I just bought a 2010 Explorer XLT on Saturday with 7,200 miles on it. Everything is great on it, but we noticed a vibration at about 60 -70 mph. Im thinking/hoping tires might need balancing. It does semm to subside a little when slight turn to the left and increase when sight turning to the right (like lane changes). Were/are there problems with the auto 4wd and the sensors? This is still under warrenty until 4/13, but tire balancing is not covered under warrenty. I'm taking it back to the dealer today under the 30 day warrenty that they offer, but they seemed really cool as far as if you just bought it and it vibrates, we will fix it. They say and have so far want us to be totally satisfied. I hate dealing with car dealers worse than going to the dentist, but this was a relatively pleasant experience. Let me know what you all think. I told the wife we were getting a brand new 2010 Explorer and she said that didn't make sense. I said with 7,000 mile on it it was like a brand new car. We need to get rid of the vibration now.

 

Does the vibration seem to be through the body of the vehicle or do you also notice it in the steering wheel? If just in the body, you might try rotating wheels and tires front to rear. If you then notice the vibration in the steering wheel, then it would seem that you have a wheel balance and/or bad tire issue. Once rotated, see if the noise on turns changes in anyway. If not, then you may be looking at wheel bearings. On the Taurus forum I've been reading about wheel bearing issues on low mileage 2010 models. Apparently Ford had some bearing supplier issues that they got squared away for subsequent model years. There's a chance the bearing supplier for the 2010 Explorer was the same as the supplier for the 2010 Taurus.

-Rod

 

the vibration is through the vehicle. You feel it in the seats and the steering wheel. I'm hoping the Wheels are out of balance. However, being almost 3 years old and only 7,200 miles, I guess it could be a tire out of round from sitting or maybe a bearing "rusted up"?

 

If it were my vehicle, I'd still rotate the tires and see if the vibration changes. If the feeling in the steering wheel or when turning changes, then I'd be starting with wheel balance. If there's no change, then I'd be more concerned about a driveline issue. The more I think about it, if a bearing is bad enough to cause a vibration, I'd certainly expect it to be making noise running down the road too.

-Rod

 

Took it back to dealer, they balanced tires and all is well. Thanks for the reply.

 

Cool, thanks for following up! Glad to hear it was a simple fix. That should relieve your wife somewhat as well.

-Rod

 

Yes!
Thanks for the resolution....

I resolved all my imbalance problems 5yrs ago. I beaded all the tires in the home fleet, including the M/C's