000 mi |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor | 1 | 2,826 mi |
| Wheels | 1 | 174,559 mi |
The 1997 model has 3 times as many complaints as this one. The 1999 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Ford Explorer Sport model years
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