# Bad transmission **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** explorer, transmissions, ford\ **Created:** [April 13, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-transmission/63661 "2011-04-13T01:20:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![liebermn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecd19e/32.png) [@liebermn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/liebermn)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 1:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-transmission/63661/1 "2011-04-13T01:20:48Z")
I have a 200 explorer, it is in very good shape. Kept up with maintenance. It has 205,000 miles on it. Need transmission replaced, is it worth putting 2700.00 into this vehicle ---
**Author:** ![monster154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@monster154](https://community.cartalk.com/u/monster154)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 7:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-transmission/63661/2 "2011-04-13T07:32:40Z")
are you buyin it new to be payin that much??? would get one rebuilt or maybe used i over haul my engines every 250,000 miles but its up to you if your goin to keep it or just use it till you get something else ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 10:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-transmission/63661/3 "2011-04-13T10:46:37Z")
Auto or manual? ---
**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-transmission/63661/4 "2011-04-13T16:03:37Z")
If that’s the Ford reman you get a 3yr-100k warranty too. If the TRUCK is worth it, only YOU can answer. The condition of all the rest of the truck will determine if $2700.00 gets you a nice servicable truck for the next three years. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-transmission/63661/5 "2011-04-13T17:28:10Z")
Have you shopped around on that repair?? Unless there is a lot of labor involved pulling the transmission, $2700 seems a little high for a Ford automatic…But look at it this way…Unless you fix it, you have nothing but scrap metal worth $200. But repaired, it’s worth at least $2700…(hopefully)… ---
**Author:** ![ebko87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@ebko87](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ebko87)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/bad-transmission/63661/6 "2011-04-13T17:39:30Z")
I agree with Caddyman. $2700 seems high for this transmission. I had a 96 Explorer tranny rebuilt from a good shop about 4 years ago and it was closer to $1800. This transmission is not expensive to rebuild (relatively speaking) and a good, reputable transmission shop should be able to do the job correctly and for less than $2700.