Ford Expedition Complaints (1997)

853 consumer complaints on file.

#714329November 4, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
I AM UNDER 5'. THE ABILITY TO SEE USING THE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS, I WEAVE MY HEAD BACK AND FORTH, LOOKING THROUGH THE HIGH SEATS. HOWEVER, NIGHT DRIVING IS A TERROR! THE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS--REGARDLESS OF POSITIONING, DO NOT GIVE A CLEAR VIEW OF VEHICLES OR HEADLIGHTS. FURTHER, SINCE IT IS DARK, IF A CAR IS A DARK COLOR IT CAN NOT BE SEEN! MY HUSBAND, WHO IS 5'8" DOES NOT HAVE A PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549312November 1, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVER RELEASED ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BEGIN BRAKING AND IT BECAME STUCK DOWN CAUSING BRAKES TO BE INEFFECTIVE DUE TO THE MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713724October 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, CHILD SEAT
BRAKES WERE SQUEAKY AND FELT SPONGY, ADDRESSED TWICE, ROTORS WERE OUT BY -0.05. ENGINE EXIHIBIT 'PISTON SLAP' DOCUMENTED FROM DAY ONE, DEALER STATED IT MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO OCTANE LEVEL, INFORMED BY SECOND DEALER TO DOWNSHIFT, THAT IT WILL NOT HARM ENGINE, ROAD TEST BY TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE PCM WAS ADJUSTING TO LOAD!!NOWHERE TO SECURE CHILD SEAT IN THIRD ROW.HEATER REPLACED TWICE WITH WINDOWS FOGGING CREATING POOR VISIBILITY.SECOND ROW SINGLE SEAT FELL BACK UPON ACCELERATION,KNOCKING PASSENGER'S HEAD BACK, WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT RESET UNTIL PUSHED VERY, VERY HARD. INTERIOR DASH AND HEADLINER SQUEAKS, HORSESHOE MOLDING TABS AROUND STEREO WORE THROUGH AND RATTLES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713725October 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT UP OR DOWN, REPAIRED AS PER TSB 980920, THEN REPLACED.GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM PARK, RE-STARTED MANY TIMES AND EVENTUALL ABLE TO SHIFT.ESSENTIALLY OVER THE COURSE OF 6 VISITS THE ENTIRE COMPONENT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IS NOW RETURNED.FRONT FENDERS WERE CURLED IN, PAINT DEFECTS WITH RUST SPOTS AND PAINT CLUMPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713727October 23, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, SEATS
VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT, ALIGNED REPEATEDLY AND RE-CHECKED, CONTINUES TO DRIFT, CREATED OUTSIDE WEAR ON DRIVE TIRES. REAR WIPER FAILED DURING RAIN STORM. POWER MIRROR WORKS INTERMITTENLY. POWER WINDOWS DO NOT OPERATE WHEN KEY IS OUT MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO EXIT IN AN EMERGENCY. WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKED SPORADICALLY, REPLACED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH AS PER RECALL. DRIVER'S POWER SEAT 'CLUNKS' WITH MEDIUM TO HARD STOP OR ACCELERATION, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713728October 23, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
REAR SWAY BAR FELL OUT OF BUSHING, MAKING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. ENGINE HAS ROUGH IDLE.ROOF RACK FELL OFF DUE TO SCREWS THAT HOLD RACK TO ROOF WERE NOT INSTALLED.EXTERIOR MOLDINGS AND GLASS TRIM DISCOLORED.PASSENGER POWER WINDOW STICKS AND SQUEAKS.SERPENTINE BELT NOISY UPON COLD MORNING STARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713729October 23, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
HOOD LIGHT CONNECTION FAULTY.'CLUNK' GOING OVER MODERATE BUMPS DUE TO SUSPENSION CONCERN-DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE MY GAS TANK WAS 3/4 FULL AND IT WAS 'SLOSHING' AROUND.TECHNICIAN DESCRIBED A 'TRANSMISSION CHATTER' BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE.STEERING WHEEL HAS 1/2 INCH OF PLAY.***OUR VEHICLE HAS HAD 42 REPAIRS, 38 REPAIR DAYS, 36 PAGES OF WARRANTY WORK AND OVER $10,000(CDN) IN WARRANTY COSTS. IT HAS 6 WARRANTY REPAIRS PENDING (PLUS A REPEATED REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE DOCUMENTED 'PISTON SLAP'). WE ARE CURRENTLY SLATED FOR ARBITRATION WITH CAMVAP OCTOBER 27, 1999. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US. WE ARE SIMPLY FED UP! REGARDING THE SIGNATURE CARD, IF IT IS APPLICABLE FOR CANADA PLEASE FORWARD US A CARD. IF WE CAN BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851489October 22, 1999
