Front Suspension Wheel Bearing Problems of Ford Ranger

The contact owns a 2001 Ford Ranger. The contact stated that the vehicle made a noise by the wheel bearing. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic and was informed that the wheel bearing needed to be replaced. The certified mechanic also stated that the frame and the leaf springs were severely rusted, causing the leaf springs to detach. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 182,000.

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The contact owns a 2006 Ford Ranger. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle began to shift sideways abnormally. In addition, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the front passenger side wheel was emitting smoke and the wheel was partially detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing where the mechanic stated to the contact that the wheel bearing was fractured and would have to be replaced. After the repair, the contact noticed a whining noise coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken back to the mechanic where the mechanic stated hat the front wheel bearing and axle would have to be replaced. The contact was not aware if the failure occurred on the driver or passenger side. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 23,000.

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I am curious why there has been no recall on the Ford Ranger front wheel bearing issue with the hundreds of complaints out there. We the consumer driving on the roads need to be protected better.

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At 45,000 miles my 2004 Ford Ranger 4x4 had a failure of the front wheel bearings hub causing tire to lock up. Needed to be replaced. Was told by the repair shop there was very little grease in the unit.

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Front left wheel bearing is going out with just 77,000 miles on the vehicle.

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The contact owns a 2002 Ford Ranger. While driving 65 mph, the contact heard a rumbling sound coming from the front passenger side tire. He examined the vehicle and noticed that the passenger side front wheel bearing was very loose. The contact did not notice any differences in the vehicle beforehand and the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The vehicle has been repaired by the contact. The current and failure mileages were 94,000. Updated 08/04/08 the sealed front wheel bearing abs failed. Updated 08/07/08.

Component: suspension:front:wheel bearing details: on April 26, 2008, a minor rhythmic squeaking sound was noticed from beneath vehicle while driving. On may 3, 2008, upon raising vehicle on lift, mechanic noticed that the entire right wheel assembly including brake rotor, abs component and hub dropped from vehicle. An entire wheel assembly was needed (+$500). As an emt who responds to vehicular accidents in this rural state in all kinds of weather I was floored to think how close I was to driving the vehicle as the wheel assembly separated from the Ranger. Based upon other reports (odi case number: 10155010) I consider myself fortunate, thank god.

Front wheel bearing failure front wheel road noise after 1st oil change at dealer, at second oil change requested inspection of front end, dealer stated no problems that road noise was tires, one day before third oil change wheels shook while driving, upon inspection bearings were worn out, less than 19300 miles on 2006 Ranger, vehicle is unsave to drive, and Ford will not honor warranty. Currently scheduled to replace bearings and possibly axles at non dealer certified location. What caused the bearings to fail? this is considered an extreme safety hazard.

On March 06,06. Exactly 2 months after taking delivery of a "quality checked preowned " 2004 Ford Ranger pickup from a local dealership while driving to work at 4:30 am s/b on the I 15 suddenly, without warning the vehicle veered hard left slammed into the center gaurdrail then flipped and rolled causing vehicle to be a classified as a total loss by insurance CO. After inspection of vehicle I was drawn to the fact that the front left wheel assembly including brake rotor and hub were detached from vehicle and after further inspection it appears that the wheel bearing retaining assembly is at fault. The spindle is flat on both top and bottom of the threaded tip where the where the axle nut threads should mesh and hold, but the threads of the nut are designed in such a manner as to not be continuous,but instead they are separated to where 2/4 s of the inside area is threaded and the other 2/4 s has no threads and are staggered in such a way as to allow the axle nut if allowed to spin at all even just 1/8 of a turn to pop off with little resistance except for the small looking cotter pin which came out in pieces maybe because the pressed metal castle nut wanna be which is of a loose fitting style could easily have worn the cotter pin with its rather sharp edges seemingly from just normal use and even more so if the wheel was not adjust perfectly or if the wheel seal was not seated perfectly which after some time would cause a more pronounced looseness in the whole assembly thus causing the aforementioned dangerous results. I was shocked when I saw the system used and I cannot for the life of me which I am lucky to still have understand how that design could be considered safe above other designs that are of solid materials with constant threads that would have to spin completely off many complete turns rater tan jus 1/8 to 1/4 of one turn. Please would you look into this before other trucks make unannounced turns for the worse. Thank you.

1999 Ford Ranger experiencing problems with wheel bearing failure. ** answer required***. The consumer experienced a front end vibration after the bearing failed.

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After reading other customer complaints regarding the Ford Ranger , I feel I must repair the front wheels on my truck. The front wheels started making loud noises when they turned left or right. . I was told the wheel bearings needed replacing. This is expensive. This car only has 27,000. 00 miles on it and replacing the wheel bearings sound a little to major for a low mileage car. Yet for my safety and others I need to have this done.

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When the right front bearing assembly locked up due to lack of grease it almost put me in the ditch on the right side of the road. It had to be towed to the nearest Ford dealer, brandon Ford and they replaced the whole tight assembly costing about $600 and was covered under warranty. They did not, however check or replace the left side assembly which failed at a higher speed. The left side assembly locked up 200 miles later while I was taking it to have it replaced and this time at 65 mph and almost threw me into a retaining wall being used on I-4 mlk tampa. I am filing this report with you so that if there are any more vehicles out there -explorer and Rangers that Ford failed to lubricate and are subject to failure, it will be on record. As close as it was to causing a wreck, I feel that they should follow up to make sure that some unsuspecting and less alert driver doesn't get killed or kill someone else. ***dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis****734299.

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Wheel bearing failed.

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While driving right front wheel came completely off the vehicle at 40 mph due to a defective wheel bearing.