NHTSA Complaint #11513768 — 2023 FORD EXPLORER ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11513768
Vehicle	2023 FORD EXPLORER
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 15, 2023
Date Filed	March 25, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

The transmission was very difficult time trying to figure out how to start shifting gears, and when it did I felt very hard shifting. The engine revved up, struggled to rev up when accelerating, held gears, chugged, slipped, it felt extremely lazy, and hard shift. The RPMs were fluctuating like crazy. You slam on the accelerator the RPMs start going up then it starts fluctuating crazy.

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