Three problems related to rear suspension have been reported for the 2005 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2005 Explorer.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. While driving 65 mph the rear axle seal started leaking and he could smell the fluids. He continued to drive to his destination. The vehicle was later taken to an authorized dealer. The dealer advised him that the rear differential needed to be rebuilt. He stated that the failure became worse over time. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 57,732 and the current mileage was 66,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. While driving 55 mph, the contact heard a high-pitched whining noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The dealer stated that the gear and pinion set failed. Repairs were made. The current mileage was 93,800 and failure mileage was 89,000. Updated 01-14-08. Updated 12/12/07.
Dt: the consumer owns a 2005 Ford Explorer XLT. The vehicle was just purchased about two weeks ago and she heard a low howling noise. When she purchased the vehicle, she thought it was the tires because they where not use to driving a SUV. She finally decided to take the vehicle to another Ford dealership and they told her that they needed to replace the pinion in the rear end. The dealership said that they were not planning on doing a recall for this vehicle at this time because all of these vehicles are currently covered under warranty. The repair job was about 2000 dollars. This is a frequent problem with these 2005 Ford Explorer because they do not realize that this noise is a problem. They tolerate this because they think it is just the vehicle.