Gear shift indicator is misaligned since about september, 2003. There are other complaints about this problem indicating it is a common problem. There are probably many people who have experienced the problem but who have not filed a complaint. This is a potentially dangerous problem in emergencies that require you to immediately put the transmission into neutral or reverse. If you put the transmission into the position indicated by the n=neutral indicator, you are actually putting the car into reverse. This could cause death in certain situations where pedestrians are nearby, or death to occupants when an attempt is made to move the transmission of a moving vehicle to neutral. There may already have been deaths related to this defect. Moving a transmission to neutral is often a first attempt to disengage the engine and power to the wheels.
1999 Ford Explorer transmission complaints
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The biggest problem I have now is my transmission, on august 1st, my explorer lost its reverse, it is now august 25, and I still do not have my car, they fixed it on aug 20, it broke that night, took it back aug 22, broke again and then took it back that night and now they still have it and dont know what is wrong with it. I told them all I want is a car, but they say they cannot give me one. Why? I dont have a car, I lease the one I have, cant drive it, still have to pay for it, and they wont give me a loaner.
I purchased my explorer about 1 year ago. I have had nothing but problems with it since I bought it. Just in the last 3 months it has been in the shop at hometown motors at least 4 or 5 times. And everytime they get it in they charge me a hundred dollar deductable plus what the warranty won't cover. I had to pay 1300.oo for my warranty and I have had to pay almost 700.00 since then on the work for everything going wrong with the explorer. I have all of my receipts being gathered . Who can I get ahold of to tell them about this lemon that I bought. I cannot afford for this to keep going on.I still owe the car company almost 300 dollars from last week when my explorer was in the shop for almost 2 weeks. Please email me back and tell me everything I should do to get this problem fixed. I really appreciate it.
When my 1999 ford explorer had approximately 60,000 miles, it went into the repair shop to have the transmission replaced. At that time, I complained that there was transmission fluid leaking near the radiator. About 6 months later, when the vehicle had approximately 70,000 miles, it went back to the repair shop for transmission troubles, at which time several of the clutches in the transmission had to be replaced. The car was released from the dealer on a friday night, but was returned approximately 12 hours later due to hesitation of the vehicle when driving and because the overdrive light was blinking off and on. Approximately three weeks later the car went back into the shop, again for leaking transmission fluid near the radiator. The radiator has had to be replaced due to a crack where a transmission fluid line came into contact with the radiator. There seems to be a problem with every component involved with the transmission on this explorer.
The transmission in my 1999 ford explorer xls failed completely while driving. The transmission had been slipping intermittently for a couple of weeks when shifting from first into second gear. I took it to the dealer for service and repair. The dealer flushed the transmission and said to drive it for a couple of days. The flushing did not work and three days later the transmission failed. This is the second time the transmission has failed in this vehicle. The first transmission was replaced under warranty but the dealership will not pay for the replacement of this transmission because it is over the mileage limit of the warranty by 4000 miles.
Several times when vehicle was turned on there was a stream of smoke that came up from the gear shifter. Also, gear shift indicator was misaligned. When vehicle was in reverse it looked like it was in neutral, and when is in neutral it looked like it was in drive. *ak
4- wheel drive sticks, causing vehicle to be malfunction.
Dashboard gear position indicator has misaligned. Should be: p,r,n,d,2,1 is: r(park),n(reverse),d(neutral),2(drive),1(low),----(low).
Vehicle shut off without warning.*mr while attempting to merge into traffic, the vehicle made a grinding noise and did not move. There was no warning lights indicating there was a problem. *ts. The dealer informed the consumer the transmission had experienced an internal failure.
While driving the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken tot he dealer where they reprogrammed the PCM and replaced the iac valve. The consumer paid for the repairs out of pocket because the warranty expired and the vehicle was not par of recall 00v395. The consumer could not be reimbursed for the repairs. *cb
Complaint against ford motor company defective parts and refusal of a refund even after recall. *mr the steering had become uncontrollable and the vehicle died out. The PCM had to be reprogrammed along with the replacement of the iac valve. The same thing happened to the consumer's brother's SUV as well. *scc
Nar 06/19/2003. *mr after following the owners manual guidelines in transporting trailers on ford vehicles. The consumer towed the trailer, and the vehicle slipped into neutral. The consumers was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed and the mechanic determined the transmission had burned out because the vehicle was in overdrive.
The transmission went out at 50,000 miles.
On 17 february 2003, my husband left our residence in the ford explorer. After about 10 minutes on the highway, he started to hear strange noises. The automobile started to slow down and when my husband attempted to accelerate the gas pedal, the automobile just stopped. The car was then pushed to the side of the road and was towed to express auto service on 18 february 2003 due to the snow conditions. Express auto service checked the transmission for proper operation and it was determined after a second visit to express auto that the 'transfer case" needed to be replaced. We were told that we could not drive the automobile unless this gets repaired because this is what made the car drive! The problem occurred after we engaged the 4wd from low to high due to driving in the snow. This should not have happened with this automobile being fairly new and purchase from purvis ford in fredericksburg, virginia. A new transfer case would have costs approximately $2100.00. Due to budget constraints we received a used transfer case for approximately $1439.00. I am requesting a full investigation regarding this major malfunction with my automobile and a full reimbursement of the costs to repair the services done to the automobile.
