2001 Ford Explorer Sport transmission problems

15 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2001 Ford Explorer Sport, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

Complaints: 15 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 76,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When transmission problems show up

Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 15% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	0
20k to 40k miles	1
40k to 60k miles	1
60k to 80k miles	5
80k to 100k miles	0
100k to 120k miles	3
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	0
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 13 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 15% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the transmission complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Engine temperature gauge reading hot when vehicle is not overheating. Check gauges trouble light comes on. Dealer replaced but still malfunctioning transmission shifting hard. Vehicle will jerk/clunk every time tranmission shifts. Dealer flushed transmission and replace fluid. No change in transmission function. Vehcile vibrates/shakes at higher speeds. May be the driveshaft. Dealer rotated tires. Virbration still exists. Rear seat bottoms do not anchor securely. The seat bottoms flip up when exiting the vehicle.

November 2002

2001 ford explorer sport. O/d off light began flashing, feeling loss of power in early gears, especially when trying to go from a complete stop. Turn off vehicle, no problems until after driving again. Nothing coming up on diagnostic.

Reported at 177,000 miles, July 2010

Transmission problems in other years

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Transmission problems across all Ford models