1999 Ford Explorer Transmission Problems

Your transmission won't engage in reverse gear, even though all other gears work normally. When you tried to back out of your driveway, the engine revved but the car didn't move backward as expected, causing you to brake hard to avoid hitting your house. You've noticed smoke coming from the transmission fluid area that continues to appear, even though the fluid level is adequate.

I ALMOST TURNED ON A ONE WAY STREET AND NEEDED TO BACK UP SO I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND SOMETHING GAVE AND MY SON AND I WERE STUCK WITH CARS COMING AT US . WE HAD TO PUSH THE CAR BACK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC . SO WHEN I GOT HOME AND TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM I SEE ALOT OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE THIS FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION IS A DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

JUST LIKE COUNTLESS OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNERS I AM EXPERIENCING OVERDRIVE MALFUNCTION AND SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT SEEMS THAT ALL YEARS OF EXPLORERS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS FLAW. THERE ARE NUMEROUS STORIES OF SERVICE ADVISERS AT DEALERSHIPS ADMITTING THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THERE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF PEOPLE PAYING $3000 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, ONLY YTO HAVE IT RECUR DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS LATER. EVERYONE OF US HAS THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS AS WELL AS THE COMPLETELY RANDOM ONSET OF THE ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND DO RIGHT BY THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTHING. I CAN GO INTO DRIVE BUT I AM RUNNING AT 3000-4000 RPM WHILE DOING 20-30MPH. SEEN THE OTHER THOUSANDS OF FORD EXPLORER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM,FAILURE AND SLIPING,OF MY FORD EXPLORER 1999... *TR

MY FORD EXPLORER "O/D OFF" LIGHT FLASHES AND IT HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 5TH GEAR. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND MY TRANSMISSION COULD GO OUT AT ANY MINUTE, COSTING THOUSANDS TO REPAIR. IF I AM DRIVING ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY OR MERGING THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEBSITES. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A DELAY WITH THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO IT STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND VERY SOON AFTER THAT MY OVER DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND BLINKS WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE SLUGGISH LIKE I AM TOWING SOMETHING. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM ONLY ONE OF THOUSANDS OR MORE THAT HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 1995 - 2004. ALSO FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS ANYWHERE FROM A $2000 - $5000 FIX. FROM MY RESEARCH AND I DON'T SEEM TO BE ALONE. THIS SHOULD BE A FORD RECALL. *TR

THE REVERSE IN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. PROBABLY IS NOT WORTH IT. PROBABLY WILL HAVE TO GET ANOTHER CAR. AT LEAST FOR NOW. I PRETTY MUCH USE THE CAR ONLY AFTER WORK NOW SINCE I STARTED TAKING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS. CAME HOME, DROVE THE CAR FROM THE TRAIN STATION, (ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE) WENT INTO THE HOUSE TO DROP OFF MY WORKBAGS, CAME BACK OUT, STARTED THE CAR, PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND HEARD A LOUD PING. PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK AND TRIED REVERSE AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. GO FIGURE. TRIED GOING FORWARD AND THE CAR MOVED. NEIGHBOR CAME OUT AND SAID THAT HE HEARD THE PING AND THAT THE PIN BROKE WHEN I TRIED REVERSE. ADVISED THAT I WOULD NEED TO GET EITHER A NEW CAR OR A NEW TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE CORRECTED OTHERWISE. NEEDED TO GET ANOTHER CAR FOR NOW, BECAUSE NOT SURE IF IT MAY BE WORTH IT TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR AN 11 YR OLD VEHICLE. JUST REPLACED A TIMING BELT, TENSIONER AND PULLEY JUST 2 1/2 MONTHS BEFORE THAT. NOW REPAIRS ARE STARTING TO ADD UP JUST TO KEEP IT RUNNING AND THE CAR LOOKS VIRTUALLY LOOKS LIKE IT IS ONLY ABOUT 5 YEARS OLD. WOULD UNDERSTAND BETTER IF IT WAS SLIPPING, BUT AGAIN, NO PRIOR WARNING. ONE DAY IT WORKED FINE AND THE NEXT DAY IT WAS NOT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE REVERSE GEAR AT 115K MILES IN JULY 2010. *TR

1999 FORD EXPLORER- REVERSE WENT OUT IN TRANSMISSION, THEN AFTER SPENDING 1500. TO GET THAT FIXED , WORKED GOOD FOR AWHILE, NOW THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES AND WON'T KICK INTO OVERDRIVE, NOW I AM TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 110,000 MILES SHOULD NOT BE ON IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION FIX.. VERY DISAPPOINTED ! *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHILE TRYING TO ENTER ON RAMP ON BUSY HIGHWAY SOUNDS TRIVIAL HOWEVER ENDANGERING LIVES OF OCCUPANTS OF MANY VEHICLES. *TR

FRONT END DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS FREEZING UP. *TR

