Hello, my automatic 2005 Ford Explorer Reverse isn’t working is it worth fixing it has 178xxx miles. I’ve been having to push it out of spots by putting it in neutral. Help please
My opinion, no it’s not. It’s an 2005 Ford product with almost 200k on the motor. It’s time to look into other options.
I wouldn't write it off yet.
Definitely have the transmission codes pulled. It may be trying to tell you what's wrong.
There are a couple of causes which are more common than others for losing reverse on those Explorer 5R55 transmissions .
One would be catastrophic in the case of your 16 year old Explorer. The transmission has to be removed to repair it and the cost of removing the trans and doing the repair is about the same as having your transmission rebuilt.
That would be the the reverse band being broken. (#024 in the diagram).
But that's a pretty "beefy" part and wouldn't be the 1st suspect on my list.
Another possibility is the Reverse Servo Assembly Piston & O ring. (Parts #912 & 363)
They can be removed and repaired by just dropping the transmission pan, removing the 6 bolts holding the RSA in, and replacing the piston and the O ring.
The reverse servo assembly has a piston with a molded seal and an O ring in the unit.
If the piston seal fails you can't get enough pressure to operate the reverse clutch band.
The price for a Ford OEM Reverse Servo Piston is about $24.
Like I said, maybe do some research.
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