1999 Ford Explorer Sport engine and engine cooling problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1999 Ford Explorer Sport — 11% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I bought a 1999 ford explorer in 02 for 17,292.44 in 05 we had to put a new motor in for 5,502.47 now here we are in 06 and the transmission went out to replace will cost us another 2,900.00 so here we have a ford that is only 5 years old with 22,794.91 in it and still not running I can not find…”
filed Apr 19, 2006
“I was driving home from work and a loud noise came from my engine I took it to a shop to look at it and they new what it was right away it was the timing chain tensioner and the owner of the shop told me this has been a known problem with the 4.0l engines with that sad why isn't there a recall on…”
filed Oct 20, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Ford: certain 1999-2001 model year vehicles up to 6000 lb gvwr registered in new york and certain 2001 vehicles up to 6000 lb gvwr registered in the state of maine, certified for sale in california-federal emission…
CSP-08B01 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 16, 2008
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Explorer Sport years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Explorer Sport | 4 | 6% |
| 2002 Explorer Sport | 7 | 5% |
| 2001 Explorer Sport | 21 | 11% |
| 2000 Explorer Sport | 9 | 13% |
| 1998 Explorer Sport | 12 | 10% |
| 1997 Explorer Sport | 8 | 22% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Ford Explorer Sport
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.