Are 2005 transmissions any more reliable??

[shadowless127]

Are the transmissions in the 2005 4.6's anymore reliable than 03 or 04, or is it still a metal casing with glass and construction paper internals?

 

[apenland01]

I have 213k on my original transmission, but I believe I'm definitely in the minority.

I've never had it serviced, although it was possibly serviced under warranty in early 2007 when it had about 15k. My ex-wife took it to the dealer for hard shifting. They said it was operating "normally", but they did a routine "service" on it. I'm guessing they just drained and re-filled with new fluid.

There's no way in hell I'm going to service it now, that would be the kiss of death and I would be buying a new transmission in a day or two.......

 

[Kilenem-Daily]

i have 175xxx on mine with the original trans, and i had the ford dealer drop pan and replace the 4 quarts that was in there... yet fluid looked fine, but idk i dont want to jink myself lol

 

[Number4]

2002 to 2005 all have the same flaw and are prone to issues. Nothing about 2005 is better than the previous years.

 

[john cris]

+1 number 4

 

[shadowless127]

Guess I'm probably getting a Grand Cherokee, than.

 

[Number4]

Jeep, ever experience the death wobble?

 

[lincolnshibuya]

death wobble only happens if any of the front suspension components are loose/worn, other than that it's non existent.
usually happens after a lift that didn't follow what other suspension components should be replaced..

just make sure you have a torch handy because some owners want to set it on fire

 

[drdoom]

I bought my 2005 used with 135,000 miles on it, and it appears to have had the transmission replaced at least once.

 

[Exproblems]

Are the transmissions in the 2005 4.6's anymore reliable than 03 or 04, or is it still a metal casing with glass and construction paper internals?

I bought my 2005 Explorer with 82K on it in 2011 and it needed a tranny rebuild then, which I made the dealership take care of at their expense. I currently have 5+ years and 26K miles on the rebuilt tranny and had it serviced once and had the tranny pan fluid and filter changed and no issues with it. On a side note, I am not sure if I like the new format in this forum.

 

[2Trux]

On my 05 V8 195K original trans. Changed fluid at 100K and 175K, trans is still working good. I guess it's like everything you buy, sometimes it lasts forever, sometimes it fails early.

 

[shadowless127]

The thing that makes me scared is that my 03 needed solenoids and clutch packs at 60K, and then at 85K (right before I totalled it) it started acting up with the 2-3 flare, again. That and my moms 04 Aviator needed a total rebuild at 110K. On the other hand, my old employer had an 02 XLS and the transmission lasted till 165K and it was beat to ****.

 

[Number4]

The way I see it, if you have trans problems before 110k, you always will. If you can outlast 110k, then the rebuilds will as well.

 

[shadowless127]

The way I see it, if you have trans problems before 110k, you always will. If you can outlast 110k, then the rebuilds will as well.

Yeah see I just can't gamble it when I know that it's very normal for 545RFE's to go 180K+ with no issues.