2005 Ford Explorer Transmission Problems

Your transmission is not responding correctly in reverse. When you put the car in reverse, it sometimes rolls forward instead of backward, or it won't move in reverse at all—even on level ground. This has happened multiple times. You've had the transmission fluid checked and changed, along with the filter, but the problem persists. Sometimes while backing up, the car stops and drifts forward instead.

Your transmission won't shift into Drive or Reverse, and the Overdrive light flashes on the dashboard. This happened twice—the first time you replaced the output speed sensor and it worked briefly, but the problem returned after a transmission fluid flush. You replaced the sensor again, but the issue persisted, and a transmission shop diagnosed a failed transmission with 212,000 miles. The transmission will need to be completely replaced.

Your Explorer sometimes jerks backward suddenly when you shift into reverse, even while you're pressing the brake pedal. This has happened on several occasions, but the dealer wasn't able to reproduce the problem during testing. The issue likely involves the transmission or shift linkage mechanism that controls when the vehicle engages reverse gear.

FROM PARK, DELAY FROM 1 TO 7 SECONDS FOR ENGAGEMENT FOR REVERSE (AUTOMATIC TRANS), WORSE IN WARM WEATHER. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AS YOU MAY PRESS ON GAS THINKING YOU'RE IN REVERSE, AND THEN ACCELERATE!! HEARD 1ST HAND FROM FORD DEALER THIS IS WELL KNOWN, AND SOMETIMES SEVERE. SOMETHING WITH SOLENOID PACK? HAPPENS OFTEN!

MY EXPLORER TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WORKING GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM KEPT GOING IN AND OUT. CHECKED WITH A FORD DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH EXPLORERS AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THERE WAS OVER 10,000 COMPLAINTS MADE. I AM IN THE MILITARY HAVE 14 COMBAT TOURS, AND COME HOME TO HAVE MY LIFE PUT IN DANGER AGAIN ON SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO STEP IN?

TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. NO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEARS. THE OCCURRENCE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES FOR THIS VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HIGH AND WELL DOCUMENTED. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE BECAUSE OF POOR ENGINEERING. MY FAMILY WAS LUCK TO NOT GET REAR ENDED ON THE HIGHWAY RESULTING IN INJURY OR WORSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, THE REVERSE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

THE GEAR SHIFTER/LEVER BROKE OFF INTO MY HAND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE GEAR SHIFTER/LEVER BROKE AT THE BASE, INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. THE BROKEN PART SEEMS TO BE A CAST METAL PART, THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER/LEVER ROTATES TO CHANGE GEARS. THE FRACTURE SURFACE APPEARS ROUGH -- IT IS NOT CLEAN. FORTUNATELY THE CAR IS STUCK IN PARK, NOT ANOTHER GEAR, AND IN A SAFE PLACE (PARKING GARAGE). SHOULD THIS HAVE HAPPENED WHEN IN ANY OTHER GEAR I WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR IN THAT GEAR, IF I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE. OTHERWISE IT WOULD JUST HAVE TO SIT WHEREVER IT WAS LEFT, NO MATTER HOW INCONVENIENT TO OTHER DRIVERS. I CALLED FORD AND THEY STATE THIS IS NOT A DOCUMENTED ISSUE, THEREFORE NO RECALL OR REIMBURSEMENT IS AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS IS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE, WITH PICTURES OF THE SAME EXACT BREAK POINT THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. ALSO, THERE ARE AFTER-MARKET REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THIS EXACT PART, FURTHER HINTING THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.

VEHICLE ENGINE WHILE TRAVELING, GENERALLY AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED GREATER THAN 40MPH, WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO INDICATION ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE JUST TURNS OFF. THE ONLY WAY OF KNOWING IS ONCE THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED TO INCREASE SPEED AND THEN REALIZED THE CAR HAD TURNED OFF. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I HAD TO BY A NEW CAR. EXPLORER JUST SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS HAPPEN RANDOMLY WITH NO NOTICE AND GENERALLY WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED BACKWARDS WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,434. *TT UPDATED 7/2/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND JERKED VIOLENTLY AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO REVERSE AT A LOW SPEED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD BEFORE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED BACKWARDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR LEVER IN THE REVERSE POSITION FAILED TO OPERATE AFTER THREE MONTHS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION BEGINING TO SLIP, SOON WILL AHVE NO 4TH GEAR OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE IS UP TO DATE WITH MATINANACE AND EVERYTHING MILEAGE IS STILL BELOW 95,000 MILES. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE THAT THE FORD COMPANY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN REPORTED.

TRANSMISSION GRINDS/SLIPS GOING FROM 2 TO 3 GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH MAKING A TURN, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FAILED TO TURN OFF. IN ADDITION, THE WHEELS SEIZED AND EMITTED AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES WITH A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND HAS HAPPEND DURING HIGHWAY HIGH SPEED DRIVING. IT HAPPENS ON CARS BUILT 11/24/04 AND PRIOR. THE CODES ARE P2106 AND P2135. IT'S CAUSED BY A FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND REQUIRES A POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE RESET B36.11, B37.2 OR HIGHER. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAR FORD READILY ACKOWLEDGES. THEY HAVE UGRADED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR TWICE WITHOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEM.

2005 FORD EXPLORER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING COLUMN GEAR SHIFTER PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON DECEMBER 10, 2010 THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE GEAR SHIFT BROKE AGAIN FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED EACH TIME. *JB

IN NOV OF 2014 WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR 100K MILE SERVICE. WE TOLD THEM TO CHECK THE DRIVE TRAIN BECAUSE WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THERE WOULD BE A SLIGHT HESITATION THEN A CLUNK THEN THE CAR WOULD BEGIN TO MOVE. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUE AND THEY INSTALLED A COMPUTER UPGRADE TO IMPROVE THE SHIFTING. THEY ALSO CHANGED THE TRANNY FLUID. THEN IN MARCH OF 2015 WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AND GOT WORSE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AGAIN AND THEY TOOK 2 WEEKS TO FIGURE OUT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. THEY SAID $3500 FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF IT. *TR