1999 FORD EXPLORER SPORT 112,750 MILES. CAR FINE TUESDAY NIGHT. UPON LEAVING DRIVEWAY WEDNESDAY MORNING, REVERSE WAS GONE, BUT FORWARD GEARS FINE--NO NOISE, NO LEAKS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED. UPON LEAVING TO DRIVE TO GET IT DIAGNOSED FOR REPAIR, NOISES OCCURRED, THEN FLUID LEAKED. A COMPONENT BLEW A HOLE IN TRANSMISSION CASE. TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE--MOSTLY 2002 MODELS, THOUGH ALL YEARS WERE REPRESENTED. MANY EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS PRIOR TO 50,000 MILES OF USE. APPARENTLY THIS VEHICLE IS CALLED "EXPLODER" BY REPAIR SHOPS AND FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS. A PROBLEM OF THIS MAGNITUDE CLEARLY NEEDS ADDRESSING,, AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE FORD MOTOR CO. WILL NOT DO IT, AS THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND HAVE MADE NO MODIFICATIONS TO PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING--IT SEEMS THAT THEY SIMPLY DO NOT CARE TO TAKE THE TIME, MONEY AND EFFORT [MOSTLY THE MONEY, I'M SURE] TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM--THEY JUST WILL NOT CARE UNLESS FORCED TO--AND YOU ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO CAN FORCE THEM TO DO SOMETHING. I AM LOOKING INTO STARTING A CLASS-ACTION SUIT PRESENTLY. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE IT NECESSARY TO CONTINUE.... *TR

MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY O/D LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF. THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ON GOOGLE WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION STICK LEADING TO CRASHES. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND BE MAKE TO FIX THESE BEFORE THEY KILL SOMEONE, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. FORD IS VERY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND NHTSA NEEDS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND GET OUR VEHICLES REPAIRED!!! *TR

NO MY TRANNY IS NOT WORK CORRECTLY. *TR

FORD EXPLORER 1999... O/D BLINKING, TRANSMISSION MISSED 2ND OR 3RD GEARS, FIXED COUPLE TIMES INCLUDING SWITCHES, SOLENOID,ETC. THE MECHANIC SUGGEST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT GUARANTEE THAT WILL FIX IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT FUNCTIONS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,204.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE CONSTANTLY ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT FAILED TO PROPERLY SHIFT INTO GEAR. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE VEHICLE DRIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHENEVER SHE PLACES THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT FUNCTIONS AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT OPERATE WHILE IN THE NORMAL DRIVING GEAR. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB

O/D LIGHT STARED FLASHING AND IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF THE LOWER GEAR. PAID AROUND $1400 TO HAVE SOME BANDS REPLACED IN THE TRANS AND THE COMPUTER FLASHED. NOW HAS A HESITATION BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. TRANSMISSION ISSUE. *TR

MY TRUCK BEGAN REVVING FOR NO REASON, IT ONLY HAPPENS BELOW 40 MPH. IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN AND HAPPENS MORE WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. A FEW WEEKS BACK, I COULDN'T DRIVE FORWARD, I HAD TO BACK UP AND THEN IT FINALLY DECIDED TO GO FORWARD. I JUST TOOK THE TRUCK IN AND HAD A NUMBER OF THINGS CHECKED AND REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING AND IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO THROW AWAY ON A NEW TRANSMISSION, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PRICE OF GAS. PLEASE FIX THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

A FEW MONTHS A AGO MY SUV STARTED TO MAKE A TAPPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS COLD. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND IS NOW ALL THE TIME. I HAD THE SUV CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. AND HE WOULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS TOO INVOLVED AND WAS NOT WORTH IT. PLUS IT WOULD COST ME $1500+. HE EVEN CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A 'PROBLEM' AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM WON'T EVEN TOUCH IT! I WAS TOLD BY A FORD REPRESENTATIVE TO 'DRIVE IT TIL IT DIES' AND I GOT MY MONEY OUT OF IT. THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WRONG WITH MY SUV, NOT EVEN RUST. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT FORD KNOWS THAT THE TIMING CHAIN IN THIS VEHICLE IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO FIX IT. PLEASE HELP! *TR

SAME 2-3 SHIFT PROBLEM. ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD...GAS IT ON THE ON-RAMP, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT "POPS" OUT OF GEAR AND YOU'RE HOPING SOMEONE DOESN'T SLAM INTO THE SIDE OF YOUR VEHICLE. AFTER MY LAST NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS A VALVE BODY GASKET THAT WAS MISSING? (WHERE DID IT GO?) THEY SAID THEY INSTALLED THE UPGRADE KIT AND PUT IN A NEW GASKET, SAID IT WORKED BETTER. ABOUT 4 MONTHS LATER (WHEN IT GOT COLD), IT STARTED AGAIN. WORK & PARTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALER "THINKS" IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING ELSE. MY COMPLAINT IS, 4 MONTHS AGO I PAID $900 FOR THEM TO FIX WHAT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THEIR PRODUCT, THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET MORE MONEY OUT OF ME, OR WORM THEIR WAY OUT OF FIXING WHAT I'VE ALREADY PAID THEM TO FIX. THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED IT MIGHT BE AN INTERNAL LEAK, THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THEN SUGGESTED I MIGHT WANT TO REPLACE THE TRANNY. MY RESPONSE WAS YOU HAD IT TORN APART LAST TIME, YOU DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, WHY SHOULD I TRUST YOU NOW? I DON'T SUBSCRIBE TO THE THEOLOGY OF "REPAIR THROUGH ATTRITION". THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD ADDRESS OR BE SUED FOR. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TWICE. FIRST @ 90,000 MILES, SECOND @ 115,000 MILES. *TR

