2006 Ford Explorer complaints

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN JERKING WHEN I AM GOING SLOW TO THE POINT AS IF SOMEONE HIT ME IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS A VERY STRONG JERKING SENSATION ENOUGH TO FRIGHTEN ANY REASONABLE INDIVIDUAL. IT ALSO HAS BEEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOT IN CRUISE CONTROL WHILE GOING WELL BELOW THE MINIMUM SPEED NECESSARY TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE AUTO ACCELERATION WAS WHILE AT 10 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THIS HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT AND I AM WORRIED IT COULD BE THE COMPUTER, THE TRANSMISSION, THE ENGINE, OR A CONTROL SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. MY PARENTS WERE FRIGHTENED WHEN IT HAPPENED. I AM WORRIED THE THING MAY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND HURT ANOTHER VEHICLE(S) OR ITS PASSENGERS. THERE HASN'T BE A FIRE OR CRASH YET BUT IT IS MY FEAR THAT WILL HAPPEN UNLESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS MEANINGFULLY ADDRESSED. I ALREADY HAD CERTIFIED AUTO REPAIR OF ROCKVILLE MD LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG FOLLOWING A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC. THE JERKING AND AUTO ACCELERATION ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE FREQUENT AND I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. ALSO, THERE ARE HEAVY VIRBATIONS OCCURING DURING THE IDLING PROCESS AND I AM NOT A MECHANIC BUT THIS MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SAFETY CONCERNS ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,690.

STICKS IN PARK, BANGS WHEN SHIFTED TO REVERSE OR OTHER, SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING THEN ENGINE WILL REV AS IF IN NEUTRAL, STICKS IN PARK WHEN ON HILL WILL NOT SHIFT TO DRIVE OR REVERSE ( OUT OF PARK), WHEN THE VEHICLE LOOSES GEAR IT WILL REV AND I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAVE TO PULL OVER TO ALLOW OTHER VEHICLES BY UNTIL I CAN GET IT TO ENGAGE AND GO INTO GEAR OTHERWISE THE CAR JUST REVS AND GOES NOWHERE. *TR

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE THE TRANSMISSIONS JOLTS EXTREMELY HARD INTO GEAR. FEELS LIKE YOUR VEHICLE GO HIT. SEEMS VERY UNSAFE. WHEN DRIVING IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION JERKS INTO 2, N 3RD GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN INCORRECT DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SHARP BANG IN THE REAR FOLLOWED A FEW MINUTES LATER BY ANOTHER SHARP BANG. THOUGHT POSSIBLE CONTACT BETWEEN FRAME AN EXHAUST SYSTEM. CONTINUED DRIVING. AFTER ANOTHER 4-5 MILES NOTED FEELING IN CAR OF SLIGHT TRAMPING ON DECELERATION. CONTINUED TRAMPING ON DECELERATION AND INCREASED MORE NOTICEABLE IN RIGHT TURNS, BECAME LOUDER VIBRATION THROUGH BODY DETERMINED PROBLEM IN LEFT REAR. STOPPED CAR EXAMINED LEFT REAR WHEEL. TWO WHEEL BOLTS BROKEN, REMAINING THREE WHEEL NUTS LOOSE WITHIN A FEW TURNS OF COMING OFF. HAD DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES SINCE INITIAL BANG AT SPEEDS OF 30-40 MPH. FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT WHEEL HAD NOT COME OFF AND I WAS NOT ON A FREEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABNORMALLY LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RADIATOR PLASTIC FAILED AND CAUSED THE RADIATOR CRIMP TO LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED IN 2010 AND THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED AT THAT TIME. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACT AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED TO RISE. A FEW MILES DOWN THE HIGHWAY HE SAW A LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE COMING FROM HIS ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. AFTER DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE RADIATOR FRACTURED AND STARTED TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE AND RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000. UPDATED 02/20/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS AN EMMISSION ISSUE AND THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. UPDATED 02/20/2013 *JS

