1997 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

CAR BURNED DOWN AT 2:15 AM IN GARAGE BECAUSE OF CRUISE CONTROL ON 21 MARCH 2007 AND SET CAR NEXT TO IT LINCOLN TOWN CAR AND GARAGE AND ROOMS ABOVE ON FIRE, DAMAGE ROUGHLY 380,000.-$, RECALLS ONLY WAS OFFICIAL IN AUG 2007 SINCE CNN REPORT. *TR

1997 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE TODAY 09-09-2008. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS, NO KEY IN IGNITION. FIRE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME TO CHECK ON THE RECALLS, I DID & IT HAD A FIRE RECALL ON THE MAKE, MODEL & YEAR OF THE VEHICLE I DID OWN. IT IS SALVAGE NOW. *TR

I HAD DROVE TO MY MOTHERS HOUSE ON 8/27/08 AND PARKED IN THE STREET. AFTER 15 MINUTES OF VISITING WITH HER I HEARD THE ALARM GOING OFF, AND WENT TO SEE WHAT IT WAS,ONLY TO FIND MY VEHICLE ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPT. PUT OUT THE FIRE, BUT IT WAS TO LATE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION FROM ONE OF THE DRIVE GEAR POSITIONS INTO PARK, EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR INDICATED THAT IT WAS IN PARK. AS A RESULT, SHE EXPERIENCES UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V171000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)). THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS ARE BEING BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE HEAD. THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. ALL THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN PERFORMED BY THE CONTACT BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE SUCCESSFUL RESULTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 239,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

IN A MATTER OF 9 MONTHS, MY 1997 FORD EXPEDITION HAS MISFIRED AND BLOWN OUT SPARK PLUG 4 TIMES NOW. HAS COST ME OVER $3,000 IN REPAIRS. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED MY TRUCK SMELLED LIKE FIRE, BUT NEVER IGNITED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON FOR A 5TH TIME, THE TRUCK IS MISFIRING AGAIN AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE ANOTHER BLOWOUT OCCURS. *TR

1997 FORD EXPEDITION. REAR CHILD DOOR LOCKS. ONE SIDE EVENTUALLY LOCKS BY ITSELF. REAR OCCUPANTS CANNOT GET OUT,MUST OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE. DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND NO RECALL. AFTER 8 YEARS MY KIDS DID NOT REQUIRE THEM AND I TIED THEM OPEN WITH WIRE. *TR

1997 FORD EXPEDITION, 5.4 V8. DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN A SPARK PLUG BLUE OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. MY MECHANIC IS GOING TO USE A HELICOIL KIT TO REPAIR THE THREADS. I WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT WAS DONE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE. HIS CHILDREN ARE AT THE AGE WHERE THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, WITHOUT THE CONTACT HAVING TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A COMPLIANT; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO ISSUE A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 197,000.

MY TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN I WAS TAKING MY GRANDCHILDREN HOME I LATER FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE FUEL RAIL THAT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING THE NIGHT IT HAPPEN I HAD IT TOWED HOME. *TR