1999 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION O/D LIGHT FLASHING. TRANSMISSION HAS NOT FAILED YET, BUT IT WON'T BE LONG. I AM WRITING TO ADD MY VOICE TO THE TEN'S OF THOUSANDS OF UNHAPPY FORD CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FOR A DECADE OF FORD TRANSMISSIONS THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO WANT TO HEAR ABOUT OR HELP US WITH. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 1999 FORD EXPLORER 1. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, AFTER A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AT THE VALVOLINE OIL CHANGE COMPANY. MILEAGE ON VEHICLE APPROX 75000 MILES WHEN SERVICE WAS COMPLETED. 2. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION, RESULTING IN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD AT COST OF $3000.00. *TR

I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD WINSTAR IN 2005 AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR 1500.00 WHILE SEARCHING YOUR SITE I DISCOVERED MANY DEFECTS AND RECALLS TO MY VAN WHICH I PLAN TO TAKE TO A FORD DEALER. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SEL 3 YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD HELL WITH IT EVER SINCE. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY BEEN OWNED BY ONE OTHER PERSON AND HE HAD TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT RIGHT OVER 50,000 MILES. @ 130,000 MILES I TOO HAD TO PUT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION IN IT. NOW THE VAN HAS 160000 AND I AM AGAIN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I THINK THAT FORD HAS DONE A TERRIBLE JOB OF TAKING CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEY ARE LOOSING ME AS A CUSTOMER. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. *TR

1999 FORD EXPLORER SPORT -SHIFT LEVER WAS HARD TO SELECT GEAR-THEN WENT SMOOTH,BUT DOES NOT ALIGN PROPERLY WITH CORRECT GEAR. WAS TOLD THAT CABLE AND ROD IN SHIFT COLUMN WERE BROKE/DAMAGED, THAT THIS VERY COMMON WITH MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. WAS TOLD THAT THIS COULD TOTALLY MALFUNCTION WILE DRIVING-ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE. HAVE NOT HAD MONEY TO FIX AT PRESENT. *TR

THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER(104,510) BEGAN FLASHING TODAY AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. *NM

THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT IN MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER (105,000 MILES) BEGAN FLASHING TODAY & THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY.*JB

ON JULY 9, 2006 WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY OUR 1999 FORD EXPLORER XLT JUST DIED. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT KILLED. WHEN WE HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME (OVER 30 MILES) THE MECHANIC SAID THE CRANK SHAFT WAS SNAPPED IN HALF. WE HAD NO WARNING BEFORE HAND. NO NOISE, NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH, NO SMOKE, NOTHING. I CALLED FORD AND COMPLAINED AND THEY WERE VERY UNSYMPATHETIC TO ME. I ALSO OWN A 2003 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED WHICH I HAVE ALSO HAD A FEW PROBLEMS WITH. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH FORD. UNTIL NOW I HAVE ONLY OWNED FORD EXPLORERS BUT I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO START INVESTING IN A MORE REPUTABLE COMPANY. *NM

GEM MODULE (VEHICLE GETS LOCKED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE OR WILL NOT EXIT 4 WHEEL DRIVE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V06200. *JB

WHILE BACKING UP ON LEVEL GROUND, AFTER HEARING A LOUD BANG, MY EXPLORER LOST REVERSE. CONTACTING A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY TOLD ME MINE WILL BE THE 10TH EXPLORER TRANS THEY WILL BE REBUILDING THIS WEEK. THEY ALSO SAY TO NEVER TOW WITH THIS VEHICLE. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 CHALET, WHEN GOING ON VACATION YES THE AXLE BROKE. THE TRAILER WAS BEING TOWED AT 55-60 MPH. WHEN THE AXLE BROKE IT CAUSED DAMAGE TO SEVERAL PARTS OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER AND TIRE. THERE WAS SMOKE DAMAGE FROM THE TIRE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE CABINETS AND UNDER CARRIAGE. THE REAR AXLE THAT BROKE WAS THE ONLY AXLE ON THE TRAILER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS TOWING THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN A DETERMINATION ABOUT THE REPAIRS. UPON THE VEHICLE OWNERS INSPECTION, THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE AXLE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND HAD MANY CRACKS. THE POLICE WERE CALLED, BUT NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED SINCE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *AK

WHEN STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE TRUCK SUDDENLY SURGES FORWARD.

PURCHASED IN MAY 2001 - 1 WEEK LATER -BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ON. HAD TO FIX THAT. MANY MISC. THINGS I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ON THE VAN ALSO, TO THE TUNE OF $1500.00 OUT OF POCKET. IN 2003, MY "CHECK TRANSMISSION" LIGHT WENT ON EVERY TIME IT WAS DRIVEN. DEC 2004, I'M BY MYSELF W/2 KIDS, 1 HOUR FROM HOME ON A SUNDAY. CAR IS SMOKING ON FRONT END. TO MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT, I ENDED UP GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION & RADIATOR AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. TOTAL COST FROM ME - $3200.00. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I FIND THAT IT IS QUITE COMMON FOR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR'S TO HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION'S REPLACED WITH LOW MILES. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE POSTED ON MSN AUTO'S ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS. MINE WAS REPLACED AT 70,000!! MY NEW TRANSMISSION (FORD FACTORY) "DIES" WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. SO, AFTER A 2 WEEK WAIT TO GET INTO FORD, I FIND THAT IT NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE MY $3200 I GOT 3 WEEKS AGO, ONE HAS SOMETHING WRONG. SO, I'LL BE OUT FOR 1 WEEK & STILL HAVE A "LEMON" CAR. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT IS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE $3200.00 FOR THIS CAR. I'M STILL PAYING ON THE 15,000.00 WE PAID ON THIS VEHICLE, IN ANTICIPATION OF NOT HAVING ANY MAJOR CAR PROBLEMS. A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SE. *NM

