2005 Ford Explorer transmission issues. Very common on this model, based on customer/car owners complaints. Reverse is affected. Could not reverse quickly, almost hit by oncoming car. Very dangerous. I have children!!!!

- Gallipolis, OH, USA

Rear wheel well shock tower mount is rusted out. There is no reason this should be happening. This is a major safety issue.

- Normal, IL, USA

Need to recall the gasket heads. There are hundreds of complaints of the same issue. Little holes melted on the head. Overheating vehicle and smoking out antifreeze while driving. Why it's this material plastic?

- Rahway, NJ, USA

About 7 months ago I started having an issue while driving on a city street, that shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear it would rev and hesitate and when it does it to many times while driving the check transmission message appears on the display and also the O/D light blinks and my truck will act funny until I shut it off. This has been an ongoing issue and when I took it to my mechanic it is giving them several different error codes and they are not willing to try all 6 codes to figure it out. Since it is a closed transmission case that has no drain plug and no dip stick to check the fluid they really don't want to mess with it and cost me a ton of money to figure it out. I have 106,000 miles on it currently and hope you give me a more pinpoint resolution so I can decide if I should get it repaired and what more specifically they can try.

- Berwyn, IL, USA

ABS light and advance tracking light and 4X4 light and car with tracking light all comes on and the braking jerk when stopping. Also low oil pressure light comes on even after oil change

- Markham, IL, USA

Driving on the interstate at about 70 mph, sunroof was tilted in vent position when my sunroof exploded. Glass reigned down on me. I thought something had smashed through, but I could not find anything. Looks like it actually blew outward in the center. It's possible something hit it, but I did not see anything. It just was a loud "explosion" and that was it.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

While using cruise control, when the vehicle decelerate going down hill the engine stalls all warning light comes on and engines dies. This happen all the time when I or wife are drive with our family

- Roy, WA, USA

We were leaving our son's game and we opened the liftgate to put things away and when we shut it the window exploded. Glass went everywhere including on the third row where my daughters are getting into their seats. We tried to fix it and as they were putting the hinges on the new window exploded allover my husbands head.

- Grantsville, UT, USA

Both rear hatch glass hinges broke. Window fell out when I tried opening the hatch. Thank god I was there to catch it. Big problem with these hinges.

- Tecumseh, MI, USA

While parked in the driveway, we found that the back window of the hatch was completely broken and the body in the back was lifted off the car. It looks as if the hydraulic arm malfunctioned overnight.

- Rochester, NY, USA

While driving down the road yesterday 10/22/2015 the back glass shattered out of the truck taking the support under it with it.inwas driving in the city with a speed limit of 25 mph

- Gregory, MI, USA

I parked in my driveway, returning from the supermarket in the 2005 Explorer in a 90 degree day. I opened the top of my lift gate and stuck my head in to grab my bags when the right hinge attached to the rear window dehisced and the lift gate came down on the back of my head. The torque was too much for the left hinge and it bent, shattering the glass of the rear window all over and breaking the bottom door frame in 1/2. the vehicle is not drivable as what is left is hanging by thin hydraulic attachment and could drop at any moment.

- St. Anne, IL, USA

Cracked rear door panel just below the window, in the middle of the Ford emblem. May cause rear window to fall out unexpectedly. Ford is aware of the defect but refuses to recall and fix it.

- Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA

The car stalls while driving at various speeds from 25 mph to 55 mph without warning. The loss of power brakes and steering at these higher speeds is extremely dangerous especially in close traffic. After coasting to a stop the car restarts easily. This stalling occurs with the cruise control on and off and does not appear to be a factor. Weather in all cases was dry and warm. The stalling has occurred several times, weeks and months apart. Two Ford dealers have looked at the car but cannot find a computer code problem, they also haven't been able to recreate the problem thus they say they cannot fix the problem. A web search divulges that others have reported this similar problem to Ford for the 2002,2004 and 2005 Explorer. Please look into this before someone gets injured or killed!

- Taylorsville, KY, USA

Cracked panel under rear window 2005 Ford Explorer.

- Woodbridge, NJ, USA

The Ford Explorer from the mid-2000S is starting to show multiple defects. Ford co. Advised owners to report these problems through this complaint form because as of now they are not doing anything to recall the defects. The back panel below the back window cracks vertically right near the Ford emblem. Some cars have multiple cracks. The majority of this type of Ford Explorer body type are showing the crack. It happens around the 5 year mark. I believe it is due to freeze/thaw happening at the back window, which then cracks the body. It is an expensive repair job and owners are advised to not even bother because it will happen again. It appears abruptly and is disconcerting to see this suddenly and for no personal reason happen to your car due to bad design. Newer Explorer have been redesigned so it doesn't happen. The second defect which is happening now to many Explorer owners at the 5 year mark is the failure of the heating system. The damper flap starts clicking non-stop and there is no heat. Again the repair is expensive because the entire dashboard has to be taken off to repair. These defects are widely discussed on the internet and this is the only real formal way to document them. The Ford Explorer has proven to be a real lemon, full of design defects and a real disappointment.

- Alsip, IL, USA