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When I was away with the family on vacation over the summer, my 2006 Explorer rear door would not open. I'd hear it unlock/lock with the key fob, but when I pulled the handle, I'd hear it sound like it went back into the 'locked' position and the door did not open. I google'd and saw a...

The exhaust flange on my V8 just behind the cat is broken. The good news is that it is just a floating flange, not actually part of the pipe, so the pipe appears to actually be fine. I'd prefer to just replace the flange if possible, but it seems my options are limited. Either a split flange...

I searched the 4g forums for peeing paint and did not find any threads. Hmm, is this just an extremely known issue to everyone that no one posts or is it just a "well, the vehicle's old so..." no one posted about it. My '06 LTD V8 has 89k miles on it now. I noticed last fall that my rain...

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I was doing an oil change on my '06 V8 LTD with 80k miles on it yesterday and, aside from noticing the dealer left my brake master cylinder cap off, noticed a wet spot on the front of my front diff. I wiped it off and finished the job. Started the engine, let it run for a minute, shut it...

I just took my '06 LTD V8 to Virginia for a few days. I noticed during that drive that if I go right from being on the throttle some (or a lot) to not at all and hit the brakes, it's as though I have no power brakes... the pedal is very hard. When I coast for a moment first, the brakes work...

Does anyone have any pictures of how to remove the rear Ford emblem from the center of the rear door? I have a little brown spot on the top left of the paint so I am concerned it is rusting behind the emblem and want to remove it to inspect.

I have a 2006 Explorer with the 4.6L and is 4x4. The brake pedal is a bit soft and seems to sag down a bit (not fully to the floor) if I hold my foot on it while running. If not running, and I press harder, it will go down more than where it first goes to as well. I think this sounds like...

I'm at just 73k miles now and my 4 year 48k mile ESP is ending in November or December of this year. I'm considering extending it again for 5 year 48k miles because I don't drive it a lot so I'm not concerned about mileage. Where I bought my Fusion ESP from online, the price is $2190 plus $360...

I only have about 72k miles on my '06 LTD. I don't drive it much and use it primarily for towing it seems 4 out of 5 times it gets started. Anyway, I started it up a couple months ago and saw water dripping from the underside of both the resonator and the exhaust. I don't really want to...

I'm expecting the roof racks on my '06 LTD are not just for show. My wife wants to put a couple of kayaks up there so I am expecting I'll make some kind of cross braces since the OE racks go from to back and I need to mount from side to side. How much weight are the stock racks rated to...

I've had a Tire Sensor Fault message on my Explorer for over a year now. I simply reset it each time I get in and visually check my tires. Anyway, as I can change my own tires now since I obtained a dynamic spin balancer, I am considering fixing this issue. I had one tire go low 6 months...

Does anyone know of any pictorials on how to remove the dash bezel around the 2006 factory GPS setup? I specifically need to get at the wiring, not sure if it's easy to get at through the glove box maybe.

This is about my 2006 Explorer V8 Limited. The pressure sensor error message has been coming up on my display for about 4-5 months now. I filled up all the tires (one was around 30psi but the rest were pretty much at spec) and the light still comes on. I went to fill the spare but it would...

I replaced the rear struts on my 2006 LTD late last year as the old ones were leaking. I did not have any issues changing them. I had a hollow clunk prior to the change and it had seemed to go away (or was wishful thinking) but has since returned with a vengeance. It is possible that I...

*** Go HERE for a 2 year update! Just changed my rear rotors and pads, here's the write-up for the fronts so I didn't net an unbalanced braking system. Even with just the rears done a slight brake improvement was noticed. The fronts are very similar to other vehicles I have done brake work on...

Purchased my 2006 back in June of 2009. The A/C was great. Went in to the winter and it had occasional use with the A/C but not often. Now that we had a warm spell, I found out that the A/C was no longer working. On a rather long drive (150 miles each way or so) last weekend, I think it...

I've had a hollow metal on metal clanking sound for a few months now. It has not gotten progressively worse but I do not believe it was there when I first bought my X back in June 2009 and may have been caused during my strut replacement (see link in signature) in December of last year. The...

*** Go HERE for a 2 year update. I have smelt a burning brake smell in the back of my Explorer a few times now after some highway driving. It's not easy to duplicate as it just doesn't happen every time. First, I looked on both sides of the rotor with the wheel still installed with a...

I was under the hood of my 2006 V8 Limited the other day and was astonished to see it has a crank driven fan! Has anyone replaced this with an electric fan + thermostatic switch? Might net some better throttle response and gas mileage. I couldn't figure out the words to search to find...

Thought someone might get some use out of this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_meTPTpdkZo

Has anyone tried them yet? USR7382 - MSRP is $271.13

I have a 2006 Limited 4x4 V8. Title says what I'm asking. I was in the snow the other day for the first time, got on it and the LTD just went, but I wasn't sure if 4x4 engaged or not. If I press 4x4 High the light comes on. Thanks.

I know, it's not an Explorer (but I do own one at least!), but I need some help. Changing the rear brake cylinder on a 1996 F-250 5.8L V8 4WD truck as it is leaking. I have the drum off and a bunch of the springs off, but the e-brake assembly is keeping me from getting the brake cylinder...

This is my first HOW-TO for this site and this is prep work for the Ford inspection required for me to get an ESP. One rear strut was leaking as long as I've owned the Explorer so rather than paying Ford to do it when they discover it during their inspection, I did it myself. Rough list of...