IN MY 99 FORD EXPLORER 4X4, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED COSTING $2500 IN DAMAGES. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE 4X4 SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATING. WE HAD NO IDEA , THE DEALER CAUGHT IT DURING A SERVICE CHECK. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER IN MAY OF 2004 AND WITHIN A MONTH, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE HEARD SHIFTING AND ALSO SHIFTING MOVEMENT WAS FELT WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO RIO VALLEY IN ESPANOLA, NEW MEXICO WHERE I PAID CASH ($8700.00) AND WAS TOLD THAT I DID NOT PURCHASE THE WARRANTY AND MY VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST ME $3200.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I COMPLAINED AND WAS TOLD THAT MY GASKET WAS SEALED WITH A SEALANT THAT WENT IN TO MY GASKETS AND DAMAGED MY SOLENOID. I HAS JUST TAKEN IT FOR A TRANSMISSION OIL CHANGE AND THOUGHT WELL THAT COULD BE, HOWEVER, AFTER TALKING TO THE OWNER OF HINDI'S OIL STOP, I FELT CERTAIN THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CAUSE. RIO VALLEY FORD DID CLEAN OUT THE TRANSMISSION A COUPLE OF TIMES AND CHARGED ME $340.00 AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS BASICALLY GOING TO HAVE A BAND-AID EFFECT AND I WOULD ULTIMATELY NEED TO GET MY TRANSMISSION FIXED. IT WAS GETTING ME AROUND FOR AWHILE BUT LATELY THE SAME SHIFTING NOISES AND FEELINGS I HAD HEARD AND FELT ARE RECURRING. MY OVERDRIVE LIGHT ALSO GOES OF AND ON CONTINUOUSLY SOMETIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPLORER AND THE REVERSE WENT OUT IN IT. THE REST OF THE OTHER GEARS WORK. IT WILL COST 1500.00 TO FIX THRU A TRANSMISSION DEALER. I CONTACTED A RECENTLY RETIRED FORD MECHANIC WHO WORKS OUT OF HIS GARAGE NOW. HE TOLD ME THIS REVERSE IS A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAN BE REPLACED WITHOUT A TOTAL REBUILD. HE SAID LAST MONTH WHEN HE LEFT THE DEALER, THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FROM FORD FOR 3 WEEKS DUE THE EXTENT OF IT BEING A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE 99-00 FORD EXPLORERS. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WONT FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST RIGHT NOW. CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND LET ME KNOW HOW I GO ABOUT GETTING THIS FIXED THROUGH FORD? THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *LA

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ,AND DROVE IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THAT A GEM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE VEHICLE'S POWER WINDOWS, 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND DOME LIGHT HAVE ALSO STOPPED WORKING. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH, FLAT, SMOOTH ROAD, I FELT AND HEARD A "THUD" FROM LEFT FRONT AREA OF VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY HIGH PITCHED SQUEEL, PULLED OFF ROAD AND DID A VISUAL CHECK & FOUND NOTHING OUT OF PLACE, OR ANY LOOSE OR MISSING PIECES.*AK PULLED BACK ONTO HIGHWAY, SLOWLY INCREASING SPEED, EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. AFTER 5 TO 6 MILES I HAD TO APPLY BREAKS HARD, VEHICLE PULLED ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT AS I PULLED BACK TO RIGHT IT PULLED VERY HARD TO RIGHT W/ A GRINDING NOISE, HAD TO SLOW TO 30 MPH TO MAINTAIN CONTROL UNTIL REACHING A SERVICE FACILITY. UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC FOUND THE LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING HAD FAILED, HE EXPLAINED IT WOULD HAVE BECOME UNCONTROLABLE IF I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. HUB BEARING WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT, OLD PART IS STILL AVAILABLE, I HAVE SEALED IN BOX REPLACEMENT CAME IN.

POOR PERFORMANCE/DURABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. INCLUDES 5 RECALLS (TO DATE) AND THE NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE AFTER ONLY 72,000 MILES OF OPERATION. OTHER PARTS NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING AT THIS TIME ARE THE RADIO, CRUISE CONTROL, AND BRAKE LIGHTS.*AK

GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR IS MISALIGNED SINCE ABOUT SEPTEMBER, 2003. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM INDICATING IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE ARE PROBABLY MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM BUT WHO HAVE NOT FILED A COMPLAINT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN EMERGENCIES THAT REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. IF YOU PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO THE POSITION INDICATED BY THE N=NEUTRAL INDICATOR, YOU ARE ACTUALLY PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE. THIS COULD CAUSE DEATH IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS WHERE PEDESTRIANS ARE NEARBY, OR DEATH TO OCCUPANTS WHEN AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO MOVE THE TRANSMISSION OF A MOVING VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL. THERE MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN DEATHS RELATED TO THIS DEFECT. MOVING A TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL IS OFTEN A FIRST ATTEMPT TO DISENGAGE THE ENGINE AND POWER TO THE WHEELS.

