1999 Ford Expedition complaints

FIRESTONE, STANDARD EQUIPMENT, RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS SECOND TIME ON SAME SIDE. TIRE BLOWOUT CAUSED REAR END AND OTHER DAMAGES. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE, SIZE P255/70R16. *SLC

CONSUMER'S WIFE HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISON WITH ANOTHER CAR WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WIFE SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES TO ARM/ SHOULDER AND LEG. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT, THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD PROBLEMS KEEPING AIR IN TIRES, THE DEALER REPLACED THE VALVE STEMS BUT THAT HASN'T SOLVED THE PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RIDE WELL WITH THE TIRES AND VEHICLE HAS HAD A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT ALREADY (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX P255/70R16). NLM

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN HEADON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER FORD EXPEDITION. ONE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 70MPH THE OTHER AT 40 MPH. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALLED. *AK

RIGHT HEAD GASKET HAS CRACKED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO STARTER MOTOR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, 2 WEEKS LATER THE HEAD GASKET STARTED LEAKING AGAIN, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHILE STANDING OR DRIVING 4- WHEEL DRIVE HIGH WILL SHIFT INTO 4- WHEEL DRIVE LOW OR 2- WHEEL DRIVE INTO 4- WHEEL DRIVE LOW . DLR CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

OWNER HAS FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT TIRES WHICH ARE NOT ON RECALL. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE CRACKS ALONG SIDE OF THEM. ALL TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

ENGINE HESITATES. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM OR PROVIDE REMEDY. ALSO, VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK, AND KNOCKING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET, BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED DROPS OF OIL ON GARAGE FLOOR. DEALER STATED THAT HEAD GASKET MAY BE LEAKING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND WAITED UNTIL WARRANTY EXPIERD FOR FIXING IT. THEREFORE, THE DEALER SHOULD FIX THE HEAD GASKET AT NO CHARGE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A BOOMING NOISE, TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND JERKED VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, TIRE WAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, SIZE P255/70R16, DOT #W20U1RD. *SLC

THIS IS REPORTED BECAUSE OF THE COMMON NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE EXPENSE OF REPAIR. THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN WHICH ROUTES AN ENGINE COOLANT HOSE SUCH THAT WHEN THE HOSE CONNECTION LEAKS, IT DRIPS ONTO THE #4 COIL PACK AND SHORTS IT OUT. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN CARRIED OVER THROUGH AT LEAST THREE MODEL YEARS (97,98& 99). THE COST OF MY REPAIR WAS APPROX. $400. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR NOR IS IT A RANDOM COMPONENT FAILURE. I SUSPECT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. AS A HIGH VOLUME PRODUCTION COMPANY, THEIR QUALITY DEPARTMENT HAS SURELY FLAGGED THIS DEFECT THROUGH SOME FORM OF FAILURE TREND ANALYSIS EFFORT.

FAILURE OF THE #3/#4 COIL PACKS SEEM COMMONPLACE ON FORD EXPEDITIONS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HEATER HOSE (SITS ABOVE THE COIL PACK): IF THE HOSE DRIPS, THE RESULT IS A COSTLY REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS REPORTED FREQUENTLY ON THE WWW.XPEDITION.NET MAILING LIST, AND FINALLY SHOWED UP AN MY VEHICLE. THERE ARE REPORTS ON THE MAILING LIST OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES (2, 3, 4..). *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AUTOMACTICALLY. MANUFACTURER SENT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS TO DEALER ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS. TSB ONLY COVERS CONSUMERS WITH WARRANTIES. CONSUMER LIVED IN A AREA WERE THERE WAS ALOT OF ROAD SALT, AND WHEN COMING ON INVOLUNTARALY IT SMEARS WITH LACK OF VISIBILITY.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY UNDER BAD WEATHER CONDITION. *YH

VEHICLE HAS FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/AT TIRES, SIZE P255/70R16. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEGAN TO SEPARATE. TIRES WERE LOOKED AT BY A GARAGE AND THIS WAS DETERMINED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TREES, AND ENDING ON OTHER SIDE. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD HAD CAUSED TIRE TO BE FLAT, AND LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NO DEMAGE TO VEHICLE EXTERIOR, JUST SCRATCHES. THERE WAS NO CURVES ON THE ROAD. *AK

FIRESTONE REFUSED CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO JANUARY, 1 2000, THE CONSUMER ACTUALLY PURCHASED THE TIRES OCT 31,2000. NLM

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MIRROR WHICH INDICATES TURN SIGNAL HAS RUSTED INSIDE OUT, REDUCING DRIVER'S VISION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE P255/70R16 EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CONSUMER NOTICED A 3 INCH TEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL, DOT W2CU. *SLC

COMPUTER SYSTEM AFFECTED TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THIS CAUSED IT TO RUN HOT AND STALL. BEEN TO DEALER 5-6 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. MECHANIC CLAIMED TO HAVE REPAIRED IT EACH TIME, BUT PROBLEM REAPPEARED. *AK

