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2001 Ford Explorer
Fuel System Problems

CarComplaints.com Notes: How can we give the 2001 model year a "seal of pretty good" when it has some problems with a slipping transmission and a known problem with the speed activation control switch? Because it's not the 2002. That's how.
2001 Ford Explorer Fuel System Problems
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- Car Turns Off
- NHTSA: Fuel System, Gasoline
- NHTSA: Fuel System, Gasoline: Delivery: Fuel Pump
- NHTSA: Fuel System, Gasoline: Fuel Injection System
- NHTSA: Fuel System, Gasoline: Storage: Tank Assembly
- NHTSA: Fuel System, Other
- NHTSA: Fuel System, Other: Delivery: Fuel Pump
- NHTSA: Fuel/Propulsion System
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