2006 Ford Explorer

I HAVE A 2006 FORD EXPLORER XLT WITH THE 4.0 V6. I HAVE THE FAMOUS RADIATOR PROBLEM THAT IT SEEMS 90% OF 2006 OWNERS HAVE. FORD HAS ISSUED A TSB, BUT NO RECALL. I KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH RADIATORS EVERY 5,000 MILES. MINE DIDN'T FAIL UNTIL ABOUT 75000 MILES, BUT IT STILL FAILED, SPEWING ANTIFREEZE ALL OVER THE DRIVEWAY, AND CAUSING A LOT OF HOURS OF LABOR FOR ME. THE PART WAS ABOUT $300, BUT I SPENT OVER 6 HOURS INSTALLING IT, SO I DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY THE DEALER $1,000 TO DO SO. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN IT FAILS. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HADTHIS PROBLEM, AND IT SHOULD BE A RECALL BY NOW. *TR

2006 FORD EXPLORER 4.0 LITER. RADIATOR STARTED LEAKING AT 42,000 MILES AND JUST SHORT OF 4 YEARS OLD. LEAKING FROM THE LOWER TANK SEAL. MUST BE REPLACED, CAN'T BE REPAIRED. FORD WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS KNOWN DEFECT. THIS FAILURE ISN'T DUE TO CORROSION, IT IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT. MANY EXPLORER OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS KNOWN DEFECT AND CAN ONLY GET HELP IF THEY ARE FORTUNATE TO STILL BE WITHIN THE 36K MILE 3 YEAR WARRANTY. *TR

I AM CURRENTLY HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING, AND I HAVE TO CHECK THE WATER LEVEL IN THE VEHICLE EVERY TWO DAYS TO MAKE SURE THAT I DO NOT COMPLETELY RUN THE VEHICLE HOT AND TAKE THE CHANCES NOT HAVING A VEHICLE BY MESSING THE MOTOR UP. THIS PROBLEM STARTED JUST BEFORE I MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT ON THE 2006 FORD EXPLORER (MAY 25TH) THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKING A LOUD NOISE LIKE A FAN CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING WHENEVER I WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND START MOVING AGAIN. THEN ONE DAY THE AIR CONDITIONER JUST STOP BLOWING COLD AIR AND THE TEMPERATURE GAGE STARTED TO RISE TO HOT MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE RADIATOR AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED WATER BAD. WE HAVE NOTICED WATER UNDER THE TRUCK BUT WE THOUGHT THAT IT FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER THE WATER UNDER THE TRUCK IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RADIATOR HAS A LEAK. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY ON THE CAR AS WELL THIS COST $79.00 THIS HAD ME LATE FOR WORK AS I DID NOT FIND OUT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD UNTIL I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING. I HAVE CHECK TO SEE JUST HOW MUCH THIS IS GOING TO COST ME TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED AND IT IS IN THE BALL PARK OF $400 -600. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THE CONTACT NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE ADDED MORE COOLANT, BUT NOTICED THAT IT CONTINUED TO LEAK. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE RADIATOR AT THE COST OF $1,100. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

I HAVE A RADIATOR FAILURE ON MY 2006 FORD EXPLORER, 4.0 L V6. THIS IS NOW THE SECOND RADIATOR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IN LESS THAN A YEAR. I HAVE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE COME ACROSS HUNDREDS OF BLOGS AND FORUMS WITH PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. IF SO MANY OF US ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO PAY ALOT OF MONEY OVER AND OVER FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

HAD A RADIATOR FAILURE THE FIRST YEAR. HAD A SECOND RADIATOR FAILURE 36,000 MILES LATER IN THE SAME SPOT ON THE SAME STYLE RADIATOR. LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS ON ONE OF THE FORD CHAT BOARDS IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF US WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FROM 2006. DEALER ADMITTED THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT THAT REPLACEMENT WAS NOT YET COVERED BY FORD AND THE RADIATORS WERE CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER DUE TO HEAVY DEMAND. *TR