Ford Explorer owners have reported 4,426 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 48 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (1,551 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic transmission (749 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
Transmission gears were not running properly. On a Saturday evening the car was sleeping when slowing down and the following morning it completely died. Ford is reporting to me that I need a new transmission and I am only 1k miles over the warranty. Read details...
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle began to vibrate excessively. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission. Read details...
Transmission failure with overdrive light blinking . No first gear,shifts hard , sometime it wont shift without letting off gas . With codespo731,po733,po734,po745 needs total rebuild this happened while driving down the road at 40 miles a hour , abs light is on . Codes show wrong line pressure. Read details...
The contact owns a 2020 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at approximately 55 mph, there was an abnormal sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. Read details...
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle started making a loud grinding sound. The vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was coasted onto the road shoulder. Read details...