While pulling out of a parking lot vehicle died. Vehicle would not go into reverse or drive.
1996 Ford Explorer: stuck in gear or won't shift
6 of the 1,448 complaints about the 1996 Ford Explorer describe stuck in gear or won't shift.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 0%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 57 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Stuck in gear or won't shift by model year
What owners say
1) no heat, only blows cold air. 2) transmission does not shift smoothly from reverse to drive.
Was traveling 30mph and vehicle would not shift into 3rd gear from 2nd gear. Transmission would slip hard. Vehicle would jerk when this happened. At dealership, transmission was replaced with a used one, but same problem occurred.
The transmission will not shift into drive. When in drive the car coasts at about 1 MPH. It will go into reverse and park ok. The car is driven under normal to light driving conditions. I has never been used for towing. The transmission fluid has been checked and it is fine. The warranty expired on 3/9/2000. Just a week prior to the warranty expiration warranty work was completed on the transfer case and nothing was noted as being wrong with the transmission. The last scheduled maintenance was completed on the vehicle in june 2000. The brakes pulsate when slowing down from high speeds. They were serviced once by ford for this problem and the servicing did not correct it. Ford refused to service them again and they continue to pulsate when slowing down from high speeds.
On august 9, 2000, explorer was towed to dealership because transmission would not shift into drive. Dealership stated that transmission needed to be replaced. *ak consumer states that prior to transmission replacement there had been some slipping, consumer is requesting reimbursement.
O/d and check engine light went on and the truck would not shift from first to second gear
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
- New service part - number 5 needle bearing and race kit - 4R70W transmission - service tip
- 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
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Ford Explorer won't shift
Is stuck in gear or won't shift a common problem on the 1996 Ford Explorer?
6 of 1,448 owner complaints about the 1996 Ford Explorer (0%) 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 1996 Ford Explorer?
There are 0 recalls and 57 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Ford Explorer
Tire blowout 259Seat belt 46ABS 38Door locks 35Adaptive cruise 33Brake failure 25Sudden acceleration 24No deployment 23Fire or smoke 21Stalling 16Transmission failure 15Grinding brakes 14Check engine light 14Pulling 13Engine failure 9Loss of power 9Slipping 9Headlights 8Ball joint 7Jerking 7Steering noise 7Wipers 7Won't start 7Hesitation 5
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