1997 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

FIRST TIME I HEARD A LOAD NOISE ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO TOOK IT TO FORD DEALER TO BE FIXED THEY SAID IT WAS THE TIE ROD AND REPLACED IT. NOW ITS MONTHS LATER AND I HAD TO HAVE MY STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY UPPER AND LOWER COLUMN UPPER SHAFT AND LOWER BEARINGS AND IN LOOKING UNDER CAR FIND THAT STEERING SHAFTS AND ASSEMBLY ARE STILL LOOSE AND WOBBLE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE. *AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, SIZE P255/70R16, CAUSE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE ESPECIALLY WHILE TRAVELLING BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH, VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD, THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED FOR THE FIRST 30000 MILES, AIR WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE SIDEWALL CAUSING TIRES TO GO FLAT, CONSUMER NOTICED CRACKS IN SIDEWALLS, CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES WITH MICHELINS AND HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY MORE PROBLEMS, 12 TIRES CAUSED VIBRATION AND 5 OF THOSE DEVELOPED CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL. *SLC

IN IDLE THE ENGINE CAN NOT HOLD A SMOOTH IDLE AT 1400 RPM. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT. CLAIMS IT'S THE EGR VALVE OPENING AND CLOSING. WHEN DRIVING, THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT ALLOW THE ENGINE TO RUN SMOOTH AND AFFECTS POWER AT A RANGE OF 1400-1700 RPM DEPENDING ON LOADING ON THE ENGINE (I.E. TOWING A TRAILER, DRIVING UP HILL...). THIS IS OCCURS CONSTANTLY AND AFFECTS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED SIX TIMES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE KORUM FORD SERVICE MANAGER MIKE POWERS ADMITTED IT BEING A DEFECT SINCE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO CORRECT IT. FORD HAS CHOSEN NOT TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO COMMIT TO FIXING IT OR PROVIDING A FAIR REPLACEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND ONE OTHER DOCUMENTED CASE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB.*AK

WHILE TRVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION SPARE TIRE CABLE SNAPPED, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL INTO HIGHWAY. *AK

TOTAOL TREAD SEPARATION, NUMBER ON TIRE ARE PDCUC5WR117, I HAVE TIRE, RIM AND ALL PAPERWORK RELATED TO CLAIM WITH GOODYEAR WHICH REFLECTS THEY DENIED CLAIM EVEN PRIOR TO INSPECTION AND DID NOT PROVIDE ME WITH INSPECTION REPORT (DOT NUMBER: 109S TIRESIZE: P25570R16)

TOTAL TREAD SEPERATION/ GOODYEAR CONTACTED NEG ACTION. I HAVE TIRE , RIM AND ALL PAPERWORK RELATING TO CLAIM WITH GOODYEAR. (DOT NUMBER: PDCUC5WR11 TIRESIZE: P25570R16)

TWO TRANSMISSION OIL LINE FITTINGS THAT ARE LOCATED ON THE RADIATOR WORKED LOOSE, CAUSING THE LOWER RADIATOR HOSE TO SWELL AND POTENTIALLY RUPTURE. TRANSMISSION IS BURNING ON THE ENGINE FROM GETTING THROWN BACK BY RADIATOR FAN. *AK

INTERIOR DOME AND RUNNING BOARD LIGHTS DO NOT SHUT OFF AFTER ALL THE DOORS ARE SHUT TIGHTLY, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *ET

IF VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE IN A NOSE-DOWN POSITION, EITHER IDLING OR TURNED OFF, IT RUNS OUT OF GAS EVEN IF THE TANK IS MORE THAN 1/4 FULL. IT APPEARS THAT THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL TANK / FUEL INTAKE SYSTEM IS FLAWED. GAS CANNOT MOVE FROM THE TANK TO THE ENGINE IF VEHICLE IS ON AN INCLINE. VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC ON HILLS, AND HAS FAILED TO START IF LEFT PARKED NOSE-DOWN ON AN INCLINE. AGAIN THIS HAPPENS WITH MORE THAN 1/4 TANK OF GAS IN TANK.

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS IN THE PAST 9 MONTHS. FIRST STARTING MAY 2000, CLICKING NOISES UNDER DASH, DASH LIGHTS BLINKING ON AND OFF SEEMS LOW WASHER FLUID LIGHT IS EFFECTED MOST. BEEPING NOISES FROM BEHIND GLOVE BOX. A/C COMES ON WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION. TOOK IT TO FORD IMEDIATLY THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. NEXT INCIDENT, WAS DURING A WEEKEND AND IT SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF. SECOND TIME TO THE SHOP, SAME PROBLEM AS FIRST. THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES EITHER AT NIGHT OR ON WEEKEND AS THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. BY MONDAY AM PROBLEM IS GONE. IN JUNE ANOTHER INCIDENT THIS TIME WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS AFFECTED. WINDOWS ROLLED UP AND DOWN BY SELVES, THEN WOULD NOT PERFORM AT ALL. DOOR LOCKS CAME UP ON THEIR OWN. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. OCT. 5, 2000 DRIVING AND CLICKING NOISES START UNDER DASH, WINDOW ROLLS DOWN BY SELF, BEEPING NOISES START UNDER DASH, CIGERETTE LIGHTERS MALFUNCTION(CELL PHONE STOPS WORKING), SPEEDOMETER, ODOMERTER, TACKOMETER, QUIT WORKING WHILE I'M DRIVING. WINDSHEILD WIPERS MALFUNCTION. CAR BEGINS SHIFTING HARD. THIS IS SCARY WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, ON DARK WINDY ROADS WITH 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I JUST KEPT THINKING , WHAT IF THE ENGINE DIES AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP. I FEEL THIS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM AND COULD BE LIFE THREATENING. AGAIN I TOOK THE CAR TO FORD WHO ONCE AGAIN COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. FOUND THE TROTTEL TO NEED ADJUSTING. DROVE CAR HOME AND THE NEXT MORNING THE SAME THING HAPPENED (SATURDAY FORD SERVICE IS CLOSED) I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN THE PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF. PLEASE HELP, I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY.)