Complaint 214649
1988 FORD EXPLORER • SUSPENSION:FRONT • filed May 25, 2000
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 214649
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- EXPLORER
- Model Year
- 1988
- Component
- SUSPENSION:FRONT
- Date Received
- May 25, 2000
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SUSPENSION:FRONT
Owner Narrative
VISITED DEALER WITH COMPLAINT OF NOISE(GROWL) IN STEERING COLUMN. WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. ALSO, FRONT SUSPENSION HAS NUMEROUS SQUEAKS AS YOU WOULD EXPERIENCE IN AN OLDER VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT HAD PROPER LUBRICATION. DEALER ADVISED THIS WAS NORMAL. DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL. I INTEND TO TAKE VEHICLE TO SPECIALIZED SUSPENSION REPAIR SHOP FOR EVALUATION. *AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.