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Austin
Guest
2006 Explorer XLT
59,000
K&N filter, flowmaster 40, bull bar/off-road lights blah blah blah.
Okay, I bought this car used in October. Since then..problem after problem...
-parking brake
-rear windshield wiper motor
-failed inspection
-rear axle seal (I know about the TSB)
-Rear hatchback glass defective
The dealer has fixed all this for free.
So heres my new problem that has been developing.
First off...when I'm driving around 40+ or below 2000 RPMS, the thing will vibrate, like you can feel it in the backs of the seats shaking you. I know there was a TSB about a vibration when going over 50, but dealer says thats not the problem.
So this started about 3 weeks ago. Whenever I press lightly on the gas, I hear a hissing sound from under the dash (same as the one heard when turning off defroster). This also happens everytime it shifts gears. If I hit the gas harder, it goes away. Just a week ago, I noticed whenever I am going up a hill and have the air/heat on, the air just blows out of the defroster vents and not out of the floor/face vents. When you get over the hill, it begins to blow on the floor/face vents again.
So my questions are,
1) Is this a problem or normal?
2) Are the vibration and the hissing related?
3) What are some later consequences if this is not fixed?
4) Should the dealer fix this under warranty?
Thanks!
59,000
K&N filter, flowmaster 40, bull bar/off-road lights blah blah blah.
Okay, I bought this car used in October. Since then..problem after problem...
-parking brake
-rear windshield wiper motor
-failed inspection
-rear axle seal (I know about the TSB)
-Rear hatchback glass defective
The dealer has fixed all this for free.
So heres my new problem that has been developing.
First off...when I'm driving around 40+ or below 2000 RPMS, the thing will vibrate, like you can feel it in the backs of the seats shaking you. I know there was a TSB about a vibration when going over 50, but dealer says thats not the problem.
So this started about 3 weeks ago. Whenever I press lightly on the gas, I hear a hissing sound from under the dash (same as the one heard when turning off defroster). This also happens everytime it shifts gears. If I hit the gas harder, it goes away. Just a week ago, I noticed whenever I am going up a hill and have the air/heat on, the air just blows out of the defroster vents and not out of the floor/face vents. When you get over the hill, it begins to blow on the floor/face vents again.
So my questions are,
1) Is this a problem or normal?
2) Are the vibration and the hissing related?
3) What are some later consequences if this is not fixed?
4) Should the dealer fix this under warranty?
Thanks!