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1998 Ford Expedition complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1998 record →

Power Train
Filed Aug 27, 1998NC

DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 24, 1998MS

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON AN INCLINE AND HOLDING THE PEDAL FOR A FEW SECONDS, THE PEDAL WILL SLOWLY GO TO THE FLOOR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 19, 1998OK

NOT SPECIFIED.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Aug 19, 1998WA

BOLT ON SHOULDER HARNESS FELL OFF AND SEAT BELT FELL INTO DRIVER LAP DURING A NORMAL STOP.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 18, 1998CA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER NOT ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

Steering
Filed Aug 14, 1998CO

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH STEERING WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 30 MPH. STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. VEHICLE BEEN IN THE DEALER SHOP, AND CAUSE CANNOT FOUND AT THIS TIME, DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 13, 1998AR

WHILE MAKING A STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES PEDAL THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO TRAVEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Fuel System, Other
Filed Aug 6, 1998TX

FUEL GAUGE READS 1/8 OF A TANK OR LESS AND VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Aug 5, 1998SC

WHILE TRAVELING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Jul 28, 1998CA

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO 4WD LOW, BRING THE VEHICLE TO A NEAR STOP. WHEN VEHICLE WAS CRANKED THE NEXT MORNING, BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER, HE NOTICED THAT THE 4WD INDICATOR WAS ON EVENTHOUGH THE SWITCH WAS NOT IN THAT POSITION.

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed Jul 24, 1998CO

REC'D NOTICE 98V095000 & NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP. TOOK VEHICLE TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS & BOTH TIMES INFORMED VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE LEFT FOR 3 DAYS. DON'T KNOW WHEN ABLE TO GET TO VEHICLE & DO NOT KNOW IF PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. OWNER NOT SATISFIED WITH ANSWERS, AND CANNOT LEAVE VEHICLE THAT LONG. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 24, 1998CA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 21, 1998CA

WHILE DRIVING UP OF A HILL TRANSMISSION PULLS, CAUSING ERRATIC OPERATION GEAR CHANGING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Fuel System, Other
Filed Jul 15, 1998CA

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IF THE GAS GAUGE IS BELOW 1/4, THE VEHICLE STOPS. BEFORE THE LAST REPAIR, THIS HAPPEND IF THE GAUGE WAS BELOW 1/2 TANK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS 4 TO 5 TIMES SINCE NOVEMBER 14, 1997. THREE DAYS AFTER CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE . THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED GAS GAUGES, AND THE LAST TIME THEY REPLACED THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. *AK

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed Jul 14, 1998SC

RECALL FOR LUGS: NUTS ALSO AFFECTS BRAKE HUB AREA OF VEHICLE. DUE TO UNDERTORQUEING, BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. ALSO OVERTORQUEING CAUSES DIFFICULTY IN CHANGING TIRE IN THE EVENT OF A FLAT. *AK

Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs
Filed Jul 13, 1998MA

THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A BROKEN LUG:NUT. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jun 29, 1998CA

THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR BROKE. DUE A DEFECTIVE BOLT THE BELT SLIPPED OFF, AND THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. ALSO, THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. UPON NOTIFICATION OF DEALER, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE OF THE BELT SLIPPING OFF. REPAIR WORK WAS DONE. THE BOLTS WERE REPLACED, AND THE LIGHT STILL CAME ON. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 29, 1998TX

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN LEAVING STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. VERY DANGERIOUS PROBLEM AS VEHICLE STALLS IN FRONT OF ON COMMING TRAFFIC, THAT EITHER HAS TO PANIC BRAKE OR SWERVE TO AVOID STRIKING THE STALLED VEHICLE.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jun 22, 1998CA

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH SUSPENSION LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A REASON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALER HAD REPAIRED VEHICLE A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed Jun 10, 1998TX

THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE CONTROL ARM. DRIVER HEARS A GRINDING NOISE EVERYTIME THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT DURING ANY TYPE OF WEATHER OR SPEED. *AK

Suspension › Front › Springs › Torsion Bar
Filed Jun 4, 1998NH

TORSION BAR SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAN TO RIGHT,NO WARNING. DEALER REPLACED PART. *AK

Wheels1 injured
Filed Jun 3, 1998NC

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF AXLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed May 28, 1998TX

VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SIDE, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO STRIKE A TREE DEAD CENTER AT 30 MPH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed May 18, 1998CA

ENGINE LOSES POWER. ALSO, OIL GAUGE ANF TEMPORATURE GAUGE ACTIVATE.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed May 1, 1998WA

IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT CENTERED, THE TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT WORK. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections
Filed Apr 23, 1998MO

WAS OUT DRIVING WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. HAD TENDENCY TO OVERSTEER. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER THAT A PINCHED STEEERING HOSE WAS FOUND & NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. *AK.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Mar 17, 1998MI

ENGINE CONTINUOUSLY LOSES COOLANT AND OVERHEATS, REPAIR ATTEMPTS, HOWEVER PROBMEM CONTINUES.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 15, 1998WA

POOR GAS MILEAGE. WINDOW STICKER WHEN PURCHASED CLAIMED (16) HIGHWAY. DRIVER CLAIMS VEHICLE ONLY GET 13 MILES TO THE GALLON. DEALER STATES THAT STICKER IS NOT TRUE.

Suspension › Rear
Filed Mar 2, 1998NJ

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVNG VEHICLE,THERE IS NOISE IN THE REAR END. DEALERS CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED OF POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

Wheels
Filed Feb 17, 1998IL

RIGHT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF OF VEHICLE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 11, 1998CA

UPON MODERATE ACCELERATION, AFTER STOPPING, THE ENGINE HESITATES THEN ACCELERATES. PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS AT OR BELOW 1/4 FULL.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 11, 1998CA

UPON MODERATE ACCELERATION, AFTER STOPPING, THE ENGINE HESITATES AND THEN ACCELERATES. ONLY OCCURS WHEN FUEL TANK IS AT OR BELOW 1/4 FULL.

Suspension
Filed Feb 5, 1998CA

EXCESSIVE SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. CROSS MEMBER BOLTS FOR PROPER TORQUE WERE NOT TIGHT AND THE CROSS MEMBER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BOLTS WERE OUT OF THE TORQUE SPECS.

Wheels
Filed Feb 2, 1998IL

VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN RIHGT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF. ALL LUGS AND 3 STUDS WERE ALSO MISSING FROM HUB.

Wheels
Filed Feb 2, 1998IL

VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN REAR RIGHT WHEEL FELL OFF.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jan 25, 1998CA

REQUESTING INFORMATION ON FUEL TANK LOCATION.

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