2002 FORD EXPLORER Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER HAD BEEN MAKING AN ELECTRONIC DINGING SOUND THAT TYPICALLY IS TO BRING THE DRIVERS ATTENTION TO THE DISPLAY SCREEN, BUT NO MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED, FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THEN ON THE MORNING OF 3/12/08 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF THIRD GEAR. WE TOOK THE CAR TO FORD FIRST AND THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO AAMCO, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS THE THIRD THIS WEEK WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE, AND THAT THE REAL ISSUE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE ALL THREE CARS HAD MILEAGE UNDER 100,000 MILES. THE COST TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION WAS QUOTED AT $2,500. *TR

THE BODY PANEL BELOW THE BACK WINDOW IS CRACKED FOR NO REASON WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO A FORD DEALER THEY SAID THAT IS NORMAL AND FORD KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DUE. SO I CALLED THE FORD SERVICE NUMBER IN MY FORD HANDBOOK AND THE MANAGER CONFIRMED THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT ITS NOT A RECALL OUT BECAUSE ITS NOT A MAJOR PROBLEM AND IF I WANTED IT FIXED I WOULD HAVE TO PAY. SO I ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE RATE AND I WAS ALSO TOLD THEY KNEW ABOUT THAT TOO (THE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL UNDER 100,000 MILES) BUT THERE ISN'T A RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED AS WELL. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE (3 TIMES). *TR

TRANSMISSION IS/HAS GONE OUT ON MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLS 4X4. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION, SOLENOID B GOING OUT AND REQUIRING A TRANSMISSION REBUILD OR A NEW ONE!! IF ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! FORD NEEDS TO FACE THEIR MISTAKE SO THAT LOYAL FORD CONSUMERS WILL RETURN. I HAVE OWNED 3 FORDS, AND NEVER AGAIN AFTER THIS. FORD REALLY DID THEMSELVES IN WITH THIS ONE! *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 63 MPH AND VALVE SPRING BROKE. VALVE DROPPED INTO PISTON CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. CHECK ENGINE CODE CALLED FOR RANDOM ENGINE MISFIRE AND CODE WAS TRIGGERED AT AROUND 2600 RPM. PRIOR TO ENGINE FAILURE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A SHUDDER WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE CLUTCH PACK IN THE LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL THAT IS CAUSING A SHUDDER WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT FROM A DEAD STOP. (DEALERSHIP CALLED IT THE PARKING LOT SHUDDER) I HAVE A 02 FORD EXPLORER XLT WITH 4.6 AND 4X4 THAT HAS BAD ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL. (ENGINE REPLACED). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HOWLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE IGNORED THE SOUND AND DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR PROPERLY AND HESITATED. THE DAY AFTER THAT NONE OF THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL TORQUE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 88,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION AND BEARING FAILURE. OD LIGHT ON TRANNY FLASHING. TOOK TO DEALER FOR NOISE AND OD LIGHT. THEY REPLACED BEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED PARTS TO A COST OF 1130.00 TO FIX TRANNY PROBLEM THEY WANT TO REPLACE TRANNY AND TORQUE CONVERTER FOR A COST OF 3500. TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW AND MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS. I'VE CHECKED FORD RECALLS AND TSB'S AND THEY ARE NUMEROUS REFERRING TO BEARING AND TRANNY FAILURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AS WELL AS DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 90K,CAR HAS BEEN DEALER SERVICED, THIS IS ONE OF MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. AT WHAT POINT WILL YOU INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION? FORD DESIGNED THIS TRANSMISSION AS A SEALED UNIT. CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO CHECK THE FLUID. FLASHING O?D LIGHT VIOLENT SHIFTING, LOSS OF POWER IN 3RD GEAR. *TR

2002 FORD EXPLORER WHEEL BEARING FAILURE WITH UNDER 80,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND NOW BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS DUE TO FAILURE. THE FIRST WAS A REAR HUB ASSEMBLY IN 06 THEN A FRONT IN 07 AND NOW THE DRIVER SIDE REAR IN 08. I WAS TOLD BY A FORD DEALER THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A TSB ADDRESSING IT. THE DEALER TOLD ME IF NOT CAUGHT SOON ENOUGH THE TIRES COULD ACTUALLY COME OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING. WHILE THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED IN MY CASE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THIS VEHICLE HAS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH FORD HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT UNDER 70,000 MILES AND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE AS FOUND BY SEARCHING THE WEB FOR...

