2022 Ford Explorer Power Train

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH and ascending an incline, the transmission slipped out of gear, and the vehicle started to lose motive power. The contact stated that the “Pre-Collision Assist Unavailable” and “Powertrain Malfunction/Reduced Power” warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle would rev when the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to respond. The contact was able to return to the original destination however, the vehicle had to be restarted for the vehicle to operate as needed. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 26,000.

When shifting from Drive to Reverse there is a delay ranging from 4-15 seconds before it engages. I have not been able to identify what it is that makes the delay more or less, but there is always a delay. I usually need to back into my driveway, so pulling past it and then selecting Reverse results in one bump (into Neutral) after several seconds. If the throttle is applied the engine rpm will increase with no movement of the vehicle until there is another bump when it finally engages Reverse. If I sit in place with foot on the brake and wait from the two "bumps" (Neutral and then Reverse) the Reverse bump will sometimes jolt the vehicle backwards. I purchased the vehicle with 1,900 miles on it and at present have 5000 miles on it. It has exhibited this behavior since I have had it. When going from Park into Reverse there does not seem to be a delay.

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH and approaching a stop light, the vehicle failed to decelerate as needed. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and an unknown valve was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was 10,000.

While driving a significant rumble and vibration occurs under the center console. This typically occurs while coasting, usually around 40 mph. When this occurred on the freeway, I felt I may lose control of the car and immediately exited to slow speeds.

When accelerating the transmission has a rough engagement from 1-2 and at times from 2-3 it also downshifts hard from 3-2. At times it takes 2 seconds to engage second gear and when you hit the breaks hard it jerks you really badly. This makes it extremely through pulling into traffic with cars coming and not know how long it will take for your car shift and get up to speed.

While trying to reverse from drive there seems to be a 3-5 second delay before transmission engages reverse.

When vehicle is put into reverse, there is a 15-20 second delay before reverse kicks in. You don't know when it is reverse yet , you let go of brakes and vehicle moves forward until transmission engages. Have taken vehicle to dealer to have checked out and ford and dealer says normal delay. Very unsafe not knowing when reverse kicks in, I have rolled forward into garage when ready to back out. No warnings come on about transmission. This started as soon as i bought the vehicle.

When trying to shift from Drive to Reverse, the transmission delays going into Reverse for 3 seconds. While this is going on, the car is basically in Neutral. After three seconds it goes into gear. Does not happen when going from Park to Reverse! Dealer checked it, he says, and they didn't find anything wrong on scanning it. Explorer has hard shifts in the lower gears and today I gave it some gas to accelerate and it kept accelerating when I took my foot off the gas pedal. This has been going on for quite some time. What if I have to backup to avoid someone hitting me at a light or stopped in traffic?

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Explorer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V255000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The vehicle is not engaging properly when putting vehicle in reverse. There is major lag in time from car is put into reverse and the car actually engaging in reverse. The car will roll until reverse kicks in. This is happening intermittently, but becoming more frequent. We are taking it to dealer to see what they say. It’s been happening since July 2022 to present

SUV not going into reverse for 3-5 seconds. Car rolls forward for those 3-5 seconds, sometimes up to 20 feet depending on the slope.