IM NOT SURE IF THIS SHOULD BE WITH ENGINE SECTION BUT I DIDN'T SEE A TRANSMISSION PART. I WAS DRIVING MY SUV AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT IN THE MESSAGE CENTER CAME ON AND SAID , OVER DRIVE ON /OFF KEPT FLASHING . TOOK TO A BODY SHOP NEARBY THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. WITH FURTHER INVESTIGATION MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT SECOND / THIRD GEAR WAS GONE . I ENDED UP SPENDING $4500 FOR NEW TRANSMISSION TO BE INSTALLED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 FORD EXPLORERS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, THE PANEL SUDDENLY STARTED BEEPING AND FLASHING LIGHTS AND MY CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE O/D LIGHT CAME ON AND THE INFORMATION CENTER INDICATED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION. NOW THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR UNTIL IT REACHES VERY HIGH RPM AND WHEN IT DOES SHIFT IT IS VERY HARD. I DRIVE THE CAR TO AND FROM WORK A TOTAL OF 6 MILES A DAY AND ALMOST NEVER ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS ALMOST 10 YEARS OLD AND IT ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES. I'VE HEARD THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH FORD TRANSMISSIONS FOR OVER 10 YEARS BUT THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT. I HAVE BEEN BUYING FORD CARS SINCE 1995 BUT THIS WILL BE MY LAST. TOO MANY OTHER PROBLEMS THAT THEY REFUSE TO FIX. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY QUIT AND THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE LIGHT CAME ON. COMPUTER SCAN SHOWED THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR/CONTROL WAS STUCK CLOSED, AND COULD CLEAR ANY CODES. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL.. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO MY HOME. ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN AT MORE THAN AN IDLE WITH THE ACCELERATOR FULLY DEPRESSED, AND THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE IN THE RPM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH ON AN INCLINE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2013, I TOOK MY 2005 FORD EXPLORER TO THE FORD DEALER (FREEWAY FORD IN BLOOMINGTON, MN) BECAUSE I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE. AT TIMES IT HESITATES TO GO INTO REVERSE AND THEN CLUNKS INTO THE GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS OF COURSE MY TRANSMISSION SOLENOID. I CANT AFFORD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,300 PLUS TAXES AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY EXPLORER IN THIS CONDITION, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE AT THIS POINT. I WENT ONLINE TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND FOUND 94 COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUES ON THE 2005 FORD EXPLORERS. IN ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS SENT TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM - A WOMAN WROTE THAT SHE SENT A COMPLAINT LETTER TO THE DEPT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THE 2005 FORD EXPLORES, THEY GET BACK TO HER TO TELL HER THAT THE FORD DEALER WILL PUT THE REPAIR UNDER SOME TYPE OF WARRANTY PROGRAM AND JUST CHARGE ME $100 BUCKS TO REPLACE THE SOLENOID. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE FORD EXPLORERS MADE IN 2005, SO WHY HAVE THE VEHICLES NOT BEEN RECALLED AND WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST? [XXXX] *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

OUR 2005 FORD EXPLORER HAS ONLY 60 THOUSAND MILES AND WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. OUR MECHANIC HAS TOLD US THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT 60 THOUSAND MILES, AND ANOTHER MECHANIC TOLD US THAT FORD VEHICLES ARE STARTING TO BECOME KNOWN FOR THE BAD TRANSMISSIONS. AFTER READING SOME COMPLAINTS ONLINE, I HAVE DECIDED TO REPORT THIS, AS MANY FORD CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD TO HAVE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. FORD SHOULD CONSIDER A RECALL. *TR

GEARSHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED FROM PARK WITHOUT STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL. IT CAN BE MOVED INTO ANY POSITION, EVEN WHEN KEY IS REMOVED. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND VEHICLE SEEMED TO SLOW WAY DOWN, IN TRAFFIC. TRIED TO GIVE IT MORE GAS, BUT REALIZED THAT IT SEEMED TO BE OUT OF GEAR AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CLUNKED REALLY HARD INTO GEAR AND SPED UP. VERY DANGEROUS IN FLORIDA INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC!!! *TR

MY 2005 FORD HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER 3 DIFFERENT TIMESFOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. FIRST TIME 2006 SECOND 2010 THIS 2013. I'M TOLD THE SOLENOID PAC THE OD BANDS ARE TO BLAME ALL THREE TIMES.I'M GETTING VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS CAR AND FORD MOTOR COMPANIES INABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM OR TO ATLEAST EXCEPT SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS.WITH THIS LAST FAILURE THEY HAVE GIVEN ME TO OPTIONS REBUILD AGAIN OR PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHY WOULD I WANT TO REPLACE A CRAPPY TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW CRAPPY TRANSMISSION. IS THEIR ANY HELP WITH THIS? *TR

TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO GO OUT AND AN INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED FOR ALL 2005 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AFTER 120,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

VEHICLE STARTED SKIPPING AND LUNGING AS IT CHANGED GEARS. TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND SAID IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COSTS UP TO 3,000. FORD DID ALL SERVICE ON VEHICLE AT ALL THE RIGHT TIMES. NO RECALL CAN NOT BELIEVE IT. FINALLY TOOK TO TRANSMEDIC HAD REPLACED FOR $2300. CAN'T SOMEONE GET FORD TO DO ANYTHING. *JS

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 99K MILES AND COST TO COMPLETELY REBUILD IS $2400. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO FORD RECOMMENDATIONS. TRANSMISSION REPAIR INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS USED IN FORD EXPLORERS DURING THESE YEARS. FORD SHOULD PERFORM A RECALL AS THIS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS GIVEN THE LACK OF WARNING BEFORE FAILURE OCCURS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE - DRIVING HOME AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. NO DRIVE, NO REVERSE, DOES NOT GO. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED SERVICES PERFORMED BY MY LOCAL AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER. AFTER IT FAILED, I SEARCHED THE WEB FOR COMPLAINTS, I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE BUYING IT. NOT VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE FACT THAT FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR THIS VERY COMMON FAILURE!! I WILL WARN ALL POTENTIAL BUYERS OF ANY FORD PRODUCTS. *TR

BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE TRANSMISSION LURCHING. MY WIFE WAS PARKING HER CAR AND WHEN SHE SHIFTED IN REVERSE TO BACK INTO HER PARKING SPOT, IT LUNGED BACKWARDS AND RAMMED THE EXHAUST INTO BUMPER, LITERALLY CRUMPLING THE EXHAUST, INTO A CONCRETE BARRICADE, WITH NO WARNING. THIS WAS AT 75000 MILES IN MARCH OF 2009. ANYTIME SHE PUT IT IN GEAR IT WOULD JUST JUMP, LIKE SOMETHING WOULD MAKE IT HESITATE, AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN FULL POWER ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY. BROUGHT TO FORD DEALER AND INSTEAD OF REPLACING THEY HAD REBUILT IT. THE CASE FOR THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED, THE FIRST SIGN IT NEEDED A NEW ONE. FAST FORWARD JANUARY 20TH 2012. NOW THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON ME, AND WITH NO WARNING WITH CARS COMING FROM BEHIND ME, IT NOW HAS 40000 ON THE REBUILD SO NOW THE CAR HAS 109000+ MILES ON IT. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALUMINUM FILINGS INSIDE OF IT FROM THE PARTS INSIDE COMING LOOSE AND SHREDDING THE CASE ON THE INSIDE. FOR WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF IT AND IT SHOULD STILL HAVE A WARRANTY. IT IS A DANGEROUS CAR, IF SHE WOULD HAVE DROVE TO WORK AND IT LOST POWER ON A BUSIER INTERSTATE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A MAJOR WRECK. I CAN'T REPLACE A LOVED ONE BECAUSE FORD WILL NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I AM GETTING RID OF IT SO THAT MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE SAFE. *TT

