1999 Ford Expedition

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

• 12/31/2004· STEERING

  POWER STERRING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION LEAKING. *AK

• 12/31/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L ENGINE, WHILE DRIVUNG THE VEHICLE ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE BUT WOUN'T ADMIT IT. I THINK IT IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM AND FORD SURE REALIZE IT . IF YOU COULD DO ANYTHING FOR ME AND UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT PURCHASED THIS PIECE OF JUNK PLEASE EMAIL ME THANKS

• 12/31/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE OWNER WE KNEW VERY WELL AND ALL REGULAR MAINTANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ACCORDING TO FORD RECOMENDATIONS. IN 2001 WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO HAVE O-RINGS REPLACED IN TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTING. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED JUST PRIOR TO THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE FORD OWNERS MANUAL. IN JUNE 2002 WHILE TOWING A TRAILER (WEIGHTS WITHIN LIMITS OF VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS) WE EXPERIENCE A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE TRANSMISSION. ENGINE WOULD REV WHILE IN GEAR BUT ACTED LIKE IN NEUTRAL. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS SPEWING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SMOKING. WE PULLED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE BUT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE TOWN. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUXILLARY TRANSMISSION COOLER. THERE IS ONLY 58,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, LESS THAN 30,000 SINCE THE LAST PROBLEM. WE WERE INFORMED BY THE SERVICE TECH THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEITHER DRIVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A FORD REBUILT TRANSMISSION. WITH IN APPROX. 1-2 MONTHS AFTER REPLACEMENT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SERVICE TECH INFORMED US THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION CODE. AFTER RESETTING THE LIGHT AND WAITING FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE "TRANSMISSION PERSON" AT THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON AN THE SERVICE TECH ADVISED TO 'WAIT AND SEE'. IN DEC. 2002 WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH 4 ADULTS AND 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR NOT PULLING A TRAILER, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING "HARD" AND AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES WITH VARYIING RPMS AND SPEEDS. AFTER WAITING THE WEEKEND FOR THE APPOINTMENT TIME, THE SERVICE TECH INFORMED US THAT THE SOLINOID PACK IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. AT THIS POINT THERE IS ONLY 8,000MILES ON THE 2ND TRANSMISSION. THE SOLINOID PACK WAS REPLACED AND CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD ANYMORE PROBLEMS.

• 12/31/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ONLY A VERY SMALL AREA ON STEERING WHEEL IS DESIGNATED FOR HORN. HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL SITUATOINS WHERE I NEEDED TO HONK THE HORN QUICKLY AND HIT THE STEERING WHEEL HARD WITH PALM OF HAND AND THE HORN DID NOT SOUND. YOU MUST LOOK DOWN AND FIND THE TINY HORN SYMBOLS THAT ARE THE SAME COLOR AS THE STEERING WHEEL AND PRESS HARD WITH ONE OR TWO FINGERS. NOT A VERY USER-FRIENDLY DESIGN TO SAY THE LEAST. THE FORD DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY ISSUE WITH THE HORN DESIGN. *AK

• 12/30/2011· VISIBILITY

  MY SIDEVEIW MIRRORS KEEP LOSING THE REFLECTIVE MIRROR. I HAVE REPLACED THEM BEFORE AND AFTER A WHILE THE NEW MIRRORS DO THE SAME THING OVER TIME. *KB

• 12/30/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD.*AK

• 12/30/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1999 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW #3 SPARG PLUG OUT OF HEAD

• 12/29/2014· ENGINE

  I HAVE HAD SPARK PLUGS BLOW TWICE IN THIS ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LAST TIME IN JANUARY 2014 THAT I HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY TO FIX THIS TIME. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND FORD HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THEIR DESIGN. IT IS A WONDER THAT MORE PEOPLE HAVEN'T GOTTEN HURT FROM THIS PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

• 12/29/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I MUST REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD DUE TO A LEAK ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER FORD MODELS FOR THAT YEAR BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT DOESN'T APPLY TO WINDSTARS. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE SINCE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? *JB

