1998 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ASE/AAA REPAIRMAN FOUND ONE MISSING AND ALL OTHER BOLTS SECURING VALVE BODY BACKED OUT AND HOLDING BY A FEW THREADS. THIS AFTER TOTAL WARRANTY REBUILD BY FORD DEALER @ 14,972MI 8/18/98. I HAD RETURNED VEHICLE TO SAME DEALER WITH TRANSMISSION COMPLAINT @ 53,382MI 5/10/01. WOULDN'T TEST ON N/C BASIS AND WOULDN'T TEST DRIVE. FORD REFUSES ASSISTANCE.

SUSPENSION WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW IN 07-1998. *CB

WARNING LIGHT FOR SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH AIR LEVELER ON 4X4, SUSPENSION WARNING LIGHT COMES ON SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. VEHICLE NEVER LEVELED WITH A LOAD ON THE HITCH. THE AIR COMPRESSOR RUNS A LOT AND BECAME VERY NOISY OVER THE YEARS. THE VEHICLE ROCKS BACK AND FORTH, IN, RIGHT SIDE GOES UP AND DOWN A FEW INCHES, WILL NOT LEVEL UNDER LOAD. NEVER FELT SAFE TO TOW ANYTHING WHICH WAS THE PURPOSE FOR BUYING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE. TOOK IN 3 - 4X A YEAR FOR SAME AND THEY REFUSED TO LOOK AT ANYTHING EXCEPT THE COMPUTER READOUT. PRESENTED LIST OF RELATED NHTSA REPORTS AND FORD SAID THEY DO NOT USE THEM UNDER WARRANTY. PURCHASED FORDS BEST EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH WILL EXPIRE IN 3 MONTHS AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. COMPRESSOR PUMP BROKE A WEEK AGO AND THEY REFUSE TO LOOK AT ANYTHING ELSE. INITIAL RECOMMENDATION WAS TO DISCONNECT WARNING LIGHT. SECOND RECOMMENDATION WAS TO SELL VEHICLE IF I DIDN'T LIKE IT. NO OBLIGATION FOR THE 45,000.00 PAID. CANNOT SELL VEHICLE BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME AND VEHICLE NEVER LEVEL. *CB

THE RADIO FADES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND FRONT TO BACK SLIGHTLY ON ITS OWN. I HAVE HAD THIS IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIMES AND THEY CAN NEVER FIND IT, BUT WHEN I LEAVE MY SELF AND EVERYONE WHO RIDES IN IT CAN HEAR THE PROBLEM. THIS WILL KEEP ME FROM BUYING AGAIN. *LA

1998 FORD EXPEDITION EDDY BAUER LOSSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATED OVER 3000 RPMS, ON WHAT SEEMS TO BE A MISFIRE, I'VE TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS, I'VE HAD THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS REPLACED, I'VE SPENT OVER $2000 AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I WENT TO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS JUST TO ENCOUNTERED THE WORST DEALER SERVICED I'VE EVER RECEIVED IN MY LIFE...THEY ARE NO HELP. I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT I PAID OVER $30,000 FOR THAT HAS DEFECT PROBLEMS THAT FORD IS AWARE OF BUT IS COMPLETETY UNWILLING TO ACCEPT. THIS IS DEFINITELY THE WORST INVESTMENT I'VE EVER MADE IN MY LIFE, CAN ANYBODY HELP ME?...PLEASE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NLM *PH

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INDICATOR NEEDLE SLIPPED TO A POSITION WHERE IT IS NO LONGER INDICATION THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE TRANSMISSIN. I.E. WHEN THE INDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL, THE TRANSMISSION IS IN REVERSE.*AK

ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OUT AFTER ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED AND VEHICLE IS STARTED. AS YOU BEGIN DRIVING, THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN THEM OFF. THEY EVENTUALLY WENT OFF. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WILL GO ON BY THEMSELVES. IN ALL CASES THE 'DOOR OPEN' LIGHT SHOWS ON THE DASHBOARD, BUT AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING ALL DOORS, TAILGATE AND TAILGATE WINDOW THE LIGHTS "DOOR OPEN" LIGHT REMAINS ON, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OUT. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES IN THE LOWER BODY. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LEVER GEAR PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ONE MENTIONED IN A RECENT RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK