Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 16935 | 07/01/2003 | 10003831 | An uncommanded shift to 4x4 low. *tt | 11/04/2003 | |
| 0282 | 04/29/2002 | 637922 | Some vehicles built prior to 9/15/2001 may exhibit low line pressure readings while in drive, no 2nd gear, no 3rd gear, no engine braking in manual 1st and slipping shifts and / or delayed engagements. *tt | 12/09/2002 | |
| 15887 | 05/01/2002 | 637755 | Some vehicles may exhibit a no 1-2 upshift, no 2-3 upshift, a no engine braking condition in manual 1 or diagnostic trouble code p0732 (gear 2 incorrect ratio) or p0733 (gear 3 incorrect ratio). *tt | 12/04/2002 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 03261 | 01/05/2003 | 10008279 | New service part - number 5 needle bearing and race kit - 4r70w transmission - service tip. *tt | 07/26/2004 | |
| 01137 | 07/09/2001 | 620988 | Some vehicles equipped with a 4r70w automatic transmission may exhibit a clunk noise during the 2-1 downshift event. *tt | 09/05/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 042107 | 12/13/2004 | 042414 | 10014086 | General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt | 04/28/2005 |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||||
| 03148 | 07/21/2003 | 10003748 | New transmission cooler flusher - service tips. 2003 escort and super duty f series included. *tt | 10/29/2003 | |
| 002310 | 11/13/2000 | 616522 | Subject regarding contamination from prior transmission concerns or excess wear may be trapped in the transmission fluid cooling system. *tt | 03/05/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | |||||
| 14586 | 01/01/2001 | 617969 | Some 4.0l vehicles with a4wd built prior to 9/13/99 may exhibit a vibration / pulsation at 0-45 mph on dry pavement under light to moderate acceleration in 4 auto mode which may characteristic with the control trac 4x4 system. *jb | 04/02/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||||
| 01181 | 09/17/2001 | 625715 | Brake shift interlock.*jb | 11/30/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 030508 | 04/01/2005 | 05620 | 10017891 | Front axle leaks fluid from vent tube - vehicles equipped with 4x4 or awd. *tt | 12/06/2005 |
| 0358 | 03/17/2003 | 10001922 | Fluid may leak out of the front axle vent tube. *tt *jb | 07/25/2003 | |
| 0242 | 03/04/2002 | 636056 | Certain vehicles with 4x4 or all-wheel drive may have a fluid leak from the front axle vent tube. *tt | 11/04/2002 | |
| 01114 | 06/11/2001 | 622642 | Some 4x4 vehicles may exhibit a high-pitched squeal or whistle type noise from the front axle area of the vehicle at speeds from 16 to 64 km/h (10 to 40 mph). *tt | 10/22/2001 | |
| 01B75 | 05/01/2001 | 620172 | On some u.s. postal service 4x4 vehicles, an incorrect bolt and washer may have been inadvertently installed in the front axle. if the correct bolt and washer were installed, it may be possible for it to become loose and fall out, causing | 07/19/2001 | |
| 01B75 | 04/11/2001 | 619653 | Field action for certain usps vehicles built with incorrect front axle to frame horizontal bolts. *tt | 06/23/2001 | |
| 01411 | 03/05/2001 | 619427 | High-pitched front axle squeal or whistle type noise from the front of the vehicle at speeds from 16 to 64 km/h (10 to 40 mph). *tt | 05/30/2001 | |
| 14847 | 04/01/2001 | 619330 | Concerns with vehicles exhbit fluid leakage from the front axle vent tube. *tt | 05/23/2001 | |
| 14819 | 04/01/2001 | 619314 | Some 4x4 vehicles may exhibit a fluid leak from the front axle vent tube. *tt | 05/23/2001 | |
| 0186 | 04/30/2001 | 619276 | On some vehicles, including sport and sport trac, the front axle leaks fluid from the vent tube. *tt | 05/22/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT - SEAL | |||||
| 14056 | 04/01/2000 | 613704 | Some vehicles may exhibit an oil leak from the front axle pinion oil seal area. **mr | 07/27/2000 | |
| 8512 | 04/01/2000 | 613657 | Some vehicles may exhibit an oil leak from the front axle pinion oil seal area. **mr | 07/26/2000 | |
| 14011 | 03/01/2000 | 612967 | Some 2000 and 2001 model year vehicles may exhibit an oil leak from the inside diameter of the rear axle pinion oil seal. *tt | 06/14/2000 | |
| 8423 | 03/01/2000 | 612847 | Some vehicles may exhibit an oil leak from the inside diameter of the rear axle pinion oil seal. *tt | 06/13/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||||
| 15251 | 09/01/2001 | 625796 | Some 4x4 vehicles with fewer than 10,000 miles may exhibit grease oozing from the front driveshaft cv joint. *tt | 12/03/2001 | |