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
THE CABLE THAT SUPPORTS THE SPARE TIRE BROKE CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OFF . *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713226October 13, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FIRST OCCURANCE: VEHICLED STOPPED IN LEFT TURNING LANE, AT IDLE, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. NOT JUST A LITTLE, BUT AS IF BEING SIGNIFICANTLY THROTTLED. SECOND OCCURANCE: VEHICLE SLOWING FOR SCHOOL CROSSING WITH CHILDREN CROSSING IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. SPEED LESS THAN 5MPH, BUT NOT STOPPED, VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN TRIED TO THROTTLE UP ON ITS OWN. I MANAGED TO HOLD THE BRAKES LONG ENOUGH TO SHUT ENGINE OFF. BOTH OCCURANCES: ONCE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, IT APPEARED TO RESET THE PROBLEM, AND I PROCEEDED AS NORMAL. BOTH TIMES I COULD FEEL SOMETHING ENGAGE AND ATTEMPT TO DRASTICALLY ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE, MUCH LIKE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGING AND ACCELERATING. BUT, NEITHER TIME DO I BELIEVE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO BE ON, LET ALONE BEING USED. DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A FULL DAY AND COULD NOT DETECT A PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713185October 12, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
FRONT PASSANGER SIDE MIRROR HAS MYLAR BACKING DETACHING ITSELF FROM THE GLASS CAUSING DISTORTION AND 'A SCRATCHING' EFFECT ON THE MIRROR'S SURFACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849883October 5, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN INSTALLING CSS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF SECOND ROW THE MIDDLE SEATBELT RETRACTOR WILL QUIT WORKING DUE TO PRESSURE ON THE LEFT SEAT. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712047September 24, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TORQUE CONVERTER VANE SEPARATED DESTROYING ENTIRE TRANSMISSION 5.4LTR ENGINE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711795September 22, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF,WITHIN 5 MIN OF PARKING AND EXITING VEHICLE A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ,THERE WERE 2 ABC TYPE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS USED ON THE FIRE BUT IT COULD NOT BE SUPRESSED UNTIL A FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED ON THE SCENE. I LISTED ELECTRICAL BUT IT COULD HAVE INVOLVED THE FUEL SYSTEM ALSO, THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE STATE FARM CLAIM # IS 53-C431-317 AND THEIR REP IS CATHRINE ISMERT @281-587-6608
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847955September 17, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847886September 16, 1999
SUSPENSION
THE VEHICLE VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS . THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847908September 16, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPORTING VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR UNTIL IT BECOMES NON- OPERATIONAL. BELIEVED THIS CONDITION IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AT 59,000 MILE OF WEARS. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#847622September 14, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE MULTIPLE FUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS SHORT CIRCUIT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#609136September 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL SEAL/GREASE RETAINER--OIL LEAKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846839September 3, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS SENSORS WERE REPLACED WITH DIFFERENT SENSORS DUE TO CANCELLING OUT OF ABS SYSTEM. ENGINEERS INFORMED MECHANIC SENSORS NOT BEING MOUNTED IN HOUSING CORRECTLY. BEEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES FOR THIS ABS SYSTEM PROBLEM. HAVE NO BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710892September 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
BUZZING OR VIBRATING NOISE AT IDLE IN EXHAUST SYSTEM EMMINATING FROM UNDERNEATH FRONT SEAT AREA. I'VE BEEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE PROBLEM CORRECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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