The Stuff You'll Probably Hear If You Own A Sport Trac. 

My 2004 has all of the common problems but still running at 417k miles. As a landlord that does his own repairs this truck has been my life saver.

I use my Sport Trac like a real truck much more than my friends with Tundras and F150's. I do wish the bed was longer but, I make due.

I have a 2010. Runs like a champ. Got it originally for a cheap work truck. It gets the job done. I use it for landscaping, hauling concrete, logs, power equipment... the works. My buddy's got a Silverado and he hasn't hauled anything but wrappers and soda cans. It's the work you do that makes your truck a real truck.

I’ve always found that the people who say SUTs are SUVs, not trucks, are the same exact people whom argue that SUVs are technically trucks.

My 02 Sport Trac has 215k miles and is still going strong. I've been planning on selling it for the last five years, but I like it. It's been the most reliable vehicle that I've owned.

I have an 07 V8 - 185000 miles. This thing is awesome. Runs like a dream. Just enough space for what I need.

I've owned mine for 8 years,replaced engine at 260,00km, I've hauled ,a fridge and stove together in the back, 4x8 plywood on the roof,12 foot lumber through back window, I built supports. These guys with big trucks what do they haul ,all the ones I see have nothing in them except for air

The best thing you can do concerning the timing chain is use guality oil, don't run it hot, and change the oil at 3k miles sharp. What fails is the plastic timing chain guides, especially the one in the back of the engine.

This is how the truck is broken down. Explorer sport front clip, cab section is from a 4 do explorer. All parts in this area are interchangeable. Bed is from a crew cab F250 short bed. Great thing about this is the bed extender tube frame ford gave out with those trucks fits perfectly on the sport trac. Ohh, by the way. A 4.6 will fit in this truck. It requires customized motor mounts, but that's it. There was some wiring mods we had to do to splice the speedo and gage signals to work with the existing dash. I helped with he build and when my 4.0 goes, that is gonna be the replacement

2005 Sports Trac great truck I have owned it since 2005 ! Love it handed it over to my son and he loves it

This dude knows what he taking bout

My cousin’s 01 sport trac used to just struggle while pulling out his 1.5 tons boat meanwhile now in his 08 sport trac that has 4x4, he just keeps it in low and lets off the brakes and it pulls it out without touching the throttle

My 2002 Sport Trac is currently at 231,000 miles and still runs great. I've been looking at the 2022 Ford Maverick which to me is just a Sport Trac with a new name and modern safety technology. I will keep driving my "Sporty" until she can no longer move under its own power and then hopefully I will upgrade to a new Ford Maverick.

I actually swapped in a black older Ranger gauge cluster into my sport trac. But the Speedo is different so it’s 10 mph off since it starts at 10 and not 0 😐😐. But I needed a gauge cluster replacement since multiple gauges failed and the odometer stopped working.

I have a 2008 and a v8 moter in it. love it. with over drive.

I owned a 02’ Ford, I beaten the snot out of it, easily overloaded its trailer pulling weight. The Cologne Engine never gave me issues, never when scrapping, never when off-roading. I unfortunately totaled it on a frame issue being too expensive to fix for the model, and swapped it all into a rolling body; which ironically, when being switched over the Control Arm for the Timing Chain fell into the oil pan and amazed the mechanic that my sport Trac drove in the shop, let alone drive like how it was without losing any power. It sucks to see tho the Sport Tracs with the Cyclone Engine apparently weren’t as reliable as others, according to most Sport Trac owners on forums talking about how they upgraded from their old 02 at 270k miles and then have an engine issue by the time they hit 90k on their 10’.

My 2004 (purchased used) at 135k mi, has been great. No engine rattle, I will watch for that, dependable, drives well, good machine.

Nice wheel work... What kind of tires and rims did you have on this truck?

my grandpa used this as a work truck and the cylinder head broke at 130,000 thousand only cost $2,500 for a new engine including installation

I' love mine 2003 explorer trac and is good on mileage now is got over 200.000 I'm always doing the best I.can to keeping it running

Just ordered my 2023 Ford maverick hybrid. Currently looking for one of these little trucks in the meantime. Wished I knew about these earlier

And for the bed ,I have hauled an engine, refrigerator, 2 motorcycles, and I pull a small bit not tiny rv just fine, and a flat trailer with a sport trac on it, pulls great even with almost 200,000 miles on it.

Mine has electrical issues, the gauge cluster goes out, the radio goes out, and the light at the back stays on, and the headlights only work on one setting. The truck also goes dead at a red light/ or stop sign, but when it's going it runs just fine.

