**This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
wheels / hubs problem
10.0
really awfulTypical Repair Cost:
no data
Average Mileage:
50,000 miles
Number of complaints:
1 complaints
Most common solutions:
- replaced under warranty (1 reports)
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2007Feb 20
(reported on)Explorer Limited 4.0 V8
Brought car in due to excessive road noise. Dealer replaced rear wheel bearings. Brought vehicle in a second time with same issue. Dealer replaced front wheel bearings and a leaky front axle seal. The noise problem would improve and then return. Decided to replace the tires thinking they were the culprit, but during that process, the tire dealer pointed out that there were stress fractures in all four of the high-end chrome wheels around the lug nuts. The Ford dealer replaced these wheels (otherwise it would have cost me about $1800). They said that they have seen this before but there is not a recall, which concerns me since the wheels seem to have been close to failing structurally. It make sense that these wheels, being slightly out of true due to the cracks, would ruin bearings and a set of tires. These items were not covered by the warranty (mine expired) and cost me about $1500.
This problem and the cracked rear window body has led me to a new 2007 Toyota Sequoia with an extended warranty. See ya, Ford.
rpivers
Cincinnati, OH, USA
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