Rear axle bolt failure...AGAIN!!

[WalterMitty]

Who were you asking?

Edit: nevermind. Answered before I hit submit

Anyone who will answer

I have never received the recall, so I'm hoping I'm good.

I once tried to remove the center cap, but didn't have any luck (didn't try too hard) and didn't want to scratch up my wheels trying.

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[lilburnedbear]

Have you logged in with your VIN at Ford.com? I think that would be pretty telling if you were to be notified.

 

[Bobfished]

I called NHSTA and log a complaint with them since waiting another year for a remedy, if there will be one at all, is not acceptable. There is a phone number on the NHSTA website under this recall you call call to o register a complaint.

This is really beginning to piss me off. I've had a second axle bolt failure, this time on the other side. Apparently there is a group of engineers and analysts somewhere in the engineering staff at FORD that has no idea of Fracture Critical Parts, Single Point Failures and redundancy of fracture critical parts. If a single bolt fails and renders my vehicle as unsafe to drive, then there should be redundant fasteners. FORD you need to conduct a Failure review board and determine the root cause of the bolts shearing and issue a recall and have the affected parts replaced. I'm not sure how the design of the axels on the Explores are designed but I have read that those axle bolts fail as well. As soon as I finish this post I will be writing to NHTSA to submit a compliant.

i just called NHTSA and submitted a complaint for this recall.
There is a number in the recall to use if you feel the manufacturer has not remedied the recall in a timely matter. Couple of years is long enough.

 

[Hockeymandan13]

Eh Just a bolt to me at this point. Fix is usually a day or two around me. Transmission however has had it at the shop for 6 weeks now. Mine eats transmissions quicker than those bolts. So at least be happy it's a small headache.

 

[Ed21]

I filed a complaint as well. But I think there’s a better chance of the Blackhawks winning the Stanley Cup.

 

[ChaoticCarpenter]

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[lilburnedbear]

Just a little PSA - had both my failure prone Max Tow axles replaced (again, for a second time in February) with the "final fix" in early June. By 3 weeks ago i was hearing a squealing from my right rear axle. The bearing on the "New" design was toast. Now I'm in a loaner under warranty (again) waiting for a new part to be made available because the parts are being soaked up with the recall. I think i had maybe 3,000 miles on the new axles before the bearings went out.

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