• 12/28/2006· TIRES

  MY FORD EXPEDITION WAS OUTFITTED A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS AGO WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLERS BY FORD DUE TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE. RECENTLY, WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED FAILURE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. ALL AROUND THE RIM APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TO 3/4" FROM THE RIM THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE RUBBER SIDEWALL OPENING UP AS THE EARTH DOES DURING AN EARTHQUAKE. THESE ARE APPROXIMATELY 2-3" LONG AND A LITTLE OVER 1/8" DEEP SO FAR. THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR THREE YEAR OLD TIRES. THESE WILL BE REMOVED BEFORE THE NEXT LONG TRIP AS I WILL NOT WAIT FOR FAILURE AND PUT MY OR MY FAMILY IN DANGER. *JB

• 12/28/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1999 FORD EXPEDITION - BLOW SPARK PLUG OUT OF NUMBER 3 CYLINDER. RESULT IS LOSS OF POWER AND VERY POOR DRIVABILITY AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO, GAS SMELL FROM LEADING INJECTOR IN NOW OPEN CYLINDER. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT TOWING WHEN THE PLUG BLEW, OR THE LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION. FORD DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE CYL. HEAD ($3,000), DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE ANY DEFECT THAT FORD HAS AUTHORIZED. SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS ENGINE, DEALS WITH INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF THREADS TO HOLD THE PLUG IN THE ALUMINUM HEAD. *NM

• 12/28/2005· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: AIR SUSPENSION STOP WORKING; INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LAMPS CONTINUALLY CLICK ON AND OFF; REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. ABS WARNING CLICKS ON AN OFF, WHEN OFF BRAKES TEND TO LOCK DURING BRAKING. *JB

• 12/28/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN IN NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN SUDDENLY SMOKE SMELL AND LOUD RHYTHMIC BANGING FROM UNDER HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP. THEY DISCOVERED A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN THROUGH THE HEAD, REQUIRING A HEAD REPLACEMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY I DISCOVERED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES WITH THE TRITON ENGINE-DESIGN DEFECT IN THAT THEIR ARE ONLY 5-6 THREADS HOLDING SPARK PLUGS IN LEAVING THEM SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS TYPE OF FAILURE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. FORD WOULD NOT ASSIST ME WITH REPAIRS STATING THERE WAS NO RECALL DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. *JB

• 12/27/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER COULD TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS...*AK

• 12/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE NOISE UPON COLD START. SOUNDS LIKE MARBLES CHURNING ABOUT INSIDE A COFFEE CAN. *AK

• 12/27/2000· TIRES

  TIRE NUMBER TWO EXPLODES. FIRESTONE TIRES ARE BAD NEWS AND KILL PEOPLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: 16 INCH)

• 12/26/2005· SUSPENSION

  I ALMOST FLIPPED MY WIFE'S 1999 FORD EXPEDITION ON CHRISTMAS EVENING (YESTERDAY) WHEN BOTH STABILIZER BAR LINKS SHEARED OFF. MY FAMILY, INCLUDING FOUR CHILDREN, WERE IN THE CAR. WE WERE PROCEEDING ON A RURAL ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE HANDLING WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING ALL OVER THE ROAD. ANYTHING OVER 40 MPH BECAME UNSAFE AROUND TURNS. IT COST ME $84 TO REPLACE THE PARTS TODAY (SELF-INSTALLED). IT COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY. I WANT FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PARTS AND I WANT THEM TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER A RECALL WOULD BE PRUDENT. I OWNED TWO 1995 EXPLORERS AND BOTH WERE RECALLED FOR THIS DEFECT (WHICH IS THE ONLY REASON I KNEW TO LOOK FOR IT). I AM A LICENSED ATTORNEY. NOTICE OF A DEFECT GIVES RISE TO NEGLIGENCE. NOT ONLY DOES A QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS ONE DAMAGE FORD'S REPUTATION, ECONOMICALLY IT LESS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS THAN TO WAIT FOR THE FATALITIES TO MATERIALIZE AS THESE VEHICLES AGE. I WANT FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PARTS AND INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE OR I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT AGAIN. FORD, DO THE RIGHT THING HERE. *JB

