Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Ford Explorer.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Hi, I purchased my 2006 ford explorer in 2019 from a mechanic lot. Since then I’ve changed the muffler, all 4 of the o… |
| 2023-09-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine seized. The… |
| 2023-07-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED!!!! THE REVERSE BAND BREAKS AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION!! NO WARN… |
| 2023-03-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Transmission |
| 2022-06-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Complete failure of the powertrain electrical harness. Heat degradation to wire insulation has exposed all conductors.… |
| 2021-01-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING ON SPEED LIMIT I STOPPED AT A LIGHT, CAR ENGINE WENT DEAD. I TURNED KEY OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, TURNED K… |
| 2020-10-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS TURNING FROM TURNING LANE INTO WAL-MART AND WHEN I GAVE IT GAS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND WOULDN'T MOVE. LUCKIL… |
| 2020-08-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I TOO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS I WAS COMING TO A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. AS I WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN A WRENCH TOOL C… |
| 2020-06-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | RADIATOR FLUID EXPLODED ALL OVER ENGINE AND FLOOR MASSIVE LEAK . SEARCHED IT UP ON INTERNET AND SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON… |
| 2020-06-06 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | STATIONARY-TURNED KEY ON,EXPLORER STARTED-PUT IN REVERSE- LIGHTLY TAPPED ACCELERATOR-EXPLORER WENT FULL THROTTLE.I APPL… |
| 2019-10-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE NOW HAD 2 PROBLEMS WITH THIS DEALERSHIP, AND PERSONALLY I BELIEVE EVERYONE DESERVES SECOND CHANCES, THE FIRST VE… |
| 2019-06-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE A PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD A PROBLEM FOR YEARS. THEY CAN FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE AND CAUSE A VEHICLE TO… |
| 2018-11-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED TO HAVE THE PARTS STORE GET THE CODES IT WAS THROWING OUT. TWO OF THE CODES HA… |
| 2018-10-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 1. REAR WIPER QUIT WORKING SEVERAL YEARS AGO. SLUGGISH AND NOW FROZE UP. HASN'T WORKED FOR A LONG TIME. 2. REPLAC… |
| 2018-09-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN REVERSE AND YOU GIVE IT GAS, IT SHIFTS REALLY HARD AND JERKS AND SLIPS. I THINK THAT SOMETHING I… |
| 2018-08-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10- 15 MILES WITHOUT NOTICE |
| 2018-06-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2006 FORD EXPLORER, EDDIE BAUER EDITION. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY (ETB) FAILS, BECOMES DEFECTIVE, AND HAS BEEN REP… |
| 2018-06-13 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL-2ND ROW PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS LOCKED UP. MY GRANDKIDS RIDE IN THIS AREA AND I DESPERATELY NEED TO GET TH… |
| 2018-06-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SHIFT STUCK IN PARK AND KEYS STUCK IN IGNITION |
| 2018-05-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AFTER REMOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE, THE CAR ROLLS FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS EACH TIME IT'S B… |
| 2018-04-20 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVERS POWER SEAT IS LOOSE. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO TRACK. SEAT FEELS LOOSE AND MOVES FORWARD OR BACKWARD DEP… |
| 2018-03-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION BEEN SLIPPING ON 2ND OR 3RD GEAR I BELIEVE I NEVER TOWED OR CARRY HEAVY LOADS AT ALL IT'S BEEN DOING THIS … |
| 2018-02-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE UNIT HAS ISSUES WITH THE SEAT BELTS. I CALLED THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ANY RECALL CAMPAIGN RE… |
| 2017-08-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BAD AND CAR NOT SHIFTING INTO DRIVE |
| 2017-07-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH. CAR ACTED AS IF IT WOULD STOP AND AS IF TRANS… |
| 2017-07-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | REAR WINDOW HINGE FRACTURED, WINDOW FELL. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. |
| 2017-07-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY EXPLORER'S TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO EXHIBIT HARD SHIFTS THAT RATTLE THE ENTIRE CAR. I KNOW THIS IS NOT A NEW PROB… |
| 2017-06-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | OVERDRIVE HAS A HARD JOLT " HARD SHIFT" WHEN NORMAL DRIVING. I SEE THIS IS A BIG ISSUE WITH ALL FORD EXPLORERS, TOO BA… |
| 2017-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS BANGING INTO GEAR. IT JOLTS THE VEHICLE BACK AND FORTH AS IT SHIFTS. TRIED REPLACING TRAN… |
| 2017-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2006 FORD EXPLORER, EDDIE BAUER. I NEEDED THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND PAID AAMCO ALMOST $4,000. NOT EVEN… |
| 2017-04-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON ON MY DASH. I THEN REALIZED THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT REVING AS USUA… |
| 2017-03-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY LURCHES AND MAKES VERY HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN GEARS. ENGINE RACES BETWEEN HARD SHIFTS. HAVE LO… |
| 2017-02-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | GOT 2006 EDDIE BAUER W/98,000, 1 PREVIOUS OWNER (MOTHER) ALL SERVICING VIA THE SAME FORD DEALER (GENE BUTMAN), EXCEPT F… |
| 2017-01-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE.… |
| 2016-12-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVE A SEVERE GAS SMELL IN THE CAB HAVE HAD 3 DIFFERENT AUTO MECHANIC SHOPS LOOK AT IT CANT FIND THE SOURCE HAD GAS LIN… |
| 2016-12-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS SOLD WITH LIMITED WARRANTY, USED, BUT HAD WRITTEN COLD START ISSUE. THE VEHICLE GETS WARM IF WARM OUTSIDE A… |
| 2016-10-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION PROPELS FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS WHILE BRAKING. EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS APPLIED THE VEHICLES T… |
| 2016-10-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS A… |
| 2016-09-09 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE,… |
| 2016-09-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN THE HWY THE POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION INDICATOR CAME ON. I LOST ALL USE OF THE FUEL PEDAL AND BRAKE. HAD TO G… |
| 2016-08-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WH… |
| 2016-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. ALWAYS AT SPEEDS UNDER 40 MPH AND … |
| 2016-07-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I AM A MILITARY SPOUSE AND DRIVING HOME FROM FT BRAGG AT 50 MILES AN HOUR MY TRUCK STARTED COSTING SO I HAD TO PULL OVE… |
| 2016-07-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WE TURNED ON THE AC AND WE HERD A BIG POP. THEN THE PASSENGERS LEG GOT WARM. THEN WE FELT AROUND IT KEPT … |
| 2016-06-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CAR STALLS WHILE SWITCHING GEARS EVENTUALLY JOLTS/JERKS HARD, WRENCH LIGHT SIGNALING A POWERTRAIN ISSUE A… |
| 2016-06-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUM… |
| 2016-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. IN… |
| 2016-05-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THEENGINESTALLED WITHOUTWARNING. THE VEHICLE R… |
| 2016-05-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FIRST PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE BRAIN IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. HESITATING, LUNGING FORWARD AND TACHOMETER JUMPING WHEN … |
| 2016-04-11 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WE RECENTLY BOUGHT OUR TRUCK IN MARCH 2016 AND SINCE ABOUT APRIL OF 2016 THE TRUCK CONTINUOUSLY SHUTS OFF, IN TRAFFIC, … |