DROVE THE VEHICLE TO WORK AND WENT TO LEAVE AND I HAD NO REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SLAMMING INTO REVERSE AND THEN ENGAGING PRIOR TO THIS-BUT NO SLIPPING OR ANYTHING ELSE. I HAD THE FLUID CHANGED AND THERE WERE NO TEETH OR ANY METAL IN THE FILTER OR PAN-BUT THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SPOKE WITH 3 TRANSMISSION SHOPS IN MY TOWN AND ALL TOLD ME THE 05 EXPLORERS HAD JUNK TRANSMISSIONS. THAT THE FLUID IN PART OF THEM FROM THE FACTORY WAS BAD AND THE TRANNY ITSELF WAS JUST A BIG MISTAKE. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED- $1338 LATER, I HAVE A REBUILT 'JUNK' TRANSMISSION. I HAVE OWNED FORDS IN THE PAST AND LOVED THEM, BUT MY EXPLORER ENDED THIS LOVER AFFAIR. EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK ONLINE THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE- AND NO ONE IS MAKING FORD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR. TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS AND IS NOW SLIPPING. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, AS I HAVE FOUND TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION FALLING APART. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS ISSUE AND REPLACE WITH A DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION. I DON'T WANT TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON A TRANSMISSION THAT IS BOUND TO FAIL AGAIN. THIS IS A BLATANT MISSED RECALL. THE TRANS IS MODEL 5R55S. PLEASE RECALL THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK WHEN IT ROLLED FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

WE BOUGHT OUR EXPLORER NEW JULY 4TH 2005, HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS BUT THIS IS THE WORST. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION CHECKS DONE ON TIME AT 40,000 AND 60,000 MILES. I TOLD THEM TWICE BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT RIGHT IT WAS SLIPPING. NOW THAT I FINALLY PAID THEM $200.00 FOR THEIR TEST IT SHOWS THE BANDS ARE ABOUT TO BREAK AND IT WILL BE $3900.00 FOR A REBULIT ONE. I HAVE CHECKED OUT THE LIST OF PROBLEMS WITH THERE TRANSMISSIONS,SO WHERE IS THE RECALL,COME ON WE CAN'T ALL BE WRONG. LOOKING FOR HELP IN THESE HARD TIMES,BEING DISABLED AND WIFE ABOUT TO RETIRE THIS PRICE IS ABSURD,BECAUSE OF ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. BOUGHT LAST TWO CARS FROM FORD ,DON'T THINK IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THANKS FOR LETTING ME VENT. *TR

TOOK OUR 2005 FORD EXPLORER TO SERVICE DEPT. BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED-PREVIOUSLY ALEXANDER FORD, NOW FORD OF MURFREESBORO. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SLIPPING PERIODICALLY AT THE TIME. THEY DROVE IT & SAID NOTHING WAS NOTICEABLE. I INDICATED TO THEM THAT IT SLIPPED MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE EVERY MONTH OR SO. NOW VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ON ME. I HAD A CAR IN FRONT OF ME & WHEN IT FINALLY LET UP, I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME-WITH A BABY IN A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT. WHEN I SLAMMED ON MY BREAKS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION KICKED IN, I SUFFERED WHIPLASH. IT SCARED ME TO DEATH. THERE APPEAR TO BE SO MANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE 2005 EXPLORERS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT FOR A RECALL. THEY SHOULD HAVE CHECKED MY VEHICLE OUT MORE EXTENSIVELY RATHER THAN BARELY DRIVE IT FOR A FEW MINUTES WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I COULD HAVE INJURED A CHILD & I DID INJURE MYSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND DRIVE WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION OR THE VEHICLE BEING ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CHILD WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT WHILE IT WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BE STOP THE VEHICLE, GET INTO IT AND APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE INSPECTED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CORRECTION TO BE MADE OR RECALL RELATED TO THE VIN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE OCCURRED SWITCHING SUDDENLY FROM DRIVINIG TO NEUTRAL, GEAR COULD NOT BE CHANGED UNLESS VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED DOWN. SCARY SITUATION CONSIDERING THAT I COULD BE DRIVING ON THE LEFT LANE. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS AS A SAFETY COMPLAINT AND REQUEST FOR SAFETY RECALL. *KB

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WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE SOMETIMES THERE IS A 3-4 SECOND DELAY. IT IS ALSO SLAMMING INTO REVERSE AT TIMES. MORE FREQUENT AS TIME GOES ON. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE FROM TSB 05-15-4 CAUSING BY THE FORD FACTORY FAILING TO PUT AN ADDITIVE IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD. I'M NOW LOOKING AT A COSTLY REPAIR. *TR

I PURCHASED MY SPORT TRAC IN 2005. IN 2011 I HAD APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A SEVERE VIBRATION WHICH CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD AND MADE STEERING DIFFICULT DOING ABOUT 60 MPH. I REPLACED THE TIRES BUT THE VIBRATION CONTINUED. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD SENT OUT A SERVICE MEMO STATING THIS PARTICULAR FORD MODEL HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVESHAFT AND A NEW ALUMINUM ONE WAS NECESSARY. I CONTACTED FORD BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. DRIVING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. ON JUNE 15, I WENT TO CLASSIC FORD LINCOLN-MERCURY AND TOLD THEM I NEEDED AN UPDATED DRIVESHAFT. AFTER IT WAS INSTALLED THE VIBRATION CONTINUED AND I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY THEN INSTALLED THE RIGHT ALUMINUM DRIVESHAFT. MY PROBLEM IS THAT FORD KNEW ABOUT THE DRIVESHAFT AND THE VIBRATION IT CAUSED AND HAD WRITTEN A SERVICE MEMO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I KNOW THAT MY CAR HAD 36,000 MILES BUT THAT IS WHEN THE PROBLEM BECAME SERIOUS. I BELIEVE THAT FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCTS AND STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR THE PROBLEMS THEY CAUSED. I THINK FORD MOTOR SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THE ALUMINUM DRIVESHAFT SINCE I WAS MADE AWARE THAT FORD REALIZED THE CAR WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE WRONG ONE AND FAILED TO HAVE A RECALL . HOPEFULLY NO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS RESULTED FROM THIS FORD ENGINEERING ERROR.

REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHINE IS VERY BAD/LOUD ! THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THIS IS A VERY BAD DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE 2005 FORD EXPLORER THAT I WAS DRIVING IN FREEWAY WITH SPEED OF 60MPH WITH 3 KIDS IN THE VEHICLE AND MY WIFE AND JUST TRANNY FAILED AND SPEED DROP ALMOST GET IN ACCIDENT NOW I AM WITHOUT THE CAR AND WITHOUT THE WORK I DID CHANGE MY TOYOTA TO THE AMERICAN VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO TO HELP ECONOMY OF USA AND NOW I HAVE NO IDEA THAT WHERE I GET $3000.00 TO REPLACE THE TRANNY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING THE GEAR SELECTOR THERE WAS A DELAYED RESPONSE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHETHER DRIVING OR ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION OIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER XLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD SPORADICALLY MOVE INTO NEUTRAL FROM PARK OR DRIVE WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE PARTICULAR FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

REPEATED FAILURE OF 2005 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION MODEL 5R55S. 3 TOTAL FAILURES REQUIRING COMPLETE OVERHAUL IN 3 YEARS. REPAIRS PERFORMED BY SAME QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT AND FORD DEALER RECOMMENDED REPAIR ALTERNATIVE FACILITY. FORD WOULDN'T PROVIDE A WARRANTY AT 90,000 MILE FIRST FAILURE. MOST RECENT REPAIR 2/24/2011 AND 3RD COSTING $2500. MILEAGE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD REPAIRS-38,000 MILES. PRESENT MILEAGE 130,000 ON VEHICLE. CHASSIS MILEAGE IS HIGH BUT 3 FAILURES IN 3 YEARS ON LOW MILEAGE TRANSMISSION BETWEEN OVERHAULS IS NOT NORMAL. *TR

TODAY, I STARTED OUR 2005 FORD EXPLORER TO DRIVE MY TWO CHILDREN TO THE BUS STOP. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT ON OUT OF THE BLUE. I'VE HAD MANY CARS BUT THIS IS THE FIRST FORD AND SINCE AUGUST WE'VE PUT IN AN ALTERNATOR, NEW ENGINE AND NOW THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT. OUR PRIOR SUV WAS A 1999 DODGE DURANGO AND WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PUT ANY OF THESE REPAIRS INTO IT. *TR

2005 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION FAILING WITH MILEAGE OF 65K MILES! WAS TOLD BY FORD IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $3500 PLUS TAX TO FIX. CALLED FMC AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO WORK IT OUT WITH THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP. NO ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF OTHER COMPLAINTS BY FMC MAIN OFFICE OR DEALERSHIP; DISMISSED NOTION OF ANY VALIDITY TO COMPLAINTS SHOWING UP ONLINE; WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD SIMPLY MAKE NOTE OF IT IN THEIR SYSTEM AND THAT WAS IT! SO FAR NOTHING SERIOUS HAS HAPPENED, BUT APPARENTLY OTHERS HAVE NOT BEEN SO LUCKY. HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE HOME FROM A FUNERAL OUT OF TOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER XLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT RINGS ON THE AXLE FRACTURED AND LOCKED UP THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE LEFT FRONT AXLE RING. THE FRONT RIGHT RING HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

I OWN A 2005 FORD EXPLOER WITH 74K MILES THAT CONTINUES TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INCLUDING SHIFTING HARD WHEN PLACING IN REVERSE, AS WELL AS LURCHING UPON SLOWING DOWN AND STOPPING. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE MAY 2005 AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 65K MILES. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED A SOLENOID VALVE BODY BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT WILL COST $1100 WITH NO DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION BODY SHOP TO BE INFORMED THAT MY YEAR VEHICLE HAS SUCH PROBLEMS AND WHY FORD DOESN'T DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION PLACE DID NOT FIND TRANSMISSION CODE PROBLEMS, BUT THE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. THEY DID RECEIVE GET AN ENGINE CODE ERROR AND REFERRED ME TO ELECTRICAL SPECIALIST. I'M DISTURBED TO FIND OUT ON-LINE ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING CONCERNING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THE SAME ISSUES THAT I AM HAVING. FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO BE HELP RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE ISSUES AND COVER THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY ALREADY KNOW THE ISSUE EVEN WITHOUT DOING A DIAGNOSTIC. *TR

COMMON TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON 2002 TO 2005 FORD EXPLORERS. MY 2005 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND ALMOST CAUSED MY FAMILY TO GET REAR ENDED ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN ALMOST INTO A ROLLOVER ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO BEING IN THE PASSING LANE AND TRYING TO GET OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. I HAD TO HAVE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT 46,000 MILES WHICH WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

MY LETTER TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AS FOLLOWS: FORD MOTOR COMPANYMAIN TOPIC: VEHICLESERVICEISSUESYOUR INQUIRY: MY 2005 EDDIE BAUER EDITION FORD EXPLORER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT SLAMS INTO REVERSE AND SLIPS GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS. I GOT ON THE INTERNET TO RESEARCH WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS AND WAS APPALLED BY THE STAGGERING NUMBER OF OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. (AUTOBEEF.COM) MANY OF THEM PAYING THE MONEY ($3,000) TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED ONLY TO FIND IT HAPPENS AGAIN IN FEW THOUSAND MILES. WHEN I SAW ALL THOSE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT I WAS HAVING, I THOUGHT SURELY FORD WOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BY NOW. BUT AFTER SEARCHING YOUR WEBSITE FOR A RECALL NOTICE, I FOUND NOTHING!! CAN THIS BE RIGHT? HOW CAN YOU COMMERCIALISM SELLING QUALITY PRODUCTS WITH PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEING IGNORED? IF I HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED (BY A AUTHORIZED DEALER), WHAT ASSURANCES DO I HAVE FROM FORD, THAT THE PROBLEM WILL NOT RETURN? I'M NOT A FAN OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS, BUT IT SEEMS THIS IS THE ONLY WAY BIG CORPORATIONS LISTEN TO THE MASSES ANYMORE. THEIR RESPONSE: I REGRET THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PROMPTED YOU TO WRITE US. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT FORD AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) WORK TOGETHER TO PROACTIVELY IDENTIFY AREAS OF CONCERN THROUGH INVESTIGATION OF CONSUMER AND DEALERSHIP FEEDBACK. IF A CONCERN IS NOTED, A RECALL IS CONDUCTED TO REMEDY A SAFETY OR EMISSIONS CONCERN IN THE INTEREST OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. HOWEVER, DUE TO OUR RIGOROUS SAFETY STANDARDS AND CONSTANT TESTING, NOT ALL ISSUES RESULT IN RECALL OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAMS. I AM TRULY SORRY THAT CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO SAFETY OR EMISSIONS RECALLS FOR YOUR VEHICLE CONCERN. IF A PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED ON THIS SPECIFIC COMPONENT, FORD WILL NOTIFY YOU BY MAIL. ON THE OTHER HAND, PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE PROJECTED LIFE EXPECTANCY OF OUR VEHICLE PARTS IS OBTAINED THROUGH ETC. *TR

