2020 Explorer ST Transmission Issue
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- čas přidán 28. 12. 2022
- 2020 Explorer St transmission problems. How I got it fixed and how long did it take.
2020 Ford Explorer ST
Roof Wrap
Removed "Explorer" emblem on front hood
Xpel PPF on the front end of the ST
H&R Lowering Springs (not yet installed)
Music from Epidemic Sound
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I love my 2020 Explorer ST but it’s currently at Ford once again. I’ve had so many problems with my ST that lost count on how many times I’ve taken it back to Ford. Had the axle replaced, lots of electrical issues, and now my car rolls after I put it in park. Probably going to get rid of it at the end of the warranty but I still really like driving it and it’s perfect for my family. Thanks for posting this video!
I totally get it. Love the Explorer St, yet disappointed by all it's gremlins. I'm with you on getting rid of it at the end of the warranty.
I will argue that there is not many nice SUV's with performance features. The Lincoln aviator is very nice looking SUV and has the same power train as the explorer ST. Is fast and very stylist
I found the explorer to be lacking quality build,especially the interior. Too much plastic for the amount tof cash they ask for
That's unfortunate
I'm on my second brand new Explorer ST, I had a 2021, my engine blew up @ 2k miles. Ford gave me another brand new one. Ford is awesome.
Glad they stood by their product for you. That’s pretty solid they gave you another one. Hopefully you have better luck this time around.
It was a factory issue with the engine block. They gave me another brand new ST. It was actually a 2022-2023 one which I’m not complaining so… amazing company.
I had the carplay issue on my 2020 ST as well! I actually got it fixed through carmax warranty, the Ford dealer had to replace the APIC chip I think it's called. It's basically the infotainment computer. EDIT: Another thing about carmax warranty - it's only $3000 and they provide loaner cars during any time your car is out overnight for warranty work. EDIT2: Wow that warranty offer from Ford actually sounds incredible. Great score, hope you have no issues. I've had a lot of problems with my ST however no engine/transmission problems yet, fingers crossed!
Can you share more info on your infotainment issue? I'm having an issue where the screen either never fully boots up / or I lose the ability to control the radio / touch screen. Also with carmax so would like to know what I need to tell them to look for.
My ST is having issues with trying to shift to park while I'm driving down the interstate while doing 75mph. Its happened to me three times now. Once while taking off from a red light and it almost caused me to get rear ended. The second I was on interstate like I said doing 75mph, that was interesting. Took it in and they said they fixed it. 2 weeks later my son and I were on our way to pick up my sick wife in the ER and it did it again and left us stranded in the middle of the road. We had to walk home and get the chevy! This is so crazy! 2 weeks later ford said its fixed, they told us in person all they did was clear codes because they couldnt figure anything out! I feel your pain!
Yours almost sounds worse with random attempts to shift to park. Love the car but not the issues. Probably wouldn't own it without a warranty. Car has been doing fine for the most part since this fix. Every once in a while it'll have a weird shift but nothing like before.
@eight16garage
Yeah, I'm hoping this latest attempt to fix it will work, and maybe it'll last longer, but I agree with out a warranty we'd be screwed.
@@kriso657 Hopefully it works out for ya.
@eight16garage thank you, you too!
Trans fluid level is very critical in these 10R60's and many people have reported it being underfilled from the factory. Check it with the fluid up to temp (210F) and make sure it's no lower than 3.5 on the dipstick. I swapped my fluid for HPL teal and fill it to 3 on the dipstick (5.5 quarts drain and fill)
It’s wild to me ford still have problems with the sync radios lol. My boss would do a weird thing where it wouldn’t recognize Bluetooth or usb randomly. Good on ford for giving you that extended warranty tho
Yeah man, I don't get it not recognizing the BT or USB connections randomly when it was just working a couple minutes prior. It's not consistent either, sometimes it will work like it should and other times it just acts dumb.
my 2020 ST just towed to shop..had power train malfunction gears slipping with hard jerks when downshifting and some times with acceleration. Now can barely go into gear and drive with only 38k of miles. Hope they can fix and will try to trade in. Luckily have extended service. Done with Ford too many issues.
Beautiful Garage!!!
I'm having that problem now, my 22 ST when accelerating seems like it's hesitating between 3rd and 4th, and it sometimes shift quick also. This is my 2nd ST I had a 2020 and it was a Lemon, so Ford brought it and gave me this 2022, and now I'm having this problem.
