NHTSA Complaint #10324903 — 2006 FORD EXPLORER

HAVE A 2006 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED V8. WHEN IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC CAR LUNGES SOMETIMES LUNGING SO HARD FELT AS THOUGH I WAS REAR ENDED. BOUGHT THE CAR IN DEC 2008 HAD ONLY 16,000 MILES AND WAS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED (ALTHOUGH DON'T THINK THE DEALER DID ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE). ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE HAD TO BRING IT IN BECAUSE CHANGE OIL LIGHT WENT ON. THE PERSON I CALLED SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE RECORD IN THE COMPUTER. ONLY WHEN I WENT IN AND LET THEM KNOW IT WAS CPO & OIL WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS DONE. THE SERVICE PERSON LEFT THE FRONT DESK FOR ABOUT 15 MIN AND CAME BACK ONLY TO FIND THE RECORDS IN THEIR SYSTEM. AT THAT TIME I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE LUNGING & JERKING AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS NOT USED TO THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE THAT KICKS IN AUTOMATICALLY. ONCE SPRING CAME HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM I WAS TOLD UNLESS IT DOES THIS ALL THE TIME IT WOULD BE A WASTE OF MY MONEY TO BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE. AS OF TODAY'S DATE IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING AND I HAVE BECOME AWARE OF SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, WHY IS FORD NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MORE THAN ONCE I HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME LUCKILY I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. HOPEFULLY FORD WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND DO A RECALL. I AM SURE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM ! *TR