gaddamidi
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- City, State
- Wimington DE
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2006 Ford Explorer 4.0 V6
Ok, I purchased my pre-owned 2006 Ford Explorer about a 1 1/2 years ago. When i go my car with about 36k miles on it, it would occasionally make a loud THUD sound when the vehicle was put into reverse. Not with any other gear but reverse. This sound seems to happen more often when I start the engine and pull out of a parking spot with a cold engine (not having been driven in hours). I never had this checked out as it was only occasionally ( 2 times a month)
About a month ago, as I'm driving, there is a vacuum cleaner sound coming from the engine compartment. There is no rhyme or reason. It started out occasionally and only lasted for a minute or two. But over the last month, it seems to happen every time I drive. Now the sound will be there for about 2 minutes and then go away for 10, come back, etc. Also, now my heat gauge occasionally races up to to super hot but then comes right back down within a matter of seconds. It also clicks up and down erratically. Once, in the last month, my car seemed to be stuck in a lower gear. I live near a major highway and my car was acting normal until the 3 block drive to the highway. As soon as I stepped on the pedal to get from 15 mph to 60 mph, the car didn't leave a lower gear to get into the higher gears. As soon as I made my way into the right lanes (on-ramp is on the left lanes) and slowed down, the engine/transmission corrected itself and this issue hasn't come back.
So in review:
Sound when getting into Reverse
Vacuum sounds from the engine compartment
Erratic temperature gauge
One time issue of gears
About a month ago, as I'm driving, there is a vacuum cleaner sound coming from the engine compartment. There is no rhyme or reason. It started out occasionally and only lasted for a minute or two. But over the last month, it seems to happen every time I drive. Now the sound will be there for about 2 minutes and then go away for 10, come back, etc. Also, now my heat gauge occasionally races up to to super hot but then comes right back down within a matter of seconds. It also clicks up and down erratically. Once, in the last month, my car seemed to be stuck in a lower gear. I live near a major highway and my car was acting normal until the 3 block drive to the highway. As soon as I stepped on the pedal to get from 15 mph to 60 mph, the car didn't leave a lower gear to get into the higher gears. As soon as I made my way into the right lanes (on-ramp is on the left lanes) and slowed down, the engine/transmission corrected itself and this issue hasn't come back.
So in review:
Sound when getting into Reverse
Vacuum sounds from the engine compartment
Erratic temperature gauge
One time issue of gears
