Complaint 1022951
1999 FORD EXPLORER • POWER TRAIN • incident Nov 14, 2006
- Complaint ID
- 1022951
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1999
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Nov 14, 2006
- Date Received
- Nov 20, 2013
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
JUST LIKE COUNTLESS OTHER FORD EXPLORER OWNERS I AM EXPERIENCING OVERDRIVE MALFUNCTION AND SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. IT SEEMS THAT ALL YEARS OF EXPLORERS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS FLAW. THERE ARE NUMEROUS STORIES OF SERVICE ADVISERS AT DEALERSHIPS ADMITTING THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THERE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF PEOPLE PAYING $3000 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT, ONLY YTO HAVE IT RECUR DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS LATER. EVERYONE OF US HAS THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS AS WELL AS THE COMPLETELY RANDOM ONSET OF THE ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND DO RIGHT BY THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.