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2006 Ford EXPLORER Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	755728
Internal NHTSA #	10299683
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	FORD
Model	EXPLORER
Model Year	2006
File date	05/03/08
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I bought a 2006 ford xlt explorer with apx. 17,000 miles. I had it for about 3 months it had about 19,000 miles. I drive it about 100 miles to a convention and by the time i got there and pulled into a parking lot the vehicle started shifting hard, jerking and lunging. It was making a loud banging sound and felt like the transmission was going to fall out. I took it to ford, they did some work on the transfer case and replaced a module. About a month and a thousand miles later, it started doing it again. Took it back to ford and they did some more work. The shifter lever was replaced. Later it started doing it again. I have taken it back several times and the vehicle continues to have the problem. It doesn't do it every day but does do it several times a week, some days are worse than others. As time goes by it seems to get worse and happen more often. Sometime when i put the vehicle in reverse there is a delay to engage and one morning it cause me to back into another vehicle. It also has a cracked running board.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	19200
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LIVE OAK, CA
VIN pattern	1FMEU73886UXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	29/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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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 Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Ford EXPLORER Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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