I have an 02 Explorer that is about 1600 miles out of warranty. I got in it on Thursday on the way out of town and the transmission was slipping, never happened before, just started immediately.. Instead of driving on, I drove about 2 miles to the Ford dealership where I bought it. They analyzed the "OD" light flashing codes and said the codes were reporting Torque Converter slippage and wrong gear ratio in third gear. They kept it over the weekend to do exploratory surgery as they put it and found a bad seal of some sort. The kicker is the seal is 400 for parts and 900 for labor. I think I am getting screwed royally, especially only 1600 miles from warranty. To me this seems like something that could have been an ongoing problem that just reared it's head. Anyone else experienced this or have any comments or suggestions?
Thanks
Jeff