foxtemple
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- 2011 Ford Explorer
Hey guys,
I have a 2011 Ford Explorer with approximately 20k miles on it. It's the limited trim with 4wd and the bigger size wheels. I have been hearing/feeling this grinding noise coming from the front of my car when I am turning at very low speeds [like parking lot/driveway speeds]. This rubbing can be felt through the brake pedal. The brake pedals gets really stiff. It happens in neutral too. This problem happens every single time I pull out of my driveway. My driveway is sloped downwards and curves to the right. It also happens all the time while turning in parking lots or anywhere I am driving at a low speed.
I have already taken it to the dealership 3 times but could not replicate the problem until I picked it up on the 3rd time. I asked one of the mechs to sit in the car while I pull out of the lot and he heard the sound! He told me it's not a big deal and it's probably just some rust building up on the brakes. It happens multiple times a day [every time I am parked for more then 1-2 hours].
Sometimes when I hit a speed bump or a pot hole I feel like the car is more unsettled then it should be. This might just be me though getting all OCD about this rubbing sound.
Other threads have said things such as bad CV joints, bad struts, wheel bearings, pads etc... I am not sure what to do now. Don't want to go back to the dealer for the fourth time and, once again, not get any results.
A while back I took this car into the dealer for a clicking noise when I reverse and they said there was no lube whatsoever on the front axle. Maybe this could have something to do with this noise? I am no mechanic [obviously].
Thanks!
I have a 2011 Ford Explorer with approximately 20k miles on it. It's the limited trim with 4wd and the bigger size wheels. I have been hearing/feeling this grinding noise coming from the front of my car when I am turning at very low speeds [like parking lot/driveway speeds]. This rubbing can be felt through the brake pedal. The brake pedals gets really stiff. It happens in neutral too. This problem happens every single time I pull out of my driveway. My driveway is sloped downwards and curves to the right. It also happens all the time while turning in parking lots or anywhere I am driving at a low speed.
I have already taken it to the dealership 3 times but could not replicate the problem until I picked it up on the 3rd time. I asked one of the mechs to sit in the car while I pull out of the lot and he heard the sound! He told me it's not a big deal and it's probably just some rust building up on the brakes. It happens multiple times a day [every time I am parked for more then 1-2 hours].
Sometimes when I hit a speed bump or a pot hole I feel like the car is more unsettled then it should be. This might just be me though getting all OCD about this rubbing sound.
Other threads have said things such as bad CV joints, bad struts, wheel bearings, pads etc... I am not sure what to do now. Don't want to go back to the dealer for the fourth time and, once again, not get any results.
A while back I took this car into the dealer for a clicking noise when I reverse and they said there was no lube whatsoever on the front axle. Maybe this could have something to do with this noise? I am no mechanic [obviously].
Thanks!