The vehicle doesn't shift since its missing the transmission wiring harness o/d sensor cant locate a replacement part the check engine light goes on all the time it uses a lot of antifreeze speed control don't work fuel pump keeps going out.
1995 Ford Explorer: stuck in gear or won't shift
5 of the 842 complaints about the 1995 Ford Explorer describe stuck in gear or won't shift.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 54 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Stuck in gear or won't shift by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1995 ford explorer. The contact stated while driving, she noticed that the vehicle would "shimmy and shake". Recently, she noticed that the vehicle would not shift into park so she had to use the parking brake to keep it stable. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired at the time of the complaint. The contact called the dealership and the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The current mileage was approximately 184,000. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.
Overdrive light will start to blink, and almost immediately vehicle will not shift properly, it will keep slipping out of gear, eventually resulting in failure of transmission. Transmission has been replaced twice with the same light duty design transmission, but defect keeps occurring. *ak
While driving on the highway at the speed limit transmission started to fall. Consumer could only get up to 35 MPH. This could have caused a serious accident. Consumer was forced to get on the side of the shoulder. Then, vehicle would not go into drive or reverse, had to be towed. *ak
O/d light indicator came on, pulled over and parked vehicle, it wouldn't go into park or reverse, turned off engine, tried to turn engine back on and couldn't engine light came on, had to leave key in ignition, this happened on sat. Will contact dealer on monday, april l2, l999
Service bulletins that may apply
- Front axle leaks fluid from vent tube - vehicles equipped with 4X4 or AWD
- Low line pressure reading at wide open throttle (WOT), slipping shifts and / or delayed engagements with...
- New transmission cooler flusher - service tips
- Fluid may leak out of the front axle vent tube
- Some vehicles may exhibit a no 1-2 upshift, no 2-3 upshift, a no engine braking condition in manual 1 or...
- Some vehicles built prior to 9/15/2001 may exhibit low line pressure readings while in drive, no 2ND gear,...
- Certain vehicles with 4X4 or all-wheel drive may have a fluid leak from the front axle vent tube
- Brake shift interlock
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1995 Ford Explorer won't shift
Is stuck in gear or won't shift a common problem on the 1995 Ford Explorer?
5 of 842 owner complaints about the 1995 Ford Explorer (1%) mention stuck in gear or won't shift. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1995 Ford Explorer?
There are 0 recalls and 54 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1995 Ford Explorer
Tire blowout 85Ball joint 33Seat belt 32Transmission failure 30Stalling 29Fire or smoke 24ABS 23Brake failure 20Adaptive cruise 18Sudden acceleration 12Door locks 11Headlights 11No deployment 10Check engine light 9Slipping 9Harsh shifting 6Pulling 6Power steering loss 5
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