2002 FORD EXPLORER Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER HAS FAILED. IT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, AND THE TOP SPEED I CAN GO IT 20 TO 30 MPH. THOUGH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAPPEN FREQUENTLY, I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. I HAVE MADE THIS COMPLAINT NOT SO MUCH FOR MYSELF BUT ON BEHALF OF ALL OWNERS OF FORD EXPLORERS. WHILE I WAS RESEARCHING 2002 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I CAME ACROSS THE WEBSITE WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM. ON THIS WEBSITE THERE ARE 247 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2002 EXPLORER'S TRANSMISSION HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/EXPLORER/2002/INDEX.SHTML MORE SPECIFICALLY, THERE WERE MANY TRANSMISSION FAILURES THAT INVOLVED THE THIRD GEAR OR THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/EXPLORER/2002/TRANSMISSION/ THIS ALL SEEMS LIKE IT MAKES SENSE, BUT WHEN WE LOOK TO THE 2001 EXPLORER'S COMPLAINTS THERE ARE FAR FEWER HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/EXPLORER/2001/INDEX.SHTML AND THE 2003 HAS FEWER TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS AS WELL. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/EXPLORER/2003/INDEX.SHTML ADDITIONALLY THE 2003 HAS NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SWITCH FROM SECOND...

TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE LIGHT IS BLINKING AND ILLUMINATED AND JERKS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THIS PROBLEM IS CLEARLY A DEFECT AS THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM IS POSTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THE ERROR CODE FOR THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT POINTS TO THE SOLENOID. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED BEFORE SOMEBODY'S TRANSMISSION FAILS AND CAUSES A DEATH. *CN

"O/D OFF" LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING RAPIDLY. APPARENTLY TRIPPED BY A FAILED SOLENOID B VALVE BODY. THE VALVE BODY OF SOLENOID B (THE ONE CONTROLLING 1ST AND OD, WHICH TOGETHER CONSTITUTE 3RD GEAR) IS A KNOWN FAULTY PART. THIS CAN ALSO BE ASSOCIATED WITH A FAILED EPC VALVE, WHICH IS USUALLY REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE SOLENOID. ACCORDING TO AUTO PROFESSIONALS, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD LIGHT TRUCK AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THE AVERAGE COST OF RESOLUTION IS APPROXIMATELY $1200. *CN

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER HAS A HISTORY ON INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS THAT THE FORD DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE. THEREFORE NO REPAIRS HAVE EVER TAKEN PLACE. THIS HAS BEE A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR FAIL TO SHIFT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, OR WHEN I ATTEMPT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. AT OTHER TIMES THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN PLACING OR REMOVING THE CAR FROM PARK. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION LOST 5TH GEAR AND I AM TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I NEED TO RE-BUILD THE TRANSMISSION AT MY COST DESPITE THE LONG HISTORY OF PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED.*CN

2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4WD TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THE O/D LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ARE ON. THERE ARE ONLY 66,000 MILES ON THE CAR. ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE AS DIRECTED. MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAVE BEEN FOUND AND NOTED. I HAD A LICENSED MECHANIC "ADJUST" THE BANDS ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT STOPPED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A MONTH.*CN

NOTICED HARSH SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEARS ON 02 FORD EXPLORER 2WD WITH 48,000 MILES. REQUIRED REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT COST OF $2124.00. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES DEALING WITH THIS SIMILAR ITEM. *TR

AT 65,000 MI. THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND O/D LIGHT FLASHED WHILE ACCELERATING. I CALLED DEALER THEY SAID TO WAIT UNTIL LIGHT STAYED ON. AT 72,000 LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AS WELL AS CHECK ENGINE. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE FOUND MANY POSTS REGARDING NEW TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS VEHICLE AT LOW MILES. COST OF TRANSMISSION WAS 3200 OUT OF POCKET. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND IT NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. FORD STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

