Complaint 1473806

2005 FORD EXPLORER • UNKNOWN OR OTHER • incident Nov 6, 2017

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1473806
Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Model Year
2005
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date
Nov 6, 2017
Date Received
Jun 6, 2018
Data As Of
Aug 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner Narrative

ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THAT SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR IT WOULD REV AND HESITATE AND WHEN IT DOES IT TO MANY TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK TRANSMISSION MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY AND ALSO THE O/D LIGHT BLINKS AND MY TRUCK WILL ACT FUNNY UNTIL I SHUT IT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC IT IS GIVING THEM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ERROR CODES AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO TRY ALL 6 CODES TO FIGURE IT OUT. SINCE IT IS A CLOSED TRANSMISSION CASE THAT HAS NO DRAIN PLUG AND NO DIP STICK TO CHECK THE FLUID THEY REALLY DON'T WANT TO MESS WITH IT AND COST ME A TON OF MONEY TO FIGURE IT OUT. I HAVE 106,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY AND HOPE YOU GIVE ME A MORE PINPOINT RESOLUTION SO I CAN DECIDE IF I SHOULD GET IT REPAIRED AND WHAT MORE SPECIFICALLY THEY CAN TRY.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.