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    Brake Problems

    well it seems however my wheel is positioned when I hit the brakes it locks it in place almost I cant really turn or anything when braking....
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    Brake Problems

    my brakes also have a high pitched noise right before coming to a stop. They also feel like the ABS is off as I have to press hard on the brakes for it to stop, I had the ABS fuse taken out before when my ABS light came on and this is what the stem of the whole problem was, I took it to get a...
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    Wandering Steering

    what would cause the brakes to pull to left when stopping? Would that be caused by the intermediate shaft as well??
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    Wandering Steering

    Hey thanks for the replies JoeDirt: I can turn it I would say about 1/8th of a rotation before it responds which I think it quite a bit... MountaineerGreen: So did the steering rack and steering shaft fix the problem?
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    Wandering Steering

    Hey guys my steering seems to wander from left to right when I'm driving the road. I'll be driving straight and it will randomly start to wander to one side and I am constantly having to straighten myself back out, also when I hit the breaks it will feel like its locking up and pulling to the...
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    Passenger Side Power Lock Won't Lock

    does anyone still read these forums anymore haha?
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    Passenger Side Power Lock Won't Lock

    Hey guys I have a 2001 Explorer XLT and recently my front passenger side door will not lock with the power locks anymore... I need to manually push it down to lock the door but it will unlock fine with the power lock controls... Just wondering if anyone knows what could cause this? Thanks in...
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    Plug Melting Truck Smoking!!!!

    hey i am in canada and i bought this vechile second hand and the ebrake never worked from the start and ive never had running lights before either....
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    Plug Melting Truck Smoking!!!!

    still havent got this looked it but it hasnt happened since but now my ebrake light is always on until i turn my headlights on then it turns off..... any ideas what could have happened?
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    Plug Melting Truck Smoking!!!!

    Hey guys I was driving down the highway the other day when my emergency brake light came on the dash, my e-brake has never worked since I got the explorer a couple years ago and then it smelt like someone was burning tires outside and then a huge cloud of smoke started pouring out from under my...
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    Whine coming from speakers of stereo...Any ideas?

    take and post some pictures of the back of your headunit and take another pic of your main ground to the amp
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    Whine coming from speakers of stereo...Any ideas?

    Hey I found the fix for our problem and it worked 100%!! Finally after battling this whine noise for over a year i found the fix the problem is in the Head Unit(HU) itself it isn;t properly grounded so grab some 14 gauge wire or so and wrap it around these two screws and around the rca terminals...
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    Whine coming from speakers of stereo...Any ideas?

    so you are still unable to fix the problem?? I have the same issue with my 2001 xlt
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    4WD and 4WD Low Lights Flashing

    i took it into ford to get looked at and they hooked it up to a scanner and cleared all the error messages and found nothing in the scan... and it did fix the flashing light problem.. They never flash and i can put it into 4x4 High or Low now...
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    4WD and 4WD Low Lights Flashing

    Hey all I have an 01 xlt and hopped in it today and was driving and noticed the 4wd lights were flashing both of them every so often. I later tried to put the car in 4x4 High and nothing would light up I tried to put it in Low and same thing... just wondering what hell is wrong with this pos now??
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    Subwoofer Ground Spot?

    anyone?
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    Subwoofer Ground Spot?

    the subs are like half as loud and there is contantly a low humming even when the sound is all the way off the subs are still vibrating if i put the LOUD Feature on which i never used before it gives it a huge boost and sounds almost like it used to before but its a bit distorted now cuz the...
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    Subwoofer Ground Spot?

    yes i have the speakers wired like that and it used to sound fine I mean now it only sounds half as loud.... I am out of ideas here... what can I do to test the alt real quick?
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    Subwoofer Ground Spot?

    Hey yes it does have a setting for LP - AP - HP and freq 40-400hz I have it set on LP and around 80Hz for freq... here is a link to the manual for my amp I have the p3001 model...
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    Subwoofer Ground Spot?

    yes i have rcas running along passenger side and remote and power running down driver side... Ive tried 3 different sets of rca's, different ground locations and still same thing. If i turn my gain all the way down the whining goes away along with any bass I have it a little past the halfway...
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    Subwoofer Ground Spot?

    Ok its a Pioneer DEH-P7700MP Headunit, Rockford Fosgate P3001 amp, Two Alpine 10'' Type 'R' Subs
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    Subwoofer Ground Spot?

    hey guys after trying several different grounds and new wires I am still having the same engine whine problem.... I was told that my altenator could be dying or my ignition coil or a spark plug wire could be the cause... any ideas?
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    Subwoofer Ground Spot?

    Hey guys thanks for the replys I have my ground on the back driverside seatbelt bolt and my rcas ran down the passenger side and remote and power ran down the driverside, I've replace the rcas and still no differerence. It has like an engine whine to it like i can rev the explorer and it sounds...
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    Subwoofer Ground Spot?

    Hey guys im installing subs but I cant seem to find a good ground I keep getting constant low hum in the subs with the sound turned all the way down. Just wondering if anyone knows any good grounding spots in an 01 explorer off the top of their heads thanks!
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    High Pitched Noise When Braking

    It sounds like its coming from the driver side possibly the rear tire area, it only happens while rolling...
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