2005 Mountaineer Transmission Skipping

4 messages, Last post on Feb 08, 2009 at 2:28 PM

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#3 of 4 Re: 2005 Mountaineer Skipping [Dawnrob] by MtneerLemon Jan 26, 2009 (10:24 am)
Replying to: Dawnrob (Jan 23, 2009 7:02 am) Our 2004 had trouble after quick stops- the engine would race and then finally shift into gear. It also started to leak. The guy at the transmission shop said that these are notoriously bad tranny's and they're only good for about 70K (ours had 63K). After that they need a complete overhaul. When he took ours apart, it had shavings in the pan, the belts were worn, and there was other significant wear. Ford denies any problems.
#4 of 4 Problem when in reverse by mtnman1 Feb 08, 2009 (2:28 pm)
My wife has been telling me that every once in a while she will put our '04 Mountaineer AWD V8 in reverse to back out of our garage it will make a loud noise like you have just backed into something. I could never get the same thing until this afternoon. I went to back out and went about 4 feet and it made like a boom sound or it felt like the transmission locked up and it came to a sudden stop. It was as if I had shifted the transmission into park while I was moving without stopping first. I applied the brake and shifted it into drive and drove forward a couple of feet and back into reverse and it was fine. Is this a problem with the transmission, rear end, or possibly the parking brake after it sat in the garage engaged for two days?