Ford Expedition Complaints (1997)

853 consumer complaints on file.

#844016September 2, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
BOTH EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE BECOMING DISTORTED IN CERTAIN LIGHTS WHICH REFLECT. DEALER CONTACTED AND NO RECALL ESTABLISHED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846344September 1, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE TAIL PIPE SEPARATED FROM THE MUFFLER & FELL OFF. DEALER REFERRED OWNER TO MUFFLER SHOP. THEY WELDED PIPE ON & IT FELL OFF SOMETIMES LATER AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710706August 30, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE SUNROOF LEAK HAS CAUSED WATER TO ENTER ABOVE THE HEADLINER AND SHORT OUT THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE/INTERIOR LIGHTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782044August 23, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
THE STEERING BOX WAS COMPLETELY LOOSE WHICH RESULTED IN TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710107August 17, 1999
TRAILER HITCHES
THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE FACTORY INSTALLED HITCHED WORKED LOOSE WITH 2 OF THE 6 BOLTS FALLING OUT AND THE REMAINING 4 BOLTS WERE VERY LOOSE. THE HITCH WAS CLOSE TO SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY NEW 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR THIS WEEK WHERE 4 OF THE 6 BOLTS WERE LOST AND THE OTHER 2 WERE VERY LOOSE. FORTUNATELY, I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN PARKED AND THE HITCH DID NOT SEPARATE ONTHE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845076August 16, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
POWER STEERING SHAFT FELL OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK COMSUMER STATES HE REPLACED THE POWERING STEERING PUMP HIMSELF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547845August 10, 1999
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED AND COLLAPSED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844362August 4, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF SOMETHING BURNING FROM THE DASH AREA; DEALER NOTIFIED AND INSPECTED AND SOME REPAIRS WAS MADE BY REPLACING HEATING COIL; BUT CONDITION STILL REOCCURRING. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709504August 2, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE BRAKING AT INTERSECTION & AT ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE STUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DRIVER HAD TO STAND ON BRAKE PETAL AND PUT TRANS IN PARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547487July 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON MANY OCCASIONS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF IDLE STRENGTH, CAUSING FAILURE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709079July 23, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. BRAKE OPERATION SPORATIC. DEALER FOUND FAILED SPEED SENSOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708419July 9, 1999
SUSPENSION
FAILURE CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708295July 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
PANHARD BAR BRACKET HAS LARGE CRACK ON DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OTHER EXPEDITION OWNERS AND MANY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I SEE NOTHING ON YOUR WEBSITE ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS FROM FORD. IF THIS BRACKET WOULD FAIL, SAY, IN A CORNER, IT COULD CERTAINLY CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL, AS THE PANHARD BAR HELPS LOCATE THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY UNDER THE TRUCK IN CORNERING. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS BY FORD? IF NOT, THERE SHOULD BE AS THIS APPEARS TO NOT BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME IN GETTING FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841622July 2, 1999
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
BOLTS WHIH HOLD THE STEERING GEAR TO FRAME BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPAIRS WERE DONE UNDER WARRANTY. FOR NHTSA INFORMATION FILE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841638July 2, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE HAD TWO SETS OF FRONT TIE ROD REPLACEMENTS SINCE NOVEMBER, 1998, AND BELIEVED THAT THIS CONDITION WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT (ANTI-SWAY BAR LINK ARMS). DELAER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE 98 VEHICLE WAS CORRECTED FOR THAT SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING WAS DONE FOR OWNER OF 1997 VEHICLE. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840253June 17, 1999
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF VEHICLE. RIGHT AFTERWARDS THE LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF DUE TO LUGS:NUTS: BOLTS SHEARING OFF. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY DEALERSHIP. ON APRIL 24TH, WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF, SENDING VEHICLE INTO A GUARDRAIL AND DITCH. THE LUGS: NUTS AND BOLTS SHEARED OFF. *AK THERE WAS A RECALL, 98V095, HOWEVER CONSUMER'S FAILURES HAPPENED PRIOR TO THIS RECALL, ON THE SECOND INCIDENT THERE WERE 2 INJURED PEOPLE, DEALER PAID FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT'S REPAIRS. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#839451June 11, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IT SUDDENLY BECAME HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. IT STARTED TO VEER ALL OVER THE ROAD AND JERKED FURTHER THAN THE TURN THAT WAS BEING MADE AT THE TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546005June 8, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707307June 8, 1999
AIR BAGS
COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THE AIRBAGS IS DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE DUE TO WARRANTY...WE WERE WARNED THAT THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT OR MAY DEPLOY AT ANYTIME. UPON CALLING FORD MOTOR COMPANY THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO. I FEEL THAT THIS PART SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD THIS FAST, AND THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ABSORB THE WHOLE COST OF THE REPAIR, WHICH WAS ESTIMATED AT $350.00. IF I WANTED THE PART SHIPPED OVERNIGHT IT WOULD COST ANOTHER 15% EXTRA. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHED OFF AND ON AND THEN STAYED ON. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER THEY CHARGED ME $60 FOR AN ANALYSIS AND THEN SAID THE COMPUTER PART WAS BAD. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838955June 7, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED, A LOSS OF THE POWER BRAKES OCCURRED A NUMBER OF TIMES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ADJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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