Sorry to hear that man. Leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Sounds very similar to the symptoms I was having before the trans went bad on me.
Perhaps after the rebuild you’ll have a smooth experience. I have a 2022 ST and so far I have had no issues. I did hear the earlier ones had occasional trans issues. So there’s a chance the rebuild was all it needed.
Good on Ford to extend your warranty for peace of mind though!
I sure hope so because I really like the ST. I was impressed Ford stepped up and offered that extended warranty. Makes it easier to keep it a little while longer.
what about the single bolt on the rear axle snapping? are you worried about that?looking at a 22 with 5k
Have you had any issues with your explorer yet oni?
@@eight16garagewhen you change cars you just deal with the negative every time?
Sometimes@@SeektheLordsface
Man I appreciate this video because I've been looking into the 2020. I'm kind of leary about getting one now🤦🏾♂️. Other than that, the wrap looks great. Did you do the wrap yourself? ✌🏾And ❤ brother!
It's a nice SUV but if you are considering one, I would highly recommend having some sort of warranty with it. When I bought the car the roof was partially wrapped (between the roof racks only). I removed it and wrapped/rewrapped everything the way it looks now. Went with 3m 2080 gloss black. The 3m vinyl was fairly easy to work with. Between the roof racks wasn't the most fun to wrap but the sides weren't bad.
I’m with you my man. Got a ‘14 and looking to get an ST but I’m hesitant with all these issues. It’s a shame. Do better Ford
Transmission Problems!!! Don’t know what it is, but we had a lot of problems with our 2006 Limited.
It was slipping and was so new, the Ford Engineers didn’t have a program to fix the problem. They had to write a program for specifically our vehicle.
We purchased the one driven by the Dealership’s owner.
It was his Demonstrator and had just turned over 2,000 miles.
After 4-5 programs they had to write back in Detroit, the transmission was better, but still seemed to slip from time to time.
It’s my daily and I love the vehicle. Yeah, it’s got 155,000 miles on it, but having the V8 seems to be a great engine, but used more gas than a GT 500.
It’s going to replace my 2006 for my daily driver and we’ll buy the wife a new one.
I like your 2020, it’s the V8 and I’d prefer it over the turbo.
Gas isn’t an issue as far as price. I don’t know what it’s like to drive a vehicle that gets over 18-20 MPG.
Heavy foot I believe is a bad habit to get good gas mileage!
The 2006 is lucky to get 14 MPG around town.
The 2020 you have starts out almost at $50,000 without optional equipment I think.
I haven’t priced one in great detail, only seen them on the lot.
Like you, I think it’s a great looking vehicle!
I saw a gray one about a month ago. Turns out, the son of the Owner of the Dealership is driving it. He’s now the owner of the dealership and his dad is retired.
As this Vlog was made several years ago, do you know if the current transmission is reliable?
Congratulations on getting that Extended Warranty. Sweet Seal, 7 years from the date and $100 deductible.
I could live with that.
We tend to drive our Explorers until they quit or won’t pass inspection.
Great Vlog!
Again, your garage looks fantastic.
If I had and critique, I like individual garage doors that are 12 feet wide. My two 18 foot doors and a 12 foot door are ok, but I’d have five 12 foot doors. Yeah, it would be a very wide garage or perhaps two areas to break them up, but I like the space you get between vehicles. The doors then are not close to hit the other cars.
Thanks for the kind words on the garage. I do take a lot of pride in keeping my clean and organized. Like you said, I would prefer individual garage doors as well for the space between the vehicles but 90% of these cookie cutter homes here are built this way.
I'm not sure what the root cause is for the transmission problems on these Explorers. It seems like the issue was fixed after the 2020 model year for the most part. Since the fix on this one I haven't had any issues yet. Keeping my fingers crossed that it lasts a little bit longer this time around. I'd like to just hang on to this one for a while and drive it until it falls apart.
I have a '20 ST, I bought it in Aug '19. I like the vehicle but last week getting a new front axle, CV joint was my 37th trip to the dealership since its purchase. Had issues with the transmission, transfer case, exhaust, climate system, entertainment system, driver assistant 4X, including an AWD module, and more. In '21 loaner cars dried up and to date I have spent over 2K on rental cars. I realize buying a first year new from the ground up car is not smart but their poor quality and service has broken my spirit. Pretty sure this is my last Ford product.
