1999 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

17 INCH FIRESTONE TIRES WENT FLAT FREQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR LOSES POWER AND NERALY STALLS. ONCE WHEN ACCELERATING ON AN ON-RAMP THE CAR NEARLY STALLED AND ONCE WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR DID STALL. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM AND SEEMS UNWILLING TO TRY TOO HARD. THEY SAID THAT THEY SPOKE WITH FORD AND FORD SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE. AND IT HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 25 TIMES. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED!*AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 4 DIFFERENT TIMES, DEALER CLAIMS THAT TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN RELPLACED WITH NEW TRANSMISSION. DEALER REFUSES TO RETURN PHONE CALLS OR TALK TO ME CONCERNING THE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN CROSSING ONCOMING TRAFFIC - USUALLY OCCURS WHEN UNDER 1/4 TANK OF GAS. *AK

VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD 5 REPAIRS DONE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *YH

VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. WHILE TIRES BEING ROTATED, MECHANIC NOTICED STEEL BELT WIRING STICKING OUT OF SIDE OF TIRES BETWEEN TREAD & BENEATH THE TREAD. TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH PLENTY TREAD WAS LEFT ON TIRES. NO LONGER POSSESED THE TIRES. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P255/70R16 WITH 42,000 MILES.*AK DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THE SAME KIND OF TIRES. *YH

UPON STARTUP OF MOTOR, WILL NOT IDLE OR WILL DIE COMPLETELY WHEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTION OR WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATOR WHEN MAKING A TURN, CAUSING MOTOR TO DIE AND LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE (BUTTERFLY) STICKING AND IT HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OF FRIENDS TRUCKS AS WELL. FIX IS NEW THROTTLE BODY PART @ $300., NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS AND WIDESPREAD AND SHOULD BE RETRO DONE UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY MANUFACTURER.*AK

COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON THIS TIRE ON THE MORNING OF 10/31/00 AT 5:30AM WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS DRIVING ON THE SW FWY IN HOUSTON. THE ROAD WAY IS VERY SMOOTH AND LEVEL. IT WAS DRY AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. THE TIRE DID NOT SOUND LIKE A TYPICAL BLOWOUT. I FELT IT RATHER THAN HEARD IT BUT THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY COMPROMISED. THE VEHICLE SWERVED BUT I REGAINED CONTROL, SLOWED AS QUICLKY AS POSSIBLE AND PULLED OVER. THE TREAD IS IN ONE SEPARATE PIECE AND THE CARCAS IS TORN, FRAYED, ETC.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 02-6555 TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

WHILE DRIVING THE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AND THE TREAD SEPARATED (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS 255-70-16), CONSUMER WANTS THE TIRES REPLACED. NLM

PE00 020; CONSUMER NOTICED STRESS MARKS AND BUBBLES ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT LOOKED AT TIRES, AND TOLD HIM THE TIRES WERE OKAY. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS#AT 25570R16. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK