1998 Ford Expedition

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE #4 SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED WITHIN TWO YEARS. *TR

• 12/30/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  ON MAY 24, 2003, I (MELODY) BACKED IN MY 1998 EDDIE BAUER FORD EXPEDITION INTO MY GARAGE AROUND 8:15 PM FOR THE NIGHT. AROUND 8:30 PM, MY SON AND I LEFT WITH A NEIGHBOR TO A HOUSEWARMING PARTY 2 BLOCKS AWAY WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ASLEEP IN THE HOUSE. WE RETURNED TO OUR HOME AROUND 10 PM AND DID EVEYTHING AS USUAL (SHOWER, BED). MY SON AND I FELL ASLEEP IN THE LIVING ROOM AREA WATCHING TELEVISION AROUND 11 PM. AROUND 1:15PM I HEARD THE GARAGE DOOR SOUND LIKE IT WAS OPENED AND I PROCEEDED OUT THE FRONT DOOR AS MY HUSBAND WAS RIGHT BEHIND ME; HE HAD HEARD THE SOUND ALSO IN THE BEDROOM. AS I CREPT DOWN A FEW STEPS, WE HAD SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM THE GARAGE AREA AND I YELLED "THE HOUSE IS ON FIRE, RUN!" WE BOTH RAN BACK INTO THE HOUSE, I GRABBED MY SON SLEEPING BY THE WINDOWS AND MY HUSBAND GRABBED THE KEYS TO HIS TRUCK AND HIS CELL PHONE. MY SON AND I RAN TO NEIGHBORS HOUSES TO CALL THE FIRE DEPT. AND MY HUSBAND OPENED THE FRONT SIDE ENTRANCE INTO THE GARAGE AND MOVED HIS TRUCK THAT WAS PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF THE HOUSE. WE STOOD ACROSS THE STREET WATCHING OUR HOUSE BURN WHILE THE FIRE DEPT. EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. AS MY HUSBAND AND I SAT OUTSIDE OUR BURNED HOME THAT EARLY MORNING, WE CONTACTED STATE FARM TO MAKE A CLAIM AND FIND OUT WHAT TO DO. ON JUNE 9, 2003, INSURANCE INVESTIGATORS AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM FORD MOTOR CO. CAM TO THE HOUSE TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WHICH ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. LATER, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE INFORMED THAT QUITE POSSIBLY THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH OR CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE.*AK

• 12/30/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 1998 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. I NOW LEARN THAT FORD'S ENGINEERS RECOGNIZED THIS DEFECT IN THE HEAD AND HAVE INCREASED THE THREAD COUNT IN THE HEAD FROM APPROXIMATELY 4 THREADS TO APPROXIMATELY 10 THREADS (PER POWER FORD, TORRANCE, CA). *AK

• 12/30/1998· VISIBILITY

  WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AT TIMES CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/29/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAD A SKIING ACCIDENT AND SEVERELY DAMAGED MY KNEE. AS I WAS BEING TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN MY 1998 EXPEDITION, IT BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER TODAY THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL FORD TRITON ALUMINUM ENGINES, HOWEVER, THERE WOULD BE NO COMPENSATION FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT. *NM

• 12/29/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

• 12/29/1998· WHEELS

  CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER IN JUNE CONCERNING THE LUGS:NUTS AND BOLTS. CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER ALSO HAS NOT RECEIVED SECOND NOTIFICATION FROM MANUFACTURER. RECALL NUMBER 98V095000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/27/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH AND WHEN DRIVER WAS DECELERATING VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF, EVEN AFTER BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. A SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED TWO DAYS LATER. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES OCCURRED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

• 12/27/1999· SUSPENSION

  DEFECTIVE TORSION BAR BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.THE BAR MAY ENTER THE VEHICLE AND INJURE THE OCCUPANT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/26/2018· ENGINE

  5.4L GAS ENGINE. SPARK PLUGS HAVE BLOWN OUT OF 2 DIFFERENT CYLINDERS IN 2 MONTHS. I HAVE FOUND ONLY THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR SEVERAL MODELS WITH THIS ENGINE INCLUDING THE F-150. FORD HAD DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS FAULTY ENGINE DESIGN. BOTH TIMES MY PLUGS BLEW OUT I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHILE TURNING LEFT.

