NHTSA Complaint #10315917 — 2002 FORD EXPLORER

2002 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN JAN OF O4 WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. AROUND 50,000 IT STARTED SHIFTING FUNNY, LIKE MISSING A SHIFT AND BANGING INTO GEAR. WENT TO DEALER AND HAD SYSTEM FLUSHED. HAD COMPUTER REFLASHED AROUND 80,000 MILES AND REVERSE SOLENOID REPLACED ALONG WITH FLUSHING AGAIN, WOW WHAT A SHOCK ON THE RACKS WAS 2 OTHER EXPLORER GETTING NEW TRANSMISSIONS. SHORTLY AFTER THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING THEN WENT OUT. NOW IT CAME ON AGAIN. WENT TO DEALER THEY SAID WITHOUT THE LIGHT ON THEY COULDN'T SAY WHAT IS WRONG FOR SURE. MIGHT BE A ACCUMULATOR OR BAND. SUGGESTED IT WOULD BE BETTER TO GET A FORD REMANUFACTURED TRANS THAT HAS ALL THE PROBLEMS CORRECTED. THIS WOULD COST OVER 3,000. HE TOLD BE TO KEEP DRIVING IT TILL THE LIGHT STARTS COMING ON REGULARY THEN COME IN. IF MY TRANS IS SEALED FROM THE FACTORY WITH NO WAY TO CHECK OR ADD FLUID, WHICH BY THE WAY IS JUST STUPID. AND THERE HAVE BEEN ARTICLES THAT HAVE SAID THAT FORD MIGHT HAVE SHIPPED THE TRANSMISSIONS WITH THE INCORRECT FLUID. THEY NEED TO MAN UP AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN A FORD OWNER FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND CANT BELIEVE WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVEN'T BEEN FORCED TO RECALL THIS TRANS BEFORE IT FAILS AND KILLS SOMEONE. OR MAYBE THAT'S WHAT IT WILL TAKE. *TR