2007 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

I HAVE A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION THAT HAS HAD FOUR (4) VALVE STEMS GO BAD. ONE CAUSED THE AIR TO DEFLATE SO QUICKLY THE TIRE WAS RUINED. WHEN TALKING TO FORD DEALERS, ONE THAT REPLACED THE TIRE AND ONE THAT SOLD THE EXPEDITION, BOTH SAID IT WAS BAD LUCK AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE TIRE SENSOR SYSTEM, I WOULD HAVE RUINED THE RIM AS WELL AS THE TIRE. THE CAR DID NOT VIBRATE OR PULL TO THE SIDE OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS, IT KEPT RUNNING AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG UNTIL THE SENSOR KICKED IN AND BY THEN IT WAS TOO LATE, THE RIM CUT INTO THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. THE REPAIR CENTER CONFIRMED IT WAS A BAD VALVE. SADLY, WHEN THEY REPLACED THE TIRE, THEY USED THE SAME TYPE OF STEM AND IT LEAKED AS WELL. I HAD TO GO TO THIRD PARTIES TO REPLACE THE OTHER VALVE STEMS THAT WERE DEFECTIVE. CALLING MY LOCAL DEALER AGAIN ABOUT IT, THEY STILL MAINTAIN NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2008, I EXPERIENCED A LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WARNING ON MY 2007 FORD EXPEDITION (VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW;ALL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES.) I CHECKED ALL TIRES AND DID NOT SEE AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE AND SINCE I WAS IN A RURAL AREA AT THE TIME I FELT THAT IT WAS IN MY BEST INTEREST TO GET TO A MORE POPULATED AREA WHERE I COULD HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED. THE TIRE QUICKLY LOST ALL AIR PRESSURE AND WENT FLAT CAUSING ME TO TAKE AN EVASIVE MOVE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND I TOOK THE FAILED TIRE INTO FUTURE FORD OF ROSEVILLE WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. THE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A PUNCTURE OR REASON FOR THE TIRE TO FAIL. NO COMPENSATION FROM THE DEALER WAS OFFERED. ON OCTOBER 16, 2008, THE LOW TIRE SENSOR LIGHT AGAIN ACTIVATED. AFTER CHECKING ALL TIRES I FOUND THAT ONE OF THE TIRE VALUES WAS SPLIT AND LEAKING (HISSING). I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TIRE COMPANY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE OTHER TIRE VALUES WE FOUND THAT ALL THE VALUES (EXCEPT FOR THE NEW TIRE THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED) WERE ALL SPLIT AND WOULD EVENTUALLY START TO LEAK. I HAD ALL THE VALUES REPLACED ON ALL THE TIRES. AT THE TIME THE TIRE COMPANY, LES SCHWAB, INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME REPORTED ISSUES WITH LEAKING TIRE VALVES ON SOME FORD VEHICLES. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT CONSUMER REPORTS IS RECOMMENDING THAT ALL 2007 FORD VEHICLE TIRE VALVES BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF FOUND TO BE CRACKED. ON 10/17/08, I REPORTED THIS TO FUTURE FORD OF ROSEVILLE AND THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY TYPE OF TIRE VALVE FAILURES. SEEMS THAT CAR DEALERS SHOULD BE CHECKING FOR THIS PROBLEM ON DILL VALVES. LES SCHWAB WAS ABLE TO RECOVER 2 OF THE CRACKED VALVES FROM MY EXPEDITION. ALL ARE TR414 VALVES WHICH APPEAR TO BE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR FAILURE AND POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES. MY COST FOR THIS PROBLEM IS NOW $250.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY RESET THE RPM'S. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE IMMEDIATELY RECURRED. THE TECHNICIAN ADDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DESIGNED TO DOWNSHIFT AND THAT THERE WAS NO CURRENT REMEDY TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. AS OF OCTOBER 10, 2008, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,400.

