1999 Ford Expedition complaints

MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: AIR SUSPENSION STOP WORKING; INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LAMPS CONTINUALLY CLICK ON AND OFF; REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. ABS WARNING CLICKS ON AN OFF, WHEN OFF BRAKES TEND TO LOCK DURING BRAKING. *JB

I ALMOST FLIPPED MY WIFE'S 1999 FORD EXPEDITION ON CHRISTMAS EVENING (YESTERDAY) WHEN BOTH STABILIZER BAR LINKS SHEARED OFF. MY FAMILY, INCLUDING FOUR CHILDREN, WERE IN THE CAR. WE WERE PROCEEDING ON A RURAL ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE HANDLING WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING ALL OVER THE ROAD. ANYTHING OVER 40 MPH BECAME UNSAFE AROUND TURNS. IT COST ME $84 TO REPLACE THE PARTS TODAY (SELF-INSTALLED). IT COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY. I WANT FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PARTS AND I WANT THEM TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER A RECALL WOULD BE PRUDENT. I OWNED TWO 1995 EXPLORERS AND BOTH WERE RECALLED FOR THIS DEFECT (WHICH IS THE ONLY REASON I KNEW TO LOOK FOR IT). I AM A LICENSED ATTORNEY. NOTICE OF A DEFECT GIVES RISE TO NEGLIGENCE. NOT ONLY DOES A QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS ONE DAMAGE FORD'S REPUTATION, ECONOMICALLY IT LESS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS THAN TO WAIT FOR THE FATALITIES TO MATERIALIZE AS THESE VEHICLES AGE. I WANT FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PARTS AND INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE OR I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT AGAIN. FORD, DO THE RIGHT THING HERE. *JB

IT STARTED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON FOR NO REASON. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN AT THE TIME I TOOK IT IN TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIX A PROBLEM THEY DIDN'T SEE. SLOWLY THE PROBLEM GOT WORST, ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER. ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT IF THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOWERED. I CAN NO LONGER RAISE OR LOWER THE COLUMN ANYMORE FOR FEAR THE WIPERS, LOCKS AND HEADLAMPS WILL NOT WORK. AT TIMES, THE LOCKS TO THE BACK SEAT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE POWER LOCK BUTTONS. THE REAR WIPER DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE, YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUN AT TIMES, BUT NO MOVEMENT. THE ODOMETER BLINKS ON AND OFF AT TIMES. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES IT DOESN'T COME ON AT ALL. THAT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M ON THE ROAD FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. WITH ALL OF THAT GOING ON, THE WORST THING IS TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THE RAIN AND SNOW AND NOT KNOW IF THE WIPERS WILL WORK AT ALL. *JB

MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH A SUPPOSES SAFETY FEATURE. THE "DOOR AJAR" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO DOOR OPEN. PART OF THIS SYSTEM TURNS ON THE DOME LIGHT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 AND 18 MPH. THIS LIGHT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE WINDOWS. IMAGINE YOURSELF BACKING OUT OF AN UNLIT DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE IF THERE IS A CHILD APPROACHING THE REAR OF YOUR CAR. THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN OFF OR OVER-RIDE THE DOME LIGHT SHORT OF REMOVING THE BULBS. FORD TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ONCE AND IT WORKED PROPERLY FOR A WHILE, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. IT IS FRIGHTENING WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR SIGHT IMPAIRED. I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE DOME LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM DISABLED THAT HAVE IT MALFUNCTION. THE ODDS OF AN INCIDENT HAPPENING DUE TO IMPAIRED VISION ARE SURELY GREATER THAN OF AN OPEN DOOR NOT BEING NOTICED AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING AN INCIDENT. *NM

WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING LOT ENTRANCE AFTER COMPLETE STOP, THE STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE AND I FELT A VIBRATION AND HEARD A SKIDDING NOISE FROM ONE TIRE. THE STEERING WAS LOOSE BUT RESPONSIVE WHILE I TURNED INTO A PARKING SPOT. AFTER THAT, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD HAD SEPARATED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER DISCARDED THE OLD PARTS. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE I NHTSA S RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V388000 CONCERNING CRUISE CONTROL. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY HEARD A LOUD POP, THEN A CONTINIOUS HUFFING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ACCOMPANIED BY A SEVERE VIBRATION. PULLED VEHICLE INTO THE NEAREST REST STOP AND CHECKED ENGINE, FOUND THE SECOND SPARK PLUG ON THE RIGHT BANK (PASSENGER SIDE) HAD FORCEABILY EJECTED TAKING THE THREADS WITH IT. THE ENGINE IS A TRITON 5.4L. THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED AT A DEALER (FORD COUNTRY IN HENDERSON NV) BY REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD. *NM

SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAPPENED. AFTER RAIN OR SNOW THE ELECTRONICS IN MY 1999 EXPEDITION GOES CRAZY. SUCH AS VEHICLES FAN RUNS AFTER TRUCK IS TURNED OFF, WHEN IN DRIVE RADIO GOES OUT, BEEPING NOISES ETC ETC. THIS IS KNOWN TO BE CAUSED BY A LEAK IN THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WHICH IS UNDETECTABLE BY THE OWNER. WATER LEAKS BEHIND THE FUSE PANEL AND THE GEM MODULE AND CAUSES ELECTRICAL HAVOC. CAR WILL EVEN TRY STARTING ON ITS OWN W/O KEYS IN IT. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS WINDSHIELD DEFECT AND WILL DO NOTHING TO RECTIFY IT. THIS STARTED THIS YEAR SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER IS REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE TO RESEAL IT HAS TO BE REMOVED AND IN THE PROCESS THEY CRACK. THE FUSE BOX AND GEM MODULE ALSO HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION OVER TIME CAUSED BY THE UNKNOWN LEAK. THE WATER LEAKS DOWN THE FRONT PILLAR AND THEN BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. ALL THE WHILE THE OWNER IS UNAWARE OF THIS HAPPENING OVER TIME. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE SEAL ON THE WINDSHIELDS OF SEVERAL YEAR MODELS OF EXPEDITIONS. THIS IS ALSO A DEFINITE FIRE HAZARD AND A DEFINITE DANGER ESP. THOSE WHO PARK IN THERE ATTACHED GARAGES. REPAIRS COST THE OWNERS BETWEEN $600.00 TO WELL OVER $1000.00. THIS ISN'T FAIR WHEN A DEFECT LIKE THIS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE TO ALL DEALERS AND OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE IS A TOP OF THE LINE EDDIE BAUER MODEL AND THE PRICE NEW WAS IN THE $40,000 RANGE. THE NHTSA SHOULD FULLY INVESTIGATE THIS AND DEMAND A RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT TO THOSE WHO PAID DEARLY FOR THIS DEFECT THAT CAME

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE RMPS REVVED VERY HIGH. WHEN LIFTING FOOT OFF THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. HE EVENTUALLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH SO THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT IN USE. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE PCV HAD A LEAK IN THE VACUUM SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS NOW BEING REPAIRED.*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE SNAPPED. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED THERE WAS S NHTSA RECALL, 05V017000 , BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER ON THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

MY '99 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L ENGINE BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 64,400 MILES. *JB

1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L ENG. DRIVING BETWEEN OFFICE BLDGS AT LOW SPEED, HEAR EXPLOSION IN VEHICLE FRONT, HEARD DEBRIS IMPACTING UNDER ENGINE HOOD AND WHEEL WELLS. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER. INFORMED OF SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT DAMAGED HEADER. TOLD THIS IS COMMON ON 5.4L NOT COVERED BY WARRANTEE. COST: $3,600. *NM

BLOWN SPARK PLUG IN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH A 5.4L. VEHICLE WAS SITTING IDLE WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. INSERTS WERE INSTALLED IN SPARK PLUG HOLE. *NM

1999 FORD EXPEDITION WATER LEAK FROM WINDSHIELD ONTO FUSE BOX CAUSING SHORT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF FUSE BOX BY FORD COST $362.01. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT HEARD A LOUD POP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ,WHERE THEY FOUND THE ENGINE HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK UPDATED 03/20/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. HAD TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THEN, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR. THE LAST TIME THERE WERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK

BACK WIPER FAILURE ODOMETER FAILURE RUNNING BOARD LIGHT FAILURE RADIO FAILURE REAR DOOR LOCK FAILURE. *NM

DT: 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. IF THEY WERE TURNED ALL THE WAY ON THE REAR WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. THE REAR WINDOW BROKEN AT ONE TIME, AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SWITCH THAT OPERATED THE WIPERS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE SEPTEMBER 15, 2004. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. *NM

UPON START UP MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. FORD REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM . REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY$4000.00. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AT CONSUMER AFFAIRS ATTEST TO THIS PROBLEM. *NM

MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY DRIVE WAY 2 HOURS AFTER I PARKED IT. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I BELIEVE IT WAS DUE TO THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION DEVICE. *NM

I WORK AT A TIRE STORE AND HAVE SEEN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, LUG STUDS SNAPPING WITH TORQUE WRENCH USE OF 100 PSI. ON FORD AND LINCOLN TRUCKS AND SUV'S. IT IS ONLY HAPPENING TO THE ONES WITH 10 MM LUG STUDS. THE METAL ON THE INSIDE OF THE STUD HAS VARYING SHADES OF GREY IN IT. IT LOOKS LIKE THE METAL IS NOT THE SAME ALL THE WAY THROUGH. ONCE THE STUD SNAPS, THE NUT CAN BE SCREWED OFF BY HAND AND IS NOT CROSS THREADED. WHEN TRYING TO TORQUE THEM, THE NUT KEEPS TURNING UNTIL THE STUD SNAPS. WE HAVE DONE THIS USING DIFFERENT IMPACT GUNS AND TORQUE WRENCHES ON A MINIMUM OF 15 VEHICLES WITH ANY WHERE FROM 1 TO 8 STUDS SNAPPING. THE CUSTOMERS THINK WE ARE BREAKING THEM FROM INCOMPETENCE. FORD RECALLED STUDS FROM 1997 TO 1998. I HAVE SEEN IT ON 1999 AND 2000 MODELS WITH 10 MM STUDS. WHEN I SEND THEM TO THE DEALER ON THE LATER MODELS, THEY ARE TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL O5S28 ON OCTOBER 8, 2005, AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME WHEN HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AT FIRST THEY TOLD HIM TO CALL BACK AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THEN THEY TOLD HIM TO BRING VEHICLE IN ON OCTOBER 23, 2005, AND HE WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE ALL DAY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IT WOULD TAKE THIS LONG TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE . HE FELT THAT IT WAS DERIMENTAL TO HIS FAMILY. *AK

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION . VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON AUGUST 16, 2005 AT 1:00 PM. THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE IN PARKING STRUCTURE AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30AM, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30-45 MINUTES. THE FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IT LOOKED AS THOUGH IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT BEEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN PROBLEMS ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL. TH A POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WERE TAKEN. THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AFTER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE PARKING AREA AND TO THE VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO THE VEHICLE THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED 1999 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 8-30-05. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE FRONT YARD, CLOSE TO THE PORCH. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH A WATER HOSE. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE SCDS AT A COST OF $357.27. AND THEY TOLD HER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AT THAT TIME. SINCE THEN, RECALL 05V388000 WAS ISSUED. THE DEALER TOLD HER THEY COULD NOT REIMBURSE HER UNTIL FORD MOTOR COMPANY REIMBURSED THEM. *AK

DT: 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE CONTACTED FORD ,AND THEY STATED THIS WAS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE HE WAS INFORMED IT WAS ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO SEE WHY THE FIRE STARTED. FORD STATED THEY WILL EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AT THE WRECKING YARD WHERE IT WAS LOCATED. THERE WERE TWO FIRE REPORTS, ONE BY THE CASINO WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED, AND ONE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. *AK

THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THIS IS THE SECOND 1999 EXPEDITION THAT I HAVE OWNED AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH AND I AM UNABLE TO GET ANY HELP FROM ANYBODY AS TO WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. ON BOTH VEHICLES THE AIR SUSPENSION STOPPED WORKING IN THE REAR SECTION CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO LIFT UP AND MAKING THE VEHICLE BOUNCE ALL ACROSS THE ROAD IF YOU TRY TO DRIVE IT. IT DOES NOT RAISE BACK UP AT ALL AND THUS MAKING THE VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. I WANT TO KNOW AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND ALSO WHY WITH TWO OF THE SAME MODEL VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED? IS THIS A DEFECT? EVERYONE THAT I HAVE TALKED TO SAYS THAT THIS IS A VERY COSTLY FIX, MAYBE RANGING FROM $600 PLUS. AND I ALMOST FEEL AS THOUGH I AM BEING ROBBED BY HAVING TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAD WITH THE FIRST 1999 EXPEDITION THAT I OWNED.... PLEASE HELP. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY MY 6 YEAR OLD FORD EXPEDITION BLEW A SPARK PLUG RIGHT OUT OF THE HEAD. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS COMING HOME FROM A FAMILY VACATION WHEN THIS OCCURRED IN NEW JERSEY. WE WERE LUCKY IN THIS CASE BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND OFF THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE HEAD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNUSABLE FOR OVER TWO WEEKS WHILE THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WORKED ON THE PROBLEM. THAT HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS MANY OTHER PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITH THE HEAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. BETWEEN THE REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE AND THE RENTAL CAR FOR THE TIME OF REPAIR, THIS WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE (5000 $) PROBLEM. WHICH I STATED EARLIER APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR. *JB

IN JUNE OF 2004, THE SUNROOF OF OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION STOPPED WORKING. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRACK AND MOTOR. NOW, JUST OVER A YEAR LATER, THE SUNROOF HAS STOPPED WORKING. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRACK AGAIN. OF COURSE, THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER GOOD. *JB

ONE SPARK PLUG ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EXPLODED AND BURST THROUGH THE HEAD OF THE ENGINE. MY WIFE WAS PICKING UP MY CHILD AT SCHOOL. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE, SHUT IT OFF AND MINUTES LATER RETURNED. AS SHE WAS STARTING THE EXPEDITION BOTH HER AND MY DAUGHTER HEARD A VERY LARGE EXPLOSION FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN AND A CONSTANT POPPING SOUND COULD BE HEARD. SHE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND NOTICED A VERY STRONG GAS/EXHAUST TYPE SMELL. SHE CALLED ME AND I ARRIVED TO CHECK THE VEHICLE OUT. I INSPECTED ALL THE FLUID LEVELS AND FUSES AND THEY WERE FINE. I BRIEFLY STARTED THE ENGINE WITH THE HOOD OPEN TO HELP NARROW THE LOCATION OF THE SOUND. THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I STARTED INSPECTING THIS AREA AND FOUND THAT THE THIRD SPARK PLUG FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BEEN COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD OF THE ENGINE. IT IS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE BOTH VERY STARTLED BY THE LOUD EXPLOSION AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE ROAD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I BELIEVE THAT AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE RESULTED. I HAVE SINCE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AND HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ON FORD VEHICLES AND HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE NHTSA. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT AND FIND OUT WHAT THE NHTSA IS DOING ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE.

VEHICLE FIRE - POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE WITH EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE. *AK

THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE RADIO WOULD TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT ANYBODY TOUCHING THE CONTROLS. TRUCK SWITCHES INTO 4X4 MODE WHEN DRIVEN THRU CAR WASH. I COULD HAVE NEGLECTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT, DECIDED TO HAVE NECESSARY REPAIRS DONE TO THE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION AT A COST OF ALMOST $2000 TO ME..... MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE NECESSARY REPAIRS.......AND FORD (THE MANUFACTURER), WOULD NOT HELP EITHER. I HAD 2" GEM MODULES" REPLACED IN THIS VEHICLE WITHIN 1 AND 2 YEARS. THE SECOND TIME FORD/FORD DEALER REPLACED THE GEM MODULE. THE VEHICLE STILL SWITCHES INTO 4X4 AFTER GOING THROUGH A "DRIVE THRU" CAR WASH......WATER MUST BE CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK??????? THE FIRST GEM MODULE IS AVAILABLE----I PAID FOR IT, SO I KEPT IT.....BROOKDALKE FORD (DEALERSHIP), SAID THERE WAS WATER DAMAGE TO THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WHICH IS WHAT THE GEM MODULE IS MADE UP OF.......THERE IS NO VISIBLE WATER DAMAGE TO THIS PART. I WORK FOR AN ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURER......AND A FEW OF OUR TECHNICIANS AGREED ---NO WATER DAMAGE.......IT'S A DESIGN PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DESIGNER....... THANK YOU, DELANO MAUDAL 3082 HIGHCREST ROAD ROSEVILLE, MN 55113

