1993 Ford Explorer Suspension Problems

“I have had 3 blowouts at 60-70 MPH all on the right rear, 2 with firestone and 1 with goodyear, also premature right rear wheel bearing failure that I feel have been caused by vibration at hiway speeds. Ford has a TSB 96-04-16 that repairs this vibration at a cost of $1600. With the Explorer these failures are a serious safety concern and should be made a safety recall made available to all 90-94 Explorer owners at no cost . Thank you.”

“The problem first displayed itself at 8000 miles, I contacted the dealer and was told to bring it in. On 7/14/93 they did a front end alignment. When I picked it up I questioned the unusual tire wear on the front, they told me there was nothing they could do, about this. This condition persisted and I again contacted the dealer and was told to bring it in on 10/19/193. They performed another front end alignment and rotated the tires due to the exterme wear. …”

“While vehicle was elevated for tire rotation, I noticed a crack in what I call the torsion bar on both sides of the front end of my vehicle. The torsion bar is attached to the outer end of the cross beams inside each wheel. The cracks looked like fatigue failures. They encircled the rear end of the torsion bar bushing where it goes through the support bracket. Both sides were about to completely fail. To my knowledge I had not hit anything that would cause these parts to fail. …”

“The vehicle has a severe vibration/shaking problem with the front suspension. I have had it checked with no problems according to my local dealer in blackfoot, id. The tires are brand new and they are balanced properly. Ford has refused to fix this problem since the warranty has expired. I wrote them a letter explaining that it is a safety issue and not a warranty issue but they blew it off as an expired warranty issue. Ford has admitted to the defect through publishing of a TSB # 96-4-15. …”

“The car shakes at speeds in excess of 65 MPH. It shake soo much I believe we are damaging parts of the car that could lead to and accident or premature deterioration and wear and tear. I am not satisfied with the dealers response sighting normal wear and tear. I beleive there to be a design problem with this car more than normal wear and tear. Other problems I have had with this car include 3 front end wheel bearing replacements which in hindsight might have been caused by this vibration before it became so noticeable. I am very unhappy with the performance of the engine mounts. …”