THE SLIDING CAR ICON DISPLAYS QUITE OFTEN, ALWAYS ON DRY PAVEMENT. USUALLY FOR A SHORT TIME DURING THAT TIME THE BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THEY ACT AS THOUGH THE ABS HAVE ENGAGED THEMSELVES AND MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 10 TIMES TO ME IN THE 15 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK. THE DEALER CHECKED THE PROBLEM AND REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION WITH A REMOTE ELECTRIC START INSTALLED IN THE TRUCK. WHEN YOU REMOTE START THE VEHICLE THEN GET INTO THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION YOU ARE ABLE TO PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT TO ANY POSITION........... THIS HAS BEEN WITNESSED BY THE FORD DEALER WHO WAS SHOCKED, BUT HAS TOLD ME ITS WORKING THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED........... IF YOU TEST THIS,,,,,,, REMOTE START THE VEHICLE THEN SIT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND MOVE THE SHIFTER. THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AS ITS SUPPOSE TO AND ONCE THE ENGINE DIES THE SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE. ITS JUST FOR THE SPLIT OF 3 TO 10 SECONDS IT TAKES FOR THE ENGINE TO STOP THAT SHIFTER IS FREE TO MOVE ..........IF A CHILD IS TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND PUT THEIR FOOT ON THE PEDAL THEY WILL HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF TIME TO MOVE THE SHIFTER AND ONCE YOU MOVE THE SHIFTER THAT CAR IS FREE TO ROLL AT ANYTIME AND THE SHIFTER CAN STILL MOVE .............................................................. THE PROBLEM AS I SEE IT. IF I REMOTE START THE VEHICLE AND A CHILD CLIMBS INTO THE VEHICLE AND PRETENDS TO DRIVE PUTS HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MOVES THE SHIFTER, THE CAR IS GOING TO ROLL AND IT NEVER HAD THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION..................... I PARK ON A HILL AND THIS GOOD EASILY KILL SOMEONE IF THE VEHICLE ROLLS...................THE FIX WOULD BE NOT ALLOW THE GEAR SHIFT TO MOVE OUT OF PARK WITH OUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. I WAS ADVISED BY FORD NOT TO REMOTE START MY VEHICLE WITH THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND THAT'S FINE FOR ME, BUT FOR THE REST OF THE DRIVERS OF THESE TRUCKS WHO KNOWS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS MUST HAVE BEEN MISSED BY FORD. THE IGNITION NEEDS TO SEE THE KEY BEFORE IT RELEASES THE SHIFTER. JUST MY THOUGHTS. THANK YOU. *TR

ELECTRONIC REAR HATCH MAKE AN AWFUL NOISE WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR. THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THE NOISE IS NOT CONSISTENT, WILL COME AND GO. THEY DID INDICATE THAT THE MOTOR IS LOUD. THE NOISE STILL CONTINUES TO EXIST. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE AUG. 23, 2007 WE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SUNROOF RATTLING. IN SEPT. 2007 THEY REPLACED THE SUNROOF. SINCE REPLACING THE SUNROOF IT HAS BEEN BACK 3 MORE TIME WITH RATTLING PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE FIXED AND IT CONTINUES TO EXIST. WE HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND AT THIS TIME THEY WANT ANOTHER CHANCE TO FIX IT. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE WASHINGTON STATE ATTNY. GENERAL AND HAVE STARTED THE PROCESS TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE DEEMED A "LEMON". AFTER FOR ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE SUNROOF THE PROBLEMS CONTINUES AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS EXPEDITION. *TR

ENGINES LUGS ON TAKE OFF, WE WERE AT THE FREEWAY SEVERAL TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 9 MONTHS TOOK VEHICLE IN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THEY SAID THE ECM HAS THE MOST CURRENT UPDATES. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN A FEW TIMES SINCE AUG. 13TH, 2008. WE ARE CURRENTLY ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE SUNROOF, WAITING ON FORD MOTOR CO. REGARDING THAT ISSUE. *TR

IN THE MORNING WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD AND THEN SOMETIMES WILL BECOME SLUGGISH, THEN SURGE OF POWER. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONCERN, BUT THE FOUND AN UPDATE FOR THE ECM, RE-FLASHED THE ECM AND TEST DROVE, VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. *TR

WHEN PUTTING THE 2007 FORD EXPEDITION EL INTO REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLAM INTO REVERSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE CONCERN AND THEN CHECKED FOR UPDATES. THE ECM HAS THE MOST CORRECT UPDATES. *TR