Ford Expedition Complaints (1999)

946 consumer complaints on file.

#882009March 2, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A BOOMING NOISE, TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND JERKED VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, TIRE WAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, SIZE P255/70R16, DOT #W20U1RD. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741739March 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FAILURE OF THE #3/#4 COIL PACKS SEEM COMMONPLACE ON FORD EXPEDITIONS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HEATER HOSE (SITS ABOVE THE COIL PACK): IF THE HOSE DRIPS, THE RESULT IS A COSTLY REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS REPORTED FREQUENTLY ON THE WWW.XPEDITION.NET MAILING LIST, AND FINALLY SHOWED UP AN MY VEHICLE. THERE ARE REPORTS ON THE MAILING LIST OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES (2, 3, 4..). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881692February 28, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AUTOMACTICALLY. MANUFACTURER SENT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS TO DEALER ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS. TSB ONLY COVERS CONSUMERS WITH WARRANTIES. CONSUMER LIVED IN A AREA WERE THERE WAS ALOT OF ROAD SALT, AND WHEN COMING ON INVOLUNTARALY IT SMEARS WITH LACK OF VISIBILITY.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY UNDER BAD WEATHER CONDITION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881610February 27, 2001
TIRES
VEHICLE HAS FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/AT TIRES, SIZE P255/70R16. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEGAN TO SEPARATE. TIRES WERE LOOKED AT BY A GARAGE AND THIS WAS DETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559786February 21, 2001
TIRES
FIRESTONE REFUSED CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO JANUARY, 1 2000, THE CONSUMER ACTUALLY PURCHASED THE TIRES OCT 31,2000. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881012February 21, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TREES, AND ENDING ON OTHER SIDE. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD HAD CAUSED TIRE TO BE FLAT, AND LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NO DEMAGE TO VEHICLE EXTERIOR, JUST SCRATCHES. THERE WAS NO CURVES ON THE ROAD. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880826February 20, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MIRROR WHICH INDICATES TURN SIGNAL HAS RUSTED INSIDE OUT, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880744February 16, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE P255/70R16 EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CONSUMER NOTICED A 3 INCH TEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL, DOT W2CU. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880701February 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
COMPUTER SYSTEM AFFECTED TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THIS CAUSED IT TO RUN HOT AND STALL. BEEN TO DEALER 5-6 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. MECHANIC CLAIMED TO HAVE REPAIRED IT EACH TIME, BUT PROBLEM REAPPEARED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740872February 14, 2001
TIRES
THIS TIRE DID NOT JUST GO FLAT, IT DISITEGRATED. WE WERE RIDING DOWN AN INTERSTATE AND MY 15-MONTH-OLD WAS IN THE CAR. WE JUST GOT LUCKY THAT WE MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE PROBLEM LOOKS JUST LIKE THE ONES SEEN IN THE 15 AND 16 INCH FIRESTONS TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WE SAVED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND WE HAVE PICTURES OF IT ON THE CAR BEFORE IT WAS CHANGED. WE WANT TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOT BE AS LUCKY AS WE WERE THIS TIME. PLEASE CALL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2T6IRE378 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740859February 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS THE SECOND FORD VEHICHLE PURCHASED. INITIAL VEHICLE TRADED BECAUSE OF SAFTEY ISSUE INVOLVING SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE NEEDED AN ENGINE REPLACED AND EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS BASICALLY UNTOUCHABLE FOR COMMENTS. SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT DEALERSHIP ADMITTED TO KNOWING THE ENGINES IN THE 1997- 1999 EXPEDITIONS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740766February 12, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHEEL OF VEHICLE DISCONNECTED DUE TO LUGS:NUTS: BOLTS SHEARING OFF. I WAS INFORMED (BY MY BROTHER WHO IS A FORD TECHNICIAN) THAT NIGHT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON FORD EXPEDITION FOR THAT PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740736February 11, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AS I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, MY TIRE WENT FLAT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TREAD IS PEALING OFF. THERE ARE TWO LONG PARALLEL CRACKS APPROX 2-3 INCHES APART IN THE CENTER OF THE TIRE. THE TREAD BETWEEN IS PEELING OFF AND THE BELT TREADS ARE PUSHING OUT. IF FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WITH ALL THE LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN LOST FROM THESE TIRE DEFECTS I CANNOT REST UNTIL ALL MY FIRESTONE TIRES ARE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. I WILL BE CONTACTING A FORD DEALER TOMORROW IN HOPES OF GETTING CLEARANCE TO GET THESE TIRES CHANGED RIGHT AWAY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELLING FASTER MY SON AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED LIKE ALL THE OTHERS. I HAVE A HUSBAND AND 3 CHILDREN TO THINK ABOUT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2T61RE318 TIRESIZE: R265S7OR17)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740613February 8, 2001
TIRES
THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING IS THE DEALERSHIP INFLATES MY TIRES IMPROPERLY DURING SERVICE. THE DRIVERS DOOR READS THAT THE COLD PRESSURE FOR THE FRONT SHOULD BE 30 AND THE REAR 35. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN GETTING MY TIRES SERVICED FOR FREE BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY CONTEND MY TIRE GAUGE IS WRONG. ONCE I HAD THEM CHECK THEM BEFORE I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO LET PRESSURE OUT. ALL I WOULD ASK IS THAT THE SITUATION BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT CHECK THEIR TIRES WHEN THEY LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP IS IN A ACCIDENT AND HURT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879826February 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER CHANGING OIL COULD STILL SMELL OIL. THEN ,TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND BLOWN OUT HEAD GASKET. THIS WAS SECOND TIME. FIRST WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS TIME IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#879615February 1, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHILE FILLING UP VEHICLE WITH GAS AND UPON REACHING 11 GALLONS, NOZZLE EXPLODED, INJURING CONSUMER. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THEY SAID THAT SINCE NOZZLE WAS PLASTIC AND NOT MEDAL, IT HAD NOTHING TO GRIND OUT ON. PLASTIC CREATEED ELECTRICITY, A SPARK OF ELECTRICITY LIKE IF SOMONE SHOCKED AN INDIVIDUAL, THAT SET OFF EXPLOSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#879181January 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL STIFFENS AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY AT ALL. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740003January 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING, CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITION. MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS FAILED. FORD HAS DISPLAYED NO CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559165January 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN TWO INCIDENCES WHERE VEHICLE HAS LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED BOTH TIMES, VEHICLE REGAINS POWER AFTER THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES, DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION AND THEREFORE COULD NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878861January 23, 2001
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
DEALER SAID THAT COTTER PIN ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS MISSING, AN ACCIDENT DID OCCUR. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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