1.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
110,300 miles

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problem #1

Sep 232003

Explorer 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 110,300 miles
Last fall we noticed that there was a "burning rubber smell" coming from the rear right wheel well. It only seemd to manifests itself when we drove on the highway at an approximate speed of 60 mph. When we drove on the city streets at the posted rate of speed, we found there was no smell whatsoever. We had our mechanic check things out and later our local tires plus, in both instances nothing was found. Today we went to our local Ford dealer and had them check it out and they found nothing. This worries us, for recently on the local news there have been reports of car fires and I just happened to view one of the videos that showed one of the vehicles on fire. It was a Ford Explorer and the source of the fire was coming from the right rear wheel well. I hope this information helps you find exactly what's going on with this right rear wheel well. P.S. the wheel is fine.

- Oakdale, MN, USA

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