Rear end problem on my 2003 Mercury Mountaineer.

[MissRed]

I was driving and I felt a vibration-roughness. It seems to be coming from the rear of my vehicle. I called the dealership and they told me that those vehicles have known problems with the rearend and they usually have to replace the whole rearend. I am looking at around $2000. The transmission seems to shift okay. but it does it when I am going over 45. The rear almost has a jerk to it.just trying to get ideas or a little advice, if any one has had this problem maybe they can tell me what they had to do. I don't want to take it some wheres and get taken advantage of.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! I've renamed your thread, and moved it into the transmissions, transfer cases, and differentials section. There is a TSB on the rear end. You should ask the dealer for a copy of it.

 

[MissRed]

what is a tsb

 

[BrooklynBay]

Technical Service Bulletin.

 

[bcasalegno]

Does anyone have a link to said TSB? I just bought a 2002 Mountaineer and I am getting the same thing? I would like to have the tsp in black and white to take to the dealership. Thanks I tried http://www.nhtsa.gov/but there is nothing about Rear Diff... along with http://www.carcomplaints.com/Mercury/Mountaineer/2002/transmission/transmission_failure.shtml