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1994 Ford Explorer transmission problems

56 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 1994 Ford Explorer, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
56 4% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
7 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

4-wheel drive malfunctioned, causing a loss of control, and vehicle rolled over which resulted in injuries. Please provide further information.

April 1999 CrashInjury

1994 explorer 4.0 v6 automatic transmission rebiult 3 times in past year .countless times vehicle has stalled acting as if the fuel pump quit, fuel pump replaced, coil packs replaced, relays replaced. Once on the highway at 70 MPH, another time while pulling into traffic. Usually upon start up. Air conditioner switch shorted out, saw burned wires on switch upon replacement. Antifreeze spewed out from side of motor, assumed to be around heads but has not been to shop yet.

Reported at 114,000 miles, October 2004

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