While driving on the highway, transmission slippage occurred switching suddenly from drivinig to neutral, gear could not be changed unless vehicle was parked and brake pedal was pressed down. Scary situation considering that I could be driving on the left lane. Please consider this as a safety complaint and request for safety recall.
2005 Ford Explorer transmission complaints
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While shifting into reverse sometimes there is a 3-4 second delay. It is also slamming into reverse at times. More frequent as time goes on. This is a know issue from tsb 05-15-4 causing by the ford factory failing to put an additive in the transmission fluid. This should be covered by ford. I'm now looking at a costly repair.
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Rear differential whine is very bad/loud ! This is a known issue by ford motor company. This is a very bad defect.
I have 2005 ford explorer that I was driving in freeway with speed of 60mph with 3 kids in the vehicle and my wife and just tranny failed and speed drop almost get in accident now I am without the car and without the work I did change my toyota to the american vehicle 2 years ago to help economy of USA and now I have no idea that where I get $3000.00 to replace the tranny.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford explorer. The contact stated when shifting the gear selector there was a delayed response and the vehicle would lunge forward. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact planned to notify the manufacturer regarding the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford explorer xlt. The contact stated that the gear shifter would sporadically move into neutral from park or drive without the key being in the ignition. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised him that there were no recalls for the particular failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
Repeated failure of 2005 ford explorer transmission model 5r55s. 3 total failures requiring complete overhaul in 3 years. Repairs performed by same qualified independent and ford dealer recommended repair alternative facility. Ford wouldn't provide a warranty at 90,000 mile first failure. Most recent repair 2/24/2011 and 3rd costing $2500. Mileage between 2nd and 3rd repairs-38,000 miles. Present mileage 130,000 on vehicle. Chassis mileage is high but 3 failures in 3 years on low mileage transmission between overhauls is not normal.
Today, I started our 2005 ford explorer to drive my two children to the bus stop. The electronic throttle control light on the instrument cluster went on out of the blue. I've had many cars but this is the first ford and since august we've put in an alternator, new engine and now the electronic throttle control light. Our prior SUV was a 1999 dodge durango and we didn't have to put any of these repairs into it.
2005 ford explorer transmission failing with mileage of 65k miles! Was told by ford it would cost approximately $3500 plus tax to fix. Called fmc and was told I had to work it out with the service dept at the dealership. No acknowledgment of other complaints by fmc main office or dealership; dismissed notion of any validity to complaints showing up online; was told that they would simply make note of it in their system and that was it! So far nothing serious has happened, but apparently others have not been so lucky. Had a few close calls on the highway when trying to drive home from a funeral out of town.
I own a 2005 ford explorer. This incident happened in november of 2009. The ford explorer had approximately 80,000 miles on it. I pulled into my sister's driveway which is a flat, gravel driveway. The ford explorer is an automatic transmission. I shifted the car into park and then exited the ford explorer. After exiting the ford explorer, it started moving backwards. The open door knocked me down and then the tire on the driver's side ran over my leg. My sister ran and stopped the car. The gear shift moved from park into reverse.
2005 ford explorer front wheel bearings bad at 87,000 miles and ball joints have slack in them. Ridiculous that a car this nice has such problems. Lots of complaints about the same thing on the internet, rear end has a roar in it too, of course I can't afford to get this stuff fixed. Ford should recall these auto and fix all these problems. This should not be happening on a new vehicle which has never pulled anything, only driven to work and back 12 miles a day and top speed is 45 miles per hour. Last ford I will ever own.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford explorer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH he heard a grinding noise in the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who informed him that the rear differential was fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford explorer xlt. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH the right and left front rings on the axle fractured and locked up the brakes. The vehicle was inspected by a independent mechanic who repaired the left front axle ring. The front right ring has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 57,000.
This incident refers to a 2005 ford explorer eddie bauer VIN # [xxx]. After making an investment to purchase a vehicle, one should not have to worry about the safety of himself or family because the gear shifter broke off of the steering column. This is what has happened to me, then going to the ford dealer for a part and being told it cost 1300.00 dollars to replace the entire steering column. When the cheap white metal that held it together just sheared off. Does a death need to occur to do something about this? Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I own a 2005 ford exploer with 74k miles that continues to have transmission problems including shifting hard when placing in reverse, as well as lurching upon slowing down and stopping. I purchased the vehicle may 2005 and the problem started around 65k miles. I've been told that I need a solenoid valve body by the dealership that will cost $1100 with no diagnostic testing. I've taken the vehicle to a transmission body shop to be informed that my year vehicle has such problems and why ford doesn't do something about these problems. The transmission place did not find transmission code problems, but the problems still exist. They did receive get an engine code error and referred me to electrical specialist. I'm disturbed to find out on-line all the problems that other owners are having concerning transmission problems and the same issues that I am having. Ford motor company needs to be help responsible for these issues and cover the problem since they already know the issue even without doing a diagnostic.
Common transmission failures on 2002 to 2005 ford explorers. My 2005 ford explorer transmission failed without warning and almost caused my family to get rear ended on the highway and then almost into a rollover on the highway due to being in the passing lane and trying to get over to the break down lane. I had to have the whole transmission rebuilt at 46,000 miles which was not covered under warranty.
