Automatic Transmission Problems of Ford Explorer Sport Trac - part 1

Brake or transmission is malfunctioning, truck was parked on a flat surface in the driveway and not running, in park, locked and after a bout an hour the truck began rolling, an was stopped my a piece of wrought iron fence, damaging the front bumper. It could have been worse had the fence not been there.

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Transmission went out at 89,000 miles. This is the second Ford I've had that the transmission went out at 89,000. I have also had several brake issues that Ford refused to address after extended warranty expired.

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Transmission pressure control failure. Automatic transmission has difficulty switching from 2nd gear to 3rd gear and this causes the motor to accelerate to high rpm in the process. A large jolt can be felt when this occurs as well. Troubleshooting code p0745 is present.

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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.

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2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac (2wd) at complete stop. Rear ended by a Ford focus at about 40mph. Impact caused the sport trac seats to recline from an upright position to 45 degrees backwards/reclining), went into "park" and engine "shut off" automatically!.

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Computer control for the automatic trans. Malfunctions causing uneven shifts and engine revs to the rev limiter on the highway. Lasts a couple of days until the check engine light illuminates and then it shifts normally. Check engine light goes off after a couple of days and the trans. Shifts normally for about a week until the cycle starts again without warning. Happened when merging into traffic and the trans disengaged causing the engine to hit the rev limiter and almost got hit from behind. Have had this happen on and off since the truck was new but it's becoming more common now.

Transmissions in Explorer Sport Tracs 2001 are not very reliable, I am having to put a 2nd one in with only 126,000 miles. Ford should address the issue with all transmissions in the explorer. I will not purchase another Ford, nor will I tell anybody else, maybe they should have taken a bail-out from the government to fix there cars.

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Multiple defects with the transmission and the drive train cause the vehicle to stop operating causing a huge safety risk to the driver and passengers. I have read online that this is a huge issue with this make and model and Ford refuses to issue a recall.

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Vehicle hangs up in park almost every time it is used; very difficult to get it into a drive or reverse gear; generally must be turned off and restarted in n to get moving again.

2008 sport trac v8 4 wheel drive. I must wait approximately 30 seconds before backing truck out of my garage. . . Any sooner and the engine just revs but will slowly move after reaching 6,000 rpm. Truck also advances slowly from a stop. 1st dealer advised me it actually was 21 seconds and that I should just wait the 21 seconds before shifting to reverse. 2nd dealer cannot duplicate problem because it is intermittent and seems worse when weather is warm and humid. 1st dealer indicated they did a reflash of transmission but 2nd dealer confirmed they did not and accomplished it and shifting improved. Truck still does not downshift correctly to first gear upon coming to a stop or near stop and truck will remain in higher gear unless full stop and one second both occur. Found plenty of same type complaints online from 2007 and 2008 sport trac owners but Ford and their dealers try and convince me that there is no problem and they are not aware of others with same issues. Reflash so far seems to have fixed problem of hard down and upshifting but created the slow down shifting to first gear. Numerous close calls when truck is slow to accelerate into traffic because it does not down shift to first gear after slowing to 3 miles per hour or lower like ever other vehicle I have owned.

While pulling onto a busy hwy. In eastern utah my transmission without warning just started slipping and I had to quickly manually down shift the automatic and hope that it would go to avoid getting broad sided by a semi that was bearing down on me. When I got to a place that was safe I stopped and found that 1st and reverse gears were gone.

I am having problems with my 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac transmission and am being told that it needs to be replace at a cost of 3200. 00 of which I can not afford right now as I live on a fixed income, there is a known problem with this transmission that Ford motor company will not address. . . . Please make Ford fix this problem I need my car to get to work.

I have had my 2007 sportrac 8 cyl. For 1-1/2 years. Every morning when I start my vehicle, I must wait a full thirty seconds or more before I can put the car in gear. If I do it sooner, then the engine will rev, but the vehicle will not move. If I rev the engine to 6,000 rpm it will budge a bit. I have taken it in twice for this and the dealer says there is nothing wrong. Additionally, I am only getting about 9. 5 mpg, and I feel it may be because of this transmission issue.

2008 Ford sport trac has a problem with the transmission. The consumer noticed that after coming to a stop, the vehicle was not making a smooth stop, but rather lurching several times in stopping. The dealer performed a program on the transmission, however the continued.

Driving at approx. 25-30 mph. Applied brakes at light but wheels keep spinning. Shove automatic gear shift to neutral, then into park. Cut off ignition, start up again and things are ok. This is the 2nd time this has happened in the last 2 months. The consequences are that I could hit a pedestrian or rear end a car, or wind-up in an intersection where cars are moving. Will contact dealer next week.

