Ball joints are completely shot. Consumer feels wheel could fall off. Please provide any further information.
1993 Ford Explorer: ball joint or control arm failure
7 of the 937 complaints about the 1993 Ford Explorer describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
Repeated trips for balancing,alignement, newball joints, bushings, u-joints..finally replaced tires with other brand, problems resolved...but I'm p.o.'d at expenses incurred. *ak (tiresize: 225r15)( dot number: tire size: 225r15 )
The consumer is experiencing problems with front end suspension. While driving vehicle started pulling towards the right on its own, causing a loss of control. The bracket that held the control arm to the frame broke loose. The manufacturer has been contacted.
Upper and lower ball joints failed.
While driving van going up a slight incline the van accelerated slightly. When tapping the brake the van went into full power. There was so much torque in the rear wheel, the van went into a spin and hit a ditch. Van was towed to a body shop. Body shop cleaned ball joint on accelerator cable which was accumulated with rust build up believed to be cause of problem. *ak
When traveling about 10 to 15 MPH, and upon applying force to the brake pedal, the right front ball joint broke, causing the wheel to separate. Vehicle awaiting service from dealer.
Front ball joints failed.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Ford Explorer ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 1993 Ford Explorer?
7 of 937 owner complaints about the 1993 Ford Explorer (1%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Ford Explorer?
There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1993 Ford Explorer
Tire blowout 114ABS 94Brake failure 39Fire or smoke 37Transmission failure 20Grinding brakes 16Stalling 13Pulling 11Sudden acceleration 9Adaptive cruise 8Door locks 8Seat belt 7Sunroof shattered 7No deployment 5Overheating 5Premature wear 5Slipping 5
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