1995 FORD EXPLORER Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD "SHIMMY AND SHAKE". RECENTLY, SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK SO SHE HAD TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO KEEP IT STABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 184,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

ON MY SIXTH TRANSMISSION ON 1995 FORD EXPLORER HAVE A LIFE TIME WARRANTY FROM TANNER TRANSMISSION BUT THEY WILL NO LONGER STAND BEHIND THERE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION BEING JUNK. *TR

I OWN A 1995 FORD EXPLORER 4X4. I PURCHASED IT NEW AND DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL LAST YEAR WHEN I HAD IT FLUSHED. I STARTED TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP COMING OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I TOOK IT INTO AAMCO AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THE ENGINE WAS STRONG, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NO PROBLEM AFTER IT GETS TO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. IT IS REALLY UNSAFE TRYING TO MERGED INTO TRAFFIC, BECAUSE OF THE HESITATION TRYING TO GET OUT OF FIRST. IF FORD KNOWS THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR VEHICLE, THEY SHOULD AT LEAST AGREE TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I AM SURE MOST PEOPLE HAVE JUNKED THERE TRUCKS BY NAME, BUT I AM STILL HANGING IN STRONG 237,000 MILES AND...

1995 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION. O/D OFF LIGHT BLINKING. FROM THE SOURCES ON THE NET IT LOOKS AS THOUGH I WILL HAVE TO JUNK IT. FORD KNOWS THIS TRANS IS NO GOOD. IT JUST STARTED TONIGHT. MY WIFE HAS HEART DISEASE AND MY HAVE TO CARRY TO HOSPITAL AT ANYTIME NOW I LEARN I WILL HAVE TO HAVE A NEW TRANS. WE ARE BOTH DISABLED AND BOUGHT THIS FOR DEPENDABILITY. NOW FROM ALL THE SITES I HAVE CHECKED IT IS A PIECES OF JUNK. ON THE HIGHWAY IT JUST REVS AND GOES NO WERE THAT IS BAD IN TRAFFIC CAN CAUSE WRECKS. IT IS NOT RIGHT FOR FORD TO KNOW THIS IS JUNK AND NOT RECALL THESE TRANSMISSION HOPEFULLY U CAN HELP ALL OF US WITH THESE JUNK FORDS. IF SOMEONE THERE WOULD GET ON THE NET AND CHECK OUT O/D OFF BLINKING ON FORD EXPLORER YOU WILL SEE WHAT I...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR SLIPPED. THIS FAILURE OCCURS ON ALL ROAD SURFACES, INCLUDING HILLS AND LEVELED ROAD AND BEGINS AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE FAILURE BEGAN SIX YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, FLUID BEGAN LEAKING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN, BUT THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 06/25/08 *BF

O/D LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, FORD WANTS $2,000, SO IM GOING THROUGH AN AUTO SALVAGE FOR $845, WILL NEVER BUY FORD AGAIN, THEY HAVE A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THERE TRANSMISSION. OF COURSE THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 2 WEEKS AFTER MY WARRANTY! I GOT A 1 YEAR WARRANTY FOR FREE FROM THEM BECAUSE I HAD GONE TO CARFAX.COM AND FOUND OUT THAT WHEN I BOUGHT IT FROM THEM THERE WAS AN ODOMETER ROLL BACK! *TR

1995 FORD EXPLORER XLT ROLLED BACKWARDS AFTER PUT IN PARK. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE PINNED HER AGAINST THE GARAGE DOOR. CUSTOMER STATES THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS ON AN INCLINE AND PINNED HER AGAINST THE DOOR. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. THE MUSCLE TISSUE AND NERVES TO HER RIGHT PELVIS AND UPPER THIGH WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. *JB

ONE YEAR AGO I NOTICED THE OVERDIRVE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON MY 1995 FORD EXPLORER. I WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. WE SPENT $1000 ON THE REPAIRS. NOW, ONE YEAR LATER, THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT IS FLASHING AGAIN AND I'M TOLD THAT ALL THAT IS REQUIRED IS TO CLEAR THE CODE BECAUSE EXPLORERS DO THIS ALL THE TIME. I'M HEARING FROM SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF EXPLORERS THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE VERY FREQUENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH WOULD INDICATE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.*AK