• 12/26/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1999 FORD EXPEDITION - SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK IN THE RIGHT HEAD GASKET. THERE IS A CURRENT SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/26/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A THREE MONTH CHECK UP AND SAME CABLES WERE REPLACED AND TWO DAYS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. TS *TT

• 12/25/1999· VISIBILITY

  WIPERS TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY WHILE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. WIPER MOTOR REPLACED ONCE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

• 12/25/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  GAS GAUGE READING IS NOT ACCURATE. FUEL AMOUNT FLUCTUATES. CHECKED BY DEALER, NO PROBLEM FOUND. GAUGE STILL INACCURATE. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE DASH FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE AND IS THERE PRIMARILY FOR DECORATION.

• 12/25/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE ROUGH IDLE. VEHICLE "RUMBLES" AT IDLE. DEALERSHIP CONTACTED; NO SATISFACTION. *AK

• 12/24/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER STATES HIS MIRRORS ARE GETTING DARK STAINS ON THEM, WHICH IMPAIRS HIS VISION. ALSO THE MIRROR PART IS FLAKING AWAY. TS

• 12/23/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE FARTHEST REAR SPARK PLUG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FORD TRITON V8 ENGINE EJECTED FROM THE HEAD. *TR

• 12/22/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL AT RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE, BOTTOM OF CYLINDER HEAD. IN AT DEALER'S SHOP FOR REPAIRS. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED THERE IS A LOUD TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTED, THEN IT STOPS. *AK

• 12/21/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET FAILURE. RIGHT HAND, REAR SIDE OF THE ENGINE. I CAN SMELL STRONG BURNING OIL WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING AND AFTER SHUT-OFF. OIL SATURATED STARTER. *JB

• 12/20/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN NORMAL OPERATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM BECAME INEFFECTIVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BRAKE SHOP WHERE THE BRAKE LINE ON THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE DOOR WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED THROUGH AND LEAKING. THE BRAKE SHOP FOUND ALL METAL BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT. *TR

• 12/17/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. MY WIFE STARTED OUT ON HER DAILY DRIVE TO WORK. AS USUAL, SHE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO WARM UP FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING. ABOUT 1 BLOCK FROM OUR HOME, SHE HEARD A POP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE, RUN ROUGH, RATTLED AND LOSE POWER. SHE ALSO HAD TROUBLE STEERING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LOSS IN POWER. SHE WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE LATER IN THE DAY AND FOUND THAT THE 2ND SPARK PLUG FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD AND DAMAGED THE COIL. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE I HAVE READ OF MANY FORD OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE RECEIVED A TUNE-UP AT APPROXIMATELY 92000 MILE IN 2006. IT CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 130000 MILES. *TR

• 12/17/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4 MOTOR BLEW SPARK PLUG ON PASSENGER SIDE-REAR PLUG. *TR

• 12/17/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD WINSTAR IN 2005 AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR 1500.00 WHILE SEARCHING YOUR SITE I DISCOVERED MANY DEFECTS AND RECALLS TO MY VAN WHICH I PLAN TO TAKE TO A FORD DEALER. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

• 12/15/2004· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER, ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 13,2004 I WAS HAVING BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED ON MY TRUCK. THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TIE ROD END. HE SAID THAT THE BOLTS WERE BROKEN ON ONE SIDE AND MISSING ON THE OTHER. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UPRIGHT AND THAT I HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 3 DAYS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC WHO IS FIXING THE PROBLEM STATED THAT I NEEDED TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE TIE ROD END.*AK

