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2001 Ford Explorer Sport shifting problems reports

7 NHTSA complaints describe hard shifts, slipping gears, jerky transmission on the 2001 Ford Explorer Sport — roughly 4% of all complaints for this model year.

7
Shifting problems reports
4%
share of complaints
66,522 mi
median reported mileage (all complaints)

Shifting problems in other Explorer Sport years

2002 Explorer Sport5
Explorer Sport shifting problems by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2001 Ford Explorer Sport

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2001 Ford Explorer Sport report before drawing conclusions.