2002 FORD EXPLORER Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

2002 FORD EXPLORER HAS HAD 2 REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS AND OVER $1,800 IN TRANSMISSION WORK NOT RELATED TO THE REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED DURING ORDINARY DRIVING. TRANSMISSION REQUIRED NEARLY THREE WEEKS TO REPAIR AT A COST OF $2,800.*AK

MY TRUCK IS STARTING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING IN TO 3RD GEAR, DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I'LL HAVE TO FIX TRANSMISSION OR REPLACEIT. MAJOR PROBLEM IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS, CRAPPY IDEA TO MAKE IT A SEALED TRANSMISSION. *AK

O/D LIGHT FLASHING ON A 2002 EXPLORER. RESULTING IN A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER ONLY 50,000 MILES. IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND I HAVE TO SUFFER AND PAY FOR FORD'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE A RECALL OR COMPENSATION FOR OWNING THEIR EQUIPMENT.*AK

PRIOR TO PURCHASE 6/03 @ 40K MILES, TRANS FLUID 2 QTS LOW, NOTHING ELSE ADDRESSED. APRIL '04 @ 50K MILES REPLACED LEAKS IN TRANSMISSIONS, CHARGED $200 DEDUCTIBLE. SEPT '04 REPLACED REAR DIFFERENTIAL, JAN '05 REPLACED REAR DIFF CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, NOW NEED WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION AT 68000 MILES. *AK

THE 2002 EXPLORER WITH THE 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEFINITELY HAS MANUFACTURING FLAWS AND SHOULD EITHER BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE SHIFTING TO OVERDIRVE. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE IS ONLY 37 MONTHS OLD. MILEAGE IS 50,000. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE. TRADED IT IN FOR A NEW VEHICLE. THE NEWLY PURCHASED VEHICLE DISPLAYED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLE. T HE GEARS SLIPPED WHEN PRESSING THE GAS, THEN IT ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 50 MPH TO 30 MPH.*AK

SEVERAL PROBLEMS - AT 9,000 MILES MY BRAKES WENT AND HAD TO HAVE MY ROTORS RESURFACED BY 23,000 MILES MY REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY GONE AND MY FRONT BRAKES WERE NEARLY GONE. THIS COST ME OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR. AT 25-27,000 MILES MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY. GOING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD "BANG" INTO GEAR, THEN GOING FROM PARK TO ANY GEAR THIS WOULD HAPPEN. ON LEVEL GROUND AND ON HILL. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY GUESSED AT THE PROBLEM AND FIXED SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION. AT 32,000 MILES THE PIECE OF PLASTIC UNDER THE LIFTGATE WINDOW COMPLETELY CRACKED. SINCE UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP IS FIXING THIS. THERE HAS BEEN A "WHINING" NOISE WHILE USING THE GAS PEDAL FOR SOME TIME THAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT RECREATE.... I EXPECT THAT TO GO WRONG AS SOON AS MY WARRANTY EXPIRES. I THINK YOU ONLY GET 36,000 MILE WARRANTY BECAUSE...

OVER TIME NOTICED JERKING WHILE UPSHIFTING. LOUD WINDING NOISE AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS WHEN ON GAS PEDAL. DRIVE MOSTLY HIGHWAY AND STILL EXTREMLY POOR MPG. 9.8-10.6MPG AVERAGE ON HIGHWAY! ALSO PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. HAD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY TRUCK WORKED FINE FOR THE FIRST 18000 MILES I HAVE HAD IT AND NOW IT HAS ALMOST 45000 MILES ON IT. WHEN THE TRUCK TRIES TO CHANGE GEARS FROM SECOND TO THIRD THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A CLUNK NOISE AND THEN THE REST OF THE TIME IT CHANGES GEARS FINE. THE NOISE JUST HAPPENS BETWEEN SECOND TO THIRD GEAR.*JB

TRANSMISSION DIED AT 3642 MILES VERY LOW MILAGE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND IT COSTS MORE THAN 3,000$ TO FIX IT. THE COST SHOULD BE PICKED UP BY FORD.*AK

MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN FOR 5 - 10 SECONDS. THEN IT WOULD LURCH INTO GEAR AND REV UP AND SHOOT BACKWARDS. SINCE NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN YOU WOULD THINK IT NEEDED GAS AND THEN WHEN IT ENGAGED AFTER 5 - 10 SECONDS IT WOULD LUNGE FASTER BACKWARDS CREATING A SERIOUS RISK OF BACKING INTO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. FORD FIXED THE PROBLEM AT MY EXPENSE (OVER $1000) SAYING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER. OTHERS THAT I HAVE SPOKE TO HAVE SAID THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A SAFETY RECALL. *JB

TRANSMISSIONS PROBLEM, BEEN TO TWO DEALERS, AND CANT FIX THE PROBLEM. FORD WIL NOT HELP. I FIRST WENT IN BEFORE MY 3-36 WAS UP NOW IM 45 DAYS OVER AND THEY WON'T PAY . IT MISSES UNDER A LOAD AND WHEN PASSING OTHER CARS FEELS VERY UNSAFE . *AK

I WAS DRIVING,WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMMING FROM UNDERNEATH MY FORD EXPLORER.I THOUGHT FOR A SECOND OR TWO,THAT I HAD RAN OVER SOMETHING IN THE STREET.THE VEHICLE,SLOWED.WHEN I STOPPED FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT,IT WOULD NOT MOVE.THE OD OFF LIGHT WAS FLASHING.THE ONLY WAY I COULD MOVE THE TRUCK WAS IN NEUTRAL.I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO JOE RIZZA FORD IN N.RIVERSIDE,IL.THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK FROM RIZZA NEW ON 09/11/01.59,000 MILES WAS ON THE SPEDOMETER.I BELIEVE THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE.I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME $3,400.00 TO GET IT REPLACED.I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GO FURTHER IN DEBT AND BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH DRIVER'S GEAR POPPED OUT, AND VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER.*AK

MY FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION IT WAS AT 36000 MILES, MY CAR WAS TUNED AND SERVICED AS SHUDULE, AND IT COST A TOTAL OF $1700.00 TO FIX. WHICH THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEAR OLD. THE AIR CONDITION STOP WORKING IN DECEMBER OF 2003 AND AT THE TIME MY CAR WAS BARELY 1 YEAR OLD THIER HAS BEEN MANY OTHER CONCERN WITH MY EXPLORER THAT I AM MAKING $500.00 PAYMENT ON. I BELIVED I HAVE PURCHASE A DEFECTED CAR. *AK

1.EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE -ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION WHILE HAVING MY CAR AT THE DEALER WHILE IN WARRANTY I MADE NOTE TO THE SERVICE INDIVIDUAL,THAT SOME THING FELT WRONG WHEN MY CAR WOULD SHIFT IN TO ANOTHER GEAR WHILE MOVING .NOTHING WAS EVER FOUND WRONG OR ANY DOCUMENTATION WAS MADE. 2.FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES-AS MY VEHICLE REACHED 43,900 MILES MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHIFT EVEN MORE HARDER AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT GO IN TO GEAR.THE REAR WOULD VIBRATE TO THE POINT WHERE IT SHOOK THE VEHICLE HARD. 3.WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE-WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IT WAS QUICKLY BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARANTY AND AFTER DIAGONOSING THE PROBLEM THAT THE TRANS ASSY SOLENOID HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UP ON A LIFT . THIS...

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD WHEN CHANGING GEARS,AND SLOW IN REVERSE. CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE GEAR WENT INTO OVERDRIVE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO OVERDRIVE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE OVER DRIVE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE BAND WOULD BURN UP. *SC

COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT LOW MILEAGE.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A 2002 FORD EXPLORER, TIMING CHAIN GUIDE FAILURE (4.0L PREVIOUS FORD RECALL) FORD REPLACED TRANS. NOW THAT TRANS IS FAILING. REPLACED TIMING CHAIN AND GEAR SET. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

MY 2002 EXPLORER HAS BEEN THROUGH TWO TRANSMISSION OVERHAULS IN ONLY 53,000 MI. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL WAS PERFORMED AT 35,000MI BY A LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE REPLACED THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER! I WAS GIVEN AN EXTRA 12,000MI WARRANTY ON THAT TRANSMISSION. WELL IT LASTED 12,000MI BUT AT 50,000MI THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN!!! FORD INSISTS THAT I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO WANTS TO CHARGE ME $3000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AGAIN! I OPTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. I PAID THEM $2000 TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION YET AGAIN. APPARENTLY, ON THIS MODEL YEAR THE CASINGS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TOLD ME THAT HE HAS ALREADY SEEN 4 OF THESE EXPLORERS ALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL DONE ON THE 2002 EXPLORERS ALONG WITH THE 2004. *AK

