DelcoGary
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- August 16, 2019
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- City, State
- Delaware County PA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 16 Explorer XLT 4wd 2.3L
I've got a 2016 XLT 2.3L 4wd with 47k on it. Recently I've noticed some vibration at highway speeds. It starts around 45 mph and continues on as fast as I have cared to go... I feel the vibes more from the back end than in the steering wheel. I'm kind of curious where to start on this as I saw the posts on the failed transmissions and it seems like this is a symptom. It seems to shift "OK" or as well as the 6 speed generally does. I checked for pending codes and all is clear.
Before the most recent "find" the Ex sat for about 2 weeks. I've also had the tires (new Continental TerrainContact) road force balanced about 3-4 months ago. The initial balance was off so the tires have been balanced 2x since I got them about 6 months ago from TireRack. The mobile installer didn't do such a great job initially.
I cleaned the inside of the wheels in case there was any gunk stuck that might throw off the balance and I'll give that a try. Next step is rotating the tires to see if that makes a difference. Any other simple checks that I should start with before assuming the worst?
I wouldn't think that sitting for two weeks would flat spot the tires or that they are defective/out of round but I supposed that could be a possibility. At this point I'm looking for suggestions on simple troubleshooting before a dealer visit.
Before the most recent "find" the Ex sat for about 2 weeks. I've also had the tires (new Continental TerrainContact) road force balanced about 3-4 months ago. The initial balance was off so the tires have been balanced 2x since I got them about 6 months ago from TireRack. The mobile installer didn't do such a great job initially.
I cleaned the inside of the wheels in case there was any gunk stuck that might throw off the balance and I'll give that a try. Next step is rotating the tires to see if that makes a difference. Any other simple checks that I should start with before assuming the worst?
I wouldn't think that sitting for two weeks would flat spot the tires or that they are defective/out of round but I supposed that could be a possibility. At this point I'm looking for suggestions on simple troubleshooting before a dealer visit.