Anyone else have a AWD Explorer?

[03Explorer]

My Explorer is AWD. I took it in for service yesterday and a time before because it makes a noise when I turn into parking lots and spaces. It is kinda a squeal or a whine noise. The first time they told me it was the way that I drove and I would need to get use to the AWD since I had only had it for a few weeks. This time I was told that it was the AWD shifting from one wheel to the other on the turn and it was normal. confused What does everyone else think?

 

[bowtiehatr]

what does your tires look like? we have had a few with intermittent noises that had to do with tires being different sizes. do you have 4 matching tires? are they all same age. the awd explorers have to have all 4 tires replaced at once of it activates the front axle more than neccesary and will cause all kinds of issues even damage.

 

[03Explorer]

All 4 tires are the same. They all appear to have the same amount of wear. I just bought it used in October of '06. I just got the tires rotated in March. The noise was there before I got them rotated and it is still there now.

 

[O'Rattlecan]

I'm telling scott you broke it.

Ryan

 

[bowtiehatr]

if i am not mistaken, the axle in the front is not limited slip, so there would be no shifting wheels. awd vehicles are like 4x4 with a auto switch into 4x4 if the need is seen by the computer.

 

[03Explorer]

I'm telling scott you broke it.

Ryan

He already knows.

if i am not mistaken, the axle in the front is not limited slip, so there would be no shifting wheels. awd vehicles are like 4x4 with a auto switch into 4x4 if the need is seen by the computer.

Thanks!