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Old Jan 23, 2008 | 03:55 AM
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2002 Transmission issue - Australia

Hi. I have just bought a 2002 4.0 Auto explorer XLT and have found a problem with the transmission.
When I accelerate hard or during high revs going up hill the transmission jerks and clunks. I have tried to find other posts with a diagnosis/fix to the problem with no luck. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks from Australia!
 
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Dauntless1
Hi. I have just bought a 2002 4.0 Auto explorer XLT and have found a problem with the transmission.
When I accelerate hard or during high revs going up hill the transmission jerks and clunks. I have tried to find other posts with a diagnosis/fix to the problem with no luck. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks from Australia!
My 04 Ex is at the dealer with the same problem........they said it was a soleniod. We shall see..........take in to Ford and have them do a diagnostic check.

The cars done now, havent picked up yet though.
If you can dump it Explorers after 2001 are problematic and costly to own.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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?????????????? i have a 2002 with 100k and it runs great. hauls like a truck, smoother suspension than a car. i thought this was a good thing? what am i doing wrong?
 
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Old Jan 29, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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?????????????? i have a 2002 with 100k and it runs great. hauls like a truck, smoother suspension than a car. i thought this was a good thing? what am i doing wrong?
Your 02 is a study of one. Do a search for Explorer transmission problems theres reams of data all pointing to a unreliable transmission.

Your EX is a fluke, you got lucky many others have not.

They're many reported problems with the Explorer right here on this website all one has to do is look.

A study of one has no meaning in real world terms.
 
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