IN APRIL 2003, THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 95 FORD EXPLORER WENT BAD. THE PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF BY THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMING ON AND BLINKING. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FASTER THAN 35-40 MILES PER HOUR. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS REPLACED BY COTTMAN TRANSMISSION. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE IN THE SHOP ON AT LEAST 5 OCCASIONS FOR REPLACEMENT OF A "MODULE" IN THE TRANSMISSION. AS OF JULY 17, 2004, THIS "MODULE" IS CONTINUING TO FAIL CAUSING THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT TO COME ON AND CONTINUOUSLY BLINK. WHEN DISCUSSED WITH COTTMAN, I WAS TOLD THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE DEFECT OF THIS ITEM BUT WOULD ONLY CONTINUE TO REPLACE IT AND NOT REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. SINCE I AM A HEAVY INTERSTATE USER, I AM CONCERNED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL WHILE SPEEDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE AND CAUSE AN...

I HAVE HAD 3 TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON MY 1995 FORD EXPLORER. I BOUGHT IT NEW. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURED JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. IT WAS REBUILT. THE NEXT FAILURE OCCURRED JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY FOR THE FIRST REBUILD. I HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN. THE THIRD FAILURE IS JUST BEGINNING WITH THE OD LIGHT FLASHING AND A HARD CLUNK WHEN THE AUTO TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS INTO FIRST GEAR.*AK

OVER DRIVE LIGHT FLASHING, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND NOISY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ,AND ALSO WHEN IT STOPS. *AK

VEHICLE EXHIBITED HESITATION WHILE SHIFTING, THEN, THE PICK UP WAS SLOW. SIX MONTHS AGO CONSUMER HEARD A CLANKING SOUND AT SLOW SPEED. CURRENTLY, THERE WAS DELAY WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE AND REVERSE. ALSO, INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH O/D LIGHT FLASHING, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. *MR

O/D LIGHT FLASHING/TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILED. FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE TOOK 8-10 SEC'S FOR IT'S POSITION. DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. TRANS. SPECIALISTS CHARGED $2500.00 FOR REBUILT FORD TRANS.

THE VEHICLE HAS GIVEN US GOOD SERVICE UNTIL MAY OF THIS YEAR, WHEN A PROBLEM DEVELOPED IN THE TRANSFER CASE. AN OIL PICKUP TUBE HAD BROKEN, THE UNIT HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED AND REPAIRED AT A COST OF $1304.53. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT 72,202 MILES AND SEEMED PECULIAR AT THE TIME, BUT WE ACCEPTED IT AS UNUSUAL WEAR AT TEAR. ON OCTOBER 21ST WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP AS THE OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THE SERVICE ADVISOR (JASON SAVIDGE) CALLED LATER THAT DAY AND INFORMED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS A TOTAL SHOCK TO ME AS AN AUTOMOBILE DRIVER FOR NEARLY 60 YEARS. HAVING OWNED MANY VEHICLES (AND DRIVEN MANY MORE) OF VARIOUS MANUFACTURERS BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH FAILURES. I DO NOT ABUSE MY VEHICLES AND HAVE THEM SERVICED REGULARLY. AS A ONE TIME APPRENTICE AUTO...

THIS IS THE SECOND FORD MOTOR CO REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE LAST ONE LASTED 18,00 MILES. FORD MOTOR COMPANY INFORMS ME THAT THERE ARE OVER 500 BACKORDERS FOR THIS REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. IF THIS IS THE CASE THEN THERE SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSIONS. I'VE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND FOR TWO WEEKS, TOLD TODAY 10/31/02 THAT IT WILL BE ANOTHER MONTH BEFORE I CAN GET A TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR PRODUCING INFERIOR EXPLORER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THANK YOU, DT *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF ITS ORIGINAL GEAR. THIS SLOWS VEHICLE DOWN. CONSUMER IS AFRAID OF BEING REAR ENDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE OVERDRIVE OFF INDICATOR LIGHT LOCATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLASHED STEADILY, THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN BRAKING ROUGHLY INCLUDING A SLIGHT GRINDING SOUND DURING BRAKING, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION, STATING THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION DEFECTS.*JB