2002 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION OVER-REVVING BETWEEN GEARS AND THEN SHIFTING GEARS AT HIGH RPMS CAUSING VEHICLE INSTABILITY, O/D OFF LIGHT ON CONSOLE BLINKS CONSISTENTLY, "CHECK TRANSMISSION" NOTIFIED ON DISPLAY SCREEN ON CONSOLE, OCCURS EVEN AFTER ENGINE RESTART, INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD EXPLORER WITH A 5R55W TRANSMISSION. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS EVENT BECAUSE OF SUDDEN NATURE IN FAILURE, OCCURRED TO ME AT APPROX. 55MPH WHEN THE RPMS RAN HIGH DURING THE SLIPPAGE AND THEN THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE GEARS SUDDENLY SHIFTED EVEN AFTER TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. NO PARTS REPLACED/REPAIRED AS OF YET, BUT AGAIN RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TRANSMISSION REBUILD IS IMMINENT. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER WITH ONLY 55K MILES, OVERDRIVE LIGHT SUDDENLY STARTED FLASHING AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND GEAR INTO THIRD GEAR. THE RPM`S REV VERY HIGH AND THEN IT CLUNKS INTO THIRD GEAR. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER BEGAN TO SLIP AT 57,000 MILES. FROM FIRST GEAR INTO SECOND IT WOULD REV HIGH AND THEN WITH A CLUNK AND A GRINDING NOISE RELUCTANTLY GO INTO SECOND GEAR. *TR

MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION FAILED. O/D OFF LIGHT BLINKS CONSTANTLY. HARD SHIFTING AND SLIPPING IS CONSTANT. DEALER WANTS $3,000 TO REPAIR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS / THOUSANDS OF EXPLORER OWNERS. SOMEONE CAN GET KILLED IF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE DRIVER LOSES CONTROL THE WAY I DID. I WAS LUCKY. SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE. FORD IGNORES THE ISSUE ALTOGETHER. *TR

I DRIVE A 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4.0 V6 . MY OVER DRIVE LIGHT BEGUN FLASHING AND SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. I OWN MANY FORDS AND THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT DEFIANTLY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. PERFECT MAINTENANCE. *TR

2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 45,000 MILES. HAD TO HAVE A NEW ONE INSTALLED FOR $3,000.00. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4L 6CYL. WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR SMOOTHLY. O/D LIGHT FLASHES. *TR

2002 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION STARTED FAILING AT 80,000 MILES. OVERDRIVE LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHES, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO OD, HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN 2-3, 3-4, SOMETIMES MISSES 3RD, CLUNKS IN REVERSE. ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION SEIZED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 75K ON CAR 5 YEARS OLD. LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING SLOWLY ON LOCAL STREETS WHEN IT OCCURRED SO HE WAS UNINJURED. TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED AT DEALER COSTING $3546.23 THIS HAPPENED TO OUR PREVIOUS FORD EXPLORER AND IF YOU LOOK ONLINE AT CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH 2002 FORD EXPLORERS. FORD DOESN'T SEE A NEED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT CONVENIENTLY HAPPENS AFTER WARRANTY IS UP. *TR

MY 2002 EXPLORER TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AS SHIFTING AND PUTTING IN REVERSE AND DRIVE. THIS VEHICLE HAS 76000 MILES ON IT. TOOK TO THE FORD GARAGE, ALL TEST CAME OUT OK, TECH STATED I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF 3500.00. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND READING COMPLAINTS OF OTHER EXPLORER OWNERS, I FEEL THIS EXPENSE SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE OIL PUMP FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 11/20/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CHECK ENGINE, ODOMETER, AND TRANSMISSION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,000. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING. THE AFFECTED GEARS WERE SECOND AND OVERDRIVE. THE GEAR WAS ABLE TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO THIRD GEAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THE SAME DAY AND THEY DIAGNOSED A MAJOR INTERNAL FAILURE. HE PURCHASED A RECONDITIONED TRANSMISSION FROM FORD AND HAD IT INSTALLED. THE COST TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WAS $3,100. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,835. UPDATED 01/09/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

2002 FORD EXPLORER "SEALED" TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING HARD & THEN THE OD OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY, THE TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT. I PARKED AT A GROCERY STORE, RAN IN & WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO LEAVE, IT WOULDN'T SHIFT. IT REMAINED IN PARK EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT WAS BEING MOVED THROUGH THE GEARS. I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP & HAD THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. IT WAS FULL OF METAL. I WAS GOING TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED FOR THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE BUT NEVER GOT THE CHANCE. AT 72,000 MILES, IT WAS REBUILT FOR $1800 PLUS THE $180 TOWING FEE. IF I HAD MORE WARNING, I MAY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CATCH IT BEFORE THE WHOLE THING WENT BAD, BUT THE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. I HAVE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF THIS VEHICLE, NO OFF-ROADING, ROUGH DRIVING,...

