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Slips When Put Into Gear & Pops Out Of Gear At Stops
2002 Ford Explorer
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.
8.7
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $2,680
- Average Mileage:
- 96,700 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 11 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- rebuild or replace transmission (6 reports)
- not sure (4 reports)
- TSB 15069 (1 reports)
transmission problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Had it repaired at a certified shop. They gave me 3 year warranty on parts and labor and 5 years on parts.. 3 years and 2 month later same thing happened. paid 1,000.00 labor.. Now this July 4 2017 the same thing happened a third time. Went to the transmission shop and was told it had gone bankrupt. one of the mayor reason too many ford trans warranty repairs. Vehicle is in perfect shape except for the transmission.. Will never buy a Ford again. We have never purchased a foreign auto.. Ford made us do it. I went out and purchased a 2017 Nissan..
- German S., Gainesville, Florida, US