general problems of the 2003 Ford Explorer

Truck jerks when trying to pick up speed picks up speed very slow sometimes doesn't want to go in drive.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while turning at various speeds, the body of the vehicle began to bounce abnormally. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was stated that the body mount needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Ok we were driving pulled out and it did not shift to second gear and cars were coming up and honking horn it takes car a long time to switch to 2nd gear at light and this is very dangerous can get hit. The o/d light flashes causing service engine light to come on. Transmission was serviced and I was told it was a Ford issue with these transmission Ford was not successful at helping their needs to be a recall on these transmission they are very dangerous and the customer is constantly paying the price on these vehicles.

Bearings in Ford Explorer almost seized. . . . This could cause a major problem if they had not been replaced. 3 out of four at one time?.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Explorer. As a mechanic was repairing the emissions module on the vehicle, he noticed that the coil springs failed. The failure was repaired. The current and failure mileages were 52,000. Eq-10203418-4200, received 12/12/07 (2 doc). Updated 12/12/07.

Consumer stated that while driving at high speeds vehicle will vibrate heavily. Dealer notified.

There's a loud and severe vibration when the truck reached speeds between 59 - 63 mph. The dealership, in attempts to correct the problem, has replaced the tires 3 times, rotated the drive shaft several times and neutralized the engine motor mount yet the problem still exists.