davaughan
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- '04 Mountaineer Premier
Bought a used '04 Mountaineer 4.6L AWD a few years ago with 130K. It was an "As-Is" special at a dealership for a considerable amount below blue book, so I was expecting a repair or two. So far I have not been forced to put much money into it at all, but it did have two problems that i noticed from the start:
1) rear end noise (roaring)
2) binding and chirping when turning at low speeds
A strange thing happened this summer though. The binding and chirping STOPPED, and it rolls nice and smooth now (rear end still roars). I know that the truck did not fix itself, and it probably indicates a further compounding of existing problems, but there are no accompanying warning lights or nags. One side effect though, is that now when I take off quickly, I can roast the tires, and now that there is snow on the ground, the tires spin with too much acceleration as if there is no traction control (still no warning lights). I am also getting about 10 mpg city, although a recent 300 mile trip on the highway yielded over 19 mpg.
I would like to get the traction control issue resolved, to see if the city mpg increases and to get the truck into salable condition, but I am concerned that I will spend a bunch of money only to have the chirping and binding return. So, I'm not sure which is the lesser of two evils, or if they are even mutually exclusive.
some other things to note:
1) changed tires about a year before the cirping and binding stopped, and the new tires did seem to calm the chirping and binding a little.
2) Also had the recommended fluid added to condition the clutch packs at the same time, so that may have also been the slight cure for the chirping and binding.
3) I was also told that I have a broken coil spring on the drivers side rear.
I'm not expecting much from replies. I have already done my research and I understand that these Explorers and Mountaineers are enigmatic at best. But any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.
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1) rear end noise (roaring)
2) binding and chirping when turning at low speeds
A strange thing happened this summer though. The binding and chirping STOPPED, and it rolls nice and smooth now (rear end still roars). I know that the truck did not fix itself, and it probably indicates a further compounding of existing problems, but there are no accompanying warning lights or nags. One side effect though, is that now when I take off quickly, I can roast the tires, and now that there is snow on the ground, the tires spin with too much acceleration as if there is no traction control (still no warning lights). I am also getting about 10 mpg city, although a recent 300 mile trip on the highway yielded over 19 mpg.
I would like to get the traction control issue resolved, to see if the city mpg increases and to get the truck into salable condition, but I am concerned that I will spend a bunch of money only to have the chirping and binding return. So, I'm not sure which is the lesser of two evils, or if they are even mutually exclusive.
some other things to note:
1) changed tires about a year before the cirping and binding stopped, and the new tires did seem to calm the chirping and binding a little.
2) Also had the recommended fluid added to condition the clutch packs at the same time, so that may have also been the slight cure for the chirping and binding.
3) I was also told that I have a broken coil spring on the drivers side rear.
I'm not expecting much from replies. I have already done my research and I understand that these Explorers and Mountaineers are enigmatic at best. But any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.
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