One problem related to transmission stuck in gear has been reported for the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport based on all problems reported for the 2002 Explorer Sport.
Driving my 2002 Ford explorer with my daughter in the back seat, when the o/d light starts to flash and the car becomes jerky, then locks into gear so I brake put it in park and turn the car off for a bit , turn it back on and the o/d flashes and I managed to make it home but only going slow as concerned for the safety of myself and my child. I let the car sit for a few days and had my husband drive it around the neighborhood and it got stuck in gear on him twice. We've contacted a transmission shop and they said in this year and model it has been very common for the transmission to be rebuilt or replaced. They recommended to have it repaired and either put the car up for sale or repair it as in their experience they transmission will probably go again in a year or 2. . Ford need to accept that there is an issue and own up to their mistakes, they can't expect people to just sit back and accept it. Something needs to be done about the issue, if I was traveling at a higher speed when it first started who knows what could of happened, I may not of been able to keep control and something serious may of been but luckily it wasn't, but we don't want to read about the person who couldn't keep control.