The SUV jolts when shifting gears, rpms rev and is slow to change into gear. Occasional loud cluncking noises, also loud noise when accelerating.
2006 Ford Explorer transmission complaints
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I have had problems since I have bought this vehicle earlier this year...when I come to a stop it feels like someone rear ended me. This happens very frequently and have been watching for a recall on this and have not seen one as of yet. I have seen alot of complaints about this issue.
Purchased 2006 ford explorer. Feels like my transmission is going to fall out of the car when I put the car in gear to take off or even when I come to a stop at a red light. Horrible!
2006 ford explorer automatic transmission has a jolt when it downshift at stopping. It feels like one is being rear ended. This is a very common problem with these transmissions. Ford tried to reprogram the car, but it doesn't fix the problem. Problem occurs in about 1 out of 10 stops. The distraction is a safety issue as one stops to try to figure out why this happened. Ford needs a better solution to this common problem.
I recently purchased a 2006 ford limited edition explorer. Within 24 hours of purchase I noticed that the vehicle would "lunge" forward while attempting to bring the SUV to a complete stop. It feels as if you were just rear-ended! I purchased the extended warranty and have been told to bring the car to service. Recent research has lead me to believe that this SUV's model year has this same disturbing trend among vehicle across the USA. A thorough investigation needs to take place and a recall is my recommendation. Consumers should not suffer for an obvious flaw on the behalf of a major manufacturer.
I have a 2006 ford explorer. The transmission shifts very hard/jerks in reverse as well as when transmission should automatically go from 1st to 2nd gear. The jerk feels as if you have been rear ended and then car lunges forward.
When coming to a stop, the car feels like I have slammed on the brakes or someone has rear-ended me. It happens about every mile or so. Dealer says they don't know what I am talking about, the brakes are fine.
When coming to a stop, transmission jerks and it feels like you are getting rear-ended. Lots of complaints about this on various websites. Started right after car was bought, ford said they could not find anything wrong, so we have been dealing with it... But it is getting worse, and I'm afraid I will get stuck with a costly repair.
2006 ford explorer sporadically does not speed up when you hit the accelerator. Ford apparently knows about this issue and has a software fix in place that you must proactively contact them on...in other words, you have to have the problem on the road and call them before they will do anything about it. It occurs everytime we drive the car, however, it is not consistent when it occurs or how often...at times it happens the entire time the car is being driven. The consequences are that you can be driving 10mph or 70mph and when you hit the accelerator, the car engine will rev up much like you were sitting in neutral (I.e. It does not speed up) and after a few seconds will kick into gear/engage and start speeding up. This seems very dangerous if you were not expecting this to occur and were trying to pass a car with possible oncoming traffic. This issue should require ford to recall the vehicles before somebody gets injured, if they have not already been.
Bought a 2006 explorer in dec. 06 and have since noticed several problems with it. The most concerning is when the car lunges/jerks forward when shifting from park/reverse to drive. It is now also starting to show a loss of power when shifting through gears as the engine revs but goes no where. I have taken it to the dealer for the lungin/jerking and they told me they could not feel it. It happens sporadically so this does not surprise me. I have recently been noticing this revving and loss of power when shifting gears (it's an automatic). I have taken it to two mechanics both of with agreed that the revving noise is coming from the fan clutch, not sure what this is, but could not diagnose the loss of power. I'm sure that this a transmission problem, after reading the hundreds of complaints on www.carcomplaints.com. It appears at this time that the only thing that has been offered to the customer like me, is reprogram the computer which runs $150. This reprogram seems to help only sometimes. The alternative would be to replace the entire transmission which is very costly and funding is not easy to come by these days.
My 2006 ford explorer feels like its being rear ended. I didn't start feeling this until I drove off the dealership lot with my newly purchased vehicle. I've taken it back two times to dealership to be fixed .