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN EARLY APRIL 2012: MY CAR WAS EMITTING A FOUL SMELL AND OVERHEATING. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. I TURNED MY VEHICLE INTO FORD AND IT WAS REPLACED. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED EARLY-MID OCT 2012: MY CAR WAS JERKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS TAKEN TO HAVE THE CODES CHECKED AND IT WAS INDICATED THAT I HAD 2-3 RANDOM "MISS-FIRES" TO MY SPARK PLUGS. AS THIS IS NORMALLY AN EASY AT-HOME FIX, WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE ALL THE SPARK PLUGS. THE ISSUE WITH THIS INCIDENT WAS THAT IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE SPARK PLUGS, ALL BUT ONE BROKE IN HALF. THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS DESIGNED AND SELLS A SPECIFIC TOOL TO REMOVE BROKEN SPARK PLUGS. ONCE THE TOOL WAS PURCHASED, I WAS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND MY CAR NO LONGER JERKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED LATE NOV 2012: VEHICLE STARTED JOLTING AND JERKING EXCESSIVELY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS NOT ENGAGING GEARS PROPERLY. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. A SAFETY RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMINENTLY. ANOTHER ISSUE, STARTED IN THE END OF 2011: WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE, STICK SHIFT WILL STICK AND I WILL HAVE WIGGLE AND PULL HARD TO MAKE IT MOVE. *TR

WHEN I MOVED FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION JOLTED AND SLAMMED INTO GEAR... TODAY WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK WENT FROM 40 TO ABOUT 10 MPH AND WILL NOT GO ABOVE THIS SPEED. *TR

WHENEVER I PUT MY SUV IN REVERSE IT JOLTS AND IT FEELS AS IF MY TRANSMISSION HAS FALLEN OUT. I ALSO NOTICE IT DOES THE SAME WHEN I TRY TO PUT IN "DRIVE" SOME TIMES. MY CAR IS WELL MAINTAINED AND I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT FORD TRUCKS. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT TIMES BECAUSE MY TRUCK HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN AND DECIDES WHEN IT WANTS TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN IT DOESN'T. PLEASE GIVE SOME INSIGHT. I'VE SEEN MANY MESSAGE BOARDS AND IT SEEMS AS IF THIS IS A PROBLEM ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

VEHICLE JERKS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION FELL DOWN WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR OR WHEN DECELERATING. ALSO, FEELS LIKE SOME ONE RAMMED INTO THE BACK. VEHICLE MOVES JUMPS FORWARD WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. I HAVE MISSED HITTING THE VEHICLES IN THE FRONT A COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR

MOST OF THE TIME, MY 2006 FORD EXPLORER V8 WILL JERK FORWARD VERY HARD WHEN STOPPING. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I APPROACH STOPS SIGNS OR STOP LIGHTS. IT FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN REAR-ENDED BECAUSE OF HOW HARD THE JOLT IS. THIS COULD CAUSE ME TO STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE OR CRASH INTO A WALL IF PARKING INSIDE A STRUCTURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO SOMETIMES JERKS VERY HARD FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. *TR AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT, AND APPARENTLY HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. *TR

MY 2006 FORD EXPLORER IS RANDOMLY ACCELERATING AND STALLING. I AM ON THE ROAD ALOT AND IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON BUT RESETS ITSELF. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AND I WAS INFRONT OF AN AUTO ZONE. I STOPPED IN AND LEFT THE CAR RUNNING. I HAD THE ASSOCIATE COME OUT TO TEST IT AND THE CAR WAS STALLED. HE TESTED IT AND IT HAD 5 CODES ALL OF THEM RELATING TO THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. SO I GOT HOME LOOKED ONLINE AND LOW AND BEHOLD THERE ARE A WHOLE SLEW OF COMPLAINTS ON THE NET ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT SAFE. I WILL HAVE IT FIXED NOW THAT I NARROWED DOWN THE PROBLEM BUT THIS WILL KILL SOMEONE. SEEMS LIKE THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES BEFORE ANYONE CARES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 45-65 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SPECIALIZED TRANSMISSION CENTER WHERE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND OTHER RELATED PARTS WERE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS UPDATED. THE MALFUNCTION BECAME WORSE AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND RESTARTED IT AND IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHENEVER THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. ALSO, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,659.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS. VEHICLE LUNGES WHEN REVERSING AND SHIFTING GEARS. I'M AFRAID I MAY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN. ACCORDING TO WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM THERE ARE MANY OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OF THE EXACT SAME MODEL AND MODEL YEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

