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O/D Light Is Blinking
2002 Ford Explorer (Page 18 of 20)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2002 Ford Explorer is hands-down our worst vehicle on record. "Avoid like the plague" is putting it lightly.
The 2002-2005 Explorer has a very well-established record of expensive transmission failure at under 100k miles. The Explorer has an enclosed transmission which is typically replaced with a rebuilt transmission at a cost of almost $3,000.
Another common problem for the 2002-2003 Explorer is wheel bearing failure at around 90k miles, with a typical repair bill of $500 to $1000 depending on how many wheel bearings failed.
Adding insult to injury, the 2002-2005 Explorer also has a massive problem with the rear panel cracking. While it's a minor annoyance compared to transmission failure, ironically the crack usually goes right through the Ford logo.
8.5
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $2,320
- Average Mileage:
- 109,100 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 386 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- ford needs to recall their faulty transmission (123 reports)
- not sure (120 reports)
- complete rebuild (78 reports)
- new tranmission (46 reports)
- new solenoid, pistol in tranny broken (11 reports)
- new solenoid (4 reports)
transmission problem
Helpful websites
- Fix Your Transmission Problem For $200 - Andy Wanie, founder and owner of AJ1E Superior Solutions has a patent pending for fixing Explorer and Mountaineer transmissions. You do not need a complete rebuild on a trany with less than 100K miles. This guy has used true AMERICAN ingenuity to solve the problem that FORD will not fix. I suggest you support him and not your local Ford Dealer or Transmission shop.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Same problem here as everyone else. o/d light starts blinking and then service engine light comes on. Had the dealer fix it once, and cost me 1600. But next month, same problem comes along again. took it back and dealer said I have to get a new transmission or have my old one rebuilt what a bummer...
I don't even think they fixed my solenoid problem the first time.. cause the computer read out still says, pressure b solenoid.
I'm also into the class act lawsuit if you all are... a friend of mines at ford, says that the engineers are told to only design the transmission to last 100k miles.. Just when the warranty expires.
that really ticks me off.
- Pao V., Johnston, RI, US