Automatic Transmission Gear Indicator Problems of Ford Expedition

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Expedition. The contact viewed NHTSA campaign id number: 97v171000, power train, automatic transmission, gear position indication (prndl) and stated the vehicle would not properly shift into park gear. When she tried to shift into park, the vehicle would roll. She had to apply the brake pedal, shift into neutral gear, get out of the vehicle and push it back into the driveway while forcing the gear into park. When she tried to start the vehicle it failed to start unless it was in neutral gear. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified and stated there were no recalls. The manufacturer was notified and stated they would document the call; otherwise, there was nothing they could do. The failure mileage was 160,000.

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The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. The contact stated the vehicle was parked with the engine off when it began to unexpectedly roll forward. The contact depressed the brake and utilized the emergency brake as the vehicle came to a stop. The contact stated that the failure would recur whenever the vehicle was sitting idle in the park position. The contact located NHTSA campaign id number: 97v171000 (power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication: prndl) but was advised by the dealer that his VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 114,000.

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The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that he is experiencing transmission failure with his vehicle. He cannot shift the transmission from one of the drive gear positions into park, even though the gear shift selector indicated park. In addition, the improper neutral start switch operation was not working and exhibited unintended movement. The manufacturer stated that his VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 97v171000 (power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication)(prndl)). The failure mileage was 115,000.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that he is unable to shift the transmission from one of the drive gear positions into the park position. The failure occurred even though the gear shift selector would indicate park, which allows unintended vehicle movement. The manufacturer stated that they were not responsible for any repairs since the VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 97v171000 (power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl)). The vehicle has not been repaired according to the recall. The failure and current mileages were 166,000.

The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. The contact believed that his vehicle was experiencing the same failure as stated in NHTSA campaign id number 97v171000 (power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl)). The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact feels that the manufacturer should pay for the repairs to the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 115,000.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle could not be shifted out of the park position. The manufacturer stated that her VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 97v171000 (power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl)); therefore, the contact would be responsible for the repair costs. The vehicle has not yet been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 137,000.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that she was unable to shift the transmission from one of the drive gear positions into park, even though the gear shift selector indicated that it was in park. As a result, she experiences unintended vehicle movement. The dealer stated that her VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 97v171000 (power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl)). The contact would be responsible for the repair costs. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 107,000.

My 1998 gear position indicator shifted suddenly to reflect the wrong gear. When the car is in park, the indicator indicates it is in reverse, when in reverse it indicates it is in neutral. This is a known defect, dealership and Ford both state it is not a VIN included in the 97v171000 recall.

The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. The gear indicator did not display the actual gear the vehicle was in. The dealer stated that his VIN was not included in the VIN range for recall # 97v171000 and that he would be liable for the repair. The current mileage was 199,000.

The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the gear shift control would malfunction every time he used the vehicle and attempted to shift. The vehicle would not shift into park correctly. If the vehicle did shift into park, it would roll backward, especially on an incline. He took the vehicle to a dealer, but they would not inspect or diagnose the vehicle because it had over 120,000 miles. The contact stated that both the dealer and manufacturer stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 97v171000 (power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication (prndl)). The contact owned two other Ford Expeditions that exhibited the same failure. The current mileage was approximately 170,000 and failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

The dealership had just finished removing an extra alarm they had installed on the 2006 Ford Expedition. I was sitting in the front seat and was excited about getting a new truck, and ended up shifting it out of gear without my foot being on the brake. I told our sales person and they wanted to fix it before we took delivery of the truck. The next day they called and told us it was ready. They had replaced the shift actuator. We checked it and it seemed to work fine. A year later, my kids were getting in the car, I went back into the house to get something I forgot, and my 2 year old climbed in o the front seat and was playing and pulled the truck out of gear without her foot being on the brake and no keys in the ignition. The truck rolled out of driveway across the street and down my neighbor's yard and hit a tree. Luckily no one was hurt. My 10 year old was in the back seat and my 7 year old was standing next to the truck. The dealership said they would fix the problem because it? was still under warranty. Neither Ford nor dealership felt that they should pay for the $1,343. 18 worth of damages to our vehicle.

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- the contact owns a 2004 Ford Expedition. While parking the vehicle the gear shift sheared off from the steering column. No excessive force was applied to the gear shift while attempting to shift from reverse position to park. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, and they informed him of the repair cost. The contact stated that there was a defect in the gear shift. The contact stated that the dealer indicated that the steering column needed to be replaced.

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: the contact stated the vehicle was not included in recall #97v171000 regarding powertrain:automatic transmission:gear position indication(prndl) due to the VIN. The vehicle had the same problems. The service dealer determined that the shift control needed a tie replacement to the steering column.

: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked on a slight incline it jumped out of park and rolled down a hill hitting a tree. Upon inspecting the vehicle after the crash, the gear indicator was in the reverse position. There was a police report filed at the scene. The vehicle was extensively damaged however, none of the air bags deployed. The dealership and the insurance company have been informed.

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When the vehicle is placed in "park", the gear shift position lever will move to the "p" position, but the gear shift position indicator stops at "n" or "r". The car will turn off and the keys can be removed as normal. This has happened many times over the past two months. The vehicle is at the dealer now for the second attempt at repairing this situation.

Problem: after only 54943 miles on my 2002 Ford Expedition, I could not moved my automatic transmission gear position indicator lever, after inspection, I found out that the shifting cable for transmission was broken into two pieces inside the protective assembly: this problem prevent me from shifting from any gear position. It so happen it broke in ã‚parkã‚쳜 position. Identical problem as NHTSA recall no. 97v147000 and 97v171000. Result: this condition would not allow a disengagement of the transmission from the park position or any other gear position when the cable break on certain position. Unintended vehicle movement could occur. Corrective action: Ford CO. Or Ford dealer should make necessary and proper operation inspection of the transmission shift control lever for proper normal operation and its supports. Replaced components if abnormality is found in component operational test. Symptoms encounter or abnormalities: hardship on changing gear position from park position to any other gear position. Really had to apply force to move lever. After Ford dealer replaced the broken shifting cable assembly, I noticed that changing gear position would only require very light effort, relatively easy and smooth movement of the lever. I could change the gear position with only finger movement compare with really very hard hand movement before. Suggestions: I believe this problem issues was related to previous NHTSA recall 97v147000 and 97v17100 and Ford CO and its dealership should provide customer assistance of checking this cable assembly intended operation: replaced/repair assembly if found any abnormality. Reimbursed customer when they pay for this kind of avoidable repair. In my case, I have to pay $368 for repair/replacement and another$108 for towing. Total of my out pocket cost $476, which is preventable if only Ford manufacturer and its dealership inspect for proper operation of this component which is easily detectable.

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My transmission shift lever would not move. I called for an assistance, I was told my shifting cable would not moved and probably the cable was broke. I'd asked the towing person to bring my Ford Expedition Ford dealer in bellflower. I search the internet for relative issues regarding my problem was identical to nhsta recall id # 97v17100 and 97v14700. I believe that this is still on going problem with Ford Expedition since 1997 as indicated to the recall number date. I asked for the old part (shifting cable assembly so I could evaluate what when wrong. I've noticed that steel braided cable was used and it was enclosed in a very strong plastic protection. But the cable break inside the casing. I only have 55,000 miles. I'd also noticed that I could now easily changed or shift the shifting lever with very light movement of my hand unlike when I'd first got my Expedition back in April 2002. I'd remember that most of the time I have to really pulled it hard just to shift the lever, back then I thought that was normal but after the shifting cable was replaced I could changed the gear position with just my finger and really very light pressure. So. My conclusive to the issue was 1) Ford personnel does not pay attention on proper installation of this shifting cable 2) Ford use inferior or substandard part. The movement of the sleeve and the location of the bracket that holds the assembly close to the shifting level will contribute to the problem. I believed Ford should look further on this problem because they have this since 1997 I still have the old part and it will be available for further investigation. The newly installed cable seems to be doing its purpose because with just a light pressure I could change the gear position unlike the original cable assembly that I really have to pull hard and push hard to change gear position.

The contact received NHTSA recall, 97v171000 concerning automatic transmission: gear position indicator. This vehicle experienced the same problems as indicated in the recall, but the manufacturer stated the recall expired. The contact ordered the cable, and planned on repairing the vehicle at his own expense.

1998 Ford Expedition. The contact found recall 97v171000, for the gear position indicator. Upon taking the vehicle to the dealership, they stated it was not part of this recall. The contact stated for a month the vehicle will not go into park, the vehicle has to be in reverse to be in park and in neutral to be in reverse. The vehicle has to be in drive to be in neutral and it has to be driven in drive 1 or 2. The vehicle was looked at in the dealership and he has received an estimate. The vehicle was not fixed at that time. The contact called Ford and they state the same as the dealership, according to the VIN the vehicle is not part of the recall. The contact did have the transmission checked, but the transmission shop stated there is nothing wrong with the transmission. This is a constant problem. .

2004 Ford Expedition - the gear shift indicator does not shift when put into gear. It has been doing this off and on for the past three months. Took the vehicle to the dealer to have it looked at and made an the appointment to have it repaired, the gear shift indicator was not in the proper gear when the consumer brought vehicle back for the appointment, it was working properly. Therefore, it was not repaired at that time. Currently, it is happened again. It has been in the wrong gear for about two weeks. The vehicle is still under warranty. The gear shift indicator failed at least 100 times.

July 25, 2005 my 2004 Ford Expedition automatic transmission lever failed. It will not move past the "reverse" setting, yet it will go into park. The transmission functions properly as far as I know. I am to take into dealership tommorrow. My mileage is about 13,500.

My car would not go into reverse and lost full speed pressure on the highway, nearly causing a very bad accident.

Upon parking the vehicle and putting the emergency brake on the vehicle put itself into reverse, rolled back into the neighbors yard, hitting a vehicle. Consumer contacted an independent repair shop.

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Having trouble with my shift cable assembly on my 1998 Ford Expedition. The nhsta campaign id number: 97v17100. I took my vehicle to orange Ford for repairs. I was told that there was no such recall on my vehicle because of the VIN number. I call the Ford hotline also and was told the same. Seems to me if there was a recall seem like all Ford light duty trucks and multipurpose passenger vehicles would have been involved.

The automatic transmission indicator needle slipped to a position where it is no longer indication the actual operation of the transmissin. I. E. When the indicator shows neutral, the transmission is in reverse.

Problem with gear shift on 1997 Ford Expedition. The problem is a "sticking" shifter that won't allow the vehicle to placed in park. Therefore, the vehicle can't be properly secured and/or restarted since the vehicle can't be shifted to the start postion. The indicator indicates "p" for park but the transmission is still in reverse. Vehicle must be shifted to neutral for starting giving the opportunity for potential roll offs. Could be related to NHTSA campaign # 97v-171nsa-111 although local dealer states my vehicle id doesn't fall under this recall. Local certifed mechanic states the problem is in the actual cable that be the result of vehicle recall defect. He has personnally fixed 3-5 of these defects within the last 3 months in a small rural shop.

When vehicle is put in reverse gear ,it doesn't reverse, it just makes a grinding noise. The dealership did a full diagnose, but couldn't find the cause.

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Shifter indicated "d" drive truck was in 1st gear, and could not be moved at all.

Transmission would not shift up or down, repaired as per TSB 980920, then replaced. Gear shifter would not release from park, re-started many times and eventuall able to shift. Essentially over the course of 6 visits the entire component has been replaced and is now returned. Front fenders were curled in, paint defects with rust spots and paint clumps.

Consumer complained about automatic transmission indicator lever gear problem. Vehicle had been diagnosed with the same problem as the one mentioned in a recent recall. However, this vehicle was not covered under the recall due to VIN.

Shift linkage system failed, prior to recall notice (97v171000).