BOUGHT 2005 FORD EXPLORER WITH ONLY $5700 MILES ON VEHICLE. BY THE TIME I HAD 60K MILES, O/D LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND I HAD TO GET NEW TRANSMISSION. NOW MY VEHICLE HAS 125K MILES AND O/D LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. WILL NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. BOTH TIMES, VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY AND SOUNDS LIKE YOUR TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON VACATION FROM CALIFORNIA TO OREGON ON I-5, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE, SHUTTER, THEN CLUNK. "OD OFF" LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH A WARNING INDICATING CHECK TRANSMISSION. LOUD WHIRLING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER, AND THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE OFFRAMP, TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY. I DID NOT FEEL IT WAS SAFE TO TRY TO GET BACK UP TO FREEWAY SPEEDS, AS THERE SEEMED TO BE LITTLE POWER. DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, I HAD THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME, RIGHT ON MY BUMPER. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW, AND HAS BEEN SERVICED AT ALL REQUIRED INTERVALS. VEHICLE HAS 48,000 MILES. MADE IT INTO A FORD DEALER IN OREGON, AND WAS TOLD AFTER PLACED ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, AND ALL WARNING CODES CLEARED IT MAY BE SAFE TO DRIVE BACK TO CALIFORNIA. WENT ABOUT 300' FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND "OD OFF" LIGHT CAME ON, "SERVICE VEHICLE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON, AND CHECK TRANSMISSION WARNING CAME ON. DROVE IT BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION PAN, AND DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. FOUND METAL, AND CLUTCH MATERIAL. COST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION $3,657. *TR

THE 2005 FORD EXPLORER, WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, HAS A DELAY THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES REARWARD. ALSO, THE TRUCK HAS A DELAY WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH SOME FORWARD GEARS AS WELL. THE TRUCK WILL DELAY OR HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS, THEN SLAM INTO THE NEXT GEAR. *TR

I DRIVE A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS OR SO, WHEN I SHIFT THE CAR INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE CAR JUMPS WHILE I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPLORER, I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2005. THE VEHICLE'S FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM WAS IN 2008 WHEN THE TRANSMISSION "LOST" 3RD GEAR. IT WAS REBUILT BY FORD AND HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME. YESTERDAY 21 MAY 2010 THE TRANSMISSION DID THE SAME THING IT DID IN 2008... SLAMMED HARD INTO REVERSE AND NOW IT WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THIS IS TWICE I'M HAVING TO PAY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. *TR

THE MESSAGE SCREEN ON MY 2005 FORD EXPLORER STARTED DISPLAYING "CHECK TRANSMISSION" WHILE DRIVING. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE O/D LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH EXPLORERS AND SPECIFICALLY THE 2005 MODEL. THE APPARENTLY ARE SO BACKED UP THAT IT WOULD TAKE 2-3 WEEKS FOR MY CAR TO BE FIXED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, IT SEEMS THAT THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLAWED. I'M NO EXPERT BUT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AROUND 60K MILES TO EVERY ONE. TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE. I BARELY MADE IT HOME. IT TOOK LESS THAN 3 HRS FOR THE CAR TO STOP GOING. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE RIGHT AWAY. ENGINE WOULD REV BUT VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDERNEATH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD A MASSIVE FLUID LEAK INSIDE THE CONVERTER HOUSING AND FLUID WAS DRIPPING ON THE HOT EXHAUST. THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE PUMP SEAL IN THE TRANSMISSION, WITH ONLY 39,200 MILES. THE REPAIR COST $1100.00. LAST YEAR I SPENT $800.00 TO REPLACE THE FAILED SOLENOIDS IN THE TRANSMISSION BODY THAT WERE POSTED IN A FORD TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. HOWEVER, FORD DID NOT WISH TO COVER THE COST SINCE I WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY BY ONE YEAR ALTHOUGH I ONLY HAD 35,900 MILES AT THE TIME. *TR

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 49,000 MILES CAR 3 YEARS OLD. *TR

FORD EXPLORER 2005 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR WOULD NOT LEAVE FIRST GEAR. HAD I BEEN ON A HIGHWAY COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO RAMPANT WITH ALL FORD EXPLORERS--FORD SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THEM!!

I BOUGHT MY 2005 EXPLORER NEW. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A WRECK. AT 13000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION STARTED GOING OUT AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW AT 64000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION IS JERKING INTO REVERSE AND DRAGGING INTO 3RD JUST LIKE BEFORE. WHAT REALLY SCARED ME WAS I WAS TRYING TO PASS A CAR AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE MY CAR JERKED, REVVED UP AND THEN CLUNKED INTO GEAR. THANK GOODNESS THERE WASN'T A CAR COMING OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN TROUBLE. I TOOK IT IN AND FORD SAYS THEY ARE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. THEY SAID I JUST NEEDED MY COMPUTER UPDATED. WELL $200 LATER IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. THE CAR IS STILL SLIPPING AND JERKING. MY CAR IS NOT QUITE 5 YEARS OLD AND THERE IS NO REASON WHY MY TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE GOING OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPLORER THAT HAS DEVELOPED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE OD LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND THERE IS A MESSAGE THAT SAYS CHECK TRANSMISSION. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT AN ESTIMATE O $1800.00. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 FORD EXPLORER NEW, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SUV DELAYING OR NO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. IT JERKS INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. IT WAS DOING IT ONCE TWICE A MONTH, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE MORE FREQUENTLY NOW. ALSO MY SUV JUMPS INTO GEAR WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE AND I BELIEVE THIS IS CAUSING THE FRONT TIRE TO BURN RUBBER AND WEAR MY TIRE OUT QUICKLY. I HAVE TAKING MY CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, AND MADE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT ALWAYS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESS ASAP! *TW

