2008 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

IN FEB. 08 I PURCHASED A 08 FORD EXPEDITION FROM CHAMPION FORD.IN JUNE 08 I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WE TOOK IT TO THEIR SERVICE DEPT. WHERE THEY SAID THEY DID A COMP. UPDATE SO IT WORKED UNTIL APRIL OF 09 SAME PROBLEM AGAIN THEY DID ANOTHER UPDATE (IT HAPPENED BEFORE THAN BUT I ONLY HAVE RECORD FOR THESE DATES).IT STARTED AGAIN JULY 10 TOOK IT TO AC COLLINS FORD THEY DID AN UPDATE AS WELL,THEY HAD IT FROM JULY10-14. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN STARTED IN NOV 10 THEY RECEIVED THE VEHICLE AT THEIR LOCATION ON 11152010 WE WENT TO GET IT ON 11302010 WE DID NOT EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WHEN IT STARTED AGAIN WE TURNED AROUND TO LET THE KNOW IT WAS DOING IT AGAIN ALL THEY SAID WASTHERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO,WE HAVE DONE THE UPDATE ON THE COMP.THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.SO WE DROVE IT HOME. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WE COULD NOT EVEN START THE VEHICLE BUT WE KEPT TRYING AND WHEN IT FINALLY STARTED THE VEHICLE WAS WORSE OFF THEN EVER BEFORE. SO WE RETURNED IT ON 12012010 AND ASK THEM TO FIX IT. SO IT HAS BEEN THERE SINCE THEN NOW THEY ASKED ME TO PROVIDE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS WHICH I DID THEN THEY TELL ME THE ENGINE HAS SLUDGE AND WILL NOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED.SO WE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO BAYWAY-LINCOLN TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND THE INITIAL PROBLEM. MAY PROBLEM IS WHY DID IT TAKE THEM SO MANY ATTEMPTS TO TRY TO FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS.MAYBE MY ENGINE WOULD NOT BE SLUDGED UP IF THEY WOULD HAVE DONE WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE ON THE RECEIPTS I HAVE THEY STATE THE DID 115 POINT INSPECTIONS I WOULD THIN THEY WOULD HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EDITION. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES, A TREE AND A PEDESTRIAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE PEDESTRIAN WAS KILLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE MADE A 360 DEGREE TURN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

MY HUSBAND HAS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE HALF HOOK IS POORLY DESIGNED THEREFORE THE CARPET FLOOR MAT DOES NOT STAY SECURE AND THE MAT MOVES AROUND AND SHIFTS ALOT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. MY SON WAS DRIVING THE EXPEDITION ON SUNDAY AUG. 8,2010 WHEN THE FLOOR MAT MOVED, GOT BUNCHED UP UNDER HIS FEET AND THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO NOT BE ABLE TO STOP AND HE RAN INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE MORE PEOPLE I TALK TO THE MORE I FIND OUT IT HAPPENS TO OTHERS BUT IT'S NOT REPORTED BECAUSE THERE'S NO ACCIDENT. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AND THE ACCIDENT TO FORD AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE # TO GIVE MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

2008 FORD EXPEDITION EL I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. MY ABS LIGHT WILL START BLINKING ON THE DASHBOARD FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHETHER I AM ON WET OR DRY ROADS. WHEN I GO TO APPLY THE BRAKES, MY TRUCK WILL GO INTO ABS MODE CAUSING THE MY CAR TO STUTTER UPON STOPPING. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT 20 TIMES AS THEY HAVE SEALED MY STEERING COLUMN STATING THAT THE SUNLIGHT IS SOMEHOW HITTING THE SENSOR. THAT DIDN'T WORK. THEY THEN REMOVED THE ABS MODULE AND ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER THAT, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. IT HAPPENS ON OCCASION, BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AS IT DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO STOP QUICKLY IF I HAVE TO. IT ISN'T A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, BUT WHEN IT OCCURS IT SCARES THE HECK OUT OF MY FAMILY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND FORD OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T EITHER. I JUST NEED SOMEONE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. *TR

THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE AIR SUSPENSION QUIT CAUSING THE AIR SUSPENSION TO FAIL. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT HAS OTHER AFTERMARKET PARTS MANUFACTURERS MAKING RETROFIT KITS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND HE THEN DROVE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR THREE DAYS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE CONTACT SENT TO A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

POWER REAR HATCH FAILURE - AFTER OPENING REAR DOOR, IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY COME BACK DOWN WITH THE MOTOR. IF SOMEONE WAS STANDING AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD HIT THEM, AND STOP, BUT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THIS KEPT REPEATING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS UNTIL THE DOOR NO LONGER OPENED VIA THE POWER OPENER. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, ALL THEY FOUND WAS THAT THE DOOR HAD "LOST IT'S PROGRAMMING" AND THEY REPROGRAMMED IT, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS STARTING OCCURRING AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND SPUN AROUND INTO A 360 DEGREE TURN, CRASHING INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND A PEDESTRIAN BEFORE ACCELERATING FORWARD AND CRASHING INTO A NEARBY TREE. THE PEDESTRIAN WAS KILLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BODY DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER ASSESS THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO SENT AN INSPECTOR AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES IN THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN 2008 FORD EXPEDITION (KING RANCH). VEHICLE ACCELERATED AFTER BEING PUT INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH DOUBLE BRICK WALL AND OVER A HORSE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. *TR

THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" HAS COME ON 6 TIMES SINCE MY 2008 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2008, REQUIRING A TRIP TO THE DEALER EACH TIME. EXHAUSTIVE CHECKS BY FORD SERVICE PERSONNEL INITIALLY CENTERED ON THE GAS CAP, HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER THE GAS CAP WAS REPLACED, THE SAME SYMPTOM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ONLY AFTER A DETERMINED INSPECTION BY FORD SERVICE PERSONNEL WAS THE TROUBLE DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY FUEL TANK WHICH PROVIDED A POOR SEALING SURFACE FOR THE FUEL PUMP O-RING. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED, AND THE TROUBLE DISAPPEARED. *TR