Complaint 1601388
2008 FORD EXPLORER • POWER TRAIN • incident Jul 14, 2019
- Complaint ID
- 1601388
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 2008
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Jul 14, 2019
- Date Received
- Sep 9, 2019
- Data As Of
- Aug 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
STOPPED AT THE 4 WAY ..AND MY TURN TO GO..MY CAR GOES MAYBE 2 SECONDS THEN IT REVVS WHEN I PRESSED THE PEDAL BIT MYCAR DOESNT ENGAGE . THE TOOL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. I RODE IT TO THE SIDE ..TURNED IT OFF. THEN STARTED IT AGAIN..GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN..AND ONCE AGAIN I MOVE SOME..THEN THE ENGINE REVVVS BUT THE CAR DOESN T FO..TWICE I ALMOSTGOT SIDE SWIPED BY ON COMING VARS UP BEHIND ME. I TALKED TO THE MECHANIC..AS I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JULY LAST YEAR..HESAID ITS A FORD THING..COMMOM.. BUT NO ONE HAS THE CORRECT ANSWER..TRIAL AND ERROR..OR SPEND THOUSANDS ON A NEW TRANSMISSION. A FEW PEOPLE SAID ITS THE TRANSMOSSION WIRE HARNESS??
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.