This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Ford EXPLORER 2006 power train. 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 and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2006 Ford EXPLORER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1221989
Internal NHTSA #	10767293
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	EXPLORER
Model Year	2006
File date	18/04/13
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Transmission was not shifting from 1st to 2nd leaving you not moving in traffic or worse not being able to cross traffic. Also extreme hard shifts into reverse from park. I put a new (rebuilt)transmission in 4/18/13 and 9/9/15 it has only been two weeks and already it is doing the hard shift thing.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	99256
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WHITE LAKE, MI
VIN pattern	1FMEU74E26UXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	27/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	55
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
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:

W1N1671232A573530 WAUZZZ4F47N113590 JMZBN64A801548252 WBAWY31000L559157 WDD2183591A009142 VSSZZZ1PZDR023897 LS6C3E153PB408897 VF1RFB00664369754 KMHJF33M5SU000000 KMHHC81BTSU189185 W1K2130121B032753 KNABZ511BET745982

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

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

2006 Ford EXPLORER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?