1998 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

4WHEEL ABS DANGEROUS LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. ENDED UP IN DITCH. SUBSEQUENTLY MEASURED STOPPING DISTANCE ON DIRT ROAD AT 30 MPH. STOPPING DISTANCE MEASURED 70 FEET WITH ABS ENABLED. STOPPING DISTANCE MEASURED JUST 45 FEET WITH ABS DISABLED (BRAKES FULLY LOCKED UP IN BOTH CASES). ABS DESIGN NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO SHORTEN STOPPING DISTANCE UNDER TYPICAL "DRY ROAD" CONDITIONS.*AK

WHILE PULLING UP INTO DRIVEWAY LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR SHEARED OFF. DEALER NOTIFED, AND MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONNECTOR BETWEEN SWAY BAR AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE, CAUSING HANDLING OF VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFCULT. *AK

PE00 048; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH ON ROAD AND FELT VIBRATION. VEHICLE WAS HAULING A BOAT AND HE HEARD A BUMPING NOISE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S RIGHT TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. HE HAS CONTACTED GOODYEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. BOAT THAT VEHICLE WAS HAULING WAS IN WEIGHT LIMITATIONS. *AK CONSUMER STATES TREAD WAS SEPARATED FROM OVER APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE TIRE, ALSO 2 TEARS ARE DOWN THE OUTER SIDEWALL AND STEELBELTS SEPARATED AND EXPOSED, TIRE IS GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S, SIZE P255/70R16, DOT # MKCUWD0R018. *SLC

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE TRANSMISSION LEAKED , HAD TO BE REPAIRED. CURRENTLY, TRANSMISSION SQUEALED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND A LEAK. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS TEARING ITSELF UP, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK TRANSFER CASE BROKE AND DRIVE SHAFT WAS SHUDDERED. STEERING WAS VERY LOOSE DUE TO LOWER STEERING SHAFT FAILURE. *YH

TWO FRONT TIRES DESTROYED WITHOUT IMPACT TO ANY OBJECT. *AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70516)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70516 )

SIDEWALL OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE IS COMING APART. *AK (TIRESIZE: 26570R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 26570R17 )

WINDOWS- ALL POWER WINDOWS OCCASSIONALLY WILL NOT LET UP IF DOWN OR DOWN IF UP. ENGINE- WHEN STOPPED, GIVES AN INTERMITTEN VIBRATION. CHILD LOCKS- ENGAGES WHEN UNLOCK POWER LOCKS. TURN SIGNAL- IF STEERING WHEEL NOT STRAIGHT, CAN'T ENGAGE TURN SIGNAL. TIRES- MAKING SOUND AS IF THEY WILL PEEL OFF AT ANY MOMENT. (TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

TORSION BAR BROKE IN HALF WHILE CAR WAS SITTING STILL. LOUD EXPLOSION NOISE RTHEN THE CAR SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT. CAR WAS DISABLED AND NEED TO BE TOWED. NOTIFIED FORD AND THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR DUE TO OUT OF WARRENTY CONDITION.*AK

WHEN STANDARD TIRE SERVICE (ROTATION) WAS PERFORMED THE WHEEL LUG NUT STUDS FAILED WHEN TIGHTENED USING TYPICAL TIGHTENING TOOLS AND PRACTICES. MORE INFORMATION AND SAMPLES OF THESE FAILED WHEEL LUG NUT STUDS ARE AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED.