Ford Expedition Complaints (1998)

836 consumer complaints on file.

#10048276November 19, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES IN THE LOWER BODY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10047134November 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
SHIFT LINKAGE CABLE BROKE, BETWEEN SHIFT LEVER AND TRANSMISSION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045768November 8, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
STARTED TO BRAKE AND VEHICLE WENT TO HIGH THROTTLE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10046414November 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LEVER GEAR PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ONE MENTIONED IN A RECENT RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046042October 30, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A TAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CONSUMER CONTINUED DRIVING WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTERWARDS, VEHICLE LOST POWER. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045078October 30, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, INTERIOR LIGHTING
1998 FORD EXPEDITION AFTER REVIEWING ALL THE COMPLAINTS LISTED I REALIZED I HAD EXPERIENCE SIMILAR ONES FOR INSTANCE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT IN DEC/02. IN AUG./03 THE TIE ROD BROKE. WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH 4X4 WORKING OR IN THIS CASE NOT. WHEN SWITCHED IN WHILE LIFTED ON A HOIST IT REGISTERS, BUT WHEN ON THE GROUND IT DOESN'T WORK. SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WEIGHT. ALSO THE DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK, SOMETHING TO DO WITH A SENSOR. INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON IN HOT WEATHER. AND THE LIST GOES ON. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043220October 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L. THE SPARKPLUG THREADS ON CYLINDER #3 ARE DAMAGED EVEN THOUGH THE SPARKPLUGS ARE ORIGINAL. THE FORD MECHANIC CLAIMS THIS IS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT THREADS ON THE ORIGINAL CYLINDER HEAD. MY PLUG LOOSENED PART WAY BUT DID NOT BLOW OUT LIKE MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043074October 17, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AT APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH WHEN ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS IN THE MOTOR EXPLODED OUT OF THE HEAD. I SPOKE TO FORD, AND THEY EXPRESSED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD EXPEDITION, THAT IT IS PROBABLY A CASTING FLAW WITH THE HEADS, AND THAT A REPLACEMENT IS TYPICAL AND WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $3,000.00 FOR REPAIR. ASIDE FROM BEING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THERE WAS NO INDICATOR THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. RESEARCH HAS LED ME TO FIND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF OTHER FORD OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHERE IS THE RECALL? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044164October 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CONSUMER INDICATED THAT FRONT AND BACK ROTORS WERE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY. DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE BRAKES ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST YEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043966October 15, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR SEAT BELT BROKE FROM THE WALL. DEALER NOTIFIED. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041404October 7, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUG WAS 'BLOWN' OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD ON 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. FORD ENTHUSIAST WEBSITE SHOWED THIS OCCURRING TO SEVERAL PEOPLE. THE EXPENSE IS $4100 AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURER. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NOR ANY RECENT SERVICE PERFORMED OTHER THAN OIL CHANGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042283October 3, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED. THE CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042202October 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH IGNITION TURNED OFF AND WITH DRIVER STANDING OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE AND REACHING INTO IGNITION TO TAKE KEYS OUT VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND SLAMMED INTO THE PAVEMENT, HITTING A PARKED CAR BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037888October 1, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM:SPRINGS/BAGS
THE AIR SUSPENSION PUMP FAILED AT LEAST SIX TIMES, AND CAUSED THE REAR SUSPENSION TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE ONTO THE TIRES WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE NEW AIR PUMP WAS REMOVED AND THAT IS WHEN THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE AIR BAG. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034124September 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY,THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER FELT IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038318September 5, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
CONSUMER NOTICED SECOND ROW MIDDLE SEAT BELT BROKE, SEAT BELT WAS UNABLE TO LOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034433August 22, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 70 MPH WHEN CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10033326August 22, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE AIR BAG DID NOT COME OUT ALL WAY,WHEN I PRESS THE HORN ON THE STEER WHEEL IT WILL NOT RESPOND BECAUSE THE AIRBAGE BUILT UP PRESSURE .THE AIRBAGE STUCK.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10033264August 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON I-75 IN MICHIGAN, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE. AFTER DRIVING TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP I LEARNED THAT THE 3RD SPAR KPLUG ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD, AND THE COIL HAD MELTED. I'M BEING QUOTED $2100 ON THE REPAIR RIGHT NOW, AND TRYING TO TRADE IT IN, AFTER LOOKING AT THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED THROUGH HERE. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL GET SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED FOR RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033125August 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L ENGINE. AT UNDER 50000 MILES A SPARK PLUG BLEW RIGHT OUT OF THE CYLINDER. HEAD AND STRIPPED THE THREADS. REPAIRS INCLUDED A NEW CYLINDER HEAD. FORD RECOMMENDS SPARK PLUG CHANGE AT ABOUT 100000 MILES. THE ISSUE IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD ONLY HAVING A FEW TURNS OF THREAD TO HOLD IN A SPARK PLUG UNDER COMPRESSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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