Front Suspension Upper Ball Joint Problems of Ford Explorer

Upper ball joint boots fell apart grease washes out ball joint failure at 52,000 miles.

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While driving on 8-24-05 the ball joint on the driver's side broke. The vehicle just pulled to the right. The consumer was able to pull to the side of the road without any accident. The vehicle is currently being repaired at a dealership. The vehicle is company owned. The company is aware that the consumer has filed this complaint.

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Intermittently when turning corners there was a loud popping sound coming from the front end of vehicle. The problem occurred three times in the last six months. Consumer determined that upper ball joints were worn out.

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I own a 1998 Ford Explorer. In January I took it to be serviced because the steering seemed off and I do alot of highway driving. The problem turned out to be the suspension--the upper ball joint separation. I was told I was an accident waiting to happen. This was a very costly repair and I would hope this could be investigated to prevent any accidents that could occur if this is a problem that no one realizes is out there.

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The ball joints on my 2000 Ford Explorer need to replaced after only 42,000 miles. It is my understanding ball joints should last a minimum of 100-150,000 miles.

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I own a 1999 Explorer with 60000 miles on it. I have been told that the front upper ball joints were bad, and had to be replaced with the control arm since it was one unit. Why were sealed ball joints that were part of the control arm being used, unless it was to raise the frequency and cost of repairs at the expense of public safety . A ball joint failure at any speed could potentially have grave consequences. Consumer had vehicles routinely go well over 100,000 miles with non sealed ball joints, and had no problems. This warrants further investigation, especially since consumer became aware that his problem is by no means an isolated case. Had been told that the local dealer was doing a lot of those, and that they were aware there was a problem with them.

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While traveling on the highway and without prior warning upper ball joints broke, causing consumer to lose control of vehicle. Please fill in additional information.

Vehicle was making a squealing noise. When turning vehicle noise would get louder. Contacted dealer,and dealer stated it was upper control arm. Contacted Ford, and Ford decided to leave it as an open case. The ball joint and upper control arm on the driver side is what failed.

Upper ball joint fell apart at 5mph, and driver lost control. Dealer has repaired vehicle.

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