1999 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

THE VEHICLE OIL CONSUMPTION IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, AT FIRST A QUART IN 6,000, THEN 3,000 MILES AND NOW 1,800 MILES. NLM

RECALL 00V0730/TRAILER HITCH ASSEMBLY:VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALERSHIP SEVEN TIMES SINCE PURCHASE FOR WARRANTY SERVICE PROBLEMS AND RECALLS. IN MAY OF 99 THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WHEEL LUGS: NUTS. IN SEPTEMBER 99, NOVEMBER 99, AND MARCH 2000 IT WAS IN FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS; MOULDING REPLACEMENT; TWICE FOR FRONT END ALIGNMENTS (STEERS TO RIGHT); AND TRAILER HITCH RECALL. THE CONSTANT SMELLL OF BURNING OIL HAS JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED ON LATEST VISIT TO DEALERSHIP 5/15/00 AS NEEDING A NEW CYLINDER HEAD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY COULD NEVER FIND IT. NOW PARTS ARE ON ORDER---WILL TAKE 3-4 DAYS TO OBTAIN PARTS BEFORE THEY CAN REPAIR IT. REGARDING THE "WINDNOISE" DEALER SAYS ITS "NORMAL" YET SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM (996780 & TSB 99-6-5). IN NOVEMBER OF 1999, THE LEFT "TIE ROD" BROKE OFF WHILE WE WERE IN PHOENIX. A PHOENIX DEALERSHIP DID A SAME DAY REPAIR FOR US. *AK

DRIVEN FOR 20 MINUTES AND LET SIT 20 MINUTES, AND IT HESITATED AND RAN ROUGHLY UNTIL COOLDOWN 3 TO 4 HOURS, RUNS BETTER. WHY IS THIS HAPPENING? EVERYTIME I DRIVE AND LET IT SIT FOR 20 MINUTES IT RUNS LIKE THIS. ALSO, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF.

WHILE TRAVELING 10-20 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL. THEN THE ABS KICKED IN AND VEHICLE STOPPED. DEALER HAS REPAIRED PROBLEM, BUT IT HAS RETURNED. . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ENGINE GASKET REPAIR, AND DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE 3 TO 4 MONTHS BEFORE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THIS IS NOT A RECALL PART. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OR COMING TO A STOP OR A YIELD SIGN, VEHICLE HESITATES WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE PAINT ON MY 1999 WHITE FORD EXPEDITION HAS ORANGE, BROWN DOTS THAT BECOME BUMPY. I CANNOT REMOVE THEM WITH COMPOUND POLISH. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

DURING FRONT COLLISION AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DURING REPAIRS MECHANIC SAID SENSOR MOVED, BUT AIR BAGS STILL DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK *ML

WE WERE INVOLVED IN A TWO-VEHICLE CRASH WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF OUR SUV. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND I WAS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT. NEITHER OF OUR AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. WE WERE BOTH WEARING OUR SEAT/SHOULDER BELTS. WHEN WE COLLIDED, MY SEATBELT DID NOT CATCH, AND I HIT THE DASHBOARD. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO RUSSELLVILLE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. I SUFFERED BRUISING TO MY CHIN AND BOTH SHINS. FOLLOWING OUR ACCIDENT, A RUSSELLVILLE POLICE OFFICER (ALONG WITH A MEMBER OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT) WENT BACK TO MY VEHICLE AND JERKED ON THE SEATBELT TO TRY TO GET IT TO CATCH AND HE COULD NOT. I AM CONTINUING TO HAVE PAIN IN MY JAW AND MY BACK. MY HUSBAND TOLD THE BODY SHOP MANAGER AT LONG LEWIS FORD OF MUSCLE SHOALS, AL ABOUT OUR AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND MY SEATBELT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FAULTY SEATBELT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM OUR VEHICLE AND IS IN MY POSSESSION. *AK