NHTSA Complaint #10145746 — 2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC SUSPENSION:FRONT

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10145746
Vehicle	2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT
Date of Incident	December 20, 2005
Date Filed	December 20, 2005
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TX

Consumer Description

VEHICLE HAS A CONSTANT "THUMPING" NOISE IN FRONT END AT ANY SPEED AS WELL AS VIBRATION. WHILE DRIVING AT IN TOWN SPEEDS AND CONTROLLED HIGHWAY SPEEDS,THE VIBRATION TAPERS OFF BUT NOISE INCREASES. DURING ACCELERATION VIBRATION IS SEVERE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP SHOP AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR THIS, EACH TIME I'M TOLD A TIRE ROTATION WILL FIX THE PROBLEMS...EACH TIME IT DOES NOT. VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO SHOP 12/22/05 AGAIN FOR SAME PROBLEM. *NM

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