MY 2006 FORD EXPLORER JERKS EVERY TIME I STOP AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN OR EVEN PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE. WHEN I PURCHASED MY TRUCK IT ONLY 125000 MILES ON IT AND IT STARTED JERKING A FEW MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 2006 EXPLORER AND FORD REFUSED TO HELP OR GIVE ANY ASSISTANCE. I TRAVEL WITH THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND I'M REALLY SCARED THAT I'M GOING TO GET REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE JERKING. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF FORD EXPLORER OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. WE NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE THAT KEEP SPEAK FOR US AND OUR RIGHT AS CAR OWNERS. I AM A MOTHER OF 3 AND FULL TIME WORKER I CAN'T AFFORD A NEW CAR. FORD SHOULD STAND UP AND ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 FORD TRANSMISSION. I CAME ACROSS YOUR WEBSITE AND FIGURED I WILL TRY AND GET SOME HELP HERE. THIS IS REALLY SERIOUS BECAUSE SOMEONE CAN GET IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS A REALLY BAD JERK AND IT JUST GETS WORSE AND WORSE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

WHILE TRYING TO STOP MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO COME TO A STOP. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND MY ENGINE REVVED AT AROUND 4000 RPM. THE ONLY WAY I COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME WAS TO KEEP CONSTANT HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES. IT ALWAYS WANTED TO ACCELERATE. *TR

NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. REGULAR VEHICLE USAGE. AFTER 5 YEARS AND 85000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN CLUNKING AND HESITATING TO SHIFT. WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION JOLTS VIOLENTLY. THIS FAILURE HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED BUT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION IS ON ORDER. I AM COMPLAINING NOW BECAUSE SO MANY SIMILAR REPORTS HAVE ALSO BEEN FILED ACROSS THE INTERNET. UPON SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS I DECIDED TO LODGE MINE FOR MORE TO SEE. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND IS GOING TO COST ME 3500.00 TO FIX SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT ALSO BEGAN JERKING WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAD ORIGINALLY THOUGHT MAYBE THE FLUID COULD BE LOW BUT AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND NO-ONE BEING ABLE TO GET ANYTHING DONE I AM CONSIDERING LOOKING INTO A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR ALL OF THE OWNERS. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL WHILE ON A VACATION IN THE MOUNTAINS. THAT MADE THE ENGINE REV BUT BOTH REAR WHEELS STOPPED MOVING ON A BLIND HILLSIDE CURVE. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC HOWEVER WITHIN MOMENTS, FIRE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND ADVISED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY AREA. THE FIRE HAD SPREAD TO THE WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DID NOT ADVISE THE CONTACT ON THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE LED TO THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHEN I WENT TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE WOULD NOT MOVE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT WHEN TRIED TO GO FORWARD WAS LOUD NOISE AND I HAD TO START FORWARD IN 3RD THEN SHIFT INTO DRIVE, LITTLE WRENCH APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. LIGHT WENT OUT AND COULD THEN START OUT IN DRIVE WITHOUT HAVING TO START IN 3RD, HOWEVER COULD NO LONGER USE REVERSE. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR EVALUATION AND WAS TOLD NEEDED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILD AS THERE WAS METAL INSIDE THAT WAS BLOCKING VALVES. THIS IS COSTING ME $2400. HAD TO FIX AS I AM AWAY FROM HOME ON THE OTHER SIDE OF COUNTRY AND NEED IT TO GO BACK HOME. *TR

