NHTSA lists 66 complaints for the 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, 5 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 4 complaints mention an injury, with 6 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC.
At a glance
Complaints
66
With crash
5
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
4
Injuries
6
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
1
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
10
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
16.7%
STRUCTURE
11
16.7%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
10
15.2%
AIR BAGS
7
10.6%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
5
7.6%
ENGINE
4
6.1%
STEERING
4
6.1%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
6.1%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
4.5%
POWER TRAIN
3
4.5%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
STRUCTURE
BODY
10
AIR BAGS
SIDE/WINDOW
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DELIVERY
1
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
STEERING
LINKAGES
1
STRUCTURE
FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
SUSPENSION
FRONT
1
TIRES
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL
1
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
IN RESPONSE TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST (IR) LETTER SENT BY THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI), FORD STATED CONSUMER REPORTS OF HIGHER THAN EXPECTED EFFORTS WHEN SHIFTING INTO AND OUT OF PARK COULD BE A RESULT OF A GROOVE BEING WORN INTO THE SWING ARM RAMP OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE SWING ARM IS A COMPONENT BOLTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN THAT ASSISTS IN SHIFTING THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION GEARS
Systems: STEERING.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
Manufacturer communications
10 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
POWER TRAIN
3
TIRES
2
EQUIPMENT
1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
1
STEERING
1
STRUCTURE
1
TRAILER HITCHES
1
WHEELS
1
10018934
Date: 2006-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: TRAILER HITCHES.
NEUTRAL TOW CAPABILITY -- SERVICE KIT REQUIREMENTS. *TT
10019947
Date: 2006-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
NEUTRAL TOW CAPABILITY - SERVICE KIT REQUIREMENTS. *TT
10016814
Date: 2005-10-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: TIRES.
IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR. *SC
10018061
Date: 2005-10-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.
STEERING SHUDDER DURING LOW SPEED MANEUVERS - 4.0L ENGINE. *TT
10017860
Date: 2005-07-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER.
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP COMING ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS) P0171, P0172, P0174 AND/OR P0175 (FUEL SYSTEM TOO RICH OR LEAN). *TT
10017891
Date: 2005-04-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
FRONT AXLE LEAKS FLUID FROM VENT TUBE - VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4X4 OR AWD. *TT
10017899
Date: 2005-04-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
NO 3RD GEAR, DTC P0733 (3RD GEAR INCORRECT RATIO) AND FLASHING TCIL - VEHICLES BUILT PRIOR TO 9/23/2004. *TT
10018938
Date: 2005-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: TIRES, WHEELS.
VIBRATION DIAGNOSIS - TIRE/WHEEL RUNOUT. *TT
10014310
Date: 2004-12-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
WELD BONDING PROCEDURE. *TT
10014263
Date: 2004-12-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
MOAN/VIBRATION DURING AIR CONDITIONING OPERATION. *TT
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.