Bad luck with first explorer purchase

[RWDeakle]

I got an 02 Explorer in September of this year. I immediately had to fix the front end. It was 850 and was very disheartening. Now my 'Check Transmission" light came on. I have no overdrive and it shifts into the other gears later than normal. There is also a high whining sound. My mechanic says the tranny is bad and needs to be replaced. The cheapest one I found is 750 used. My explorer is immaculate inside and out and I love it except for the above problems. Does anyone have a different diagnosis or am I stuck with replacing the transmission. Thanks and Happy holidays to all!!!! Robbie

 

[Joe Dirt]

That stinks Robbie...

Unfortunately, the '02's have a history of transmission issues... Have they run any diagnostic trouble codes? If not, I would do that, then post them here and we can see if it is something that calls for a fix a little less than replacement, but it may well end up being that...

 

[RWDeakle]

bad tranny

My mechanic didnt run diagnostics. He based his assumption on experience. Is there anyway I can do a code check myself. And thanks guys for all the help and advice. I should have came here sooner.

 

[ragajungle]

That sucks....

the 5r55e is a slushbox of a trans, yes, but the mechanics first response on these is "yep, bad, perplace" Not neccesarrily the case. I would start reading up on some of the threads in the trans section and you might be pleasantly surprised to find out that it may just be a blown valve body gasket - or flaky EPC solenoid.

 

[IZwack]

the 5r55e is a slushbox of a trans

Not sure that applies in this case.

 

[Joe Dirt]

5r55W?

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! It has a 5R55W transmission.

 

[Sams01XplrSprt]

welcome