I currently own a 1996 Ford Explorer XLT, 4X4, 5-speed manual transmission. One thing I have noticed with this vehicle is when I am either stopping moderately hard/fast or making sharp right turns, the engine tends to stall. This only happens when the transmission is in neutral or I have the clutch in. The main reason this is a problem is because when the vehicle is stalled, the power steering is off. Most of my problems have been on off ramps where I'm traveling realitively fast and a right turn. Towards the end of the ramp I start to straigten out the wheel and realize I can't move it. Generally I am forced to slam on the breaks before running into something or if I have enough time, I will quickly attempt to start it. There was no specific incident date. This did not start to happen until after my 30-day warranty was up at from the dealer so I have not had anything done to attempt to fix it. I have found on the internet that several Explorer have had this problem. Some people blamed it on a valve. Below are listed websites where people have submitted to forums. These are people in similar situations as myself. Thanks www.carconsumers.com/ford_explorer.html www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/04/13/national/main285613.shtml www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/10/10/national/main240067.shtml www.cartrackers.com/forums/live/gremlins/191.html www.thecomplaintstation.com/cgi-bin/datacgi/database.cgi/forum/subtopic/topicid=0351/subtopicid=0000857 7/firstrecord=0/finalrecord=14/ forums.vmag.com/pm-1001/messages/3445.html.

- Lynchburg, VA, USA

Consumer had taken vehicle to dealer regarding transmission problems on seven occasions, when shifted into reverse, vehicle will hesitate and then pop into reverse after 15-20 seconds, vehicle will not always go in reverse, dealer stated that transmission was going, but not to do anything until all gears were affected.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

The transmission failed while driving. Nlm

- Lakevile, MN, USA

Vehicle was in park, with motor running, when the transmission slipped into reverse causing vehicle to back into another parked vehicle.

- Plymouth, MA, USA

Front end is misaligned and the mud was found in the transmission.

- Rochester, WA, USA

The clutch squeaks when pedal pushed; therefore clutch slave cylinder replaced also, hub and bearing failed and clutch release replaced.

- Chula Vista, CA, USA

Vehicle will stall when clutch is depressed. Ford is aware and has a technical service bulletin, but repairs will not start until possibly three months away.

- Ellicott City, MD, USA