WHEN MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER HAD APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES, IT WENT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AT THAT TIME, I COMPLAINED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING NEAR THE RADIATOR. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES, IT WENT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION TROUBLES, AT WHICH TIME SEVERAL OF THE CLUTCHES IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS RELEASED FROM THE DEALER ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT WAS RETURNED APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS LATER DUE TO HESITATION OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AND BECAUSE THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS BLINKING OFF AND ON. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER THE CAR WENT BACK INTO THE SHOP, AGAIN FOR LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID NEAR THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK WHERE A TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE RADIATOR. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH EVERY COMPONENT INVOLVED WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS EXPLORER. *LA

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER XLS FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR. THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID TO DRIVE IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE FLUSHING DID NOT WORK AND THREE DAYS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED IN THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT IS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT OF THE WARRANTY BY 4000 MILES. *LA

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON THERE WAS A STREAM OF SMOKE THAT CAME UP FROM THE GEAR SHIFTER. ALSO, GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS MISALIGNED. WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, AND WHEN IS IN NEUTRAL IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN DRIVE. *AK *NLM

4- WHEEL DRIVE STICKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE MALFUNCTION.*AK

DASHBOARD GEAR POSITION INDICATOR HAS MISALIGNED. SHOULD BE: P,R,N,D,2,1 IS: R(PARK),N(REVERSE),D(NEUTRAL),2(DRIVE),1(LOW),----(LOW).*AK

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING.*MR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND DID NOT MOVE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *TS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION HAD EXPERIENCED AN INTERNAL FAILURE.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHERE THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND REPLACED THE IAC VALVE. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PAR OF RECALL 00V395. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. *CB *NLM

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR AFTER FOLLOWING THE OWNERS MANUAL GUIDELINES IN TRANSPORTING TRAILERS ON FORD VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER TOWED THE TRAILER, AND THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONSUMERS WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION HAD BURNED OUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OVERDRIVE. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 50,000 MILES. *TT

ON 17 FEBRUARY 2003, MY HUSBAND LEFT OUR RESIDENCE IN THE FORD EXPLORER. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY, HE STARTED TO HEAR STRANGE NOISES. THE AUTOMOBILE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE GAS PEDAL, THE AUTOMOBILE JUST STOPPED. THE CAR WAS THEN PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO EXPRESS AUTO SERVICE ON 18 FEBRUARY 2003 DUE TO THE SNOW CONDITIONS. EXPRESS AUTO SERVICE CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FOR PROPER OPERATION AND IT WAS DETERMINED AFTER A SECOND VISIT TO EXPRESS AUTO THAT THE 'TRANSFER CASE" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE COULD NOT DRIVE THE AUTOMOBILE UNLESS THIS GETS REPAIRED BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT MADE THE CAR DRIVE! THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER WE ENGAGED THE 4WD FROM LOW TO HIGH DUE TO DRIVING IN THE SNOW. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE BEING FAIRLY NEW AND PURCHASE FROM PURVIS FORD IN FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA. A NEW TRANSFER CASE WOULD HAVE COSTS APPROXIMATELY $2100.00. DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS WE RECEIVED A USED TRANSFER CASE FOR APPROXIMATELY $1439.00. I AM REQUESTING A FULL INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS MAJOR MALFUNCTION WITH MY AUTOMOBILE AND A FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COSTS TO REPAIR THE SERVICES DONE TO THE AUTOMOBILE. *NLM

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, WITH THE GEAR IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON 2 LANE ROAD (PUDDLES OF WATER, A LITTLE HILLY) BOTH THE 4 WD LOW AND 4 WD HIGH INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASH TOGETHER THREE TIMES FOR A SECOND OR TWO AT TWO SEPARATE TIMES. SHORTLY AFTER, THE FRONT END DIPPED DOWN AND THE BACK END CAME FORWARD AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION AND TOOK A BIT OF MANEUVERING TO GET THE TRUCK STRAIGHT DUE TO THE WET AREAS OF THE ROAD. I CALLED FORD THAT NIGHT AND THEY AGREED THAT IF THE 4 WD "KICKED" IN IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL. TOOK IT TO THE TOWSON FORD THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THEY DID A TEST DRIVE AND CHECK FOR CODES - NOTHING SHOWED UP. THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE - BUT I AM STILL HESITANT BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW. *NLM

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SHIFTING (IT IS A AUTOMATIC) BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPM'S. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING STUCK AND REVVING HARD. I WAS TOLD THE VALVE BODY GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45, 000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAS DISCOVERED THE FABRIC FILTER WASN'T WORKING AND THERE IS A NEW METAL SHIELD.*JB

THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WINDOW.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS OVER APPROX 3 WEEK PERIOD. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER WHO INSPECTED CAR AND SAID PROBLEM IS PROBABLY A GASKET IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH FAILED. ALSO SAID THIS IS KNOWN TO HAPPEN IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT HE COULD PROBABLY GET FORD TO PAY ABOUT 70% OF REPAIR COST, LEAVING ME TO PAY ABOUT $125. IF THIS IS A COMMONLY OCCURRING SAFETY PROBLEM, THEN FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND PAY FOR COMPLETE REPAIR COSTS. MY CAR WENT FROM HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS TO FINALLY HAVING THE MOTOR DIE AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN STOPPING, DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILING. THIS IS DANGEROUS. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768032

