I bought a car from a dealer and have the car for less than 30 days and the transmission is going out. The dealer would not give me a temporary tag unless I went to his mechanic for a inspection also the vehicle has been constantly leaking oil since the 2nd day I purchased.
1993 Ford Explorer transmission problems
72 complaints (8% of all complaints for this car). 6 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 72
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- crashes
- 6
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Automatic transmission41
- Manual transmission8
- Axle assembly: axle shaft4
- Axle hubs3
- Automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift3
- Automatic transmission: gear position indication (PRNDL)3
- Driveline2
- Clutch assembly2
At what mileage
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Ford Explorer transmission problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1993 Ford Explorer transmission
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1993 Ford Explorer owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
1993 ford explorer needs hubs for the 4 wheel drive.*mr
While driving at 30 MPH, the automatic transmission did not shift properly from first to the second gear. Please provide additional information.
Transmission had to be replaced and the vehicle stalled. *mr this problem had been present since the vehicle was first purchased. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer on 5 occasions with no success until another chevy dealer found that there was a bad battery cable. *sc
Consumer stated the transmission failed, which caused the vehicle not to accelerate.
Vehicle stalls out when driving. Contact dealer . Transmission failure. Had part replaced 3 times within 3 years.
The 4 wheel drive is derived from a mazda manual transmission and is well-known to leak lubricant resulting in transmission gear failure.
The vehicles right and left rear wheel brake drum becomes extremely hot and consumer can smell an odor of hot oil emanating from the wheel once parked in garage. Nlm
Re: front hub assembly: failed infirst year of ownership and was replaced by ford. Second failure this year. Although my car has a lot of miles on it I only rarely use 4 wheel drive. I would estimate about 1000-2000 miles of 4 wheel drive running time. Danger involves not being in 4 wheel drive when you think you are. Second concern: car has occasionally stalled while driving and running perfectly fine and will restart after 20 -30 seconds. Happens in warm weather after car is warm. Seems similar to california court mandated recall issue but ford denied any relationship. Danger is car may stall when pulling into traffic.
Would like to be contacted if any recalls or information regarding this vehicle come up. No safety defect listed in summary.
Questions about the 1993 Ford Explorer transmission
Does the 1993 Ford Explorer have transmission problems?
Owners have filed 72 complaints about the transmission of the 1993 Ford Explorer, 8% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1993 Ford Explorer transmission problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1993 Ford Explorer transmission?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford Explorer have bad transmission?
The Ford Explorer model years with the most transmission complaints are 2002 (1,502 complaints), 2020 (507 complaints) and 2004 (460 complaints).
Other 1993 Ford Explorer problems
Brakes 244Tires 243Body 85Suspension 58Engine 56Visibility 56Electrical 43Acceleration 38Seats 30Steering 18Locks 13Seat belts 13Fuel system 12Lights 7Wheels 6Airbags 5
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