NHTSA Complaint #10133904 — 2002 FORD EXPLORER POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10133904
Vehicle	2002 FORD EXPLORER
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	September 26, 2002
Date Filed	August 23, 2005
Mileage	4,775 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NC

Consumer Description

DT: THE CALLER SAID VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IN SEPTEMBER 2002 AT 4775 MILES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE MADE NOISE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IN NOVEMBER 2003 AT 34,114 MILES THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. SHE COULD SMELL SOMETHING. BOTH TIMES SHE WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CURRENTLY, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AGAIN. WHILE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD ONLY GO 20 MPH. DEALER TOLD HER THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE CALLER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. *AK

Related Complaints for the 2002 FORD EXPLORER

Other POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Complaints

#10679911 — January 30, 2015 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED W...

#10606347 — June 26, 2014 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD...

#10462808 — June 23, 2012 — THIS IS AN UPDATE TO COMPLAINT NO. 10459987. AFTER LOOKING AT THE CAR RECORDS, WE DISCOVERED THAT DURING A SERVICE O...

#10455780 — April 19, 2012 — TRANSMISSION FAILURE - STUPID DESIGN DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO CHECK FLUID LEVEL, LEAK AT TRANSFER CASE SEAL SEEMS TO HAVE...

#10445935 — January 30, 2012 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER HANDLE FRACTURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO E...

Recent Complaints for the 2002 FORD EXPLORER

#11672158 — STRUCTURE:BODY — July 9, 2025 — September 2, 2023 at about 6 pm I pulled over to grab a couple water bottles from the rear of my 2002 Ford Explorer S...

#11672158 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — July 9, 2025 — September 2, 2023 at about 6 pm I pulled over to grab a couple water bottles from the rear of my 2002 Ford Explorer S...

#11594472 — AIR BAGS — June 14, 2024 — The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while her fiancé was driving 45 MPH, the driver’s side...

#11557714 — ENGINE — November 30, 2023 — The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle shut off. The contact was...

#11483635 — ENGINE — September 9, 2022 — The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the steering wheel intermittently seized while driving...