Man I feel bad complaining about my cars issues when I hear all you've dealt with. I sympathize with you though. I like the car a lot but after two of these ST's and both having transmission and other minor issues, it 's hard to want to hang on to the car. Warranty is great and all but it's not fun when you have to deal with the inconvenience of the car being down and making trips to the dealer for repairs.
22 st owner here. I pray I don’t have these issues
I hope you don't either, so far I'm 0 for 2.
My 2020 ST was in the shop before I even received my plates. And were talking certified gold preowned - 172 point check. I love this car but so sad they shit the bed on this model as far as reliability.
Couldn't agree with you more.
Just started having transmission issues with my 2020 st. Looks like I will be going to the dealership soon. It has 44k miles and already had a turbo replaced at 30k.
Sorry to hear that. It's frustrating to have these kind of issues with a newer car that costs as mush as it does. Hopefully they get you back on the road quickly.
What was the symptoms of the turbo?
@@Misnjef Blue smoke coming from exhaust after letting it sit for several hours. Also had oil buildup around turbo and heat shield under turbo. The exhaust tips also had a lot of oil in them.
On my third explorer. 2018 had two PTUs shit the bed, that was gear oil smell for me, just dropped my 2020 platinum off for tranny issues too. Looks like I’ll be leaving the ford family as soon as this one gets back.
Yep, when the warranty approaches the end I’ll be done with this one.
First really nice Spring evening today so I took my 22 ST out, rolled down the windows and opened to moon roof. I had it in Sport and was driving it fairly easy, I noticed the transmission was jerking hard and the shifts were not consistent. I pulled over to stop and immediately smelled something burning, wasn't oil, wasn't coolant... so yeah probably the trans. I already have an appointment at Ford tomorrow for the drivers side door handle plastic peeling off, the passenger seat adjustments are not responding to the inputs, there is a rattle coming from the top of the B pillar by the moonroof, and the rear camera recall.
Unfortunate
Just had my transmission replaced at 54000 km on my 2020 st.Just curious if you have heard of anyone that was offered the extended warranty in Canada? We asked about it and was told they wouldn’t do that. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I have not heard of that happening for anyone in Canada. I also don't know anyone there so that's not to say it hasn't happened. All I did was called Ford's customer service and started a claim with them the day I heard back from the dealership that my transmission would need replacing. I also asked for everything in an email for my records.
2022 Explorer here and it lives at the Ford Dealer.
Hate to hear it. I'll be done with this one soon and never look back unfortunately because it's a pretty good looking SUV.
Is this an issue only with the ST or all the trims ? XLT, Limited, Platinum??
I know the ST especially and more so the 2020’s from what I’ve read. But if any of the other models have the 10 speed transmission then I’d do more research on those models as well.
I have a 20 ST that is starting to exhibit this behavior as well. I bought mine second hand from Carmax and it has 55k miles on it and I'm seeing symptoms of what you're describing here. Would you happen to have any advice info I can share with Ford / Carmax to get the ball rolling on getting this looked at?
Sorry to hear. I would get it looked at asap. Mine was noticeably “slipping” or missing shifts for a couple weeks. Then it went kaput. I called Ford main customer service to start a claim after I dropped it off with the dealer. Since you’re going through Carmax they may have their own way of doing warranty work. I’m not sure.
@@eight16garage Thanks man. I dropped it off at a dealership this afternoon to have some recall work done to it and I mentioned the transmission issues I've been seeing and he quickly responded that he was familiar with them having issues and said he would get me taken care of so fingers crossed!
Who did you call for that warranty
I have a 22” and haven’t had any issues yet. I wonder since the 2020 was the first year for this remodeled style and it was buggy. Try a 22 or 23.
Quite possibly, I like the car but 2 for 2 with bad transmissions. Both 20's.
So ?? What did the warranty cost? ( I love my 21 ST .. well ..her 21 ST )
Free 90 Free. Ford gave it to me as a courtesy.
I have never seen the painted roof, nice. Any other problems?
I actually vinyl wrapped the roof black to change up the look a bit. Transmission is the only major issue I've had. Fixed under warranty and been running good since.
@@eight16garage That's so crazy. This is going to be my first brand new car, but stuff like this is making me kind of rethink that decision.
@@pbh07
I think the 2020's had majority of the issues and they were mostly resolved in the later years. Good thing is if it's new you will have a warranty.
