Ford Explorer Driveline Problems
- 58
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 6
- Years with records
- 1999–2006
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 58 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Differential Unit · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 27 |
| 1–30k mi | 13 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Driveline
Abs light & traction control light came on. Taken to dealer and found left rear axle assembly and tone ring had to be replaced. Was covered under extended drive train warranty at $100. Deductable. After having been in the automotive repair business for over thirty years i know this type of failure should not occur in normal vehicle operation in the mileage on this vehicle. *tr
ODI 10386803
Driveline
2002 ford explorer , had rear end repaired at 75000.0 miles by ford dealer and again it's making a grinding noise at 101000.0...like all others, they state out of warranty and want customer to pay. *tt
ODI 10414654
Driveline · Suspension
2005 ford explorer front wheel bearings bad at 87,000 miles and ball joints have slack in them. Ridiculous that a car this nice has such problems. Lots of complaints about the same thing on the internet, rear end has a roar in it too, of course i can't afford to get this stuff fixed. Ford should recall these auto and fix all these problems. This should not be happening on a new vehicle which has never pulled…
ODI 10371896
Driveline
2002 FORD EXPLORER REAR END GROWL/WHINE. *TR
ODI 10389800
Driveline
Both rear wheel bearings were worn and noisy at less than 74,000 miles. These bearings should have lasted much longer. $800.00 to repair/replace. *tr
ODI 10349975
Driveline
2002 ford explorer differential subject to increased whining @ 85000 miles and rapidly failed over the course of one week @ 99,000 miles. R side wheel bearings have failed at same time. Differential has locked up and drive gear jumps gear teeth during any turn. Dealer claims they've never seen such a failure but located a ford 'fix kit' very quickly so am very suspicious of their statement. I pulled the explorer…
ODI 10335905
Driveline
Noise from rear wheel hub bearings. Ford tsb 05-25-8. I have only 35,000 on this vehicle and am concerned that if there is a bearing failure on a rear wheel hub you could lose control of the vehicle. I feel that ford should be responsible to correct this defect. *tr
ODI 10346323
Driveline
I had to go into town. Some roads were snow and ice covered. On a small hill my vehicle started spinning and fish tailing trying to get up. I had not experienced this type of traction and handling problem before and it was unexpected. I managed to turn around in traffic and took another route. Same thing happened again on a slight incline. I realized that the [redacted] was not working. I tried to manually engage it…
ODI 10308448