While driving at 20 MPH driver heard a loud noise coming from rear of vehicle. Consumer took vehicle to dealership, and found out that the rims lost four of it's five studs.
1994 Ford Explorer wheels problems
12 complaints (1% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs5
- Rim2
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Ford Explorer wheels problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1994 Ford Explorer owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
While driving the vehicle tires would shake.
While driving the vehicle makes a lot of noise around the wheel area, the tires were rotated but the problem still exist, but one day while driving the right front wheel locked up, the vehicle was immediately taken to the dealer where it was determined that the front caliper was stuck, the dealer replaced the pads, both calipers and the master cylinder. The consumer requested a refund of the monies spent on repair.
9 of 10 lugs: nuts: studs lose or broke.
While driving 35-40 MPH left rear wheel came off, caused $ 2100 damage to vehicle. *ak consumer back to site and found 4 of the 5 lug nuts in gutter within close proximity of each other.
The spare tire wheel rim has a center hole which is too small to fit over the front axle hub, consumer experienced a flat tire in which the spare tire needed to be used, however the spare tire couldn't be mounted.
The front left wheel bearings needed replacement. In the process of doing that we discovered that both the outer lock nut and inner lock nut were so loose they were removed by hand without the need of a socket. No prior service had been done to the wheel / hub assemblies.
Right trailer wheel dteached from the vehicle causing wheel and axle damage to trailer.(ohio traffic crash report).
Lugs: nuts:bolts sheared off, causing front wheel to separate at 55-60mph; heard a noise, like crunching, prior to separation. Saw wheel rolling. Vehicle collapsed. Braked to stop vehicle. Towed to mechanic. Insurance adjuster will be checking vehicle.
Left rear wheel came off of vehicle.
Questions about the 1994 Ford Explorer wheels
Does the 1994 Ford Explorer have wheels problems?
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the wheels of the 1994 Ford Explorer, 1% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1994 Ford Explorer wheels problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1994 Ford Explorer wheels?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford Explorer have bad wheels?
The Ford Explorer model years with the most wheels complaints are 2002 (78 complaints), 2017 (60 complaints) and 2003 (56 complaints).
Other 1994 Ford Explorer problems
Tires 327Brakes 261Body 158Transmission 85Electrical 75Engine 73Visibility 69Suspension 64Acceleration 51Fuel system 32Locks 23Steering 23Seats 20Seat belts 12Airbags 11Lights 10
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