At 70,000 miles, my truck is starting to slip when shift from 2nd to 3rd. I did some research on the issue and found that this and other major issues with the automatic transmission on my sport trac were very common. I purchased the vehicle new in may of 2004. Within a year, I received a letter stating that Ford needed to add some type of fluid to the transmission. When I took my truck in for this, the mechanic mentioned that this was to prevent a major issue with the transmission and also prevent failure due to a mistake at the plant. What concerns me is that now that my truck is out of warranty, I now will have to foot the bill to have this fixed. This amount seems to vary from $1800 to $4000 as others have mentioned on multiple forums. I have contacted the dealership regarding the issue and they acted as if they had never heard of such an issue. Someone needs to look into this as it would seem that there is a safety concern regarding this transmission.

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The contact owns a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. When the transmission indicator lever is pulled to change gears, it goes one space too far. When the gear is placed into neutral, the vehicle drives in reverse. When the gear is placed into drive, the vehicle operates in neutral. When the gear is placed into reverse, the vehicle remains in park. The current mileage was 34,231 and failure mileage was 34,175. Updated 02-19-08 the consumer stated disconnected speed deactivation switch pertaining to recall 05s28. Updated 02/14/08.

2007 sport trac,v8 with 6 speed transmission, 2-wheel drive. When attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle at times is slow to respond. The engine revs but you do not move as fast as you should when pulling into traffic. Several times I've manually downshifted the transmission to first or second gear to obtain proper acceleration. This is a very dangerous situation when pulling into traffic. The problem is intermittent so you have no idea when it's going to happen. The transmission has the characteristics of low transmission fluid level. The transmission does not downshift to the proper lower gear and therefore tries to accelerate while in high gear which accounts for the slow acceleration and high rev. I've brought my vehicle in three times to two different dealerships for this problem and both state they can not duplicate the problem. Again, this is intermittent. The dealership said they checked transmission fluid and it was full. Would like to know how they were able to do this since this is a sealed transmission -- you can't check the fluid level. I know of three other people with the same transmission problems and both local dealerships gave the same response saying they do not know whats wrong with the transmission therefore; they can not fix the problem. If I know of three people with the same problem and there are so many other complaints on this page about the transmission, then there must be something wrong. Bottom-line, a problem exists with the 6-speed automatic transmission and Ford (or alt least the dealerships) refuses to acknowledges it.

2007 sporttrac, started downshifting very rough when coming to a stop, took to freeport, IL dealer who adjusted parts of the transmission, this made the downshifting much better for a few months, it is back now and worse than ever. You have to have your foot hard on the brake and don't stop very close to any vehicle or property in front of you. I learned hard way last week and hit a cement post with the front bumper, I had actually stopped maybe 6 inches from the post but the surge after stopped propelled me maybe 7-8", it is a very very dangerous situation. I went back to the dealer about a month ago and said the surge when downshifing was somewhat slightly back again, but my main concern then was that the car seemed like it was in 4 wheel drive continually, this was determined due to the sound and whining of gears, I was not in 4 wheel drive but it sounded like it, I bought new tires thinking as the dealer service person said, it might be the tires, it wasn't. Now I have the sound and the dangerous surge. I'm going back to the dealer with appointment tomorrow. As I have read other complaints on the same downshift surge problem there definitely should be a recall for the defect issued by Ford. This is my first complaint filing so don't know what else to say?.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to go in reverse on the first attempt. When the vehicle eventually went in reverse, the rpm's began to rev. The vehicle experienced low brake pressure. The emergency brake was applied in order to stop the vehicle. There were no warning indicators. The contact smelled something burning, opened the hood, and noticed smoke rising. The vehicle remained parked for an hour and was able to be driven. The following day, the rpm's began to rev up again and the vehicle was towed. The vehicle was diagnosed as needing a new transmission. The vehicle has not been repaired. The purchase date and a valid VIN were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 4,400.

Transmission surges when downshifting when braking.

2007jun 08 explorer sport trac limited v6 * automatic transmission * 8,000 miles "I have a problem with my doors freezing shut. Water run along the rubber seal & freezes in cold weather or pools when it rains. Last week all doors were froze. When I finally got in, there was an inch of ice in both bottom back door wells & 12" to 14" icicles hanging in the hinges in both front doors. The dealer says this is normal, does anyone else have this problem? I have taken it to my dealer, bert wolfe Ford, charleston, wv 3 times. I've talked to other people in my area, theirs doesn't do this. One lady actually went to bert wolfe with me on a rainy day to show hers did not have this issue. Jamie six, service manager said, "ed @ water doctor said they couldn't do anything else to fix it, they all do this. " I told jamie I didn't buy it from ed. I have also contacted Ford since I went through the channels, 2 years & no resolution. I wonder who will fix the rubber & rust once the warranty is up?.

