Three problems related to noises during shifting have been reported for the 2020 Ford Explorer. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2020 Ford Explorer based on all problems reported for the 2020 Explorer.
I bought a 2020 Ford Explorer last may. The vehicle has less than 7500 miles. Monday 3/15/21 I noticed a whining noise when the car was shifting into gears. It continued to happen as the week progress. It got worse by mid-week. Thursday 3/19/21 I called my local Ford dearlership and was told I could drop it off for several days or the next available date was the 2nd weekend in April. I informed my husband who stated that there was a puddle of fluid under my car this morning. He call roadside assistance to come get my car. We had to move it from the parking garage I park in to the street and there was also a big puddle of fluid. He checked the oil and there was plenty of it in the car. By the time the tow truck arrive there was just a small puddle under the car. No warning lights on car came on to indicate an issue.
Vehicle is now having hard shifts when in lower gears, it has a hard time going from drive to reverse. Engine makes a humming or low growling noise, like it did before the transmission cooler busted in December 2020. This all happens when driving the vehicle it doesn't want to accelerate properly anymore it lags. Several times I've gone to reverse into my drive way abs it doesn't shift at first it takes a couple of pushes on the accelerate for it to catch.
Leaked transmission oil. Vehicle shifts hard into gear like if it were up hill and itas on a flat surface. This vehicle makes a load noise and would jerk.