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Re: follow up on 2006 harsh and abrubt shifting [sacmtnr]
by gldnbr2
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Nov 03, 2007 (9:30 pm)
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Replying to: sacmtnr (Nov 03, 2007 8:56 am)
Thank you both for that important information. I was wondering what other Mountaineer forums have discussed this transmission problem? I would like to collect all the information I can find in order to help my case when it comes to arbritration with myself, the BBB Auto Line and Ford Motor Company. I've had enough of this transmission problem. Thanks again for the information and I look forward to anything else anyone can provide.
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Re: follow up on 2006 harsh and abrubt shifting [gldnbr2]
by champie
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Nov 05, 2007 (3:37 pm)
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Replying to: gldnbr2 (Nov 01, 2007 3:46 pm)
I am experiencing this very same problem on my 2006 ford Explorer Limited. Dealer says check back in Mid Novenber. Otherwise great car-love to drive this high powered and heavy SUV.
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Re: follow up on 2006 harsh and abrubt shifting [champie]
by gldnbr2
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Nov 05, 2007 (4:12 pm)
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Replying to: champie (Nov 05, 2007 3:37 pm)
Thank you for the reply...every bit of information concerning this problem is very helpful.
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Re: follow up on 2006 harsh and abrupt shifting
by 66isgr8
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Nov 10, 2007 (4:51 pm)
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I have had my 2007 Ford Explorer V8 in the shop 6 times for the abrupt shifting. They have reprogrammed a few times and replaced the megatronic controller (computer that controls the shifting). Just yesterday I had the new programming (the one they promised mid November) done (it just came out this week). So far, so good. It shifts a lot smoother, but I am not ready to "sign off" on this until I have a few weeks of smooth shifting.
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Re: follow up on 2006 harsh and abrupt shifting [66isgr8]
by gldnbr2
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Nov 10, 2007 (9:18 pm)
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Replying to: 66isgr8 (Nov 10, 2007 4:51 pm)
I hope the new programming works on your Explorer. I've had the computer replaced as well and several new programs done over the past year, only to have the problem come back after a few hundred miles. That is the reason I'm working with the Better Business Bureau Auto Line. I'd rather have an arbitration hearing conducted in order to address this annoying issue. Maybe the more people who take Ford to this level, they will get more serious in attempting to find a permanent solution, not just a temporary fix.
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Re: follow up on 2006 harsh and abrupt shifting [gldnbr2]
by 66isgr8
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Nov 14, 2007 (6:54 pm)
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Replying to: gldnbr2 (Nov 10, 2007 9:18 pm)
The new programming worked great for a few days (the smoothest the car has ever been) and now it is back to the same old abrupt shifting problem,
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Re: follow up on 2006 harsh and abrupt shifting [66isgr8]
by gldnbr2
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Nov 15, 2007 (5:43 am)
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Replying to: 66isgr8 (Nov 14, 2007 6:54 pm)
Wow...just what I thought might happen. I am sure glad I did not take mine in for the latest "fix". Your post confirms my reason to take this to arbitration with the Better Business Bureau. I am so frustrated with Ford and their denial that this new transmission has a serious problem. They still claim that this abrubt shifting is the way it is suppose to work! I have to take a day from work and drive into a major city during rush hour to attend this arbitration, but now I am sure I am doing the right thing. Thanks so much for your reply. I hope more people with this problem will step forward. Good luck with your Explorer.
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Re: follow up on 2006 harsh and abrupt shifting [66isgr8]
by hornet
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Dec 02, 2007 (2:16 pm)
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Replying to: 66isgr8 (Nov 14, 2007 6:54 pm)
Are any of you having problems with acceleration from a rolling stop? For example, you yield to traffic on a highway, letting a car pass, and then apply the throttle to accelerate from the ramp, only to have very little acceleration (as if the vehicle were stuck in a high gear and refuses to down-shift)?
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Re: follow up on 2006 harsh and abrupt shifting [hornet]
by 66isgr8
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Dec 02, 2007 (2:58 pm)
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Replying to: hornet (Dec 02, 2007 2:16 pm)
Yes, I have 100% of what you just stated. There are times when the gas pedal is all the way to the floor and the car is barely moving. I have Ford Escorts and Toyota Prius' pass me up.
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little info
by sacmtnr
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Dec 02, 2007 (3:10 pm)
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I spoke with my cousin this weekend. He is a parts manager at a MD Ford dealer. I asked him what the status is on the rough shift issues with the 6 speeds. He told me that his dealership has been unable to provide permant resolutions to the rough shift issues. This includes the new (early November) programing update put out by Ford. He said that Ford is putting very little money into R&D right now and is "cash poor" and will make every effort to NOT have to issue any type of recall on these transmissions. They are still going to try and resolve the issue with further programing. I guess if the first 4 times it doesn't work you might as well try 4 more. After all, the customers time is worthless so what does it matter how much you have to waste with repeated trips to the dealer.
My Mountaineer's shifting seems to be somewhat better. Although I'm not positive it's better. I may just be getting use to it now. I have not done the recent November update. Not going to make a special trip to the dealer for it. I'll just wait until the next oil change. Who knows, there may be 3 newer ones by then.
Repeating an earlier statement, other than the rough shift, I love this vehicle. Everything else about it is great and with 12k miles, all is still very sound and well.
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