| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007106077 | Incident Date: May, 06 2007 |
| Consumer's City: MALVERN | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: EXPLORER | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:hub |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 16 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 09 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Grinding noise progressively increased over the last several weeks. took the car to local mechanic. in early 2006 he had replaced a rear hub assembly for noise. he diagnosed that there were three bad wheel hub assemblies and they were the same three replaced in 2006. he stated that this was a very common explorer problem. i felt 6 wheel hub replacements in 2 years was excessive at $450 a pop, including labor. this was a problem that ford needed to address. luckily, two of the three parts were covered under warranty , napa, but i did have to pay for the labor.*ak |
