1994 FORD EXPLORER Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AT 2500 RPM DURING A CA. STATE SMOG INSPECTION . RESULTED IN TECHNICIAN BEING PINNED AND CRUSHED TO VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT . TECH WAS AMBULANCED TO HOSPITAL WITH SEVERE LOWER LEG AND ANKLE INJURIES TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT OTHER SHOP AFTER SAID FAILURE. *JB

(1) PURCHASE OF A NEW 2002 FORD EXPLORER; (2) DEFECTIVE VEHICLE FROM THE ONSET. ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH SERIOUS "SAFETY" ISSUES. (3) HAVE REPEATED TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEMS HAVE NOT BEEN RECTIFIED. *NM

THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 1994 FORD EXPLORER APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE. THEY FAIL AFTER ONLY BETWEEN 75,000-125,000 MILES. *JB

1994 EXPLORER 4.0 V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REBIULT 3 TIMES IN PAST YEAR .COUNTLESS TIMES VEHICLE HAS STALLED ACTING AS IF THE FUEL PUMP QUIT, FUEL PUMP REPLACED, COIL PACKS REPLACED, RELAYS REPLACED. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, ANOTHER TIME WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. USUALLY UPON START UP. AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH SHORTED OUT, SAW BURNED WIRES ON SWITCH UPON REPLACEMENT. ANTIFREEZE SPEWED OUT FROM SIDE OF MOTOR, ASSUMED TO BE AROUND HEADS BUT HAS NOT BEEN TO SHOP YET.*AK

DOOR HANDLES ON PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR BROKEN. TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AT TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TOWING A SMALL TRAILER AND USING THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE INSTEAD OF OVERDRIVE. VEHICLE MILEAGE AND DRIVEABILITY/PERFORMANCE SUFFER. O2 SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER WITH NEW YET PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED CAUSING MAJOR MALFUNCTIONING IN TRANSMISSION.. THIS IS SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF. TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD TO MY KNOWLEDGE(BODY AND UNDERNEATH ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, I.E. NO RUST). AFTER TALKING TO A FEW REPAIR SHOPS AND DEALERSHIPS I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THE FORD EXPLORER. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED REGULARLY AND TAKEN PRIDE IN IT'S APPEARANCE. IT RUNS GREAT BUT THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURING OF THE TRANSMISSION, OR THIS PROBLEM WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURED TWICE. I STAND BY FORD'S BUT, THIS MAKES ME LEARY OF EVER BUYING ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT THAT THE COMPANY WILL NOT STAND BY. SINCERELY, [XXX].*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WHILE DRIVING 65 KM THE RPMS WILL GO UP IN RED, AND NOT GO BACK DOWN UNTIL CONSUMER SLOWS DOWN TO ABOUT 30 KM. THEN, SHE CAN FEEL TRANSMISSION KICK IN, AND RPMS GO DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES . MECHANIC STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AND UPGRADED. CONSUMER CALLED FORD, AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON EXPLORER'S TRANSMISSIONS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 1994 FORD EXPLORER THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. I KNOW OF 3 OTHER OWNERS PERSONALLY THAT HAVE THE SAME COINCIDENTAL PROBLEM. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR UNLESS NURSED TO DO SO. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL POTENTIAL CRASHES. NOT TO MENTION VERY VERY POOR FUEL ECONOMY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL NOT UPSHIFT, AND HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO DIFFERENT GEARS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED FOUR TRANSMISSIONS ON THE VEHICLE, ONE INCIDENT THE CHOKE STUCK AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED AND WAS HARD TO STOP. *MJS

CONSUMER HAS REPLACED FOUR TRANSMISSIONS ON THE VEHICLE, ONE INCIDENT THE CHOKE STUCK AND THE TRUCK ACCELERATED AND WAS HARD TO STOP. *MJS

WHEN PUTTING CAR IN PARK IT WILL ROLL FORWARD. CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 79,484 MILES. I DID NOT PURCHASE AN EXTENDED DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. I ASKED MY MECHANIC IF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE COMMON WITH EXPLORERS AND HE SAID YES. HE PROVIDED ME WITH A COPY OF SEVERAL YEARS OF ADVISORIES THAT FORD SENT TO MECHANICS, WARNING THEM OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS, AND SPECIFICALLY WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS THE MAIN PART WHICH WENT ON MY TRANSMISSION. I FELT THAT IF FORD FELT THE NEED TO SEND REPEATED ADVISORIES TO MECHANICS, THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM(S) THAT SHOULD HAVE INVOLVED A RECALL. I SENT A LETTER TO FORD ON NOVEMBER 4, 1998 AND NEVER RECEIVED A REPLY. I AM ENCLOSING A COPY OF THIS LETTER. I SINCE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AT 100,000 MILES. THE FIRST ONE COST ME $1881.50 AND THE SECOND ONE $1465. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE...

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *MJS

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, MECHANIC SAYS THAT IT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL COMPLETELY, AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL OCCURANCE FOR A 1994 FORD EXPLORER. *AK

DEFECTS WITH A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT OCCUR THIS EARLY IN THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE THAT IS BOUGHT BRAND NEW. I HAVE CORRESPONDED WITH MANY EXPLORER OWNERS AND HAVE READ 100'S OF INSTANCES ON THE INTERNET WHERE FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSIONS HAVE FAILED EARLY IN THE LIFESPAN OF THE VEHICLE - LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. FORD OBVIOUSLY HAS INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE COMPONENT IN THIS VEHICLE AND DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE REPONSIBILITY FOR IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH RESULTS FROM THIS UNSAFE COMPONENT. *AK

THIS WAS SECOND TIME FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED SINCE JAN-13-1999. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SQUEALING & NOT SHIFTING. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. FORD HAS BEEN OF NO HELP TO THE OWNER. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE IT WASN'T SHIFTING. DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAS 70,000 MILES ON TRUCK, AND IT WAS SERVICED ON TIME. ALSO TOLD THAT THE TRUCK NEEDE NEW SHOCKS, BALL JOINTS, AND TIE-RODS. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF-ROAD OR IN A HARSH MANNER. *AK

THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE ACTIVATES UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE NOT TO TURN TO THE RIGHT SIDE. FRONT WHEEL DRIVER MUST BE REPLACED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. CLUTCH MATERIAL FOUND IN PAN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN USED SOLELY FOR COMMUTING. *AK

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHY THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO NOT SUPPORT THE SUV. *AK

TRANSMISSION ONLY ENGAGES IN PARK AND REVERSE. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE CONVERTER RESULTED IN COMPLET TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURE DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM WITH THE EXPLORER. *AK

TRANSMISSION STOPPED OPERATING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER SHOP AND REPAIR WAS MADE,COST WENT TO THE CONSUMER. *AK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. *YD

CUSTOMER STATES CLUNKS UNDER CAR WHEN SHIFTING.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

WENT AROUND A CURVE, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEN APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN AND THE ENGINE IDLED LIKE THE GEAR WAS IN NEUTRAL, SO, THE DRIVER COASTED ABOUT 200 FEET AND THEN STOPPED AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. WENT TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE ENGINE JUST IDLED AND WOULD NOT WORK IN ANY OTHER GEAR. *AK

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL, CAUSING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BE APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: VEHICLE IN GARAGE FOR A TEST ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION, WENT FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL. WHEN SHIFTED GEAR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, VEHIICLE TOOK OFF ACROSS FLOOR, PUSHED A TOOL BOX INTO AN EXPLORER BEFORE IT STOPPED. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION BROKE DOWN AFTER 8K MILES AND ONE YEAR OF USE.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AFTER BEING PARKED, AND HIT A RETAINING WALL. TT