ENGINE LOST POWER AND BEGAN VIBRATING. ENGINE DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP STATES "SEIZED" SPARK PLUG BUT BECAUSE PART IS DEFECTIVE WANTS TO REPLACE ALL EIGHT PLUGS. UNABLE TO QUOTE COST AS PLUGS ARE KNOWN TO BREAK OFF DURING REMOVAL. PLUG REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDED ORGINALLY TO BE 100000 NOW DROPPED TO 60,000. SERVICE WRITER STATED "YOU MUST HAVE HAD SOMEONE MESSING WITH YOUR SPARK PLUGS". TOLD HIM NO ONE HAS SERVICED MY CAR BUT HIS DEALERSHIP. SPECIAL TOOL DESIGNED BY FORD TO REMOVE THESE PLUGS. COST CANNOT BE QUOTED ($946 FOR ONE PLUG CHANGEOUT PLUS FULL SERVICE FUEL SERVICE PRIOR TO REMOVAL TO "LOOSEN" UP CARBON BUILDUP WHICH THEY SAY CAUSES THE PROBLEM WITH PLUG BREAKAGE) BUT COST RUNS INTO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND SHAVINGS FROM REBORING THE PLUGS FOR REPLACEMENT OF DIFFERENT DESIGN PLUG CAN CAUSE ENGINE TO BE DAMAGED. CAR PURCHASED NEW IN 2006. ONLY DRIVER. ONLY DEALER SERVICED. THIS IS A TERRIBLE PROBLEM.

THE RADIATOR LEAKS ON ALMOST ALL 2006 MODELS FROM THE FACTORY. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES THE ISSUE WAS FROM OVERTIGHTENING, YET DOES NOT ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE LIFT GATE OPENS ON IT'S OWN. *TR

I STARTED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE FROM THE PARKED POSITION MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN MY A GRINDING SOUND CAME FROM MY FRONT LEFT AND A JERKING MOTION BEGAN HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE. THE GRINDING NOISE AND JERKING MOTIONED HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. MY ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND STAYED ON PERMANENTLY WITH A WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD. *TR

I NOTICED A YELLOW FLUID LEAKING FROM THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE MANIFOLD, PROBABLY THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING. WE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND BRAND NEW O-RINGS AND ADDED SILICONE SEALANT AROUND THE AFFECTED AREAS. WE ARE STILL SEEING THE LEAKING. I HAVE SEEN THIS COMPLAINT NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT IS TIME THAT FORD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PLASTIC PARTS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE. FORD MUST USE METAL PARTS TO REPLACE THESE FOR ME BECAUSE PLASTIC WARPS IN THE HEAT OF FLORIDA. THE AFFECTED PARTS ARE THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING AND IT'S CONNECTION TO THE ENGINE. I HAVE A 2006 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER 4.0 WITH 55K MILEAGE. GOOD MAINTENANCE ALWAYS, OIL CHANGED REGULARLY, FLUIDS CHECKED AND MAINTAINED REGULARLY. FORD MUST FIX THIS! *JS

I DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE RADIATOR AFTER NOTICING THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDLE WAS BOUNCING AROUND AT AN IDLE. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STARTED STEAMING. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED AT A COST OF $600. (IT WAS ALSO OVER 90 DEGREES THAT DAY AND I WAS STRANDED WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN, THE YOUNGEST WAS 4 MONTHS OLD.) THEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO, IN MAY 2012, I WAS AT A GROCERY STORE AND WHEN I WENT TO ENTER THE VEHICLE I NOTED A LARGE PUDDLE OF ANTIFREEZE ON THE GROUND AND IT WAS DRIPPING FROM THE RADIATOR. WE HAD TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED, AGAIN AT A COST OF $600. THE SAME MECHANIC REPAIRED IT BOTH TIMES AND SAID IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE FIRST ONE. NOW WE ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM THE COOLING LINE THAT LEADS FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE CAUSED US SERIOUS HARDSHIPS FINANCIALLY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED PHYSICAL INJURY DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT OUT ON BOTH OCCASIONS AND I HAD SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME MILES FROM HOME. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY HAVE DECLINED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I AM REQUESTING, AS ARE MANY OTHERS, THAT A RECALL BE ISSUED. AND I ALSO SUGGEST THAT YOU RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AS IT IS A MAJOR ONE. IT IS STRANGE THAT FORD CHANGED THE RADIATOR IN THE 2007 MODEL YEAR EXPLORER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE READING FROM THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED WHEN THE RADIATOR FAILED. THE RADIATOR LEAKED COOLANT DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTIC. THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A FOURTH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING, 3 DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON: THE WRENCH, THE ABS LIGHT, AND THE LOW TRACTION. WHEN I TURNED LEFT, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL GRABBED AND MADE A GRINDING SOUND. THERE WAS ALSO A HIGHER PITCHED NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE METAL STRIKING METAL. THE MECHANIC HAS STATED THAT THE TONE RING BROKE ON THE RIGHT REAR DRIVE AXLE, AND THIS IS A COMMON FORD PROBLEM. WHEN IT BROKE, IT DAMAGED THE BRAKE UNIT ON MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL AS WELL. THE REPAIR ISN'T CHEAP - I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS A POSSIBILITY WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD EXPLORER XLT AND THIS WILL BE THIRD TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, I HAVE REPLACED THE RADIATOR THREE TIMES AND AN ENGINE BLOCK SEAL. THESE ARE VERY COSTLY FIXES FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS OLD. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ARE NOT HELPFUL OR SYMPATHETIC AT ALL AND CLAIM THAT THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MEANWHILE, WHEN YOU SEARCH THE WEB IT IS AN ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD. I FEEL THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS HORRIBLE AND SO ARE THEIR CARS. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND A FORD TO ANYONE, NOT EVEN MY WORST ENEMY. I COULD HAVE BOUGHT TWO CARS FOR THE MONEY I AM PUTTING INTO THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2006 FORD EXPLORER. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER NEGLECTED TO DETECT ANY SIGNS OF THE PROBLEM, BEFORE THE TERMINATION OF THE USED VEHICLE WARRANTY. *JB

I HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME MISFIRING SPARK PLUGS ON MY TRUCK. WE ARE PRICING THEM OUT AND ARE FINDING OUT THAT THEY ARE VERY HARD TO REPLACE AND THEY BREAK OFF INSIDE THE ENGINE! DEALERS DO NOT RECOMMEND REPLACING THEM YOURSELF AND IT COSTS $300 TO HAVE THEM DO IT, THEN $100 FOR EVERY SPARK PLUG THAT BREAKS DURING THAT PROCESS, PLUS THE $19 FOR EACH MOTORCRAFT BRAND PLUG! THIS COULD COST US UP TO $1500 JUST TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS?! THIS IS INSANITY!!! NOT ONLY DOES IT BUILD UP CARBON BUT IT IS ALSO A 2 PIECE PLUG AND IT BREAKS APART! THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! PEOPLE ARE SPENDING A FORTUNE JUST TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS! ITS SICK! *TR

SEPARATION OF RADIATOR ... BETWEEN PLASTIC TOP AND BOTTOM TANKS WITH ALUMINUM RADIATOR GRILL. THIS IS THE 2ND REPLACEMENT WITH COST $520 RADIATOR, $300 LABOR ESTIMATED BY FORD. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AND SAFETY ISSUE WITH ENGINE FAILURE/TRANSMISSION FAILURE POSSIBLE. PROBLEM CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE/ANYTIME; I.E., WITHIN TRAFFIC SITUATION ON MULTILANE INTERSTATE RUSH HOUR. *JS

SEPARATION OF RADIATOR ... BETWEEN PLASTIC TOP AND BOTTOM TANKS WITH ALUMINUM RADIATOR GRILL. THIS WAS THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WITH COST $460 RADIATOR, $308 LABOR ESTIMATED BY FORD. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AND SAFETY ISSUE WITH ENGINE FAILURE/TRANSMISSION FAILURE POSSIBLE. PROBLEM CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE/ANYTIME; I.E., WITHIN TRAFFIC SITUATION ON MULTILANE INTERSTATE RUSH HOUR. (43000 MILES ON ODOMETER, FIRST TIME.) *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND DROVE OVER A BUMP. IMMEDIATELY, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE THEN BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN DRIVING ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE FOR THE SAME FAILURE AND THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,551. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE.

