4.3
definitely annoying- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 26,339 miles
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The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. While driving 40 mph with the cruise control activated, all of the warning lights illuminated and the vehicle slowed down. The contact pulled over and the vehicle stalled. The dealer could not diagnose the cause of the failure. The current mileage was 46,000 and failure mileage was 20,000.
- Mexico, NY, USA
While driving the 2005 Ford Explorer XLT, 4X4 (4.0 L, 6-cyl, advance trac with roll stability control) vehicle, the cruise control was engaged at approximately 48 mph. Less than 5 seconds later, while driving between 48 mph and 50 mph the vehicle engine shut-off. Ford car/truck dealer was notified that the engine shut-off while the vehicle cruise control was engaged at approximately 50 mph. During the past two years the Ford car/truck dealer was previously notified that engine failure had also occurred five separate times immediately after the cruise control was engaged.
- Virginia Beach, VA, USA
2005 Explorer with multiple problems with the engine and transmission. Customer states the vehicle has been to the dealer on 3 separate occasions for shutting off and passing gears almost causing accidents. There was a knocking noise coming from the engine area. The vehicle jerked into passing gear while the consumer was trying to accelerate. The transmission gasket was replaced. The cruise control would not engage. The left turn signal bulb was replaced.
- Virginia Beach, VA, USA
- the contact stated that while driving the 2005 Ford Explorer with 30500 failure mileage on six different occasions at any rate of speed the vehicle stalled without any warning and had to be restarted in neutral. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on three separate occasions, and the problem could not be duplicated. The cruise control would not engage. Updated 04/05/07.
- Pontevedra Beach, FL, USA
Our vehicle is a 2005 Ford Explorer. With the cruise control set and coasting with the coast button down to 30 mph the car shuts off. We just had the car checked at courtesy Ford in portland Oregon and were told that everything checks out and there is nothing wrong with the car. Service was able to reproduce our car shutting off with the cruise control on when coasting to 30 mph. I filed a complaint with Ford customer care and was also told that all systems checked out and there is nothing wrong with our car. Courtesy Ford was not able to reproduce this problem in 3 other newer model Explorer, but today were able to reproduce this problem in 2 other 2005 Explorer.
- Milwaukie, OR, USA
- Austin, TX, USA