Rear Suspension Problems of Ford Explorer - part 1

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the low tire pressure warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that when she inspected the vehicle, she became aware that the steel belts was hanging from the interior of rear tires. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed as a failure with the rear alignment. The contact was informed that the rear toe link needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made of the failure and the contact was referred to nhsta hotline for assistance. The failure mileage approximately was 120,000.

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Was driving 35mph and rear left toe link snapped causing the car to swerve into another car. There is a recall on it from Ford but I do not have any outstanding recalls.

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Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving 75 mph, the rear drag link detached causing the vehicle to spin around several times and crashed into the center rail and pole. The vehicle was damaged in the front and rear. There were no warning lights illuminated. There were no reported injuries. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was towed to randall reed's planet Ford (19000 eastex fwy, humble, TX 77338 866) 844-5995) where it was diagnosed that the rear drag link fractured however the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted however they declined the repairs due to vehicle damage. The contact stated that a VIN search was done on-line and they discovered unrepaired recalls on the vehicle. The contact referenced the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v435000 (suspension). The failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2016 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The contact was concerned that the air bags could deploy at any time and the seat belts may not work. In addition, the toe link suspension also failed and the seat belt warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to mcclardy Ford (4400 landers rd, north little rock, ar 72117, (501) 945-1200) where the mechanic stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the contact may have to pay for the repairs. The failure mileage was 39,000.

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The contact owns a 2014 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at speeds over 50 mph, the vehicle would began to shake and vibrate. The contact indicated that the vibration appeared to come from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the cause of the vibration could not be determined. The rear tires were balanced and replaced, but the failure reccurred. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 300.

Left side coil spring snapped suddenly while car was parked in driveway.

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The contact owns a 2004 Ford Explorer. The contact placed the gear shifter into reverse to drive and noticed that the transmission would hesitate before engaging. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians replaced the solenoid in the transmission. After the repairs were performed, the contact continued to experience the failure. There was also an abnormal grinding from the rear of the vehicle. The dealer replaced the rear end bearing, three rear axles, the pinion bar and seals and a shaft kit was installed. The dealer also advised that the failure was caused by an over torque by the manufacturer. In addition, the contact stated that the driver and passenger side sun visor joints were failing sporadically and causing the visors to obstruct the contact's vision of the roadway. The sun visors were not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000.

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2002 Ford Explorer 4x4 limited with 2 broken coil springs 127,000mi.

I took my 2002 Ford Explorer with 67k miles on it to the dealer for a recall. They offered a free inspection of which they informed me the right rear spring was broken. There was no indication it was broken while driving the vehicle, so there is no way of knowing when it broke. The problem will be corrected by replacing the spring. No improved spring part number was available for Ford, so I expect it to break again in about 70k miles if I buy a new Ford spring.

I was hearing a loud sound from the rear-end, thought it was the tires so I replaced them. Brought the vehicle in because I believe the bearings were going, which they were, at which time they stated the rear spring was snapped. The car is in the shop now getting repaired and I am unsure how this happened because I never felt anything that seemed like a spring snapping. I was also informed by the mechanic that it is a common problem in Fords and mercurys. . . . .

Found part of my rear spring for my 2002 Explorer lying on the floor of the garage. Upon inspection I see the driver's side spring and the top that holds the spring are broken and crumbling. The passenger side spring and top has several cracks. This is at 101,000 mi, never driven off road and only light towing. I believe this is a serious safety issue because it could very well fail with a fully loaded vehicle on the highway leading to loss of control.

Broken coil springs-car is not used for towing or other activities. Many such reports of premature coil breakage. My car has 66k miles on it--no third seat. Both coils broken.

After getting my rear tires replaced, the mechanic told me that I had a crack in my right rear spring for my suspension.

There is a loud whining sound from back end and get louder the more you accelerate. The rear end or bearings need to be replaced.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. While driving 65 mph the rear axle seal started leaking and he could smell the fluids. He continued to drive to his destination. The vehicle was later taken to an authorized dealer. The dealer advised him that the rear differential needed to be rebuilt. He stated that the failure became worse over time. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 57,732 and the current mileage was 66,000.

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Huge problems with rear differential on 02 Ford Explorers. Ford should take accountabilities for there lack quality in terms of engineering and manufacturing. Thought it would be a good family vehicle. Unfortunately it is unsafe and a drain on the finances.

Rear bearings in 2002 Ford Explorer. Major grinding and loud scratching noises coming from drivers side rear end. I see that this is a known problem with the 2002 Ford Explorer, and that possible fatalities could occur by the tire falling off. I have 3 children, all under 10 years old, and this is my primary vehicle.

We have had problems with the rear differential since buying our vehicle in 2003. The first time we had it fixed was two weeks after buying it. It has been fixed 3 times and we are about to fix again. After some research I found that this is a problem with hundreds of owners of 2002 Ford Explorers. There is no recall because they say it is not a safety issue, however; the mechanic said if not fixed the rear wheels could lock up causing an accident. I consider this a safety issue, especially when my children are in the car.

Noise coming from rear end of vehicle. Mechanic states both rear bearings are bad. Also states this is a very common problem with 2002 Ford Explorers. Cost estimate of 700. 00-800. 00. Problem can lead to wheel falling off vehicle while under way.

I purchased my 2002 Ford Explorer eddie bauer in 2006, there is a roaring sound and from other responses from the internet I see that alot of people are having this same problem and a mechanic that works for Ford said that it could be very dangerous and the back wheels could lock up at anytime that is very dangerous to me. Please consider a recall on this for it very important to me and alot of other people. The rear end (axle) is very important.

Heard loud roaring noise coming from back rear tires. Had Explorer checked to find out that right rear tire was almost ready to come off Explorer. After doing some looking around on the web I found out that many other Ford Explorer owners are also having these hubs/bearings wearing out very early (50-70k miles). This is a very dangerous problem and Ford needs to recall these Explorers before someone gets hurt. Thank you.

Rear differential failure-I think this should be looked into as I have searched the internet and there are too many complaints about this. Maybe it was not the tires causing all the crashes but the bad rear ends that Ford is aware of. Rear whining noise and grinding from all SUV models.

1. Roaring noise in rear end 2. Left and right rear bearings shot 3. Replace left and right bearings and hubs.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Explorer. While driving 55 mph, the contact heard a high-pitched whining noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The dealer stated that the gear and pinion set failed. Repairs were made. The current mileage was 93,800 and failure mileage was 89,000. Updated 01-14-08. Updated 12/12/07.

During normal operation the rear spring assembly has broken. They have been replaced once before and the ones installed are now broken. This is very hazardous as the spring could puncture the tire while vehicle is in motion causing and accident.

The vehicle shakes or vibrates when turning the wheel right or left at low speeds.

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Rear wheel axle bearings. I have a 2002 Ford Explorer that had 85,000 miles on it. I had to have the rear wheel axle bearings replaced. I drove the vehicle about 20,000 and it was just over a year and the rear bearings went out again. Ford would not cover these. I had to pay full price again to have them replaced. Numerous people I have spoken with said there have been many problems with the bearings. Also a very close friend of mine also has a 2002 Explorer and she has had to have her bearings replaced too.

Rear wheel almost fell off on my wife's 2002 Ford Explorer. There was no leading suspicion to this problem until it happened. Very dangerous and with my wife being pregnant it makes it that much more frustrating.

: the contact stated while traveling on the highway at 60 mph, suddenly control of the vehicle was lost. The contact thought the vehicle's tire blew out, because both rear tires began wobbling. The vehicle was traveling on a normal flat surface at the time of the incident. The failure occurred under normal driving conditions, and was driven about 20 miles to the contact's residence. Two weeks prior to the incident, the contact observed a low grade deep drum noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection prior to the incident and the dealer notified the contact that both rear bearings were wearing out and needed to be replaced. After the incident, the vehicle was inspected and determined that both bearings were shot and the rear driver spring was broken. Both rear bearings and the rear driver spring are permanently damaged and must be replaced.

Funny thing, my Explorer only has 30,000 mile, there was no event, one day it was fine the next day come the whine and grind.

The contact owns a 2004 Ford Explorer. The contact was driving approximately 25 to 55 mph when he noticed an abnormal howling from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised that they would shim the pinion and ring gears to silence them. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred twice after the repairs. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 29,700.

Dt: the consumer owns a 2005 Ford Explorer XLT. The vehicle was just purchased about two weeks ago and she heard a low howling noise. When she purchased the vehicle, she thought it was the tires because they where not use to driving a SUV. She finally decided to take the vehicle to another Ford dealership and they told her that they needed to replace the pinion in the rear end. The dealership said that they were not planning on doing a recall for this vehicle at this time because all of these vehicles are currently covered under warranty. The repair job was about 2000 dollars. This is a frequent problem with these 2005 Ford Explorer because they do not realize that this noise is a problem. They tolerate this because they think it is just the vehicle.

2003 Ford Explorer rear end noise started at about 30000 miles.

Rear bearing failure of 2002 Ford Explorer. Took vehicle to dealer because of rear end noise and was told the bearing was about to explode and could have lost an axle.

Bought the car in July 2004 at around 50,000 miles. Heard a loud noise coming from rear of the truck. Currently, the noise has proceeded to the front. I have not replaced anything because I really don't know what I am going to have to change. I was wondering if there is going to be a recall on this truck.