236 problems related to overdrive light on have been reported for the 2002 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2002 Explorer.
As I was out driving one day, I pulled off from a green light and out of nowhere the "service engine light" and the "o/d light" both turned on at the same time. At the same time I noticed that the truck began to shift very poorly coming out of 1st and 2nd gear. It is now to the point where there is a really loud "clunk" every time the truck shifts, especially in the lower gears and when putting the truck in reverse. I pulled over to ensure that it wasn't something I had done and it wasn't! I let the car sit for a few hours hoping that would clear the issue, but no luck! after much research on the problem this is a very well known problem by Ford motor company and nothing has been done to resolve it for their customers. I purchased this vehicle just under a month ago and already I'm looking at $2,000 to put in a new transmission. Well after purchasing the vehicle I can not afford to fix Ford's mistake!!! this is a clear defect of a Ford product and after spending my hard earned money on one of their products I expect much better from them! even after spending $2,000 on another transmission, it is a sure fact that it is only inevitable that this problem will happen again and again and again to anyone who purchases a 2003 Ford Explorer! if I and I'm sure anyone else would've known this fact, I'm positive; Ford would have not sold as many models. Can we say bamboozled and taken for my money by Ford motor company! please help us customers out and demand a recall on these poorly built components they mass produced and stuck inside a widely marketed and sold vehicle. How would you feel if you and your infant child was driving and out of nowhere. . . Boom. . . Another $2,000 you do not have for another poorly built Ford transmission smh. . . ## VIN failed ## 1fmzu73e42za12044 ##.
O/d light keeps flashing, will not switch into second gear until you let off the throttle. Gets as high as 38,000- 40,000 rpm.
I got in it after 15 minutes of it warming up, pulled out of the drive and the rpm went to 3000rpm before it shifted in second gear. Then the o/d light started flashing on and off, next the check transmission indicator light came on. Went home and called a mechanic, took it to him and then bad news. It has worked perfectly up to this point.
I purchased this to use as a second vehicle for camping trips so the mileage on it is very low for its age. Suddenly one day of normal local driving, the o/d light started flashing and the vehicle started to run very rough. It couldn't seem to accelerate and rpms were high. I had to drive home with emergency flashers on since the car felt like it was going to die any moment. Since o/d flashing means something with transmission, I took it to two different transmission repair shops who both diagnosed a bad transmission that would need to be replaced at about $3,500. I was shocked that I would need a new transmission with only 43000 miles on vehicle despite its age. Both shops informed me that the 2002 Ford Explorers are notorious for bad transmissions. I called Ford motor company to request assistance with this repair. They would not help me in any way. The vehicle is not drivable and I am not in a financial position to take on such an expensive repair for a second vehicle. Right now it is sitting unused in my driveway while costing me to keep it insured. Can't believe this has happened to me since I thought I was buying a reputable product. Ford abandoned me when their product failed. I will never buy another Ford product again. The least Ford could have done was assume responsibility for their mistakes and not cheat the public. Other issues I am having is flaking peeling paint and a crack through the Ford emblem on the rear door panel.
I got my Explorer not too long ago. It was running great then out of no where the o/d light keeps flashing and my transmission starts to slip. A lot of people are having this problem and I think Ford needs to step up and take care of this because I have kids and this is my only car and I am on a fixed income. If Ford does not want to fix these problems or recall them then never will I buy a Ford again.
Explorer o/d light blinks and shifts rough from 1st to 2nd.
Driving forward at 20 mph in a trailer park when overdrive light started flashing and transmission started shifting hard. Was told its a well known problem and thousands of 02 Explorers had this issue. Garage wants 3500. 00 to repair the transmission. I called Ford who had no answers for me and wont fix even though they know its a big issue with these. Thousands of complaints to date. Also clock spring just failed and horn stopped working and air airbag light is flashing.
Three months ago the overdrive light began flashing on my dashboard. The automatic transmission made a loud noise when changing gears. Sometimes the rpm's will rev but the car will not increase in speed. The light will not turn off and the transmission continues to shift harshly.