My letter to ford motor company is as follows: ford motor companymain topic: vehicleserviceissuesyour inquiry: my 2005 eddie bauer edition ford explorer is having problems with the transmission. It slams into reverse and slips going from 2nd to 3rd gears. I got on the internet to research what could be done about this and was appalled by the staggering number of owners having this same problem. (autobeef.com) many of them paying the money ($3,000) to have the problem fixed only to find it happens again in few thousand miles. When I saw all those people having the same exact problem that I was having, I thought surely ford would have done something about this by now. But after searching your website for a recall notice, I found nothing!! Can this be right? How can you commercialism selling quality products with problems like this being ignored? If I have the problem fixed (by a authorized dealer), what assurances do I have from ford, that the problem will not return? I'm not a fan of class action lawsuits, but it seems this is the only way big corporations listen to the masses anymore. Their response: I regret the circumstances that prompted you to write us. Please be informed that ford and the national highway traffic and safety administration (the federal safety agency) work together to proactively identify areas of concern through investigation of consumer and dealership feedback. If a concern is noted, a recall is conducted to remedy a safety or emissions concern in the interest of customer satisfaction and environmental responsibility. However, due to our rigorous safety standards and constant testing, not all issues result in recall or customer satisfaction programs. I am truly sorry that currently, there are no safety or emissions recalls for your vehicle concern. If a program is announced on this specific component, ford will notify you by mail. On the other hand, please be advised that the projected life expectancy of our vehicle parts is obtained through etc.
I just bought a 2005 ford explorer xlt 4.0l v-6 4x4 with 45,000 miles, and within one month, the transmission began to slip while driving. I took it to rob sight ford in kansas city, mo and they charged me $1,200 to fix the valve casing, but the transmission is still slipping. A week later, the defroster quit working, and now only blows out of the front vents. I checked with several dealerships and they all said it would be at least $1,100 to fix the blend door actuator. So now I have a 5 year old car with 45,000 miles that has no defrost capabilities and needs a new transmission, both of which are extremely hazardous if malfunctioning.
Bought 2005 ford explorer with only $5700 miles on vehicle. By the time I had 60k miles, o/d light started flashing and I had to get new transmission. Now my vehicle has 125k miles and o/d light is on again. Will need another transmission. Both times, vehicle does not shift gears correctly and sounds like your transmission is going to fall out while driving down the road.
While traveling on vacation from california to oregon on I-5, the vehicle began to shake, shutter, then clunk. "od off" light came on, along with a warning indicating check transmission. Loud whirling noise coming from transmission. It felt like there was no power, and the vehicle was going to stop. I was able to get over to the offramp, to get off the freeway. I did not feel it was safe to try to get back up to freeway speeds, as there seemed to be little power. Due to the sudden loss of power, I had the vehicles behind me, right on my bumper. Vehicle was purchased new, and has been serviced at all required intervals. Vehicle has 48,000 miles. Made it into a ford dealer in oregon, and was told after placed on a diagnostic machine, and all warning codes cleared it may be safe to drive back to california. Went about 300' from the dealership and "od off" light came on, "service vehicle soon" light came on, and check transmission warning came on. Drove it back into the dealership, and they removed the transmission pan, and diagnosed the problem as internal transmission failure. Found metal, and clutch material. Cost to replace transmission $3,657.
The 2005 ford explorer, when shifted into reverse, has a delay then slams into gear and the vehicle lurches rearward. Also, the truck has a delay when shifting through some forward gears as well. The truck will delay or hesitate when shifting through the gears, then slam into the next gear.
I drive a 2005 ford explorer. For the last 6 months or so, when I shift the car into drive or reverse, the car jumps while I have my foot on the brake
I have a 2005 ford explorer, I bought the vehicle new in 2005. The vehicle's first major problem was in 2008 when the transmission "lost" 3rd gear. It was rebuilt by ford and has never been the same. Yesterday 21 may 2010 the transmission did the same thing it did in 2008... Slammed hard into reverse and now it won't shift out of 1st gear. This is twice I'm having to pay to have the transmission replaced in a 5 year old vehicle.
The message screen on my 2005 ford explorer started displaying "check transmission" while driving. A few minutes later, the o/d light started blinking and the check engine light came up. I called the dealership and was told that it is a very common issue with explorers and specifically the 2005 model. The apparently are so backed up that it would take 2-3 weeks for my car to be fixed. After researching the problem, it seems that the design of the transmission was flawed. I'm no expert but it seems to happen around 60k miles to every one. Too much of a coincidence. I barely made it home. It took less than 3 hrs for the car to stop going.
The transmission started slipping and would not engage right away. Engine would rev but vehicle wouldn't go. The vehicle then started smoking from underneath. The dealer stated that the transmission had a massive fluid leak inside the converter housing and fluid was dripping on the hot exhaust. The leak was caused by a defective pump seal in the transmission, with only 39,200 miles. The repair cost $1100.00. Last year I spent $800.00 to replace the failed solenoids in the transmission body that were posted in a ford technical service bulletin. However, ford did not wish to cover the cost since I was outside of the warranty by one year although I only had 35,900 miles at the time.
Complete transmission failure at 49,000 miles car 3 years old.
Ford explorer 2005 transmission failure. Car would not leave first gear. Had I been on a highway could have caused an accident. This problem seems to rampant with all ford explorers--ford should have had a recall on them!!
I have a 2005 ford explorer that has developed a transmission problem. While driving on the highway, the od light started blinking and there is a message that says check transmission. I called ford customer service and they said I need a new transmission at an estimate o $1800.00.
I bought my 2005 explorer new. I have never been in a wreck. At 13000 miles my transmission started going out and was repaired under warranty. Now at 64000 miles my transmission is jerking into reverse and dragging into 3rd just like before. What really scared me was I was trying to pass a car and when trying to accelerate my car jerked, revved up and then clunked into gear. Thank goodness there wasn't a car coming or I would have been in trouble. I took it in and ford says they are unaware of any problems. They said I just needed my computer updated. Well $200 later it is still not fixed. The car is still slipping and jerking. My car is not quite 5 years old and there is no reason why my transmission should be going out for the second time. Thank you for looking into this matter.
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