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE. IF CONSUMER TRIES TO GO OVER 35MPH VEHICLE WILL MAKE A LOUD/DISTURBING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING DURING DRIVING. DEALER AWARE, TBS ISSUED AUG 1999, APRIL 02 AND SEPT 1999.*AK

VEHICLE HAD 4 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HOT, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT POSITIVELY FROM LOW TO INTERMEDIATE. *JG

I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND WHEN I STARTED TO MOVE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, LOW RANGE. I DID NOT PUT IT IN 4WD, I DO NOT KNOW WHY IT WAS ENGAGED. I ATTEMPTED TO RETURN IT TO 2WD AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE IT AT 10 MPH TO A GARAGE. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE TRANSFER CASE OUT OF 4WD LOW, AND INTO 4WD HIGH RANGE SO I COULD DRIVE IT ON THE ROAD. THEY ALSO PROVIDED ME WITH NHTSA RECALL INFORMATION ON THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE AS IT RELATES TO ELECTRICALLY OPERATED 4WD SYSTEMS. THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 00V072000. WHEN I CHECKED WITH FORD THEY SAID THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER MY VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH EXHIBITS SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL, AND MATCHES ALL OF THE CRITERIA IN THE RECALL I.E., MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND DATE OF MANUFACTURE. I AM WONDERING WHY MY VEHICLE ISN'T INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, AND WHAT I CAN DO TO GET IT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

CONSUMER HAD THE BOLT TO THE CV BOOT BREAK ON THE WAY TO THE SERVICE STATION CAUSING THE STEERING KNUCKLE TO GIVE AWAY WHICH AIDED IN CONSUMER LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER TRADE VEHICLE IN FOR A NEWER MODEL. *JG

VEHICLE HAS MAJOR VIBRATION THROUGHOUT BODY WHEN IT IS IDLING. RPMS FLUCTUATE UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 1600 AND 2300. DEALER ADDED AN EXTRA BRACKET TO EXHAUST SYSTEM TO HELP STOP VIBRATION. VEHICLE WOULD ONLY REV HARD WHEN IT WAS FIRST STARTED UP. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V395000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00546, BUT IT WAS UPGRADED ACCORDINGLY TO HELP CORRECT THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT GOT WORSE.*AK

NOISE IS COMING FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. THE UNIT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SO EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND AFTER BEING USED ONLY SPARINGLY. THE NOISE STILL CAN BE HEARD EVEN AFTER THE REPAIRS. *SCC

PCM FAILED. *SLC

AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED GEARS WILL NOT RELEASE FROM PARK. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY MORE DETAILS.*AK

CLAIMANT STATES THAT THE CAR WAS IN PARK, ENGINE OFF, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. CLAIMANT LEFT KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND PROCEDEED TO THE REAR OF VEHICLE. AFTER CLEANNG THE TAILGATE AREA, CLAIMANT WENT TO REMOVE KEYS. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WITH CLAIMANT HALF IN THE CAR. VEHICLE HIT HUSBAND'S PARK CAR, AND CONTINUED INTO THE STREET WHERE IT STRUCK A NEIGHBOR'S MAILBOX, THUS THROWING THE CLAIMANT FROM THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE CONTINUED FOLLING DOWN A VERY STEEP HILL AND WENT OVER A CURB WHERE WE BELIEVED THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. CLAIMANT WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS X-RAY. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONES. CLAIMANT EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY WOUNDED BY THE VEHICLE. *AK

A/T SLIPS FROM1ST-2ND. AT A STOP AND PROCEED TO GO TRANSMISSION ACTS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL. HAPPENS AFTER CAR IS DRIVEN @20M AND ENGINE IS HOT. *AK

ALL WHEEL DRIVE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE DANGEROUS AND VERY UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PROBLEM IS COMPONDED IN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS.

THE CONSUMER DOES NOT WANT RECALL 00V-395 PERFORMED WHICH WOULD REPROGRAM THE PCM ONLY TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO GO 74.6 MILES PER HOUR AS TO NOT CAUSE TIRE FAILURE, THE CONSUMER IS UNHAPPY WITH THIS RECALL AND THINKS IT WILL BE A NUISANCE IN PASSING SITUATIONS, FORD STATED THIS WAS A MANDATORY REPAIR AND THAT IT WOULD BE PERFORMED WITHOUT THE CONSUMERS APPROVAL IN THE EVENT THAT THE VEHICLE IS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. NLM

TRANSMISSION NO LONGER ABLE TO BE PUT IN REVERSE, NO PRIOR WARNING. NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK

ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE WHETHER THE CAR WAS WAITING FOR A LIGHT OR TRAVELING MAKING IT NECESSARY TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL FORCEFULLY TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING AHEAD, WHILE WAITING AT A LIGHT THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BECAUSE IT WAS RACING SO FORCEFULLY THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE HIT CROSSING PEDESTRIANS, THE OVERDRIVE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE IS RACING AGAIN, POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE LINKAGES. NLM

THE DRIVELINE OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AT 60-70 MPH, CONSUMER PUT ON 15" WHEELS AND NEW TIRES WHICH STOPPED SOME OF THE VIBRATION, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES SOME OF THE VIBRATION WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRES AND SOME IS CAUSED BY THE DRIVELINE (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AP P-255-70R-16). NLM

