2006 Ford Explorer electronic stability control (esc) problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2006 Ford Explorer — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The car was sold with limited warranty, used, but had written cold start issue. The vehicle gets warm if warm outside and will just completely shut off anywhere at anytime. Riding down interstate, will lose power then shut off and leave you with no power steering to control vehicle going high…”
filed Jul 6, 2017
“We recently bought our truck in march 2016 and since about april of 2016 the truck continuously shuts off, in traffic, on the highway, on residential roads..pretty much any and every where, it happens while driving and while idling. All power is lost including power steering. Sometimes it will shut…”
filed Jul 3, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Explorer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Explorer | 5 | 0% |
| 2018 Explorer | 1 | 0% |
| 2017 Explorer | 4 | 0% |
| 2016 Explorer | 18 | 1% |
| 2015 Explorer | 17 | 1% |
| 2014 Explorer | 14 | 1% |
| 2013 Explorer | 45 | 2% |
| 2012 Explorer | 19 | 2% |
| 2011 Explorer | 28 | 2% |
| 2010 Explorer | 3 | 3% |
| 2009 Explorer | 2 | 6% |
| 2008 Explorer | 3 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2006 Ford Explorer
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.