2005 Ford Explorer: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Aug 14, 2018 · Acceleration, Brakes · 130,100 miles · VA

1) ABS, brake, and wrench failure lights flashed on for about 3 seconds and turned off when decelerating with cruise control from 55 MPH to 45 MPH zones at courland, va. Vehicle manual provides no guidance on this failure mode; only 'warning lights turn on and continue flashing, reduce speed and take vehicle to nearest service provider' and 'warning lights turn on and stay on, stop driving immediately and have vehicle towed to nearest service provider.' 2) approximately ten minutes later, driver began applying brakes to disengage cruise control and slow from 60 MPH to 35 MPH school zone speed about 50 to 60 m before school zone warning sign at capron elementary, va, on state highway 58. 3) driver checked speed upon entering school zone and found cruise control light still on and vehicle still traveling at 60 MPH. Depressed brake approximately 1/3 total braking range (4 cm), which should have locked the brakes and brought the vehicle to a full stop. No effect. Cruise control light remained on and vehicle continued at 60 MPH. 4) at this point, driver realized that he had no control of the vehicle, panicked, and decided he had to stop or crash the vehicle. Driver jammed the brake petal as hard as he could and held. It took probably 3 seconds for the rear brakes to finally go up a logistic growth resistance curve, grab, and stop the vehicle. No braking by front wheels. Abs did not work. Contributing physical defects: worn-out front brakes, even though vehicle was kept under rigorous maintenance and had valid virginia state inspection sticker. Warped front brake rotors most likely induced intermittent false signals to computer control center causing cruise control to fail to disengage.

Filed Apr 26, 2018 · Brakes, Electrical · IL

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

Filed May 12, 2014 · Brakes · 76,884 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford explorer. The contact stated that while driving 30-55 MPH, the brakes engaged independently. Additionally, the 4x4 high light and the ABS warning light were illuminated after the failure. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,884 and the current mileage was 77,459.

Filed May 23, 2008 · Electrical, Transmission · 86,827 miles · TN

I bought one of the sharpest SUV's I ever saw - a 2005 ford explorer xlt 4x4 6 cylinder. It started randomly dying on me like the others I have read about (70+ on the interstate was the most interesting!) this vehicle doesn't have a cable from the gas pedal to the throttle; the computer takes the request from the pedal and then the computer opens the throttle. So, if the computer can't "see" what the throttle is actually doing, that could be a bad thing, and for safety reasons, shuts everything down (ford's so called fmem "limp home mode"). Well, I replaced the tps, and it started again. I took it to the dealer, and in return for 90 dollars, they plugged a box into my SUV, pushed a button and then told me the PCM was bad. The PCM (powertrain control module) is the main brain for the car. Everything is either directly controlled by it, or by a submodule (SRS, 4wd, ABS, eatc, instrument cluster, TPMS, and vcm) that it directly controls. Here is the rub: consider people that lose a limb, but continue to feel its' presence. That's' because even in the absence of real time data from the limb, the brain has a problem and 'thinks' it sees the limb. In case the analogy isn't clear, if the PCM begins to fail, it might say *any* sensor is failing. But the sensor is fine ' the brain is 'broken'. If it is broken due to a heat or vibration issue, it can work perfectly for however long, then just go nuts for a little while. That's what scares me the most ' this PCM controls everything, right? What happens if it commands the throttle to wide open, commands the transmission to shift to 1st, then fires the airbags? Can you prove it couldn't? My problem in a nutshell is that an emissions control item like the PCM shouldn't fail in three years. Ford should just fix it instead of charging a grand plus labor. All of these others having intermittent surging, stalling failsafe mode and throttle issues I am betting is the same problem.

Filed Apr 25, 2006 · Transmission · MI

I have had nothing but problems out of my 2005 ford explorer. It has been into the dealership 4 times now. I have a grinding noise when I first begin to drive, my transmission has a delay when it shifts and you can press down the gas pedal and it almost feels like it goes into what my dad calls a passing gear before it goes. And this is usually directly after slowing down or from a dead stop. I also have a popping noise in my front end when driving down the road. My vehicle has auto 4 wheel drive and it has engaged for no apparent reason on a dry day as I was pulling into my driveway. At times when I put my vehicle into gear a few seconds later it pops down into gear like it wasn't fully in gear. It has been tippy when turning or taking curves and you have to steer hard to make tight turns. The dealership has reprogrammed my 4x4 module and my ABS module but the problem is never fixed. When I take it to them they say that they don't hear or feel any problems so they cannot fix what they don't feel is wrong. I've called ford customer service to only be told that if I cannot duplicate the problem it cannot be fixed. I want to be rid of the thing it is nothing but problems only I owe too much to trade it in. I only have 7000 miles on it I shouldn't be having these many problems out of it. And I hate that they are never fixed when I have children riding it my vehicle and I don't know what is wrong with it. I regret the purchase of this car and would get rid of it in a heartbeat if I could.