Problems with 2007 Ford Explorer POWER TRAIN

Almost from day one i thought there was a transmission problem. ford never informed me, so i waited until it was noticeable enough to drop it off at a ford dealership for repair. when coming to a stop the transmission kicked as if someone had run into the back of us or the transmission would unexpectedly lunge the suv forward as it came to a stop. the consumer stated in order for the dealership to fix the problem, they had to reprogram and replace the bad software part with a new software part. even though the transmission was reprogrammed, the consumer was informed the problem most likely would return. the consumer also stated there was a problem with the brakes. updated 04/07/10.

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford explorer. while driving 5 mph, the vehicle hesitated when the accelerator pedal was depressed. in addition, the vehicle would surge forward while stopped. the dealer inspected the vehicle on five occasions and they stated that the transmission caused the failure; however, they were unable to remedy the failure. as of november 28, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. the failure mileage was 2,400 and current mileage was 3,588.

I purchased my new 2007 explorer v8 eddie bauer on 06-07-07. i traded in a 2002 same thing. the minute i drove it off the lot i knew there was a transmission problem with it. it wants to surge between first and second gear and when it finally goes in it just slams itself in. also if you are idling along at a slow speed it acts like you are gently giving it gas as it speeds up and slows down. the back lock on the window wants to pop open a lot also. the dealer has reprogrammed the transmission once and for about a week i thought it was fixed. then it started all over again with the transmission. the explorer now sits in my garage for 99.9% of the time. it has 5808.8 miles on it. i got so disgusted with the thing i bought a 2008 toyota camry and just love it. i have been a union member all my life and have always bought american products but it seems the american manufactures no longer care or there designers no longer care as some of the foreign manufactures are putting our products to shame. this used to be a proud country but now it is just greed. i believe i have bought my last american car or until they get there act back together. ford motor you are putting out junk. get back in the ball game. a very unhappy customer. *tr

Transmission wants to surge in first gear and then slams itself into second. also at low speeds it wants to surge up and down by not pushing on the gas. now the seat belt is stuck where i can hardly get it long enough to get it on. i have reported the transmission problem before. they reprogrammed the transmission and it fixed it for about one week .then it started all over again. sure wish i had never have bought it. i got so disgusted i bought a 2008 toyota camry and love it. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 ford explorer. while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitates and lunges from first to second gear. the failure occurs during acceleration and deceleration. the vehicle has been to the dealer six times and they performed tsb work and reset the tcm system. the current mileage was 13,000 and failure mileage was 500.updated 04/22/08. *lj