My daughter is driving my son’s 2000 Explorer while he is deployed in Iraq- she is away at school and had an issue tonight – she put the car in reverse, then put the brake on and put it in drive… the car stayed in reverse… she said she tried to brake and it wouldn’t completely stop- she threw it into park, shut it off and turned it on again and it was okay… she said this happened one time last month, too. Any ideas???
Answer:
the only way the truck will stay in reverse is if the reverse band does not disengage. the problem is internal trans. either the valve in the valve body is getting stuck or the servo is not releasing. either way the trans is going to have to come apart to fix.