9.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
$3,066.00
Average Mileage:
71,106 miles
Total Complaints:
4 complaints
Most common solutions:
- overhaul or a brand-new transmission (3 reports)
- replace transmission (1 reports)
transmission problem
Helpful Websites About 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac transmission failure
2009Jan 15
Explorer Sport Trac 4.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 111,000 miles
i contacted ford about my transmission problem and they are refusing to help . they say that this is not a documented ongoing problem and they can't help.i suggested that they check out this web site and they said that it isn't a ford approved web site.i am going to contact my congressman and ask him to vote no on the bailout.i have no avenues to resolve this problem and i need my truck,if you need yours as bad as i do don't buy a ford .after the warranty is out you are on your own.i also just noticed that this truck was a required vehicle in the first place dumb me.
2007May 10
(reported on)Explorer Sport Trac V6
- Automatic transmission
- 40,000 miles
I bought a brand-new Ford Explorer Sport Trac in 2002. I only use it to go to a from work (a short distance from my home). Very faithful with oil changes, tune ups, etc. I only have 40,000 miles on the truck, when the transmission started sticking. Then the "overdrive" light came on - I looked in the Ford Manual, and it said to take it to a dealer immediately. I took it in to a Ford Service Department that day, and I was told that the transmission "died." In order to fix the problem, I would need to either to a complete transmission overhaul ($2,700.00), or get a new transmission ($3,200.00). I was shocked b/c it only had 40,000 miles on it! I called the main Ford office, and was told that there was nothing that they could do b/c the warranty was up, and there were no recalls. BEWARE, if you consider buying a Ford. I will never buy one again. I was also shocked when I saw the number of Ford transmission complaints on this website. If you want to buy a Ford for your child, I would advise against it, b/c you don't want your kid on the road in a Ford nowadays. I'm going with Honda or Toyota from now on.
2007Aug 06
(reported on)Explorer Sport Trac 4.0L
- Automatic transmission
- 96,000 miles
another one bites the dust..... looks like you can add another total transmission failure to the list.... was never right from the beginning always had a heavy hum from the tranny..... but it's my problem not Fords.... very disappointing after owning several fords at the very least this is the last of the explorer line for this guy..... As companies like for struggle to survive you have to wonder if they deserve to..... this sport trac was over $30,000 new and a tranny failure before a hundred thousand miles... is just pittyfull...... I vote with my check book.... my what pisses me off even more is that I just bought a brand new Lincoln MKS before this happened...... if I saw this coming I would have bought any one of a number of suv's fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me....... sorry Ford I am done with you!
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2009Jan 26
Explorer Sport Trac V6
The last few months the vehicle has been sluggish in power and shifting at the wrong times. We brought it into the Ford Dealership. We had them do a transmission flush since it was time, the vehicle had 37,000 miles. the dealership didn't know what was wrong with the transmission. They could hear and feel the problem but could not give us any answers. I picked up the vehicle after having the flush done. On the way home the overdrive light started flashing. This was new. I turned it around and brought it right back. After 2 weeks of going around with them, they finally find metal shavings inside the transmission and tell us we need a new transmission! This is a weekend car with only 37,000 miles on it. This is unacceptable! I contacted Ford directly they said they would look into if there was any program out there for us. Now again 2 week later I spoke to the Ford service manager and he said that he is unaware of any program that can help us. He said there was a program where Ford was repairing the transmissions as a good faith repair but that ended last year. Now I am stuck having to pay $4000 to replace my transmission on a practically new vehicle.
Martine L.
San Rafael, CA, USA
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