Model year record
2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 85 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 11 | 126,260 mi |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 10 | 108,000 mi |
| Structure: body | 10 | 50,000 mi |
| Air bags | 4 | 83,000 mi |
| Engine | 4 | 50,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 4 | 64,000 mi |
| Air bags: side/window | 3 | 35,000 mi |
| Steering | 3 | 49,000 mi |
| Tires | 3 | 8,000 mi |
| Unknown or other | 3 | 135,215 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 3 | 68,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 2 | 48,580 mi |
| Power train | 2 | 36,000 mi |
| Wheels | 2 | 135,215 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 1 | — |
| Equipment | 1 | 1 mi |
| Equipment adaptive/mobility | 1 | 50,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery | 1 | 29,111 mi |
| Fuel system, other | 1 | 70,000 mi |
| Parking brake | 1 | 57,500 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 1 | 98,000 mi |
| Seat belts | 1 | 155,000 mi |
| Seats | 1 | 155,000 mi |
| Service brakes | 1 | 125,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 1 | 48,580 mi |
| Steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm | 1 | — |
| Structure | 1 | 140,000 mi |
| Structure: frame and members | 1 | 51,000 mi |
| Suspension | 1 | 125,456 mi |
| Suspension: front | 1 | 4,800 mi |
| Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 1 | 8,000 mi |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 1 | — |
| Visibility: glass, side/rear | 1 | 70 mi |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | 140,000 mi |
The 2004 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2006 model has 14 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Ford Explorer Sport Trac model years
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