| 15080 | 07/01/2001 | 621084 | Some vehicles with fewer than 10,000 miles may exhibit grease oozing from the front driveshaft cv joint. *tt | 09/06/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 02138 | 11/10/2003 | 032210 | 635998 | Low line pressure reading at wide open throttle (wot), slipping shifts and / or delayed engagements with possible diagnostic trouble codes p0732, p0733, p1762 set on vehicles built before 12/1/2001. *tt | 11/04/2002 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 11/02/2012 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer. while driving approximately 45 mph, the transmission failed to respond with an unusual whining noise. the vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and the engine was turned off. upon restarting, the vehicle resumed normally. the failure recurred on a separate occasion. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the failure mileage was unavailable. kmj | |||
| 11/02/2012 | |||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer. while driving approximately 45 mph, the transmission failed to respond with an unusual whining noise. the vehicle was coasted to the side of the road. the engine was turned off. upon restarting, the vehicle resumed normally. the failure recurred on a separate occasion. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the failure mileage was unavailable. js | |||
| 11/29/2011 | 135750 | ||
| Vehicle was idiling in driveway with the drivers door open. transmission was in park. transmission dropped into reverse, rolled backwards in driveway, crashing through two chainlink gates, the door was torn back against the fender, i tried to reach into the truck to turn it off, and was pinned between the truck, and the chain link fence. explorer currently in the collision shop, and transmission will be repaired when the bodywork is done. | |||
| 11/22/2011 | 126000 | ||
| Transmission failed without warning. would not catch 3rd gear and then sounded like a toolbox was scattered under the car. car successively lost all gears except 1st. repair cost over $2800.00. | |||
| 03/09/2010 | 118000 | 1 | |
| 'o/d off' light if blinking, on and off. while light is blinking the car seems to be sluggish and does not respond to throttle properly. rough shifts while driving. *tr | |||
| 09/10/2008 | 100000 | 1 | |
| Ford part # 1l24-7h473-ag vendor # m799g motorola model # 01mu152b06 date code 01211 serial # 21396939 | |||
| 10/15/2003 | 76500 | ||
| I purchased this car on october 8,2003. three days after i bought it the check engine light came on. i brought the car back four times back to back. the first time they said nothing was wrong. the second and third time the same thing. on the fourth attempt, they had me take it to one of "their" mechanics. he said it was a bad switch in the system. not even a whole week later, the check guage light came on. the car lot where i bought it from said they were not going to look at my car because out of the kindness of their heart they've already looked at it. so i took it to a ford dealership, they fixed it and said it was a problem with transmission, and the steering wheel. they car lot said it was not their problem. i had to pay out of my pocket for some problems that are still under warranty. then the first time the check engine light came on i later found out that a sales person who was not certified mechanic, tried to fix the car when they said they were sending it to a mechanic. i'm still having problems and it seems like there just getting worse! | |||
| 06/15/2003 | 48500 | ||
| Transmission failure- no warning- | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/03/2011 | 118000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer. the contact was driving approximately 45 mph when the engine exhibited an abnormal increase in rpms. the vehicle then accelerated abnormally and the contact was involved in a crash that involved four additional vehicles. no injuries were reported and a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the servo plug had popped out of place and fractured the side of the transmission. the dealer advised that the transmission would need replacing. the manufacturer was contacted who did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 118,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 03/03/2011 | 118000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer. the contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph when the engine started raving. the contact mentioned that do to the failure there was a collision of a total of 4 vehicle. no injuries were reported and a police report was file. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that servo plug pop out cracking the side of the transmission. as a result the transmission has to be replace. the manufacturer was contacted who did not offered any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileage was 118,000. pm | |||
| 06/03/2010 | 143212 | ||
| I have a 2001 ford explorer and at first the truck would slip in and out of gears so i took it to a certified mechanic and was told i needed a neutral safety switch. i had that replaced about a month ago. yesterday, i was driving and the truck slipped out of drive.... and it would not accelerate. i pulled over and attemped to restart the vehicle and the o/d off light started flashing. this truck is going to cost me over 2,000 dollars to fix and it seems as if i am not the only one experiencing the same problems. please help | |||
| 02/16/2010 | 107400 | ||
| Ford explorer o/d light flashing, transmission slipping | |||
| 03/09/2010 | 118000 | 1 | |
| 'o/d off' light if blinking, on and off. while light is blinking the car seems to be sluggish and does not respond to throttle properly. rough shifts while driving. *tr | |||
| 01/04/2010 | 50000 | 1 | |
| My 2001 ford explorers transmission is having shifting problems followed by it's overdrive light flashing. i talked to several ford transmission friends and they advised me to install a upgrade kit in the valve body. this was done, fluid and filter changed, to no avail. the light intermittently flashes and the transmission shifting weird. after reading several posts on several sites regarding this problem, i am at a loss at what to do. several people stated that they went to the extent of replacing the transmissions with new ones and the light still flashing and having the same problems. my explorer has 60k miles on it and this problem started at only 50k miles, to me this is a problem ford should acknowledge, and allow some compensation to it's loyal customers. *tr | |||
| 10/01/2005 | 55000 | 1 | 10/01/2004 |
| At around 55000 miles i had to replace my rear axle and i am now at 62000 and my o/d will start flashing and my 2001 explorer will shift hard or not shift at all. *nm | |||
| 02/01/2005 | 110000 | 1 | 10/09/2001 |
| Overdrive turns off - ford has issued technical service bulletin ((tsb) 03-22-10 in obvious recognition of numerous problems ,but refused to pay for the repairs. *ak | |||
| 07/25/2002 | 31059 | 2 | 01/02/2001 |
| At 31,059 miles, the vehicle hesitated at acceleration and loss power, especially at second gear. at 42,000 the car was brought back to the dealership because of same problems that experienced at 31,059 miles. dealership replaced the d.p.f.e sensor. *tt | |||
| 02/03/2003 | 36500 | 05/18/2001 | |
| 2001 v8 explorer 36500 miles, my transmisson started slipping all over the place, luckily i got the extended warrenty. but there is no reason for such a young transmission to go bad | |||
| 09/25/2001 | 1 | 09/16/2001 | |
| Consumer stated that the vehicle rolls forward when put in park. *yh | |||
| 03/21/2002 | 1 | 06/01/2001 | |
| The dealership has been great. the original transmission was defective, the second transmission was defective and all of the fluid was pushed out the third transmission has been making squeaking sounds that cannot be located.*ak | |||
| 05/07/2001 | |||
| When shifting to drive while at a slight incline vehicle will roll back until applying brake. vehicle taken to dealer 5 times, cannot remedy problem. *ak | |||
| 01/15/2001 | 2 | 01/01/2001 | |
| World ford has done nothing but give me a run around and not fixing my truck right!!! i have nothing but agrevation with my truck and i dont feel that it's safe with driving my children in it! when advising the dealership of the trucks major complications they advise me to bring the vehicle back in 30-60 days to aviod the lemon law! no safety defect listed. *ak | |||
| 01/06/2001 | 2 | 01/01/2001 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 08/03/2000 | 2 | 07/01/2000 | |
| When going down a steep grade neither drive 1 or drive 2 engaged & did not slow the vehicle. neither low gears worked when the vehicle was in motion or when started from a complete stop. the gas guage will start showing 1/4 tank of gas when there is at least 3/4 full tank. this is accompanied by a burning smell coming from the front of the vehicle. when the vehicle is stopped & restarted the gas guage often returns to the proper level of gas in the tank. | |||
| 07/01/2000 | 20 | 07/01/2000 | |
