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Transmission Slipping, Shifts Hard
2004 Ford Explorer (Page 11 of 20)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2004 Ford Explorer one of our worst vehicles 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 2002-2005 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.
7.9
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $2,040
- Average Mileage:
- 73,350 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 392 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (199 reports)
- rebuild transmission (59 reports)
- replace shift solenoid (58 reports)
- replace transmission (58 reports)
- replace shift solenoid and bands (9 reports)
- had transmission rebuilt $2012 (3 reports)
transmission problem
Helpful websites
- NHTSA Site - Make A Complaints Here - NHTSA take every complaints and investigate to see if there are any trends in auto manufacturing defect. It is only way car manufacturer can be forced to recall a vehicle
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I have an '04 Explorer and the transmission hesitates and shifts into reverse very hard. I bought it new in '04 and shortly thereafter took it in with this problem, which I was told it was an electronic problem, but it was not fixed. I did not take it back in because I went throught the warranty rather quickly and didn't have any faith in the Ford dealer in getting it repaired properly. Well it's still the same and I'm just waiting for the whole transmission to fall out. Ford needs to have a recall on this problem.
- Howard P., Austin, TX, US