AT 105K MILES THE CAR JUST DIED. NEW TRANSMISSION NEEDED. THEY INSTALLED/REINSTALLED THE NEW TRANSMISSION THREE TIMES BEFORE IT WORKED PROPERLY. *TR

TRANSMISSION MAKING A HORRIBLE WHINING NOISE IN BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK. FROM ALL THAT I HAVE READ THE TRANSMISSION AND REAR END IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE OVERHAULED. WITH AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS THERE ARE ON THIS VEHICLE FORD REALLY NEEDS TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS BUT CHOOSE NOT TO DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT FORCES THEM TO DO SOMETHING. *TR

TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AT 86,200 MILES. REPAIRED COST A RIDICULOUS $3,936.18. FORD KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

2002 FORD EXPLORER XLS, WITH 86,000 MILES. O/D LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. 4 DAYS LATER COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR TOWED TO TRANNY MECHANIC. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD EXPLORER THAT I HAVE NOT EVEN HAD A YEAR. I AM PAYING A LOAN FOR IT AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR 3 MONTHS. SURPRISE IT NEEDS A TRANSMISSION! APPARENTLY THIS IS NOTHING NEW FOR THIS VEHICLE. IF YOU TYPE IN A SEARCH YOU WILL FIND A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND SINCE IT WAS MY FAMILIES MAIN TRANSPORTATION IT HAS BEEN A HUGE INCONVENIENCE. MY WIFE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK BECAUSE SHE HAS NO WAY TO GET THERE. HOW MANY PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS WITH THIS VEHICLE DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL OR SOMETHING? THIS IS RIDICULOUS IT IS OBVIOUSLY A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM SO WHY NOT DO SOMETHING TO HELP PEOPLE FIX IT? ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS SUCH AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM! *TR

I PURCHASED A 2002 FORD EXPLORER USED IN 2003 WITH APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. BEFORE I HIT 80,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO A SHIFTING/CLUNKING PROBLEM. JUST RECENTLY I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO ERRATIC SHIFTING AND MALFUNCTION. THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP BOTH SAID THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. *TR

2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT, CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. OVER DRIVE OFF LIGHT FLASHES AND SHIFTING STALLS. NO REPLACEMENT HAS HAPPENED YET, BUT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM NEEDED A TRANSMISSION REBUILD. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SHELL OUT FOR A REBUILD. ALSO 5 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, I HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BALL BARING HUBS AND BEARINGS. THE TOTAL COST WAS 1,000 DOLLARS USD. WE NEED FORD TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND SHIFTING ROUGH BETWEEN GEARS. HAD IT OVERHAULED AT 38,000 MILES. SAME PROBLEMS NOW OCCURRING AT 120,000. *TR

MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT IS BLINKING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT A MONTH..AND BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ, MY TRANSMISSION IS ABOUT TO GO. ON ONE WEBSITE ALONE THERE WERE OVER 100 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2002 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION NEEDING TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE IS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION GOES AND DOZENS OF PEOPLE ARE KILLED BECAUSE OF A MASSIVE ACCIDENT?????? FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND BE MADE TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2002 FORD EXPLORER!!! *TR

YET, ANOTHER 2002 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, LOST POWER AND DELAY ON SHIFTING, HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS PROBLEM. LUCKILY I'M UNDER A CRAPPY EXTENDED WARRANTY. OR I WOULD BE 3,400 DOLLARS WORSE IN THE HOLE ON THIS 86,000 MILE 02 EXPLORER. ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE REAR SEALS REPLACED AND CONTROL ARM SAME OLD STUFF I HERE EVERYWHERE..... *TR

OVERDRIVE INDICATOR ON MY WIFE'S 2002 FORD EXPLORER WAS FLASHING AND EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. REPAIR FACILITY SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WAS THIS TRANSMISSION. SOLUTION IS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT OR REPLACED WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. INTERNET GOOGLE RETURNS TONS OF SUPPORTING OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. O/D LIGHT IS BLINKING, AND IT WON'T SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. *TR

THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS FLASHING, RPM'S INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES AS THE GEARS SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. NOT ONLY A NEW ONE, BUT TO BOAR OUT THE EXISTING HOUSING AS IT WAS DEFECTIVE BY FORD. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN THE 2002 EXPLORER WITH A 4.6L V8. *TR

I OWN A 2002 FORD EXPLORER THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHEN IT WAS SHIFTING IN TO 3RD GEAR SO A TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TWO DAYS LATER THEY CALL ME AND TELL ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION IT WOULD BE AROUND 3,300.00 .WELL I GO ON LINE TO RESEARCH AND TRY TO FIND A TRANSMISSION COME TO FIND OUT THERE'S HUNDRED OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THE 2002 FORD EXPLORER WITH THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO IT I KNOW THINGS DO WEAR OUT BUT IT'S A LITTLE FUNNY FOR IT DO BE THE SAME YEAR AND MODELS AND THE SAME MILEAGES I GOT IT USE AND IT HAD 90,000 MILES ON IT BUT THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REBUILT ALREADY. *TR

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE WHEN LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. RPM'S WENT UP DRASTICALLY. TRANNY LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING THE TRUCK THE TRANSMISSION WOULD MAKE A HORRIBLE METAL SOUND. HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT FOR 1 MONTH DUE TO HAVING TO GO GET A LOAN TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. TOOK TO AAMCO WHICH STATED TODAY THAT THE TRANNY NEEDS TO BE TOTALLY OVERHAULED AT $2400. *TR

O/D LIGHT FLASHING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON HIGHWAY, IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM W/ 2002 EXPLORERS. ASK ANY TRANSMISSION SHOP. ALSO CHECK OUT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM - IT IS THEIR #1 WORST VEHICLE. I COUNTED 10 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS TRANSMISSION, BUT NO RECALL !?! *TR

MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER HAS BEEN WONDERFUL UNTIL MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING IT WOULD RUN FINE THEN JOLT INTO GEAR OUT OF NO WHERE THEN BE RUNNING FINE AGAIN. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK THE OTHER DAY AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR STALLS IN DRIVE I AM PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING NO MOVEMENT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND BANG YOU NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION, I DID NOT TAKE MY CAR TO THE SHOP THE FIRST COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE THE ISSUE WAS SO FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, SO I THOUGHT OK MAYBE TRANSMISSION FLUID OR OIL CHANGE DID THAT EVERYTHING WAS FINE FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS THEN I LOW AND BEHOLD I AM OUT 1000'S OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THEN I DECIDE TO RESEARCH MY YEAR, MAKE, MODEL VEHICLE AND FIND OUT...

2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT 103K MILES MAKES A CLUNK WHEN SHIFT ON REVERSE. TOOK IT FOR CHECK UP AND NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST ABOUT $2500+ I ALREADY PAID $10,000 FOR SUV CANT PAY ANY MORE AND I ONLY OWNED IT FOR 10 MONTHS. AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT CAN BE FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/EXPLORER/2002/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_SLIPS_WHEN_SHIFTING_AND_CLUNKS.SHTML I THINK FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND HELP US OUT. *TR

ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING SIGNS O/D OFF LIGHT BLINKING TRANSMISSION BANDS FAILURE, REQUIRING A COMPLETE REBUILD $2500-3500 FOR REPAIR AT 68,000 MILES. *TR

TRANNY SLIPPAGE. O/D LIGHT/SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING. ENGINE REVVING BUT NOT COMING INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUES WITH FORDS. THE BANDS THAT WRAP THE 2ND & 5TH GEARS TO LOCK AGAINST THE DRUM ARE DEFECTIVE. FORD HAS UPDATED THE STYLE OF THE BAND AND ONCE REPLACED THIS ISSUE DOES NOT REPEAT. MY ESTIMATE SO FAR IS AT $2100-$2300. WE WILL NOT KNOW FULL EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNTIL HE REMOVES, DISMANTLES & INSPECTS IT ($595 TO DO THAT). AS THIS IS A KNOWN FORD ISSUE WITH THEIR DEFECTIVE PART, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND OWNERS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD EXPLORE V-8 XLT THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF AND ALL THE SUDDEN I HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WHEN I AM IN DRIVE ALL SUDDEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR WILL EITHER STALL OR IT WILL JOLT INTO GEAR. THEN IT WILL BE OK FOR A WHILE THEN IT STARTS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. I AM MORE MAD THAT MORE THAN 100 COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN POSTED WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FOR THE SAME YEAR FORD VEHICLE ALL OF THEM ALMOST THE EXACT SAME AND THERE IS NO INVESTIGATION INTO THIS PROBLEM. I WAS ON A WEBSITE THAT LISTED THIS WEBSITE FOR VEHICLE COMPLAINTS AND THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR THE 2002 FORD EXPLORER. *TR

