7.9

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$2,810
Average Mileage:
93,900 miles
Total Complaints:
22 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (13 reports)
  2. replace transmission (7 reports)
  3. rebuild transmission / rebore bushings (2 reports)
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problem #2

Sep 082010

Explorer 4WD V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 95,000 miles

Transmission would not shift into reverse. It finally caught on the 5th or 6th try and then nearly threw me through the windshield.

- Michelle M., Burkesville, KY, US

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problem #1

Feb 052010

Explorer XLT 4.0L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 35,000 miles

my ford explorer transmission is not reversing as it should making a revving sound and hardly moving anywhere

- Cleon G., Bvi, RT, Virgin Islands (UK)

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