Love my 2004 sport Trac. I do everything with it, including plow my driveway. I don't recommend plowing anything with a sport Trac. I have to replace front end parts every year. I have bed extenders that make it easy to carry larger objects, which is nice. No bad mechanical issues. Engine was replaced before I purchased it and now has 165k on car, and 100-110k on engine.

I have a 2004 sport trac with 123000 miles no Rattle on start up

265,000 and still going strong. (02)

Nice Video! I LOVE my 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac XLS! I bought mine used in 2006 with just 10,000 miles and have had it for 16 years now in 2022. I have only 94,000 miles as of 2022. NO rattle on start up like the video alleges. NONE. It is a REAL truck. I have hauled 8' lumber....no problem. I have hauled 16' moulding....no problem. I have towed 4,000 lb loaded trailers...no problem (not in mountains!, that could be slow but not a big problem). I don't know why Ford made the Sport Trac truck in only a V6, but offered the Explorer SUV in a V8?! Trucks need more power?? I have zero complaints about my Sport Trac except 1.....horrible gas mileage. You would think a 6 cylinder would be pretty good. NAY. 14 city....18 Hwy is what I get! But Fords have never been known for good MPG. My 1974 Ford Ranchero GT (beautiful looking) with a 302 Cubic Inch V8 got the same MPG but was gutless....less power with that 2 barrel carburetor vs the 6 cylinder Sport Trac with fuel injection!! In 94,000 miles I have not done much major work on my Sport Trac.....Water Pump, Radiator leak, Fuel pump, Serpentine belt....thats it...besides the normal brakes, tires and oil service! Good TRUCK!! I Love Mine!! Give it regular TLC and it will do you well!! Its bound to become a quirky classic!! Im keeping mine!! It will be in my will for my heirs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And you can park this 4 dr 5 passenger truck in a compact space. Try that in a crew cab 8' or 6' bed Silverado or F150!! They have to back in to a parking space!!!

I enjoyed your enthusiastic video. I just bought a used 2004 sport trac with 227k and drove it home and suddenly got a rattle in the engine. Yep, rear timing chain. Yep, he probably had been told, get rid of this truck. First thing I had to do was contact my friend that fixes things and got him to find me another engine. So now, today I have another engine with 127k on it and luckily he discovered the rear chain guide was bad on this one before installation. So I have a new one in this engine. Love the truck and now runs fine. So everything you said about this truck is true. Hope I can enjoy this one as much as you have yours..

I just bought a used 03 one with a rebuilt engine in it and I love it

I have helped countless family and friends move furniture with my 03 Sport Trac , still own it !

I have a 2005 XLT that has 200k on it. Its squeaky but it cranks up every day for me. I put a roof rack and a rack in the back so I can haul me 13.5 fishing kayak around. Works well.

The bed being short is the same problem I have with every four-door truck on the market. If they lean back and their head doesn't touch the back glass, they can shut up with that argument.

The Avalanche is on the same platform as the Suburban, and it has a midgate. First gens came with the 5.3L and 4L60E or 8.1L and 4L80E. Second gens came with the 5.3L or 6.0L with a 4L60E in the first 2 years, and a 6L80E for the remainder of the generation. Bedlength is 5ft, and with the midgate down, you get 8ft. Bed width is 50 inches. So basically, you get a smoother and more comfortable CCSB Silverado since it’s on the Suburban chassis, that you can turn into a RCLB Silverado whenever needed.

Believe it or not; the Avalanch and the Escalade EXT & ESV were the answering sport utility trucks to the Ford Explorer Sport Trac. Hence why those trucks were introduced. Their actually in the same class as the Sport Trac with bed size and crewcab design. Pay enough attention to design similarities and you've got the same concept with all vehicles. They all copy cat another vehicle. I've got an 01' Sport Trac Gen. 2 with the 02' Ranger engine. Wonderful piece of work that I've had since February 23' with 189,002 original miles on it. Runs great and hasn't had any issues of major replacements or failures. Especially after I've already put an additional 1,900 on it with just work.😊

I have a 1999 Oldsmobile cutlass that is about to reach 300k the only problem I had was overheating but that was just a leak now it runs good and I still drive it everyday

I hauled 2k.pounds of gravel up a steep hill in my 05 sport trac. Handled it like nothing

