Thunderpriest
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- February 26, 2010
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- City, State
- Monroe, MI
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2001 Explorer Sport
Greetings,
I am a new poster to this forum and have been unable to locate my problem amongst the threads, so I hope someone will be able to assist.
I have owned a 2001 Explorer Sport for just over seven months. It currently has 199,256 miles on it. It has been very well cared for. (Bought it from my brother, so I know how meticulous the oil changes & service has been.)
It has recently begun to exhibit a shudder when I begin to reverse. This has happened 3 times in as many weeks, so I hope I can catch this problem early.
The shudder seems to manifest itself more prominently when the wheels are turned and I drive in reverse. It is only happening sporadically. Most days it is fine.
Likely unrelated issues: The Check Engine light has been on for a while and the transaxle motor (to switch between 4x4 modes) was replaced by myself, but has never worked. (It was a brand new motor, so I am suspicious of the switch or a relay.)
I have searched the internet a bit, and the torque converter seems to be mentioned often in relation to reverse gear issues.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
With luck, a quick (and cheap!!) fix that I can perform myself can be found.
Thanks in advance!!
I am a new poster to this forum and have been unable to locate my problem amongst the threads, so I hope someone will be able to assist.
I have owned a 2001 Explorer Sport for just over seven months. It currently has 199,256 miles on it. It has been very well cared for. (Bought it from my brother, so I know how meticulous the oil changes & service has been.)
It has recently begun to exhibit a shudder when I begin to reverse. This has happened 3 times in as many weeks, so I hope I can catch this problem early.
The shudder seems to manifest itself more prominently when the wheels are turned and I drive in reverse. It is only happening sporadically. Most days it is fine.
Likely unrelated issues: The Check Engine light has been on for a while and the transaxle motor (to switch between 4x4 modes) was replaced by myself, but has never worked. (It was a brand new motor, so I am suspicious of the switch or a relay.)
I have searched the internet a bit, and the torque converter seems to be mentioned often in relation to reverse gear issues.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
With luck, a quick (and cheap!!) fix that I can perform myself can be found.
Thanks in advance!!