Ford Explorer Sport Trac won't shift problems

Filed Jun 13, 2019 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · CT

Transmission will slipping out of gear, will not go into drive, takes time going into drive and reverse.

Filed Nov 25, 2018 · Transmission · 212,000 miles · IA

I was driving friday afternoon after work was over got home an parked it went to leave to go to the store an it would not go into drive or reverse this is the second time it happened the first time was the output speed sensor I replaced it an it drove perfectly fine I had it serviced for oil an transmission fluid flush after that it drove fine for about a week an as I described in the beginning it happened again same symptoms o/d flashing wouldn't go into drive or reverse so I replaced the sensor again this time it still did not go into drive or reverse I had to have it towed to the transmission shop an they told me that the transmission was shot it has 212000 on it an ford knows these go out an the transmission shop I go to said they replace 12 every moth cause this is common with ford vehicles so why doe ford not cover this an why are there no recalls on this in my opinion this is a complete joke on ford now I have to spend 2400 on replacing the entire transmission which I think ford should be replacing it for free knowing [xxx] well that the transmissions go out in them forcing the owner to pay the price for new one it's absolutely absurd ford needs to get there head out of there ass an replace these for free for the amount of money people actually spend on fixing there cars oil changes transmission fluid flushes and tires that we have to buy every year 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).

Filed May 24, 2017 · Transmission · 140,000 miles · TX

The transmission failed and will not shift

Filed Dec 3, 2016 · Transmission · 135,000 miles · NJ

Truck was running fine. Then on several occasions it would slip out of gear while I was coming off of or onto exit ramps. Seemed like as the engine decelerated it would slip into neutral. Sometimes it would eventually find the gear and sometimes I had to come to a complete stop, which was really scary since I was in traffic when this happened. A short time late (a matter of weeks). I noticed it would not go into gear when the truck was cold (after sitting overnight. This has rapidly progressed into almost complete failure. I can still get the truck to move if I shift manually into l1 or l2 but d does not work at all. Additionally I noticed that sometimes my o/d light would be blinking and sometime o/d would go completely off and the truck would not shift into high gear. I found if I stopped, turned the truck off and restarted it would often fix the issue. This is not longer true. I will be taking the truck to my mechanic on monday. I looked up the issue and see that this is common complaint with many early 2000 ford vehicles. Shame the company does not recognize it's failure and stand up and fix it. I did not have any accident due to this issue but I could see if this failure occurred as someone was pulling into traffic or in the middle of heavy traffic that this could definitely cause a serious accident.

Filed Feb 29, 2016 · Transmission · 123,242 miles · AZ

On feb.12 2016 still no dash warning lights my ford trac..I left my home in drive moved onto highway 66, the truck would not shift as I tried to increase my speed up onto the 66 highway the RPM ran up only, I had to shift into second gear to get off road drove back home. Now the truck will not move when shifted into drive or reverse. I only had in 2nd gear this is a automatic transmission.fluid is still okay. What is wrong with this truck?.milage is 123242

Filed Nov 8, 2012 · Transmission · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer sport trac. The contact stated that while driving, the transmission exhibited a loud squeaking sound. The vehicle then became resistant to acceleration attempts and would no longer move. The contact stated that the engine continued to operate but the vehicle would not shift into driver or reverse. The vehicle had not been taken to a dealer or mechanic for diagnosis. The failure and current mileages were unknown.

Filed Apr 19, 2010 · Transmission · 19,259 miles · NY

Tl*-the contact owns a 2007 ford explorer sport trac. The contact started the ignition. The gear selector would not shift form the park position. There were several attempts before the gear selector functioned properly. The failure occurred on one separate occasion. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the technician informed the vehicle operated normal. The vehicle had prior recall remedy repair involving a potential problem that would cause the vehicle to lock in the park position. The federal safety agency campaign id number was unknown. The failure occurred a few weeks after the recall service repair was performed on the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 19,259.

Filed Feb 11, 2008 · Transmission · 7 miles · CO

Transmission has shifted hard from day one of our purchase. Put the truck in the shop and the couldn't find the problem. Took it in again and this time the said that the computer needed to be re-set. Truck ran and shifted perfectly for about a month. Took it back in again this time the downloaded a fix from ford. Problem went away and was very pleased. Took the truck to california on vacation and within 300 miles it started up again. Truck shifts hard from the start, lunges, sometimes it won't shift into high gear unless you back off of the gas. I have been in the shop with problem for over a year now and I get the same response form the dealer. Ford hasn't come up with a fix yet. But if you notice they have gone back to there 5 speed transmissions for the 2008 year model.

Filed Aug 26, 2007 · Electrical, Transmission · 4,300 miles · NC

Initial complaint was gas mileage. 12 mpg in town and 12 mpg on the highway. Dealer found no problem. Mileage continued to deteriorate, down to 7 in town and 12 on highway. This is a v6 2 wheel drive auto. Then the transmission would not shift out of park, this happened several times and I took the car in again and complained about the gas mileage and transmission problems. Dealer called and said I had 2 bad sensors on the car and could get it the next day. Customer service called 2 days later and told my wife that they had " fried" the cpu in the car. It's been almost 10 days in the shop and no repairs. Dealer says they have to have a new computer made for the car and that all cpu are " special" , not something they can get everyday. This unit controls everything on this car, if it was "fried" what did it do to the sensors on the car?

Filed Oct 23, 2006 · Transmission · 36,700 miles · AK

During the acceleration from a stop light the vehicle would not shift from 2nd to 3rd. The overdrive off light then began flashing. This caused unexpected poor acceleration and in traffic could result in possibly being rear ended by traffic behind you.