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1997 FORD EXPLORER SPORT

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Reported problems

37 complaints · median 96500 miles
ComponentReports
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)3
SEATS3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2
TIRES2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)1
EQUIPMENT1
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1
POWER TRAIN1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR1
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR1
TIRES:SIDEWALL1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

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