Ford Expedition Complaints (1998)

836 consumer complaints on file.

#740690February 9, 2001
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR WINDOW "EXPLODED" OUTWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS NOT HIT, THE WEATHER WAS COOL. THE BLOWOUT PATTERN SENT 99% OF THE GLASS INTO THE STREET A DISTANCE OF 30 FEET OR MORE. VERY LITTLE GLASS WAS INSIDE THE CAR. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS HAPPENING IN THE EXPEDITION/NAVIGATOR MODELS. IS THIS IN FACT A MODEL SPECIFIC OR DESIGN PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879644February 2, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED , CAUSING SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. FORD HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559443February 1, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
DRIVING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE AND LOST POWER STEERING, WHILE PASSING SLOWER VEHICLE. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879462January 31, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THROTTLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE AND HIT WALL CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. DRIVER RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#878907January 24, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL SEEM TO BE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. NUMEROUS TIMES CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL AND ENDED UP ON GAS PEDAL AT SAME TIME. BEEN TO DEALER WHO SAID THAT WAS JUST THE WAY THESE VEHICLES WERE DESIGNED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAS A DESIGN FLAW, ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878875January 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT RIGHT INSIDE PADS HAVE WORN EXCESSIVELY AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO BRAKE ROTORS. VEHICLE AT DEALER SHOP AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739259January 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
SHIFTER INDICATED "D" DRIVE TRUCK WAS IN 1ST GEAR, AND COULD NOT BE MOVED AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878157January 12, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT NIGHT ON 1/10/01 MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877541January 5, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING BEHIND A TRUCK, A ROCK WAS THROWN AGAINST WINDSHIELD, CAUSING A FINGERWIDE CRACK FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877068December 27, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH AND WHEN DRIVER WAS DECELERATING VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF, EVEN AFTER BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO DAYS LATER. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OCCURRED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738276December 26, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER FOOT IS TAKEN OFF GAS PEDAL, ONE TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 85MPH...THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL, WHEN I DID THIS THE ENGINE WAS REVVING TO IT'S LIMITS. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF WHICH MEANT THE POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES WAS NO LONGER WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE THING FOR THIS VEHICLE TO DO. THIS WAS THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE DID THIS. AFTER THE TRUCK SITS FOR 5-10MINS WITH THE ENGINE OFF IT WILL RESTART & APPEAR TO BE NORMAL, HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM REAPPEARED 5 TIMES IN TOTAL IN THE COURSE OF A 400 MILE TRIP. THE BIG PROBLEM IS THAT THIS VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN & IB ONE INSTANCE ACCELERATE AFTER THE DRIVERS FOOT IS TAKEN OFF THE GAS PEDAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737881December 16, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
I UDERSTAND THIS FALIURE IS QUITE COMMON BUT AT ONLY 19000 MILES IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY, AND IT IS LIKELY TO IT WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#876520December 14, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HIS VEHICLE VEERED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS AT A COMPLET STOP. FRONT END BUCKLED. ALSO, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#737272December 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
4WHEEL ABS DANGEROUS LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. ENDED UP IN DITCH. SUBSEQUENTLY MEASURED STOPPING DISTANCE ON DIRT ROAD AT 30 MPH. STOPPING DISTANCE MEASURED 70 FEET WITH ABS ENABLED. STOPPING DISTANCE MEASURED JUST 45 FEET WITH ABS DISABLED (BRAKES FULLY LOCKED UP IN BOTH CASES). ABS DESIGN NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO SHORTEN STOPPING DISTANCE UNDER TYPICAL "DRY ROAD" CONDITIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875932December 4, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
BOLT IN SWAY BAR/ STABLIZER BAR FEEL OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. *AK THE LEFT STABILIZER LINK WHICH BROKE WHILE IN MOTION, AND THE RIGHT STABILIZER WHICH WAS WORN OUT WERE BOTH REPLACED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737142December 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875854December 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
CONNECTOR BETWEEN SWAY BAR AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE, CAUSING HANDLING OF VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFCULT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875862December 1, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
WHILE PULLING UP INTO DRIVEWAY LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR SHEARED OFF. DEALER NOTIFED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875672November 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE TRANSMISSION LEAKED , HAD TO BE REPAIRED. CURRENTLY, TRANSMISSION SQUEALED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND A LEAK. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS TEARING ITSELF UP, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK TRANSFER CASE BROKE AND DRIVE SHAFT WAS SHUDDERED. STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE DUE TO LOWER STEERING SHAFT FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875698November 29, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 048; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH ON ROAD AND FELT VIBRATION. VEHICLE WAS HAULING A BOAT AND HE HEARD A BUMPING NOISE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S RIGHT TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. HE HAS CONTACTED GOODYEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. BOAT THAT VEHICLE WAS HAULING WAS IN WEIGHT LIMITATIONS. *AK CONSUMER STATES TREAD WAS SEPARATED FROM OVER APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE TIRE, ALSO 2 TEARS ARE DOWN THE OUTER SIDEWALL AND STEELBELTS SEPARATED AND EXPOSED, TIRE IS GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S, SIZE P255/70R16, DOT # MKCUWD0R018. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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