| Truck was purchased new with 13 total miles. windshield wipers are not working fuses are fine and the interior dome light is not working fuses are fine. while shifting from drive to reverse the truck begins to stall also while shifting from reverse to drive the truck begins to stall. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 06/21/2001 | 5 | 12/16/2000 | |
| While driving engine check light will flash intermittently. dealer has been notified. *ak consumer states that when the light illuminates, the vehicle begins to drive sluggish, rough, and sometimes makes a screeching noise. dealer has replaced the pcm, vapor management valve, canister purge solenoid, tensioner assembly, vacuum hose twice, dpfe, and the fuel tank. *slc | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 09/05/2003 | 1 | ||
| Transmission leaks while driving or parking. dealer notified.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 08/30/2001 | 01/01/2001 | ||
| 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.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - COLUMN SHIFT | |||
| 05/05/2007 | 57450 | 1 | 10/29/2001 |
| After coming to a complete stop in a local neighborhood attempted to shift the vehicle into park as my wife exited the vehicle. the shift lever broke inside the steering column with the transmission in reverse. i was able to manually shift the linkage on the side of the transmission using a pair of pliers while the emergency brake was set, and my wife applied the brakes. the vehicle was then driven to the local ford dealer, where i was informed that the entire steering column would need to be replaced at a cost of $1200.00. this vehicle was bought new in 2001 and has only 58,000 miles. it has not been abused in any manner. there was no warning whatsoever that there was any type of a problem. surely, this was a manufacturing defect that ford will probably deny.*ak | |||
| 03/14/2002 | 2 | 12/28/2001 | |
| On two separate occasions vehicle inadvertently jumped out of four wheel high to four wheel low and caused loss of control. this led to a rollover accident. vehicle at the dealer, consumer suffered injuries. *ak *yh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| 09/25/2001 | 1 | 09/16/2001 | |
| Consumer stated that the vehicle rolls forward when put in park. *yh | |||
| 05/02/2001 | 1 | 04/29/2001 | |
| Vehicle was running, left in park, and gear slipped/vehicle rolled down hill. resulting in $12000 damage. consumer was not in vehicle at the time. emergency brake not used. *ak the vehicle was unsafe due to unkown defects. the exact cause of the roll over incident was not determined. *yh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 01/16/2001 | 1 | 01/02/2001 | |
| Consumer states a strange noise is made when pressing on the accelerator, dealer stated the problem was the front axle and that there were scraps of metal breaking off the axle, consumer is requesting a new vehicle and states that the scraps of metal could be damaging other parts of the vehicle. *slc | |||
| 03/06/2001 | |||
| Front left steering knuckle broke, axle separated from vehicle, vehicle went left and crashed. filed by richard rumplik.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | |||
| 11/22/2000 | 1 | ||
| While driving 75mph a loud boom noise was suddenly heard. vehicle was thumping and vibrating. steering was very shaky. managed to get off highway, and stopped vehicle to check. there wasn't any problem with tires blowing out. limped into road service. mechanic informed owner the c v joints attached to transmission transfer case had blown. front driveline was removed & replaced, but vibrations still appeared. contacted manufacturer, and informed vehicle was a lemon.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 10/01/2003 | 1 | ||
| Problems involving 2001 ford explorer. *mr (the letter was written in spanish) there was a problem with the front differential. *scc *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
| 08/25/2000 | 1 | 08/19/2000 | |
| Truck seems to shudder or shake when put in reverse or from neutral to drive. *cj | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 07/24/2008 | 96427 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford explorer. while driving 65 mph, the overdrive light began blinking on and off. the contact had to stop the vehicle everytime the blinking occurred. the transmission switched from first to second gear each time the light illuminated. the current mileage was 96,491 and failure mileage was 96,427. | |||