Automatic Transmission Control Module problems of the 2006 Ford Explorer

Complete failure of the powertrain electrical harness. Heat degradation to wire insulation has exposed all conductors. Several other owner operators have experienced the same issue wherein the dealer has attempted repair of existing trouble codes, by replacing sensors, modules and components. Problems range from vehicle shut-off at speed, vehicle fires, no-start and failed pcm modules due to short to power or short to ground. Based on my findings, this specifically impacts vehicles ranging from 2006-2010, Ford Explorer or Mercury mountaineer with the 4. 0l sohc engine.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Explorer. The contact was driving approximately 40 mph when the engine stalled without prior warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they informed the contact that the pcm wire harness was defective. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.

I have a 2006 Ford Explorer XLT v6 with 55k miles on it. I bought this vehicle with approximately 30k miles on it and within about 2,000 miles of the purchase I started noticing shifting problems. For some reason the vehicle seems to shift fine, but has a mind of its own. Most vehicles shift 1st, 2nd, 3rd, so on per the speed and shifts to assist gas mileage as well. Well, my Explorer will shift into what I believe is 5th gear at 30 miles per hour and its sounds like its bogging down and there is almost no acceleration at all! as well it will shift into 5th when climbing a steep hill and when it finally does downshift it makes a "clunk" noise and drops into 2nd gear causing the engine to rev way up and it suddenly feels like your taking off in an airplane. If you let off the gas to slow down it drops right back into 5th gear again and then the story repeats itself. I have taken the vehicle to the dealer 3 times now and the only changes made were a tcm update and adaptive learning strategy memory clearing and neither of those things fixed the issue at all. I notice as days go on that the problem is getting worse and I never get a good answer. Upon doing some research I have found that many people have had the same transmission related issues from lunging, to clunking, to severe shifting delays. I'm worried that my transmission or drivetrain will experience some kind of critical failure and Ford wont take any responsibility. I contacted Ford directly and the only answer I got from a csr was, "unfortunately we have no comment to assist you at this time. " I would really like someone to look into this issue for a possible transmission or drivetrain recall.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Explorer. While approaching a stop at 5 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle lunged forward. The dealer stated that the pcm failed. The current mileage was 16,000 and failure mileage was 15,000.

2006 Ford Explorer eddie bauer v-8 problems with transmission 3-4 months into ownership. The vehicle will jump into gear and will lunge forward. This happens frequently when coming to a stop. Also, when driving the vehicle it sometimes hesitates when shifting into gears and will "clunk" into gear. Last week I was taking my daughter and her friend to girl scouts and I pulled into traffic and attempted to accelerate and the vehicle would not shift in order to gain speed. The vehicle coming in my direction had to slam on his breaks to avoid hitting our vehicle. I have had the car to the dealership 5 times for this problem. They have re programmed the computer, replaced the solenoid pack, cleaned the valve body, and have cleared the memory in the pcm numerous times. Still no fix. . . . The delayed and harsh shifting is dangerous and someone is going to get seriously hurt as a result of it happening.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Explorer. While driving 15 mph over a hill the vehicle automatically shifted from first to second gear when attempting to accelerate. When the vehicle was stopped the rpms increased and the vehicle jerked forward. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and could not repair it. The dealer reprogrammed the pcm three times at 10,016, 14881, and 17,037 miles. The current mileage is 17,207, and failure mileage was 8,869.