Model year record
1999 Ford Explorer Sport
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 127 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Seats: front assembly: recliner | 11 | 70,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 10 | 76,500 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: cruise control | 5 | 76,655 mi |
| Air bags | 4 | 60,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 4 | 50,000 mi |
| Seats | 4 | 95,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 4 | 126,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 3 | 70,000 mi |
| Interior lighting | 3 | 30,000 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 3 | — |
| Steering: column | 3 | 201,000 mi |
| Structure | 3 | 36,000 mi |
| Tires | 3 | 40,000 mi |
| Unknown or other | 3 | 102,000 mi |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer | 3 | 30,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 2 | 102,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module | 2 | 63,000 mi |
| Air bags: side/window | 2 | 102,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 2 | 36,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 2 | 57,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 2 | — |
| Exterior lighting: brake lights | 2 | 71,900 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch | 2 | 22,000 mi |
| Seat belts | 2 | 102,000 mi |
| Service brakes | 2 | 125,000 mi |
| Steering | 2 | 57,000 mi |
| Suspension | 2 | 36,000 mi |
| Visibility | 2 | 75,000 mi |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: motor | 2 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition | 1 | 65,900 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring | 1 | 63,750 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 1 | 58,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 1 | 50,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 1 | — |
| Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/CD etc. | 1 | 71,900 mi |
| Exterior lighting: turn signal | 1 | 50,490 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, other | 1 | 102,000 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: trunk lid: lock | 1 | 95,265 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (PRNDL) | 1 | 15,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift | 1 | 15,000 mi |
| Power train: driveline: constant velocity joint | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: differential unit | 1 | — |
| Power train: manual transmission | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 1 | 49,300 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper | 1 | 20,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 1 | 20,000 mi |
| Steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm | 1 | 59,800 mi |
| Structure: body: door | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: hinge and attachments | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate: support device/strut | 1 | 55,000 mi |
| Structure: frame and members: underbody shields | 1 | 75,000 mi |
| Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: hub | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: wheel bearing | 1 | — |
| Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire | 1 | — |
| Tires: tread/belt | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 1 | 75,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: linkages | 1 | 94,400 mi |
| Visibility: rear window wiper/washer | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | 135,000 mi |
The 1998 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 2000 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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