I've only use the paddle shifters on my St a couple of times but in my opinion this 10 speed tranny even with paddle shifters seems difficult to shift. I wonder how easy it would be to damage the transmission from continually manually shifting this vehicle. Did you ever use the paddle shifters and do you recommend using them
I tried the paddles once in the time I've had it. For what ever reason I just don't like using them in this car.
I only use the paddle shifters on mine when I’m on the highway in a high gear so I usually bring it to 6th or 7th. I find it better then let the transmission search the gear for herself. But I never used in manual.
Honestly, if I could go back, I would NOT have purchased the 2020 ST that I have now. Too many issues. It was pre owned when I bought it, which could have contributed to some of the problems. I’ve had one cv joint replaced…while it was being replaced they told me the other one was busted. The sunroof drain hose is broke, which is at least $700 to fix…my interior gets wet if it rains on it (the top of door panel into the floorboard). The gear thing that was described in this video - I have recently started experiencing/noticing (in 2nd or 3rd gear, when decelerating, it gets stuck in gear and switches to m2) Not cool! I’ve also noticed lately that my auto start stop feature comes on automatically and I have to manually turn it off. Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve never noticed it before. I also hear a weird rattle/rumble noise when I hit small bumps in the road…I’ve heard things about this noise being a bigger problem. All that to say - too many issues.
I’m with you. I do like the car and think it is one of the better looking SUV’s out but the 20’s seem to have some issues. I haven’t had near the amount of issues as you described and mine has been solid since the transmission has been fixed but I do not trust the car and don’t have faith it will last more than 100k miles without something major going wrong. Once my warranty is up I will get rid of the car.
@eight16garage how much would you sell the st for after the warranty is up?
@@DarryllNelson IDK, it would depend on the mileage, age of the vehicle and the shape the car is in at the time the warranty expired.
The other owner drove different from you st has adaptive transmission you need to reset it so it can learn how you drive not the transmission had same problem
I'm afraid of the new Explorer for these reasons. I'll most likely end up getting a low milage 2019 Explorer or a Dodge Durango RT.
Maybe I've been unlucky twice. IDK. I see a lot of these on the road and often wonder if a lot of others have transmission issues as well.
is this a sports car?
A sport SUV perhaps.
2020 mission utv 250 getting to much fuel
I like the look of the explorer but this is a horrible ownerhsip experience.
I agree. Probably won’t buy another one after this.
Hard launching no def brace
No hard launches in this turd. Just a sh*tty transmission.
Tans are failing cause people don't know how to drive in sport mode. Shouldn't be letting the revs hang so long under engine braking when letting off the gas , that's what's killing these transmissions. After hard acceleration and you let off the gas , you should be manually up shifting 2 or 3 gears to calm the revs down...
Is it better to leave (use) sport mode in auto and not use the shifters in manual
Maybe you should go work as a calibrator for ford 🙄
@@Alwaysbeclosing1774 I 100% agree
Pretty sure the computer has it more proper.
I’m sorry but if a transmission fails because is used for engine braking like you described then this means inly one thing.
The transmission is a POS.
I stopped bying Ford products years agol
Transmission is crap I had a 2019 f150 and am looking to get a ford explorer but that crappy 10 speed transmission is what’s holding me away from buying any vehicle from ford that has it
Yup!
ITS A FORD !
Yes it is!
That's a horrible dealership who honored your warranty and fixed your transmission. The AC went out in my '17 Mustang. Which I purchased in Florida although I live in TN. My local dealership paid for my rental car during the diagnosis which was about $50. I knew this because I booked the rental myself. A couple of days later they called me with the diagnosis and stated the have a courtesy vehicle for me. I left my rental at the dealership and drove the courtesy vehicle, a Ford Fusion for about three weeks. What's scary is, warranty and service programs should be aligned across the country, unless you're in Canada...
Agreed. I wasn’t happy with any of it other than the warranty portion I got from Ford. But that’s how most stealerships are around here. That’s why I usually try to avoid buying local.
Let me guess, AC evaporator coil went bad on your 17’ mustang. My 17’ GT350 has the same problem. They had to take the entire dash apart. The dealer I went to, was very, very careful and very particular on who did the work. Glad it was still under warranty. Still have the car and the AC runs strong… knock on wood…
Wrong Ford Should be provided you a Loaner car because car still on warranty by Ford That is insane Avoid buy a Ford . In Florida after 3 attempts to repair apply a Limon Law .
I agree with you, probably gonna be my last one.
Ford doesn't provide loaner cars.