1998 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

CONSUMER NOTICED SECOND ROW MIDDLE SEAT BELT BROKE, SEAT BELT WAS UNABLE TO LOCK. *AK

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 70 MPH WHEN CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*AK

THE AIR BAG DID NOT COME OUT ALL WAY,WHEN I PRESS THE HORN ON THE STEER WHEEL IT WILL NOT RESPOND BECAUSE THE AIRBAGE BUILT UP PRESSURE .THE AIRBAGE STUCK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON I-75 IN MICHIGAN, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE. AFTER DRIVING TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP I LEARNED THAT THE 3RD SPAR KPLUG ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD, AND THE COIL HAD MELTED. I'M BEING QUOTED $2100 ON THE REPAIR RIGHT NOW, AND TRYING TO TRADE IT IN, AFTER LOOKING AT THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN POSTED THROUGH HERE. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL GET SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED FOR RECALL. *AK

I HAVE A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L ENGINE. AT UNDER 50000 MILES A SPARK PLUG BLEW RIGHT OUT OF THE CYLINDER. HEAD AND STRIPPED THE THREADS. REPAIRS INCLUDED A NEW CYLINDER HEAD. FORD RECOMMENDS SPARK PLUG CHANGE AT ABOUT 100000 MILES. THE ISSUE IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD ONLY HAVING A FEW TURNS OF THREAD TO HOLD IN A SPARK PLUG UNDER COMPRESSION.*AK

WHEN ENTERING THE TRAVEL TRAILER INTERIOR WAS MADE OF AES , A GAS OR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE RED EYES AND A BURNING SENSATION IN THE LUNGS. *AK

WHEN TOUCHING THE SIGNAL SWITCH, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF BY THEMSELVES. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 7/10/2003. *AK WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE USED, THE HEADLAMP SWITCHED ON AND OFF. WHEN BARELY TOUCHED, THE TURN SIGNAL HEADLAMP(S) TURNED OFF AND CAME BACK ON AFTER TOUCHING THEM AGAIN. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATED HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALER EMPHASIZED THE NEED TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *AK

POWER WINDOWS, FRONT AND BACK FAIL TO OPERATE. DRIVERS SIDE WILL POWER DOWN, BUT WILL NOT POWER UP. SOMETIMES WHEN I CONTINUOUSLY OPERATE THE SWITCH I CAN HEAR A CLICKING NOISE ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING IS NOT CONNECTING. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN IT TO A DEALER TO INVESTIGATE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THE COST TO 'FIX' WILL BE HUGH. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLES WITH THE REAR WINDOW WIPER. IT HAS NEVER WORKED CONSISTENLY. I HAD IT WORKED ON ONE TIME, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS LOCKED UP AND FIXED IT. IT WORKED ABOUT TWICE AND HAS NOT WORKED SINCE, THAT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AGO.*AK

WENT FOR TIRES ON MY 1998 FORD EXPEDITION AND WAS SHOWN THAT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT STABILIZER LINKS WERE MISSING. DID A WEB SEARCH AND SAW MANY REFERENCES TO AN INVESTIGATION IN 2001 INTO FAULTY STABILIZER LINKS ON THIS MODEL. WAS THERE A RESOLUTION? LOOKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT