This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
When my 1999 Ford Explorer had approximately 60,000 miles, it went into the repair shop to have the transmission replaced. At that time, I complained that there was transmission fluid leaking near the radiator. About 6 months later, when the vehicle had approximately 70,000 miles, it went back to the repair shop for transmission troubles, at which time several of the clutches in the transmission had to be replaced. The car was released from the dealer on a Friday night, but was returned approximately 12 hours later due to hesitation of the vehicle when driving and because the overdrive light was blinking off and on. Approximately three weeks later the car went back into the shop, again for leaking transmission fluid near the radiator. The radiator has had to be replaced due to a crack where a transmission fluid line came into contact with the radiator. There seems to be a problem with every component involved with the transmission on this Explorer.
Consumer states that while driving at any speed and no warning the vehicle will stall and it will be hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. Dealer notified.
Engine began to race whether the car was waiting for a light or traveling making it necessary to depress the brake pedal forcefully to keep the vehicle from surging ahead, while waiting at a light the consumer had to turn the vehicle off because it was racing so forcefully the vehicle may have hit crossing pedestrians, the overdrive indicator was illuminated and the vehicle began shifting erratically, the transmission was replaced and the vehicle is racing again, possibly related to the linkages. Nlm
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- St. Louis, MO, USA