2006 Ford Explorer Equipment Problems
- 4
- 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.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Cooling System · Equipment
Developing coolant leak below ford explorer 2006 radiator. My mechanic has declared the radiator defective and is failing. This is the second failed radiator. The first fail was in oct 2009, aprox 48k mileage, and was considered a problem known by ford. Now i face a second replacement of excess $800 estimate march 24th 2011. My estimated mileage was 24k between repairs. This needs to be solved or our future cars…
ODI 10392767
Cooling System · Equipment
I believe the ford explorer 2006 radiators need to be recalled! First of all, let me just say that on carcomplaints.com there are 47 complaints about radiator leaks and having to replace radiators. I believe this to be a safety issue because if it overheats...it could leave someone stranded on side the highway, or even explode or catch on fire! Please look at carcomlaints.com and review the complaints about ford…
ODI 10310454
Cooling System · Equipment
Had a radiator failure the first year. Had a second radiator failure 36,000 miles later in the same spot on the same style radiator. Looking at the complaints on one of the ford chat boards it looks like there are hundreds of us with the same problem from 2006. Dealer admitted they knew of the problem but that replacement was not yet covered by ford and the radiators were currently on back order due to heavy demand.…
ODI 10266084
Automatic Transmission · Equipment · Glass, Side/Rear
When the car stops, starts or drives slow... It jerks when changing gears from 1st through 3rd, both up- and down shifting. It has also started to slow (for no apparent reason) when driving at a steady speed on the highway (going around 65-70 miles an hour), i have had mullinax ford look at the transmission 5 times now, and it is still there. Currently i am involved in a lemon law case trying to get ford to buy my…
ODI 10226300