3 times we have had to have the transmission replaced, we commute 88 miles roundtrip a day (highway miles) and seldom if ever tow anything.
1992 Ford Explorer transmission complaints
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Transmission quit, power steering quit, clutch and bearings quit!
This is the fourth transmission.
Explorer (auto trasmission) gets stuck in second or third gear first thing in the morning. After about 2 minutes, it kicks into gear and is fine. It seems only to happen in the morning when the engine is cold.
Rebuilt transmission failed :as a direct result of the transmission fluid being expelled form the filler tube , allowing it to come in contact with the muffler , during operation of the vehicle causing fluid to ingnite which resulted in the ensuing fire and and loss. The remaining evidence and examination of the transmission indicate that the torque converter , installed just prior to the fire failed resulting in the loss of the vehicle.
Would shift vehicle into reverse & applied gas, and it would take too long to kick into reverse. Also, brakes would make a clunking noise when this happened.
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Transmission failed and replaced several times. Mjs
While driving at 50 MPH transmission died out, and the vehicle went into neutral and wouldn't shift into low gear. This was the 4th transmission that consumer had to replace, and the dealer can't determine the cause of the problem.
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Transmission was replaced twice, and fluid is leaking onto the exhaust system consumer can smell smoke.
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When in drive car acts like in neutral, then with gas added, jerks and goes into gear - only in cold season and first thing in morning
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Standard transmission is mazada-built 5-speed and was original equipment. Proceeding on interstate at speed. Downshift from 5th to 4th for traffic. Couldn't up shift to 5th. Could shift from 4th to neutral. Stopped vehicle. Couldn't shift transmission into 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th or reverse. Only had 4th gear. At approximately 78,500 miles transmission fluid level and quality checked by owner as part of routine self-maintenance and oil change. Fluid level and quality last checked by dealer as part of 60,000 mile service. Have investigated complaint database and tsb database. I believe there many recurring incidents of this problem. Repair solution was replacement of transmission with a rebuilt transmission by the dealer. Attempting to determine if conditions warranty investigation and potential recall.
Vehicle would not shift into gear. Would come to a complete stop. Vehicle was towed to dealer. Transmission was replaced.
Heat from the catalytic converter overheated the transmission and the transmission failed.
Transmission failed.
Transmission failure.
Connection part from the fuse box to the transmission failed causing complete failure of the transmission.
Weld holding 5 speed manual transmission 5th gear broke, causing 5th gear assembly to malfunction.
Automatic transmission/overdrive malfunctioned.
Transmission failed while driving at 65 MPH, causing a rapid slowdown.
While driving 65 MPH, the truck suddenly lost all power without warning because the transmission inspection hatch came off, and all transmssion fluid was pumped out. The problem has been corrected by dealer.
No oil is supplied to the frontmost gears (4th) while cruising.
Engine continuously leaks oil, replaced engine, however still leaks.
Transmission failure.
4-wheel drive locking hubs failed.
Hard to shift out of 4th gear, removed trans drain plug to find piece of synchronizer on magnetic plug, rr trans to replace 3/4 synchronizer, shifter casket, front and rear seals and transfer case gasket, replace slave cylinder leaking, on three occasion.
Arm rest pivot assembly failed.
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