Car shifts hard from 2nd to 1st gear, a hard jolt like somebody has hit you in the rear end.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford explorer. The contact stated that whenever the vehicle was shifted into reverse, it would jolt back extremely hard. The failure almost caused the contact to sustain a whiplash. The failure occurred nearly every time she shifted into reverse. The dealer stated that the automatic transmission needed to be reprogrammed. She planned to the vehicle repaired in the latter part of june 2009. The manufacturer advised her to call the federal safety agency and file a complaint. The current mileage was 78,244 and failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
Was driving home from work ABS,traction and wrench light came on. A grinding noise started and felt like the brakes were being used even though I was touching the gas pedal. Could have caused a accident if I wasn't driving in a neighborhood. We now have a car sitting in our drive broken down that we still owe over 15,000 for. Calling ford monday to have it towed over. What I have read online, it looks like I am not the only one with this problem. I have a 5 yr old and a 2 yr old and want a car that is safe. The brakes failed a couple of years ago and ford told us there was nothing wrong.
I have a 2006 explorer v-6 eddie bauer. My vehicle has 35,302 miles. I was out running errands on a saturday morning without any problems. Then without warning the vehicle just started jerking as the car came to a complete stop. Then as I began to drive (after the red light) I noticed the RPM's just seeming to go up and down as I was driving. I had about 5 more times that I needed to stop (stop signs) my vehicle before I got home and it continued to jerk as I came to a complete stop. I did not feel safe at all driving with my kids in the car. After the car first jerked when I went to stop the wrench illuminated stating powertrain problem. I started doing research on this problem and I have found hundred of the same or very similar problems. Why has ford not looked into this problem, come up with a solution and issue a recall.
Exciter ring damage. Replaced rear axle.
My 2006 ford explorer has a major transmission problem. Ford refuses to do anything but reprogram it. It has been done 5+ times. It jerks and lunges into upcoming traffic.
I took my wife's explorer to the dealership and described the issue with the vehicle popping into gear late, or delaying before it goes into gear. I can even feel it when it changes gears when driving. Sometimes more sudden than other times. They said they knew exactly what it is....so they kept my car for 6 hours to tell me that I owed them $89 for telling me what's wrong, and then told me its $1,300 to fix it. They said sorry about your luck, no recall yet, so you have to pay for it yourself. I would be happy to pursue this further... This is dangerous, and should be addressed by ford before people are hurt.
My ford 2006 explorer limited jolts almost every time I come to a stop. I have taken it to the dealer to get reprogrammed, but the problem still exist. The valve box in this particular vehicle is defective and needs to be repaired under a recall.
2006 ford explorer. Transmission will not stay engaged. Driving along (happens at all speeds) and car slips out of gear (as though it is in neutral). Engine will "rev" when the pedal is pressed but the gear will not re-engage for 30 seconds or so. At highway speeds this is incredibly dangerous! I have coasted off the road, while dodging traffic on approximately 50 occasions. The dealership has attempted to repair it 7 times and has been unsuccessful. Vehicle is unsafe to drive.
The transmission on my ford explorer jerk the car forward when the truck is stopped. Feels as if someone hit the back of the truck after it is stopped. This occurs almost everytime the truck is stopped. I have taken it to the ford dealer multiple times. Each time the act as if they have never heard of such a problem. The tell me they will reprogram the transmission. This does not solve problem. They told me there is nothing else they can do. The ford dealer told me that this is the way it was designed and as of today will not take any action to correct the problem, as they state there is nothing they can do.
While in park vehicle rolled backwards down incline almost striking person at bottom of driveway luckily he jumped out of the way and it struck side of his truck causing damage, driveway had been snow covered but cleared down to asphalt, had been parked approximately 10-15 minutes prior to this happening . This has since occurred multiple times in varying weather conditions, including rainy, snowy, and sunny with dry pavement. The vehicle has rolled forward and back, with and without the parking brake set, which the parking brake it takes longer and rolls slower; each time there after striking vehicle parked closely as a precaution, wheels get chocked now when parked on incline to prevent SUV from rolling. Ford has checked multiple times and not found any issues and fixed or replaced nothing saying it is because of the rear differential not a containing limited slip gearing.