SHIFTING HARD, REVERSE STARTED MISSING THEN FIRST GEAR MISSING. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS UNFIXABLE. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPLORER. THE DRIVER STATED THE TRANSMISSION IN HIS VEHICLE IS FAULTY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE IT SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AS YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO JERK BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED CERTAIN VALVES WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED OR THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURED WAS NOTIFIED AND THE DRIVER WAS TOLD IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE OWNER TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. BL

2005 FORD EXPLORER, DELAY OR NO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. WHEN IT FINALLY DOES SHIFT INTO THE CORRECT POSITION IT SEEMS AS IF I HAD PUSHED THE GAS FAST. IT JERKS INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. IT WAS DOING IT ONCE TWICE A MONTH, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE MORE FREQUENTLY, LIKE A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE ALMOST HIT PEDESTRIANS SEVERAL TIMES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO SLIP ALSO. *TR

MY VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. THERE ARE SEVERAL CLICKS AND MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS NEED TO BE MADE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THIS OCCURS ALL ALMOST EVERYTIME I ATTEMPT TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 12K MILES ON IT AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR

TRANSMISSION LEVER DID NOT WANT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. EVENTUALLY, IT DID RELEASE, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE THE LEVER IS FULLY "SEATED" INTO THE CORRECT POSITION. *TR

2007 FORD EXPLORER WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. WE TESTED IT ON THE TOW TRUCK AND IT STILL WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. AFTER TOWING IT TO A REPAIR SHOP, IT FINALLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. *TR

DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK ALL OF THE SUDDEN TRANSMISSION OVER HEAT ALARM COMES ON, THEN WHITE SMOKE OUT THE BACK ON MY TRUCK. 2005 FORD EXPLODER XL MODEL I STOPPED WAITING A WHILE AND THEN WAS ABLE TO GET HOME. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE AND YES THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE. AT 140000 K. NOT THE BAD PART IS THAT THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION I HAVE PUT IN THIS TRUCK. THE FIRST ONE WAS AT 75K JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, MY DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST ONE SAID POINT BLACK" TAKE IT TO A 3RD PARTY TRANSMISSION PLACE AS WE WOULD CHARGE YOU TOO MUCH, SO THERE YOU HAVE IT 2005 TRUCK AND I AM ON MY 3RD TRANNY. CAN NOT SELL AS WILL ONLY GET 60 % OF WHAT I OWE! NOW I ONLY DRIVE AROUND HOME NOT TO WORK SO MUCH FOR BUILT FORD TOUGH, DRIVING MY NEW KIA TO WORK JUST SAD! *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2005 FORD EXPLORER IN MAY '08 W/38000 MI. ON IT CARFAX, AT THAT TIME, INDICATED A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED ON 2/9/07 @ 27643 MI. LATELY THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN RUNNING GOOD SO WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC, WHO TELLS US IT IS A "TICKING TIME BOMB" AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION ASAP. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 48953 MI ON IT. HE ENCOURAGES US TO INVESTIGATE RECALLS AND WARRANTY INFO. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO INSTALLED THE TRANSMISSION IN 2/07, THEY SAID IT HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED, BUT OTHER PARTS (RELATING TO THE TRANS) WERE REPLACED. WE REQUESTED A COPY OF THE SERVICE ORDER FAXED TO US. ONCE REC'D, CODES AND WORDING ARE VERY CONFUSING BUT WE BELIEVE IT TO INDICATE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. ALSO THE SERVICE TECH WE SPOKE TO TOLD US THE WARRANTY WAS A 3 YR/36K MI SO A REPLACEMENT NOW WOULD NOT BE COVERED. WE BELIEVE THIS TRANSMISSION HAS A MAJOR DEFECT IF, IN FACT, IT WAS REPLACED @ 27643 AND THE NEW ONE NOW HAS ONLY 21000 MI ON IT. WE CALLED FORD MOTOR CO SERVICE DEPT. BASED ON THEIR RECORDS FROM THE VIN #, THEY TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN 2/07. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY WAS CHANGED ON THE '05 EXPLORER TRANSMISSION TO 3 YR/75K MI. (WHY WASN'T THE LENGTH OF TERM CHANGED ALSO?). THEY ALSO TOLD US THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION DID NOT COME WITH A NEW WARRANTY OF ITS OWN ' IT FELL UNDER THE OLD WARRANTY. WE'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 8 MONTHS; WE'VE PUT 11K MILES ON IT AND IT NEEDS MAJOR REPAIRS THAT WERE EVIDENT PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASE. QUESTIONS REMAIN: DID THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN '07 OR NOT? IF NOT, WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND WAS FORD MOTOR CO. BILLED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION? IF IT WAS REPLACED, WHY ARE THESE TRANSMISSIONS GOING BAD AFTER ONLY 20-25K MILES? AND WHY WON'T FORD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT? *TR

WHILE I WAS TOWING A TRAILER THAT WAS WELL UNDER THE WEIGHT LIMIT FOR THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN LEAKING FLUID. DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, THE FLUID LEAKED DIRECTLY ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED LARGE AMOUNTS OF SMOKE TO COME FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY FREEWAY WITH THE VEHICLE SMOKING PROFUSELY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION ON SITE. IT TOOK ALMOST FOUR WEEKS TO GET OUR VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER. I FEAR THAT A LARGE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK ON ONE OF THESE FAULTY DESIGNED VEHICLE COULD START A FIRE OR CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. *TR

2 DAYS AGO THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 EXPLORER BEGAN TO HESITATE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. THE NEXT MORNING WHILE ON MY WAY TO A SERVICE STATION, IT SLIPPED OUT OF 2ND AND NEVER FOUND 3RD... THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP. I COULD SHIFT ON THE COLUMN SO I DID THAT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER RUNNING SOME TESTS, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT 3RD GEAR WAS "GONE" AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND I'VE SPENT 1.5 YEARS OF THOSE THREE IN THE DESERT... THERE IS NO REASON THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BLOW AFTER 3 YEARS REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT FOR 1.5 YEARS OF IT, IT WASN'T DRIVEN REGULARLY. FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS AND TAKE CARE OF IT'S CUSTOMERS. THIS WILL BE MY LAST FORD. *TR