FORD EXPLORER XLT 2002 WITH 61,000 MILES O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING RAPIDLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR AND NEEDED REPLACING. REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND LESS THAN A YEAR LATER THE O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING RAPIDLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. HAD THE CODES READ AND NEEDED TO REPLACE PRESSURE SENSOR VALVE. WORKED FINE UNTIL LATELY AND NOW VEHICLE IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR

2002 EDDIE BAUER EXPLORER TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION TYPE 5R55W STARTED TO SLIP AND THE VEHICLE HAS 110,000 MI. NEXT MY O/D DASH LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND THEN THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT ON. DEALER STATED IT WAS JUST A BAD SOLENOID REPLACEMENT COST OF $1,000 OR WORSE? SECOND OPINION STATED THAT THERE IS A BURIED CODE IN THE DIAGNOSTIC ABOUT THE OVERDRIVE WASN'T WORKING AND THE TEST DRIVE BY MECH. NOTED THAT 5TH GEAR WASN'T WORKING. THE INDEPENDENT MECH. STATED THAT HE WAS SORRY WHEN HE FOUND OUT IT WAS AN EXPLORER BECAUSE HE HAS A LOT OF THIS WORK. THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED TO THE SUM OF $2,710. SAFETY CONCERN? WELL YOU HAVE YOUR FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY WHILE YOUR TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OR WORSE. TO ME THIS IS AS BIG AS A SAFETY ITEM AS THEIR BACK GLASS LIFT GATE THEY RECALLED....

2002 FORD EXPLORER WITH AN O/D LIGHT FLASHING AND NOW A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REBUILT. ONLY 46000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. ONLY CHANGED EVERY 3000. EXTENDED WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED ON DEC 13, 2007 AFTER 5 YEARS. UPDATED *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

1)NO PARTICULAR EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE, ONE DAY O/D LIGHT CAME ON (FLASHING) 2)TRANSMISSION FAILURE, MUST REBUILD TO THE TUNE OF $3,400 3)TRANSMISSION REBUILD. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER IS FAILING AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VEHICLE AND NOT ABUSED IT, I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAVE THIS 2002 EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER EDITION. IT ONLY HAS 79K ON IT, AND THE O/D STARTED FLASHING. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT IT OFF, AND STARTED IT AGAIN.....AFTER I RESTARTED NO PROBLEMS...LIGHT WAS GONE, AND STILL SHIFTED CORRECTLY. I PROCEEDED AND TOOK IT TO MY DEALER....WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE AROUND 5800 TO FIX THIS. THAT IS RIDICULOUS...WITH THAT LOW OF MILES ON IT...... *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND REAR END FAILURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT WORK BEYOND 2ND GEAR. THIS TRUCK HAD LESS THAN 60,000 MILES AND WAS A 2002 MODEL. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN DURING 2007. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - KNOWN 2002 FORD EXPLORER ISSUE AND NOT A RECALL. HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON MY EXPLORER 2002 ...EVERY SINGLE PERSON I KNOW THAT HAS 2002 EXPLORER HAD TO RE-BUILD THEIR TRANSMISSION ..FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF...I CANT AFFORD TO FIX IT EACH TIME ..ITS FACTORY DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THERE'S ALOT OF NON SATISFIED COSTUMERS THAT I FIND ALL OVER THE WORLD. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. *TR

