2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT Power Train Problems

THE TRANSMISSION OF OUR 2002 EXPLORER STARTED SLIPPING, JUMPING, JERKING' SURGING, REFUSING TO SHIFT, SHIFTING SLOWLY AND OTHER ASSOCIATED THINGS APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AGO. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY, IT DOES IT WHENEVER IT WANTS, REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE, DRIVING DISTANCE. I FEEL FORD OWES ME A NEW, REDESIGNED TRANSMISSION WITH INSTALLATION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT FORD IS DOING ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN THIS MODEL AND YEAR EXPLORERS.

Mileage: 110,000

STARTED MY VEHICLE IT MADE A CLUNKING NOISE THEN DIED. THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND BROKE ALL THE VALVES OFF THE MOTOR. *JS

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT CAR FROM DRIVE INTO PARK, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER BROKE OFF INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN AND FELL OF IN MY HAND. THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. TO REPAIR THIS LINKAGE PART, THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF OVER $1800. I CALLED FORD TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS EVER HAPPENING BEFORE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD ADD THE INCIDENT TO THEIR DATABASE. I TOLD THEM THAT I FELT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE REFERRED TO ENGINEERING OR QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR INVESTIGATION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. I GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT FORD WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING WITH THIS INFORMATION. *TR

Mileage: 138,156

I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT ON 08/06/2011 SO THAT I HAD A VEHICLE THAT I COULD TAKE THE KIDS ON CAMPING TRIPS. ON 09/04/2011 ON OUR WAY TO DAYTONA BEACH I NOTICED THE CAR WAS PUSHING AND SWERVING IN BOTH DIRECTIONS, I HAD JUST PUT BRAND NEW TIRES ON IT AND REPLACED BOTH THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND ALL 4 BALL JOINTS AND HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE, I THOUGHT THAT IT'S A BIGGER VEHICLE THAN WHAT I'M USED TO AND HAD BEEN A SLIGHTLY WINDY. ON THE WAY HOME ON MONDAY 09/05/2011 IT WAS EVEN WORSE, I COULD FEEL THE BODY ROLLING THE CAR PUSHING ECT.. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THERE APPEARED TO BE NOTHING WRONG. I CRAWLED HOME A NERVOUS WRECK. WHEN WE UNLOAD THE CAR AT HOME I NOTICED THE CAR WAS SAGGING IN THE LEFT REAR.I CRAWLED UNDER THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED 2 BIG ISSUES, 1ST THE COIL SPRING IS BROKEN WERE LUCKY IT DIDN'T POP OUT AND SHRED A TIRE, AND 2ND ALL OF THE BODY MOUNT BUSHINGS ARE COMPLETELY CRUMBLING OR JUST PLAIN GONE. TALK ABOUT DANGEROUS. I WENT ONLINE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2002 EXPLORERS ON BLOGS AND FORD FORUMS AND TONS OF SITES FOR COMPLAINTS FOR AUTOMOBILES FOR ALL MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE FOR THE EXACT SAME THINGS. I HAVE ALSO SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURES ONE OF THEM BEING A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAREND OF THE CAR WHICH I THOUGHT WAS THE TIRES, BUT APPARENTLY IT IS AN IMPROPERLY ENGINEERED DIFFERENTIAL THAT FORD WILL NOT FIX OR ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A COUPLE OF TECHNICAL BULLETINS OUT ON IT. THEY ARE JUST LUCKY THAT MY CHILDREN WERE NOT INJURED. HOW DARE THEY NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THESE VEHICLES THAT THEY ENGINEERED AND SOLD, USED OR NOT. IF YOU MANUFACTURE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE YOU SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. IS IT GONNA TAKE A FATHER AND HIS CHILDREN BEING KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 90,500

OVERDRIVE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF, AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. WOULD STAY IN A LOWER GEAR DURING ACCELERATION AS THE RPM CONTINUED TO CLIMB. HAD STORED CODES DIAGNOSED WITH THE FOLLOWING: P0732 (GEAR 2 INCORRECT RATIO), P0733 (GEAR 3 INCORRECT RATIO), P0734 (GEAR 4 INCORRECT RATIO). WAS ADVISED NOT TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. REQUIRED COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD (BY AN INDEPENDENT INCLUDING UPGRADES) INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER DUE TO EXCESSIVE METAL FILINGS THROUGHOUT. TOTAL COST $2581.60. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR TOWING (NO HITCH) AND IS NOT ABUSED. . INVESTIGATION ON THE WEB REVEALS THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO BE QUITE COMMON, CITING WEAKNESSES IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. CREATES A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITION BECAUSE THE FAILURE CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME AT WHICH POINT THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 128,796

2002 FORD EXPLORER. O/D LIGHT BLINKING. SLOW GEAR SHIFTING. RANDOM JERKING OF CAR. HAVE READ THIS ON MANY WEBSITES AND EVEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD A REBUILD OR SOLENOID REPLACED, JUST HAPPENS AGAIN. IS ALSO DANGEROUS, BECAUSE ONCE CHANGES GEARS, MPH JUMPS VERY HIGH, VERY QUICKLY WITH NO CONTROL OVER IT. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVING MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT, WHEN THE O/D LIGHT STARTS TO FLASH AND THE CAR BECOMES JERKY, THEN LOCKS INTO GEAR SO I BRAKE PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A BIT , TURN IT BACK ON AND THE O/D FLASHES AND I MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME BUT ONLY GOING SLOW AS CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY CHILD. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW DAYS AND HAD MY HUSBAND DRIVE IT AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT GOT STUCK IN GEAR ON HIM TWICE. WE'VE CONTACTED A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID IN THIS YEAR AND MODEL IT HAS BEEN VERY COMMON FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED. THEY RECOMMENDED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND EITHER PUT THE CAR UP FOR SALE OR REPAIR IT AS IN THEIR EXPERIENCE THEY TRANSMISSION WILL PROBABLY GO AGAIN IN A YEAR OR 2.. FORD NEED TO ACCEPT THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE AND OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES, THEY CAN'T EXPECT PEOPLE TO JUST SIT BACK AND ACCEPT IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE ISSUE, IF I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGHER SPEED WHEN IT FIRST STARTED WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD OF HAPPENED, I MAY NOT OF BEEN ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL AND SOMETHING SERIOUS MAY OF BEEN BUT LUCKILY IT WASN'T, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO READ ABOUT THE PERSON WHO COULDN'T KEEP CONTROL. *TR

MY 2002 EXPLORER SPORT O/D LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN FEB 09. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 104,000 MILES ON IT. SOON AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. ABOUT A YEAR LATER, 4/29/10, THE O/D LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AGAIN. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS COST ABOUT $300. ON 5/3/10 I TOOK MY EXPLORER IN AGAIN BECAUSE THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THEY RAN ANOTHER TEST AND TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED OR REBUILT BUT IT SHOULD LAST ME A LITTLE WHILE LONGER. THAT SAME EVENING MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON TO GET IT INTO GEAR. I COULD NOT GO OVER 5MPH AND MY RPM'S WERE UNNATURALLY HIGH FOR THE SPEED I WAS TRAVELING. BY THE TIME I GOT UP THE HILL I WAS ON I COULD GO NO FURTHER. MY CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. I FINALLY HAD TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND WALK HOME. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS (OVER 300) ON THE 2002 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION AND THEIR POOR PERFORMANCE OR LACK THEREOF. A RECALL WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED, AS THIS DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION IS DUE TO POOR VEHICLE CONSTRUCTION, NOT TYPICAL WEAR AND TEAR. ALL MY FAMILY DRIVES IS FORD, HOWEVER AFTER THIS INCIDENT I DO NOT HAVE MUCH FAITH IN FORD. GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, I WOULD RATHER GO WITH A FOREIGN CAR NEXT TIME. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

TRANSMISSION O/D LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND BLINKING PERIODICALLY WITH HARD SHIFTING OR SLIPPING AND CAR LURCHING FORWARD BEFORE SHIFTING. O/D STOPS WORKING AFTER O/D LIGHT STARTS BLINKING. HAD TRANSMISSION SOLENOIDS ADJUSTED LAST YEAR BUT ONLY HELPED SLIGHTLY THEN BACK TO SLIPPING AGAIN. ONLY HAVE 88,000 MILES ON VEHICLE WITH GOOD CARE AND NO TOWING EVER. *TR

Mileage: 88,397

O/D LIGHT COMES ON AND CARE WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR (TRANSMISSION). PULLING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO GO. CARS ARE FLYING BY AND ALL I CAN DO TO KEEP FROM CAUSING AN INCIDENT WAS TO LET UP OFF THE GAS AND PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS HOPING IT WILL CHANGE THE GEAR. I ALMOST CAUSED AND ACCIDENT ON THE FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND THE O/D LIGHT BLINKS. MY CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR AND STALLS SOMETIMES. *TR

Mileage: 121,470

O/D LIGHT IS BLINKING SO TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD I FIGURED IT OUT OR I CAN JUST JAM MY TRANSMISSION IN MIDDLE OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AND RESULT IN CRASH..... *TR

Mileage: 90,000

1. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER ABUSED IT BECAUSE IT WOULD COME OUT OF MY POCKET. I GET IT SERVICED REGULARLY. 2.THE FAILURE IS A TRANSMISSION SLIP FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR WHERE IS SEEMS TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND CAUSE MY RPMS TO SHOOT WAY UP. HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE, AND JUST RECENTLY MY O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED FLASHING EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON. 3.OLD PART IS STILL AVAILABLE, AS I HAVE YET TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BECAUSE OF THE PRICE TO DO SO. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

WE HAVE A 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT, WITHIN PAST FEW DAYS MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHEN GOING INTO 2ND GEAR OCCASIONALLY, NOW IT IS DOING IT MUCH MORE AND THE OD OFF LIGHT IS BLINKING. I AM SEEING ONLINE THAT THIS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DO SOMETHING. WE PAY ALOT OF MONEY TO HAVE DEPENDABLE VEHICLES AND TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILING SO OFTEN IN THESE VEHICLES IS RIDICULOUS. FORD SHOULD BE HELP ACCOUNTABLE FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS!!! *TR

Mileage: 92,000

MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT IS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT SLIPS ALL OF THE TIME, MAKES GRINDING NOISES AND AT TIMES DOES NOT LET ME DRIVE (GOES NO WHERE WHILE STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. SIMILAR TO WHAT IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. IT HAPPENS ON AND OFF, IT STARTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK. *TR

Mileage: 92,318

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN I SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT OR TO MAKE A TURN THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND I LOOSE ALL POWER. I HAVE TO KEEP ONE FOOT ON THE GAS TO KEEP IT IDLING AND ONE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

I HAVE A 2002 FORD EXPLORER BOUGHT USED MARCH 2008 82,XXX MILES NOW AT 95,XXX THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHES AFTER BEING DRIVEN ABOUT 3 MILES AND IRREGULAR HARD PASSING GEAR SHIFTS OCCUR.. I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH FORD.... *TR

Mileage: 95,000

THE GEAR SHIFT (PRNDL) FELL OFF THE STEERING COLUMN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE METAL THAT HOLD THE SHIFT GEAR FAILED. THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE! VERY DANGEROUS! LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY OR IT MAY HAVE LEAD TO INJURY/DEATH. IT IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE GEAR SHIFTER THAT LEADS TO THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE! HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/EXPLORER/2002/TRANSMISSION/GEAR_SHIFT_PRNDL_FELL_OFF.SHTML. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

THE GEAR SHIFT (PRNDL) FELL OFF THE STEERING COLUMN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE METAL THAT HOLD THE SHIFT GEAR FAILED. THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY PEOPLE! VERY DANGEROUS! LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY OR IT MAY HAVE LEAD TO INJURY/DEATH. IT IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN THE GEAR SHIFTER THAT LEADS TO THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE! HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/EXPLORER/2002/TRANSMISSION/GEAR_SHIFT_PRNDL_FELL_OFF.SHTML. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

THE NOT IN OVERDRIVE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE I RESTARTED AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. SHORTLY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. AND NOW THE ENGINE RACES AND THE CAR WONT MOVE THERE IS ONLY 33000 MILES ON THE CAR I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

MY 2002 FORD EXPLORERS TRANSMISSION JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AT 94,000 MILES. READING FORUMS ONLINE LED ME TO THIS SITE, AFTER READING MANY, MANY OTHERS' EXACT SAME EXPERIENCES WITH THIS CAR. FORD WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AND MY FAMILY DOES NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION! FORD NEEDS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL! *TR

