2002 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

DURING OUR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH MY FAMILY ON MY WAY FROM PHOENIX, AZ TO LAS CRUCES, NM WHEN THE RIGHT REAR GENERAL GRABBER AW P275/60R17 FACTORY INSTALLED TIRE OF MY 2002 FORD EXPEDITION EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT NOR WERE THERE ANY INJURIES. THE TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE, BUT IT DID AN ESTIMATED $2,241.47 IN DAMAGE TO MY EXPEDITION WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TIRES WERE INFLATED AS RECOMMENDED AS INDICATED ON THE DOOR STICKER. I CHECK THE AIR IN MY TIRES PRIOR TO EACH TRIP AS THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY MATTERS MOST. THIS RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS INFLATED TO EXACTLY 33 PSI THE DAY BEFORE THE TRIP. I HAVE SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO CONTINENTAL NORTH AMERICA WHO DENY ANY WORKMANSHIP AND/OR MATERIAL FAULT. THEY ONLY WANT TO OFFER $1,000 IN GOODWILL, WHICH WILL NOT COVER THE DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START - SAFETY PROBLEM. VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT ROD BAKER FORD DEALERSHIP AS HAVING A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP WHICH WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $766.00. *AK *TC *JB

MY 2002 EXPEDITION 4.6 HAS FOR THE PAST YEAR STALLED OUT ON AN INCLINE WITH 1/4 TANK OF GAS. IT WILL ALSO REVVED UP AND LURCH FORWARD WHEN RESTARTED, EVEN WHILE STANDING ON BRAKES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED MANY THINGS AND HAS NO REASON WHY IT DOES THIS. I HAVE HAD ENOUGH. THIS IS A 2002 AUTOMOBILE AND THE 21ST CENTURY, THIS SHOUDL NOT BE HAPPENING TO A NEW CAR. A DEALERSHIP SHOULD NOT BE UNABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL, BEFORE A LAWSUIT ENSUES.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. GENERAL, CONTINENTAL, P265/7OR17. *AK TWO DEFECTIVE TIRES WERE FOUND. THE TIRE/TREAD. GM STOPPED MAKING THESE TIRES DUE TO PROBLEMS. ANOTHER TIRE MAY BE SEPERATING. *SC

COMPLETE FIRE DISTRUCTIN OF VEH. FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED UNDER DASH IN WIRING HARNESS AND SPREAD TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AS WELL AS INTERIOR OF UNIT. FORENSIC ANALYSIS INDICATES ABOVE. FORENSIC REPORT AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. FIRE STARTED WHILE UNIT PARKED IN GARAGE AND DAMAGED DWELLING AS WELL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING,A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. CONSUMER CHANGEDE THE TIRE. CONTINENTAL , GENERAL, P265/70R17.*AK

THE STEERING WAS ERRATIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT 3 OUT OF THE 4 TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, AND THE BELTS WERE SEPARATING. ALSO, INDICATED THAT THE TIRES WEREN'T COVERED UNDER ANY KIND OF WARRANTY. THERE WAS TREAD SEPARATION RECALL 02T01200 ON THIS ISSUE BUT THE CONSUMER WASN'T NOTIFIED. *AK *SC

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLES BUMPER WAS DAMAGED. THE CONSUMER STATEED THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

MAY 04, MY VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED (FILTER CHANGED AND FLUID REPLACED) BY THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. IN JUNE 04, UNDER 1,000 MILES SINCE THE SERVICE, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE IN THE REAR END WHEN IT WOULD SHIFT AROUND 45 M.P.H.AND WAS RETURNED TO THE FORD DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS WATER IN THE TRASMISSION. THE FILTER WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THERE WERE NO OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROBLEM. *AK