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2006 Ford EXPLORER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1382086
Internal NHTSA #	10992929
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	EXPLORER
Model Year	2006
File date	02/06/17
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Overdrive has a hard jolt " hard shift" when normal driving. I see this is a big issue with all ford explorers, too bad i didn't do some research before buying a ford.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TEXARKANA, AR
VIN pattern	1FMEU74E36UXXXXXX
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
No. of fatalities
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	45
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
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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.

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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?

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