Mileage: 94,000

O/D OFF LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS AN INDICATION OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CHECKED ON LINE FOR WARRANTY INFORMATION, AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD'S 2002 TRANSMISSIONS. FORD WILL NOT ASSIST IN THE COST OF REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM OCCURS AFTER THE 36,000 MILES OR 3 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD. EVERY THING POINTS TO A $ 2,000 / 3,000 REPAIR JOB. I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK IN 10/08 AND NOW I HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO A MAJOR REPAIR BEFORE OWNING IT FOR A YEAR. I REALLY THINK THAT FORD SHOULD IN SOME WAY COMPENSATE ITS VEHICLE OWNERS FOR A DEFECT THAT THEY ARE APPARENTLY WELL AWARE OF. *TR

Mileage: 37,300

AUTO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR. ENGINE REV HIGH TO 4K AND ABOVE WITH HARD BANG INTO NEXT GEAR. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 62,800

I HAVE A 2002 FORD EXPLORER IN WHICH IT ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AN THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINS ON THIS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN PLACED INTO SECOND, THIRD GEAR AND REVERSE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH THE STATUS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,360. *UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING. UPDATED *JB

Mileage: 57,360

AT 55,350 MILES MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT'S TRANSMISSION WOULD FLARE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A SOLENOID MALFUNCTION IN MY TRANSMISSION; THEREFORE, AFFECTING OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. MILES WISE, I STILL HAD A LITTLE UNDER 5,000 MILES UNTIL THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, YEARS WISE, I WAS AT 5 YEARS 74 DAYS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS PROBLEM COST ME $2168.38. I DON'T THINK VEHICLE AT 55K MILES SHOULD NEED A REBUILDING OF A TRANSMISSION. I THINK I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED IN SOME WAY FOR THE COST.....EVEN THOUGH I WENT OVER THE WARRANTY BY 74 DAYS. *NM

Mileage: 55,330

RIGHT REAR AXLE AND BEARING

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING OVER 70 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETRERMINED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRES WHERE CUPPING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD TO DRIVE THE UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR 2 AND A HALF YEARS LIMITED TO NO HIGH SPEED TRAVELING. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE A REFUND. THE TAILGATE KEEPS LOCKING AND THE REAR DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. THE RIGHT FRONT WINDOW RATTLES WHIEN IT IS ALL THE WAY UP. *TC

Mileage: 500

2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT, NOT YET 3 YEARS OLD BUT 6000 MILES OUT OF WARRENTY. REAR END NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SAID IT LOOK LIKE WATER GOT INTO IT. I'VE NEVER OWN A CAR YET THAT NEEDED A REAR END REPAIR. IS THIS PROBLEM A RECALL ITEM? I WOULD THINK FORD MOTOR CO. WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS BUT NO WAY. I HAVE ONLY BEEN BUYING FORDS FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS. *AK

Mileage: 42,000

NHTSA RECALL 04V442000 ON THE REAR LIFTGATE GLASS. NO PARTS AVAILABLE SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2004. WHILE SHIFTING GEARS THE SHIFTER BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

Mileage: 40,000

THE REAR END WAS LEAKING FLUID ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS, HAD THE REAR DIFFERENTAIL SEAL REPLACED TWO TIMES, WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. EVENTUALLY THE REAR END HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK REAR END NOW SHUTTERS AND SHAKES LESS THEN 10,000 MILES AFTER IT WAS REPLACED.

Mileage: 37,000

IN AUGUST 2003, REPORTED TO DEALER THAT THE TRUCK WAS GROANING WHEN TURNING. SERVICE ADVISED THAT I WAS TURNING THE WHEEL TOO FAR AND RUBBING THE TIRES ON THE WHEEL WELLS. THIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE SINCE THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLS. BY NOVEMBER, THE TRUCK WOULD HARDLY TURN WITHOUT DRAGGING THE BACK TIRES AND THE DEALER FOUND THERE WAS NO FLUID IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL REQUIRING A COMPLETE OVERHAUL. THEN, IN JUNE 2004, THE "NEW" SEALS FAILED ALLOWING THE FLUID TO, AGAIN, DRAIN OUT. DEALER IS CURRENTLY REPAIRING. *AK

Mileage: 52,000

CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF HOW TO CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL OR HOW TO ADD TRANSMISSION FLUID.*AK *JB