1998 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

AS I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD CLATTERING NOISE. IN A FEW SECONDS IT BECAME LOUDER. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. MY HUSBAND CAME AND DROVE THE EXPEDITION APPROX 1/4 MILE HOME. THE # 4 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. IT SLAMMED THE COIL PACK INTO THE FUEL RAIL AND CUT THE FUEL LINE. AS OF THIS TIME, WE HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. AN INVESTIGATION IS CURRENTLY ONGOING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E060000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 159,000.

MY 1998 FORD EXPEDITION XLT HAS THE LEAKING WINDSHIELD PROBLEM, WHICH HAS LED TO MISDIAGNOSIS BY THE DEALER AND BY INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. THE LIGHTS, FANS, AND SWITCHES RANDOMLY TURN ON AND OFF, THE POWER WINDOWS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, THE BLOWER FAN AND RADIO STAYS ON, AND THE BATTERY HAS GONE DEAD THREE TIMES. TODAY IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM, AND I FOUND IT AS NOTED IN AN ONLINE FORUM. FORD IS/HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, YET WILL ONLY FIX IT IF THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, WHICH WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AS WELL. APPARENTLY THE REPAIR WILL RUN IN EXCESS OF $1,000, EVEN THOUGH FORD HAS MULTIPLE REPORTED CASES OF THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED DUE TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. FORD REFUSED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, EVEN THOUGH THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THEIR VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 136,000. UPDATED 01/0308.*LJ RECALL #05V388000. UPDATED 12/12/07

1998 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L V8 ENGINE, SPARK PLUG FROM CYLINDER#3 BLEW OUT OF HEAD CAUSING DAMAGE TO CYLINDER HEAD AND IGNITION COIL. CLEANED OUT THREADS WITH TAP OF SAME SIZE, WHICH ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE IN TIGHT AREA OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND INSTALLED NEW SPARK PLUG BUT IT BLEW OUT AGAIN TWO DAYS LATER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT A CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 00V422000). THE CONTACT FELT THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED. AS OF OCTOBER 9, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 125,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.

I LEFT WORK ON TUESDAY AUGUST THE 21ST AND WENT TO A LOCAL RESTAURANT ABOUT 4 MINUTES AWAY FOR MY JOB. I PARK THE CAR OUTSIDE AND AFTER JUST ABOUT 5 MINUTES I SEE A BIG SMOKE COME OUT THE ENGINE OF MY CAR. THE FRONT MIRROR SPLASHED ALL INSIDE THE CAR. THE THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP. *TR

THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH IN MY 1997 EXPEDITION SHORTED OUT AND FAILED EARLIER THIS YEAR, CAUSING MY WIFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS AND FURTHER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNDRIVABLE DUE TO THE INABILITY TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR. I DISCOVERED TODAY THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO A SAFETY RECALL 05V-388 ON THIS ISSUE IN SEPTEMBER 2005. I RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION FROM FORD ON THIS RECALL. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TODAY TO CHECK ON THIS RECALL, AND THEY REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OR EVEN CONFIRM THAT MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I OWN TWO OTHER FORD VEHICLES THAT MAY BE SUBJECT TO THE RECALL, A 1995 F150 AND A 1998 CROWN VICTORIA AND I AM NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE SPREAD FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO THE RADIATOR AND FINALLY TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SOURCE FROM THE ENGINE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS FILED A REPORT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 220,000.