The driver seat back kept falling into the back seat while driving, now the seat back doesn't move. The passenger is doing the same just not as bad. The heated seats come on whenever they want, but the heated driver's seat has stopped working all together. The seat belts randomly lock and barely retract.

- Cornelia, GA, USA

My 2005 Explorer Sport Trac had a check engine light come on and when it does, my instrument cluster stops working. My tachometer, speedometer, temp, and fuel gauges stop working. Here lately, my radio and power windows have stopped working. My daughter was driving and reported to me that the vehicle starts shaking and shuts off as well. Not really sure what is going on with it, but when everything stops working, I sit there and hit the dash to get the lights and windows to start working again. I used to be able to hit the dash with my hand and get the check engine light to go off and the gauges start working. When I called my local Ford store and talked to them in service, they quoted me like $400 for a part and just as much for labor, like they have been having these problems and they knew what it was to fix. I don't feel safe driving, but with the odometer not registering miles for the past 6 months, I now have a vehicle that is considered salvage title because it is unknown miles.

- Somerset, KY, USA

Cluster going bad and cutting power to entire vehicle while going down the road, city enviroment

- Powdersprings, GA, USA

Instrument cluster failure. Caused all my lights (interior and exterior) to go out while I was driving in heavy traffic in the dark on an 8 lane interstate. Took the vehicle to an auto electric shop for diagnosis. Took to Ford dealer for repair. Have been waiting for almost 2 months for the replacement part (instrument cluster). Ford says it is on back order. Note: This is a safety hazard!

- Greenbelt, MD, USA

Instrument cluster cuts out and resarts then cuts out again causing no speedometer tach fuel gauge oil pressure temperature and voltage gauge to stop working. Electric windows won't work radio out odometer blank happens randomly in any condition idle driving every when not in the vehicle. You can hear the relay clicking from outside the vehicle.

- Evansville, IN, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The contact was unable to activate the hazard lights because the entire electrical system had failed. The contact managed to merge over to the emergency lane. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for a diagnosis. The technician was able to restart the vehicle but was unable to diagnose the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

- Longfield , LA, USA

The speedometer gets stuck at different speed and the RPM gauge does the same. This is very dangerous, you could be driving faster than you think. The engine check light also comes on. I can sometime reset using the trip counter reset button. This problem seem to be getting worst. My speedometer seem to be getting stuck more often now and it seem to be getting harder to reset.

- Lewisburg, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The contact stated that the instrument cluster was defective. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who confirmed that the instrument cluster failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but offered no assistance and referred her to NHTSA. The vehicle identification number was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 89,000 and the current mileage was 91,000.

- Leominster , MA, USA

The contact stated while vehicle was parked for two hours a it caught on fire. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company, no reports have been filed. The cause of fire was unknown, and the manufacturer has not been contacted.

- Ashville , AL, USA