THIS TIRE DID NOT JUST GO FLAT, IT DISITEGRATED. WE WERE RIDING DOWN AN INTERSTATE AND MY 15-MONTH-OLD WAS IN THE CAR. WE JUST GOT LUCKY THAT WE MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE PROBLEM LOOKS JUST LIKE THE ONES SEEN IN THE 15 AND 16 INCH FIRESTONS TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WE SAVED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND WE HAVE PICTURES OF IT ON THE CAR BEFORE IT WAS CHANGED. WE WANT TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOT BE AS LUCKY AS WE WERE THIS TIME. PLEASE CALL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2T6IRE378 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

THIS IS THE SECOND FORD VEHICHLE PURCHASED. INITIAL VEHICLE TRADED BECAUSE OF SAFTEY ISSUE INVOLVING SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE NEEDED AN ENGINE REPLACED AND EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS BASICALLY UNTOUCHABLE FOR COMMENTS. SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT DEALERSHIP ADMITTED TO KNOWING THE ENGINES IN THE 1997- 1999 EXPEDITIONS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEEL OF VEHICLE DISCONNECTED DUE TO LUGS:NUTS: BOLTS SHEARING OFF. I WAS INFORMED (BY MY BROTHER WHO IS A FORD TECHNICIAN) THAT NIGHT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON FORD EXPEDITION FOR THAT PROBLEM.*AK

AS I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, MY TIRE WENT FLAT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TREAD IS PEALING OFF. THERE ARE TWO LONG PARALLEL CRACKS APPROX 2-3 INCHES APART IN THE CENTER OF THE TIRE. THE TREAD BETWEEN IS PEELING OFF AND THE BELT TREADS ARE PUSHING OUT. IF FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WITH ALL THE LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN LOST FROM THESE TIRE DEFECTS I CANNOT REST UNTIL ALL MY FIRESTONE TIRES ARE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. I WILL BE CONTACTING A FORD DEALER TOMORROW IN HOPES OF GETTING CLEARANCE TO GET THESE TIRES CHANGED RIGHT AWAY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELLING FASTER MY SON AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED LIKE ALL THE OTHERS. I HAVE A HUSBAND AND 3 CHILDREN TO THINK ABOUT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2T61RE318 TIRESIZE: R265S7OR17)

THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING IS THE DEALERSHIP INFLATES MY TIRES IMPROPERLY DURING SERVICE. THE DRIVERS DOOR READS THAT THE COLD PRESSURE FOR THE FRONT SHOULD BE 30 AND THE REAR 35. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN GETTING MY TIRES SERVICED FOR FREE BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY CONTEND MY TIRE GAUGE IS WRONG. ONCE I HAD THEM CHECK THEM BEFORE I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO LET PRESSURE OUT. ALL I WOULD ASK IS THAT THE SITUATION BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT CHECK THEIR TIRES WHEN THEY LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP IS IN A ACCIDENT AND HURT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )

AFTER CHANGING OIL COULD STILL SMELL OIL. THEN ,TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND BLOWN OUT HEAD GASKET. THIS WAS SECOND TIME. FIRST WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS TIME IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

WHILE FILLING UP VEHICLE WITH GAS AND UPON REACHING 11 GALLONS, NOZZLE EXPLODED, INJURING CONSUMER. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THEY SAID THAT SINCE NOZZLE WAS PLASTIC AND NOT MEDAL, IT HAD NOTHING TO GRIND OUT ON. PLASTIC CREATEED ELECTRICITY, A SPARK OF ELECTRICITY LIKE IF SOMONE SHOCKED AN INDIVIDUAL, THAT SET OFF EXPLOSION. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL STIFFENS AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY AT ALL. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

ENGINE LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING, CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITION. MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS FAILED. FORD HAS DISPLAYED NO CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *AK

OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN TWO INCIDENCES WHERE VEHICLE HAS LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED BOTH TIMES, VEHICLE REGAINS POWER AFTER THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES, DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION AND THEREFORE COULD NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. CJ

DEALER SAID THAT COTTER PIN ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS MISSING, AN ACCIDENT DID OCCUR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P265/70R17 EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT CAUSED BY TREAD SEPARATION, TIRE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO FRONT AND LEFT SIDE OF BUMPER AND FENDER. *SLC

WHENEVER STEERING WAS TURNED, IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. THIS MADE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL SOMETIMES. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES. EACH TIME MECHANIC WOULD TEST VEHICLE, BUT WOULD NOT HEAR THUMPING NOISE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS AT 50 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO PULL TO RIGHT. CONSUMER TRIED TO PUT ON BRAKES, AND NOTHING HAPPENED, ABS DIDN'T KICK IN.*AK VEHICLE IN A 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHICH DIDN'T KICK IN HIT DITCH AND ROLLED OVER. *YH

