1999 Ford Explorer Power Train

1999 FORD EXPLORER SPORT -SHIFT LEVER WAS HARD TO SELECT GEAR-THEN WENT SMOOTH,BUT DOES NOT ALIGN PROPERLY WITH CORRECT GEAR. WAS TOLD THAT CABLE AND ROD IN SHIFT COLUMN WERE BROKE/DAMAGED, THAT THIS VERY COMMON WITH MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. WAS TOLD THAT THIS COULD TOTALLY MALFUNCTION WILE DRIVING-ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE. HAVE NOT HAD MONEY TO FIX AT PRESENT. *TR

THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER(104,510) BEGAN FLASHING TODAY AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. *NM

THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT IN MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER (105,000 MILES) BEGAN FLASHING TODAY & THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY.*JB

ON JULY 9, 2006 WHILE MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY OUR 1999 FORD EXPLORER XLT JUST DIED. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT KILLED. WHEN WE HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME (OVER 30 MILES) THE MECHANIC SAID THE CRANK SHAFT WAS SNAPPED IN HALF. WE HAD NO WARNING BEFORE HAND. NO NOISE, NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH, NO SMOKE, NOTHING. I CALLED FORD AND COMPLAINED AND THEY WERE VERY UNSYMPATHETIC TO ME. I ALSO OWN A 2003 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED WHICH I HAVE ALSO HAD A FEW PROBLEMS WITH. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH FORD. UNTIL NOW I HAVE ONLY OWNED FORD EXPLORERS BUT I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO START INVESTING IN A MORE REPUTABLE COMPANY. *NM

WHILE BACKING UP ON LEVEL GROUND, AFTER HEARING A LOUD BANG, MY EXPLORER LOST REVERSE. CONTACTING A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY TOLD ME MINE WILL BE THE 10TH EXPLORER TRANS THEY WILL BE REBUILDING THIS WEEK. THEY ALSO SAY TO NEVER TOW WITH THIS VEHICLE. *NM

WHEN STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE TRUCK SUDDENLY SURGES FORWARD.

IN MY 99 FORD EXPLORER 4X4, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED COSTING $2500 IN DAMAGES. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE 4X4 SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATING. WE HAD NO IDEA , THE DEALER CAUGHT IT DURING A SERVICE CHECK. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPLORER AND THE REVERSE WENT OUT IN IT. THE REST OF THE OTHER GEARS WORK. IT WILL COST 1500.00 TO FIX THRU A TRANSMISSION DEALER. I CONTACTED A RECENTLY RETIRED FORD MECHANIC WHO WORKS OUT OF HIS GARAGE NOW. HE TOLD ME THIS REVERSE IS A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAN BE REPLACED WITHOUT A TOTAL REBUILD. HE SAID LAST MONTH WHEN HE LEFT THE DEALER, THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FROM FORD FOR 3 WEEKS DUE THE EXTENT OF IT BEING A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE 99-00 FORD EXPLORERS. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WONT FIX IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT ON A RECALL LIST RIGHT NOW. CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS AND LET ME KNOW HOW I GO ABOUT GETTING THIS FIXED THROUGH FORD? THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH, FLAT, SMOOTH ROAD, I FELT AND HEARD A "THUD" FROM LEFT FRONT AREA OF VEHICLE, FOLLOWED BY HIGH PITCHED SQUEEL, PULLED OFF ROAD AND DID A VISUAL CHECK & FOUND NOTHING OUT OF PLACE, OR ANY LOOSE OR MISSING PIECES.*AK PULLED BACK ONTO HIGHWAY, SLOWLY INCREASING SPEED, EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. AFTER 5 TO 6 MILES I HAD TO APPLY BREAKS HARD, VEHICLE PULLED ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT AS I PULLED BACK TO RIGHT IT PULLED VERY HARD TO RIGHT W/ A GRINDING NOISE, HAD TO SLOW TO 30 MPH TO MAINTAIN CONTROL UNTIL REACHING A SERVICE FACILITY. UPON INSPECTION THE MECHANIC FOUND THE LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING HAD FAILED, HE EXPLAINED IT WOULD HAVE BECOME UNCONTROLABLE IF I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. HUB BEARING WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT, OLD PART IS STILL AVAILABLE, I HAVE SEALED IN BOX REPLACEMENT CAME IN.

GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR IS MISALIGNED SINCE ABOUT SEPTEMBER, 2003. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM INDICATING IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THERE ARE PROBABLY MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM BUT WHO HAVE NOT FILED A COMPLAINT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN EMERGENCIES THAT REQUIRE YOU TO IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. IF YOU PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO THE POSITION INDICATED BY THE N=NEUTRAL INDICATOR, YOU ARE ACTUALLY PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE. THIS COULD CAUSE DEATH IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS WHERE PEDESTRIANS ARE NEARBY, OR DEATH TO OCCUPANTS WHEN AN ATTEMPT IS MADE TO MOVE THE TRANSMISSION OF A MOVING VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL. THERE MAY ALREADY HAVE BEEN DEATHS RELATED TO THIS DEFECT. MOVING A TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL IS OFTEN A FIRST ATTEMPT TO DISENGAGE THE ENGINE AND POWER TO THE WHEELS.

