2004 Ford Explorer...experiencing vibration

[bakincrazy66]

Hello,

New to this forum. I've had my Explorer to the dealership with a concern of a vibration I get when driving. The spark plugs have been replaced, I've added fuel injection cleaner. I feel the vibration at idle and while driving. For lack of a better way of explaining it, it's like when you have a cold and some times you can breathe and some times you can't. That's what the engine seems like. I've seen postings elsewhere on vibration problems with Ford F series trucks. Help!
Thanks ~Lisa

 

[fedyfedz]

Hello,

New to this forum. I've had my Explorer to the dealership with a concern of a vibration I get when driving. The spark plugs have been replaced, I've added fuel injection cleaner. I feel the vibration at idle and while driving. For lack of a better way of explaining it, it's like when you have a cold and some times you can breathe and some times you can't. That's what the engine seems like. I've seen postings elsewhere on vibration problems with Ford F series trucks. Help!
Thanks ~Lisa

Maybe try seafoam, changing air filter, check see if throttle body and maf is dirty

 

[jakedrew]

fuel filter done recently ?

 

[swetrid]

Crankshaft damper is the problem. Only happens on 2004-2005. No one really knows about this problem just something we have seen alot at my dealership. If you reach inside the crankshaft pulley you will feel a loose ring inside.

 

[bakincrazy66]

Thanks!

Wow..thanks for the quick response! I did put seafoam in right away...no changes, fuel filter...yep! The dealership couldn't figure it out and neither could another tech and the nice $1700 bill didn't make me happy either. I will have the tech check the crankshaft pulley and keep my fingers crossed. Let cha know.

Thanks again for the advice!

~Lisa

 

[swetrid]

Just making sure it a V6. Only happens on V6 engines.

 

[bakincrazy66]

It's a V6 and...

And I was going to take the truck to Kansas from Wisconsin. Now I think I need to get a rental and get this thing in the shop! I haven't had any squealing though, which many posts mention that I've seen.

 

[swetrid]

It is not the outside ring, that will cause the sqealing your talking about. This is a rubber piece that in inside the pulley like where the bolt goes to bolt it on.

 

[nypdfer]

Hello thank you for u help so what is the right way to fix this problem I need a new crankshaft pulley ?

 

[Nateexplorer1988]

Explorer 2004 vibration in seat an back of truck

Hi there I have a Ford Explorer 04 an it's vibrating around. 60to 70mph so I took to shop an they said it could be ball joints upper an lower so I replaced uppers lowers an sway bars an also the toe link in the back both sided an still vibrating even after alignment an rotation an balance... So went to a different shop just in case an got another balance same thing.. I got 4 new tires around dec an I think it could be the tires it never happen with old tires. An also when I was driving on highway it was nice and smooth an then I Hurd a quick noise an then From there On! it started vibrating I was at 80mph around there when it happened. So basically got new tires still look great an new front end wrk an no luck!!

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