# 2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac - front wheel thumping

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-front-wheel-thumping/136044>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 8, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-front-wheel-thumping/136044 "2019-03-08T15:26:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![LFletcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@LFletcher](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LFletcher)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-front-wheel-thumping/136044/1 "2019-03-08T15:26:33Z")

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Have thumping noise from front wheel. Everything new brakes, etc. alignment., tires look really good. Cannot figure this out. Truck has 126,000 mi. Ford wants $85 to tell me what is wrong.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-front-wheel-thumping/136044/2 "2019-03-08T15:30:31Z")

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> [@LFletcher](#):
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> Ford wants $85 to tell me what is wrong

Of course they do , people should not be expected to work for free. You could move the tires around ( like in rotate ) and see if the noise moves . Just because the tires look good means nothing.