Ford Explorer Sport owners have reported 87 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 24 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic transmission (16 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's overdrive light on (16 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
My 2002 Ford explorers transmission just completely stopped working at 94,000 miles. Reading forums online led me to this site, after reading many, many others' exact same experiences with this car. Ford will do nothing about it and my family does not have the money to replace a transmission! Ford Read details...
When I started from a stop light it took off fine but shifting from 1st to 2nd and then into 3rd the engine raced but would not accelerate. I pushed the o/d off and it seemed to fix the problem. Then over the next few days it became more frequent to the point that I am afraid to pull out into Read details...
Started my vehicle it made a clunking noise then died. The timing chain broke and broke all the vavles off the motor. Read details...
We have a 2002 Ford Explorer Sport, within past few days my transmission started slipping when going into 2nd gear occasionally, now it is doing it much more and the od off light is blinking. I am seeing online that this a very common occurrence with this vehicle and Ford should be required to do Read details...
2002 Ford explorer. O/d light blinking. Slow gear shifting. Random jerking of car. Have read this on many websites and even people that have had a rebuild or solenoid replaced, just happens again. Is also dangerous, because once changes gears, mph jumps very high, very quickly with no control over Read details...