2007 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SLIGHTLY VIBRATED. AFTER INITIAL APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, UPON NEXT APPLICATION OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES THEN ENGAGED. NO CODE OR ANY INDICATION BY THE VEHICLES SAFETY MESSAGES WERE GIVEN, NO CHECK BRAKES OR ANYTHING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR ABS BRAKES ON THE 2008 MODEL DATED NOVEMBER OF 2007 AND THIS VEHICLE WAS A LATE PRODUCTION RUN OF THE '07'S AND DELIVERED ON 8/28/2007 SO PERHAPS THE SAME ISSUE AFFECTED SOME MODELS FROM '07. ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CORPORATE LEVEL @ FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT IN THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT WAS WORN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEATBELTS WERE FINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE REMOVED BY THE DEALER USING A SPECIAL TOOL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BECOME STUCK. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

I WENT TO PICK MY SON UP FROM DRIVERS ED AND WE WERE LEAVING THE PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE DIED. I WAITED A LITTLE AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND IT STARTED BUT IT WAS ROUGH. I THEN CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY WAY BACK HOME AND IT WAS DRIVING ROUGH AND NO LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING I HAD A PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DIED AGAIN SO I HAD TO JUST LET IT COAST TO GET OFF THE STREET. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO DELON AND SON'S SECOND DRIVEWAY (REPAIR SHOP). I WAITED FOR THEM TO COME HELP AND WHEN THE REPAIR MAN CAME OUT HE WAS ABLE TO START IT AND TOLD ME HE WAS GOING TO RUN SOME TEST ON IT TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED IT. AFTER 2HRS HE CAME AND SAID THAT IT INDICATED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THAT IT SHOWED IT FIXED ITSELF SO HE WANTED TO TEST DRIVE IT BEFORE I WOULD GO HOME......WELL NOT EVEN TWO MINUTES AFTER HE LEFT HIS COWORKER CAME IN AND SAID THAT HE JUST BROKE DOWN IN MY VEHICLE. SO HE BUMPED UNDER THE TANK AND IT STARTED BACK UP. SO THIS TO HIM INDICATED THAT IT WAS FOR SURE THE FUEL PUMP. I LEFT IT FOR THEM TO FIX IT AND WHEN IT WAS DONE HE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT.....I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T EXPLODE BECAUSE THE WIRES WERE MELTED ON THE FUEL PUMP AND HE HIMSELF SAID THAT HE WAS LUCKY SINCE HE TEST DROVE IT AS WELL. I DOUBT FORD WOULD PAY FOR THIS FUEL PUMP FAILURE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WHEN YOU LOOK ON-LINE. MY TOTAL BILL FOR THIS WAS $790.00 OUCH :( CONSIDERING WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ADOPTING A CHILD. *TR

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NO START. WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR; DIAGNOSED AS FAILED FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND OLD PUMP RETURNED TO ME. THE OLD PUMP HAS A MELTED AND SCORCHED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WHERE THE WIRING COMES INTO THE PUMP MOTOR, WHICH IN THE PRESENCE OF GASOLINE VAPORS, HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BE DISASTROUS. I NOTED SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR NHTSA COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE IN THIS MODEL YEAR. PICTURES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR

DEALER WANTS $800 TO CHANGE SPARK PLUGS AS THEY WILL BREAK OFF IN ENGINE. BECAUSE A DIS SIMILAR METAL WAS USED. EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAK AND CAUSE LOUD EXHAUST LEAK AT THE REAR OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD DEALER WANTS $850 TO FIX. *JS

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FORD EXPEDITION MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO SHAKE AND SHUTTER, AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES WHILE IT MADE A RATTLING SOUND, IT LASTED LESS THAN A MINUTE BUT FELT LIKE AN ETERNITY. WHILE I WAS AFRAID, I EASED OFF THE GAS TO LET IT SLOW DOWN, THEN I TRIED TO APPLY LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO AVOID BEING IN A ACCIDENT, THEN THE VEHICLE PICKED UP AND RESPONDED AS NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 3 OCCASIONS. VERY FRIGHTENING!!! MY MILEAGE IS ONLY AT 44,900.00 WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED MY MILEAGE WAS AROUND 38,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT SUDDEN ACCELERATION SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE JULY 2008. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER CONTINUED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY A FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,538 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,335.

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE REAL ROUGH TO THE POINT OF BOUNCING IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER. A KNOCKING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE ENGINE. WHEN YOU TRIED TO INCREASE SPEED TWO CYLINDERS MISSED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY, IT CAUSED THE OIL TO BE DISTRIBUTED UNEVENLY THROUGH THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE TO HEAT UNEVENLY. THIS STARVATION OF OIL OVER TIME TO THE ENGINE ALLOWED FOR METAL TO SHRED AND CONTAMINATE THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED IN A 5 YEAR OLD CAR. IF THE ENGINE IS NOT REPLACED THE CONDITIONS WOULD CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND THE OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. AFTER INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEM I LEARNED THAT FORD HAD SENT OUT A TECHNICAL ADVISORY BULLETIN TO HELP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM SO OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME BASED FAILURE. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2007 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAWER, THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. LAST YEAR THE FORD DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE HOOD SINCE IT WAS RUSTING. NOW THE TAIL GATE IS RUSTING AND THE PAINT BUBBLING, BUT FORD HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TAILGATE. I LIVE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN UP NORTH OR NEAR THE COAST. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE RUST LIKE THIS. *TR