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2003 Ford Explorer

clunking into gear

transmission problem

7.0

pretty bad

Typical Repair Cost:

no data

Average Mileage:

75,500 miles

Number of complaints:

2 complaints

Most common solutions:

not sure (2 reports)

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problem #2

2008Jul 09

Explorer 4.0L

Automatic transmission
81,000 miles

well this is mike from Philly, PA. here's some more crazed out news. When i made my complaint on here, I also called the BBB, they in turned called ford and had a rep contact me. The rep offered me a 50% discount to have the repairs done. I couldn't give an answer to her at that time, and for her to call me back later in the week, she did, but between gas, insurance, and other bills I have to pay, i couldn't afford $2,500.oo+. So I asked if the discount could be raised to at least 65% or +. She said no, I explained to her that I needed more time to discuss this with family, and I didn't have money to get a factory defect fixed, and I felt as though that wasn't fair, especially when I had the trans checked and they told me nothing was wrong, it was as good as the day I bought it, total bullshit, I called my mother and my aunt, told them both what happened and my mother broke down and said hat she would help me get the repairs done, so I call ford back the next day and talk to someone else, now this lady is telling me that the person I talked to put in there system that I told her that i wouldn't take the offer and i turned it down. I never told her that, so to get my truck fixed ford want 5-6.000.00+. Well i can't pay that, my sons start school soon, I went to Aamco, the guy the there Jim, outstanding guy, I told him what kind of truck, before they checked it out he wrote down the problems, and had one of his techs perform the check in front of me. Everything he wrote down came up, and told me that it would cost no more than 2,500.00 to fix and it would be no more than 3 days at his shop and back on the rode again. So when i get the work done, I come back on here and tell everyone the problems and what can be done to fix it, and if it stays fixed, until then good luck tu all

Mike V.

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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problem #1

2007May 30

(reported on)

Explorer Limited 4X4 V8

Automatic transmission
70,000 miles

My 2003 Explorer Ltd 4X4 starting making noises and down shifting hard after It was rebuilt (3 times)! Yes, that's right "3" times the shop went through the transmission to figure out why it was sounding like a thrust reverser on an airplane when taking off in 1st gear! They never figured out what the rattle and loud noises were so they did not charge me anything!!! Of course they did not fix anything, in fact they made it worse! It now leaks and downshifts like with a extremely loud clunk when slowing to a stop! Finally, I decided to check all of the fluids myself... as you probably already know, this itself is a challenge... there is no dipstick for the transmission (what idiot designed that). If anything, the fluids are a little overfilled (since fluid ran out). I decided to take it to three shops... now having spend hundreds of dollars for "opinions" and diagnosis... I still have the same problem... I'm just waiting for something to break!!! I've can't afford to trade it off now... or back to FORD, they have a record of the problem now and say it has to be deducted from the "low" value of the car... My conscience want let me sell it to an individual... I just could not do that to another person! I am not giving up on finding the problem and if or when I do... I post a remedy! I understand that there is a class action law suit against Ford for these and other transmission related problems!! I think I'll join in...

positiveray

Tulsa, OK, USA