CONSTANT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE OF CAR FROM FORD DEALER W/29,000 MILES ON IT. ROBLEMS: TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING, BANGING IN GEAR, BANGING INTO REVERSE(ALWAYS) AND OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES THE BANGING INTO GEAR FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HAS HIT YOU FROM BEHIND. CAR ALWAYS BANGS INTO REVERSE. SERVICE TO AUTOMATIC AS RECOMMENDED BY FORD MANUAL AND FORD DEALER: WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED, WE HAD THE TRANS. COMPUTER RESET TWICE, AND WE HAD TO FIX THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE THAT BROKE AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. SINCE NONE OF THESE SERVICES FIXED THE TRANSMISSION, THE FORD DEALER RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $3000. WHICH IS RIDICULOUS WHEN THE CAR IS SO NEW AND SO EXPENSIVE.*AK THE CARS TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS THE 2004 EXPLORER TRANSMISSION HAVE. THE INVESTIGATION IN THE EXPOLORER'S BAD TRANSMISSIONS GOES BACK BEYOND THE 2004 MODELS, BECAUSE OURS IS...

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER V-8 EDDIE BAUER EDITION. IT'S 2 WEEKS OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT HAS ABOUT 35000 MILES ON IT, SO IT'S UNDER THE 36000 MILEAGE. FORD WON'T COVER THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED.*AK

I HAVE OWNED A 2002 FORD EXPLORER FOR 27 MONTHS. DURING THAT TIME I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THE AUTO TRANSMISSION DELAYING BEFORE ENGAGING INTO REVERSE AND NOT SMOOTHLY GOING INTO FORWARD GEARS WHEN TRAVELLING. THE DEALER HAS TUNED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES AND NOW AT 109,000 HWY MILES I NEED A NEW TRANMISSION FOR $3,000 USD. THIS TRANMISSION HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN THE NHTSA DATABASE AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHERE I HIT ANOTHER CAR WHEN REVERSE ENGAGED AFTER 3 SECONDS. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT IN EXCESS OF $500 ON THIS TRANSMISSION AND THE FIRST MAINTENANCE OCCURRED AT 32,000 MILES. IN ADDITION, THE AXLE SEALS CONTINUE TO LEAK AFTER BEING REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND PER MY DEALER SOURCES ARE A DESIGN FLAW. NHTSA NEEDS TO GET THIS PUBLIC BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED WITH THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND HAVE FORD CORRECT THEIR DESIGN FLAW ON THE AXLE.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, OVERDRIVE BAND CAUSED DAMAGE INSIDE TRANSMISSION. THEN HAIRLINE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION CASING. FORD ENGINEERS TOLD THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALARSHIP THAT THEY HAVE SEEN CRACKS IN EXPLORER TRANSMISSION CASINGS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ODD LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO USE THE MANUAL SHIFT TO GET IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. *JB

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE GEAR IN PARK, IT BECAME STUCK IN REVERSE. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE DRIFTED BACKWARDS. NO IMPACT REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR VEHICLE SLIPPED AND IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL. TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SHAFT SENSOR. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. *TC

I HAVE A 2002 EXPLORER WITH AROUND 67,XXX MILES. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED OUT WITH A LOUD "POP" SOUND WHEN ENGAGING IN REVERSE. THEN WHILE DRIVING MY OVERDRIVE OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING LIKE CRAZY AND NOT WANTING TO SHIFT. HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL ESTIMATES ON FIXING THIS PROBLEM AND WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT $1,500-2,000 TO GET THIS ALL TAKEN CARE OF. AFTER READING THAT THIS IS A REPEAT COMPLAINT FROM SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS 2002 EXPLORER, I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT THIS IS THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER AND THAT THEY SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM!*AK

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION ON 2002 FORD EXPLORER.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR IT'S 60000 MILE SERVICE AND AT THAT TIME THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE VIBRATION WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS. THE TECHNICIAN INDICATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. FOUR DAYS LATER THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND O/D LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN HAD TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER IT'S WARRANTY THE CONSUMER FEELS THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF A NEW TRANSMISSION. *NM

