2006 Ford Explorer Complaint Log

THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2006 EXPLORER EB THAT I PURCHASED FROM VISTA FORD, HAS HAD ONGOING INTERMITTENT SHIFTING INCONSISTENCIES FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED IT THAT CAUSE THE CARS TRANSMISSION TO FREQUENTLY KICK AND HAVE A STARTLING AND CAR-SHAKING BUMP OR THUNK? WHEN BRAKING JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. SOMETIMES WHEN IT DOES NOT OCCUR AT ALL. MOSTLY, IT OCCURS IN VARIOUS DEGREES FROM SUBTLY TO STRONGLY (ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10). SOMETIMES IT OCCURS SO STRONGLY THAT THE ENTIRE CAR NOTICEABLY AND VIOLENTLY SHUDDERS OR LURCHES, AND THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD AS IT STOPS. I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HOW CLOSE I AM TO THE INTERSECTION OR TO THE BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME IN CASE IT DOES THIS, POTENTIALLY CAUSING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION OR ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS ALSO DEVELOPED A SIMILAR SHIFTING INCONSISTENCY UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STANDSTILL AS IT SHIFTS (PRESUMABLY) INTO SECOND GEAR. SOMETIMES IT IS SUCH A SEVERE JOLT THAT MY HEAD SNAPS BACK AND HITS THE HEADREST OF THE SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED UNSUCCESSFULLY ON FOUR OCCASIONS TO CORRECT THIS DEFECTIVE BEHAVIOR. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE TRANSMISSION WITH TWO SEPARATE FIXES WHICH HAVE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO AFFECT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THESE PROBLEMS OCCUR WITH SUCH FREQUENCY THAT I FEEL UNSAFE IN THE VEHICLE, AND I DON'T FEEL SECURE WHEN DRIVING IT DUE TO THE INCONSISTENT AND ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE TRANSMISSION. I THINK THAT THE VEHICLE IS MECHANICALLY UNSOUND, AS A RESULT AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS LIKELY TO FAIL ALTOGETHER AT SOME POINT, OR POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

MY 06 EXPLORER HAS BEEN LURCHING EXTREMELY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND VICE VERSA. ITS TO THE POINT THAT WHEN STOPPING I AM COMING LITERALLY WITHIN AN INCH OF HITTING ANOTHER CAR B/C THE CAR STOPS AND THEN LURCHES FORWARD. MY CAR IS ALSO REVVING UP FOR NO REASON AT AROUND 3000-4000 RPM WHEN I DON'T EVEN PUSH ON THE GAS, OR BARELY TAP IT! I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS WHILE DRIVING MY SUV. I CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE TODAY: CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND FOUND THAT THERE WERE 66 OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 EXPLORER MODELS. FORD IS NOT TAKING ANY PROCEDURES INTO GETTING THE VEHICLES RECALLED. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY TRUCK, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL. THE TRUCKS ARE STILL CONSIDERED VERY NEW AND YET THEY ARE LURCHING AND HAVING A HUGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE FORD DEALER IN MIAMI, FL THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM AND REPLACED MY BRAKES, YET WHEN I PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED! THAT WAS IN NOV 2007. I AM NOW STATIONED IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA AT ELMENDORF AFB AND HAVE MADE AN APPT WITH THE FORD DEALER HERE ON MONDAY. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THERE IS NO PERMANENT FIX OUT THERE FOR THIS PROBLEM, EVERYTHING IS TEMPORARY. SOMETHING HAS GOT TO BE DONE TO GET THESE TRUCKS OFF THE ROAD. OBVIOUSLY WE ARE ALL DRIVING HAZARDS WAITING TO HAPPEN!! MY TRUCK IS JOLTING WORSE THAN EVER AND I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED. *TR

TRANSMISSION SURGES ON DOWNSHIFT BETWEEN 2ND AND 1ST....ENGINE RPM'S INCREASE AND TRANSMISSION SLAMS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A LURCH. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO NO AVAIL. *TR

THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT LAP AND SHOULDER BELT ASSEMBLY LOCKS UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHENEVER A PERSON SITS IN THIS SEAT.

