NHTSA Complaint #10214299 — 2002 FORD EXPLORER SUSPENSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10214299
Vehicle	2002 FORD EXPLORER
Component	SUSPENSION
Date of Incident	January 7, 2008
Date Filed	January 9, 2008
Mileage	75,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NY

Consumer Description

2002 FORD EXPLORER FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARING REPLACEMENT. BACK RIGHT WHEEL BEARING FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AXLE, BREAKS AND WHEEL DRUM. FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING FAILED. IN BOTH OCCASIONS NOISES WERE HEARD. IN REGARDS TO BE BACK WHEEL BEARING THE TIRE ALMOST CAME OFF AND THE WHEEL FROZE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 65 MILES AN HOUR. BACK WHEEL BEARING, AXLE, DRUM AND BRAKES REPLACED AT A FORD DEALER, COSTING OVER $1700 DOLLARS. FRONT WHEEL BEARING BEGAN MAKING A THUMPING NOISE AND WAS REPLACED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC COSTING $500. IN CONTACTING FORD I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

Related Complaints for the 2002 FORD EXPLORER

Other SUSPENSION Complaints

#11320858 — April 11, 2020 — MAKES A RATTLING NOISE WHEN A BUMP IS HIT DRIVER SIDE SEAT STOP WORKING

#11316967 — March 9, 2020 — THE CAR ALWAYS FEELS LIKE IS ABOUT TO JUMP OFF THE ROAD OR THE LANE IM IN WHENEVER I DRIVE OVER ANY ROUGH ROAD OR POT...

#11076407 — March 5, 2018 — "TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES TOOK A RIGHT INTO THE LIBIARY PARKING LOT AND MY FRONT SIDE DRIVERS TIRE...

#11003536 — July 6, 2017 — THE REAR STABILIZER LINKS JUST BROKE OUT OF NOWHERE NOT EVEN TO LATEST LATER THE FRONT STABILIZER LINKS JUST BROKE OU...

#10917406 — October 19, 2016 — DRIVING ND STEERING WHEEL FELL APART BRAKE SWITCH STOPPED WORKING 3 TIMES HAD NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN HAD TO HAVE 3 D...

Recent Complaints for the 2002 FORD EXPLORER

#11672158 — STRUCTURE:BODY — July 9, 2025 — September 2, 2023 at about 6 pm I pulled over to grab a couple water bottles from the rear of my 2002 Ford Explorer S...

#11672158 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER — July 9, 2025 — September 2, 2023 at about 6 pm I pulled over to grab a couple water bottles from the rear of my 2002 Ford Explorer S...

#11594472 — AIR BAGS — June 14, 2024 — The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while her fiancé was driving 45 MPH, the driver’s side...

#11557714 — ENGINE — November 30, 2023 — The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle shut off. The contact was...

#11483635 — ENGINE — September 9, 2022 — The contact owns a 2002 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that the steering wheel intermittently seized while driving...