NHTSA Complaint #10423877 — 2002 FORD EXPLORER AIR BAGS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10423877
Vehicle	2002 FORD EXPLORER
Component	AIR BAGS
Date of Incident	September 1, 2008
Date Filed	September 6, 2011
Mileage	85,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	KS

Consumer Description

I BOUGHT MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER IN 2005. AT ABOUT 85000 MILES I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND OFTEN JERKS REAL HARD WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED BY AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER IN MY AREA AND THEY TOLD ME THERE ARE NO METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FLUID, HOWEVER, THEY DID TELL ME THAT THE 2002 FORDS ARE WELL KNOWS FOR HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME IN THIS MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. I CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, READING ALL THE PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT OWNERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED, I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

Related Complaints for the 2002 FORD EXPLORER

Other AIR BAGS Complaints

#11594472 — 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...

#11421822 — June 22, 2021 — The light form air bad juts got on when I was driving

#11412884 — April 19, 2021 — I WAS ON MOTION WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURN ON BUT I WENT TO CHECK AND THEY SAY I HAVE TO TAKE TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR

#11246284 — August 25, 2019 — I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND GOT INTO A ACCIDENT. TOTALED MY VEHICLE AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

#11221054 — June 18, 2019 — TL* THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A FATAL CRASH WHICH INVOLVED A 2002 FORD EXPLORER AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILE...

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...

#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...

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