• 12/26/2001· POWER TRAIN

  THE OVERDRIVE SWITCH FOR MY VEHICLE IS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE SHIFTING LEVER, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE WIRING FOR THE OD SWITCH RUNS THROUGH THE SHIFTING LEVER AND EXITS AT THE BASE OF THE STEERING COLUMN, THEN DOWN INTO SOME WIRING HARNESSES. THE STEERING COLUMN IS COVERED BY A PLASTIC HOUSING. THIS PLASTIC HOUSING HAS WORN THROUGH THIS WIRE, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE OD SYSTEM TO SWITCH ON AND OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. THIS HAS CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS WHEN PASSING VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE OD SYSTEM FAILS BECAUSE OF THIS SHORT IN THE WIRE SYSTEM. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. THERE'S NO CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE PLASTIC HOUSING AND THE WIRE THAT EXITS THE SHIFTING LEVER. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER. THEY ESTIMATED THE REPAIRS AT $300. I ALSO NOTIFIED FORD AT (800) 392-3673 AND THEY REFUSED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY.*AK

• 12/26/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER FOOT IS TAKEN OFF GAS PEDAL, ONE TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 85MPH...THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL, WHEN I DID THIS THE ENGINE WAS REVVING TO IT'S LIMITS. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF WHICH MEANT THE POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES WAS NO LONGER WORKING. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE THING FOR THIS VEHICLE TO DO. THIS WAS THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE DID THIS. AFTER THE TRUCK SITS FOR 5-10MINS WITH THE ENGINE OFF IT WILL RESTART & APPEAR TO BE NORMAL, HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM REAPPEARED 5 TIMES IN TOTAL IN THE COURSE OF A 400 MILE TRIP. THE BIG PROBLEM IS THAT THIS VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN & IB ONE INSTANCE ACCELERATE AFTER THE DRIVERS FOOT IS TAKEN OFF THE GAS PEDAL.*AK

• 12/24/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1998 FORD EXPEDITION EDDY BAUER LOSSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATED OVER 3000 RPMS, ON WHAT SEEMS TO BE A MISFIRE, I'VE TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS, I'VE HAD THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS REPLACED, I'VE SPENT OVER $2000 AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I WENT TO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS JUST TO ENCOUNTERED THE WORST DEALER SERVICED I'VE EVER RECEIVED IN MY LIFE...THEY ARE NO HELP. I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT I PAID OVER $30,000 FOR THAT HAS DEFECT PROBLEMS THAT FORD IS AWARE OF BUT IS COMPLETETY UNWILLING TO ACCEPT. THIS IS DEFINITELY THE WORST INVESTMENT I'VE EVER MADE IN MY LIFE, CAN ANYBODY HELP ME?...PLEASE.*AK

• 12/22/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD. HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT THE TRUCK AND THEY SAID THAT IT'S COMMON FOR THAT TRUCK TO DO THAT SO I CHECKED WITH ANOTHER GARAGE TO SEE WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING .SO WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

• 12/22/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  '98 FORD EXPEDITION - CAR FIRE - CAR DESTROYED. DROVE 1.8 MILES FROM MY HOME AND WENT INTO A STORE. 5 MINUTES LATER I COME OUT TO THE CAR ON FIRE. IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HAD BUILT A CAMPFIRE ON THE ENGINE HOOD RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. INSURANCE DID INVESTIGATION BUT COULD NOT PROVE ANYTHING - NOT ENOUGH LEFT TO FIGURE IT OUT. *JB

• 12/22/1998· STEERING

  TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING TIRE TO COLLASPE INWARD RESULTING IN DAMAGE AND LOSS OF CONTROL.

• 12/21/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  I HAVE A 98 EXPEDITION, WINDOWS ROLL DOWN, STEREO COME ON HEAT TURNS ON, ALL DASH PANEL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF,THE AIR BAG LIGHT GO ON AND OFF,AND THE WIPERS AND OVERDRIVE GO ON AND OFF ,THE STARTER TRIES TO START WHILE RUNNING IT STARTED FEW YEARS AGO ON OCCASION WHEN IT WOULD RAIN NOW EVERYTIME ,FOUND OUT THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS WATER ON THE FUSE BOX AND SOME OTHER GENERIC BOX, I FEEL FORD SHOULD FIX THE EXPEDITION ITS THERE DEFAULT LOOK ON THE INTERNET ,THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROB. PLEASE HELP. *TR

