Ford Expedition Complaints (1999)

946 consumer complaints on file.

#10025912July 11, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ARE FADED SO BADLY THAT YOU CAN'T SEE. ALMOST INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH PREGNANT WIFE AND 3 KIDS ON BOARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022485July 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *T B *CB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022736July 11, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *AK *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025311July 2, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS ARE BLACKENED. I SUSPECT THE ELECTRIC DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL WITHIN IS THE CULPRIT. THE MIRRORS ARE USELESS. I AM SURE THAT FORD IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM, YET THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT AT THEIR EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. I PURCHASED NEW MIRRORS WHICH WERE OBVIOUSLY REDESIGNED AT A COST OF NEARLY $400.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025031June 26, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
BOTH SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ARE TURNING BLACK. IN CERTAIN SPOTS THERE IS NO REFLECTION. AT NIGHT THE VISIBILITY IS VERY POOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023660June 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES. OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024569June 20, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LINE IS LEAKING GAS ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023293June 18, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATING IN OFF POSITION. TOOK TO DEALER, ITEM CONTINUES TO OPERATOR WHEN IN THE OFF POSITION. DRY WIPE HAS RESULTED IN DAMAGED WINDSHIELD AND CONTINUOUS DAMAGE OF WIPER BLADES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022999June 13, 2003
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTERIOR LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY; STAYS ON EVEN WHEN KEY IS NOT IN IGNITION. WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED ON OR OFF, THE WOOFER MAKES A LOUD THUMPING SOUND. WOOFER INOPERABLE. RIGHT SIGN WING NEVER WORKED PROPERLY/ WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. BRAKING SYSTEM IS DOUBTFUL, IT SQUEAKS, AND WHEN GAS IS RELEASED ENGINE AND BRAKING ARE NOT COORDINATED SMOOTHLY . CONSTANT SQUEAKING WHEN IN MOTION. DEALERSHIPS SERVICE REPAIR PERSONAL NEGLECT AND REFUSE TO FIND THE CAUSES, EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023018June 13, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR BOLT KEEPING BREAKING OFF. IN SEPARATE OCCURRENCES THE BOLTS HAVE FALLEN OFF OR BROKEN OFF ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE. DON'T KNOW IF THE WEIGHT OF THE FRONT END IS TO MUCH FOR THE VEHICLE. THE EXPEDITION HAS BEEN DRIVER, JUST AN INCONVENIENCE AND A CONCERN. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022488June 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND REMAINED ON THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DRIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022187June 3, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
BOTH MIRRORS WERE SMOKING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020900June 2, 2003
MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION HAD ENGINE OIL LEAK AT 27,000 MILES AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT CYL HEAD GASKET. UNDER WARRANTY SO NO COST FOR ME. AT 55,000 MILES THE OIL LEAK WAS BACK AND NOW THE DEALER SAID THE HEAD WAS WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $2400. DEALER SAID FORD WOULD NOT REPLACE THE HEAD THE FIRST TIME ONLY THE GASKET AND NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS OVER I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD AND THEY CAN NOT HELP BECAUSE THEY WILL ONLY LOOK AT PROBLEMS WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE WARRANTY. I SAY THE HEAD SHOULD OF BEEN REPLACED NOT THE GASKET AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY OPTION I HAVE LEFT IS SMALL CLAIMS COURT. RC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020570May 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TRITON V8 5.4L WITH 90,000 MILES SPARK PLUG PULLED OUT AND DESTROYED THE CYLINDER HEAD. I WAS TOLD BY 2 MECHANICS THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN. THERE ARE ONLY 3 THREADS HOLDING IN THE SPARK PLUG. FORD HAS ALSO UPDATED THIS PARTICULAR CYLINDER HEAD BUT HAS NOT RECALLED IT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018945May 19, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
ELECTRICAL MOTOR CONTROLLING THE AIR BLEND DOORS LOCATED INSIDE THE AIR PLENUM HAS FAILED, AND THE PLASTIC DOOR(S) ITSELF IS CRACKED AND NON-FUNCTIONING. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIRECT WARM AIR TO THE FRONT WINDOW TO DEBUG CAUSING DANGEROUSLY DECREASED VISION. 1999 FORD EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018545May 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER 1 YEAR AGO LAST WEEK. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE LATEST PROBLEM IS THE ONE THAT CONCERNS ME THE MOST. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT OPERATE. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING TO OPEN THE LOCK BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. A WEEK AFTER THAT I COULD NOT OPEN MY WINDOWS AND THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. A WEEK LATER MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. WE ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO A BLOWN FUSE WHICH WE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED. THE NEXT DAY IT RAINED AND THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN, AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT. THEY DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT SEEPED INTO THE FUSE BOX. THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY (THAT COVERS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE. FORD ESP EXTRACARE) THIS IN MY OPINION SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF MY POCKET. IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN TO ME. ME VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018557May 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PASSENGER SIDE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO THE VERY COMMON SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. FROM OTHER WEBSITES I HAVE SEEN THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG EXPEDITION OWNERS. THE REPAIR COST WAS IN THE AREA OF $1800.00. FORD DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A DEFECT AND YET IT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE EVERY DAY. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019571May 9, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE CONSUMER' VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10018057May 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE SPARK PLUGS WERE DEFECTIVE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016932May 2, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION THAT HAS A FAULTY RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD. OIL LEAKS ONTO THE EXHAUST WHICH IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM (OIL LEAK FROM THE RIGHT SIDE HEAD) WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONSUMER BUT HAS SENT OUT TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION TO THEIR MECHANICS ON HOW TO FIX IT. TO ME THAT'S AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS. IF MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD FIX IT (WHICH TO ME IS ANOTHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THIS PROBLEM) BUT SINCE IT'S NOT THEY WON'T BACK IT UP. REPAIRS WOULD COST ME APROX $ 2,000. THROUGH MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE THESE VEHICLE WERE NEW, BACK IN 1999. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH APROX 40K MILES ON IT AND TODAY I HAVE APROX 75K MILES ON IT. I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT BUT ONLY RECENTLY DID I REALIZE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE BY AN EX FORD MECHANIC AND HE ADMITTED THAT THE EXPEDITION IS KNOWN FOR THIS OIL LEAK BUT FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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