DRIVING FROM SAN DIEGO TO LAX AIRPORT. 1/3 OF WAY THERE, O/D OFF LIGHT STARTS FLASHING, SEE IN MANUAL TO CONTACT DEALERSHIP AND TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED. CALL RANCHO FORD IN TEMECULA, CA, THEY SAID VEHICLE FINE TO DRIVE, COME IN FOR APPOINTMENT A FEW DAYS LATER. VEHICLE NOT IN CORRECT GEARS, RPM AWKWARD, TOO HIGH, TOO LOW. THEN 1/2 BACK AND HEAR POP SOUND, LIKE GUNFIRE, AND SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE. PAST EXPERIENCE WITH FORD TELLS ME NOT TO TRUST THEM, SO I PULL OVER AND CALL MY MECHANIC. TRANSMISSION BLEW CAP OFF AND COVER UNDERCARRIAGE OF CAR WITH TRANS FLUID. MECHANIC SAID THAT AS LONG AS I DID NOT REV ABOVE 2700, I WOULD BE OKAY. MADE IT ALL THE WAY HOME. HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND REINSTALLED, TWO WEEKS LATER, SAME SYMPTOMS. THIS TIME NEW TRANSMISSION. THEN 4 WEEKS LATER, PROBLEMS OCCUR AGAIN. TAKE TO AAMCO,...

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH,OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER WHO REPLACED TRANSMISSION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH TRANSMISSION QUIT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.*AK

O/D LIGHT STARTS FLASHING. VERY COMMEN ON 94-96 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSIONS. MUST REPLACE TRANSMISSION. SHOULD BE RECALLED. MINE HAPPED AT 55,000. HAD A NEW ONE INSTALLED BY FORD, HAPPENED AGAIN 20,000 MILES LATER. *AK

I BELIEVE THIS TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT BEFORE I PURCHASED IT. I THINK THIS BECAUSE OF THE BAD FIBERGLASS WORK ON THE ROOF AND BAD PAINT JOB. I ALSO BELIEVE THIS BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE FRONT END PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. I BELIEVE ONCE THIS TRUCK IS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THERE IS NO REPAIR TO MAKE IT SAFE AGAIN. I ALSO WONDER IF THE ACCIDENT THE TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN IS RELATED TO THE TIRE AND ROLLOVER RECALL FROM FORD AND FIRESTONE. *AK

HAD TO TOTALLY REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION, SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE TO BE DONE ON SUCH A LOW MILEAGE CAR.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE VEHCILE WAS PURCHASED. THIS WAS SECOND TRANSMISSION, AND IT WAS A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

ON TUESDAY JANUARY 16, 2001, THE O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR THIS STATUS AND IT STATED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH COLUMBIANA FORD FOR THURSDAY JANUARY 18, 2001. I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF ANYTHING FELT WRONG AND ALL I COULD DETERMINE WAS THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE WAS NOT WORKING. ON THURSDAY JANUARY 18, 2001, I WAS SHOCKED BY THE PHONE CALL FROM THE FORD DEALER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OVERDRIVE A PART HAD BROKEN. DURING THIS BREAKAGE, THEY STATED THAT 3RD GEAR WAS DAMAGED. THE FINAL SHOCK OCCURRED WHEN THEY STATED THE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS $2313.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE FINAL BILL WAS FOR $2484.00. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT REPAIRING OR REBUILDING THE TRANSMISSION THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD COST THE SAME...

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT FREEDOM FORD IS THE DEALERSHIP THAT PROVIDED A $2,772.85 ESTIMATE TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM COLORADO SPRINGS JEEP/EAGLE INC. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME AT 55706 MILES, REBUILT AT A COST OF $2,628.92. NOW IT HAS FAILED A SECOND TIME WITH AN ADDITIONAL 51644 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN USED MOSTLY FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING, AS I COMMUTE A 101 MILES EACH DAY. IT HAS NOT BEEN USED TO TOW AND HAS ONLY BEEN USED IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE DURING SNOW STORMS. THE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN NEGLECTED AND THERE IS NO REASON THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE FAILED UNLESS THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO COMPENSATE ME FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. I DID BRIEF RESEARCH ON THE...

REPLACED 2ND TRANSMISSION IN OCTOBER 1998, AND 3RD IN FEBRUARY 2001. CONSUMER FELT TRANSMISSIONS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

FORD SUPPOSELY REPLACED OUR TRANSMISSION IN JAN. 1999 DUE TO A DEFECT THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN, I PAID $550.00, THE DEALER SUPPOSELY PAID $550.00 AND FORD WAS WARRANTYING THE REMAINDER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE VEHICLE 18 DEC, 2000 . I TOLD THEM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING OUT CORRECTLY. SO NOT TO DAMAGE THE VEHICLE I HAD IT TOWED TO OUR FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. FORD INSTALLED AN AIT SENSOR AT A COST OF $293.78. THE VEHICLE WAS READY TO PICK UP ON THE 19 DEC, 2000. DUE TO THE WEATHER WE DID NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THEN AFTER ABOUT 15 MILES THE O/D OFF INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING. I AGAIN CALLED FORD. I WAS TOLD THAT WE COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. I TALKED WITH FRED SIZEMORE, SERVICE MANAGER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOLD ME THAT FORD...