• 12/21/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER COLLISION, SPEED UNDETERMINED. VEHICLE HIT SEVERAL TREES BEFORE AND DURING ROLLOVER. BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/21/1999· STEERING,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A SHEET OF ICE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND SLID INTO A GUARDRAIL. UPON A FRONTAL IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICHNOT PROTECTING THE OCCUPANTS. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEATBELT DID NOT RETRACT, WHICH DID NOT HOLD THE OCCUPANT IN SEAT, AND CAUSING OCCUPANT TO SUSTAIN INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/21/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. DEALER HAS SEEN FOUR TIMES, AND REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, BUT STILL CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/20/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

• 12/18/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITYFire

  I HAVE A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION EB MODEL. I JUST HAD TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY AND THE GEM MODULE HAS BEEN GETTING WET AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FUSE BOX. APPARENTLY THIS IS QUITE COMMON WITH THIS YEAR AND MODLE.I HAVE TO SPEND 885 TO HAVE IT FIXED AND NOW HAVE TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED AS WELL. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND THE LIGHTS FLICKERS ON AND OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE POWER LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE WINDOWS WOULD GO UP AND DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS IS NOT SAFE! IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ONCE THEN THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND IT WOULDN'T STOP. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE DASH STARTED SMOKING AND A BEEPING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE DASH SOMEWHERE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET THE BATTERY DISCONNECTED BEFORE THERE WAS ANY REAL FIRE DAMAGE. IF I HAD KNOW NOTHING ABOUT CARS I WOULD HAVE KEPT DRIVING AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

• 12/17/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CAR WAS UNDER NORMAL CITY DRIVING CONDITIONS WHEN THE #3 SPARK PLUG WAS VIOLENTLY EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOT A FIRE, WITH FUEL AIR VAPORS BEING EXPELLED FROM THE EMPTY SPARK PLUG HOLE AND THE PLUG AND WIRE VISIBLE ARCING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THERE CERTAINLY WAS A POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTORS CUSTOMER RELATIONS DIRECTLY TO REPORT THIS AS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW, THEY FLATLY DENY THAT THERE IS ANY PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE COST OF THIS REPAIR CAN RUN BETWEEN $3000 AND $6000, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY FORD HAS CHOSEN TO TAKE THE COARSE OF DENIAL. AT THE SAME TIME THEY ARE DENYING THAT THIS IS A HAZARDOUS DESIGN FLAW, THE HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM IN REPLACEMENT PARTS AND IN LATER MODEL YEARS. *JB

• 12/17/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE WAS GOING 55MPH ON A STARIGHT LINE WITH NO WHERE TO PULL OVER WHEN GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP IT. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. *AK

• 12/16/2000· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I UDERSTAND THIS FALIURE IS QUITE COMMON BUT AT ONLY 19000 MILES IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY, AND IT IS LIKELY TO IT WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES.*AK

• 12/14/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HIS VEHICLE VEERED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS AT A COMPLET STOP. FRONT END BUCKLED. ALSO, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *AK

• 12/14/1999· STEERING

  THE POWER STEERING IS MAKINE A HIGH PITCHED GROANING NOISE. *SLC

• 12/13/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE DRAINING POWER AFTER IGNITION SHUT TO OFF. POWER IS ON TO VEHICLE DUE TO WATER DAMAGE FROM VEHICLES EXTERIOR DEFECT DRAINING WATER DIRECT TO THE FUSE PANEL. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION IS ADDRESSED BY OUR NHTSA, DEATHS? I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM IN ALMOST EVERY ONE IF NOT EVERY ONE OF THESE VEHICLES, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF WHEN THESE PROBLEMS START. DO YOUR RESEARCH AND YOU WILL FIND COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? WILL THIS BE ANOTHER STOP SIGN INSTALLED AFTER SOMEONE IS KILLED. IS THAT WHAT WE ARE WAITING ON? PLEASE STEP UP AND PROTECT THE PEOPLE THAT NOW OWN THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. *TR

• 12/13/2004· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE SPARE TIRE LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE DISCONNECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FELL ONTO THE GROUND. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/13/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1998 FORD EXPEDITION. SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. 3 TIMES . FIRST TWO TIMES REPAIREDBY FORD UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

• 12/13/1999· VISIBILITY

  REFLECTIVE PART OF THE MIRROR IS DETERIORATING FROM THE INSIDE. DEALER SAYS MIRROR HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 12/12/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RUSTED HOLE IN THE REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 12/11/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLES ENGINE SHUTS OFF. CONSUMER STATES' VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL DAYS. FORD HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE AND THE THEFT SYSTEM AND PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

