general problems of the 2005 Ford Explorer

Tl the contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that shortly after refueling, the vehicle failed to accelerate with the accelerator pedal depressed. The contact stated that the vehicle then abruptly accelerated at a high rate of speed without the accelerator pedal being depressed. Also, the low oil pressure warning light and check transmission warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that they were close to home so they pulled into the driveway to check the oil level, which was low. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the engine bearing needed to be repaired due to damage caused by a defective oil sensor not properly informing the contact when the oil level was low. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact contacted the dealer capital city Ford located at 8623 e. Washington st, indianapolis, in 46219) who informed the contact that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 250,406. Invalid VIN.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel filter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000.

While driving, when I applied the brakes, the car lurched and made a noise. About 1 minute after that, a warning light that stated "engine fail safe mode" and a little wrench showed up on the left of the instrument panel. I was driving home, and the car started to speed up without my increasing the speed using the gas pedal. The car continued to lurch off and on until I got home. I researched this problem on the internet and it seemed to be the throttle body assembly that had failed. Upon taking it to the mechanic, that is exactly what is was. The car was dangerous to drive, I could have been killed had the car's speed kept increasing. The repair was $1026. 00.

"check fuel cap" light elluminates in '00-'05 Ford Explorers. There have been hundreds of reports of this issue occuring, and it is the result of emission failure parts in these vehicles. Each inspection and replacement of these parts is costing owners thousands of dollars in repairs, and is clearly a default of the company. Almost every report has shown trouble codes of p0455 or p0457, or both simultaneously. . Read more...

Gas hand does not function properly, sometimes you may fill the vehicle up and the gas hand will show empty. Since the gas hand stopped working properly the service engine soon light stays on. No way of knowing if I'm almost out of gas. . So I have to keep filling it up so I won't be stranded on the side of the road.

Have owned 2005 Ford Explorer since new. After 35,000 miles the gas gauge started to bottom out on empty followed by a service engine soon light staying on. The gauge will start working again off and on but it's not reliable. Tried running a fuel cleaner through it a couple of times and did nothing for it. Also the tire pressure monitor says it's reading a bad sensor in one of the wheels. This vehicle is well taken care of and babied by my wife. There seems to be alot of consumers having the exact same troubles with the same vehicles. Why is Ford not held liable for these defects? this was not a budget low cost car. We paid over $36,000. 00 for this SUV. Please help us in any way you can.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that his check engine light had been illuminated for a while. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they advised him that the fuel sensor board had failed and needed to be upgraded. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000 and the current mileage was approximately 91,400. Tb.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the check fuel cap light was continuously illuminated. The contact replaced the fuel cap but the failure persisted. The contact also had the dealer reprogram the computer but to no avail. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 72,000.

2005 Ford Explorer has intermittent problem of engine cutting off and lack of throttle response while driving. Vehicle then has problem starting. Computer is showing numerous fuel related codes. Dealer has repaired numerous parts and problem still exits.

I have a 2005 Ford Explorer that when you put gas in it at a gas pump it keeps shutting off and spitting fuel back out of the fuel neck all over the place. I have been seeing others complaining about this very same thing. This is most definitely a safety hazard to be having gasoline spray all over the ground in a crowded gas station. Not to mention have to take 15 - 20 minutes to fill your vehicle up. Thanks, jamie a. Jones.

2005 Ford Explorer XLT 4. 0l v6 28,000 miles purchased new on July 7, 2005 we started having problems with the fuel system in the end of June 2008 (intermittent loss of fuel gauge and service engine soon dash light) called the Ford dealer on or about July 1, 2008. We were driving and the truck engine died, no warning no steering no brakes, (the wrench light and engine failed test mode light came on) she managed to get it to the side of the road where it started up as if everything was ok, moments later it happened again, this time she put it in neutral and it started again while moving. She drove it to my house and took my car home.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. When attempting to start the vehicle, the engine began to sputter. She restarted the vehicle to resume normal vehicle operation. On another occasion while driving, the power steering and brakes failed without warning, which caused her to crash into a fence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection on two separate occasions. The failure was contributed to the fuel sensor and throttle position sensor. The throttle position sensor was replaced. The repair did not remedy the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000. The current mileage was 80,000. The vehicle identification number was unavailable.

My gas gauge all of a sudden read e and my service engine soon came on, on a three month old 2005 Ford Explorer with 2200 miles. I have to guesstimate how much gas I have and if something does go wrong with the engine I will not know as the light is perpetually on. The dealer states the fuel sending unit is bad and the part is backordered, I 've been waiting 3 weeks already. The dealer states they are waiting on 20 of them for this same problem. I've contacted the manufacturer and they claim to have no knowledge of the problem, that my situation is the first they've heard of it. This can't be true as the dealer I took my car to is waiting on the part to fix 20 Explorers with this same problem. I've also found this problem posted in numerous forums online. I don't think it's safe to drive around not knowing for sure how much gas you have or whether or not your engine is also malfunctioning. Ford should issue a recall and expedite the manufacture of this backordered part.