Ford Explorer Sport transmission failure problems

Filed Aug 20, 2011 · Transmission · 186,000 miles · NC

2000 ford explorer, o/d light began flashing, car sputtered, driving down the road, car would not go at all as though it was stuck in neutral. Will not go in gear. No drive, no reverse, nothing. Towed to transmission repair shop, $1800. To replace transmission.

Filed Aug 3, 2011 · Transmission · 128,796 miles · IL

Overdrive light began to flicker on and off, and the transmission would not shift properly. Would stay in a lower gear during acceleration as the RPM continued to climb. Had stored codes diagnosed with the following: p0732 (gear 2 incorrect ratio), p0733 (gear 3 incorrect ratio), p0734 (gear 4 incorrect ratio). Was advised not to continue to drive vehicle. Required complete transmission rebuild (by an independent including upgrades) including the replacement of the torque converter due to excessive metal filings throughout. Total cost $2581.60. The vehicle has never been used for towing (no hitch) and is not abused. . Investigation on the web reveals this transmission failure to be quite common, citing weaknesses in the original design. Creates a potentially hazardous driving condition because the failure can occur at any time at which point the erratic behavior could lead to an accident.

Filed Apr 12, 2010 · Transmission · 135,900 miles · WA

When I bought the car three years ago it had just a rebuilt transmission in it. Less than a month after I purchased it I had to have a 2nd rebuilt transmission put in it when my o/d light began flashing. Just yesterday I was driving down the freeway(I-5 in seattle, wa) when my transmission failed and I had to coast across 3 lanes of freeway traffic to come to a stop on the shoulder. Thankfully I was able to make it safely to the shoulder but the situation could have ended very differently. I could have very easily gotten into an accident. I have been looking online and am finding that hundreds if not thousands of explorer owners have had the exact same issues that I have experience! It makes me sick that ford had yet to do anything about the problem.

Filed Feb 1, 2007 · Transmission · 66,522 miles · FL

Transmission failure with continuous maintenance and only 66000 miles.

Filed Jan 7, 2007 · Transmission · 109,000 miles · TX

Transmission failure. I have a 2001 ford explorer sport 2wd. At 109000 miles one day I was driving it on the freeway, and I noticed that the o/d light is flashing. I tried to turn it off, but it wouldn't. I exited from the freeway an I parked the car at the nearby gas station trying t o find out what was the problem. I turned the engine off for a few minutes,and then I turned it back on,and the o/d light went off. I thought it was finished, but it wasn't. I started driving for about 10 minutes the o/d light came back on, and the transmission shifts hardly from one gear to another. The next day I took the car to the transmission shop to check what is going wrong. From my house to the shop about 25 minutes drive, the o/d light started flashing. At the transmission shop they pulled the code (p0....) , and the inspector said there a malfunction inside of the transmission, something related to the torque converter. To fix it they give me an estimate of $2500 . And I m not currently under warranty. I've been maintaining this car as much as I can. But it is shocking to see the transmission going at this mileage. Ford must recall this issue. If not they should take car of the repair cost. This is really a shame! My car has been repaired yet, because I can't afford the cost of that repair. I'm hoping that ford will look at the case.

Filed Apr 19, 2006 · Engine · IN

I bought a 1999 ford explorer in 02 for 17,292.44 in 05 we had to put a new motor in for 5,502.47 now here we are in 06 and the transmission went out to replace will cost us another 2,900.00 so here we have a ford that is only 5 years old with 22,794.91 in it and still not running I can not find the right person to talk to cause the dealership went out of business.

Filed Mar 31, 2006 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · MN

2002 2wd explorer sport: please release to ford: here's your technical service notice: 03-25-4 dec 03 a/t - 5r55w no 3rd gear/slipping 2-3 shift/dtc's set my transmission died at 65,000 miles. Everyone with a ford explorer has issues with the transmission somewhere between 50-65,000 miles with the problem noted in your tsb above. Refund my service deductible for a known failure with your broken transmission.

Filed Oct 12, 2005 · Engine · 72,000 miles · NC

There is a customer complaint recall on ford explorer sports that ford customer relations said information was sent out on and people I talk to have not received this information. I am currently having this problem with my vehicle and when taking to the dealership I am told yes there was and ford knows that the tensioner chain is bad and they have a quiet recall on them and mine was covered but because of the miles on mine it is not and ford will do nothing about it. They know this is a problem and they should fix it and in all vehicles not just a complaint. The vehicle rattles and does not want to run with this problem. There is actually two recalls on this part not just one and I think ford needs to fix all the vehicle no matter what miles is on the vehicle the coverage is 6 years 72,000 mile I have a 2000 with a little over 77,000 mile only 5,000 out of there coverage area and I have also had to put a new transmission in the vehicle and ford knows that there transmissions have lots of problems also.

Filed Mar 2, 2005 · Transmission · PA

I purchased a 1 owner,used 1997 ford explorer in april 2004.it has 105.000.3 monthes later,the transfer case went.when my mechanic had it on the lift,he saw that the transmission had already been rebuilt.now 6 monthes later,the transfer case,which came off of a 1997 explorer with 60,000 miles on it,is going bad.I haven't even put 10,000 miles on it since having it replaced in august.I spoke to other ford explorer owners,and they too have had to repair,or replace the transmissions and or transfer cases multiple times in theirs.it is getting extremely costly to have this problem fixed.as well as the inconvenience of having to find a ride while its in for service.is this a familiar complaint? I was not told by the dealer of any transmission problems,or the fact that the original transmission was previously fixed.is there anything I can do?please help.

Filed Apr 22, 2004 · Acceleration, Lights · 71,900 miles · NJ

Poor performance/durability of the vehicle. Includes 5 recalls (to date) and the need to replace the transmission in the vehicle after only 72,000 miles of operation. Other parts not properly functioning at this time are the radio, cruise control, and brake lights.