Four problems related to overdrive light on have been reported for the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac based on all problems reported for the 2002 Explorer Sport Trac.
O/d light flashing. Now I have to fix the transmission. Read all the comp. And looks like everyone is having this problem. I totally agree that Ford should recall the explorers. It has cause a lot of trouble and money to a lot of people. Please help. If transm. Locks it could cause a major accident.
O/d light flashing on my 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac.
The last few months the vehicle has been sluggish in power and shifting at the wrong times. We brought it into the Ford dealership. We had them do a transmission flush since it was time, the vehicle had 37,000 miles. The dealership didn't know what was wrong with the transmission. They could hear and feel the problem but could not give us any answers. I picked up the vehicle after having the flush done. On the way home the overdrive light started flashing. This was new. I turned it around and brought it right back. After 2 weeks of going around with them, they finally find metal shavings inside the transmission and tell us we need a new transmission! this is a weekend car with only 37,000 miles on it. This is unacceptable! I contacted Ford directly they said they would look into if there was any program out there for us. Now again 2 week later I spoke to the Ford service manager and he said that he is unaware of any program that can help us. He said there was a program where Ford was repairing the transmissions as a good faith repair but that ended last year. Now I am stuck having to pay $4000 to replace my transmission on a practically new vehicle.
The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer Sport Trac. While driving 45 mph, the contact noticed that the transmission switched to a lower gear. In addition, the overdrive light illuminated. The contact noticed that the vehicle would lose control slightly when the failure occurred. The failure occurs everytime the vehicle is driven. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 150,000 and failure mileage was 148,000.