Complaint 1744756
2006 FORD EXPLORER • POWER TRAIN • incident Jun 12, 2019
- Complaint ID
- 1744756
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2006
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Jun 12, 2019
- Date Received
- May 1, 2021
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
THE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE A PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD A PROBLEM FOR YEARS. THEY CAN FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE AND CAUSE A VEHICLE TO LOSE MOMENTUM WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. YES THIS IS AN OLDER VEHICLE BUT IF YOU LOOK UP OLDER COMMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE ON OTHER REPORTING SITES THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF TRANSMISSIONS CAUSING SERIOUS PROBLEMS. WHY HAS THIS NEVER BEEN DEALT WITH IN ANY MANNER? I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND GET IT TO THE SHOP. I PAID TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND IT DID IT AGAIN IN THE NEW TRANSMISSION. I ALMOST DID NOT MAKE IT UP THE HILL NEAR MY HOME AND HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PARK THE VEHICLE AS IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.