MY GEAR SHIFT SNAPPED OFF. I'VE NOTICED MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS IS NOT AN INEXPENSIVE REPAIR AND IT APPEARS THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I'M AN OLDER DRIVER, HANDICAPPED AND I'M THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS DRIVEN MY VEHICLE. IT IS NOT THE RESULT OF ABUSE. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, GEARS SLIPPAGE, O/D LIGHT FLASHING, ALL EQUALS A NEW TRANSMISSION AT PRICE OF $3100. ONLY REACHED 80,000 MILES AN MAINTAINED PROPERLY AT ALL TIMES! *TR

I OWN A 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT 2WD, IT STARTED TO DO THIS GRINDING NOISE IN TRANNY,/D LIGHT FLASIHNG, COULDNT SHIFT,TOOK IT TO DEALER IN MEXICO, YEAH MIDDLE OF VACATION, SAID COULNT DO ANYTHING TO SAVE IT. CAR IS SITTING IN MEXICO. THANKS FORD *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRASTICALLY DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED SPEEDS OF 20 MPH. SHE HEARD A LOUD WINDING NOISE, BUT NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, BUT SHE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT PARTS WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

2002 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURES, REPORTED WELL BEFORE 100,000 WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND IGNORED BY FORD! *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVEL HOUSING BROKE OFF. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE CAR INTO REVERSE THE LEVEL BROKE FROM THE HOUSING REQUIRING THE CAR TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. BASIC PART# 3C529. CURRENTLY , HAVE THE CAR AT SILL-TERHAR MOTORS WHERE WE ARE AWAITING USED REPLACEMENT, SINCE NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. SEEING THAT THIS PART IS ONLY USED FOR SHIFTING THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS TO BREAK THIS SOON AND FELT THIS IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING THE CAR TO WORK, GOING ABOUT 55 MPH AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. IT NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED OR REBUILT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 17 MONTHS AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. IT WASN'T EVEN AT THE POINT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, SO WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH THE INFERIOR EQUIPMENT THAT FORD INSTALLED? I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION AND AM AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO, OTHER THAN TO HAVE IT TOWED COD TO FORDS MAIN OFFICE FOR 'DISPLAY' . *TR

SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE (68K MILES) THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHUTTERING AND HAVING ISSUES SHIFTING FROM 1-2 GEAR. IT WOULD ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS DOWN SHIFTING UNDER LOAD. I WOULD HAVE TO RELEASE THE THROTTLE MOMENTARILY TO MAKE IT SHIFT. OVERDRIVE LIGHT WOULD BLINK, THE ODOMETER WOULD BLINK ALL 'DASHES', AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GO TO 0 MPH. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE WORKED ON AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. NOW, AT 97K MILES, MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND I AM LEFT WITH A VEHICLE I AM STILL PAYING FOR AND A BAD TRANSMISSION. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO REBUILD HIS TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHEN HE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. HE HAD TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,117.

WE HAVE A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WE PURCHASED THIS USED IN AUGUST 2004. ON JUNE 2005 WE STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 8, 2005 THEY HAD IT FOR 8 DAYS AND REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY. WE TOOK IT BACK ON JUNE 24, 2005 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAD IT FOR 5 DAYS BUT SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ON JAN 20, 2006 WE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. THEY HAD IT FOR 7 DAYS THIS TIME AND REPAIRED THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. THEN ON FEB 10, 2006 WE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY HAD IT FOR 19 DAYS AND AGAIN REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY. NOW WE ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AGAIN AND WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR...

MY TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED WHICH WILL COST $3800. PLUS $500.FOR THE COST OF A RENTAL CAR. 2ND TIME TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE WORKED ON. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR. CAR IS MAINTAINED EVERY 3000 MILES@A FORD DEALERSHIP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKING. *TR

PURCHASED NEW 2002 FORD EXPLORER. I HAD THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 63,658 MILES DUE TO ITS FAILURE. THE REBUILT ONE THAT COST $2,974 IS NOW SLIPPING @77,853 MILES. IT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON AND THE COMPANY THAT DID THE WORK IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS, THUS THE WARRANTY IS WORTHLESS AND I AM PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO JUNK THE VEHICLE AND BUY A FOREIGN VEHICLE. *TR

THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON THE 2002 FORD EXPLORER IS BLINKING. THIS WAS AFTER THE 100K MILES CHECKUP. I AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS POSSIBLY DAMAGED DUE TO A FAULTY PART THAT IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED OUT OF THE BLUE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, HAD THIS BEEN A HIGHWAY, CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN DIRE. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. ACCORDING TO RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LARGE NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES. *JB

