2005 Ford Explorer Fuel System, Gasoline Problems
- 37
- 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 37 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- fuel gauge · 13 records
- service engine · 12 records
- engine soon · 8 records
- engine light · 8 records
- fuel tank · 7 records
- failure mileage · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 15 |
| 30–60k mi | 14 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel System, Gasoline
2005 ford explorer, gas gauge quit working. Sits below empty, service engine light stays on. For a few days it would go up and down then just went down and has never moved again. This has been for at least 3 months now. Have to use tripometer to know when to fill up. Had it looked at by a mechanic hoping it was a loose connection. He said it was in the fuel tank and to check if others were having the same problem.…
ODI 10255436
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
2005 ford explorer xlt 4.0l v6 28,000 miles purchased new on july 7, 2005 we started having problems with the fuel system in the end of june 2008 (intermittent loss of fuel gauge and service engine soon dash light) called the ford dealer on or about july 1, 2008. We were driving and the truck engine died, no warning no steering no brakes, (the wrench light and engine failed test mode light came on) she managed to…
ODI 10241711
Fuel System, Gasoline
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford explorer. The contact stated that after refueling, fuel began to spill out from the fuel filler neck. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the a cannister within the fuel tank needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current milage was…
ODI 10408990
Fuel System, Gasoline
2005 ford explorer fuel gauge malfunction: started about a year ago. Was intermittent at first, but is now constant. Fuel gauge registers empty until tank is about half full, after which the gauge works properly. Service engine light stays on. A scan of the internet indicates this is a very common problem and ford has no program in place to fix it. Since the gauge is causing the service engine light to stay on, that…
ODI 10278229
Fuel System, Gasoline
2005 ford explorer gas gauge failure. 2nd time it has happened in two years. The first time it happened i took it back to the dealer and they had it fixed. Now it has occurred again. The gas gauge all of a sudden drops to empty and the 'service engine' light comes on. I am driving with my kids in the car and don't know how much gas i have left in the tank. *tr
ODI 10227193
Fuel System, Gasoline · Instrument Cluster/Panel
Continuous and repetitive malfunction of gas gauge. It occurs very often and is a well known problem in ford explorers. Additive has been added to no avail, i think ford just wants owners to have to pay for this and purposely continues to design vehicles like this. It is a major safety concern...what if i run out of gas in the freezing cold with two babies? *tr
ODI 10226434
Fuel System, Gasoline · Instrument Cluster/Panel
I recently purchased a near new 2005 ford explorer. The vehicle is in pristine condition and has very low mileage to the point where it is below the industrial average. Since i purchased the vehicle, i have fueled it several times, always filling the tank to the top. Every time i have filled the vehicle up, the fuel gauge has dropped to empty and the mileage till empty indicator shows just dashes. In addition to the…
ODI 10226347
Fuel System, Gasoline
My vehicle started to have the fuel gauge act erratic . It would go up and down , then it would go to below empty . In late may the fuel gauge quit completely and the check engine light has been on the entire time . I have no warranty and now the fuel pump looses pressure after sitting over night . Today it started to stumble while i was driving it . I am disabled and i cant afford 770 $ . The vehicle only has 52000…
ODI 10239553
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
Fuel System, Gasoline
Last year the fuel gauge began having intermittent failures, and would not read out the correct amount of fuel in the tank. Notified the dealer, who supposedly reprogrammed the pcm in the vehicle. After the vehicle was out of warranty coverage, the fuel gauge began malfunctioning again. I have spoken with other explorer owners who have had the same problem, even after the dealer has replaced hundreds of dollars…
ODI 10246683
Fuel System, Gasoline
Gas guage failure.on the way home from buying the suv,the gas hand would not work.returned car to dealer.the dealer furnished me a new car until the car was fixed. Two weeks later the same thing happened.went to a different dealer and the mechanic had a bulletion that ford had issued saying there was a problem with the gas guage because sulfur in the gas was causing the problem. Ford recommends using chevron…
ODI 10156619
Fuel Gauge System · Fuel System, Gasoline
My gas gauge all of a sudden read e and my service engine soon came on, on a three month old 2005 ford explorer with 2200 miles. I have to guesstimate how much gas i have and if something does go wrong with the engine i will not know as the light is perpetually on. The dealer states the fuel sending unit is bad and the part is backordered, i 've been waiting 3 weeks already. The dealer states they are waiting on 20…
ODI 10131507