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Wheel Bearing Failure
2002 Ford Explorer (Page 10 of 10)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2002 Ford Explorer is hands-down our worst vehicle on record. "Avoid like the plague" is putting it lightly.
The 2002-2005 Explorer has a very well-established record of expensive transmission failure at under 100k miles. The Explorer has an enclosed transmission which is typically replaced with a rebuilt transmission at a cost of almost $3,000.
Another common problem for the 2002-2003 Explorer is wheel bearing failure at around 90k miles, with a typical repair bill of $500 to $1000 depending on how many wheel bearings failed.
Adding insult to injury, the 2002-2005 Explorer also has a massive problem with the rear panel cracking. While it's a minor annoyance compared to transmission failure, ironically the crack usually goes right through the Ford logo.
8.1
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $820
- Average Mileage:
- 88,900 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 181 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace wheel bearing (78 reports)
- replace bearing and hub (45 reports)
- replaced wheel bearings (34 reports)
- not sure (14 reports)
- replaced causual part, and surrounding parts (3 reports)
- replaced the following wheel bearings, tyrod, caliper, rotor (3 reports)
wheels / hubs problem
Helpful websites
- YouTube Video Of 2002 Explorer With Bad Bearing - You Tube video of Explorer with severely worn wheel bearing. Danger Will Smith...Danger...
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
My wife on her way home from 150 miles away had the rear wheel locked up because the bearing failed. So a tow back and used parts from a wrecked vehicle still racked up to well over 600.00 of much needed money to get a 4yr old vehicle back on the road.
- Joe S., Elkland, PA, US