NHTSA Complaint #10449452 — 2006 FORD EXPLORER POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10449452
Vehicle	2006 FORD EXPLORER
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	August 4, 2010
Date Filed	February 27, 2012
Mileage	75,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP, TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOOT TO HEIGHT FOR 5 SECONDS THEN DROP BACK DOWN DISCOVERED LOW COOLANT. LEAK GOT WORSE. CRACKED RADIATOR DISCOVERED THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM REPLACED RADIATOR, NOW HAVING THERMOSTAT HOUSING REPLACED. 6 WEEKS AFTER REPAIR TOOK TO FORD DUE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FORD SAID IT WAS IN QUICK CONNECT BECAUSE I USED AN AFTER MARKET RADIATOR SAID ONLY WAY THEY COULD FIX IT WAS TO REPLACE MY ENTIRE RADIATOR AGAIN FOR $1300. COULD NOT REPLACED FITTINGS HAD TO GET IT ALL TOGETHER. ASKED THEM WHY I WOULD WANT A FORD RADIATOR SINCE THEY FAIL. THEY SAID YES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

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