THIS EXPLORER IS EQUIPPED WITH AWD SYSTEM. DURING THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT ON ICE BUT THE 4WD DID NOT ENGAGE, SO THE FRONT WHEELS HAD NO TRUCTION. DUE TO THIS I COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL BEFORE THE VEHICKLE SMASHED IN TI THE BERRIER AND FLIPPED OVER AND ROLLED 180 DEGRIES. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS.*AK

THERES A NOISE COMING FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE, IF YOU LOODK UNDER THE VEHICLE YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE AXLE AND TRANSMISSION HAVE BEEN RUBBING TOGETHER. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THE NOISE SEEMS TO GO AWAY I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER EXPLORER OWNER WHO SAID HE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP, THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL WITH NO ACCELERATION, ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO PROVIDE SOME BRAKING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THERE WAS NO BRAKING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ONE. NLM

THIS 99 FORD EXPLORER HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, AS LISTED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, THEY DIRECTED ME BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS IS THE MOST UNRELIABLE VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED, AND IT'S ONLY 18 MONTHS OLD. *AK (TIRESIZE: P23575R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P23575R15 )

THE PLANETARY GEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, TWO SEPARATE REPAIRS OF THE TRANSMISSION WITH THE OVERDRIVE UNIT. *MJS

THE FRONT END NOISE PERSISTS EVEN AFTER BOTH FRONT HUBS AND FRONT SEALS WERE REPLACED DURING TWO SEPERATE SERVICE CALLS. THE WIPER SENSOR/MOTOR WAS REPLACED BEFORE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED COMING ON WITHOUT WARNING SINCE THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT WOULD HAPPEN..THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND UPFRONT, BUT THE FRONT END NOISE STILL PERSISTS AND IT IS QUITE ANNOYING TO HAVE TO KEEP GOING BACK FOR THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I HAVE HEARD THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON COMPLAINT IN THIS AREA. *AK

DRIVE TRAIN-HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL/WHISTLE NOISE FROM FRONT END AT SPEEDS 20MPH TO 55MPH. FOUR ATTEMPS BY THE FORD AGENCY HAVE BEEN MADE BUT THE NOISE STILL REMAINS.THERE HAVE BEEN A TOTAL OF 14 REPORTS MADE TO NHTSA FOR 1998 & 1999 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AS I INTERPRET SOME OF THE WEB SITE REPORTS. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

IN THE 19 MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD MY FORD EXPLORE, IT HAS HAD 3 RECALLS. ABOUT 4 MOS AGO I NOTICED A LOUD NOISE THAT SEEM TO BE COMING FROM UP UNDERNEAT THE CAR. YOU COULD HEAR IT WHEN AT A STOPPED POSITION BUT STILL IN DRIVE. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP CHECK FOR IT TWICE AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED A SLIGHT HESTITATION WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ACCELERATING AND IT SEEMED TO DO IT MORE OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS. JULY 2ND, MY FAMILY WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM NEW YORK AND A NOISE BEGAN THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR SOMETHING DRAGGING UNDERNEATH THE CAR. WE LOST ALL ACCELERATION, COASTED OFF AN EXIT, AND THE GEARS WERE USELESS AND GRINDED WHEN WE TRIED TO SHIFT TO PARK. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS THE ONLY THING HOLDING US THERE. I AM STILL WAITING FOR RESULTS FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON THE PROBLEM, BUT ITS DEFINETELY TRANSMISSION RELATED. I NOW FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY 2 CHILDREN IN THAT VEHICLE. IT SEEMS LIKE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION SLIP; AT 15 MPH, SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL THEN BACK INTO DRIVE; RE-DESIGN OF VALVE BOX DUE TO BRACKET FAILURE, VEHICLE IS NOW WAITING AT DEALER FOR NEWLY DESIGNED PART

TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN IT CHANGED OVER THERE WOULD BE A REAL BAD JERK. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER . DEALER SAID IT WOULD TAKE 60 DAYS TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK

ONGOING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH A SQUEALING SOUND COMING FROM FRONT AXLE. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BEING BOUGHT BACK BY THE DEALER AS A LEMON. *AK *ML

WHILE CLIMBING ONE OF THE MOUNTAINS CONSUMER ENCOUNTERED IC EON THE ROAD. CONSUME RENGAGED THE SWITCH TO 4-WHEEL DRIVE, AND NOTICED A ROARING NOIS EIN FRONT END FOLLOWED BY OCCASIONAL JERKS. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND INSTRUCTED CONSUMER TO READ THE MANUAL. CONSUMER INFORMED MANUFACTURER THAT THIS CONSTITUTED A SERIOUS HAZARD PROBLEM. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILS ON HILL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE OR ROLL FORWARD WHILE IN REVERSE. NLM

VEHICLES TRANSMISSION DOES NOT HOLD ON GRADES, VEHICLE IN DRIVE JUST TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL. HAS HAPPENED ON SMALL AS WELL AS LARGE GRADES MECHANIC TOLD HUSBAND IT WAS OK, THAT THE VEIGHT OF VEHICLE WAS CAUSING CONCERN DIAGNOSIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION I DO NOT THINK THIS IS TRUE HAVE OWNED FORDS IN PAST NONE HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I TRADED A 97 FORD THUNDERBIRD FOR THIS VEHICLEIT DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM , I OWNEDTHE T-BIRD FOR 2 YEARS AND IT HAD 44,000 MILES WHEN I TRADED IT FOR THIS EXPLORER.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45-65MPH, WOULD HEAR NOISES FROM THE REAR AXLE, LIKE A HUMMING SOUND. THE NOISE IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN ACCELERATION HAD DECREASED. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, WHO WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC CANNOT LOCATE CAUSE OF NOISE. *AK

