Ford Expedition Complaints (1998)

836 consumer complaints on file.

#846124September 21, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND HOOKING UP A BOAT TRAILER HITCH WITH FOOT DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, KNOCKING THE BOAT TRAILER 20 FEET BACK. CONSUMER ALSO, REAR WHEELS WERE SPINNING WITH FOOT DEPRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845110September 15, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER BEING TURNED ON. THE OWNER HAS TO PULL A FUSE LOOSE. OWNER HAS TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE RAIN IN ORDER TO HOOK FUSE UP TO TURN WIPERS ON. DEALERS SAYS VEHICLE NEEDS NEW SWITCH. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847610September 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAR HOME WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, BRAKES MADE A LOUD SOUNDING NOISE, AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847296September 9, 1999
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING SPARE TIRE CABLE, LOCATED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, BROKE, AND ALLOWED THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL ONTO THE STREET. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609521September 8, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LOCKS DO NOT CONSISTENTLY WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609531September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
REAR WINDOW WIPER MOTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609544September 8, 1999
SEATS
FOLD DOWN SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609431September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609709September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW MOTOR NEEDS REPLACING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609730September 8, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609814September 8, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WINSHIELD WIPERS. DOOR STICKS. POWER WINDOW IS NOISY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847259September 8, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THREE WEEKS AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VECHICLE. SHE TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THA IT WAS HER GAS CAP. THEY REPLACED IT, AND SHE WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. ALSO, THEY REPLACED A HOSE RUNNING THOUGH THE FUEL TANK. BUT CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT FUEL TANK HAD A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART WHEN IT ARRIVED. CONSUMER IS DRIVING A RENTAL CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846254August 31, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH ANOTHER CAME OUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, BUT HIT THE REAR BUMPER. IN THE PROCESS, APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP, BUT HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS ON TOP OF HOOD AND SPUN AROUND, WINDING UP IN A DITCH.CONSUMER WAS THROWEN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710737August 31, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WIPERS GO ON AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES AND SPEED BY THEMSELVES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846012August 27, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING 55MPH STEERING HAS ALOT OF PLAY IN THE WHEEL WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845914August 26, 1999
TRAILER HITCHES
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH AND TOWING A 10 FOOT TRAILER, FOUR BOLTS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE TRAILER HITCH FELL OUT WHICH MADE THE TRAILER AND THE TRAILER HITCH DROP DOWN TO THE HIGHWAY. ALL FOUR BOLTS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRAILER HITCH WERE LOOSE. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TRAILER HITCH WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710562August 26, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ALL POWER WINDOWS FRONT AND REAR DO NOT WORK. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY CONTACTED THE MFG. HOWEVER, MFG. HAS NOT FOUND A SOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845623August 23, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP THE ENGINE WILL SURGE FROM 2500 TO 3000RPM. DLR HAS SEEN VEHICLE 4 TIMES, STILL NO SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844875August 11, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
REARVIEW EXTERIOR MIRROR HAS A REFLECTIVE MATERIAL THAT HAS BUBBLED AND WORN, CAUSING THE MATERIAL TO REFLECT ALL LIGHT, SHINING IN IT. DEALER SAYS MATERIAL HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844763August 10, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPARTMENT DUE TO FAULTY WIRING. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE . THE MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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