NHTSA Complaint #10227275 — 2002 FORD EXPLORER

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, MY 2002 FORD EXPLORER 4.0 XLS STARTED TO MAKE A ROARING SOUND FROM THE REAR WHEELS AND THE GAS MILEAGE SEEMED TO BE A COUPLE MPG LESS. I THINK I HAD ABOUT 25K MILES AT THE TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT OUT, I THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE BEARINGS, THEY FOUND NOTHING. I WAS VERY CONCERNED SINCE I WAS GOING TO TAKE MY FAMILY ON VACATION... NOW, STILL CONCERN I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH SEEING IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I FOUND HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/EXPLORER/2002/WHEELS_HUBS/WHEEL_BEARING_FAILURE.SHTML AND NOW I AM EVEN MORE CONCERNED. I THINK I AM SITTING ON A TIME BOMB. THERE WERE SO MANY COMPLAINTS, THAT I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS TRULY A DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. I HAVE HAD IDENTICAL ISSUES AND I DON'T ABUSE THE CAR. COULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE I END UP IN AN ACCIDENT? THANK YOU. *TR