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2006 Ford Explorer Sport Trac Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 24, 2017
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Nov 1, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–5 of 5

Powertrain (other)
Filed May 24, 2017

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WILL NOT SHIFT

NHTSA ID
10991445
Incident
May 23, 2017
Mileage
140,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Sep 15, 2016

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY PUT THE KEY AND THE SHIFT LEVER WON'T MOVE INTO ANY GEAR AND ALSO NOW I CAN'T REMOVE THE KEY. I WAS PARK IN FRONT OF A SHOOL

NHTSA ID
10906915
Incident
Jun 2, 2016
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 21, 2016

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON HIGHWAY

NHTSA ID
10821431
Incident
Jan 20, 2016
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Oct 30, 2011

ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RADIATOR THER ARE TWO TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES THEY ARE BOTH LEAKING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10433580
Incident
Oct 30, 2011
Mileage
68,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Nov 1, 2010

TRANSMISSION PRESSURE CONTROL FAILURE. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS DIFFICULTY SWITCHING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR AND THIS CAUSES THE MOTOR TO ACCELERATE TO HIGH RPM IN THE PROCESS. A LARGE JOLT CAN BE FELT WHEN THIS OCCURS AS WELL. TROUBLESHOOTING CODE P0745 IS PRESENT. *TR

NHTSA ID
10363460
Incident
Oct 5, 2010
Mileage
74,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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