The o/d light flickers on and off and there appears to be no third gear, according to three mechanical transmission inspections. Researching websites indicates that this is a known prevalent problem for this vehicle. Need to know: 1. Was there a recall? 2. What, if anything, Ford is willing to do to fix or compensate for the considerable expense involved to repair this obvious defect.
The transmission is having trouble shifting from 2nd to 3rd, engine light and o/d off lights are on. Local mechanic says that the intermediate band on the transmission is broken. This is a sealed unit with no way to service without a rebuild.
The vehicle began to shift oddly from second to third. The overdrive off light began blinking. Shifting then began to be rough. I promptly took it to my mechanic who found it necessary to replace the transmission with a rebuilt unit. Second gear casing had failed.
The transmission on my 2002 Ford Explorer XLT suddenly began to rev higher than normal. The overdrive light indicator on the dash began to flash and 2nd and 5th gear seemed to have stopped working.
I am a single mother of 4 driving 55mph in heavy traffic on a 4 lane highway, with my children in the vehicle when the o/d light flashed a few times and then the transmission just stopped working, as though the vehicle was in neutral I coasted safely to a stop thank god. I took it to a Ford service center and they said it was caused by the servo boar????? never herd of this. It used to be a seperate line that could be replaced now it is built into the transmission and the whole transmission has to be replaced. Is what I was told to me by the certified Ford service man and that there was not a problem with the old style lines but he hears of this often with the newer transmissions. Was this changed just for profit by Ford motor company? because with this happening without warning someone could get into an accident and be seriously injured or killed depending on the situation. I am very upset that my family was put in this situation but we got lucky. If we were only lucky enough to have the money to fix it now, it is $2,400 for the new transmission and labor.
O/d off light flashing and service engine light on constant. Transmission has a hard time shifting from first to second gear. It had approximately 140,000 miles when it first happened. I am not the original owner so I am unsure if this has happened before.
The o/d light keeps flashing on and off. Also the transmission does no longer want to shift gears; and when it does it shifts very hard.
The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the overdrive warning light illuminated as the vehicle began to loose power. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred three times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 114,000.
Driving 2002 Ford Explorer when o/d light flashed and warning came on to check transmission. Will need a new transmission.
Was driving down the highway at 55 mph at my overdrive light started flashing and my information screen showed "check transmission" when I got home, I looked up the problem on the internet and found that my transmission just went bad and will need to be replaced according to what hundreds of complaints say had to be done to fix the same problem.
I was driving my Explorer yesterday and it was attempting to shift gears and instead sounded like an explosion or a tire getting busted. The o/d light came on and start flashing. It would reset itself everytime the car was restarted but immediately came back on. Later in the evening, the service engine soon light came on. I'm not one to wait and let something terrible happen to my vehicles so I took it to aamco after Ford told us they were too busy to run diagnostics on it. Aamco explained that it was either the transmission or the selenoid pack. Upon opening the pan underneath, they explained that if there were metal chunks it would be the transmission; if not, the selenoid pack. Sure enough, there were big metal chunks. Now, after having the car only two months, I'm having to come up with money to replace the transmission in a car that appeared to be in stellar condition. Upon doing some research today, apparently this is a common and well known issue in the Ford Explorer. Ford needs to step up their quality of equipment used in their vehicles. It is scary to know I could have been in traffic or somewhere else and the car die and leave me stranded or hurt.
My 2002 Ford Explorer o/d light is blinking, as many other Ford Explorer owners I am afraid this is a seriuos transmission problem, I want Ford to be liabable to adress this problem of such a big magnitud.
2002 Ford Explorer xls, driving o/d light came on and transmission started failing to shift correctly, needs complete transmission rebuild.
This is the second time my o/d off light has started flashing and now the transmission has started shifting extremely hard. I have now been told that I need to have my transmission rebuilt. That is a $2800 job. This is after a year and half ago I had the same problem with this vehicle and had to have the transmission replaced. Which was a $2400 job. I don't see exactly how I could have gone through two transmissions in less than two years with the exact same problem.
