transmission issue

I have owned this mountaineer for about 7 months or so..i am having problems with the transmission. i have read alot about this issue..or complaint per say. it shifts through all the gears fine. speratically it will shift in and out of overdrive from 4th to 5th. no overdrive light flashing...

75,000 current miles. I bought the vehicle new and have had problems with the transmission from the beginning. I let the dealership do the recall service on the additive and solenoid. After the warranty expired I began to have the hard knock in reverse and a clunking noise from the...

I have a 98 Ex, 5.0L AWD with 165K miles on it. Just bought it a month ago. Has an oil leak (probably intake manifold, but not sure yet) about a quart in 4 weeks, but I think that's a separate issue. Anyway, it has an odd feel to it, almost like it's missing on one cylinder, but engine seems to...

Hi - new to the forum and have a question about a transmission problem on my 2006 Explorer. There is a severe hesitation when taking off from a stop. The engine roars but the vehicle won't accelerate as quickly as it should. It does move, but slowly. Then suddenly, it will snap back to normal. -...

This might seem a little long but here goes. This morning i hooked up my utility trailer to get a little top soil. On my way stopped at a light and when i started off the transmission started to slip. I thought maybe fluid was low, stopped at a gas station and checked it. It was ok and nice and...

I was pulling into my house when the trans started acting like it wouldn't shift into a lower gear but would rather rev higher to stay in the current gear, then while stopped it idled above 2k rpm dipping once and awhile. Has anyone dealt with this or have any suggestions. I know i have a gummed...

I JUST purchased a 2005 Explorer XLT. First Ford ever. period. Now that I'm doing extensive research on this vehicle (guess before hand would've been smarter), I am getting the sense that their is quite a number of tranny issues. Not knowing much about vehicles whatsoever, knowing that...

Good Day, I am new to the site, so please be patient. I have searched for a posting on this but am unable to find anything so here it goes. First is it possible to pull codes on an '06 without a code reader? The Wrench light has come on in the Digital display and since then when I am...

Hey guys, back again with possibly a tranny issue. Yesterday will driving, between 55-60 mph I felt what I can only describe as a "thump". The rpms did not increase and no engine light or O drive late came on. I was able to replicate this again a couple of more times by by steadily accelerating...

Hey guys, I'm new here and I found this forum after a little googling. My problem is: We just swapped the engine on my 97 Explorer to a newer one (same engine, I think this one was on a 99). engine started right up and is running like a champ, BUT. After we put everything back together...

Ok so after searching these forums I have seen similar issues regarding problems using reverse gear on older Explorers. I think mine has a similar issue but it's very strange (I'm also pinning my hopes on it not needing a transmission rebuild). I hope someone here can help me out! The car...

We have a 2002 Mercury Mountaineer, V6 with a recently rebuilt trans from Aamco. We tow a Popup camper about 3500+ lbs. We didn't have any problems towing last year to Ashville, NC through all the mountains, but when we had tranny problems in December we had it rebuilt. In june we took it...

I've read through this forum for several days now and although there is a lot of great information, it seems that the issue I'm having could be caused by numerous things. About 1 month ago, I started noticing some sort of odd noise, which I thought may have been in the engine bay, but now...

A little history: My '92 Ex was given to me by my girlfriend when she got tired of trying to sell it. Two years ago the transmission started slipping really badly and she gave up and bought a new car. I've driven it once, with the plans to pull a transmission at the junk yard, rebuild it, and...

Sorry for the length of the message but its a complicated problem. :exp: Ok so short trips the explorer runs great (on short trips) like 6 miles to work and 6 miles home 5 days a week. However when I get out on a longer trip say 20 miles or so especially on hills it will start to rev high and...

I have a 96 Explorer 4.0 auto and I took my transfercase off in the driveway and got the chain replaced on it and got it back on and now my transmission won't shift in drive. I refilled the fluid and its at where I think it should be. I went through all the gears and took it out for a drive and...

Ok, just got a 1997 explorer sport (4.0) and was warned it has some shifting issues but not all the time. So yesterday it was shifting fine then all the sudden after i had been driving awhile it was a B!tch to get into first when at a complete stop (stick) so when i got to another stop i tested...

Hello everyone. I'm new to the forum, signing up after receiving a 97 Explorer Sport (4.0 SOHC) as a gift. I had the chance to drive it for 3 days without any issues on street and highway. Today, while driving with my family, the truck felt fine and shifted perfectly then suddenly I lost the...

My 2002 Explorer XLT had been working fine until one day i go to home depot and when i come out i can't seem to get it from 'park' to 'drive'... After a bit of frustration and desperation i hit the 4x4 low button and start it up and now i can drop it into drive... i did this for the rest of the...

I noticed within the past week that the transmission shifting from 1st into second taking longer than usual under light throttle. If I keep the rpm up it doenst seem to happen. Also, I noticed a slight delay from park to reverse. The truck has 155k on it with 30k flushes done at the stock...

Okay, bought the truck last year, it's a 1994 4x4 LE?, 3.8 injection, ran real bad when I got it.... New plugs, new wires, gaskets all the way around, transmission flush/fill, and an engine wash, she ran like a dream.. I even named her baby... I know it's not that original, but, she's my...

I just finished my swap, 99 3.0 to 01 4.0 SOHC and the tranny is shifting weird. I had to use an ECU from a 99 Explorer to get around a PATS issue I was having as the 01 Ranger ECU has the PATS all internal and the 99 does not, per the dealership. Anyways, the tranny acts really weird and the...

My 92 explorer eddie bower has 131,000 miles on it and yesterday it began having a problem. It has an automatic transmission. It will not shift from the first gear into the second gear until I let off of the gas, other than that it just continues to rev up higher and higher. It doesn't do it...

I have a 97 Mercury Mountaineer AWD. I am trying to solve an intermittent issue with transmission shifting. Maybe someone else who has experienced this too can point me in the right direction. Out of the blue, my vehicle began staying in 1st gear when I would either first start off, or even...

My '97 XLT is having some drivetrain issues. I'll try to explain the best I can... My vehicle has 151,000 miles on it. Over the past month it's been having some issues. The transmission shifts strong and trouble free when accelerating. When I slowed down from say interstate speed (55 - 65)...