The oil pressure gauge shorted out, the air bag wiring harness, front axle seals, brake caliper pads, brake line, power door lock assembly and multi function switch assembly were all replaced. *ts the timing chain, tensioner, idle air control, valve intake gaskets and the seats which ripped were also replaced. * jb
When the vehicle was at a stop, with the gear in drive, the vehicle intermittently lurched forward without warning. The dealer was unable to duplicate the problem.
While driving on 2 lane road (puddles of water, a little hilly) both the 4 wd low and 4 wd high indicator lights flash together three times for a second or two at two separate times. Shortly after, the front end dipped down and the back end came forward and I almost lost control of the vehicle. Almost had a head on collision and took a bit of maneuvering to get the truck straight due to the wet areas of the road. I called ford that night and they agreed that if the 4 wd "kicked" in it would have caused the loss of control. Took it to the towson ford the following morning. They did a test drive and check for codes - nothing showed up. This has not occurred since - but I am still hesitant because of the safety issue. Not sure what to do now.
There is a problem with the car shifting (it is a automatic) between 2000 and 3000 RPM's. It seems to be getting stuck and revving hard. I was told the valve body gaskets need to be replaced. The car only has 45, 000 miles. I was told that ford has discovered the fabric filter wasn't working and there is a new metal shield.
The gear shift malfunctioned, which caused consumer to lose control of the vehicle and crashed into a window.
Transmission is not acting like it is suppose to. Every timee consumer hit the brakes passenger side will make a real hard noise. Transmission has been fixed five times, and it is under warranty. But brake dealer stated that there was nothing wrong with it. Ts
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and no warning the vehicle will stall and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. Dealer notified. Ts
Had intermittent problems over approx 3 week period. Took car into dealer who inspected car and said problem is probably a gasket in the transmission which failed. Also said this is known to happen in these transmissions and that he could probably get ford to pay about 70% of repair cost, leaving me to pay about $125. If this is a commonly occurring safety problem, then ford should recall these transmissions and pay for complete repair costs. My car went from having shifting problems to finally having the motor die at intersections when stopping, due to transmission failing. This is dangerous. *ph *jb **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**768032
While driving vehicle will not go into overdrive. If consumer tries to go over 35mph vehicle will make a loud/disturbing noise. Dealer notified.
Transmission slipping during driving. Dealer aware, tbs issued aug 1999, april 02 and sept 1999.
Vehicle had 4 electrical system failures. The battery was replaced four times under warranty. Also when the vehicle is hot, the transmission does not shift positively from low to intermediate.
I started my vehicle and when I started to move noticed that the transfer case was in 4 wheel drive, low range. I did not put it in 4wd, I do not know why it was engaged. I attempted to return it to 2wd and nothing happened. I was forced to drive it at 10 MPH to a garage. They were able to get the transfer case out of 4wd low, and into 4wd high range so I could drive it on the road. They also provided me with the federal safety agency recall information on the generic electronic module as it relates to electrically operated 4wd systems. The campaign number is 00v072000. When I checked with ford they said the recall doesn't cover my vehicle, even though exhibits symptoms of the problem specified in the recall, and matches all of the criteria in the recall I.e., make, model, year, engine, transmission, and date of manufacture. I am wondering why my vehicle isn't included in this recall, and what I can do to get it included in the recall.
While driving in overdrive at 50 MPH and going up an incline, vehicle vibrates erratically. Problem has not been remedied. *ak o2 sensor failed and was replaced. Fuel pressure regulator failed and was replaced. Consumer stated that the dealer can not do anything to fix the problem, which seems to be a manufacturer defect.*yh
Vehicle has major vibration throughout body when it is idling. Rpms fluctuate up and down between 1600 and 2300. Dealer added an extra bracket to exhaust system to help stop vibration. Vehicle would only rev hard when it was first started up. Vehicle was not included in recall 00v395000/ manufacturer's recall 00546, but it was upgraded accordingly to help correct the problem before it got worse.
Noise is coming from the differential while driving. Dealer was notified. *ak the consumer feels that there is a design flaw in the front differential unit. The unit should not have failed so early in the life of the vehicle and after being used only sparingly. The noise still can be heard even after the repairs.
Consumer stated there have been numerous problems with the drive train, consumer began hearing an odd n oise in august 2000, and in april 2001, at that time dealer could not duplicate the problem, the dealership however did replace the driveshaft assembly, and the joint assembly spindle-arm, several months later the outer tie-rod ends were replaced, lower steering shaft which was leaking power steering fluid, the power steering pump and the rack and pinion, also parking brake does not release, and the cruise control cable was replaced, the check engine light illuminated.*ak
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