2006 Ford Super Duty Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 25%of 8 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 56,450miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2006 Ford Super Duty, 25% of the 8 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 56,450 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Vehicle was parked and I was replacing an old battery. When I started the vehicle the electronic throttle body was slammed shut due to a faulty motor that when it gets low voltage ( changing the battery) it malfunctions and cause the vehicle to go in limp mode. Ford has a long history of having electronic throttle body issues and this has been reported to the NHTSA before by many consumers. Had the vehicle had low voltage when driving this same issue has been reported by other consumers from 2004 to present. …”
NHTSA complaint #10967813, filed 2017-03, 22,500 miles“I have been having trouble getting the diesel engine to start from cold. The engine would crank for between 6 and 10 seconds before finally firing. In addition, I have experienced one turbo charger over boost condition which caused the vehicle to go into limp home mode on the highway. I was climbing a mountain with the boat and suddenly found my engine RPM limited to 1500 and a max speed of approx. 29mph. The diesel tech told me that my turbocharger wasn't even providing boost due to the variable geometry vanes being coked from burning engine oil that I couldn't see or smell. …”
NHTSA complaint #10546851, filed 2013-10, 90,400 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10030839Aug 19, 2009Ford: certain vehicles with ambulance prep package ambulance class action settlement; pcm part number inspection. Awareness communication dated 4/20/09.
- 10030836Aug 1, 2009Ford: multiple vehicles with a torq shift transmission intermittent clunk when shifting between drive, reverse and park and/or during 2-3 upshift. Models f super duty; e series…
- 10029205Jun 1, 2009Ford/mercury/lincoln: vehicles may exhibit one or more of the following symptoms: drive away hesitation, loss of rpm on deceleration, difficulty starting, and/or idle rpm less…
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Ford Super Duty
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Ford Super Duty
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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