I wish I could add a photo but my sport trac is the best work truck. I made it into a custom welding truck. I haul 24 foot pipe and square on top it sticks out a 5 feet on the rear with flags. Flush to the bumper in front

You change the secondary external tensioner yet? Should help with rattle also you can hold the gas to the floor for the first second or two to pump up tensioner then let off and it will start

I just bought a trailer when I need a whole big stuff and this thing can tow nice truck have the same year

Got a 2002 with 212k miles, rides smooth and quiet. Couple of annoying unimportant problems like a bad door lock actuator, outside temp/compass display is out, etc. Only real problem is a small rear main seal leak, oil pan too. I'll lose about a quart every 5k miles, so I change it every 3-4k. It's been a decent pickup. Other than all the regular maintenance costs, I'm not going to invest too much money if something expensive breaks at this point. If I can just squeeze another 38k miles out of it, I'll be pretty satisfied lol.

Thanks for this video bro youre awesom

Beautiful truck bro 😎

April, 2023 : I'm junking a 2001 Sport Trac. Are there any components that you, or others, recommend be saved ?

"The engines don't last." Sure they won't last if they weren't properly broken-in from the start and weren't serviced properly during it's life. I own a 2005 Sportrac since new and now in 2022 it runs better than new. I changed the oil every 3000 miles, kept the filters clean, serviced the transmission and more. The best thing I did was to put tires and rims from a Jeep Safari on. I had to get and adapter in order to fit them. I didn't need to raise the suspension, it was a plug and play. The ride is much smoother now and the speedometer is much more accurate. Before, when I passed the speed indicator signs doing 30 on my speedo, it indicated that I was doing 27mph. After fitting it with Jeep wheels, it indicated correctly that I was doing 30.

The avalanche rides on the suburban platform. And it arrived before chevy had crew cabs but even when the silverado gained a crew cab people loved the avalanche so much gm had to let it stick around. They only axed it when it started eating into silverado sales.

Avalanche was on a Suburban chassis and wasn’t the same chassis as a Silverado. Tahoe chassis’ are shorter and they all have different suspension components. Anyway

the avalanche had a full size bed.

A whole engine I just went on a 44hr road trip to get a an engine on my 2001 sport trac lol

Any oil leak problems? Mine has 175k miles and recently started leaking in my driveway. No smoke from the tailpipe. Advice?

My friend always used to make fun of my 03 ranger Because it was a Ford and it was unreliable……but his Chevy broke down at 130k and the ranger went strong until 321k miles

I did a 5.0 ohv swap . ..that 4.0 sohc is straight Garbage. I love my sport fail now ! Offroads amazing well. I did a coilover conversion with a set of fox shocks .

GM didn’t offer the V8 in the s-10 at all and didn’t offer the Colorado with a v8 until 2009.

my 2004 with 227k miles on it does not rattle on start up , runs great, does get poor gas mileage though

Drive the shit out of it they love it. I've put 100,000kms hard kms on mine keeps on running and I love my chevy avalanches I have 4 of them

FORD First n Race Day. BTW,, If it wasn't for Henry Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, Cadillac , Oldsmobile Would never exist. Henry loaned money to he Dodge brothers to start their Heavy truck company. Henry Helped his friend Louis Chevrolet with his start in automotive manufacturing.

I'm looking at picking up a 2008 Sport Trac Adrenalin within the next month what should I be looking at for when going to look at it?

I had a 1995 4.6 Champaign edition it had over three hundred thousand on it when I purchased it was a gas pig but I put 249000 km never turned a wrench seriously did not even check or change the oil once two sets of tires alignment when installed Breaks finally needed addressed body needed some work oil change tune up professional detail was the list to be done to pass safety and go again the mechanic that was pulling it into the garage wrote it of tore the hole side off lol insurance paid out check was twice as much as I paid Best deal I ever had in a car And fyi fact I pulled a hummer out of the cattails in a swamp

Don't forget the body mounts they don't last over three or four years if you have one that does your lucky it's an all-day job to change them

They swear like Stepside trucks never existed back then

Has anyone tried a truck or sub tent? I'm looking for simplicity.

If it has a bed its a truck lol my parents had one for years and it came with a bed extender and a bunch of tie downs and other stuff

My ol 05 sport trac lasted to 500k and I towed a boat that weighted was the same as the truck itself and an 18 foot flatbed . I worked the crap out of that truck. I rebuilt the 5r55e tranny myself at 180k and it was still working when the engine finally gave out. I'd love a 4bt or a 4.6 swap it out now body is still mint and frame is rust free. She might be small but that bitch worked way above her weight class. The reliably of the 4.0 is change the oil at 3k every time. This truck is the easiest oil change ever . You dont have to jack it up nothing like that. It takes like 5 minutes. No bull 5 mins once you do it a couple of times.