Shift handle frequently "sticks" in the park position. Manual disabling of the shift interlock mechanism was required to allow engagement of the transmission. The interlock disabling process was performed successfully in each instance (as described in the owner's manual). In each case, the driver who experienced the failure was unable to successfully execute the process and required the assistance of another family member who was called to the scene.
The shift handle frequently is "stuck" when attempting to shift into gear from the park position.
Apparent transmission problem lead to discovery of blown radiator.
Failure #1--gear shift selector very difficult to move from park; dealer said ford redesigned, but not covered by them. Failure #2--leak in seam of radiator (between plastic & aluminum). Again, not covered by ford or by extended warranty.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford explorer. The vehicle was purchased with 10,000 miles. When the vehicle comes to a complete stop, there is a kick in the transmission as if the vehicle had been rear ended. The contact has taken the vehicle to the dealer three times for repair. They reprogrammed the computer for the timing in the transmission; however, the failure persisted. The dealer blamed the contact's driving as the reason for the failure. The failure worsens in cold weather. The failure mileage was 30,000.
While returning home from a routine shopping trip with my wife and 2 kids, the entire vehicle died completely in the middle of a busy street. The entire dash board went dark, the engine completely stopped running and as usual when the engine stops running the steering and brakes typically don't work too well. Luckily the emergency brake worked like it was designed since we were going down hill at the time. I couldn't even turn on my hazard lights (what's the point of those when you can't use them to let others know you've now become a hazard)? I was able to restart the vehicle after a minute or two had lapsed and proceeded to move onward to our destination. This issue occurred when the transmission shifted from 2nd gear to 1st gear and going at a slow speed only 20mph. Had this happened with my wife driving I'm positive there would have been a major accident! This is a 2006 ford explorer bought brand new off the show room floor and only has 10,356 miles on it. Practically still brand new! I've done some research regarding this issue and have found that this isn't an uncommon problem with this model of vehicle. I've also found a few places that mention the cause of the issue as a throttle body malfunction. I'm looking to find if replacing the throttle body resolves the issue. If the issue is this common why hasn't ford been proactive and replaced the defective parts? Our confidence in this car is now gone and we're afraid to take our children anywhere in this vehicle.
My 06 explorer has been lurching extremely hard from 1st to 2nd and vice versa. It's to the point that when stopping, I am coming literally within an inch of hitting another car. The SUV stops and then lurches forward. I am seriously concerned about the safety of my family and the safety of others while driving my SUV. The website carcomplaints.com shows there are 73 other complaints about the same exact problem with the 2006 explorer models. Ford is not taking any procedures into getting the vehicles recalled. I don't feel safe driving my truck; I don't understand why there isn't a recall. The trucks are still considered very new and yet they are lurching and having a huge transmission problem. When I took my truck to the ford dealer, they told me there is no problem, everything is was fine! Something has got to be done to get these trucks off the road. We are driving hazards just waiting to cause an accident!! I feel that it will take another incident (like the firestone tire one) before ford will come out and do something!!! My truck is jolting worse than ever and I am seriously concerned.
I own a 2006 ford freestyle . On 7/7/08, the vehicle accelerated when I put it in gear (reverse) to back out of a parking space. I drove it a couple of blocks while keeping one foot on the brake and the other on the accelerator. At that point, I called for a tow to a ford dealer. On 7/8/08, the dealership diagnosed the problem as the throttle body needed to be replaced. I was informed the part was on back order until the end of august or the first of september. Obviously, this part is in great demand or it would be available prior to that anticipated date. I am concerned because if I had been on the freeway when this occurred, it could have a tragic ending. How many other freestyles have had this problem? How many wrecks have occurred because of this failure of a part? My vehicle has approximately 45,000 miles, and it was purchased 8/06. I am requesting ford provide me with a vehicle (at no expense to me) to drive until my car is repaired. The repair is going to cost me $650. In the meantime, I am still having to make payments on the car. Ford has offered me 10 days of rental with them paying only $27 per day. It is only fair they provide me with a comparable car rent free. Obviously this part is in great demand--but I perceive that to be ford's issue--not mine.
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