2004 Ford Explorer: transmission slipping

Filed Apr 4, 2016 · Acceleration · 159,000 miles · MI

Transmission slippind o/d light flashing RPM's high just bought car not happy

Filed Aug 21, 2014 · Suspension, Transmission · OH

Every since we've financed this lousy SUV 08/2012 we've had a clicking noise from the rear and still cant figured out what that is,but the transmission has been slipping and shifting hard,we have replace front left wheel bearing and ABS sensor just a few months ago and the bearing is bad again and the front right wheel has a bad ball joint and the visibility thru windshield is horrible,always have a hard time seeing, cna only see a few inches ahead!!! This car needs serious recalls the air conditioner stopped working in less then a yr!!! And we bought this car with only 68,506 miles!! We already spend over a grand for a fuel pump!!! This car sucks!!! Plz help we still owe thousands and everytime we blink an eye it's not safe to drive because of wheel problems!!!!

Filed Nov 4, 2013 · Transmission · 89,456 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford explorer. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the gear lever would not shift in and out of gear until after several attempts. In addition, the transmission would slip gears while driving. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The contact was advised to rebuild the transmission and replace the torque converter. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 89,456.

Filed Sep 23, 2013 · Transmission · 89,000 miles · WI

After coasting through intersections, transmission slips and then clunks as I accelerate

Filed Sep 17, 2013 · Transmission · 105,000 miles · WV

Just bought a 2004 explorer eddie bauer edition with 105,000 miles on it as soon as I got home the transmission started to slip. It lunges hard when put into reverse. This is a well known problem with ford. They refuse to do a recall. I'm sure someone will have to die before its dealt with. I pray it's not you or yours.

Filed Jul 28, 2013 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · MO

Transmission is slipping and makes a grinding noise while driving and when back up turning the wheel it jerks and makes a banging noise. Garage said it be $3500 to fix it. It seems like tons of people with this SUV are having the same problem.

Filed Apr 1, 2013 · Transmission · 68,000 miles · NJ

Transmission seems to slip and engine revs also when put in reverse transmission seems to jump.

Filed Mar 11, 2013 · Transmission · NY

Going 55 miles an hour truck slip out of gear.

Filed Sep 3, 2012 · Acceleration, Transmission · OH · crash

I was driving down the highway and all of a sudden my transmission started slipping and the cruise control kicked it because the vehicle started to slow down so it went into high rpms then the transmission grabbed and shot the vehicle forward and I lost control and we spun in circles off the freeway. Had it not of rained all day the SUV would have flipped. Now my transmission is leaking fluid and it must be repaired by dealership or garage only and I cannot afford this repair and I see that there is a major problem these transmissions in these vehicles and me my child or my husband could have been badly hurt if not killed had this been on dry pavement!!!

Filed Jul 19, 2012 · Engine, Transmission · 150,000 miles · NY

Transmission is slipping, not fully gone yet, only a matter of time before it completely goes. I do not have the $2500.00 to replace the transmission. Every person I have talked to say this is a common problem with the ford explorers. I have taken into the garage over 10 times. Ford should be forced to recall these transmissions and ford should have to pay for it.

Filed Jun 27, 2012 · Transmission · 37,000 miles · PA

O/d light came on and the transmission started slipping and slamming in and out of gears and the engine started over revving. I have to pull off the road and turn car off and wait about 10 seconds to start car again in order for problem to clear. This has happened may times since. I bought the car new and have returned it to the ford dealer 3 times while under warranty and there fixes would not last long. Now they want $3,000 to replace the transmission which I feel they should have done in the first place. I contacted ford customer service and of course they said there was nothing they could do because it was out of warranty. I feel because of the cars history and low miles on it they should have at least done something. I feel if this happens on a major highway it could cause a major accident.

Filed May 2, 2012 · Transmission · 83,000 miles · CT

Vehicle's transmission started to slip, as we were driving we would hit the gas harder to compensate and then the transmission would catch causing the vehicle to surge forward unexpectedly.