One problem related to manual transmission has been reported for the 2006 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2006 Explorer.
Problem with shifting gears from park, can take up to one minute in cases. This happens on a daily basis. I took vehicle to al long Ford, they kept my car for three weeks working on the problem. After I got my car back, the same problem existed.