THE WRENCH, THE ABS, AND THE ANTI-SWAY ICONS STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2006 EXPLORER. THEY WOULD RESET IMMEDIATELY USING THE RESET BUTTON. THE DEALER REPLACED A WHEEL-SPEED SENSOR AND STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE "TONE" WHEEL CRACKED. DEALER ALSO STATED THAT UNLESS THE TONE WHEEL WAS REPLACED, THE ABS WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. THEY CHARGE ABOUT 200.00 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT A HESITATION IN 2008, AFTER SEVERAL TIMES AT THE SHOP THEY DID SOMETHING TO THE THROTTLE BODY. NOW THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN 3RD GEAR. AT ONLY 56785 MILES THIS IS TERRIBLE. *TR

I HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESEARCH AND NOTICE THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE TRANSMISSION IS GIVING NUMEROUS ISSUES. HARD TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, ROARS, SLIPS WHEN CHANGING GEARS, ETC. THE MOST DISTURBING PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION JUST JUMPS INTO GEAR WITHOUT MOVING THE GEAR SHIFTER LEVER. THE TRANSMISSION STALLS AT RED LIGHTS AND THEN JUST JERKS FORWARD AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS. PLEASE HELP BEFORE THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK WITH THE ENGINE ON AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE, INJURING THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ASSISTING THE CONTACT WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,934. UPDATED 07/13/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WITH THE ENGINE STILL RUNNING, SHE WAS KNOCKED ON THE GROUND BY THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE STREET BACKWARD AND HIT A TREE. UPDATED 07/31/12

THERMOSTAT/RADIATOR FAILED CAUSING ENTIRE ENGINE FAILURE. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS ABOUT THE EXPLORER. MY CHILDREN AND I WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT ANY WARNING A BIG CLOUD OF SMOKE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS ISSUE WITH THE RADIATOR NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC IN THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

2006 FORD EXPLORER WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES STARTED TO HESITATE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER CHECKING OUT ALL THE FLUIDS, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE RADIATOR (ANTIFREEZE) WAS WAY BELOW LEVEL. I HAD TO FILL UP THE RADIATOR WITH 1-1/2 GALLONS OF COOLANT. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER EVERY TIME FOR A OIL CHANGE AND WAS NEVER TOLD THAT THE COOLANT WAS BELOW LEVEL. AT 44,000 MILES, THE LEAK WAS SO BAD THAT THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. JUST AFTER A YEAR LATER ANOTHER FAILURE TO THE RADIATOR. HAD TO REPLACE THE RADIATOR A SECOND TIME AT 65,250 MILES. THIS TO ME IS A SAFETY CONCERN, IF THE RADIATOR FAILS WHICH COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND APPLYING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE AND NEWBORN HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL. AFTER TAKING IT TO A SHOP, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE TONE RING OR ABS RING WAS CRACKED. THIS MUST BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO HAVE FUNCTIONAL BRAKES. THE SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE ABS RING HAD A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER AND THE MATERIAL WAS MUCH THICKER THAN THE OLD RING. *TR

TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP, TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOOT TO HEIGHT FOR 5 SECONDS THEN DROP BACK DOWN DISCOVERED LOW COOLANT. LEAK GOT WORSE. CRACKED RADIATOR DISCOVERED THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM REPLACED RADIATOR, NOW HAVING THERMOSTAT HOUSING REPLACED. 6 WEEKS AFTER REPAIR TOOK TO FORD DUE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FORD SAID IT WAS IN QUICK CONNECT BECAUSE I USED AN AFTER MARKET RADIATOR SAID ONLY WAY THEY COULD FIX IT WAS TO REPLACE MY ENTIRE RADIATOR AGAIN FOR $1300. COULD NOT REPLACED FITTINGS HAD TO GET IT ALL TOGETHER. ASKED THEM WHY I WOULD WANT A FORD RADIATOR SINCE THEY FAIL. THEY SAID YES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

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