Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 052317 | 01/01/2006 | 0629 | 10019378 | Diagnostic trouble codes p0340/p0344/p0345/p0349 - 4.6l 3v and 5.4l 3v. *tt | 03/13/2006 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||||
| 05225 | 11/14/2005 | 10018739 | Ignition diagnostics. to include lincoln zephyr 2006. *tt | 01/12/2006 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 02/08/2012 | 126888 | ||
| The wrench, the abs, and the anti-sway icons started coming on intermittently on my 2006 explorer. they would reset immediately using the reset button. the dealer replaced a wheel-speed sensor and stated that the sensor was damaged when the tone wheel cracked. dealer also stated that unless the tone wheel was replaced, the abs was not operational. they charge about 200.00 for the repair | |||
| 06/01/2011 | |||
| The issue being, digital odometer failure,and ford unable to provide replacement instrument cluster component. now we are contributing to the polution of the environment as i am unable to monitor my engine performance, have no idea when to change oil, contributing to premature engine failure, and unable to have my vehicle inspected, rendering my vehicle inoperable | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 5000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford explorer. the contact stated that her vehicle stalled while she was driving 50 mph. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who stated there was no failure. neither the dealership or manufacturer were contacted. the failure mileage was 5,000 and the currently mileage was 35,000. | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 5000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 ford explorer. the contact stated that her vehicle stalled while she was driving 50 mph. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and they diagnosed no failure on the vehicle. neither the dealership or manufacturer were contacted. the failure mileage was 5,000 and the currently mileage was 35,000. nw | |||
| 03/05/2011 | 46000 | ||
| Ford 2006 eddie bauer explorer. driving vehicle and at a stop at a stop light the abs light turned on with rough left to right shifting of the vehicle as if it was being shaken in an earthquake. when the light turned green and i stepped on the accelerator it would not go. numerous loud clicking was heard and the shaking continued. the vehicle started to move slow and i pulled over and turned the vehicle off for about 7 minutes. i restarted vehicle and abs light, clicking ang violent left to right shaking continued. the ford dealership was a block away and i proceeded to dealership at about15-20 miles per hour. as i proceeded the wrench light came on followed by the rsc light. it was a very dangerous situation as i was in traffic. the dealership reported that it was an abs tone ring that caused the malfunction and that for some reason the cluster and compass had malfunctioned causing the other lights to illuminate. the total cost is$1300.00 for repair and this was over two weeks ago still have not received vehicle. i highly suspect that the related cluster malfunction is related to supposed toe ring malfunction as dealership has been very iffy about the repair and have avoided my phone calls requesting update. vehicle has about 46000 miles and is still under warranty, but dealer states all malfunctions are not covered under warranty. | |||
| 07/08/2010 | 42000 | ||
| 2006 ford explorer with 42000 mi has just started to die. dangerous because it quits running in traffic ,no brake lights , so traffic behind does not expect you to stop | |||
| 01/16/2009 | 55000 | ||
| I own a 2006 ford explorer, in 2009, the vehicke stalled out 3x while driving on the highway in massachusetts. my mechanic after reviewing the vehicle discovered that the vehicle had 2 corroded sensors within the wiring harness of the vehicle. after repairing the sensors within the harness, my mechanic stated that the harness system was defective and that the stalling or other system failure would happen in the vehicle again. the reccomendation was that i should pursue ford to replace the wiring harness in the vehicle due to the safety ramifications of the defective harness. i took my complaint to ford motor company and my vehicle was inspected by their service technicians and the harness was reviewed by their area manager of northeast dealerships. ford reported that they would replace the harness but would offer little re-imbursement to me as the vehicle is out of warranty. i was requesting that ford replace the faulty harness free of cost to me as it was a major safety issue. ford disagreed and would not move forward with any additional resolution. in the last year- i have had the vehicle as i cannot afford repalcement due to employment layoffs- the vehicle has stalled repeatedly; on highways, suburban and urban roadways, all putting myself and family in harm's way. i recently contacted ford again wanting a wiring harness replacement- ford's answer was the same as it was in 2009, they would not replace the harness unless i pay for the majority of the work. i beleive that this issue is a major safety issue that ford should correct. i am now becoming fearful that if not corrected soon, that it will cause harm to myself and family. | |||
| 02/20/2010 | 32714 | 1 | |
| 2006 ford explorer dies while driving. looses all power, simply goes dead electrically and mechanically while i was driving on the highway. had to fight manual steering and braking to pull over. turned key off and back on and it restarted like nothing happened. *tr | |||
| 07/09/2009 | 25800 | 4 | 11/21/2006 |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford explorer. when attempting to make a turn, or decelerate, the engine would stall. the vehicle was taken to the dealer over five to six times for identical failures. the dealer replaced the fuel filter and the power train module . none of the repairs have remedied the failure. the ford manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. the failure mileage was 25,800. updated 1/25/10 *cn updated01/26/10.*jb | |||
| 09/02/2009 | 17000 | 1 | |