I had a ranger with the 4.0L and it had 220k when I sold it. It was still running excellent and never gave me any problems

I have a 2007 Sport Trac Limited for sale. 125,811 miles. New tires and wheels. 1800 miles on the rims and tires.

Over the past 3 years ive dumped 10k into my shitbox sport trac. And my god do i love the thing. 11mpg city 16 mpg highway.

When I first saw this thing I just dont know What the hell is that thing It is suprisingly pretty good with towing things that is if u get the big boi motor, It can tow a giant ass 6000 pound boat pretty easily not as easily as a f150 or anything like that but it does it better than u think it would

The sporttrac was also produced with a factory v8.

Bought new 2003 (240,000),Air still works

I'd say it's not a real truck because it has independent rear suspension. Still trying to buy one.

Small bed no problem hook up a trailer

I heard u can bolt 5.0 to the transmissions

My 98 f150 went to 365,000 miles after years of drunken abuse in cow fields found on road dead my ass

Love my spork

The motor is a pis of chet my first transmission , after that the motor don't get one not god truck

I have one goota fix a missfirering cylinder

Tacoma had same size bed a few years.

Dam that suck about the engine and timing chain, was looking at an 04 limited, guess now I'll pass

* I OWN A 2003 SPORT TRAC V6-AUTO-RWD 4X2 and I concur. "IT IS NOT A REAL TRUCK". More like a crew cab El Ranchero or El Camino. i.e. CAR CHASSIS , 4.0L car engine, 5r55 CAR TRANSMISSION, and a tiny truck style bed.*

Early 2000s fords are amazing, we’ve had a ton a ton of them no issues and high mileage, new ford on the other hand, we had one, a 2018 Explorer, biggest piece of crap we’ve ever owned

I have a 2004

Do you know what camper top will fit these?

It's the kind of truck your wife drives.

I have had mine 3 years n not had one single problem what I tell people that swear by chevy then if their so good why did they go BANKRUPTED I've worked in auto industry for 45 years n I've noticed the difference in quality n ford was much better I know people that got rangers f 150 escort tempos n they got anywhere from 200,000 to over 350,000 miles on them n still run n drive from point a to z sure headliner gone windows dont work plastic all broke but still run friend has a ranger 4.0 with 358,00 thousand miles on it n still runs n drives fine best cars I've ever owned were always fords never had problems never ya starter alternator etc.normal stuff but all n all best vehicles I've ever had. Even scotty Kilmer on utube tells dont get a gm or Chrysler products junk today but then again all the companies quality has gone down get what I pay for

But the avalanche window and wall folds down for more room.

285k on my dash and going

Ridgeline is NOT a truck. Does not have a frame underneath.

0:53 triggered !!!! hahah

Can you haul half yard of gravel with the sport trac?

But ... but ... but ... size doesn't matter!

I'm like number 666 on this vid 😎

I think Ford’s reliability in the late 90’s & early 00’s was actually some of their best besides crap like the Contour, Taurus, Windstar, Aspire & Escort. If you think they were struggling with reliability then, just look at them now. As a lifetime Ford guy it’s quite sad to see where they are now.

If you need a full size bed Don't buy a sportrac, it will not grow, you should know this when you're looking to buy

I own one and can't wait to sell this piece of shit... there's nothing nice about it

My father inlaw has a 2010 explorer and it has the original sohc 4.0 engine pushing 330k miles now with zero issues, starts up quietly and runs smooth. The real good news is if the chains do go bad you can just swap the engine with something better like a Windsor or a..........LS

I've always said, If you can't haul a 4'x8' sheet of plywood in it, it's Not a truck.

To much rambling, like he was sitting around talking out of boredom, and repeating the same thing's over and over and over quite a few times about different things, and in a informative video we don't need to know about u maybe getting a job to get a different vehicle, we came here to hear about the truck, which u did well but about found on road dead over and over, sorry I don't ever put in my thoughts, please don't stop making videos of u like to, just some input, and that's only my input, I may be off with it, don't take it personal, people watching this usually watch many videos and just want facts and personal things slow this way down. So some of us fast forward when it starts and continues so we miss some things. Thanks for listening

I hate this damn truck my sport tracs head gasket went at 176000 piece of shit they suck for real