TRANSMISSION SURGES ON DOWNSHIFT BETWEEN 2ND AND 1ST....ENGINE RPM'S INCREASE AND TRANSMISSION SLAMS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A LURCH. FORD MOTOR HAS NO FIX FOR THIS AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THESE FLAWED VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH NO OWNER RECOURSE DUE TO FACT THAT FORD ENGINEER DOES NO KNOW WHAT TO DO. *JB

I HAVE HAD THE CONTROL ARMS BOLTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE NOW LOOSENED UP SUFFICIENTLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE SUDDENLY WHEN BRAKING. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. THE LEFT SIDE FAILED FIRST NOW THE RIGHT SIDE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO REACT TO AVOID HITTING CARS NEXT TO ME.*AK

2006 FORD EXPLORER LUNGES IN & OUT OF GEAR. WHEN I PULL OUT THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN IT SHIFTS FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, IT IS ALMOST AS IF I HAVE COMPLETELY LET OFF THE GAS AND THEN GAVE IT GAS AGAIN. NEXT PROBLEM... WHEN I AM SLOWING DOWN WHETHER I HIT THE BRAKE OR JUST LET OFF THE GAS MY CAR MAKES A TERRIBLE NOISE. IT SOUNDS LIKE A WHINING NOISE, AND A LOUD POP. IT FEELS AS IF I HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. IT SOUNDS AS IF MY CAR IS ABOUT TO QUIT RIGHT THEN AND THE. *TR

RADIATOR FAILED CAR NEVER RAN HOT CAUSED ENGINE TO BLOW HEAD GASKETS. CAR WAS SERVICED 9 DAYS PRIOR AND RADIATOR WAS FULL. CAR STOPPED ON FREEWAY LATE AT NIGHT AND HAVE TO PAY 6,700.00 TO REPAIR VEHICLE. *TR

TRANSMISSION SURGES ON DOWNSHIFT BETWEEN 2ND AND 1ST....ENGINE RPM'S INCREASE AND TRANSMISSION SLAMS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A LURCH. ALSO I HAVE DIFFICULT TIME SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. IT SEEMS THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE BRAKE IS MALFUNCTIONING. *JB

OUR 2006 EDDIE BAUER V-8 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS APPROX 6K MILES ON IT AND SINCE THE VERY FIRST DAY THERE HAS BEEN A HESITATION WHEN SHIFTING. FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LAG TIME FROM ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION TO MOVEMENT AND IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A RATHER LARGE "CLUNK". THIS IS OUT 4TH EXPLORER AND ENJOY THE STYLING BUT AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS OBVIOUS ENGINEERING FLAW. IT APPEARS FORD IS AWARE OF IT BUT HAS NO "FIX". *JB

I HAVE A 2006 FORD EXPLORER, V8 6 SPEED. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR A FIX ON THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 1ST, THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD OR THERE IS A VERY LARGE SHIFT IN MOMENTUM THAT PUSHES THE CAR FORWARD WHILE STOPPING OR OCCASIONALLY AFTER STOPPED. THIS ACTUALLY PUSHED MY CAR FORWARD INTO AN ICY INTERSECTION. FORD IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT HAS FAILED TO COME UP WITH A FIX. MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE PROBLEM, AND THIS ONLY COMPOUNDS TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND VIBRATION I HAD ON MY LAST TWO (2003 AND 2004) EXPLORERS. I LOVE THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, BUT WILL LIKELY NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER EXPLORER....TOO MANY VIBRATIONS AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *JB

