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O/D Light Is Blinking
2002 Ford Explorer (Page 20 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
Well, my Ford is back in the shop for the second time this year!!!!! Aamco just put in a new transmission (well found out it was rebuilt) in June/July of this year. O/D light starting blinking on and off, took it back to Aamco where they ran the diagnostic. Said it needed to go to Ford because it was something electrical. Ford ran the tests on it, and said that my 2nd and 5th gears are slipping plus I needed a new solenoid. Now with parts and labor, that's another $700 and then the $300 to rent a car for a few days. So, all and all this year I'm out around $5500k on this transmission. I might add, that this car was bought brand new off the lot and I only have 71k miles on it. I am beyond upset over this. Ford really needs to stand up and back their products. I will never buy another Ford again.
- Tara J., Greenwood, AR, US