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really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $3,750
- Average Mileage:
- 100,500 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- installed remanufactured transmission (2 reports)
transmission problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I know now that this was a design defect in the unit. I had the choice of a Ford Re-Man or an AAMCO Ford Leftover New unit. Unfortunately, I chose the OEM Ford leftover at about 76,000 with a 36,000 mile warranty. I should mention the unit went while towing. Upon leaving a rest stop going downhill, a bump was heard after it shifted and it was stuck in high gear. My wife and son decided to attempt to make the 200+ mile trip home while I plotted dealers on their path. Upon driving in the driveway and stopping, the transmission failed completely and would not move.
The technician at AAMCO said it looked like a bomb had gone off inside the case and my wife and son were lucky it didn't catch on fire it must have been so hot on their ride home. So this new leftover 4R100 unit was installed. It's obvious why Ford sold them to AAMCO - they had a major design defect. I will report our second transmission incident in my next complaint, but it also went after approximately 50,000 miles while driving through the Black Hills of South Dakota and we could have been killed. Somehow we made it to Kansas City where the temp gauge went off the scale. Ironically the Excursion was built there and after a 3-day weekend we had a REMAN unit installed by Ford. I could tell immediately it was a different transmission, it is even geared differently. I'll detail this second incident in more detail in my next complaint.
- firstl, Keswick, VA, US