2006 Ford Explorer

BOUGHT AND OWN A 2006 FORD EXPLORER, EDDIE BAUER PURCHASED AS USED IN 2008 WITH 19,000 MILES ON IT. AT 60,000 THE TRANSMISSION LURCHES, AND SLIPS....FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS REAR ENDING YOU. SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN ACCELERATING, MAKES CLUNKING SOUND WHEN PUTTING INTO PARK OR REVERSE. RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2006 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSIONS AND APPARENTLY FORD HAS ISSUED NO RECALL AND OFFERS NO REPAIR SOLUTION (UNLESS YOU SHELL OUT $2500 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION). IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT A SUV WITH 60,000 MILES NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION!! I STILL OWE JUST UNDER $10,000 FOR THIS TRUCK, WHERE IS THE JUSTICE IN BUYING AMERICAN?? I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT TO THIS ON-GOING FORD PROBLEM. PLEASE FORD...... DO SOMETHING!! THANK YOU! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH AN UPDATED RADIATOR AND THE COMPUTER WOULD NEED REPROGRAMMING. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY APPLY ANTIFREEZE OR WATER TO THE RADIATOR SO THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OVER HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PCM WIRE HARNESS WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

2006 FORD EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER 4.0 WITH LEAKING RADIATOR STARTING AT 30,000 MILES. ALSO THE VEHICLE AT DEFECTIVE THERMOSTATS AND RESERVOIR, THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORD REFUSED TO RECALLED THIS PART FOR WHATEVER REASON, EVEN THOSE THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. HERE ARE LISTING OF OTHER PEOPLE MAKING COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEBSITE OF THEIR RADIATOR LEAK AND OTHER COOLING SYSTEM PARTS GOING BAD AS WELL. MANY VEHICLE HAS BEEN EFFECTED I THINK FORD SHOULD DEFINITELY ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.HERE ARE SEVERAL WEBSITES WITH CONSUMERS EXPRESSING CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR RADIATOR PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/FORD/EXPLORER/2006/CONSUMER-REVIEWS.HTML HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/FORD/EXPLORER/2006/CONSUMER-REVIEWS/RECALL-THE-RADIATOR.HTML?STYLE=100625344&SUB=&REVIEWID=221461699 HTTP://WWW.EXPLORERFORUM.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?P=1900967. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED HE WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUALLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND RATTLE THE GEAR SHIFT IN ORDER FOR IT TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 06/02/11 *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER TO GET THE RECALL FIXED, HE WAS INFORMED THE LETTER HAD EXPIRED AND THE RECALL DIDN'T APPLY TO HIS MODEL YEAR. UPDATED 08/05/11