2002 Ford Ford Truck Suspension Problems

“I am the owner 2002 Ford explorer that I purchased from metro motors of the virgin islands in august 2002. On september 17, 2004, while I was driving home, the front driver side wheel detached completely from the axis of the vehicle. I drove off from the stop light. While I was accelerating I felt the steering wheel turn sharply to left and the wheel buckle. A few minutes later, I felt a tug on the steering wheel, and then I felt the wheel buckle. The vehicle crashed to sudden stop. …”

“75400 miles. Noise from rear end becoming more noticeable. Also, the transmission suddenly won't shift from 2nd to 3rd. Dealer diagnosed the rear end problem as bearings needed to be replaced and probably the rear hubs were bad. The transmission was bad, and needed to be replaced. Ford dealer service advised me to contact Ford 800 number, and operator after putting me on hold and talking to the dealer turned the problem over to the next level of customer car because her limit of $500 would not begin to cover the repairs. …”

“Rubbing noise in the rear end. Dealer could not find the cause of the problem and replaced bearings in the front left hub. Dealer said 2 of the tires were badly cupped so the could not hear any other problem. Problem/noise still there.”

“While going around a hairpin turn the driver side front tire fell off rotor and all, this incident caused the 2002 Ford lightning truck to slide into the curb causing the truck to roll completely over landing back on it's 3 tires that were left. From the look of it the axle bolt fell off causing the tire to fall off. Driver was going under the speed limit & no other vehicles were involved. According to a friend this same incident happened to his lightning truck. Sounds like a defect on fords part.”

“While driving home from work, my car completely conked out for no apparant reason. I pulled over the car (the best that I could) and started it back up. I went home and immediately contacted my local dealer and told them of my problem. The man at the dealership told me to drive my car for a few more days to see what happens. I also have been experiencing some missing /shaking with my car (periodic problem.) the shaking is apparent when the air conditioner is on but does occur periodically when it is off. …”