• 12/14/2004· SUSPENSIONFire

  MY WIFE HAD PARKED OUR 1999 EXPIDITION FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE NOTICING SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR WAS SOON COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND DESTROYED. SINCE THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OFF FOR A WHILE, I SUSPECT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THIS VEHICLE HAD ALMOST 100K MILES AND WAS AN EDDY BAUER VERSION WITH THE SELF LEVELING FEATURE. I MENTION THIS BECAUSE APPROXAIMIATLY 30 MINUTES AFTER SHUTTING OF THE CAR, A COMPRESSOR TURNS ON AND LEVELS THE CAR, THIS IS NORMAL ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. I SUSPECT THAT THIS MOTOR IS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. SINCE THIS FIRE WAS OUTSIDE NO-ONE WAS HURT, BUT IF THIS HAD BEEN IN A GARAGE IT WOULD HAVE BURN'T DOWN THE HOUSE. SINCE THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDER VEHICLES WITH THIS FEATURE, THERE ARE MORE POTENTIAL FIRES OUT THERE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS POSSESION OF THE CAR AND WILL DESTORY IT IN 2 WEEKS, I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THIS TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN PAID SO I HAVE NO INTEREST OTHER THAN PREVENTING OTHER FIRES. CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND I WILL GET YOU THE INSURANCE CONTACT INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/13/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE TRUCK WILL NOT START, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS POWER. AFTER WAITING A FEW HOURS IT STARTS UP WITHOUT A PROBLEM. IT MAY RUN FINE FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEN HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FOR DAYS ON END. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN A MONTH NOW. CALLED THREE DEALERSHIPS AND WAS FORCED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP (TWO HOURS AWAY). THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN AT THE DEALERSHIP, WAS NOT LOGGED ON THE COMPUTER AND WAS CHARGED $100.00 TO DO NOTHING. I HAVE HEARD FROM NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ALARM SYSTEM (THAT DOES NOT LOG PROBLEMS ON THE COMPUTER) THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY. HAVE CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. AFTER NUMEROUS TIMES OF LACK OF STARTING, THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT WE NEEDED TO LEAVE THE TRUCK WITH THEM FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (THREE TO FOUR DAYS).*AK

• 12/13/2000· TIRES

  FROM THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP OF OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION -- WE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH THE FACTORY EQUIPPED 17 INCH WILDERNESS AT TIRES PULLING TO EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING STRAIT AHEAD AT ANY SPEED. WE PROCEEDED WITH A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT WITH MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL. AT LEAST 3 FRONT END ALIEGNMENTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. A FORD MOTOR COMPANY ENGINEER SAID THE 17 INCH TIRES WERE INHERENTLY UNSTABLE AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE PULLING OF TIRES. OUR OWN MECHANIC DETUNED THE FRONT END ALIEGNMENT WITH IN FACTORY SPECIFIATIONS AND THIS ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS INCREASE TIRE WEAR. WE HAVE REPLACED AT APPROX 16,000 MILES ALL FIVE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES AND DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE TH SAME STEARING PROBLEMS. (DOT NUMBER: W216-1RE-0 TIRESIZE: 17)

• 12/12/2013· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAINCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL DROPPED AND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND THEN FLIPPED OVER. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 225,000.

• 12/12/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. WHILE VEHICLE IS OFF THE HEATER BLOWERS WILL TURN ON AND RUN BATTERY DOWN. WHILE DRIVING 4X4, WASHER LIGHTS, POWER WINDOWS, RADIO, INTERIOR LIGHTS ALL TURN OFF AND ON. RADIO WORKS WHILE IN PARK BUT, POWERS DOWN WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH WATER GETTING IN AND RUNNING DOWN DRIVERS SIDE. APPEARS ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2008 JUST STARTED HAVING THESE ISSUES WITHIN THE PAST YEAR STARTED OUT SLOW BUT ARE GETTING WORST AND MORE FREQUENT. NOW MY VEHICLE AFTER JUMP STARTING IT I HEAR A ELECTRICAL NOISE COMING FROM MY STARTER, IT SHUTS THE CAR OFF AND KILLS THE BATTERY. THE CAR WILL ONLY RUN FOR TEN SECONDS OR SO BEFORE IT REPEATS. *TR

