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2006 Ford EXPLORER Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	958322
Internal NHTSA #	10491738
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	EXPLORER
Model Year	2006
File date	09/01/12
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Sticks in park, bangs when shifted to reverse or other, slips out of gear when driving then engine will rev as if in neutral, sticks in park when on hill will not shift to drive or reverse ( out of park), when the vehicle looses gear it will rev and i am unable to accelerate and have to pull over to allow other vehicles by until i can get it to engage and go into gear otherwise the car just revs and goes nowhere.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	59900
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KETCHIKAN, AK
VIN pattern	1FMEU73E96UXXXXXX
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	27/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	10
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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

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