Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||||
| 052624 | 01/01/2005 | 10018938 | Vibration diagnosis - tire/wheel runout. *tt | 01/25/2006 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 12/01/2012 | 89000 | 1 | |
| Sharp bang in the rear followed a few minutes later by another sharp bang. thought possible contact between frame an exhaust system. continued driving. after another 4-5 miles noted feeling in car of slight tramping on deceleration. continued tramping on deceleration and increased more noticeable in right turns, became louder vibration through body determined problem in left rear. stopped car examined left rear wheel. two wheel bolts broken, remaining three wheel nuts loose within a few turns of coming off. had driven approximately 13 miles since initial bang at speeds of 30-40 mph. feel very fortunate that wheel had not come off and i was not on a freeway. *tr | |||
| 12/01/2012 | 89000 | ||
| Sharp bang in the rear followed a few minutes later by another sharp bang. thought possible contact between frame an exhaust system. continued driving. after another 4-5 miles noted feeling in car of slight tramping on deceleration. continued tramping on deceleration and increased more noticeable in right turns, became louder vibration through body determined problem in left rear. stopped car examined left rear wheel. two wheel bolts broken, remaining three wheel nuts loose within a few turns of coming off. had driven approximately 13 miles since initial bang at speeds of 30-40 mph. feel very fortunate that wheel had not come off and i was not on a freeway. | |||
| 11/13/2011 | 95000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford explorer. the contact stated that while accelerating from a traffic stop, a loud noise was heard from the rear of the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the lug nuts had sheared, causing the wheel to detach from the vehicle. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vin was not available. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 96,000. | |||
| 11/13/2011 | 95000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford explorer. the contact stated that while accelerating from a traffic stop, a loud noise was heard from the rear of the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the lug nuts had sheared, causing the wheel to detach from the vehicle. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vin was not available. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 96,000. kmj | |||
| 11/13/2011 | 95000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 ford explorer. the contact stated that while pulling off from a stop sign, she heard a loud noise coming rear of the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the log nuts had been sheer off causing the wheel to come off. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin was not available. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 95,000 and the current mileage was 96,000. pm | |||
| 09/25/2008 | 50000 | 1 | |
| On our 2006 ford police explores, there have been 7 to 10 wheel separations on our vehicles, has there been an investigation on this issue. and does ford use the recall wheels off of the crown vic's and cross over to the explorers? thank you mark orendorff *tr | |||