general problems of the 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

Ford inertia switch. While driving on the highway at 65 miles per hour the vehicle suddenly lost all power and propulsion, causing my power steering to go off as well as all instrumentation to turn off, while moving at 65 mph. The only thing I could do is turn my hazard lights on find an exit and coast to the side of the road. This caused an extremely unsafe situation, and one that very well could have ended in death. The only issue is that it occurs very sporadic and it's very hard to troubleshoot or recreate the fault.

Vehicle accelerated when the brake was deployed.

This vehicle continuously just cuts off. We have tried several different costly repairs and the truck still does not run right, it is still cutting off. This is a safety issue because it can happen anytime anywhere, even driving down the road. I spoke with Ford and all they did was open a case file but told me there was nothing that could be done. We purchased this vehicle in December 2014 and was told the only thing wrong with it was that it needed the rotors turned on the brakes which we have done. Then it started doing this. We have had it towed 6 times in about 2 months. 3 mechanics have tried to repair the truck with no luck. We are tapped out trying to fix this truck. I feel sure the guy who sold it to us knew the truck was doing this but opted not to tell us. Also I blame Ford for the problems we are having, even their technician doesn't know how to fix the problem.

While in park, the car died. Pushed car into auto parts store parking lot. Associate helped by resetting the fuel cut off switch located on the fire wall on the passenger side under the glove compartment. Since this first incident it occurred approximately every six months for a couple of years, then every month, and now almost weekly. It has occurred while in town at low speeds and on the highway at high speeds. Cannot find a recall but know of others who have had to change out this switch on their sport tracs.

Events leading up to failure:passenger stretching their legs failure: passenger bumped a sensor switch that is supposed to shut the fuel off in case of an accident,this occurred twice on a busy highway and once in residential causing the engine to shut off the first time ,I had to have the vehicle towed this could be fatal on a busy road.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shut off without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred whenever there was a front passenger riding occupying the seat and the passenger leg touched the fuel relay switch. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.