Complaint 1504182
2006 FORD EXPLORER • POWER TRAIN • incident Oct 2, 2018
- Complaint ID
- 1504182
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2006
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Oct 2, 2018
- Date Received
- Oct 5, 2018
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
1. REAR WIPER QUIT WORKING SEVERAL YEARS AGO. SLUGGISH AND NOW FROZE UP. HASN'T WORKED FOR A LONG TIME. 2. REPLACED RADIATOR SEVERAL YEARS AGO. REPLACED THERMOSTAT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS. THEN... 2018, SEPTEMBER,-- DISAPPEARING COOLANT FROM RADIATOR FOR LAST 6 MONTHS WITH NO OBVIOUS LEAK. CAR OVER HEATED IN AUGUST BUT NO OBVIOUS LEAK. KEPT REFILLING... 3 DAYS AGO BOTTOM THERMOSTAT HOUSING SPRUNG A BIG LEAK AND CAR OVERHEATED MAJOR. REPLACED THERMOSTAT, AND FULL THERMOSTAT HOUSING. INTERNET RECOMMENDS UPDATING SOFTWARE BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING, BUT IS PRICED AT ABOUT $110 AT ALL DEALERSHIPS.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.