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faulty transmission
John, 04/28/2005
2005 Ford F-150 4dr SuperCrew King Ranch Rwd Styleside 5.5 ft. SB (5.4L 8cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
This is my second F150 Super Cab 4x4 King Ranch. The first one I really liked a lot, but this one has what I consider to be serious transmission problems. There is a very hard downshift at lower speeds accompanied by a very noticeable "clanking" noise. I am being told by Ford that this is "normal" for F150 series for the period 2000 through 2005. I simply refuse to buy that kind of excuse for not wanting to make the necessary repairs. My 2003 same model type NEVER had that problem. Road handing is poor, in my view. The ride is very noisy. The engine is sluggish at times.
2005 STX
William, 04/13/2006
2005 Ford F-150 4dr SuperCab STX 4WD Flareside 6.5 ft. SB (4.6L 8cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Going from my 2002 F150 XL to the 2005 STX felt like a big step up. It feels good to drive: feels heavy, solid and quiet. Handles great in the snow. On the down side, the pickup is not very good with the 4.6 V8; at least not as good as my 02 was with a 5 speed and 4.2 V6.
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Great Truck!
Dwain, 02/22/2006
2005 Ford F-150 4dr SuperCrew King Ranch Rwd Styleside 5.5 ft. SB (5.4L 8cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I wasn't really planning to buy a F150, just looking around. Then a salesman came up and asks what I was looking for and I said maybe a truck. He then asks if I had time to take one out for a ride. Yes I do! So I took this (my) F150 King Ranch out for a spin. Love at first ride. The interior was all leather and it definitely had all the bells and whistles. So I brought it right off the lot! Took a trip from Texas to Georgia. Average at 70 mph between 19.8 to 20.5 mpg. I was happy with that considering that this is a big truck. It can cruse at 80 mph or above easier that you may think! Dont take one for a test drive because your old truck will be jealous and worried! LOL.
Good Truck
stuto1, 08/14/2014
updated 02/18/2020
2005 Ford F-150 4dr SuperCab XLT Rwd Styleside 8 ft. LB (5.4L 8cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Its been a good work truck and it still runs strong like the day I bought it in January of 06. Problems: 2 window regulators, spark plugs breaking when being replaced(actually only 1 broke in 2 separate incidences but most places want to charge big money to replace them), had a part in the differential wear out around 100k(cost me $800 to fix). Good: 182k miles and should be able to go over 200k but I have keep up on most of the maintenance pretty good especially the oil changes. Traded Truck in for a new F150 end of 2015. Truck had 225k miles. Not bad overall but I would definitely avoid this truck if your looking at a used one. Go for a newer ecoboost or 5.0 coyote engine version. I've never towed with it and I don't know if I'd buy a similar truck with high miles not knowing the history. Hope this helps someone! Update! Sold this truck in 2015 with about 225,000 miles on it. Funny thing is that some landscaper bought it after I traded it in for a new F150 and I saw it last week. Its still running! lol
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Hands Down the Best!
mdokell, 12/31/2011
2005 Ford F-150 4dr SuperCab FX4 4WD Styleside 5.5 ft. SB (5.4L 8cyl 4A)
11 of 14 people found this review helpful
I have owned many differant makes and this truck does it all! Even gets good gas mileage on the highway. It tows, huals, and drives like a dream. No issues with maintenence, quality is throughout this truck.