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    Occasionally Can't Shift out of Park

    Hi Guys, I recently purchased a 2001 Ford Explorer Sport with 96,000 original miles a few weeks ago private sale. Huge stack of service records, I gave it a very thorough inspection and it passed with flying colors. Recently I noticed one issue with the truck. I deliver seasonally for UPS out...
  2. F

    Two problems, possibly related? Battery drain + Shifting Problems

    I have two problems on my 1998 Ford Explorer 5.0 V8, and I don’t know if they’re related in any way. Can anyone help me straighten out what’s going on. First is the shifter that’s at issue. Starting off, the tranny was rebuilt 2 to 3 years ago. Also, I just went into the dash, and replaced the...
  3. J

    1996 Explorer V8 AWD drive train

    I'm experiencing two things. One, when moving at slow speed in the driveway there's a rattling that I can feel in the steering wheel and floor. Someone suggested the "pilot bearing" (which the local auto parts store has no idea what that is). Did they mean the front CV joint on the 2nd axle...
  4. R

    02 sport trac missing 1st and reverse

    2002 sport trac with 275k miles. started to accelerate from stop light but dropped out of gear and started to free wheel. put in second gear and second and it worked fine, after getting to about 45 mph I shifted it back into drive (and if I turn off the over drive button) it will grab third...
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    Odd transmission behavior

    hi I own a 2008 Explorer Limited with the 4.6 with 125k. A couple weeks ago I started to notice odd shifting in and out of 2nd gear. It mostly happens when it tries to down shift. I’ll be slowing to come to a stop and it will shift down hard when I’m almost completely stopped. (It seems like...
  6. Z

    Shifting issues, no codes though.

    Afternoon everyone, OK, shifting issues are the problem. Ive got a 2008 Explorer EB Edition. Got the truck a few years ago from in law, had 24500 miles when I got it, overall great condition. Currently has 60k miles on it. Symptoms - Roughly 2 months ago, while driving it was shifting oddly...
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