This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Ford EXPLORER 2006 power train automatic transmission. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your Ford EXPLORER 2006 power train automatic transmission and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2006 Ford EXPLORER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	649630
Internal NHTSA #	10207271
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	EXPLORER
Model Year	2006
File date	22/09/06
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	4700
Number of Occurences	4
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	HOWARD BEACH, NY
VIN pattern	1FMEU73856ZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	20/03/06
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	1
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	PARK INN
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

Last decoded VIN:

LSJW74U92SZ068979 JKALE650ABA028470 1HD1GMW165K315144 1GCEG25H5D7125648 HZ2TABGF3P1004551 1GNSKJKC6GR144388 MR2BE9B307P000773 WF0GXXGAJG9C13977 VF1FSRBC1DA598873 WVWZZZAUZGW907132 4X4TVGD28GY208264 WBA3N9C56FK247964

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

2006 Ford EXPLORER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Ford EXPLORER Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?