I OWN A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 3 YEARS OLD, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN IT. ONE DAY IT WASN'T DRIVING RIGHT, AND BY THE NEXT DAY THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR WARRANTY (IT WAS STILL UNDER 100K MILES) I ENDED UP SHELLING OUT OVER $2000 FOR THIS TO BE REPAIRED. I HAVE HAD ALOT OF PEOPLE TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR EXPLORER. THE SHOP THAT REPAIRED THE CAR HAD LOTS OF TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL. IT TOOK THEM A MONTH TO GET IT RUNNING PROPERLY. I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE THIRD GEAR. IT DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND WILL SOMETIMES SKIP THE GEAR ALL TOGETHER. I AM PROUD TO OWN AN AMERICAN MADE CAR, BUT IT RUNS LIKE CRAP AND I WISH THAT FORD WOULD DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT THIS. IT...

I BOUGHT MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER USED IN 2005 WITH ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN 6 MONTHS THE ENTIRE CAR WOULD SHAKE IF I WENT ABOVE 50 MILES PER HOUR. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I FELT THE CAR SHIFT EXTREMELY HARD. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT 3RD GEAR WAS ALREADY GONE AND THAT I WAS GOING TO SOON LOSE 2ND AND SO ON. I HAD TO SPEND $2000 ON A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, ALMOST 2 1/2 YEARS LATER THIS REBUILT TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AGAIN. THIS TIME THE OD LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK; I HAD A GARAGE GET THE CODE IMMEDIATELY. IT SAID THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I HAD THEM LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION CLOSER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT AND THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS FRIED AGAIN,...

PURCHASED '02 EXPLORER EDDIE BAUER BRAND NEW IN AUG '01. FROM BRAND NEW, EXPLORER WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY ENGAGE WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND PRESSING THE GAS. AFTER MULTIPLE VISITS TO FORD, AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, THEY FINALLY GOT A SERVICE NOTICE THAT TOLD THEM HOW TO FIX IT. NOW AT JUST 86K MILES, YOUNG FOR GENTLY DRIVEN, FULLY MAINTAINED VEHICLES, I AM BEING TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. O/D OFF LIGHT REPEATEDLY COMES ON, GOES OFF WHEN I TURN OFF THE EXPLORER. ALSO, STRANGE VIBRATIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEED (NOT ROUGH ROAD), AND LOUD/FIRM SHIFT IN AND OUT OF REVERSE. YESTERDAY O/D OFF LIGHT CAME ON WITH SERVICE ENGINE SOON. FORD SERVICE SAYS THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR $3K+ AND THAT IT CAN GO OUT ANY DAY NOW. AFTER RESEARCH, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND RELATED TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHICH...

OH WHERE TO START!! I HAVE A 2002 FORD EXPLORER THAT HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS, MOSTLY THE TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE AROUND 75K MILES AND I'M ON MY 4TH TRANSMISSION, INCLUDING THE ONE THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. NOW, ONE A COLD DAY MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS BROKEN. I AM VERY UPSET WITH THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE. ONE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME. IT WAS FINE ONE MOMENT AND THEN THE NEXT MOMENT I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS THE #1 PROBLEM WITH FORD CARS, OR EXPLORERS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THAT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD EXPLORER AND LIKE NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE, I HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE O/D LIGHT BLINKS OFF AND ON AND IT DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IF YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT USUALLY SHIFTS OK FOR A WHILE BEFORE IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE LARGE MAJORITY OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE THIS OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, THEN RESTART BEFORE IT SHIFTS PROPERLY AGAIN! THIS IS DANGEROUS! *TR

CURRENTLY OWN A 2002 EXPLORER XLT WITH ONLY 65K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEED OF A REBUILD BECAUSE IS SLIP FROM TIME TO TIME. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEALS ARE LEAKING. THE ENTIRE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MAKES A HUMMING NOISE SO I SUSPECT THAT A REAR BEARING IS GOING BAD. NOT TO MENTION THE 4WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM HAS NOT WORKED SINCE I BOUGHT IT A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I'VE HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE AND ALSO THE BACKUP ALARM SYSTEM. THERE IS NOTHING BUT POOR WRITE-UPS ABOUT THIS TRUCK ALL OVER THE INTERNET. ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS I'M EXPERIENCING ARE PROBLEMS MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE ALSO HAD. *TR