Complaint 1403435
2005 FORD EXPLORER • FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM • incident May 20, 2016
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1403435
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2005
- Component
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- May 20, 2016
- Date Received
- Aug 25, 2017
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
WE'VE REPLACED THE FUEL SENSOR IN OUR 2005 FORD EXPLORER XLT TWICE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. WE HAD 68,000 MILES WHEN WE FIRST REPLACED THE FUEL SENSOR. IT IS A COSTLY FIX. NOW, AUGUST 2017, THE FUEL SENSOR IS NOT WORKING AND OUR SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS WE HAVE IN THE TANK. THE GAS GOES UP AND DOWN AND IS NOT RELIABLE. THE COMPUTER NEVER STATES THE CORRECT NUMBER OF MILES TILL EMPLY. I'LL BE DRIVING ALONG AND THE GAUGE GOES DOWN TO EMPTY AND THE COMPUTER STATES -------.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.