NHTSA Complaint #10505021 — 2006 FORD EXPLORER
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10505021 |
| Vehicle | 2006 FORD EXPLORER |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 140,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | AZ |
Consumer Description
I RECENTLY PAID OFF MY TRUCK AFTER YEARS ONLY TO HAVE THE CAR JERK OR LUNGES WHEN I DRIVE ABOVE 60 MPH I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART CAR IN ORDER FOR IT TO REENGAGE INTO GEAR. IT ALSO LUNGES BACKWARD WHEN PUTTING INTO REVERSE AS WELL AS WHEN I GO AROUND A CURVE OR DOWN A HILL OVER 40 MPH IT LUNGES AS WELL. I AM SINGLE MOTHER WHO HAS ONLY THIS CAR AS TRANSPORTATION TO TAKE MY 6 YEAR OLD SON TO SCHOOL AND DRIVE ME TO WORK AND I AM SCARED TO DO SO BECAUSE OF THE LUNGING. I HAVE ALSO PAID 3000 TO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS TO HAVE A REBUILD TRANSMISSION PUT INTO THE TRUCK AND THE ISSUE IS STILL NOT RESOLVED HAVE TAKEN IT BACK INTO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE....THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT FORD NEEDS TO RESOLVE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR INJURED. *TR
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