Ford Expedition Complaints (1997)

853 consumer complaints on file.

#565882May 29, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762352May 28, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
FOUND STABILIZER BAR LINK MISSING ON RIGHT FRONT. UNKNOWN AS TO WHEN OR HOW IT FAILED EXCEPT THAT FRONT STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT CONTINUOUSLY SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762289May 26, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:REAR
AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN OFF A MAJOR PARKWAY IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY NY, WHERE WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, I MADE A RIGHT TURN AT EXIT . AFTER PROCEEDING 25 FEET, A HORRIFIC NOISE WAS HEARD, THE CAR LOST STEERING ABILITY AND SHOOK AND BUCKED WILDLY. HIT A TREE ON ROADSIDE AND CAME TO REST. FOUND THAT THE LEFT TIE ROD BALL JOINT COMPLETELY SEPARATED AND THE LEFT WHEEL HAD NO STEERING AT ALL. THE INCIDENT WOULD HAVE KILLED MY ENTIRE FAMILY HAD IT HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS SHOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. PRIOR TO THIS, LAST YEAR, BOTH SWAY BAR LINKS FRACTURED, ALSO RESULTING IN A NEAR CRASH SITUATION. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. IT IS A DEATH MACHINE ON WHEELS!!!!*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#761648May 7, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SUSPENSION
CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ROTORS 7 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, THE DEALER CONTINUES TO EVADE THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE ROTORS EVERY 6 TO 8 THOUSAND MILES. SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURS WHEN BRAKING AT SPEEDS FROM 60 MPH DOWN TO 50 MPH. *AK THE DEALER CAN NOT FIND A REMEDY FOR THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER ALSO STATES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008950May 1, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
CONSUMER STATES THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ON REAR DOORS OF VEHICLE LOCKS BY THEMSELVES WHERE NO ONE GET OUT. DEALER CONTACTED PLEASE ADD VIN.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761243April 26, 2002
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
I WAS DRIVING WHEN MY SPARE TIRE FELL OFF AND I FEEL THAT THE MATTER COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPEND. I ALSO HAVE A 9 MONTH OLD BABY THAT WAS IN THE TRUCK WHEN IT HAPPENED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS FOR US AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008635April 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AROUND 60 MPH VEHICLE FEELS LIKE IT'S SHIFTING/ JERKS, THEN STALLS. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, STATED THAT WATER WAS GETTING IN THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008636April 25, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE WILL START ON ITS OWN, WITHOUT KEY BEING IN IGNITION. CONSUMER HAS DISCONNECTED BATTERY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008560April 24, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
INNER TIE ROD HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. FIVE MONTH AGO, OUT TIE ROD HAD TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO NO GREASE FITTING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007553April 15, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS BROKE OFF WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, AND CONSUMER COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM.*AKBOTH TIE RODS BROKE OFF BETWEEN 75 AND 85 K MILES. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF RAOD OR IN AN ACCIDENT, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FAILURE PRIOR TO BOTH INCIDENTS. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007133April 9, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WATER LEAKS AROUND WINDSHIELD, WHICH SHORTED OUT THE FUSE BOX. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER IN MARYLAND AND HAD WINDSHIELD REPLACED, DEALER FOUND FUSE BOX HAD RUSTED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006106March 21, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
NHTSA RECALL 96V252000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 96S60/REAR AXLE: VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING 70 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005533March 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
VENT TUBE FROM DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING ONTO THE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564606March 6, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS IN REVERSE, PARALLEL PARKING, THE VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO A BRICK COLUMN. THE DAMAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS EXTENSIVE AND THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#564538March 1, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE FOR PARALLEL PARKING, AS SHE TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE RACED, AND THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES BUT IT DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, THE CAR JUMPED THE CURB AND SLAMMED INTO A COLUMN, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#758587February 25, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE FOR PARALLEL PARKING. THE ACCELERATOR WAS TAPPED FOR MOMENTUM. THE ENGINE RACED, AND THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARD. APPLICAITON OF THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE. THE CAR JUMPED THE CURB AND SLAMMED INTO A COLUMN (INSURANCE ADJUSTER ESTIMATED SPEED AT 10 MPH OR MORE).*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8004014February 13, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHCILE HITTING A BRICK WALL. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757781February 5, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
SHORTS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESULTED IN MISFUNCTIONING DOOR LOCKS (REPAIRED), ELECTRONIC 4WD (STILL MALFUNCTIONING) AND FAILURE OF INTERNAL DOME LIGHT TO TURN OFF. ALL OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 12000 MILES. 4WD AND DOME LIGHT ARE STILL A PROBLEM.. DOME LIGHT MAKES VEHIVCLE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757501January 29, 2002
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
FAILURE WAS DUE TO DAMAGE ON LOCKING BOLT BETWEEN LINKAGE AND STEERING BOX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564072January 23, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
CONSUMER REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS FOR THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR LINK, CONSUMER FEELS PROBLEM IS WITH THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR LINKS ON HIS VEHICLE, MANUFACTUERER DECLINED REQUEST. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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