Three problems related to transmission failure have been reported for the 1999 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Transmission failure, twice. First @ 90,000 miles, second @ 115,000 miles.
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. **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**768032.
The transmission fails on hill causing the vehicle to roll backwards while in drive or roll forward while in reverse. Nlm.