9.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$2,206.00
Average Mileage:
104,500 miles
Total Complaints:
6 complaints
Most common solutions:
- replace transmission (3 reports)
- not sure (2 reports)
- replace it for $1600 its been two yrs and it happend again (1 reports)
transmission problem
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2006Apr 05
Explorer Sport 4.0L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 100,000 miles
I financed this car and after 5 years of payments the car gets all these problems. It all started when i first got it, when i would come to a stop it would clunk and jerk. Then a couple years later it started banging when it would shift. Later it would not engage into the gear i want it in eg: reverse, drive. Then sometimes when i would go to leave from a light it wouldn't go anywhere so i would have to put it in second. Now this just happened a couple days ago it wont go into reverse at all it just locks up like its in park. So i have to push it out of parking spots and i can drive away with it in Neutral, drive, and first doesn't work at all. If anyone has any ideas as to what it might be please email me at marcusdesilva@crawler.com. thanks
2005Jul 22
Explorer XLT 4.0L Ohc
- Automatic transmission
- 117,000 miles
I bought car at 117.000 miles, the tranny broke 119.520 cost 1600. and less then 2yrs later its starting to show problems, leaking and shifting again,
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2008Feb 13
Explorer Eddie Bauer 4L
- Automatic transmission
- 120,000 miles
The irony is that it is a "replacement" under original warranty...I wonder if Rockville, MD, dealer ever actually replaced the defective tranny 4 years ago. BTW, it on occasion fails upon acceleration after braking...a slight problem if one is turning left! With a $3100 estimate to replace I'll have to junk it first.
2007May 22
(reported on)Explorer Eddie Bauer V6
- Automatic transmission
- 108,000 miles
So... out of the blue my transmission no longer will shift into reverse. Instead it makes a horrible grinding sound. As of now it will still go forward but now putting it into park no longer keeps it from rolling. I called a transmission repair business that I trust and the cheapest I am going to get out of this is $2125.00.
2006Dec 03
(reported on)Explorer V8 5.0
- Automatic transmission
- 76,000 miles
It has a shifting problem from 1st to 2nd. I took the Explorer to a transmission repair shop and they drained the fluid and replaced the filter. I was told there was a significant amount of metal in the fluid and on the magnet. More than what should be considering the amount of miles on the vehicle. I was informed that a major expense was coming up in the future but without taking the transmission out and tearing down we don't know where the excessive wear would be coming from. Clutches, Torque Converter, Washers. ?
Anybody have this problem and what was it? How long did you have the problem before you needed to have it fixed. The new fluid and an additive has stopped the shift problem for now. The valve bodies are clean from the sh*t but for how long?
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2009Jul 06
Explorer XLT 4.0L
Like thousands of others, we were driving along and it wouldn't shift into 3rd gear. Then the overdrive light started blinking on and off. Took it in, they said it was the torque converter. Replaced it for 2000 dollars, 2 weeks later it would not shift out of third gear at all. Went back, dealer said it was a solenoid. Replaced solenoid for 1000 dollars, transmission now shifts unbearably rough, dealer said we need to replace transmission for 4000 dollars. All within 1 month.
Ray V.
Idaho Falls, ID, USA
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