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My '04 does this intermittently as well (once every few months) but I haven't taken it to the dealer yet. Upon investigation I found that TSB 04-21-15 discusses the "fuel gauge slow to update after refueling" problem.
Some 2002-2005 Explorer/Mountaineer vehicles built on or after 3/4/2002...