2006 Ford Explorer

2006 FORD EXPLORER IS A LEMON. THOUSAND OF PROBLEMS ACROSS THE NATION. TAKE ONE TO A GARAGE AND THE MECHANICS TELL YOU WHICH PROBLEM YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TELL THEM, ONE OF THREE. TRANSMISSION FAILURES, RADIATOR REPLACEMENT EVERY 30000 MILES AND BAD WHEEL BEARING CAUSING TIRES TO COME OFF DURING DRIVING. LUCKY FOR ME ONLY TWO ENCOUNTERED SO FAR. TRANSMISSION FAILURE. GETTING ON INTERSTATE AND STALLING IN TRAFFIC IS A DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MOTORING PUBLIC. AVERAGE COST FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS ARE 2500.00 TO 4000.00. FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE VEHICLES FOR SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY DECELERATE TO 40 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. LATER, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THEY WOULD ASSIST HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT BOTH LITE UP ON THE DASH. THE CAR APPEARED TO BE RUNNING STRANGE, SHIFTING HARD. AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT RESTART FOR APPROX 20 MINUTES. IT WOULD RUN FINE FOR A DAY OR SO THEN THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY DROVE IT FOR APPROX 23 MILES AND THE LIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON. THE BATTERY TESTED LOW SO THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. WHEN TEST DRIVING AFTER THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT THE WRENCH LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON. THEY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START. AFTER WAITING 15 MINUTES TO AN HOUR IT WOULD START BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN AFTER TURNING IT OFF IT WOULDN'T RESTART. THEY CHARGED ME AN ADDITIONAL $759 TO FIX THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (AFTER AROUND $300 FOR THE BATTERY AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING). VERY FRUSTRATING - MY 2006 ONLY HAS 47K MILES AND IS RARELY DRIVEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN SAFETY RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE SHIFT LEVER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE SHIFT LEVER CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A MONTH LATER BUT THE DEALER DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTER. THE DEALER SUGGESTED TO THE CONTACT TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BEFORE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE SHIFTER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS UP TO THE DEALER WHETHER THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RADIATOR COOLANT. AND AS A RESULT, THE RADIATOR FAILED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE BY REPLACING THE RADIATOR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE IT ENGAGED WITH FORCE, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR DID THE DEALER REPLACE ANY PARTS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE THE GEAR ENGAGED WITH FORCE, AND THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT A DIAGNOSED WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE BEING PARKED ON AN INCLINED HILL, MY EXPLORER WOULD NOT GET INTO GEAR. HAD TO CALL AAA TO TOW TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO ADJUSTED THE GEAR BUT STATED YOU MIGHT HAVE MORE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SINCE THEN MY CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS WHERE THE GEARS HAVE BEEN GRINDING AS I'M DRIVING. I'M AFRAID I MIGHT HAVE MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE SINCE I'VE BEEN READING REPORTS FROM FORD OWNERS THAT THIS IS BECOMING A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES. *TT

AT RANDOM TIMES AND NOT OFTEN, WHEN I PUT THE SUV IN PARK, AND TURN OFF THE TRUCK AND REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE TRUCK WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL. IT IS AS THOUGH THE SUV IS IN NEUTRAL, PUT IT IS IN PARK. THE SUV WILL ROLL UNTIL SOMETHING STOPS IT LIKE A CURB OR APPLYING THE BRAKE. TO FIX THE PROBLEM, I HAVE TO PLACE THE SHIFT GEAR TO FROM PARK TO ANOTHER GEAR AND BACK TO PARK. AT THAT TIME, THE TRUCK WILL CATCH. OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO, IT HAS OCCURRED 6 OR 7 TIMES. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION AND GEAR BOX AND FOUND NO ISSUE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN LAST WEEK. SINCE THE DEALER CANNOT SEE THE PROBLEM, THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT IS A MATTER OF TIME OF WHEN IT OCCURS AND I AM NOT AWARE OF IT NOT LOCKING AND IT ROLLS WHEN THERE IS NOBODY TO STOP IT OR A CURB. THERE IS NO PATTERN SINCE IT HAS OCCURRED AT WORK, GROCERY STORE, HOME, ETC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING IN 2006 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD NOT FAIL; HOWEVER, OVER TIME IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND TO CONTACT NHTSA IN ORDER TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.