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Ford Explorer Transmission Questions

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#31 of 253 Shift shock by nvbanker Dec 14, 2006 (9:49 pm)
Replying to: regal2 (Sep 19, 2006 7:21 am) Well, if it gets worse, fine, I'll send it in. It only does it when it's cold, and in this town, that's only 3 months a year.... Next time it needs service, it'll go in with another ticket on the tranny....eventually, they'll get it right. By then, they'll have a lot more experience with this 6 speed transmission.
#32 of 253 Re: Shift shock [nvbanker] by ayarbo1 Dec 18, 2006 (3:43 am)
banker, I respect your outlook on this as mine is much the same. I have the 07 model Explorer Sport Trac w/V8 and I feel the same transmission lunge at times. I'm not really worried about it and let me explain why. I also have a 98 Chevy Corvette and it does the same thing although not quite as often. Anyhow, other than the occasional bump feeling that I get, the tranny has not given me a bit of trouble to date, 9 yrs later. So as far as the Sport Trac goes, I realize that this is a new transmission and i'm going to give them a bit longer to work out the problem. Glad to hear that Ford is fairly reasonable when it comes to replacing the vehicle.
#33 of 253 Lunging..... by nvbanker Dec 19, 2006 (4:50 pm)
Replying to: regal2 (Sep 19, 2006 7:21 am) Having driven the new Explorer around some more, I have determined that it only does this wierd shift when cold. Once the transmission gets close to operating temperature, (175 F) it smoothes out nicely, in fact, is as smooth as my Lexus transmission is. So, I'm not worried at all, and have stopped noticing it actually. I'm really liking the truck....
#34 of 253 Re: Ford Explorer down shift issues [t_silver] by jbuck2 Jan 17, 2007 (7:50 am)
Replying to: nvbanker (Dec 14, 2006 4:39 pm) I am having the exact same problem with my 2006 Mountaineer. Also it seems to slip whenever I'm taking off from a stop sign. Have you had a solution to your problem?
#35 of 253 Re: Ford Explorer down shift issues [jbuck2] by nvbanker Jan 17, 2007 (10:31 pm)
Yes, I have. The dealer replaced one recalled part , OPCODE 05T04B, they reprogrammed the PCM and TCM, and it's perfect now, a real joy to drive. No idea what that part is they replaced - if I had to guess, I'd guess a valve, but not sure. Prevail against your dealer to check it out. The first time, the dealer told me it was fine. The second time, I got the Transmission guy to go on a test drive with me and showed him. Seemed to help a lot.
#36 of 253 Re: Ford Explorer down shift issues [jbuck2] by reck Jan 18, 2007 (3:25 pm)
we had just about everything done to this including a new transmision installed-Ford stood up to the plate and did the right thing - they gave us a new vehicle of our choice and we are loving it - we chose another explorer - different trans - it is so smooth we don't even feel it shifting... good luck - I am very impressed with how ford handled things... kudos to them!
#37 of 253 2006 Ford Explorer EB V8 by dcable Jan 24, 2007 (6:39 pm)
Replying to: regal2 (Sep 19, 2006 7:21 am) Bought a new Ford Explorer EB and have had nothing but transmissions problems Initially, the truck would shift very hard and the rpms would go high. The engine would roar as if I was racing in the Indy 500. I took it back to the dealership and they re programmed the computer. The car drove great for about 2-3 weeks. Then I noticed it would jump when coming to a stop (Actually felt as if I was rear ended) The gas mileage was terrible approx 9-10 mpg took it back to the dealership they reprogrammed the computer again. Once again it drove great with the exception of the gas mileage being so bad. The car reverted to it's old way's again began to clunk and shift poorly. I took it back to the dealer once again and they said that the valve body seal was stuck. The replaced the seal and re-programmed the computer. Needless to say the truck is in the garage again and they are now replacing the solenoid. I can't believe this is happening to us. This was an expensive vehicle... I have owned Fords my whole life and never experienced this. They are loosing my trust and more importantly they are loosing me as a customer........ If any one else is having these problems please contact me DCable01comcast.net   Denise Cable
#38 of 253 Re: 2006 Ford Explorer EB V8 [dcable] by tidester HOST Jan 24, 2007 (7:16 pm)
If any one else is having these problems please contact me   If they contact you here then everyone can learn and benefit.   tidester, host Replies to this message: yellowvette (Jan 28, 2008 12:19 am)
#39 of 253 jbuck2 by jbuck2 Jan 25, 2007 (8:51 am)
Replying to: regal2 (Sep 19, 2006 7:21 am) I recently had the transmission re programming done to my Mountaineer (2006)....... so far so good but I feel a little disheartened by your results. I think I'm following behind you. Keep us posted on your results and if and how they finally fixed your problem.
#40 of 253 Re: 2006 Ford Explorer EB V8 [dcable] by ssandefer Jan 30, 2007 (7:19 am)
I too had the exact same problem. It wasn’t until I had to start threatening lemon law issues that they decided to help out. What finally solved it was changing out the “max head unit”. About an 1100$ cost that will be covered under your warranty. This is the computer device that controls the shifting pattern.   What is wrong with your car is that you are still in 4-6th gear while coming to a complete stop and the car is having to accelerate to get itself out of gear. The factory transmit ion on your car has 8 different shifting patterns and chooses the best one based on how you drive. For me, I noticed that the car will ALWAYS do this when coming off of the interstate without using the accelerator and coming to a complete stop. When you use the accelerator at a slower speed it will adjust to the proper(read as lower) gear at that time. Without using the accelerator the transmition has no reason to shift gears.   No service bulliten or will come up on the computer if they can recreate the problem as to them, the car is running fine.   A side note is that I was told that this wasn't happening to anyone else. But when joking around with the on site rental car guy, I found that I was the second car that day and 4th that week. It's a much bigger problem than anyone will admit. Replies to this message: leroy1723 (Feb 02, 2007 11:59 am) dcable (Feb 07, 2007 6:15 pm)

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