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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006102778 | Incident Date: Sep, 14 2006 |
| Consumer's City: JEFFERSON | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:wheel bearing |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 18 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was advised by the dealer investigating a "squeeking" complaint that my left wheel bearing needed replacing at a cost of over $300.00. at the time, it had around 38,000 miles and was "out of warranty". my regular non-dealer mechanic told me that it was a very common problem with explorers, and the cost was about right. i purchased 2 bearing assemblies and replaced the left one. now, only a few thousand miles later, the right one is making so much noise i can't hear the radio, so i will have to replace it. i hate to think about spending $500.00+ every couple of years replacing these bearings when every other vehicle i have ever owned, all gm by the way, went over 100,000 miles with no problems. the dealer never mentioned, and actually denied, any tsb's or problems with the bearings. *tr |