O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF FOR MONTHS. FORD WOULD NOT ADMIT A PROBLEM TILL IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. RPM'S WOULD GO UP DRAMATICALLY FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. ABS SENSOR WENT BAD CAUSING UNEXPECTED AND LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES AT LESS THAN 20 MPH. THJE ABS BRAKES WOULD KICK INON DRY PAVEMENT AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING AND BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME. ALMOST CAUSED A COUPLE CRASHES.

O/D LIGHT FLASHING / TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. TRANSMISSION ALWAYS SERVICED ACCORDING TO OWNERS MANUAL.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. NO CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED BY SEVERAL FORD DEALERSHIPS. AT 109,000 MILES O/D LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. DEALER DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT ($2558). 5,000 MILES LATER SAME SYMPTOMS APPEARED (O/D LIGHT FLASHING). DEALER DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION AND PCM FAILURE - REPLACED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY AND REPLACED PCM ($264). 5,000 MILES AFTER THAT SAME SYMPTOMS PRESENTED THEMSELVES (O/D LIGHT FLASHING). DEALER DIAGNOSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND PCM FAILURE - BOTH REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO PRESENT ITSELF INTERMITTENTLY (TYPICALLY ON LONG DRIVES). SUMMARY: 3 TRANSMISSIONS AND 2 PCMS FAILED WITHIN 12,000 MILES. *AK

OVERDRIVE LIGHT WILL START TO BLINK, AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, IT WILL KEEP SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, EVENTUALLY RESULTING IN FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE WITH THE SAME LIGHT DUTY DESIGN TRANSMISSION, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. *AK *ML

TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR AFTER DRIVING FOR A DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER HAD A REBUILT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED . BUT ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM AS EXISTED BEFORE. THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE, OVERDRIVE LIGHT STAYED ON . *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE WHILE DRIVING. WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO JERK. PROBLEM WAS NOT INTERMITTENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

A KNOWN TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PROBLEM DUE TO EXHAUST PIPE TEMPERATURE *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP IN & OUT OF OVERDRIVE WHILE DRIVING. WOULD JERK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. VEHICLE WAS CONTROLLABLE, SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. NOT AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS REQUIRED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHING. DEALER STATES TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE, AND HAS MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILEAGE. VEHICLE NOT USED FOR TOWING OR PLOWING. FAILURE SEEMS UNUSUAL CONSIDERING MAINTENANCE & USE. FAMILY MEMBER ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 95 EXPLORER AT EARLY STAGE (62,000). *AK

O/D OFF LIGHT FLASHING. DEALER STATES TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. VEHICLE HAS HAD REGULAR TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE, AND HAS MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILEAGE. VEHICLE NOT USED FOR TOWING OR PLOWING. FAILURE SEEMS UNUSUAL CONSIDERING MAINTENANCE & USE. FAMILY MEMBER ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 95 EXPLORER AT EARLY STAGE (62,000). *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT TRANSMISSION STARTED TO FALL. CONSUMER COULD ONLY GET UP TO 35 MPH. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO GET ON THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER. THEN, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK *ML

AS I DRIVE THE EXPLORER ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT ANY SPEEDS FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME(200+ MILES), ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, AND THE HORSEPOWER IS AFFECTED. GAS MILEAGE DECREASES TO ABOUT 8 MPG, AND THIS LASTS FOR AS LONG AS THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, AND I HAVE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS, THE SPARK PLUG WIRES, THE MASS AIR-FLOW SENSOR, THE FUEL FILTERS AND THE ALTERNATOR. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING THOUGH. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED SO AS TO FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE; MECHANIC NOTICED BROKEN PIECES OF TRANSMISSION POSITRACTION FRICTION PLATE. INFORMED OWNER BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOOK VEHICLE TO TRANSMISSION SHOP & INFORMED TRANSMISSION WAS MISSING WASHERS & IT WAS POORLY MACHINED, THE FRICTION PLATE. *AK