2005 Ford Explorer Steering Problems
- 10
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 10 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- steering column · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Steering
I tried to put the car in drive and the shifter broke off/
ODI 11143474
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Car stalled while driving at highway speeds. Brakes and steering became impaired. Lucky, i was in the rightmost lane and was able to narrowly avoid collision. Incident occurred after a ~3hr drive as i was exiting the highway (i.e. Slowing down). Upon restart, engine turned over, but was undriveable due to iterative surge/stall cycles.
ODI 10862482
Electronic Stability Control · Steering · Wheels
Hello while driving down the highway, the upper ball joint in the drivers side front broke and caused damage to the axle, tire, and wheel. This caused issues with control of vehicle and could have cause a much greater accident than what occurred. I was able to avoid a major accident, partially due to the low speed at the time, however had this occurred while i was on the interstate or on a crowded highway, this…
Crash reported
ODI 10662643
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
Because of the recent gm recall ignition issue, i thought i should let someone know about the serious similar issue i had 3 times before i traded my car in. The car would just shut off while driving. And all 3 times, i pulled to the side of the road and restarted the car and continued on my way. I was lucky to have a place to pull over safely. I took it to my mechanic twice, found nothing wrong. Took it to ford and…
ODI 10575830
Steering
Started explorer to back out of driveway and the gear shifter broke off of the steering column. Had to replace entire steering column for $1500. No previous problems at all. *tr
ODI 10384275
Power Train · Steering
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…
ODI 10363412
Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on 77 north in fancy gap, va, when suddenly i lost power steering and acceleration. I noticed smoke coming from car and in fact the car in front of me said he noticed black smoke and flames underneath the car. I pulled over to the shoulder and the car was immediately in flames. I exited through driver side door. My passenger had to exit through driver door as well because flames were spreading across…
Fire reported
ODI 10328216
Automatic Transmission · Steering
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…
1 injury
ODI 10378676
Steering
I own a 2005 ford explorer that i purchased in june, 2005. On saturday, february 21, 2009, i attempted to shift my 2005 ford explorer, which had roughly 49,000 miles driven at the time, into reverse in order to back out of my driveway. In doing so, the gearshift almost completely broke away from the steering column. I was able to turn the ignition off, but was unable to remove the key from the ignition. After having…
ODI 10429254
Fuel System, Gasoline · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford explorer. When attempting to start the vehicle, the engine began to sputter. She restarted the vehicle to resume normal vehicle operation. On another occasion while driving, the power steering and brakes failed without warning, which caused her to crash into a fence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection on two separate occasions. The failure was contributed…
Crash reported
ODI 10291631