Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Ford Explorer.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the vehicle independently je… |
| 2022-09-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that there was a crack on the top panel of the rear liftgate.… |
| 2022-01-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was making… |
| 2021-10-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I sitting on a incline put it in reverse and started backing up and the transmission just let loose and started rolling… |
| 2020-09-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS ALL THE ELECTRICAL TURNS OFF LIKE THE KEY IS TURNED … |
| 2020-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCEL… |
| 2020-03-01 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT, TH… |
| 2019-03-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR WHEEL WELL SHOCK TOWER MOUNT IS RUSTED OUT. THERE IS NO REASON THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY IS… |
| 2019-03-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED … |
| 2018-10-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE SHIFTER BROKE OFF/ |
| 2018-05-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NEED TO RECALL THE GASKET HEADS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. LITTLE HOLES MELTED ON THE HEAD. O… |
| 2018-05-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE THE LIGHT STAYS ON IN THE MESSAGE BOARD AND A MESSAGE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ALSO… |
| 2018-05-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 1) ABS, BRAKE, AND WRENCH FAILURE LIGHTS FLASHED ON FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND TURNED OFF WHEN DECELERATING WITH CRUISE CO… |
| 2018-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FROM PARK, DELAY FROM 1 TO 7 SECONDS FOR ENGAGEMENT FOR REVERSE (AUTOMATIC TRANS), WORSE IN WARM WEATHER. SERIOUS SAFET… |
| 2018-04-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP IN THE TANK 2 TIMES STILL DID NOT WORK. CHECKED FOR GRO… |
| 2018-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT AND ADVANCE TRACKING LIGHT AND 4X4 LIGHT AND CAR WITH TRACKING LIGHT ALL COMES ON AND THE BRAKING JERK WHEN … |
| 2018-02-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE 2005 FORD EXPLORER IS GOING DOWN HILL OR WHEN PRESSING COAST BUTTON, THE 2005 FOR… |
| 2018-02-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS BACKING UP FROM MY DRIVEWAY AND MY CAR ACCELERATED WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE AND IT PEELED OUT AND HAD TO HIT THE BRA… |
| 2018-01-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 70 MPH, SUNROOF WAS TILTED IN VENT POSITION WHEN MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. GLASS REIGNED … |
| 2017-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY EXPLORER TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEPT… |
| 2017-11-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THAT SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR IT WOU… |
| 2017-10-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. REAR TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. IT IS NOT THE FUSE BECAUSE THE REAR BACK UP LIGHTS WORK AND T… |
| 2017-08-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | THE BACK LIFT GATE PANEL CRACKED ON THE BACK OF OUR FORD EXPLORER AND WHEN WE WENT TO SHUT THE LIFT GATE THE WHOLE BACK… |
| 2017-08-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | WE HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPLORER AND THE BACK LIFT GATE PANEL WAS CRACKED RIGHT BY THE FORD SYMBOL. WHEN WE WENT TO OPEN TH… |
| 2017-08-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT MY VEHICLES DASHBOARD BEGAN TO ACT ERRATIC. THEN THE BATTERY GAUGE RAPIDLY … |
| 2017-08-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY AFTER FILLING THE TANK UP AND STARTING IT. THE FUEL GAUGE REMAINS ON EMPTY. SERVICE ENGINE LI… |
| 2017-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY GAUGES GO HAYWIRE THE NEEDLES SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN CAR IS OFF NO KEY IN IGNITION. THE LIGHTS FLASH AS WELL. … |
| 2017-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 2005 FORD EXPLORER. FRAME IS ROTTING ALONG THE WELDS. NOT UP AND DOWN. LENGTH WISE RUNNING WITH THE FRAME. OBVIOUSLY A … |
| 2017-07-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATE GOING DOWN HILL THE ENGINE STALLS ALL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AN… |
| 2017-07-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPLORER AND UPON OPENING MY REAR TAILGATE, THE SCREWS ON THE TWO HINGES BROKE FROM THE GLASS. TTHE… |
| 2017-05-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WE WERE LEAVING OUR SON'S GAME AND WE OPENED THE LIFTGATE TO PUT THINGS AWAY AND WHEN WE SHUT IT THE WINDOW EXPLODED. G… |
| 2017-04-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. THE OCCURRENCE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES FOR THI… |
| 2017-02-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FRACTURE IN THE REAR HATCH ABOVE THE REAR … |
| 2017-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, THE REVERSE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME INO… |
| 2016-12-05 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED. IT APPEARS THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW HINGE … |
| 2016-11-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | CRACKED APPLIQUE ON REAR LIFT GATE. |
| 2016-11-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE GEAR SHIFTER/LEVER BROKE OFF INTO MY HAND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE GEAR SHIFTER/LEVER BRO… |
| 2016-11-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | BOTH REAR HATCH GLASS HINGES BROKE. WINDOW FELL OUT WHEN I TRIED OPENING THE HATCH. THANK GOD I WAS THERE TO CATCH IT… |
| 2016-09-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE ENGINE WHILE TRAVELING, GENERALLY AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED GREATER THAN 40MPH, WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF. THERE ARE… |
| 2016-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THROTTLES BODY ASSY. STALL OR SURGE WHILE ENTER IN TRAFFIC MAKE VERY DANGER |
| 2016-05-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, WE FOUND THAT THE BACK WINDOW OF THE HATCH WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND THE BODY IN THE BACK… |
| 2016-05-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE'VE REPLACED THE FUEL SENSOR IN OUR 2005 FORD EXPLORER XLT TWICE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. WE HAD 68,000 MILES WHEN WE … |
| 2016-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BRAKES AND STEERING BECAME IMPAIRED. LUCKY, I WAS IN THE RIGHTMOST LANE AN… |
| 2016-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRO… |
| 2016-02-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHED AND … |
| 2015-12-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. DRIVING IN THE CITY MY 2005 FORD EXPLORER HAVE A CRASH AND AIR BAGS DO NOT OPEN. |
| 2015-12-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION BEGINING TO SLIP, SOON WILL AHVE NO 4TH GEAR OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE IS UP TO DATE WITH MATINANACE… |
| 2015-12-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LIFTGATE WAS CRACKED. … |
| 2015-11-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that on several occasions while attempting to shift into reve… |
| 2015-11-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED BACKWARDS WHILE THE… |