1998 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

WAS DRIVING THE 98 EXPEDITION WE JUST BOUGHT AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW AND BROKE THE COIL OFF. WHICH COME TO FIND OUT COULD HAVE EVEN CAUGHT FIRE. WITH ME HAVING 7 KIDS TO PUT IN CAR THAT IS MORE THEN A LITTLE WORRY FOR ME AND I RISK MY KIDS LIFE PUTTING THEM IN THIS VEHICLE AND NOT AWARE THAT THIS MOTOR DOES THIS AND CAN CAUSE SUCH A BAD RISK. THERE FOR FORD SHOULD HAVE TO PAY SOME HOW FOR THE LIVES THEY COULD HAVE TAKING. BECAUSE OF THERE MOTORS AND THEY HAVEN'T EVEN RECALLED THIS PROBLEM THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE WITH THEM. WE BUY CARS TO PUT OUR FAMILY IN LOOKING AT ITS SAFETY RATING AND NO ONE THINKS THEY WOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THERE MOTOR LITERALLY CATCHING FIRE. WHICH MINE COULD HAVE WITH MY KIDS IN SIDE. IM AM VERY UPSET!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

MY 1998 FORD EXPEDITION HAS BLOWN OUT TWO SPARK PLUGS IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH FORD DOES NOT REPAIR ON THEIR WARRANTY. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MISTAKE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT RECEIVING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE REPLACED THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH IN JULY OF 2008 AND AGAIN IN JANUARY OF 2009. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WILL CALL THE MANUFACTURER AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CONTROL WOULD MALFUNCTION EVERY TIME HE USED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO PARK CORRECTLY. IF THE VEHICLE DID SHIFT INTO PARK, IT WOULD ROLL BACKWARD, ESPECIALLY ON AN INCLINE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT INSPECT OR DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAD OVER 120,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V171000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)). THE CONTACT OWNED TWO OTHER FORD EXPEDITIONS THAT EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE 3 TIMES NOW, THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED A MONTH AGO 12-12,2008 THEN AGAIN 12- 22-,2008 & AGAIN TODAY 1-16-09, ALL THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO TEENS. MY 1998 FORD EXPEDITION WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AT STOP SIGNS & STOP LIGHTS WITHOUT SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL & TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. IF I WOULD JUST SHIFT TO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE WOULD REV TO 4000-5000 RPM & I WOULD NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL OF THE STEERING OR BRAKES. WHEN I TRIED TO USE THE BRAKES BY USING CONSTANT VERY FIRM PRESSURE THE BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK , BUT WOULD OVERHEAT & SMELL BURNED. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT DETERMINED THERE WAS ICE & OTHER JUNK BUILT UP ON THE THROTTLE CABLE. THIS WAS REMOVED AFTER THE 12-22-08 INCIDENT. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE FOR A LEAST 20 MINUTES BEFORE I STARTED DRIVING ANYWHERE & THEN LEAVE IT RUNNING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THE DRIVING OF SHORT DISTANCES COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE ICE BY JUST TAKING SHORT TRIPS OF 4 MILES OR LESS. TODAY 1-16-09 I HAD A DIFFERENT MECHANIC LOOK AT IT & HE IS ORDERING A NEW THROTTLE CABLE & HOPEFULLY THIS WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE SITUATION COULD HAVE TURNED OUT VERY BADLY IF THERE HAD BEEN VEHICLES TOO CLOSE TO ME WHEN I COULDN'T CONTROL MY VEHICLE. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT NO INJURIES OCCURRED,ALTHOUGH I SUFFERED MENTAL STRESS AND ANGUISH. *TR

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

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

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN HER DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COVERAGE WAS CANCELLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WANTED POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION; HOWEVER, IT WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DISPOSED OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH ANY REIMBURSEMENT AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE CUSTOMER'S CLAIM WILL BE CLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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