• 12/11/2001· SUSPENSION

  DON'T KNOW WHEN THE STABILIZER BARS ACTUALLY SNAPPED, HAVE BEEN HAVING SHAKING PROBLEMS FOR MONTHS. HAD READ A NEWS ARTICLE THAT THE NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING OTHER FORD EXPEDITION STABILIZER BAR PROBLEMS. FELT YOU SHOULD KNOW OF THIS FAILURE IN SUSPENSION FOR YOUR RECORDS AND HOPEFULLY FOR A FUTURE FORD RECALL. *AK

• 12/10/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NLM *PH

• 12/09/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INDICATOR NEEDLE SLIPPED TO A POSITION WHERE IT IS NO LONGER INDICATION THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE TRANSMISSIN. I.E. WHEN THE INDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL, THE TRANSMISSION IS IN REVERSE.*AK

• 12/07/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  WHILE I WAS DIVING AROUND 35 MPH TO 45 MPH A HORRIBLE VIOLENT SHAKE STARTS TO OCCUR. AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE ESPECIALLY ONCE YOU HIT THE FREEWAY VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT SUCH SPEEDS. IT STARTS WITH A VIOLENT SHAKE WITH LOUD NOISES COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. IT HAS BLOWN 2 COILS ALREADY. *TR

• 12/05/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD BANG. THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY COLLAPSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR TRAILING ARM WAS FRACTURED DUE TO EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

• 12/05/2001· VISIBILITY

  CLAMP ON HEATER HOSE IS NOT STRONG AND IT BROKE, CAUSING FLUIDS TO LEAK INTO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. VEHICLE DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY. CONTACTED DEALER,AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO, AND IT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. PLEASE ADD VIN #. *AK

• 12/04/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,831...UPDATED 01/30/13 *BF UPDATED 2/4/2013*JS

• 12/04/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  4WHEEL ABS DANGEROUS LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. ENDED UP IN DITCH. SUBSEQUENTLY MEASURED STOPPING DISTANCE ON DIRT ROAD AT 30 MPH. STOPPING DISTANCE MEASURED 70 FEET WITH ABS ENABLED. STOPPING DISTANCE MEASURED JUST 45 FEET WITH ABS DISABLED (BRAKES FULLY LOCKED UP IN BOTH CASES). ABS DESIGN NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO SHORTEN STOPPING DISTANCE UNDER TYPICAL "DRY ROAD" CONDITIONS.*AK

• 12/04/2000· SUSPENSION

  BOLT IN SWAY BAR/ STABLIZER BAR FEEL OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. *AK THE LEFT STABILIZER LINK WHICH BROKE WHILE IN MOTION, AND THE RIGHT STABILIZER WHICH WAS WORN OUT WERE BOTH REPLACED. *YH

• 12/03/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND PUT A RECORDER TO HELP DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/03/1998· STEERINGCrash

  FORD MOTOR COMPANY CONTACTED--THEY DENY LIABILITY--DEALER CONTACTED-IGNORED EYE WITNESS STATEMENT. TIRE SNAPPED OFF TIE ROD ASSEMBLY AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO GO OFF ROAD-- NO HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIP-- ACCIDENT OCCURED AS RESULT OF TIRE SNAPPING OFF THE TIE ROAD RIGHT AT THE LOCK NUT JOINT. THERE IS NO EVIDNECE OF STEEL BENDING. IT JUST SHATTERED.

• 12/02/1998· WHEELS

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT MFR./DEALER NOT HONORING MFR. RECALL NOTICE #98S-14/ NHTSA #98V-095 000 CONCERNING LUGS: NUTS MAY NOT CREATE SUFFICIENT CLAMP LOAD, ALLOWING WHEEL MOVEMENT IN RELATION TO THE HUB/ ROTOR MOUNTING SURFACE. *AK

• 12/01/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED INTO DRIVE AND THEN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO REVERSE THE GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN LATER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND ANY EXPENSES WOULD HAVE TO COVERED BY THE OWNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

• 12/01/2004· VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

  HEATER COIL WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT RADIO WAS MAKING THE PART DEFECTIVE. THE COIL WENT OUT AGAIN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DOWN. MANUFACTURER STATED NO MORE REPLACEMENTS. *AK

• 12/01/2000· SUSPENSION

  WHILE PULLING UP INTO DRIVEWAY LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR SHEARED OFF. DEALER NOTIFED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 12/01/2000· SUSPENSION

  CONNECTOR BETWEEN SWAY BAR AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE, CAUSING HANDLING OF VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFCULT. *AK

• 12/01/2000· SUSPENSION

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK