1998 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING SPARE TIRE CABLE, LOCATED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, BROKE, AND ALLOWED THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL ONTO THE STREET. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THREE WEEKS AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE VECHICLE. SHE TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HER THA IT WAS HER GAS CAP. THEY REPLACED IT, AND SHE WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. ALSO, THEY REPLACED A HOSE RUNNING THOUGH THE FUEL TANK. BUT CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. MECHANIC TOLD HER THAT FUEL TANK HAD A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART WHEN IT ARRIVED. CONSUMER IS DRIVING A RENTAL CAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH ANOTHER CAME OUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, BUT HIT THE REAR BUMPER. IN THE PROCESS, APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP, BUT HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS ON TOP OF HOOD AND SPUN AROUND, WINDING UP IN A DITCH.CONSUMER WAS THROWEN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH STEERING HAS ALOT OF PLAY IN THE WHEEL WHICH MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH AND TOWING A 10 FOOT TRAILER, FOUR BOLTS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE TRAILER HITCH FELL OUT WHICH MADE THE TRAILER AND THE TRAILER HITCH DROP DOWN TO THE HIGHWAY. ALL FOUR BOLTS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRAILER HITCH WERE LOOSE. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TRAILER HITCH WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER. *AK *ML

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ALL POWER WINDOWS FRONT AND REAR DO NOT WORK. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND DEALER SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY CONTACTED THE MFG. HOWEVER, MFG. HAS NOT FOUND A SOLUTION.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP THE ENGINE WILL SURGE FROM 2500 TO 3000RPM. DLR HAS SEEN VEHICLE 4 TIMES, STILL NO SOLUTION. *AK

REARVIEW EXTERIOR MIRROR HAS A REFLECTIVE MATERIAL THAT HAS BUBBLED AND WORN, CAUSING THE MATERIAL TO REFLECT ALL LIGHT, SHINING IN IT. DEALER SAYS MATERIAL HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPARTMENT DUE TO FAULTY WIRING. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE . THE MANUFACTURE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY--BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, VIBRATES AS IF ABS IS OPERATING AND VEHICLE SLOWLY COASTS TO A STOP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ABS LIGHT GOES ON. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT ABS SENSORS REPLACED AND INCIDENTS STILL OCCURRED. *AK *ML