Major Problems with 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 2 Mileage: 125000 miles

2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac DELIVERY Victims: 1 Mileage: 29111 miles

2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 160000 miles

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Problems with FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, BODY and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Explorer Sport Trac owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM the fuel gauge in my 2005 ford explorer sport trac stopped working recently. the engine light stays on as well....	10 ~ 76500 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE my 2005 ford explorer sporttrac has paint issues. the paint on the hood has bubbled and is now flaking off.	9 ~ 70852 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt: the contact stated while vehicle was parked for two hours a it caught on fire. the fire department was...	9 ~ 109890 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE truck shut off while i was driving in august 2007 (mileage: 24587). very dangerous i was on the highway. 2...	4 ~ 38598 miles
TIRES tire thread separation(s) severely vibrated the whole vehicle at all speed..sever to very severe vibration as speed is going up...	3 ~ 44667 miles
ENGINE the fuel gauge in my 2005 ford explorer sport trac stopped working recently. the engine light stays on as well....	3 ~ 63333 miles
AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford explorer sport trac. when the contact attempted to close the driver side door all...	3 ~ 92531 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS slammed driver side door of '05 ford sport trac side air bags deployed no repair has been done as yet.	3 ~ 41335 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt: contact stated that while pressing the brake pedal the vehicle accelerated. the service dealer has not been able	3 ~ 64333 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER this vehicle continuously just cuts off. we have tried several different costly repairs and the truck still does not run...	2 ~ 155108 miles
POWER TRAIN i purchased my sport trac in 2005. in 2011 i had approximately 36 000 miles on the vehicle and noticed...	2 ~ 124000 miles
STEERING while driving for the organization meals on wheels i proceeded to try and shift from park to reverse and the...	2 ~ 38501 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford explorer sport trac. while decelerating from 45 mph the engine stalled when the brake...	2 ~ 24290 miles
WHEELS dt: the contact stated while his daughter was driving a 2005 ford explorer sports track at 20-25 mph the...	2 ~ 67608 miles
SERVICE BRAKES vehicle accelerated when the brake was deployed....	1 ~ 125000 miles
SEAT BELTS the driver seat back kept falling into the back seat while driving now the seat back doesn't move. the passenger...	1 ~ 155000 miles
SEATS the driver seat back kept falling into the back seat while driving now the seat back doesn't move. the passenger...	1 ~ 155000 miles
SUSPENSION discovered underneath the body where the body and frame meet for the body mount bushings they have nearly disintegrated on...	1 ~ 125456 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY the window will go down but it wont go up on the driver side and on the passenger side it	1
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES i got new tires they show low on air i measure and notice that they have more air than they	1 ~ 8000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY the front windshield glass was crack for no reason just because the temperature was 90s. we have other cars and...	1 ~ 140000 miles
STRUCTURE the front windshield glass was crack for no reason just because the temperature was 90s. we have other cars and...	1 ~ 140000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tire thread separation(s) severely vibrated the whole vehicle at all speed..sever to very severe vibration as speed is going up...	1 ~ 118000 miles
PARKING BRAKE i have a 2005 ford explorer sport trac. at 57500 miles my emergency brake locked up on the rear driver...	1 ~ 57500 miles
FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE my 2005 ford explorer sporttrac has paint issues. the paint on the hood has bubbled and is now flaking off.	1 ~ 51000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford explorer sport trac. the contact stated that the vehicle would jerk violently without...	1 ~ 98000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER events leading up to failure:passenger stretching their legs failure: passenger bumped a sensor switch that is supposed to shut the...	1 ~ 70000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford explorer sport trac. while decelerating from 45 mph the engine stalled when the brake...	1 ~ 48580 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY rear passenger door can't open from inside or outside of vehicle. difficulty in removing any type of passenger in an...	1 ~ 50000 miles
DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i have a 2005 ford explorer sport trac - the fuel delivery system switch seems to shut down all by...	1 ~ 29111 miles
EQUIPMENT from the original purchase to now 95k miles i have complained of a ongoing problem with the front end of...	1 ~ 1 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i have less than 19000 miles and had to install 2 air filters because of black particles collecting on the	1
GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY dt*: the contact stated while attempting to open or close the rear window the glass separated from the window housing...	1 ~ 70 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION this replaces file #10134158 while traveling approximately 25 mph the car suddenly swerved to the right and the passenger front...	1 ~ 4800 miles
ARM > SPINDLE > KNUCKLE dt: the contact stated while his daughter was driving a 2005 ford explorer sports track at 20-25 mph the...	1
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL hit brakes and engine accelerates. the cause is that the brake pedal and gas pedal are to close together and...	1

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