THE VALVE TRAIN IN THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP WHEN CHANGING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND MANUFCTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN MOVING FROM STANDSTILL, SHIFTING TO 2ND GEAR. PROBLEM WAS FIXED 1ST TIME AND HAS REOCCURRED 4 MONTHS LATER. LOCAL DEALER FIXED BOTH TIMES, REPLACING SAME PART BOTH TIMES. 2ND TIME, FACTORY RECOMMENDED OVERHAUL OF TRANSMISSION, DONE BY DEALER. PROBLEM APPEARS TO SURFACE IN 4 MONTH INTERVALS. NOW HAVE APPROX. 800 MILES ON LATEST FIX.

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN OVERDRIVE. LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON/OFF. ENGINE STARTED TO ROAR & THEN IT STOPPED. VEHICLE WAS MOVING SLOWLY WHEN IT HAPPENED. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. *AK

ALL PROBLEMS ARE ELECTRICAL:WIPERS/WASHER FAILED-TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY-4WD FAILED TO ENGAGE. AFTER CONNECTOR REPAIRS, REPLACING 3 WIRE HARNESSES AND PCM, PROBLEM HAS APPARENTLY BEEN FIXED--FOR NOW. WIPER/4WD PROBLEMS APPEAR RELATED TO GEM (GENERAL ELECTRONICS MODULE) AND WIRING HARNESSES. TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE). THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 1150 AND 2500 MILES INCLUDING 3 DIFFERENT VISITS TO SERVICE DEPT. VEHICLE OUT OF SERVICE NEARLY 3 WEEKS IN 2 1/2 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP.

VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, AND WHEN DRIVER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, IT STARTED TO ROLL. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A COMMERCIAL TRUCK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DESIGN OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALLOWS FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE IN DRIVE GEAR AND ROLL BACKWARD WHEN RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL AT A STOP. MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE GOING ON WHEN NOT TURNED ON. GETTING WORSE. ALSO, SPEEDS ARE NOT CORRECT WHEN ARE TURNED ON. HAVE ALREADY ALSO HAD TO HAVE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM REPLACED DO TO FAILURE, STILL STICKS TRYING TO TAKE KEY OUT SOMETIMES.

I PURCHASED THIS 99 EXPLORER IN FEBRUARY AND ALREADY IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR DIFFERENT DEFECTS INCLUDING ON THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND TOOK IN HOME WITH 6 MILES ON IT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND EVENTUALLY WENT OUT ON THE TRUCK. SINCE IT WAS A SATURDAY THAT THIS HAPPENED THE TRUCK SAT TILL MONDAY WHEN THE DEALER HAD IT TOWED BACK (I DID NOTICE TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND).THE DEALER SAID THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A CONNECTOR ON THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE NOT BEING SEALED OR TIGHTENED. I ASKED IF THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T BE BUT THIS LEADS ME TO MY NEXT PROBLEM. THE TRUCK DOES NOT ACCELERATE THROUGH THE GEARS PROPERLY BUT FORD SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH AFTER LOOKING AT IT AGAIN. NEXT IT WAS IN FOR THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE WHICH THEY SENT A LETTER TO ME FOR BUT DID NOT HAVE THE CABLE IN STOCK AND WERE SUPPOSE TO DISABLE THE SPEED CONTROL UNTIL ONE CAME IN. THEY DID NOT DISABLE IT WHICH WAS VERY HAZARDOUS SAFETY WISE. NEXT THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN BECAUSE ONE OF THE SPEAKERS WAS BLOWN AND IN FACT AFTER GETTING THAT ONE REPLACED THE OTHERS SOUND JUST AS BAD AS THE BLOWN ONE AND THE RADIO HAS NEVER BEEN TURNED PAST HALFWAY. MY LATEST PROBLEM IS THAT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON SPORACTICALLY AT ANY TIME AND STAY ON FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND I CANNOT TURN THEM OFF SEEING AS I DIDN'T TURN THEM ON. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY 45 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS BECAUSE ONE I AM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT THE VEHICLE AND AM TIRED OF FINDING ANOTHER MEANS FOR TRANSPORTATION WHILE THEY FIX MY TRUCK. I EVEN ASKED FOR ANOTHER TRUCK BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE SHOULDN'T BE MOE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK, THIS WAS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WENT ON THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT IT. *AK

THIS IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WHICH HAS ALREADY EXPERIENCED 3 SIGNIFICANT DEFECTS. IT HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE 3 OUT OF 10 DAYS. NO DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

TRANSMISSION WOULD START TO SLIP WHEN TRAVELING JUST 10MPH. THE RPMS WOULD BE OVER 3 THOUSAND. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK & THAT IT'S A FACTORY DEFECT, ALMOST BLEW UP. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT KEEP ACCURATE SPEEDS. IF SPEED IS INCREASED,IT WOULD FAIL TO WORK. THIS WAS REFERRED TO MECHANIC BY MANUFACTURER. *AK

VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT STICKS IN PARK AND CANNOT BE SHIFTED. NLM

TRANSMISSION LACKS POWER ON ACCELERATION AND MAKES NOISES. NLM