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1993 Ford Explorer transmission problems

57 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 1993 Ford Explorer, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
57 5% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
4 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While driving vehicle about 45 MPH trying to shift vehicle to the side of the road, smoke was starting coming under the hood. Comsumer's husband said the smoke was coming from transmission. The transmission had been replaced by a shop.

August 1997 Fire

Transmission had to be replaced and the vehicle stalled. This problem had been present since the vehicle was first purchased. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer on 5 occasions with no success until another chevy dealer found that there was a bad battery cable.

Reported at 30,000 miles, June 2004

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