2007 Ford Explorer

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN SHE TRIED DRIVING. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST ACROSS 2 LANES WITH HAZARDS ON AND PARK THE CAR. A LOCAL SHOP SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS FRENCH AND IS KNOWN TO HAVE ISSUES OF FAILURE. TOTAL REPAIR WILL BE $2900 WITH AN AMERICAN MADE TRANSMISSION WITH A 100K MILE WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCURATELY SHIFTING GEARS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPROGRAM THE TRANS MEMORY TO UPDATE CALIBRATION FOR CONVERTER LOCKUP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29,000. UPDATED 11/28/11

2007 FORD EXPLORER MAKING A LOUD ROARING SOUND UPON ACCELERATION. I FINALLY GOT IT TO DO IT AT THE DEALER. THE SERVICE MANAGER, LEAD TECH AND MYSELF WENT FOR A RIDE. THEY AGREED THAT THE FAN CLUTCH WAS LOCKING UP AND FELT THAT A SIMPLE R&R WOULD FIX IT. HOWEVER AT THE LAST MINUTE THE SERVICE MANAGER DECIDED TO CALL FORD ENGINEERING AND HE TALKED TO AN ENGINEER WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE FAN CLUTCH IS CONTROLLED BY THE PCM (MODULE) AND THAT REPLACING THE FAN WOULD NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. HE EXPLAINED THAT FOR SOME REASON THE PCM THINKS THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATING AND IT IS TRYING TO INCREASE AIR FLOW THROUGH THE RADIATOR. MAKES SENSE. HOWEVER THERE ARE NO CODES SHOWING AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM. HMMMM'' UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANS WAS THROWING OF AN OVERHEAT CODE! I'M NOT SURE WHY THAT WAS NOT APPARENT FROM THE BEGINNING. THE LAPTOP SHOWED THE TRANS TEMP AT 270!. NO WAY! SO UP ON THE LIFT, AND PHYSICALLY CHECK THE TRANS TEMP AND FLUID TEMP. WELL, 160 ALL DAY LONG! TURNS OUT THAT THE THERMO BYPASS WAS FAULTY AND WAS MISINFORMING THE PCM THAT THE TRANS WAS OVERHEATING AND THE PCM WAS LOCKING UP THE FAN CLUTCH TO PULL MORE AIR TO COMPENSATE. REPLACED THE THERMO BYPASS AND SO FAR PROBLEM SOLVED. TO DO THIS YOU MUST DROP THE TRANS PAN AND REMOVE THE VALVE BODY AS THE THERMO BYPASS IS LOCATED IN THE VALVE BODY. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FOR EXPLORER. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 65 MPH TO 20 MPH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THAT THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THE EXPLORER FROM 2002 TO 2008. I CONTACTED SIX OTHER INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOPS WHO ALSO ADVISED THAT THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE FOR FORD EXPLORERS YEAR 2002 TO 2008. I THEN CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER 800-392-3673 WHO ADVISED THAT EVEN THOUGH ITS A KNOW ISSUE WITH FORD THAT ONLY DEALER REPAIR REPORTS COUNT TOWARDS A RECALL WITH NHTSA NOT INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION COMPANY'S REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I HAD A TWO YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME NOT ONLY MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER BUT A CHILD ALSO. THE RESPONSE FROM FORDS CUSTOMER SERVICE GROUP WAS REGARDLESS NO ONE GOT HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN DRIVABLE CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ADDED TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE CONTACT NOTICED SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS A MONTH LATER SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL AND THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON HILL AND IT SUDDENLY ROLLED DOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,900.

ALMOST FROM DAY ONE I THOUGHT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. FORD NEVER INFORMED ME, SO I WAITED UNTIL IT WAS NOTICEABLE ENOUGH TO DROP IT OFF AT A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE TRANSMISSION KICKED AS IF SOMEONE HAD RUN INTO THE BACK OF US OR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGE THE SUV FORWARD AS IT CAME TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER STATED IN ORDER FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM AND REPLACE THE BAD SOFTWARE PART WITH A NEW SOFTWARE PART. EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPROGRAMMED, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM MOST LIKELY WOULD RETURN. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. UPDATED 04/07/10.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPLORER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO LIGHT INDICATION ON THE GEAR SHIFTER. AT NIGHT, HE IS UNABLE TO TELL WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, NEUTRAL, OR DRIVE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO ELECTRICAL BOLTS IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE CONTACT CALLED NUMEROUS DEALERS AND THEY ALL CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN THIS MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.