Ford Expedition Complaints (1999)

946 consumer complaints on file.

#885844April 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD AND JUMPS. SEALER HAS REPLACED TRANSFER CASE. HOWEVER , PROBLEM REOCCURS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743887April 11, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
MIRRORS - THEY'VE BEEN REPLACED TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MIRRORS DEVELOP BLACK STREAKS, WHICH MAKES HINDERS MY VIEWING ABILITY, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHTTIME. IT JUST TARNISHES ON ITS OWN. THE FIRST PAIR WERE REPLACED 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, IT IS COMMON IN MIRRORS WITH BUILT-IN LIGHT SIGNALS. AS FAR AS THE A/C IS CONCERNED; EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, IT GIVES OFF THIS BAD ODOR (MUSTY SMELL) AS SOON AS THE A/C IS TURNED ON. THE DEALER RE-CONDITIONS THE VENTILATION SYSTEM EACH TIME I TAKE MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. ACCORDING TO THEM, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER DEALERS, IT'S COMMON IN FORD VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885625April 10, 2001
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING 75MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE. TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. MAINTAINED CONTROL OF VEHICLE UNTIL ABLE TO STOP. NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE HAD LOST ITS TREAD. SPARE HAD A BULGE. TIRE HAD 41,000 MILES ON A 1999, FORD, EXPEDITION, P255/70R16W2CU. *AK THE CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES AND ONE USED TIRE TO REPLACE THE FIRESTONE ONES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885038April 4, 2001
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
WHILE USING CIGARETTE LIGHTER AT NIGHT CONSUMER WAS BURNED TRYING TO PUT LIGHTER BACK IN DASH, IT WAS NOT LIT UP. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#885040April 4, 2001
INTERIOR LIGHTING, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER TURNED ON INTERIOR DOME LIGHT AT NIGHT, WAS BLINDED BY IT AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND STAY IN HIS LANE. GLARE FROM LIGHT WENT TO SUN ROOF, AND THEN REFLECTED OFF DRIVER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. IT DID NOT REFELECT OFF PASSENGER'S SIDE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884976April 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PISTON KNOCKING AND VEHICLE IS LOSING POWER, AND IT STALLS. COULD BE DANGEROUS IF ON A HIGHWAY. CONSUMER STATES AT 50 MPH CARS STARTS TO VIBRATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884806April 2, 2001
TIRES
RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW DURING FREEWAY RAMP EXIT. VEHICLE HIT A RAMP CURB. CHECKED OUT TIRES AFTER VEHICLE STOPPED. NOTICED RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A SPLIT BETWEEN SIDEWALL AND TREAD AREA. REPLACED TIRE WITH SPARE. 1999, FORD, EXPEDITION, P255/70R16 WITH 30,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743105March 26, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH SOMEONE THE PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE ON MARCH 21ST .WHILE TRAVELLING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY IN FLORIDA WHEN MY CAR HAD A BLOW OUT AT ABOUT 60 MPH AFTER EXAMINING THE TIRE I FOUND THAT THE TREAD HAD COME APART FROM THE TIRE .ONCE I SAW THIS I TOOK THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE FOR THE SECOND VISIT TO SHOW THEM THE PROBLEM .THEY INSISTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL FOR BLOW OUTS.I THEN PROCEEDED TO FORD TO SHOW THEM THE TIRE WHO INSISTED THE SAME THING .I THEN BOUGHT NEW TIRES FROM FORD AS I WAS AFRAID TO PUT MY FAMILY BACK IN THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT BEFORE I DISCARD THE TIRE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM YOUR AGENCY EXAMINE THIS TIRE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2CU TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560437March 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAK AROUND THE HEAD GASKET, THE CONSUMER IS NOT PLEASED WITH THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742707March 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAK AROUND THE HEAD GASKET-HAD CAR SERVICED 4 TIMES REPLACING PLUGS,WIRES ,GASKETS AND THE WHOLE HEAD ASSEMBLY. FINALLY THEY AGREED TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN. WE KEEP TELLING SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BLOCK. THEY PUT IN A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP OVER 35 DAYS WHEN THEY COULD OF JUST DROP A NEW ENGINE THE SECOND TIME..NOT HAPPY WITH APPLE VALLEY FORD FOR JERKING ME AROUND. NOW I DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR. I BOUGHT NEW AND NOW I HAVE A USED ENGINE IN MY TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560418March 19, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT, THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD PROBLEMS KEEPING AIR IN TIRES, THE DEALER REPLACED THE VALVE STEMS BUT THAT HASN'T SOLVED THE PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RIDE WELL WITH THE TIRES AND VEHICLE HAS HAD A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT ALREADY (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX P255/70R16). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883394March 19, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE, STANDARD EQUIPMENT, RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS SECOND TIME ON SAME SIDE. TIRE BLOWOUT CAUSED REAR END AND OTHER DAMAGES. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE, SIZE P255/70R16. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883419March 19, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S WIFE HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISON WITH ANOTHER CAR WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WIFE SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES TO ARM/ SHOULDER AND LEG. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#742565March 16, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN HEADON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER FORD EXPEDITION. ONE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 70MPH THE OTHER AT 40 MPH. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#882974March 14, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
RIGHT HEAD GASKET HAS CRACKED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO STARTER MOTOR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, 2 WEEKS LATER THE HEAD GASKET STARTED LEAKING AGAIN, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882847March 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
WHILE STANDING OR DRIVING 4- WHEEL DRIVE HIGH WILL SHIFT INTO 4- WHEEL DRIVE LOW OR 2- WHEEL DRIVE INTO 4- WHEEL DRIVE LOW . DLR CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882194March 6, 2001
TIRES
OWNER HAS FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT TIRES WHICH ARE NOT ON RECALL. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE CRACKS ALONG SIDE OF THEM. ALL TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882161March 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HESITATES. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM OR PROVIDE REMEDY. ALSO, VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK, AND KNOCKING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET, BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741825March 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
THIS IS REPORTED BECAUSE OF THE COMMON NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE EXPENSE OF REPAIR. THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN WHICH ROUTES AN ENGINE COOLANT HOSE SUCH THAT WHEN THE HOSE CONNECTION LEAKS, IT DRIPS ONTO THE #4 COIL PACK AND SHORTS IT OUT. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN CARRIED OVER THROUGH AT LEAST THREE MODEL YEARS (97,98& 99). THE COST OF MY REPAIR WAS APPROX. $400. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR NOR IS IT A RANDOM COMPONENT FAILURE. I SUSPECT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. AS A HIGH VOLUME PRODUCTION COMPANY, THEIR QUALITY DEPARTMENT HAS SURELY FLAGGED THIS DEFECT THROUGH SOME FORM OF FAILURE TREND ANALYSIS EFFORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881943March 2, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER NOTICED DROPS OF OIL ON GARAGE FLOOR. DEALER STATED THAT HEAD GASKET MAY BE LEAKING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND WAITED UNTIL WARRANTY EXPIERD FOR FIXING IT. THEREFORE, THE DEALER SHOULD FIX THE HEAD GASKET AT NO CHARGE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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