2005 Ford Explorer brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 18 complaints for the 2005 Ford Explorer, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 13 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
I was driving the vehicle at 60 MPH when the car in front of me slammed on their brakes and when I attempted to stop nothing happened and I hit the car in front of me wrecking my truck and bruising myself badly.
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 they found nothing wrong. I traded the 2005 for a 2011.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Ford Explorer
- Body & structure 154 complaints
- Fuel system 68 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 58 complaints
- Engine 46 complaints
- Cruise control 44 complaints
- Transmission 42 complaints
- Electrical system 37 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 26 complaints