2013 Ford Explorer Transmission Noise

Asked by GuruBV6G8 Nov 24, 2019 at 09:09 PM about the 2013 Ford Explorer XLT 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have 2013 ford explorer xlt awd 3,5L with 134000 miles on it. After having
water pump and chain replaced I start hearing grinding noise when driving.
Usually starts when transmission shifts from 2nd to 3rd gear and continuous
through higher gears. When shifting down it stops at the same place. I also
have increased gas consumption by 25 to 30%. At the shop they said it is
bad transmission now and need between $3900 and $4300 to fix it.
Transmission is shifting properly and there is no any codes coming out,
nothing besides that noise. I would like to get some advises before spending
so much money. Does anybody knows what this could be?   

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GuruQFXT3 answered 4 years ago

go under your truck with a flash light look for something dented in or bent trans. do not run well they send out a code also go to a shop ask them to put on hoist an run truck and see what sound you get and where from and pay the guy for his time

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taver91 answered 4 years ago

Do not go back to that shop without some type of confirmation from a competing business. Replacing the timing chain and the water pump should not cause trans problems and, if this was not happening before you had them do the work, I would be very skeptical about their recommendation.

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