NHTSA Complaint #10583715 — 2002 FORD EXPLORER

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2013 AND DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH WHEN I BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING ALONG THERE WAS A SUDDEN DECLINE IN MY SPEED WHILE THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE. I SLOWED TO A STOP AS I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CHECKED THE VEHICLE FOR ANY OUTWARD SIGNS OF DAMAGE HAVING FOUND NONE I ONCE AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE MY TRIP. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE MANAGED TO ACCELERATE TO A BLISTERING 5 MILES AN HOUR WHILE HAVING TO MAINTAIN A 4-6 THOUSAND RPM RANGE. I PROCEEDED ALONG THE GRASS OF THE ROAD UNTIL I REACHED HOME. IT SITS NOW IN MY YARD COVERED WITH MY "TARP OF SHAME". THIS PIECE OF WORTHLESS CRAP SURELY FITS IT ACRONYM (FORD) FOUND ON THE ROAD DEAD....MY SPELLING MIGHT NOT BE THE BEST, BUT IT IS BETTER THAN THIS PIECE OF ...AT ANY RATE, HOW MUCH MORE DOES THE PUBLIC HAVE TO PAY FORD. WE PAID WITH THE BAIL OUT MILLIONS TO THEIR EXECUTIVES TO GET MILLIONS IN BONUSES TO RIP US OFF BY NOT PAYING FOR AND/OR FIXING THEIR PIECES OF JUNK...ENOUGH IS TOO MUCH ALREADY! IF YOU AT THE NHTSA DOESN'T DO SOMETHING MAYBE WE CITIZEN OUGHT TO TAKE OUT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON YOU. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TO CONSTITUTE A PATTERN? ABOVE 4,500,000....OR WILL IT BE THE DEATHS OF ONE OR MORE OF OUR CHILDREN AT THE HANDS OF THESE FATCATS WHO LAUGH AT US, WITH SUCH INDIFFERENCE AND UNBRIDLED CONTEMPT. IT DOES SEEM THAT IT GIVES THEM JOY TO MOCK THE PUBLIC AND THE GOVERNMENT THIS WAY. CONSIDER, GM RECENTLY WAS FOUND HIDING THEIR KNOWN DEFECTS AND NOW FORD HAS BEEN DOING THE SAME THING FOR WELL OVER A DECADE. WHAT WOULD OLE HENRY FORD SAY TODAY? BUT, WHAT HURTS ME THE MOST IS, I USED TO LIKE FORDS BUT NOW GIVE ME A TOYOTA, HONDA, NISSAN OR A SKATEBOARD BEFORE ONE OF THESE SO CALLED PIECES OF ENGINEERING WONDERS!! THE REAL WONDER IS WHERE AND WITH WHO, WILL THEY BREAK DOWN ON NEXT!!!!!!! *TR