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- 2006–2007 6R60 6-speed transmission Ford Explorer, Mercury Mountaineer; 2007–present 6R80 6-speed transmission Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, 2009 Ford F-Series, 2011 Ford Mustang (V6 & GT), 2011 Ford Territory, 2011 Ford Ranger (Note: Global excluding USA) 2007–present 6F50—6-speed transaxle, Van Dyke Transmission.
- Seven problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2006 Ford F-150. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Ford F-150 based on all problems reported for the 2006 F-150.
| 140323 km US $150 | Worn leaking rubber hoses to 4x4 acutators |
2006 Ford F-150 4dr Regular Cab 8ft bed
151 kilowatts 4.2L V6 4-speed automatic RWD
2006 Ford F-150 4dr Extended Cab 8ft bed
224 kilowatts 5.4L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 166300 km C $640 | Hanger bearing on rear drive shaft failed Drive shaft carrier bearing failed, replaced complete drive shaft. Both sections |
| 157000 km C $3100 | felt a strong thud while backing up like I ran into something, checked nothing, continued backing up.Little did I know reverse band broke however, used truck for several weeks and the odd time backing up the truck hesitated until it no long |
| 162200 km C $1650 | hanger bearing failed requiring new driveshaft, hanger bearing and driveshaft come as one unit only from Ford. Having long wheelbase ext cab and 8ft box Ford has used a hanger bearing where some shorter wheelbases don't. Expensive last 3 mon |
2006 Ford F-150 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
224 kilowatts 5.4L V8 4-speed automatic RWD
| 54000 km | Clutch plates worn on limited slip differential |
| 177419 km US $2800 | Transmission wasn’t shifting correctly, making rough sounds. Transmission had to be rebuilt. |
| 262903 km | Truck has developed a shudder/vibration when starting off and accelerating. Problem has not been fixed because it hasn't been diagnosed. |
| 90010 km US $1600 | driveline yoke needed grease/repacked and differential clutches need rebuilding |
2006 Ford F-150 4dr Extended Cab 6.5ft bed
224 kilowatts 5.4L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 119355 km | Front four wheel drive hub stripped |
| 291935 km US $600 | vacuum leak in 4 wheel drive system. replace left front hub |
| 317742 km US $3200 | Rebuild transmission |
| 119306 km | Transmission replaced under warranty |
| 33871 km | Pinion seal was rubbing and squeaking. 4WD was not engaging. Fixed under 30 day dealer warranty. Pinion seal was rubbing and squeaking. 4WD was not engaging. Fixed under 30 day dealer warranty. |
| 150000 km US $1843 | Had a occasional hard knock in what was thought to be an overdrive spring. It happened when shifting and accelerating into overdrive. After finding out it was not the spring and they had to drop the tranny I elected to have it overhauled. |
| 208858 km US $206 | replace shifter cable |
2006 Ford F-150 4dr Extended Cab 5.5ft bed
224 kilowatts 5.4L V8 4-speed automatic RWD
| 159677 km US $536 | Rear axle seals, left and right, leaking. Changed seals. |
2006 Ford F-150 4dr Extended Cab 5.5ft bed
224 kilowatts 5.4L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 79932 km | My 4 wheel drive has failed, on my 2006 F 150, but I don't want to spend $1,000 plus to repair it , so I will just go on with 2 wheel drive. |
| 85784 km US $650 | My front Wheel drive went out last winter, was going to let the next owner worry about it, but decided to fix it, Hd to have the hubs replaced. |
2006 Ford F-150 4dr Crew Cab 6.5ft bed
224 kilowatts 5.4L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 111290 km US $110 | Leaky seal in transmission replaced |
| 112090 km | Had to replace torque converter |
2006 Ford F-150 4dr Crew Cab 5.5ft bed
224 kilowatts 5.4L V8 4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
| 78819 km US $1000 | Replaced drive front CV-joint |
| 95000 km C $1800 | Four wheel drive would partially engage while driving due to solenoid failure. Repaired but i believe there may have been some minor damage caused to the hubs notyet repaired. |
| 129032 km US $110 | Replaced siezed rear differential pinion bearing |
| 151613 km | 4WD would not engage when a trailer was hooked up using the 7-pin connector. Later could not replicate. |
| 347000 km C $1500 | U joints in drive shaft replaced. Pinion seal and axle seals replaced |
| 357000 km C $250 | Fitting on transmission cooler broke |
| 85197 km US $325 | ford front 4x4 axle. POS!! typical problem would not engage then not disengage the axles. |
| 75806 km | dealer once again could not fix the front axle problem. ford would not respond to me. i own 5 fords right now. |
| 87097 km | again, a front axle IWE failure caused by water in the line and freezing. dealer is clueless as to the source of the water. dealer is inept |
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2006 Ford F-150
- Typical Repair Cost:
- $2,910
- Average Mileage:
- 64,200 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 9 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- Replace transmission (7 reports)
- rebuild transmission (2 reports)
transmission problem
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- Buy A Tundra Next Time - These are built in the US and although owned by the Japanese you will service and support them here as well. I wish I would have bought it the first time around!