• 12/12/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD WITH MY THREE CHILDREN DURING RUSH HOUR. I HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY THE WHAT SOUNDED LIKE MACHINE GUN FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. I WAS FEARFUL OF THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND HAD THEM LEAVE THE CAR. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. A FORD REPAIRMAN LOOKED AT THE CAR AND STATED THAT THE #3 PASSENGER SIDE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. HE STATED THAT THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. HE SAID THAT THEY SEE MANY OF THESE EACH WEEK AND THAT IT IS USUALLY THE #3 SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HE STATED THAT IT WOULD BE $2500-$5000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD BY ANOTHER FORD DEALER THAT HE COULD FIX IT FOR $300-$500. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED THERE AND DESPITE INFORMING HIM WHICH SPARK PLUG IT WAS, UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE CLAIMED IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO REPAIR AND INCREASED THE REPAIR PRICE TO $2100. WHEN WE OBJECTED HE OFFERED TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FOR $200-$300. WE FEEL AS IF THE FORD DEALERS ARE USING THIS ISSUE TO RUN A BATE AND SWITCH. WE HAVE INVESTIGATED THE MATTER ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE AND FORD'S FAILURE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INJURED IF THEY FAIL TO CORRECT THEIR DESIGN DEFECT. *NM

• 12/12/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IT STARTED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON FOR NO REASON. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN AT THE TIME I TOOK IT IN TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIX A PROBLEM THEY DIDN'T SEE. SLOWLY THE PROBLEM GOT WORST, ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER. ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT IF THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOWERED. I CAN NO LONGER RAISE OR LOWER THE COLUMN ANYMORE FOR FEAR THE WIPERS, LOCKS AND HEADLAMPS WILL NOT WORK. AT TIMES, THE LOCKS TO THE BACK SEAT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE POWER LOCK BUTTONS. THE REAR WIPER DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE, YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUN AT TIMES, BUT NO MOVEMENT. THE ODOMETER BLINKS ON AND OFF AT TIMES. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES IT DOESN'T COME ON AT ALL. THAT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M ON THE ROAD FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. WITH ALL OF THAT GOING ON, THE WORST THING IS TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THE RAIN AND SNOW AND NOT KNOW IF THE WIPERS WILL WORK AT ALL. *JB

• 12/12/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  VEHICLE MAKES GRINDING NOISE AND LURCHES UPON ACCELERATION UP HILLS. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE FIRST BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER IN 11/00. RECENTLY BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER THE DAY AFTER THE PROBLEM BECAME EVIDENT UPON ACCELERATION ON FLAT ROAD. *AK

• 12/11/2002· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER STATES' THE VEHICLES DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE, SIDE VIEW MIRRORS HAVE DEVELOPED A SCRATCHY CLOUDY LOOKING. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD CLEARLY BEHIND VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

• 12/09/2009· STRUCTURE,TIRES

  THE FLARED PORTION OF THE TERMINATOR FOB ON THE RETAINING/RETRACTING CABLE FOR THE SPARE TIRE FRACTURED AND SEPARATED ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER). *TR AS A RESULT, THE SPARE TIRE AND THE METAL CROSSPIECE RETAINER DROPPED ONTO THE STREET PAVEMENT, AND IN FRONT OF ONCOMING VEHICLES, WHICH SWERVED AND AVOIDED COLLIDING WITH THE LOOSE SPARE TIRE. I AM JUST GLAD, AND FORTUNATE, THAT THE SPARE TIRE DID NOT BOUNCE INTO THE AIR, OR END UP CRASHING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SIMILAR, IF NOT IDENTICAL INCIDENTS OF THIS SPARE TIRE CABLE BREAKAGE POSTED ON THE INTERNET. ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE CRANK MECHANISM IS DRIVEN USING THE JACK HANDLE, AND IT IS SUPPOSED TO "RATCHET" WHEN THE SPARE TIRE BECOMES SNUG AGAINST THE VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE, PREVENTING OVER TENSION ON THE CRANK MECHANISM AND CABLE. UPON INSPECTION, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF RUST, OR CORROSION, OR ATTEMPTED THEFT OR TAMPERING. A SMALL COLLAR PORTION OF THE TERMINATOR FOB REMAINED ON THE CABLE, WHILE FLARED PORTION BROKE AND SLIPPED OFF OF THE END OF THE CABLE. THERE ARE NOT ANY ADDITIONAL SAFETY DEVICES ON THE VEHICLE THAT RETAIN THE SPARE TIRE IN THE EVENT THE CABLE FAILS. DURING THE 2001 FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL, THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FIVE TIRES, WHICH INCLUDED THE SPARE TIRE. OTHERWISE, THE CRANK MECHANISM HAS NOT BEEN USED. I SEARCHED BUT FAILED TO FIND A REPORTED GOVERNMENT RECALL OF THIS CABLE AT HTTP://WWW.RECALLS.GOV/SEARCH.HTML. TO REPAIR THE CABLE END, I CREATED MY OWN TERMINATOR FOB USING AN ELECTRICAL SPLIT-BOLT SIZED TO THE DIAMETER OF THE CABLE. I FASHIONED A J SHAPE IN THE CABLE TO FORM A LOOP AND PLACED A SMALL SCREW THROUGH THE LOOP TO PREVENT PULL-THROUGH, ADDED A FEW DROPS OF BLUE LOCKTITE TO THE THREADS OF THE SPLIT-BOLT, AND CINCHED UP THE SPLIT-BOLT. *TR

