Where is the transmission fluid dipstick located on the 2006 ford explorer?

The only way to check the transmission fluid level is by a check valve located on the transmission oil pan.

Unfortunately it's on top of the transmission accessible from the passenger side.However you have to feel for the bolt and the stick is connected to the bolt.

Are you kidding? And this is a good idea by ford?

That is truly a wrong answer. I realize thjs is an old thread. But I am sure people look for the correct answer. Get you vehicle up in the air. Look on the drivers side of the ttransmission . There is a long plastic dipstick sticking up. You can check and add fluid from that spot. No special anything required.

Ford engineers are idiots. How can they assume a transmission will never leak or have other issues where it needs fluid checked by the owner? Absolutely amazing, they install a reusable gasket and don't include a drain plug or dip stick. If we can't drain it why do we need a reusable gasket? I can't believe these guy went to college, if they did they must have slept through practical design class. They obviously don't maintain their own vehicles or they drive Hondas.

Ok so first off the 2006 explorer does not have a transmission dip stick. Filling and draining is done through a hole on the bottom of the transmission. To check level first warm the engine and apply the parking brake. With the engine running, put the vehicle in Neutral and locate the drain/fill screw underneath. With a catch pan ready, unscrew the small screw. A little bit will drip out but shouldn’t run out unless it’s been over filled. (Note that if the engine is not running and/or vehicle is in park the transmission will not be pumping the fluid and fluid will then drain when screw is removed.) With the screw removed, you can now use a pump with a hose to start adding more fluid. Keep adding tell the fluid starts to run back out of the hole. Remove hose and wait about 1 min for over filling to finish draining and then replace the screw. When adding a stop leak/stop slip additive you want to remover screw when engine off. Use something to measure how much is being drained. Replace screw when you have drained the amount that you will replace with additive. Then start vehicle and place In neutral and add the additive the same way as described above. (Please make sure the parking brake is applied to prevent the vehicle from rolling.) *** FYI *** So inside the transmission pan is a tube that is about 3 or 4 inches tall. The top of this tube is the full level of fluid. So any extra will drain out when the screw is out but none will come out when the fluid is low. This keeps the transmission from ever being over filled. Over filling this transmission will blow out seals really fast and will destroy the transmission.