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CarComplaints.com Notes: How can we give the 2001 model year a "seal of pretty good" when it has some problems with a slipping transmission and a known problem with the speed activation control switch? Because it's not the 2002. That's how.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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.

2001 Ford Explorer transmission problems

transmission problem

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2001 Ford Explorer Owner Comments

problem #1

Aug 302001

Explorer

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Putting SUV in park when the gear shift indicator broke and relocated to the 1st gear position. Now stuck on 1st gear and there is no visual way of knowing what gear the SUV is in. Ford is covering the defect through warranty, but this is a real safety issue. Repairs being performed at orr performance in atlanta, Texas.

- Texarkana, TX, USA

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