Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPLORER / 2005

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006063440 Incident Date: Apr, 24 2006
Consumer's City: ADRIAN Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPLORER Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMZU73W55U Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 24 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 23 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 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. *jb