2002 Ford Explorer - eddie bauer edition. Transmission o/d light turned on when driving up a hill. . Read more...
O/d light started flashing, suddenly my car stopped shifting correctly. The car was never driven hard and is an automatic. After taking it to a transmission shop and doing some research I found that my transmission needed replaced and that it was not covered under warranty and costs around 3000 dollars to replace.
Got into my 2002 Ford Explorer today and my overdrive light was flashing and when I drove off, it revved up in the 300-400 rpm and shifted very hard. I have never driven offroad or very hard at all. Taking it to a mechanic Monday, but we have dealt with enough cars to know that the transmission is going to blow up soon.
When driving the o/d light came on and started flashing erratically, then I was unable to shift from 1st to 2nd gear. The only way I can shift from 1st to 2nd gear is if I let the rpm's go up above 3,000 and 4,000. Then I can take my foot off the gas and it will switch into 3rd gear. I have not drove the truck since it started doing this, the only time I have drove it was to go to the mechanic. The mechanic says it is what makes the gears shift that is causing the problem. The only way to fix it is to put a new or rebuilt transmission into my 2002 Ford Explorer. On the way home from the mechanic it started slamming into gears.
2002 Ford Explorer transmission experienced problem. The overdrive light began flashing and the vehicle shifted into neutral. There was no down hill engine braking. I stopped the vehicle and turned the engine off. When I restarted the vehicle the overdrive light was off and remained off for a few weeks. It is now back on again. I feel that the transmission shifting into neutral and not providing braking when going down a hill is a safety hazard.
Overdrive light is blinking and check transmission is indicated in message window. Does reset when truck is turned off but warning comes back when driving again. At this time vehicle does 'clunk' when going into reverse. It is still shifting through 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc ok. I had the transmission rebuilt by Ford dealer at 50k miles (3/24/06), currently have 75k miles on vehicle(10/11/10).
The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer XLT. The contact stated that the overdrive warning light would continuously flash. The failure would occur sporadically whether the vehicle was in over drive or not. The contact stated that when placed in park, the vehicle would continue to roll further than usual. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair facility where the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure or generate a failure code. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileage was 118,000.
We own a 2002 Ford Explorer that we have kept up all the maintenance on. We have owned if since June of 2008 (bought it from a used car dealer) and have had no really big major issues until now. The o/d off light is flashing which is causing the transmission to get mixed signals as to if the over drive is on or off. Which causes the transmission to shift hard and actually try to lock up at some times. It has been going on for about 4 days now and in our manual it says to take and have it serviced as soon as possible. Well we did and the mechanic says that there is nothing we can do to fix it except rebuild/replace the entire transmission. Online this is a very common problem in this year model and pretty much anyone we have spoken with that has owned these vehicles prior says that the transmission will go out around 175000 miles. We are at 174789 so we are right on course. We do not drive it hard or crazy and we take very good care of all our vehicles. We have never had an issue with an transmission.
My 2002 Ford Explorer transmission failed. I was traveling on an on ramp. When the o/d light started to flicker and there was a sudden powerful jerk. It was similar to getting rear ended. The failure occurs above 35 mph. The consequences are sudden uncontrollable jerks. In order to correct the failure the transmission must be rebuilt for a vehicle under 80,000 miles.
We bought a 2002 Ford Explorer XLT 2 weeks ago with 129,000 miles within 2 days of owning this vehicle, the o/d light started blinking. Upon investigation with transmission repair locations, we have to spend $2500. 00 or more to replace the entire transmission! what a rip off, after researching this issue, it is quite obvious that Ford needs to recall this vehicle, step up to the plate, and help their customers out who have put trust in their vehicles! if Ford wants to stay in business, they better start considering reconciling with their many disgruntled customers. Thank you.
I do not have to provide an in depth description, myself as with all the owners of a 2002 Ford Explorer are all having this same problem. Ford should be ashamed, and have this recalled if its happening with more than enough vehicles. The o/d light will flash rapidly and then the transmission will skip a gear, has a hard time switching into first gear. Big clunk! this is ridiculous. If all of these people are complaining Ford needs to address this issue ASAP! I will never buy another Ford!.
O/d light blinking and slipping gears.
O/d light is blinking and transmission might be going out.