Engine coolingPart report

2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Engine cooling Problems

Complaints: 3about this part
Share: 5%of 66 total for the year
Median mileage: 48,580miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac, 5% of the 66 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 48,580 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. While decelerating from 45 MPH, the engine stalled when the brake pedal was depressed. The dealer was able to duplicate the failure, but could not find the cause. They believe it could be the torque converter, solenoid, or the transmission needs to be replaced. The current mileage is 48,600 and failure mileage was 48,580. Updated 01-29-08. The consumer stated the vehicle has not stalled within the last 2 weeks. Updated”

NHTSA complaint #10213094, filed 2007-12, 48,580 miles

“2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac glue to the harmonic balancer and pulley comes apart and pulley breaks loose causing the motor to become unbalance and possibly damage the crank position sensor.”

NHTSA complaint #10293168, filed 2009-11

“I have less than 19000 miles and had to install 2 air filters because of black particles collecting on the air filter. The last occurrence was 5000 from last oil filter and air filter being replaced.”

NHTSA complaint #10148717, filed 2006-01

Engine cooling: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2010	4	13%
2008	2	9%
2007	10	10%
2006	1	20%
2005	3	5%
2004	7	8%
2003	9	12%
2002	23	16%
2001	16	10%

Other parts of the 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

Fuel system
16 complaints Electrical system
11 complaints Body and structure
11 complaints Air bags
7 complaints Engine
4 complaints Steering
4 complaints Vehicle speed control
4 complaints Brakes
3 complaints Other or unknown
3 complaints Tires
3 complaints Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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