2006 Ford Explorer Automatic Transmission Problems
- 114
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 114 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- rear ended · 14 records
- feels like · 13 records
- gear shift · 10 records
- coming stop · 10 records
- automatic transmission · 9 records
- reverse drive · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 40 |
| 30–60k mi | 38 |
| 60–100k mi | 16 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Automatic Transmission · Electrical System
(1) i have owned my 2006 ford explorer for one year and four months. There are approximately 21,000 miles currently on it. It has had a lunging problem starting weeks after i purchased it. I have taken it into two separate ford dealers in attempts to have it fixed for a total of six times. They have attempted to update the computer on two separate occasions. Each time it is fixed for a couple of weeks up to a couple…
ODI 10204226
Automatic Transmission · Solenoid
2006 ford explorer eddie baurer- within 12 hours of purchasing the car, the starter caught on fire, car was out of service 1 week. Transmission hesitated from a cold start especiallly bad when pulling out into traffic. Engine roared at times, sounded like a jet taking off. Dealer said this was normal, it was the engine fan ???? Car lurched forward when starting on several occasions. At first service dept agreed…
Fire reported
ODI 10185415
Automatic Transmission
Consumer complaint: odi case number: 10185415 in follow-up to the above case, i have been reading the subsequent complaints and read with disgust that alot of those people writing now bought the 2006 explorer as used. We were fortunate to have turned ours in under the lemon law for all of the same reasons listed in the other complaints but within a day or two of turning the vehicle in, there was a big colored…
Fire reported
ODI 10221304
Automatic Transmission · Power Train
The shift handle frequently is "stuck" when attempting to shift into gear from the park position. *tr
ODI 10253655
Automatic Transmission
Hard jolts when stopping and when shifting gears. Taken to dealership 4 times, ford motor co. Recommends keep driving it. Dealership states they can't fix it. *tr
ODI 10214643
Automatic Transmission
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…
ODI 10255091
Automatic Transmission
We have a 2004 ford explorer that is still under warranty with an unresolved automatic transmission/accelerator problem. The problem is a delayed engagement when the vehicle shifts from a low to a higher gear, and even more delay and aggressive shift from park to reverse. The shifting into reverse is so pronounced that it delays, then bangs into reverse, and suddenly lunges backward. This is a dangerous condition…
ODI 10177837
Automatic Transmission
Hard downshift to 1st gear. No noise but after stopping transmission slams into 1st causing sever jerking and it will jump forward. There is a tsb but no fix for it terrible for a 40000.00 vehicle. *jb
ODI 10170678
Automatic Transmission
My wife came home from shopping and tried to back into the carport and the suv started to lunge and jerk,so we took it to the dealer about 10 minute later and we are waiting for it to be repaired. The date we went to the dealer was 4/12/11 and today is 4/14/11. *tr
ODI 10395952
Automatic Transmission
I have a 2006 ford explorer v-8 limited with the six speed transmission. The transmission totally failed with under 1,000 miles. It lurched, bucked, high revved and failed to engage, then suddenly engaged and eventually would not drive. The transmission was replaced by ford. 13,000 miles later the transmission lurches and bucks the card forward. When going from second to first, it pops back into second, then into…
ODI 10188777
Automatic Transmission · Mechanical
Upon releasing the emergency brake the car rolled down the hill and over my legs. *jb
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10150286
Automatic Transmission
I purchased a 2006 eddie bauer explorer in june of last year and have had transmission issues with it since i hit 1000 miles. I have had it into the dealership 4 times and they have adjusted, replaced a computer, did other transmission work and the vehicle still demonstrates the same issue. This problem happens during shifting and on slow down to stop. The vehicle jerks forward and shifts very rough between gears.…
ODI 10188964
Automatic Transmission
I purchased a brand new 2006 ford explorer limited with the new 6-gear 8 cylinder engine. During downshift to a stop, the truck would literally lurch forward as the engine jerked into the proper gear. After repeated visits (in excess of 5) to the dealership, and replacements of valves and a whole new transmission, the problem is not as evident, but continues nonetheless. New problems have also developed, such as…
ODI 10181933
Automatic Transmission
2006 ford explorer with a defective gear shift. Consumer states that the repair work was made for the recall. Then was further advised that this repair would not fix defect and consumer would be responsible for paying for the repair. *kb the consumer stated the vehicle was a part of a customer satisfaction program. The program was to repair the transmission gear shift lever from getting stuck in the park position,…
ODI 10318703