HAD TO REPLACE THREE WHEEL BEARINGS AT THE SAME TIME. ONE WENT BAD WHILE ON VACATION. LUCKILY WE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR A BREAK AND HEARD A LOT OF GRINDING. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY WIGGLED THE TIRE LIKE A LOOSE TOOTH. TECHNICIAN SAID THE WHEEL WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF AND COULD HAVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE THIS MUST BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE COST ME AND MY FAMILY OUR LIVES! NOW I AM TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

REPEAT FAILURE OF BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, CRUISE CONTROL WON'T DISENGAGE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED ,AN UNSAFE SITUATION. ALSO INTERMITTENT INABILITY TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND BRAKE LIGHTS NOT OPERATING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE COIL SPRING ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION FAILED. THE DEALER DID NOT STATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AS OF AUGUST 1, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COIL SPRING ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION FAILED JUNE 2005. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 79,835 MILES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,835. UPDATED 02-04-08. *KB THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED HE DIDN'T HAVE 3RD GEAR. UPDATED

TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

THE CAR HAD NO REVERSE AT TIMES. WHEN IT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, IT WAS VERY JERKY. EVENTUALLY REVERSE WAS LOST. GRINDING NOISE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR. TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT AT A COST OF $2700. CAR HAD ONLY 67,000 MILES. I STILL HAVE THE GRINDING NOISE AND OCCASIONALLY THE O/D LIGHT COMES ON DUE TO SENSOR IN 4TH GEAR. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED. *TR

2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WAS EASY. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SPECIFIC PR YET NO ONE HAS TAKEN ACTION SUITABLE TO HAVE FORD RECALL THE TRANSMISSION. FORD DEALER SAYS THEY KNOW IT IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN BUT FORD WILL NOT TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT IS A PITY THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO BE SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING WILL BE DONE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE OVERHAULED. AS OF JUNE 29, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

I OWN A 2002 FORD EXPLOERE AND TRANSMISSIONWAS GIVING ME PROBLEMS. ALSO, HAS SOME VABRATION IN REAR END AND FRONT END ,TOOK IT TO FORD ON WARANTY, AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG . WELL NOW I HAVE A TRANSMISION PROBLEM AND OUT OF WARANTY, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME, I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. BUT THEY SHOULD OF LOOK IN TO THIS PROBLEM WHEN I HAD THE CAR FOR A MONTH. NOW A YEAR LATER THE TRANSMISION WAS NO GOOD. *AK

2002 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SLIPS WHEN VEHICLE STARTS MOVING FROM STOPPED POSITION. DELAY BETWEEN REVERSE AND DRIVE. *AK

VIBRATION AND GRINDING AT LOW SPEED TURNS. TOLD BY FORD A DIFFERENTIAL CLUTCH PACKAGE IS NEEDED AT A COST OF $1,100. CALLED AROUND TO SEVERL DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS. FOUND A FORD DEALER TO REPAIR FOR $790 PLUS TAX. GETTING THE USUAL 12 MONTH 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. CALLED FORD RELATIONS FOR SOME RELIEF AND THEY OFFERED NONE BECAUSE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM EXPERIENCED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF EXPLORER OWNERS. EVERYONE PLEASE SPEAK UP AND POST A COMPLAINT.

TRANSMISSION BROKEN FORD DOESN T CARE BROUGHT IT TO SAM GALLOWAY FORD IN FORT MYERS AT LEAST 20 TIMES THEY FINALLY REFUSE TO TAKE VEHICLE INTO REPAIR WITH THE WORDS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD FROM 2-3 GEAR CAR IS SLOWER THEN A 4 CYLINDER NO POWER WHINING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD IN THE MEAN TIME TRANSMISSION SLAMMING GEARS STILL NOTHING WRONG WITH IT HESITATING WHILE ACCELERATING GRINDING NOISES WHILE ACCELERATING WHINING FROM REAR END FORD STILL SAYS NOTHING WRONG TRANSMISSION WENT IN 1ST GEAR WHILE DRIVING 45 WIPED OUT ALOMST HIT A TREE STILL NOTHING WRONG CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON FROM TIME TO TIME ERROR CODE SAYING FUEL SYSTEM BANK 2 HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEM TOO RICH BROUGHT IT TO FORD ERROR CODES ERASED CAME BACK COUPLE DAYS LATER FORD SAYS THERE WHERE NO ERROR CODES

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE. THE OVERDRIVE INDICATOR FLASHED REPEATEDLY AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,800.