A transmission can be taken apart and rebuilt. Several factors could depend on whether the transmission has failed though. It could be as simple as needing more fluid.
your transmission needs repaired
Transmission problem, you have to replace or get it repaired.
A transmission transfers power from the engine to the wheels. If your transmission needs to be repaired, you need to have this done in order to drive your car.
You will have to get your car repaired. There is no way to tell exactly what is wrong with your car without actually looking at it.
Like all cars, a Ford Explorer transmission is a complicated part of a car. A transmission should be repaired by someone that knows what they are doing.
When your transmission goes bad, you have two options. First option is to give the transmission to your dealer and a get a refurbished (remanufactured) transmission in return. Second option is to get your transmission repaired (it would be taken apart and the defective parts repaired/replaced). This is called transmission re-build.
You will have to specify an area to have your car repaired at honestly. I have no clue where you live or where the nearest shop to have your car repaired exists at.
A blinking D light indicates there is an electrical problem with the transmission. Seek professional help to have this repaired. Do not keep driving the car or you can destroy the transmission.
If you purchased it as is, you are probably out of luck. Unless your state has a "lemon" law. Check with your Attorney General's office. Find out what car dealers don't want you to know at www.dealertricks.com If the transmission is replaced or repaired it will be at your expense, because it was sold to you "as is". Answer check: 1.) if this car had recalls on the transmission, 2.) original warranty on the car 3.) rebuilt transmission warranty, from previous owner
It is probably a bad transmission. Sometimes it can be repaired "in the car". Not all transmission shops can do this repair. Most dealers do not repair but rather they will replace. This may not be nessessary.
I would recommend you have it repaired.
Repaired can be used as a past tense verb or an adjective.Verb: The mechanic repaired my car.Adjective: a repaired car.