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Chrome Wheels Cracked Around Hub, Corrosion
2003 Ford Explorer
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2003 Ford Explorer one of our worst vehicles 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.
9.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $800
- Average Mileage:
- 70,550 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 10 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace rims (7 reports)
- not sure (2 reports)
- replaced under warranty (1 reports)
wheels / hubs problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
This was a Fathers Day gift to our father in 2003. Aprox 3.5 years later we notice the chrome starting to flake on one wheel. so small my father ignored it and went on.
Fast forward to now.
Turns out my mother took over the truck (dad stuck on his old beater) and the chrome on all 4 wheels have peeled pretty bad. The entire center of all wheels has peeled completely and very close to the where the spokes start.
I know its been through some rough days here in Chicago but I don't think this is suppose to happen.. I have not contacted dealer or Ford but am looking for any stories of people having any type of luck with Ford.
- William M., Chicago, IL, US