Complaint 1490407
2008 FORD EXPLORER • POWER TRAIN • incident Jun 15, 2018
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1490407
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2008
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Jun 15, 2018
- Date Received
- Aug 12, 2018
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
"TRANSMISSION FAILURE" AT 100233 MILES THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME WHILE DRIVING. UPON PARKING & TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT WORK. CUT THRU ALL GEARS LIKE BUTTER. WOUND NOT "ENTER" INTO ANY GEAR. TOWED. AFTER VEHICLE COOLED, TRANSMISSION WORKS AGAIN, ONLY TO BECOME HOT, REPEAT TOW. CODE P0775. AFTER COOLING, SAME EVENT. TRANSMISSION SOLENOID GOES OUT WHILE HOT, IN A HOT CLIMATE. MANUFACTURER DEFECT. NEEDS SAFETY RECALL.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.