I BOUGHT ONE OF THE SHARPEST SUV'S I EVER SAW - A 2005 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4X4 6 CYLINDER. IT STARTED RANDOMLY DYING ON ME LIKE THE OTHERS I HAVE READ ABOUT (70+ ON THE INTERSTATE WAS THE MOST INTERESTING!) THIS VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE A CABLE FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO THE THROTTLE; THE COMPUTER TAKES THE REQUEST FROM THE PEDAL AND THEN THE COMPUTER OPENS THE THROTTLE. SO, IF THE COMPUTER CAN'T "SEE" WHAT THE THROTTLE IS ACTUALLY DOING, THAT COULD BE A BAD THING, AND FOR SAFETY REASONS, SHUTS EVERYTHING DOWN (FORD'S SO CALLED FMEM "LIMP HOME MODE"). WELL, I REPLACED THE TPS, AND IT STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND IN RETURN FOR 90 DOLLARS, THEY PLUGGED A BOX INTO MY SUV, PUSHED A BUTTON AND THEN TOLD ME THE PCM WAS BAD. THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) IS THE MAIN BRAIN FOR THE CAR. EVERYTHING IS EITHER DIRECTLY CONTROLLED BY IT, OR BY A SUBMODULE (SRS, 4WD, ABS, EATC, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, TPMS, AND VCM) THAT IT DIRECTLY CONTROLS. HERE IS THE RUB: CONSIDER PEOPLE THAT LOSE A LIMB, BUT CONTINUE TO FEEL ITS' PRESENCE. THAT'S' BECAUSE EVEN IN THE ABSENCE OF REAL TIME DATA FROM THE LIMB, THE BRAIN HAS A PROBLEM AND 'THINKS' IT SEES THE LIMB. IN CASE THE ANALOGY ISN'T CLEAR, IF THE PCM BEGINS TO FAIL, IT MIGHT SAY *ANY* SENSOR IS FAILING. BUT THE SENSOR IS FINE ' THE BRAIN IS 'BROKEN'. IF IT IS BROKEN DUE TO A HEAT OR VIBRATION ISSUE, IT CAN WORK PERFECTLY FOR HOWEVER LONG, THEN JUST GO NUTS FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THAT'S WHAT SCARES ME THE MOST ' THIS PCM CONTROLS EVERYTHING, RIGHT? WHAT HAPPENS IF IT COMMANDS THE THROTTLE TO WIDE OPEN, COMMANDS THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT TO 1ST, THEN FIRES THE AIRBAGS? CAN YOU PROVE IT COULDN'T? MY PROBLEM IN A NUTSHELL IS THAT AN EMISSIONS CONTROL ITEM LIKE THE PCM SHOULDN'T FAIL IN THREE YEARS. FORD SHOULD JUST FIX IT INSTEAD OF CHARGING A GRAND PLUS LABOR. ALL OF THESE OTHERS HAVING INTERMITTENT SURGING, STALLING FAILSAFE MODE AND THROTTLE ISSUES I AM BETTING IS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 2005 FORD EXPLORER 4X4 EDDIE BAUER, SLIPS/FAILS TO CHANGE GEARS USUALLY EITHER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (PASSING SLOWER VEHICLES, UPHILL DOWNSHIFTING) AND ALSO HAS A SEVERE DELAY IN ENGAGING IN REVERSE (3-5 SECONDS) I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE TWO ISSUES COULD RESULT IN A SEVERE OR DEADLY ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, USUALLY RESULTING IN FORD DEALER NOT REPAIRING THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE OFTEN AND FEEL THAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION "CAN'T FIND THE GEAR" , ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD STRIKE MINE. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES . *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW FORD EXPLORER XLT WITH JUST UNDER 6,000 MILES FROM MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. IT WAS CONSIDERED "NEW" BECAUSE IT HAD UNDER 6,500 MILES (IT WAS THEIR DEMO CAR.) 5000 INTO MY NEW PURCHASE, AT APPROXIMATELY 11,000 MILES, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE DRIFTED BACK WHILE IN GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR SMOOTHLY. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AS A TRANSMISSION COMPLAINT. 8,000 MILES LATER (AT APPROXIMATELY 19,000 MILES), I WAS HAVING MORE DIFFICULTY WITH A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION AND TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER IN MY AREA. THEY FOUND A LEAK WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND OTHER TRANSMISSION ISSUES. AT APPROXIMATELY 49,000 MILES (CURRENT MILEAGE), I WAS AGAIN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO SAID THE REAR NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND BASICALLY THE ENTIRE BACK END WAS FALLING APART. I COULD FEEL THIS WAS ALSO RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. I, AGAIN, TOOK IT IN FOR THE 3RD TIME AS A TRANSMISSION COMPLAINT. THE DEALER CALLED ME AND TOLD ME MY CAR WAS REPAIRED, BUT APPARENTLY, THEY ONLY FIXED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE REAR. I PAID $1500 TO FIX THE REAR. I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE AND I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND IT WAS MORE OBVIOUS THAN BEFORE. I LIVE ONLY 6 BLOCKS AWAY. I DROVE IT HOME AND PARKED THE CAR. THAT MORNING, I COULD BARELY GET MY CAR TO GO INTO GEAR. IT WOULD NOT EVEN GO INTO REVERSE. IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I EVENTUALLY GOT IT TO GO INTO DRIVE AND WAS JUST BARELY ABLE TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALER, WHICH, FORTUNATELY, WAS JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. THE CAR CLEARLY HAD A BAD TRANSMISSION FROM THE START. NOW, THE DEALER TELLS ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL COST ME $3500. I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 3,000-5,000 MILES. I TREAT THE CAR LIKE MY BABY - IT WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE NEVER BEEN HARD ON THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE BACK END TROUBLE IS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION, AS WELL. *TR

THE CAR RPMS INCREASED WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKE, CAR HAS SURGED FORWARD ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS AND ONE TIME IT SURGED BACKWARDS WHEN IN REVERSE AND HIT A POLE, EVEN THOUGH FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. CAR HAS DIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, DESPITE HAVING THE MASTER SWITCH REPLACED. *NM

SEVERE VIBRATION IN REAR END OF VEHICLE BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH TIRE REBALANCING AND ROTATION DID NOT IMPROVE SITUATION AT ALL SEEMS WORSE AFTER APPROX. 20 MINUTES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING. NOT SURE IF ITS A TIRE OR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEM BUT IT 'FEELS' LIKE IT IS ABOUT ONCE PER REV. OF THE AXLE. VEHICLE HAS ORIGINAL FORD RSC AND GOODRICH 17" TIRES. *NM

