# 2002 FORD EXPLORER — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `648205` · 2007-12-01 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 121,000
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER TRANSMISSION FAILED. O/D OFF LIGHT BLINKS CONSTANTLY. HARD SHIFTING AND SLIPPING IS CONSTANT. DEALER WANTS $3,000 TO REPAIR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS / THOUSANDS OF EXPLORER OWNERS. SOMEONE CAN GET KILLED IF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE DRIVER LOSES CONTROL THE WAY I DID. I WAS LUCKY. SOMEONE ELSE MAY NOT BE. FORD IGNORES THE ISSUE ALTOGETHER.   *TR
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