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Ford Explorer Transmission Questions

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#40 of 383 Re: 2006 Ford Explorer EB V8 [dcable] by ssandefer

Jan 30, 2007 (8:19 am)

I too had the exact same problem. It wasn’t until I had to start threatening lemon law issues that they decided to help out. What finally solved it was changing out the “max head unit”. About an 1100$ cost that will be covered under your warranty. This is the computer device that controls the shifting pattern.
 
What is wrong with your car is that you are still in 4-6th gear while coming to a complete stop and the car is having to accelerate to get itself out of gear. The factory transmit ion on your car has 8 different shifting patterns and chooses the best one based on how you drive. For me, I noticed that the car will ALWAYS do this when coming off of the interstate without using the accelerator and coming to a complete stop. When you use the accelerator at a slower speed it will adjust to the proper(read as lower) gear at that time. Without using the accelerator the transmition has no reason to shift gears.
 
No service bulliten or will come up on the computer if they can recreate the problem as to them, the car is running fine.
 
A side note is that I was told that this wasn't happening to anyone else. But when joking around with the on site rental car guy, I found that I was the second car that day and 4th that week. It's a much bigger problem than anyone will admit.

#41 of 383 Re: 2006 Ford Explorer EB V8 [ssandefer] by reck

Jan 30, 2007 (5:08 pm)

we did the lemon law with our 2006 limited v8-- they even replaced the transmission! Ford did step up and did the right thing... replaced our 2006 with a 2007 fully loaded... it was worth the wait and trouble.... my recommedation is document, document document!

#42 of 383 Re: 2006 Ford Explorer EB V8 [reck] by dcable

Jan 30, 2007 (6:26 pm)

Hello,
 
We just recently contacted a L.L. Attorney about our problems with our Eddie Bauer. Could you tell us how the replacement process worked for you? Was it a buyback... I really love this car, it maneuver's really well and I have the room if I need to car-pool. Also, I feel like I have a solid vehicle should I ever be in an accident (advanced canopy system) If only the transmission worked!!!!
 
Thanks for the info
 
Denise Cable

#43 of 383 Re: 2006 Ford Explorer EB V8 [dcable] by leroy1723

Feb 02, 2007 (12:59 pm)

Replying to: ssandefer (Jan 30, 2007 8:19 am)
i am having the same promblem i belive,when my rpm drops and i release the gas pedal, and the speeds decrease i hear a roaring , grinding sound. this only happen with highway drivening. if the speed drops from 65mph to 50mph i will get this sound, but if i give it gas, it gose away. my truck is a 2003 explorer, 4.0l-6. I'm not sure if i am still cover under warranty ! i have 73,352.2 mile on the truck. what should i do or what would be my next step ?

#44 of 383 Re: 2006 Ford Explorer EB V8 [dcable] by reck

Feb 02, 2007 (1:21 pm)

you dont need a ll attorney! save your money....every state is a little different... we are in florida.... when you purchased your vehicle, the dealer should have given you a ll book....or you can search attorney general web page for your state... here after you have had your vehicle in for repeated attempts for the SAME repair or problem and it still persists, you file the lemon law paperwork (in that book) and then ford asks that they have at least one repair attempt to fix it before they talk to you--if it still is not repaired, keep calling ford (not dealer) we finally met with a tech from ford headquarters and after 3 hours, he asked us what we wanted...which was just another vehicle, we also love the explorer (we had the limited), and he said that they would advise us in 2 days whether ford could do it. long story short - it was a buyback which is MSRP TO MSRP and we could not be happier.....it took a little time for paperwork (about a month) but all is well. I feel what saved us is that we kept VERY GOOD DOCUMENTATION OF EVERTHING-dates, times we were in for repairs, phone calls, who we spoke to and when, the mileage, dates, problem that we had at the time (its not always on the work order you get from them)....we also had a wonderful dealer.... they also sat in on the ford tech meeting with us... they were very supportive...i will be a customer there for a very long time.. they really do care! good luck... its worth the inconvenience ......thanks!

#45 of 383 Re: 2006 Ford Explorer EB V8 [leroy1723] by nvbanker

Feb 06, 2007 (10:56 pm)

You are definitely out of warranty, unfortunately.

#46 of 383 Re: 2006 Ford Explorer EB V8 [dcable] by dcable

Feb 07, 2007 (7:15 pm)

Replying to: ssandefer (Jan 30, 2007 8:19 am)
For those of you who are experiencing shifting issues with your 2006 Ford Explorers. Please post your complaints with National Highway Traffic Administration. Go to www.nhtsa.dot.gov people are starting to file complaints about these ongoing issues. Perhaps Ford will do something about this problem.
 
  

#47 of 383 Ford explorer dowshift issues by dbroghamer

Feb 11, 2007 (5:24 am)

Replying to: regal2 (Sep 19, 2006 8:21 am)
Hopefuly this will be my last update. My dealer replaced the valve body about 6500 miles ago and transmission has been perfect ever since! Maybe they finally have a valve body that works!

#48 of 383 ford explorer downshift issues by giannag

Feb 11, 2007 (9:59 am)

Replying to: regal2 (Sep 19, 2006 8:21 am)
I too bought a 2006 ford explorer EB addition in Sept 2006.
I brought it in for the first time in Oct. 2006 with downshift issues..they replaced the computer chip...it was fine for about a month then brought it back again in Nov.2006 and they reprogrammed the chip...again fine about a month until it started having the shifting problems again. I brought it back in Dec. 2006 and they said they couldn't feel it or find anything but to drive it around till it was doing it more and bring it back again. Well guess what...it is back there again in Feb. 2007 with the same issues...this time they do feel it and are telling me that this is the way that all Ford Explores shift and drive....and that the car is adjusting to the way I drive. I don't believe this at all...especially after finding this site and everyone here who is having the same issues. I am going to keep fighting this and not stay quiet.

#49 of 383 Re: Ford explorer dowshift issues [dbroghamer] by nvbanker

Feb 11, 2007 (2:34 pm)

For the record, the valve body was on recall, and it was swapped out, the TCM and PCM was reprogrammed, and mind shifts like butter now, so I'm very pleased with my Explorer now. Took 2 visits, but that's pretty normal in my experience for Ford.

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