MY TIRES ARE VIBRATING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, ALSO THEY LOOSE AIR CONSTANTLY, I HAVE HAD THEM CHECKED AT LEAST 8 TIMES AND A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF AIR WAS MISSING EACH TIME!! THE STEERING WHEEL IS VIBRATING MAJORLY AT SPEEDS OF 50 TO 75 MPH PER HOUR! I DID CONTACT THE DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THIS TIRE IS NOT RECALLED!! PLEASE NOTE THERE IS DEFINATELY A PROBLEM WITH MY TIRES AND I AM NOT AN EXPERT. PLEASE ADVISE A.S.A.P. - THANK YOU!*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2CUIRD249 TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

WE WERE TRAVELING ON I77 ON OUR WAY TO CHARLESTON,SOUTH CAROLINA. OUR ESTIMATED SPEED AT THE TIME OF TIRE FAILURE WAS 60MPH. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 65MPH. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE PRACTICALLY EXPLODED AND TORE APART. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS WE MOVED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, I FOUND A DISINTEGRATED TIRE, WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION. I HAD MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR WITH ME WHICH INCLUDED MY WIFE AND THREE YOUNG BOYS AGES 10,5, AND 1. THE AIR PRESSURE IN ALL FOUR TIRES WERE AT RECOMMENDED LEVELS AT THE ONSET OF OUR TRIP, WHAT IS THE EXPLANATION OF THIS MISFORTUNE?*AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

CABLE SEPARATED FROM BOLT AND SPARE TIRE FELL OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM IF IT OCCURED ON THE FREEWAY OR A MAJOR ROADWAY. LUCKY THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURED ON A SIDE STREET. *AK

BLOWOUT ON LEFT FRONT TIRE, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P25570R16, TIRE SENT TO FIRESTONE, FIRESTONE PAID FOR A NEW TIRE, WHEEL AND SHIPPING EXPENSES, IN OCTOBER 2000, OWNER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES OUT OF FEAR, WOULD LIKE FOR FORD OR FIRESTONE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENTS.

ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CRACKING/PEELING. CALLED FORD & FIRESTONE AND WENT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, SAID THEIR IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THEM.*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/70R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

TIRE NUMBER TWO EXPLODES. FIRESTONE TIRES ARE BAD NEWS AND KILL PEOPLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: 16 INCH)

ENGINE NOISE UPON COLD START. SOUNDS LIKE MARBLES CHURNING ABOUT INSIDE A COFFEE CAN. *AK

VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL AT RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE, BOTTOM OF CYLINDER HEAD. IN AT DEALER'S SHOP FOR REPAIRS. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED THERE IS A LOUD TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTED, THEN IT STOPS. *AK

FROM THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP OF OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION -- WE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH THE FACTORY EQUIPPED 17 INCH WILDERNESS AT TIRES PULLING TO EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING STRAIT AHEAD AT ANY SPEED. WE PROCEEDED WITH A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT WITH MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL. AT LEAST 3 FRONT END ALIEGNMENTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. A FORD MOTOR COMPANY ENGINEER SAID THE 17 INCH TIRES WERE INHERENTLY UNSTABLE AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE PULLING OF TIRES. OUR OWN MECHANIC DETUNED THE FRONT END ALIEGNMENT WITH IN FACTORY SPECIFIATIONS AND THIS ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS INCREASE TIRE WEAR. WE HAVE REPLACED AT APPROX 16,000 MILES ALL FIVE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES AND DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE TH SAME STEARING PROBLEMS. (DOT NUMBER: W216-1RE-0 TIRESIZE: 17)

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDERS. HE NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #AT, P2557016. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT TIRE,AND ATTENDANT FOR FIRESTONE STATED THAT NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN BECAUSE TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL OR ON ADVISORY LIST. *AK

TIRE BLOWOUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION AT 65MPH ON I-95 AT RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS INFORMED BY BOTH FORD MOTOR CORP. AND FIRESTONE THAT THESE TIRES WERE SAFE. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NOT MY WIFE WITH MY THREE BOYS SHE WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY HIT THE BRAKES AND ROLL THE TRUCK. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKLY I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR INTO THE MEDIAN. THEY THE SITUATION MADE ME VERY UNEASY WITH THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC PASSING AT 65MPH JUST FEET FROM ME. I EXPERIENCED SEVERE CHEST PAIN AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSIPTAL THE FOLLOWING MORNING. *AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

REAR CALIPER FROZE UP, CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE. ALSO, IT GRINDED INTO ROTORS. IT COST CONSUMER $600.00 IN REPAIRS. *AK

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE - CENTER SECTION OF TIRE GONE, 2 SIDE WALL LEFT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

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

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

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

DD (TIRESIZE: 255R70-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255R70-16 )