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF MY 2005 FORD EXPLORER. IT HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES NOW. I HAVE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I FIRST BEGIN TO DRIVE, MY TRANSMISSION HAS A DELAY WHEN IT SHIFTS AND YOU CAN PRESS DOWN THE GAS PEDAL AND IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT GOES INTO WHAT MY DAD CALLS A PASSING GEAR BEFORE IT GOES. AND THIS IS USUALLY DIRECTLY AFTER SLOWING DOWN OR FROM A DEAD STOP. I ALSO HAVE A POPPING NOISE IN MY FRONT END WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. MY VEHICLE HAS AUTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND IT HAS ENGAGED FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON A DRY DAY AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. AT TIMES WHEN I PUT MY VEHICLE INTO GEAR A FEW SECONDS LATER IT POPS DOWN INTO GEAR LIKE IT WASN'T FULLY IN GEAR. IT HAS BEEN TIPPY WHEN TURNING OR TAKING CURVES AND YOU HAVE TO STEER HARD TO MAKE TIGHT TURNS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPROGRAMMED MY 4X4 MODULE AND MY ABS MODULE BUT THE PROBLEM IS NEVER FIXED. WHEN I TAKE IT TO THEM THEY SAY THAT THEY DON'T HEAR OR FEEL ANY PROBLEMS SO THEY CANNOT FIX WHAT THEY DON'T FEEL IS WRONG. I'VE CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ONLY BE TOLD THAT IF I CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IT CANNOT BE FIXED. I WANT TO BE RID OF THE THING IT IS NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS ONLY I OWE TOO MUCH TO TRADE IT IN. I ONLY HAVE 7000 MILES ON IT I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE MANY PROBLEMS OUT OF IT. AND I HATE THAT THEY ARE NEVER FIXED WHEN I HAVE CHILDREN RIDING IT MY VEHICLE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I REGRET THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR AND WOULD GET RID OF IT IN A HEARTBEAT IF I COULD. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK WHILE RUNNING AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED. AS THE CONTACT WAS STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ENGAGED INTO REVERSE, AND CAUGHT THE CONTACT IN THE SIDE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO DRAG THE CONTACT INTO A 4 LANE HIGHWAY THEN RAN OVER THE CONTACT AND PINNED THE CONTACT'S LEG. THE CONTACT WAS RAN OVER BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE AND TRAPPED. A BYSTANDER WATCHED THE ACCIDENT TAKE PLACE AND TO RELEASE THE CONTACT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE BYSTANDER WAS REQUIRED TO DRIVE BACK OVER THE LEG TO SAVE THE LIFE OF THE CONTACT. MAJOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE LEG AND SIDE. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED TO INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT AND PROVIDED A WRITTEN REPORT. THE VEHICLE HAS REMAINED PARKED AND HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.

I BROUGHT THIS CAR ON JANUARY 23, 2006. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY FIRST PAYMENT WOULD BE ON MARCH 22,2006. HOWEVER I RECEIVED A PAYMENT REQUEST TWO WEEKS AFTER I BROUGHT THE EXPLORER. THE SALESPERSON COMPLETELY LIED TO ME. HE DIDN'T EXPLAIN ANYTHING I WANTED HIM TO. AND FOR WORSE THE EXPLORER TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WHEN I PUT THE EXPLORER IN REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION MAKE A TERRIBLE SOUND. I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM. I WANT TO CANCEL THE PURCHASED OF THIS CAR IT IS JUST GIVING ME PROBLEMS. *NM

ON SLIGHT INCLINE, VEHICLE WILL ROLL WHILE IN GEAR OR IT HESITATES TO ENGAGE IN GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS SAME COMPLAINT MANY TIMES. FACTORY REP. SAYS NOTHING WRONG ALL MODELS DO THE SAME. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE, UNLESS EQUIPPED WITH STANDARD TRANSMISSION THAT WOULD PERFORM THIS WAY. WHAT CAN I DO? *JB

2005 FORD EXPLORER XLT-3 WEEKS OLD NOW HAVE HAD TO: REPLACE REAR AXLE-HOWLING NOISE-STILL NOISE IN REAR AND HAVE TO TAKE BACK TOMORROW. HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL PROBLEMS W/ REAR AXLES BEING REPORTED. WOULD NOT BUY THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. 3 WEEKS OLD AND WE ARE DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS PURCHASE. SHOCKED THAT THEY SOLD THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THESE KINDS OF ISSUES W/ 2005 EXPLORERS IS PREDOMINATE. THEY ARE ALL UNDER WARRANTY SO NO RECALLS. 3 IN SHOP WHEN WE WERE THERE. BEEN WITHOUT OUR NEW VEHICLE 4 DAYS THUS FAR. NO RENTAL PROVIDED. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 FORD EXPLORER WITH A LEAKING REAR DIFFERENTIAL THAT IS MAKING A MOANING NOISE WHEN THE THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 44,00 MILES ON IT. I HAVE DISCOVERED THROUGH EXTENSIVE RESEARCH THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT FORD IS "INVESTIGATING" THE PROBLEM. MEANWHILE, MY DEALER TELLS ME MY ONLY RECOURSE IS A $1700 REBUILD OF THE REAR END. IT IS TIME FOR FORD TO ADMIT THAT THE LIGHT ALUMINUM REAR END WAS A POOR DESIGN AND RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT!!! *NM

THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLS IS LEAKING AT 41,000 MILES. NOTICED THE LIQUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. AFTER I BROUGHT IT TO A LOCAL DEALER TO LOOK AT IT THEY TELL ME IT IS THE AXEL SEALS AND IS 450.00 TO FIX.NOW I LOOK AT 2002 EXPLORER REAR PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET AND THEY ARE EPIDEMIC IN PERPORTION.

THIS A SAFETY CONCERN. WHILE CRUISING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH I INTENDED TO PASS SLOWER-MOVING VEHICLES BY ACCELERATING. HOWEVER, IT TOOK THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 4-5 SECONDS TO KICK-IN, AND FOR THE EXPLORER TO ATTAIN ENOUGH SPEED TO SAFELY PASS OTHER VEHICLES, EVEN IF THE PEDAL WASFLOORED. THE TIME INTERVAL WAS TOO LONG (OTHER VEHICLE MADE WITH A/T TOOL ONLY 2-3 SECONDS), AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE REFERRED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND TO FORD GROUP PHILIS. INC. 4 MONTHS AGO YET BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET FOUND A SOLUTION.*AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM . *AK