LEASED NEW '02 EXPLORER IN MAR 02. HAVE HAD A WARPED DRIVESHAFT REPLACED, CLUNKING NOISE IN REAR END AREA WAS "NORMAL', AND NOW AT 65K MILES HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. FMC OF COURSE CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY- VEHICLE ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY AND I SHOULD TAKE IT UP WITH DEALER. DEALER SAYS 3000 DOLLARS TO FIX. ALSO HAD THE STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH SPEEDOMETER READING BETWEEN 5 AND 95 MPH APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG.*AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, SLIPPAGE ON 2ND TO 3RD ENGINE REVS UP TO 6000 RPM, TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES ALREADY THEY CAN'T FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT THAT HAS 68000 MILES ON IT. SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT THE TRANSMISSION HAS DONE NOTHING BUT SHIFT HARD AND WASHBOARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND 3RD TO OVERDRIVE. THIS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN 2 TIMES, AND BOTH TIMES WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS NORMAL. I HAVE HAD ISSUE GOING UP HILL IN MINE BECAUSE OF THE SHIFTING, AFRAID TO PASS BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT. I FINALLY TOOK IN MY EXPLORER LAST WEEK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER SAID THAT THE BEARINGS WERE BAD IN MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT I HAD TO PAY $3000 TO REPLACE IT. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I FIRST COMPLAINED ABOUT IT AT 16000 MILES. *NM

HARSH SHIFTING OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.*AK

I AM THE OWNER OF 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, I TOOK ITEMS OUT OF THE BACK HATCH AND LEFT THE VEHICLE AREA. WITHIN A 5 TO 10 MINUTE PERIOD OF TIME, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF PARK AND BEGAN ROLLING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S ROOF THEN LANDED ON ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED DOWN IN THE YARD. *AK THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE TOTALLED. I AM THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THIS MALFUNCTION BECAUSE THEY SURELY WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION MAY OCCUR TO OTHERS WHO MAY NOT BE SO FORTUNATE AND INJURIES MAY OCCUR.

THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT, WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE REVVED AND ROLLED INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 39,500 MILES. DEALER AND CONSUMER SPLIT THE EXPENSES. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, REAR AXLE AND SEATBELTS. (NAR) *MR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS FOUND OUT TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ALSO FOR PARKING BRAKE NOT LOCKING IN POSITION. ALSO, CONSUMER ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WITH RIGHT REAR HATCH GUIDE FOR DOOR PIN COMING APART, AND TRIM ON DRIVER'S SEAT BOTTOM WAS COMING LOOSE. IN ADDITION, AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH KEPT COMING ON AND STAYED ON. *LA *CB

ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. DEALERSHIP CHANGED SEVERAL PARTS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SURE WHAT PARTS WERE REPLACED.*AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION JERKED WHEN IT ENGAGED FROM PARK TO REVERSE , AND VEHICLE WON'T MOVE. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLESEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AFTER DRIVING 20 MILES OR ABOVE ON FREEWAY. WHEN ON EXIT RAMP,ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND START ENGINE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATES WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT, WHILE FOOT IS ON BRAKE. THE ENGINE STALLS TO CHANGE INTO FASTER SPEED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED 4-WHEEL DRIVE CHANGED FROM HIGH TO LOW WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE TRANSMISSION MADE GRINDING NOISES WHEN IN REVERSE AND SLIPS WHEN PULLING OFF. *SC

AUTO-TRANSMISSION STARTED OUT WITH DELAYED ENGAGEMENT IN TO REVERSE AND HARD SHIFTS 25-30 MPH. STARTED TO SLIP OUT OF DRIVE WITH NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES, ONCE WHEN PULLING OUT ACROSS TRAFFIC AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. REPAIRS ARE ESTIMATED TO EXCEED $2500.

02 EXPLORER XLT, AROUND 28000 MILES START HAVING PROBLEM WITH OVERDRIVE GOING OUT. WHILE DRIVING, OVERDRIVE LIGHT START BLINKING AND OVERDRIVE NOT ENGAGES. HAD ONE REPAIR, TOOK OVER 10 DAYS TO FIX. IT'S BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE I GOT MY CAR BACK AND DRIVING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN. I'M TAKING THE CAR BACK FOR REPAIR AGAIN BUT NOT SURE THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. IF THERE OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEM? IS THERE A FIX OR DO I HAVE A LEMON? *LA

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

POWER TRAIN...TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED....TRANSFER CASE WAS REPLACED BEFORE WARRANTY RAN OUT...HAVE 40,000 MILES ON TRUCK. WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $3350 TO FIX, I ASKED FOR HELP FROM MY SALESMAN AND FORD KNOCKED OFF $1700.00 LEAVING ME TO PAY $1650.00. I HAD NO WARNING SIGNS UNTIL THE SPEEDOMETER STATED 30 MILES PER HOUR WHILE THE I WAS GOING 5 MILES PER HOUR. THEN THE HIGH PITCHED WHINING NOISE STARTED. THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT GIVE OUT AT 40,000 MILES. *CB

WHILE DRIVING DURING HEAVY SNOW TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS NOT WORKING. THERE WAS NO DASHBOARD INDICATION OF 4X4 FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE SENSOR. *AK *MR