Transmission has shifted hard from day one of our purchase. Put the truck in the shop and the couldn't find the problem. Took it in again and this time the said that the computer needed to be re-set. Truck ran and shifted perfectly for about a month. Took it back in again this time the downloaded a fix from Ford. Problem went away and was very pleased. Took the truck to California on vacation and within 300 miles it started up again. Truck shifts hard from the start, lunges, sometimes it won't shift into high gear unless you back off of the gas. I have been in the shop with problem for over a year now and I get the same response form the dealer. Ford hasn't come up with a fix yet. But if you notice they have gone back to there 5 speed transmissions for the 2008 year model.

: the contact stated upon initial acceleration, the automatic transmission shifted roughly into second gear. Additionally, when either the second row passenger window was open while driving various speeds, there was a loud wind vibration that circulated throughout the vehicle. It was inspected by a dealer who duplicated the automatic transmission problem, but was unable to determine the exact cause. Also, the dealer determined that was the way the windows were designed, and if the problem persisted, it was instructed not to open the windows while driving. The manufacturer was not alerted.

: the contact stated when the vehicle was transitioning between 1st and 2nd gear, the vehicle seemed as if it was in neutral until the accelerator pedal was released. When the vehicle was taken to the dealer, they determined the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired.

My 2001 Ford sport trac transmission warning light came on. After taking it to dealer I was informed that I need a new transmission. With only 56,000 on trunk. Since its out of warranty I will have to foot the bill of $3600. There are thousands of other sport trac owners getting stuck with bad transmissions. Please make Ford fix there bad transmissions.

Traveling in the slow lane and went to pass another vehicle when pressing on the gas the rpm just raced but the truck did not? turns out with only 70,000 carefully and pampered miles I need a new transmission. How is this possible with all proper services at sugested milage? $2000 is a big expense at such low milage- waranty out at 60,000 so Ford told me im out of luck- they did not take any blame in faulty parts or engineering! Ford has a very bad reputation and now I know why.

2004 Ford explorer sport-trac, tranmission problems. The transmission bucks and the limited slip diferential acts strange.

2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac with just 51,000 miles had continuous problems with breaks, rear-end seals and finally needed a new transmission. Since it was out of warranty by mileage, we had to replace it ourselves. In talking with several mechanics, both at dealerships and independent, they made comments in reference to the fact that they were seeing this frequently. We emailed the Ford corporation and they still have not responded.

The consumer was taking off from a stop when he noticed that the vehicle wouldn't go higher than 28 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer could not duplicate the problem.

2001 explorer sport-trac automatic transmission went bad at 49,600 miles. Transmission mechanic said that the 4r55e and 5r55e transmissions are notorious for having faulty valve bodies which causes the clutches to burn up. My truck has always been maintained properly. Never raced or towed heavy loads. Just a daily commuter vehicle. There is no reason this transmission should have failed this early.

The transmission on the 2001 sport trac went out, it only had 42,000 miles on it. It was one month over the 3 years. The car was service every 3 thousand miles for oil change, 31,000 thousand for transmission service. I took my receipt into the Ford auto in st. Petersburg. I am not happy to have this happen I did everything to keep my car in top shape. It was not neglected in any way. Ford auto said their was not a thing they could do. Why not ? where I had the transmission fixed, because it was on a weekend when it went out, told me he has had a lot on the explorer in with the same problem one of them was as low as 37,000 miles. This seems to be a problem, you should either fix it or pay to have them fix.

This Ford Explorer Sport Track was bought new. I previously had a Ford explorer. The reason I traded was because of the roll over rate. The dealership where I purchased this vehicle gave me a run down on the newly designed explorer tellin me that the new design had corrected the roll over problem in whick Ford motor company has had several law suits. I have two grandchilden we are raising and I most curtainly don't feel safe in this vehicle after reading the articles on this site and the article in the fort worth star telegram. I have had this vehicle in the shop twice for transmission problems and powersteering problems. Both times they said they found nothing. Please advise me in what I should do.

Vechile has 16,000 miles. Three times after starting vehicle and driving two blocks overdrive indicator flashes by itself. Then transmission over revs and does not shift properly. Owners manual says that hwen overdrive kight flashes to call dealer and arrange for service, as there is problem with transmission. Brought to dealer twice, as they could not re-enact problem, they returned vechile to us saying nothing wrong with vechile. I have called Ford corporate customer service who contacted dealer, burns Ford. They now say to take it to another dealership for service. I am afraid to drive this vehicle.

Bought from dealer, used with 15000 miles. After 300 miles had to have transmission rebuilt (tranny warning light and vibration under acceleration, upshift 1st to 2nd or 2nd to 3rd). Only happened occasionally. Three weeks after rebuild noticed vibration at slow speeds, but could not replicate on demand. Dealer could not repeat vibration and returned it with no action. One week later transmission warning light illuminated on 2 different days. Taken to dealer for evaluation today. I'm concerned that there may be an inherent problem with the transmission.