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Cesar rodriguez Posted on Jan 04, 2022
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2003 Ford Explorer humming/vibration noise in the front under car from 0 to 30mph and stays when decelerating and goes away at a complete stop

I changed all 4 wheel bearings and the two front cv axles, also got a wheel alignment but the problem is still there, I was thinking on replacing my tires because they are old and have uneven wear but now i am hesitant because this morning when it was like 9 degrees Fahrenheit and the car was cold the noise was louder, but again, the engine is very quiet when in idle, any suggestions on what could it be?

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Tires, move the rear tires forward and see if the noise moves, if it changes replace the tires.

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    Cesar rodriguez Jan 14, 2022

    I checked the tires and they wore out very unevenly probably because of the bad bearings or alignment, I’ll replace them soon and hopefully that will fix the noise, thanks!

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