2006 Ford F-150 Owner Comments
problem #9F-150 Lariat 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 54,600 miles
2006 Ford F150! 54600 easy in town miles, no towing, no racing, no nothing except driving to and from work and what do I get for it..a BLOWN TRANSMISSION! Seriously, 54600 miles and I have to put a rebuilt tranny in this thing? F Ford, I'll never buy another one of their POS products!
I have a 91 MR2 turbo driving a helluva lot harder with 180000 miles and all I've ever had to replace on that was a clutch! I've owned other Asian autos that all had 3-4 times the miles of this crappy truck with no major issues! Not to mention, this truck has had other annoying issues, shifter top broke off, turn signal stopped working, paint on roof cracking and looks bad, cracks in the 3rd brake light from what I don't know!
NEVER EVER AGAIN will I give this company any of my money! As soon as I get this back from the repair I'm going shopping for a foreign car!
- mroct31, Valencia, CA, US
problem #8F-150
- Automatic transmission
- 60,000 miles
How can you have a truck with only 60,000 miles on it and the transmission go out and Ford refuse to take any responsibility for it?
- M S., Cleveland, AL, US
problem #7F-150 XLT 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 58,000 miles
low milage, well cared for, all fluids changed at correct time, never pulled trailer or even drove fast. I didnt get any explantion why before i called Ford customer service, they didnt even want to honor extenend warranty
they were going to charge me 4300 dollars
- sadjerry, Milford, MI, US
problem #6F-150 Lariat 5.4L Triton
- Automatic transmission
- 90,345 miles
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Back in 2006 I was looking for my first pickup truck and after much vetting between Chevy, Toyota, and Ford decided on the Ford. The history and heritage were part of the decision, especially when it came to durability. I had several friends and associates that had very good things to say and had zero issues. Fast forward to 6 years and 90K miles of mostly highway, no towing and following scheduled maintenance by the book, my transmission fails. While trying to back up out of the blue the vehicle would not move. My first thought was that maybe the control module had failed. Boy was I shocked to hear the transmission needed to be replaced.
The next day I wrote Ford and explained the situation hoping to hear that they cared about a first time customer that is also in the market for a replacement for a 2002 vehicle I have. Well let me tell you they really DO NOT CARE. Their response was 'I regret to hear that you no longer consider Ford a good product and will not look at us for your next purchase. I hope to regain your confidence in our products and services in the near future.' REALLY, did he even listen.
I do want to say that the dealer did go out of their way to see what they could do to help me out. There is a program through the oil supplier that if you follow the maintenance schedule and use their oil, they may compansate the repair up to $1,000. Unfortunately this dealer only sells Ford, so by Ford's actions they as well have lost my business.
- Raymond T., Davenport, IA, US
problem #5F-150
- Automatic transmission
- 65,000 miles
This shouldn't happen. My husband's f-150 50000 did the same thing
- Vivian T., Indianapolis, IN, US
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problem #2006 Ford F150 Transmission Diagram
4F-150 5.4L
- Automatic transmission
- 55,000 miles
My son's 2006 F-150, with 55,000 miles on it, blew the tranny. It wouldn't shift above second gear. Had to have a rebuilt one, cost $2,900. Mechanic also had an Explorer in that had the same symptoms with 59,000 miles. My daughters Taurus blew it's tranny at 95,000. Other son's 2004 F-150 has 160,000 miles on it and no problems, yet. I don't want to give business to 'Government Motors' and refuse to buy foreign. What to do???
- Mike L., Indiana, PA, US
problem #3F-150 XLT 5.4L Triton
- Automatic transmission
- 60,000 miles
I have a 2006 Ford F150 XLT 5.4 Triton at around 100,000 Km (60K miles) I'm driving and the car appears to go into neutral. I stop and pull over and check the transmission fluid, it's OK. I pull away and at about 60Km/h (40mph) it does it again, RPM goes way up, no drive. It works fine with OD turned off. It was under extended warranty so the $3,000 repair was covered. Now a couple of weeks later it does the same thing but intermittently, I bring it back in but it works fine most of the time so they can't see it and no codes show up. So I guess I have to keep driving it until it fails permanently again, it's nerve racking not knowing when it's going to into neutral again, what happens if I'm passing and it happens, it could cause a fatal accident. The Ford dealer isn't going to take the transmission apart again unless they see it fail. Any ideas, besides trade the damn thing in.
- mcb, Victoria, BC, Canada
problem #22006 F-150 Transmission Fluid Type
F-150 XLT 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 59,800 miles
I purchased a Brand new truck so I could know exactly how it was taken care of as it got older. I have never pulled anything heavy or over loaded the transmission. Did the regular maintenance that is required and some extra stuff to make sure the truck would last a good long time. Two days ago I noticed a slight hesitation when I started the truck in the morning and left for work. Yesterday it wouldn't shift into 3 gear instead just missing and revving out. I got a phone call from the Transmission shop today telling me I need a total rebuild. Not even 60,000 miles on it and I have to put in a completely new Tranny. I will never EVER buy another ford product.
- Dexter F., Thornton, CO, US
problem #1F-150 5.4L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 75,000 miles
can't believe my 2006 transmission had a catastrophic failure at 75,000 miles...all highway never towed a thing....no wonder toyota is taking market share....
- Sean D., Mentor, OH, US