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2005 Ford Explorer cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 44 complaints for the 2005 Ford Explorer, 7% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
44 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
54,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 2
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2005 Ford Explorer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 54,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 54,000 miles
Based on 40 complaints that include mileage. 58% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 40 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles, and 58% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 2 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford explorer. While the contact was reversing out of the driveway, the vehicle was placed into drive and accelerated on its own. The accelerator pedal became stuck at 60 MPH. The vehicle went through a backyard, drove over a curb, drove through a neighbor's backyard, and crashed into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained two black eyes and a concussion that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed.

Reported at 108,673 miles, March 2019 CrashInjury

Vehicle: 2005 ford explorer; mileage 62,300; system malfunction indicating service was needed; diagnostic codes indicate the brake pressure switch for deactivation of speed control needs replaced. Current nhtsa/ford recall does not apply to 2005 model year vehicles. Call to ford customer service center indicates lack of interest in problem.

Reported at 62,300 miles, October 2009

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