2006 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER V-8 PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION 3-4 MONTHS INTO OWNERSHIP. THE VEHICLE WILL JUMP INTO GEAR AND WILL LUNGE FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT SOMETIMES HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEARS AND WILL "CLUNK" INTO GEAR. LAST WEEK I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND TO GIRL SCOUTS AND I PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT IN ORDER TO GAIN SPEED. THE VEHICLE COMING IN MY DIRECTION HAD TO SLAM ON HIS BREAKS TO AVOID HITTING OUR VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE RE PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, REPLACED THE SOLENOID PACK, CLEANED THE VALVE BODY, AND HAVE CLEARED THE MEMORY IN THE PCM NUMEROUS TIMES. STILL NO FIX.... THE DELAYED AND HARSH SHIFTING IS DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT AS A RESULT OF IT HAPPENING. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY STALLED AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THEY ALSO DID NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES WHEN A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS AND SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE PURCHASE DATE, TRANSMISSION TYPE, POWERTRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, AND FUEL TYPE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL*- THE CONTACT BOUGHT THE 2006 FORD EXPLORER SOMETIMES DURING THE END ON JANUARY 2007 AND IT HAS HAD EXCESSIVE RUST UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE PASSENGER'S SEAT, AND THE STEERING COLUMN , ALSO IT LEAKED WHEN RAINING FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND OVERHEAD LIGHT. THE ENTIRE TRUCK GOT WET. THE TRUCK SHOOK BADLY ,AND THE TIRE LIGHT TURNED ON BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING. THE DEALER STATED THIS WAS TYPICAL OF THIS TYPE TRUCKS TO HAVE ALL THIS RUST ON THEM, AND THEY WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM OR TAKE IT BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20190, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21000.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT 25 - 30 MPH, SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY AND COULD CAUSE A COLLISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS DOES NOT OCCUR OFTEN; HOWEVER IT HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS SINCE DECEMBER 5, 2006 ALL RESULTING IN AN UNSUCCESSFUL REPAIR. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER HAS CHANGED THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE INCIDENT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THE INCIDENT ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT DIDN'T OCCUR DURING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLS AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT AND AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH OR GREATER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER. A WEEK LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 11,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO SURGE FORWARD BUT THE CONTACT KEPT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY WHILE STOPPED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,438.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE DURING A DOWN SHIFT AND ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE AND HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF ANY RECALLS. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR, AS RESULT THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

MY 2006 FORD EXPLORER FREQUENTLY LURCHES/LUNGES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND STARTING UP FROM A STOP. IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS BEING REAR-ENDED. *TW

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO A STOP MY 2006 FORD EXPLORER LUNGES FORWARD AS IF SOMETHING IS SKIPPING. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT SINCE 30K MILES AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE OR FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY, SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ISSUE. SAID IT WOULD NOT BRAKE BUT WOULD JUST BE AN ANNOYANCE. *TR

ALWAYS- THROTTLE HESITATION AT STOP TO ACCELERATE. THERE IS A MOMENTARY HESITATION WHICH IS DANGEROUS IN STARTING OUT. IF THE SUV WERE TO KILL DUE TO THE STALL, THERE COULD EASILY BE AN ACCIDENT. I'M CONTACTING MY DEALER IMMEDIATELY. I SHOULD HAVE DONE IT SOONER. THIS IS A PROBLEM.

THE HEAD REST ON THE REAR SEATS OF THE 2006 FOR EXPLORER POSE A SERIOUS VISION OBSTRUCTION. YOU CANNOT SEE WHEN BACKING UP OR CHANGING LANES. IF YOU HAVE A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT YOU CANNOT LET THE HEAD REST DOWN. YOU ALSO CANNOT MOVE THE HEAD REST UP OR DOWN, ONLY TILT THE HEAD REST FORWARD. *JB

OUR 2006 4.6, V8 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION EXPLORER HAS BEEN IN FIVE TIME FOR REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION STARTING AT JUST OVER 900 MILE TO NOW WITH 2400 MILES. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SERIOUS SHIFTING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THESE HAVE RANGED FROM DELAYED 1-2 AND OR 2-3 SHIFT, HIGH REV, DELAYED SHIFT WITH HARD DOWN SHIFT AND SEVERE JERKING. THIS RESULTED IN THREE DAYS OF BACK PAIN. THEY HAVE REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION, REPLACED THE VALVE ASSEMBLY AND THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION AND WE ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *JB

ENGINE HESITATES/STUMBLES WHEN PULLING OUT FROM STOP POSITION OR INTO TRAFFIC. FORD MOTOR SAYS THEY CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. SUV IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THIS CONDITION. IT IS ALMOST A YEAR OLD(2006) AND HAS 2535 MILES ON IT. FORD WILL NOT RETURN MY CALLS AND HAVE HAD IT TO DEALER AT LEAST 6 TIMES WITH PROBLEM. *JB

AT SHARP TURNS EITHER TO THE LEFT OF THE THE RIGHT, THE AUTO 4X4 ENAGAGES AND YOU FEEL A LARGE SHUTTER. I WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER(THEY REPROGRAMED THE 4X4 PERMITERS) 4 MONTHS LATER IF HAS CAME BACK. NOTHING HAS SEEMED TO FIX IT, MANY SIMILAR SITUATIONS LIKE MINE ON THE INTERNET

UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT, THERE IS SURFACE RUST ON THE METAL FRAME AND COMPONENTS. RUST IS NOT LIKELY SERIOUS, BUT CAN STAIN ANYTHING IT TOUCHES, AND MAY PROGRESS TO MORE SERIOUS RUST, CAUSING PARTS TO BREAK DOWN, OR MALFUNCTION. DEALER I BOUGHT VEHICLE FROM CALLED FORD SERVICE CENTER, AND FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND AS THEY DEEM IT "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" IT IS NOT COVERED BY ANY SORT OF WARRANTY. NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR??? RUST INSIDE A NEW VEHICLE??? CHECKED OTHER EXPLORERS ON THE LOT AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

THE HEADREST ON THE REAR SEATS OF THE 2006 FOR EXPLORER POSE A SERIOUS VISION OBSTRUCTION. YOU CANNOT SEE OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FOR PASSING OR CHANGING LANES. IF YOU HAVE A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT YOU CANNOT LET THE HEADREST DOWN. YOU ALSO CANNOT MOVE THE HEADREST UP OR DOWN, ONLY TILT THE HEADREST FORWARD. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 EDDIE BAUER FORD EXPLORER'S DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT LIGHTS TURNED ON AT ANY GIVEN TIME OF THE DAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE LIGHTS TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE IGNITION OFF, BUT IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 8 OCCASIONS, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, THE ANTI THEFT MODULE, AND THE COMPUTER. ALSO UNPLUGGED AND PLUGGED ALL THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8485.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. IN MARCH OF 2006, THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AT LEAST 8 OR MORE TIMES BETWEEN MARCH OF 2006 AND OCTOBER OF 2006. IN OCTOBER OF 2006, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 25 MPH. SHE WOKE UP IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM DUE TO INJURIES SHE SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS DOCUMENTATION THAT SHE WILL MAIL IN PERTAINING TO THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I FEEL MY 2006 4.6,V8, XLT EXPLORER IS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. YOU TRY TO JUDGE DISTANCE TO PULL OUT ON A STREET AND WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS IT DOESN'T GO! IT HAS A PAUSE AND THEN GOES. THE DEALER HAS 'RECALIBRATED' THE COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION RESPONSE THREE TIMES NOW! THE DATE INCLUDED IS THE LAST TIME IT WAS DONE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR AND THE SPEED DECREASED TO 5 MPH IN 2-5 SECONDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MECHATRONIX, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,500.

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH OVER A HILL THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND COULD NOT REPAIR IT. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PCM THREE TIMES AT 10,016, 14881, AND 17,037 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 17,207, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,869. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT DOWNSHIFTING CORRECTLY. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP OR DRIVING BETWEEN 1 AND 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE JUMPED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS: SEPTEMBER 22, 2006, OCTOBER 9, 2006, AND SEPTEMBER 14, 2007. ON EACH VISIT, THE DEALER PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION UPDATE THAT ONLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS CURRENTLY OCTOBER 2007 AND THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,700.

THIS IS A NEW 2006 V8 6 SPEED FORD EXPLORER WHICH HAS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I PURCHASED IT ON DEC 10, 2005. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER SHEEHY FORD OF GAITHERSBURG MD FIVE TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS PAST FRIDAY AT AN INTERSECTION I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE SO I PRESSED HARDER AND IT WAS IF IT SKIPPED A GEAR AND THEN THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AT A HIGHER THEN NORMAL SPEED AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

THIS TRANSMISSION EXHIBITS A HARD SHIFT AT NEAR 0 MPH WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES TO SLOW TO A STOP, TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT AND COULD IF YOU ARE NOT HARD ON THE BRAKE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF STRIKING CLOSE OBJECTS, OTHER VEHICLES OR PERSONS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT IS UNPREDICTABLE, REPEATABLE AND VERY FRIGHTENING. FORDS RESPONSE IS THAT THEY DO NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A PROBLEM AND HAVE NO FIX FOR THESE SYMPTOMS. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES AND IT HAS BECOME WORSE WITH TIME. *JB

2006 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED DRIVER SEAT WOULD NOT RETAIN MEMORY ON #2 SETTING. WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE THE SEAT WONT GLIDE BACK UNTIL THE #2 BUTTON IS PUSHED. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *KB THE DEALER HAD TO REPROGRAM THE SEAT MEMORY MODULE AND REPROGRAM BOTH REMOTES. THE DEALER RESET THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS. *NM

