1997 Ford Expedition complaints

BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN THE PEDAL NOT GOING DOWN WHEN DEPRESSED.

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY BECOME HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

SEAT BELT DESIGN (ANGLE) DOES NOT ACCOMMODATE CHILD SAFETY SEATS.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE A CHILD WAS SITTING ON THE MID ROW SEAT. WHEN THE CHILD STAPPED THE SEAT BELT AROUND HER NECK, PARENTS STOPPED VEHICLE ON EMERGENCY, AND CUT OFF THE SEAT BELT WITH A KNIFE TO RELEASE CHILD. *AK

WAS LEAVING STOP LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED. PEDAL RELEASED AFTER PUSHING HARD ON IT. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THAT THROTTLE LINKAGE HAD TO BE CLEANED & IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

TRUCK WAS PARKED AND THE REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT. THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE TRUCK AND THE TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN STARTED UP. WHEN THE OWNER CAME OUT THAT WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW HAD EXPLODED. *AK

RT REAR BRAKE CALIPER BROKEN AND TORN OUT OF BACKING PLATE AND AXLE HOUSING

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; THE ABS WARING LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER NOT ABLE TO DETECT PROLBEM WITH SYSTEM. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY SQUEAK AND LOCK UP. *AK

HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE & HAD TIRES ROTATED. HAD DRIVEN VEHICLE NEXT DAY WHEN REAR LEFT WHEEL SEPARATED & CAME OFF. DRIVER LOST CONTROL AT 60MPH. WENT ACROSS 3 LANES OF HIGHWAY. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

STEERING IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE THAT SLIGHT MOVEMENT IN STEERING WHEEL COULD RESULT IN OVERSTEERING AND VEHICLE SWERVING /LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

PE98009; INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION TORSION BAR. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH THE INDEPENDENT FRONT TORSION BAR CRACKED. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AT DEALERSHIP. PART ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *AK

WH4EN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DEALER HAS SERVICED VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

TORSION BAR FAILED.

VEHICLE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

WINDSHIELD WIPER RETAINING NUT BROKE (WHERE THE BUILT IN WASHERS ARE LOCATED), WIPERS FAILED DURING THUNDER STORM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

DURING MINOR REAR END COLLISION DRIVER SEAT ENDED UP IN FAR BACK POSITION. THE ELECTRIC RAIL ASSEMBL HAD TO BE REPLACED.

VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE STOPPED. VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL, BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED HARDER BUT IT ONLY WENT TO THE FLOOR.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 30-40 MPH THE TORSION BAR ON DRIVER'S SIDE SNAPPED. DEALER NOTED PROBLEM WAS POSSIBLE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK

BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY CAUSING VIBRATION.

TIE ROD AND ADJUSTER SLEEVE FAILED.

SERPENTINE BELT FAILURE.

VEHICLE DESIGN IS TOP HEAVY WITH VERY SENSITIVE POWER STEERING, CREATING AN OVER STEERING PROBLEM, DUE TO DESIGN FLAWS THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL IN ICE AND ROLL OVER OCCURRED.

TIRES USED ON VEHICLE ARE NOT FOR SNOW/ICY CONDITIONS, STUDDED SNOW TIRES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR 17'' WHEELS.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MALFUNCTION AT LOW SPEEDS, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO SOFT, AND SOMETIMES TO GO TO THE FLOOR. *AK

NOTICED ODOR/BURNING WHEN IN CONTACT WITH REAR DECK CARPETING DUE TO BEING SATURATED WITH BATTERY ACID. *AK

THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID APPROX. 400 YARDS DOWN HIGHWAY.

RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF OF VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, CAUSING DRIVER TO CRASH. HAPPENED 5 DAYS AFTER TIRES WERE ROTATED.

VEHICLE ROLLE DOVER WHILE OFF ROAD. VEHICLE WA SON LEVEL GROUND, MAKING ALEFT TURN IN WET GRASS WHEN IT TURNED OVER, RESULTING IN TWO INJURIES, AND EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE.

WHILE DRIVING , VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED, ON LEVEL GROUND AND WET GRASS. *AK

TOO MUCH MOTION IN STEERING,TO MUCH POWER IN STEERING. DEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. SAID HAS TO WITH THE DESIGN OF THE VEHCILE. *AK

THE TRANSMISION SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY FAILED PRIOR TO NOTICE RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION WHEN CONSUMER WAS TESTING 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS INTO TREE.

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY; PUT INTO GEAR & VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. STOPPED VEHICLE BY SHIFTING TO PARK. FOOT ON BRAKES AT TIME. VEHICLE HIT PARKED VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED TEST DID NOT CONFIRM SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING HAVE TO APPLY TO MUCH PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. DEAER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE MAKES A NOISE AND TAKES LONGER TO STOP. DEALER HAS CHANGED THE BRAKES, AND SAME PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT TIRES DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD CHIPS AND CRACKS.

VEHICLE IS SWAYING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BECAUSE THE FOUR PLY TIRES ARE TO0 SMALL FOR VEHICLE. *AK

SPEED SENSITIVE POWER STEERING SYSTEM, WHILE TOWING AND ENCOUNTERING CROSSWINDS AND SPEEDING TRUCKS, CAUSES SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN VEHICLE DIRECTION WHICH CAN EASILY DESTABILIZE THE TRAILER BEING TOWED.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT PULLS SOMETMES TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, MAKING DRIVING HARD. *AK

SENSOR ON THE POWER STEERING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STEER VERY HARD, THIS CREATED A PROBELM WITH KEEPING THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE.

POWER STEERING SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STEER VERY HARD.

CONSUMER STEPS ON PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES; FOUR TIMES WERE DOCUMENTED, AND THREE TIMES DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE BACK LEFT WHEEL CAME OFF DUE TO 5 BOLTS BREAKING OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE BOLTS ON THE REAR BACK WHEEL ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE. ALL FOUR LUGS: NUTS BROKE.OWNER WAS TRAVELING BTWEEN 20-25 MPH HOUR WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AND APPLYING FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES LOCK UP, AND THE TRUCK HAS TO COAST IN ORDER FOR THE TRUCK TO STOP. HAS TAKEN THE TRUCK TO DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY STILL HAVEN'T CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHEN TIE ROD SEPARATED FROM SLEEVE CONNECTED TO STEERING. *AK

BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP. PUT FOOT ON PEDAL AND HAD IT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR, AND THEY BRAKES DIDI NOT WORK . THIS HAPPENED SIX TIMES IN ONE DAY. THE VEHICE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FIVE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH, GETTING READY TO APPROACH MAIN ROAD WHEN BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP,TRIED TO STEP HARDER BUT GOT NO RESPONSE. IN ORDER TO STOP HAD TO PULL EMERGENCY BRAKE. RESTARTED ENGINE, STILL BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN LESS THAN A MILE. DEALER CLAIMS TIRE SIZE IS INCORRECT WHICH CAUSED ABS TO MISREAD CODE. CHANGED TIRE/RIMS, STILL HAVING PROBLEM. CONSUMER SAYS VEHICLE CAME WITH TIRES STRAIGHT FROM FACTORY. *AK