Vehicle report
2005 FORD EXPLORER
Reported problems
497 complaints · median 70000 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 107 |
| POWER TRAIN | 49 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 40 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 38 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 34 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 32 |
| STRUCTURE | 25 |
| ENGINE | 17 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 17 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | 16 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 16 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 14 |
| WHEELS | 14 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 12 |
| VISIBILITY | 12 |
| AIR BAGS | 11 |
| STEERING | 10 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 8 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | 6 |
| SUSPENSION | 6 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 6 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 5 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 5 |
| TIRES | 5 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 4 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | 4 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 4 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 4 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 3 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE | 3 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 3 |
| VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | 3 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT | 2 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 2 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 2 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | 2 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS | 2 |
| SEATS | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 1 |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 1 |
| STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.