2006 FORD EXPLORER. HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. TOOK THE MECHANIC FOR A RIDE TO BE SURE HE FELT THE PROBLEM. HE AGREED THAT THERE WAS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTING. THE CAR JUMPS INTO 2ND GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER CAR WAS BETTER FOR TWO DAYS THEN IT RESUMED ITS PROBLEM AGAIN. FORD DEALER HAD CAR FOR TWO WEEKS THIS TIME AGAIN SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. PAID 40,000 + FOR THIS CAR. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *JB

CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGHLY, HESITATION AT COLD START, AND DURING SLOW TAKE-OFFS AND SLOWING DOWN. *JB

FORD EXPLORER (2006 MY) HAD A SENSOR RING FAILURE (CRACK) CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO STOP WORKING. WENT FROM 40 MILES/HR TO NOTHING IN MATTER OF SECONDS. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE REAL AXLE SHAFT. UPDATED *JB

RADIATOR FAIL CAUSED CAT DEATH. *TR

TERRIBLE HESITATION WHEN PULLING UP TO STOP SIGN AND TRYING TO TAKE OFF. PARKING LOT AT SLOW SPEED TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. LIFTER STUCK IN MOTOR AT 700 MILES.NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT ISSUE AS OF YET. *JB

SUV HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. DEALER SAYS CAN'T BE REPAIRED. 2006 FORD EXPLORER WITH 1909 MILES. SENT E-MAIL TO YOU ON 08/05/06 CONFIRMATION #10164629 AS OF THIS DATE NO REPLY FROM YOU. *JB

VEHICLE HAS 1978 MILES, 2006 FORD EXPLORER, HAS MAJOR HESITATION IN THROTTLE, AFTER 3 TRIPS TO DEALER, THEY SAY VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED". THIS SUV IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE HESITATION IN THE THROTTLE, CANNOT PULL INTO TRAFFIC, FROM STOP SIGN, OR FROM STOPPED POSITION. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE LOOSENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHILD SITTING IN THE BOOSTER SEAT SLAMMED HIS FACE AGAINST THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HIM, LEAVING A SLIGHT BURN ON HIS NOSE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,200.

I WAS ON VACATION IN SMOKY MOUNTAINS IN GATLINBURG, TN AND WENT TO A PICNIC AREA WITHIN THE PARK. I HAD TO MAKE A 45-DEGREE TURN TO GET INTO THE PARKING SPACE, SO AT THAT ANGLE ONE WOULD ALMOST HAVE TO STOP. I GOT INTO THE PARKING SPACE FINE, GOT STRAIGHTENED UP FINE, HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THEN MY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, RPMS REVVING FASTER AND FASTER. MY COUSIN TOLD ME TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND I TOLD HER I WAS BUT IT JUST KEPT REVVING. MY FORD EXPLORER STOPPED AFTER PLOWING OUT OF THE GROUND A METAL CHARCOAL GRILL SET IN AT LEAST 1 FOOT OF CONCRETE, A PICNIC TABLE, AND A CONCRETE PARKING BARRIER. MY FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AND I HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE BACK OF THE EXPLORER, AND THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER GOT OUT HER DOOR ON A MAN'S SHOULDERS. I STILL DO NOT HAVE MY EXPLORER BACK, SO I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT IT YET. *JB

NEW 2006 FORD EXPLORE VIBRATION AT 45 & 60 MPH SHAKES SUV. DURING TEST DRIVE DEALER THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS A FLAT SPOT ON A TIRE FROM SITTING ON THE LOT. AFTER DRIVING THE SUV FOR SEVERAL DAYS THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. RETURNED TO DEALER FOR CORRECTION. SUV RECEIVED NEW DRIVE SHAFT, AND TWO REAR 1/2 SHAFTS. PROBLEM SILL EXIST. AFTER TESTING COUPLE OTHER EXPLORER ON LOT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEY ALL HAD THIS SAME VIBRATION. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DESCRIBES IT AT NORMAL. I HATE TO TELL THEM THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THE SUV HAS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VIBRATION AND IF YOU LET OFF THE GAS THEN REAPPLY AS IF YOU HAD TO BREAK QUICK THEN ACCELERATE THE SUV STRUGGLES TO REGAIN POWER AND HAS A MORE SEVER VIBRATION. IF I HAD KNOW THAT THIS WAS TYPICAL WITH THIS UNIT I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT SPOT ON THE TIRE AS THE SALESMAN THOUGHT. A VERY CONCERNED AND UNHAPPY FORD CUSTOMER. *NM