| The gear shift light on my 2006 ford explorer has burned out. the service department of my dealer said i have to buy an entire shift unit and was too embarrassed to even check the price. i believe this is a potential hazard since people won't replace the entire unit due to cost and will place the car in the wrong gear at night leading to injury. don't know how many others have this problem, but found a few on line. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 50000 | 1 | |
| 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. *tr | |||
| 04/07/2009 | 21000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2006 ford explorer xlt which now has 21 thousand miles last year i had the dash cluster replace because the truck would not start. then the shift lever wouldn't move out of park. (still happening) not the abs. traction and wrench lights have come on. this truck has been nothing but problems. *tr | |||
| 03/05/2009 | 74000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford explorer. since october of 2008, the vehicle stalls at any speed and the accelerator becomes difficult to depress. while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle automatically stalls when attempting to brake. when attempting to accelerate after the failure, the vehicle just shuts off. the vehicle has been taken to the repair shop four times regarding the brake failure and stalling, but the cause of the failure has yet to be determined. the contact stated that this is a safety issue and she would like the failure investigated. the current and failure mileages were 74,000. updated 10/21/09 *bf updated 10/21/09*jb | |||
| 03/01/2009 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Ford special message #15773 my 2006 explorer has twice tried to start itself, running the battery down so low that a vehicle charge was not sufficient. ford dealer stated they were completely unaware of the problem, until i showed them the special message no. they still are not willing to fix the vehicle as noted in the message. *tr | |||
| 07/07/2008 | 28000 | 1 | |
| My 2006 ford explorer will just shut off when you are running 55-60 mph. this seems to happen usually after it rains. my alarm goes off periodically when nobody is around it. ford cannot seem to duplicate the problem. *tr | |||
| 07/14/2008 | 14000 | 1 | |
| Engine stalls while driving, unable to restart without dealer. anti lock brake indicator comes on along with engine light, skid control light, doors unlock and lock while driving. brakes lock up and spin the car out of control when driving; power steering becomes manual at times along with the power brakes not having power as well. two dealers have had 4 different advisors look at my vehicle and they simply state they don't know what is causing the problems. transmission jerked and stayed in 4th gear revving motor very high while driving. recently ac is intermittently working and just last sunday again was unable to start car. vehicle has been towed four times to the ford dealers for repair on the same electrical problems. the vehicle has been in the dealers repair shop more than eleven times for the same electrical problems. my service writer warned me the last time i picked it up parker, do not drive you car as it is dangerous and a hazard to everyone on the road. the dealer will not do anything as far as taking it back and putting me into another vehicle. these problems were evident through the oasis report that was provided to me after i bought the vehicle. the was a warning that the transmission computer needed to be worked on before it was sold. it was not! the dealer or ford motor complaint 800 number states it is my vehicle and to deal with it. these problems have continually occurred threatening the safety of me and my family as well as others on the highway. i purchased this vehicle in march 2007 as a cpo vehicle but have realized now that means absolutely nothing to the dealers once it is sold. can you please help me? all these matters have occurred from mar 2007 through present. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2006 | 4000 | 7 | 04/24/2006 |
| (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 of months, however, the clunking and jerking once again show. i believe that they unplug the battery each time it is taken in, allowing the computer to forget its adaptive learning. (2) when i take off from a stop it hesitates and then slams into gear causing the vehicle to accelerate unpredictably. furthermore, when stopping it feels like it is freewheeling in between first and second gear with an abrupt stop and a jerk that causes a violent jerking of the vehicle. the feeling it provides is one of being rearended. (3) the only thing that has been done is to reprogram the computer and unhooking the battery so the computer forgets its adaptive learning. this is a quick fix for ford and does not solve the problem. *tr | |||
| 02/05/2006 | 5 | 12/10/2005 | |
| On 12/10/05, i purchased a new 2006 ford explorer. yesterday, for the fifth time, the vehicle has not been able to start. i brought it in to ford on 01/11/06, they replaced the battery and told me it would not happen again. it happened again last night. *jb | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY - SOLENOID | |||
| 06/30/2006 | 600 | 06/29/2006 | |
| 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 there was a problem with 8 cylinder transmission and that they were no fixes but then the ford rep got involved and suddenly they couldn't find any problems with the car. they suggested that our only recouse was to go thru the lemon law which we did. it was a long drawn out process but after 6 months of dealing with the situation, the lemon arbitration rulled in our favor and ford was required to buy back the explorer. i had a ford expedition for 9 years and loved it but after this fiasco with the explorer and ford's refusal to stand behind their product, i will not ever buy another ford. i now have a toyota 4runner and couldn't be happier. while it doesn't have some of the special features of the explorer, the piece of mind of knowing that it will actually go when i pull out into traffic is immeasureable. to those still having the problems, i would suggest the lemon law. | |||