Problems with 2004 Ford Explorer POWER TRAIN

Purchased a new 2004 ford explorer automatic v6 in nov 04. occasionally when shifting in reverse, engine would give a "hard" jerk. when driving the vehicle, stopped(especially) if roads were wet, when attempting to proceed forward, vehicle tires-good tires/even wear,rotated regularly and/or vehicle would loose control as engine attempted to move forward. always a very annoying noise in rear riding as passenger. but it to dealer @ beginning, checked it out under warranty, noe vehicle has a little over"75930". drove it from one state to another, parked it, next day drove it < than a 1/4 mile to store, shopped, returning home the "transmission" gave a very loud noise, grinding and a hard jerk, enough to hurt one driving or passenger's backs. 2nd gear unable to engage, rpm race to 4000 2nd gone! ford dealer quotes a repair(rebuilt) @ $3555.0+taxes @ rate of "$100.00" an hour = labor nearly a "$1000.00. brought it to a repriable trans shop quoted $3000.00 complete we have been a"die-hard" owners of fords for years, even own a 1956crown vic., 86 f250, 99 lincolncon't, 00mustang, and this )$ ford explorer is the worse vehicle puchased @ "$38,000". never mind all the previous ones, never have i ever dealt with a fairly new vehicle of poor workmanship/design. reports reveal that these 04's definitely have ford manufactutrer defects or craftmanship faults. why do people give up on "american" vehicles, ah ah? @ "75,930+ miles a broken transmission. *tr

Whining noise from rear of vehicle. dealer stated that ford knows of this problem but doesn't currently have a fix for it! they asked me to call them back in 30 days.

I have a bad transmission. i shifts terribly into the upper gears and when it shifts into reverse, it often hesitates and then when it does shift, it sounds life the transmission is about to fall out. it shifts into reverse with a loud clank and big jolt. this has been happening since day one, 2004, and it was taken back to the dealer, who said it was an electronic problem, but they didn't fix the problem. *tr

Vehicle transmission performance is inconsistent and intermittent, transmission will "bang" into reverse, rev up before engaging while going forward from a stop, hesitates when shifting between gears at lower speeds, appears to "slip" when making turns. transmission and rear end replacement did not resolve problems. *jb

For the past 8 months, when i put suv into reverse, there is a loud bang. sometimes suv sticks in "park", then slams back. also while driving sometimes it hesitates and finally shifts. upon stopping, suv rolls forward or backwards a great distance until it finally locks into "park." took suv to service dept. @ dealer and was told they did not find anything wrong. *jb

Dt: the car will not start in the mornings, and sometimes when it sits for a while it will not start. consumer had the vehicle into dealership for this problem. dealership could not find out why it will not start. dealership kept the vehicle for a week, and vehicle started correctly after that. after a couple of months this problem came back. owner has not taken the vehicle back for repairs yet. the rear brake light cover is lose and coming off. the consumer bought the vehicle in january of 2004. the consumer has not contacted ford at this time. ford was contacted with the first time when the vehicle was in the shop. the consumer has not filed a complaint with ford, but wa going today.*ak

2004 ford explorer transmission problem.transmission was leaking and not shifting right.i have had it to the dealer to be fixed twice,the first time i was told there was nothing wrong it was just overfilled,the second time they said they replaced the torque converter and the resealed pump bolts.i am keeping an eye on any more problems and i know you guys are tracking the trans problems with this vehical.if i could i would demand to get another vehical and it would not be a ford being though i probably will have to return for more service with more problem.i bought this thinking it was a quality vehical but i know know i made a mistake.thank you . nancy sakevich. *ak

While driving at any speed consumer was unable to control the vehicle, causing the driver to run off the road. consumer was able to drive the vehicle to the dealership, and mechanic determined that the 4-wheel drive failed. *ak

Tl*-the contact owns a 2004 ford explorer. the contact started the ignition on a warm engine, and then moved the gear shift from the "park" position into the "reverse" position. immediately, the transmission exhibited extremely hard shifting. there were no prior warnings. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was able to proceed to normal operation. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic tests. the technician stated the failure was related to the automatic transmission solenoid pack. the solenoid pack was replaced for the malfunction. the contact had concern on the safety risk involved. the failure mileage was 60,000. the current mileage was 81,000. updated 05/15/09 *bf updated 05/18/09.*jb