Ford CD4E transmission explained

C4DE
Aka:	LA4A-EL (Mazda vehicles)
Production:	1994–2007
Manufacturer:	Ford Motor Company
Class:	4-speed transverse automatic transaxle
Predecessor:	4EAT-G
Successor:	6F

The CD4E is a 4-speed automatic transaxle for front-wheel-drive cars from 1994 to 2007. It was manufactured at Ford's Batavia Transmission plant^[1] starting in 1994. The CD4E was called the LA4A-EL by Mazda and is also known as the 4F44E internally to Ford.

Applications:

• 1994 - 2002 Mazda 626 4-cylinder
• 1994 - 1997 Mazda MX-6 4-cylinder
• 1994 - 1997 Ford Probe 4-cylinder
• 1995 - 2000 Ford Contour
• 1995 - 2000 Mercury Mystique
• 1995 - 2007 Ford Mondeo (up to Mondeo III 4-cylinder model)
• 1999 - 2002 Mercury Cougar
• 2001 - 2008 Ford Escape
• 2001 - 2006 Mazda Tribute
• 2005 - 2008 Mercury Mariner

See also

• List of Ford transmissions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2007 UAW-Ford National Negotiations Media Fact Book . 38 . 2009-11-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091004062500/http://media.ford.com/pdf/07_UAW_Negotiations.pdf . 2009-10-04 .