2007 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

I HAVE A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION EL . I LEASE A 4000 SQ. FT. GARAGE WHERE I'M WORKING TO OPEN MY OWN DEALERSHIP. ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 18, 2010 AROUND 3AM THE EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE ALL BY ITSELF. IT STARTED ON THE ENGINE AND WORKED ITS WAY BACK UNTIL THE FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED AND WERE ABLE TO PUT IT DOWN IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE EXPEDITION IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE 2008 F350 CREWCAB DUALLY I HAD PARKED NEXT TO IT HAD SOME DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND ALSO EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CEILING AND INSULATION OF THE BUILDING. THE POLICE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR MENTIONED RIGHT OFF THE BET THAT THESE CARS HAVE A CRUISE CONTROL RECALL AND IT IS COMMON TO MANY OF THEM TO CATCH ON FIRE ALL BY ITSELF. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND TWO MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS INVOLVING THE RISK OF FIRE: A RECALL FOR THE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY AND A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH BEING POWERED AT ALL TIME AND RESULTING IN FIRE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. SINCE MY LEASE STARTED ON FEBRUARY 1ST AND I'M IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING AND REGISTERING THE BUSINESS, I HAD NO INSURANCE ALL THE TIME. THE INSURANCE OF THE GARAGE'S OWNER WILL COVER THE DAMAGE ON THE BUILDING BUT NONE OF MY CAR AND TRUCK DAMAGE. ON TOP OF LOOSING MY CAR, MY BUSINESS WILL BE SHUT DOWN FOR ABOUT TWO TO FOUR WEEKS UNTIL THE INSURANCE GET ALL PAPERWORK AND CLAIM SETTLED AND OWNER GETS THE PLACE ALL FIXED UP. ALL THAT'S LEFT FOR ME IS TO FIND A WAY OF GETTING FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFAULT VEHICLE - NOT ONLY MINE, BUT THE TENS OF THOUSANDS - THEY HAVE DRIVING ON THE STREETS PUTTING AT RISK MANY HOMES AND LIVES. THAT IS PRETTY SCARY TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THERE'S MANY PEOPLE THAT LOST EVERYTHING DUE TO THIS FIRE AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO LOOSE EVERYTHING I HAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH SHE NOTICED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE, AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR AND SUPPLIED THE CONTACT WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE 5 MONTHS PRIOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60800.

VEHICLE STARTED TO INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN PERMANENTLY STOP ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO BE SHIFTED FROM PARK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. FORD'S ASSESSMENT WAS THE THAT FULL SHIFTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT AT 70 THOUSAND KM (40 THOUSAND MILES). *TR

EXCESSIVE ICE BUILD UP (DURING WINTER MONTHS) UNDER DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD. AS ICE RELEASES, UP TO 15 LBS. OF ICE WILL HANG UP CAUSE TENSION ON E-BRAKE CABLE, VEHICLE WILL SLIDE OUT IN SOME CORNERING AND PREMATURE REAR PAD WEAR. REAR DRIVES SIDE BRAKE FAILED @ 67K. PASSENGER SIDE @ 40%, FRONT @50-60%. NO HAULING. HAVE KNOCKED ICE BUILD UP OFF NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

THE THIRD TIME A VALVE STEM CRACKED AND LEAKED WHILE DRIVING ON MY 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION WITH PIRELLI STR SCORPION, P255/70/R18 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR AND FRONT TIRES BLEW-OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE PIRELLI STR SCORPION TIRES WERE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $529.00. TEN DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW-OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $238.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,817. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,400. UPDATED 11/09/09.*JB

IN JULY WE HAD A TIRE GET PUNCTURED WITH A ROCK, WE HAD THAT PLUGGED. THE SAME TIRE 3 WEEKS LATER GOT PUNCTURED WITH ANOTHER ROCK AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE. IN SEPT. WE HAD A ROCK PUNCTURE ANOTHER TIRE. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE. WE HAVE TWO OTHER CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. WE DO NOT FEEL THIS IS "BAD LUCK" WITH TIRES. WE THINK THE TIRES THAT WERE ON THE SUV WHEN WE BOUGHT IT ARE FAULTY, YES WE HAVE OUR TIRES ROTATED LIKE WE ARE SUPPOSE TO AND THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON A PAVED ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES ALSO LOCKED. THE ADVANCED TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE BRAKE AREA. SHE TRIED TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL BY REMOVING HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPEED BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND IT SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. SHE IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INCLUDING THE CRASH THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

2007 FORD EXPEDITION EL, EDDIE BAUER 4X4 MILEAGE - 35,800 PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE "DRAGGING". CAUSED EXTREMELY HOT AND SMOKING BRAKE COMPONENTS. -- THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE FLUID BOILING; POSSIBLE FIRE, POSSIBLE LOCKED/SKIDDING TIRE AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. FULL STORY: WAS TOWING A CAR ON A TRAILER OF ABOUT 5000 POUNDS TOTAL WEIGHT. TYPICAL DRIVING, SOUTH OF WATKINS GLEN ON RT 14 TOWARD INTERSTATE, SPEEDS 30-60MPH; TRAILER HAS FULLY OPERATIONAL ELECTRIC BRAKES. SMELLED "HOT BRAKES", PULLED OVER, SMOKE POURING OUT OF WHEEL. PYROMETER COULD NOT MEASURE ROTOR TEMPERATURE - MEANING ROTOR WAS HOTTER THAN 790 DEGREES F. (I BELIEVE THE DRIVERS FRONT ROTOR WAS ABOUT 230F). I ALSO CAN'T SAY 100% THERE WAS NOT A FIRE. JACKED IT UP, IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. WHEN IT COOLED, THE WHEEL ROTATED WITHOUT RESISTANCE. TOOK CALIPER OFF, CLEANED BRAKE PAD CONTACT AREAS, PISTONS SEEMED TO PRESS BACK EASILY. DID NOT NEED BRAKES ON REST OF WAY HOME AND HAVE NOT TOWED SINCE -- NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES SINCE (ABOUT 200 MILES REGULAR DRIVING). SO FAR STOPS STRAIGHT WITHOUT A SHIMMY. I PLAN TO REPLACE PADS AND BLEED SYSTEM UNLESS I FIND SOMETHING THAT SUGGEST PROBLEMS IS MORE SERIOUS. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AND ABOUT SAME MILEAGE: HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/FORD/EXPEDITIONEL/2007/CONSUMERREVIEW.HTML. *TR

MY 2007 FORD EXPEDITION EXPERIENCED AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE ON ONE TIRE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY ON 27-JULY 2009 THAT RESULTED IN THE TIRE BECOMING IMMEDIATELY DEFLATED AND RUINED. ELDER FORD (TROY, MICHIGAN) INFORMED ME OF A FAULTY TIRE VALVE ISSUE THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE OF, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE DEALER FOUND ALL VALVES ON MY 2007 EXPEDITION WERE CRACKED AND REPLACED ALL VALVES BUT THE SPARE TIRE, WHICH THEY STATED THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO CHECK OR REPLACE. A CONVERSATION WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 31-JULY LEADS ME TO BELIEVE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS A VERY LARGE AND COSTLY SAFETY PROBLEM THEY DO NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH DUE TO THE ECONOMIC TIMES. REMEMBER THE FIRESTONE/EXPLORER FIASCO? *TR