• 12/09/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF A FORD TSB CONCERNING OIL LEAKAGE. HE EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAKAGE FROM THE HEAD GASKET INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *JB

• 12/09/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1999 FORD EXPEDITION, V8 TRITON 4.6 LITER ENGINE WITH 68,700 MILES HAS OIL LEAK. INSPECTION AT DEALERSHIP DETERMINED HEAD GASKETS NEED REPLACING WITH ESTIMATED COST OF $1200.00 TO $1500.00. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND MAINTAINCE WAS MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE. A VEHICLE REQUIRING THIS TYPE INVESTMENT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE REPAIRS OF THIS TYPE AT 68,000 MILES. A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.*AK

• 12/08/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 25 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, AND AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALTHOUGH NO CRASH OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE STEEL PIPE FITTINGS,HOSES, AND CONNECTIONS OF THE BRAKES WERE CORROSIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS DETERMINED THE CORROSION WAS DUE TO USE OF INFERIOR METALS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

• 12/07/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT STATED SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION DID NOT DEACTIVATE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO SEVERAL VEHICLES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND INJURIES TO THE KNEES AND LOWER BACK. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

• 12/07/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH A SUPPOSES SAFETY FEATURE. THE "DOOR AJAR" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO DOOR OPEN. PART OF THIS SYSTEM TURNS ON THE DOME LIGHT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 AND 18 MPH. THIS LIGHT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE WINDOWS. IMAGINE YOURSELF BACKING OUT OF AN UNLIT DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE IF THERE IS A CHILD APPROACHING THE REAR OF YOUR CAR. THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN OFF OR OVER-RIDE THE DOME LIGHT SHORT OF REMOVING THE BULBS. FORD TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ONCE AND IT WORKED PROPERLY FOR A WHILE, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. IT IS FRIGHTENING WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR SIGHT IMPAIRED. I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE DOME LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM DISABLED THAT HAVE IT MALFUNCTION. THE ODDS OF AN INCIDENT HAPPENING DUE TO IMPAIRED VISION ARE SURELY GREATER THAN OF AN OPEN DOOR NOT BEING NOTICED AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING AN INCIDENT. *NM

• 12/06/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. YESTERDAY, MY FIANCE AND KIDS WERE ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. UPON INSPECTION, WE FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD EJECTED THE #3 SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE COIL PACK TO "SHATTER" AS WELL AS THE PLUG CABLE ATTACHED TO IT. I'VE DONE EXTENSIVE SEARCHING ON THE SUBJECT, AND THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS REPORTED OF FIRES CAUSED BY THESE PLUG EJECTIONS. ALSO, HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN STUCK WITH REPAIR COSTS OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALL. LIVES ARE AT RISK. *TR

• 12/06/2004· TIRES

  WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 75 MPH SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE, AND THE TIRE FLEW OFF. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

• 12/06/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 12/06/2000· TIRESCrash

  PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDERS. HE NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #AT, P2557016. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT TIRE,AND ATTENDANT FOR FIRESTONE STATED THAT NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN BECAUSE TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL OR ON ADVISORY LIST. *AK