Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | As I was driving to work one morning suddenly my headlights and all interior lights, such as the dashboard, suddenly we… |
| 2023-07-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I got into an accident where I hit a semi head on and at 40 mph and the airbags never deployed. I got hurt and may seek… |
| 2020-11-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FAN BLADES HAD MANY BIG CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC BLADES,THE DRIVER DOOR THE BODY IS CRACKED BY TOP OF DOOR HING BACK D… |
| 2020-09-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY TRUCK'S STEERING COLUMN IS TIGHT. IT FEELS LIKE IT COULD LOCK UP OR BREAK OFF. THE KEY IS HARD TO TURN IN THE IGNITI… |
| 2019-02-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FORD INERTIA SWITCH. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND PROPULSI… |
| 2018-12-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE FRONT, DRIVER'S SIDE, TIRE CAME APART AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE'S BODY AND POSSIBLY OTHER DAMAGE… |
| 2018-11-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AFTER WORK WAS OVER GOT HOME AN PARKED IT WENT TO LEAVE TO GO TO THE STORE AN IT WOULD N… |
| 2017-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2005 EXPLORER SPORT TRAC HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND WHEN IT DOES, MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPS WORKING. MY … |
| 2017-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 2 | VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPLOYED. |
| 2017-02-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SEAT BACK KEPT FALLING INTO THE BACK SEAT WHILE DRIVING, NOW THE SEAT BACK DOESN'T MOVE. THE PASSENGER IS … |
| 2016-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CLUSTER GOING BAD AND CUTTING POWER TO ENTIRE VEHICLE WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD , CITY ENVIROMENT |
| 2016-10-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DISCOVERED UNDERNEATH THE BODY WHERE THE BODY AND FRAME MEET FOR THE BODY MOUNT BUSHINGS, THEY HAVE NEARLY DISINTEGRATE… |
| 2016-08-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PUT KIDS IN CAR SEATS. GOT IN DRIVER'S SEAT AND CLOSED DOOR AND SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. FORD IS ACTING LIKE THIS IS THE … |
| 2016-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CUTS OUT AND RESARTS THEN CUTS OUT AGAIN CAUSING NO SPEEDOMETER TACH FUEL GAUGE OIL PRESSURE TEMPERA… |
| 2016-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. CAUSED ALL MY LIGHTS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR) TO GO OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC… |
| 2015-05-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORT EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DURING A STORM, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HYDROPL… |
| 2015-04-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 FORD SPORTRAC DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY. NEEDLE STUCK AT 1/4 TANK AND SOMETIMES WILL MOVE, BUT … |
| 2015-02-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY JUST CUTS OFF. WE HAVE TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT COSTLY REPAIRS AND THE TRUCK STILL DOES NOT R… |
| 2014-10-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGIN… |
| 2014-08-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL IT WILL SOMETIMES JUST TURN OFF BY ITSELF WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE BRAKE OR ANYTHING. USU… |
| 2014-06-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK AT DIFFERENT SPEED AND THE RPM GAUGE DOES THE SAME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, YOU COULD BE DR… |
| 2014-06-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AND IT STALLED OUT. IT KEPT HAPPENING AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK EVEN WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY.… |
| 2014-01-12 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE FRONT EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAD BEEN BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT TO OPEN. ON THE LAST PULL TO GET IN, THE DOOR H… |
| 2013-12-31 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE WINDOW WILL GO DOWN BUT IT WONT GO UP ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. *TR |
| 2013-09-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT GETS SO HOT, I HAVE ALREADY REPLACE THE WATER PUMP, RADIATOR. THE CAR STILL GETS SO HOT. I WOND… |
| 2013-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW THE PAINT PEALING OFF THE BODY AFTER WASHING IT, FOR NO REASON WHA… |
| 2013-05-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | I GOT NEW TIRES, THEY SHOW LOW ON AIR, I MEASURE AND NOTICE THAT THEY HAVE MORE AIR THAN THEY SUPPOSED TO HAVE. THIS CO… |
| 2013-05-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TIRE LOOKS FLAT, I NOTICE THE TECHNICIAN PUT MORE AIR THAN IT SUPPOSED TO HAVE, THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR |
| 2013-05-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | THE FRONT WINDSHIELD GLASS WAS CRACK FOR NO REASON, JUST BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE WAS 90S. WE HAVE OTHER CARS AND ALL AR… |
| 2013-04-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE THREAD SEPARATION(S) , SEVERELY VIBRATED THE WHOLE VEHICLE AT ALL SPEED..SEVER TO VERY SEVERE VIBRATION AS SPEED I… |
| 2013-03-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC STOPPED WORKING RECENTLY. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AS WELL. I WASN… |
| 2012-06-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I STARTED SMELLING GAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS A GAS CAN I WAS HAULING AROUND. WELL ONE DAY I PULLED MY C… |
| 2012-01-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC STOPPED WORKING. IT READS BELOW EMPTY AT ALL TIMES. I RESEARCHED THE… |
| 2011-08-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE PAINT IS BLISTERING AND PEELING FROM THE ROOF RUNNERS. I NOTICED THIS JUST… |
| 2011-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY SPORT TRAC IN 2005. IN 2011 I HAD APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A SEVERE VIBRATI… |
| 2011-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE … |
| 2011-02-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ADDING FUEL TO THE VEHICLE IT SPRAYED BACK OUT. THE CON… |
| 2010-10-07 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. AT 57500 MILES MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LOCKED UP ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEH… |
| 2010-08-19 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE FRONT SIDE CURTAIN AIR BA… |
| 2010-08-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORTTRAC HAS PAINT ISSUES. THE PAINT ON THE HOOD HAS BUBBLED AND IS NOW FLAKING OFF. THE RUNNING… |
| 2010-08-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT… |
| 2010-05-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE IN PARK, THE CAR DIED. PUSHED CAR INTO AUTO PARTS STORE PARKING LOT. ASSOCIATE HELPED BY RESETTING THE FUEL CUT O… |
| 2009-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC GLUE TO THE HARMONIC BALANCER AND PULLEY COMES APART AND PULLEY BREAKS LOOSE CAUSING THE … |
| 2009-05-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FOR THE ORGANIZATION MEALS ON WHEELS, I PROCEEDED TO TRY AND SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND THE STEERING … |
| 2009-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE EXTERIOR ROOF … |
| 2009-01-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE:PASSENGER STRETCHING THEIR LEGS FAILURE: PASSENGER BUMPED A SENSOR SWITCH THAT IS SUPPOSE… |
| 2008-07-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, ALL OF … |
| 2008-07-02 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | CLOSED DRIVER SIDE DOOR, WHILE IN VEHICLE, AND CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *TR |
| 2008-06-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TRUCK SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN AUGUST 2007 (MILEAGE: 24587). VERY DANGEROUS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. 2 OTHERS IN TR… |
| 2008-02-05 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | SLAMMED DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF '05 FORD SPORT TRAC SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED NO REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE AS YET. *TR |