(1) I HAVE OWNED MY 2006 FORD EXPLORER FOR ONE YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 21,000 MILES CURRENTLY ON IT. IT HAS HAD A LUNGING PROBLEM STARTING WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO TWO SEPARATE FORD DEALERS IN ATTEMPTS TO HAVE IT FIXED FOR A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO UPDATE THE COMPUTER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME IT IS FIXED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS UP TO A COUPLE OF MONTHS, HOWEVER, THE CLUNKING AND JERKING ONCE AGAIN SHOW. I BELIEVE THAT THEY UNPLUG THE BATTERY EACH TIME IT IS TAKEN IN, ALLOWING THE COMPUTER TO "FORGET" ITS ADAPTIVE LEARNING. (2) WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM A STOP IT HESITATES AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNPREDICTABLY. FURTHERMORE, WHEN STOPPING IT FEELS LIKE IT IS FREEWHEELING IN BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR WITH AN ABRUPT STOP AND A JERK THAT CAUSES A VIOLENT JERKING OF THE VEHICLE. THE FEELING IT PROVIDES IS ONE OF BEING REARENDED. (3) THE ONLY THING THAT HAS BEEN DONE IS TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER AND UNHOOKING THE BATTERY SO THE COMPUTER FORGETS ITS ADAPTIVE LEARNING. THIS IS A QUICK FIX FOR FORD AND DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

2006 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAURER- WITHIN 12 HOURS OF PURCHASING THE CAR, THE STARTER CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAR WAS OUT OF SERVICE 1 WEEK. TRANSMISSION HESITATED FROM A COLD START ESPECIALLLY BAD WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. ENGINE ROARED AT TIMES, SOUNDED LIKE A JET TAKING OFF. DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL, IT WAS THE ENGINE FAN ???? CAR LURCHED FORWARD WHEN STARTING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AT FIRST SERVICE DEPT AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH 8 CYLINDER TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY WERE NO FIXES BUT THEN THE FORD REP GOT INVOLVED AND SUDDENLY THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THEY SUGGESTED THAT OUR ONLY RECOUSE WAS TO GO THRU THE LEMON LAW WHICH WE DID. IT WAS A LONG DRAWN OUT PROCESS BUT AFTER 6 MONTHS OF DEALING WITH THE SITUATION, THE LEMON ARBITRATION RULLED IN OUR FAVOR AND FORD WAS REQUIRED TO BUY BACK THE EXPLORER. I HAD A FORD EXPEDITION FOR 9 YEARS AND LOVED IT BUT AFTER THIS FIASCO WITH THE EXPLORER AND FORD'S REFUSAL TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, I WILL NOT EVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. I NOW HAVE A TOYOTA 4RUNNER AND COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. WHILE IT DOESN'T HAVE SOME OF THE SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE EXPLORER, THE PIECE OF MIND OF KNOWING THAT IT WILL ACTUALLY GO WHEN I PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC IS IMMEASUREABLE. TO THOSE STILL HAVING THE PROBLEMS, I WOULD SUGGEST THE LEMON LAW.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10185415 IN FOLLOW-UP TO THE ABOVE CASE, I HAVE BEEN READING THE SUBSEQUENT COMPLAINTS AND READ WITH DISGUST THAT ALOT OF THOSE PEOPLE WRITING NOW BOUGHT THE 2006 EXPLORER AS USED. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE TURNED OURS IN UNDER THE LEMON LAW FOR ALL OF THE SAME REASONS LISTED IN THE OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT WITHIN A DAY OR TWO OF TURNING THE VEHICLE IN, THERE WAS A BIG COLORED PICTURE OF MY EXPLORER IN MATHEWS CURRIE FORD'S USED CAR AD. MY PROBLEMS WERE JUST BEING RESOLD TO SOME UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER WHO THOUGHT THEY WERE GETTING A DEAL ON A GOOD LOW MILEAGE CAR. IT'S IS A SHAME THAT FORD IS STILL ALLOWED TO SELL THOSE EXPLORERS AND THEY TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELLING DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. *TR