WHEN MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER HAD APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES, IT WENT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AT THAT TIME, I COMPLAINED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING NEAR THE RADIATOR. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES, IT WENT BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION TROUBLES, AT WHICH TIME SEVERAL OF THE CLUTCHES IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS RELEASED FROM THE DEALER ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, BUT WAS RETURNED APPROXIMATELY 12 HOURS LATER DUE TO HESITATION OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AND BECAUSE THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT WAS BLINKING OFF AND ON. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER THE CAR WENT BACK INTO THE SHOP, AGAIN FOR LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID NEAR THE RADIATOR. THE RADIATOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A CRACK WHERE A TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE RADIATOR. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH EVERY COMPONENT INVOLVED WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS EXPLORER. *LA

DASHBOARD GEAR POSITION INDICATOR HAS MISALIGNED. SHOULD BE: P,R,N,D,2,1 IS: R(PARK),N(REVERSE),D(NEUTRAL),2(DRIVE),1(LOW),----(LOW).*AK

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SHIFTING (IT IS A AUTOMATIC) BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPM'S. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING STUCK AND REVVING HARD. I WAS TOLD THE VALVE BODY GASKETS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45, 000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAS DISCOVERED THE FABRIC FILTER WASN'T WORKING AND THERE IS A NEW METAL SHIELD.*JB

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER XLS FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR. THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID TO DRIVE IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE FLUSHING DID NOT WORK AND THREE DAYS LATER THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED IN THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT IS OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT OF THE WARRANTY BY 4000 MILES. *LA

VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING.*MR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND DID NOT MOVE. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *TS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION HAD EXPERIENCED AN INTERNAL FAILURE.*JB

4- WHEEL DRIVE STICKS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE MALFUNCTION.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 50,000 MILES. *TT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHERE THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND REPLACED THE IAC VALVE. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PAR OF RECALL 00V395. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. *CB *NLM

NAR 06/19/2003. *MR AFTER FOLLOWING THE OWNERS MANUAL GUIDELINES IN TRANSPORTING TRAILERS ON FORD VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER TOWED THE TRAILER, AND THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONSUMERS WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION HAD BURNED OUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OVERDRIVE. *JB

ON 17 FEBRUARY 2003, MY HUSBAND LEFT OUR RESIDENCE IN THE FORD EXPLORER. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY, HE STARTED TO HEAR STRANGE NOISES. THE AUTOMOBILE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN MY HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE GAS PEDAL, THE AUTOMOBILE JUST STOPPED. THE CAR WAS THEN PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO EXPRESS AUTO SERVICE ON 18 FEBRUARY 2003 DUE TO THE SNOW CONDITIONS. EXPRESS AUTO SERVICE CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FOR PROPER OPERATION AND IT WAS DETERMINED AFTER A SECOND VISIT TO EXPRESS AUTO THAT THE 'TRANSFER CASE" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE COULD NOT DRIVE THE AUTOMOBILE UNLESS THIS GETS REPAIRED BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT MADE THE CAR DRIVE! THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER WE ENGAGED THE 4WD FROM LOW TO HIGH DUE TO DRIVING IN THE SNOW. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE BEING FAIRLY NEW AND PURCHASE FROM PURVIS FORD IN FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA. A NEW TRANSFER CASE WOULD HAVE COSTS APPROXIMATELY $2100.00. DUE TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS WE RECEIVED A USED TRANSFER CASE FOR APPROXIMATELY $1439.00. I AM REQUESTING A FULL INVESTIGATION REGARDING THIS MAJOR MALFUNCTION WITH MY AUTOMOBILE AND A FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COSTS TO REPAIR THE SERVICES DONE TO THE AUTOMOBILE. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING ON 2 LANE ROAD (PUDDLES OF WATER, A LITTLE HILLY) BOTH THE 4 WD LOW AND 4 WD HIGH INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASH TOGETHER THREE TIMES FOR A SECOND OR TWO AT TWO SEPARATE TIMES. SHORTLY AFTER, THE FRONT END DIPPED DOWN AND THE BACK END CAME FORWARD AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION AND TOOK A BIT OF MANEUVERING TO GET THE TRUCK STRAIGHT DUE TO THE WET AREAS OF THE ROAD. I CALLED FORD THAT NIGHT AND THEY AGREED THAT IF THE 4 WD "KICKED" IN IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL. TOOK IT TO THE TOWSON FORD THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THEY DID A TEST DRIVE AND CHECK FOR CODES - NOTHING SHOWED UP. THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE - BUT I AM STILL HESITANT BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW. *NLM

THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WINDOW.*JB

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON THERE WAS A STREAM OF SMOKE THAT CAME UP FROM THE GEAR SHIFTER. ALSO, GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS MISALIGNED. WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, AND WHEN IS IN NEUTRAL IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS IN DRIVE. *AK *NLM

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, WITH THE GEAR IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB