Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / EXPLORER SPORT / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006090964 | Incident Date: Nov, 14 2006 |
| Consumer's City: HOUSTON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER SPORT | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMYU60E41U | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 06 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 18 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Transmission failure. i have a 2001 ford explorer sport 2wd. at 109000 miles one day i was driving it on the freeway, and i noticed that the o/d light is flashing. i tried to turn it off, but it wouldn't. i exited from the freeway an i parked the car at the nearby gas station trying t o find out what was the problem. i turned the engine off for a few minutes,and then i turned it back on,and the o/d light went off. i thought it was finished, but it wasn't. i started driving for about 10 minutes the o/d light came back on, and the transmission shifts hardly from one gear to another. the next day i took the car to the transmission shop to check what is going wrong. from my house to the shop about 25 minutes drive, the o/d light started flashing. at the transmission shop they pulled the code (p0....) , and the inspector said there a malfunction inside of the transmission, something related to the torque converter. to fix it they give me an estimate of $2500 . and i m not currently under warranty. i've been maintaining this car as much as i can. but it is shocking to see the transmission going at this mileage. ford must recall this issue. if not they should take car of the repair cost. this is really a shame! my car has been repaired yet, because i can't afford the cost of that repair. i'm hoping that ford will look at the case. *jb |