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING POWER AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HE STATED THAT BRAKE LINES CORRODED. THEY CORRODED IN THE BOX FRAME UNDER THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE BRAKLINE BROKE ALLOWING ALL OF THE BRAKING FLUID RUN OUT. THIS HAPPENED ON JUNE 19, 2005. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO CRASH. THIS WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON A LEVEL ROAD AND ONLY GOING 25 MPH. *AK *SC

DT: VEHICLE WAS PARKED TO THE SIDE OF CONSUMER'S HOUSE AFTER 10 MINUTES CONSUMER'S HUSBAND HEARD THE FAN SHUT OFF, WENT OUTSIDE TO LOOK AND THE CAR WAS IN FLAMES. *AK

THE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE ENTIRE CAR AND GARAGE IT WAS STORED IN. THE FIRE INVESTIGATION REPORTS THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FUSE PANEL. *JB *SC

1) NOTICED IN MID MAY THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION STOPPED WORKING. NO OTHER PERFORMANCE ISSUES WERE NOTICED AND SINCE IT WAS NOT CRITICAL IT WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. 2) ON JULY 27, 2005 THE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. THE FIRE CHIEF ON SITE INDICATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA OF THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHERE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH IS LOCATED. 3) MY INSURANCE COMPANY, USAA IS IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND I AM AWAITING INFORMATION FROM THEM. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED FORD AT THIS TIME. *NM

DT: 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. CONSUMER HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. THE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT WHEN CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING. THE PLUG WAS STILL ATTACHED, AND THERE WERE SPARKS COMING FROM THIS. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF. CONSUMER HEARD A FUNNY NOISE. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THEY CAN FIX IT WITH A THREAD INSERT. WHEN CONSUMER CALLED FORD, THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD CHANGE THE HEAD. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 1, 2005, AT 100,000 MILES. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THERE SHOULD BE NO SPARK PLUG MAINTENANCE UNTIL 100,000 MILES. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL SPARK PLUGS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

I WAS TRAVELING 46 MPH I FELL ASLEEP HITTING A STEEL TRAFFIC POLE HEAD ON, WHEN MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT MY DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT. MY CAR BURST INTO FLAMES I WAS PULLED OUT OF MY VEHICLE AT THAT TIME MY VEHICLE WAS 190 DEGREES. NOW I HAVE SEIZURES DAILY,BROKEN RIBS, BROKEN DISC IN MY BACK, AND UNABLE TO WORK OR DRIVE DUE TO MY INJURIES. *NM

I HAVE A '99 FORD EXPEDITION AND I DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WHERE I LOST THE BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS IN MY CAR. I REPLACED THE FUSED AND IT IMMEDIATELY POPPED AGAIN. SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, AND HE LOOKED AT IT. THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID UP IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, ALL THE WAY UP IN THE CABLE HARNESS (IN THE WIRES), AND IN THE CONNECTOR AT THE JUNCTION/FUSE BOX. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS THE NEW SWITCH AND IT SPARKED AND IT CAUGHT FIRE. LUCKILY THE FLAME WAS CONTAINED TO JUST THE SWITCH AND THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO CUT THE SWITCH OUT OF THE CAR AND BLOW IT OUT BEFORE THE FIRE SPREAD. HE TOLD ME THE CAR HAD TO GO TO FORD AND HE SUGGESTED THAT I NOT DRIVE IT, AS IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD. SO IT WAS TOWED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP GOT IN AND INVESTIGATED AND THEY DETERMINED THAT I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW CABLING HARNESS BECAUSE OF MELTED WIRES AND BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND THAT THE PRICE WAS GOING TO BE $500 AND A NEW CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND FUSES. I INSTRUCTED FORD TO GO AHEAD WITH THE REPAIRS AND TO SAVE ALL OF THE OLD PARTS. FORD SAID THAT BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL DESPITE THE ENTIRE LIST OF OTHER COINCIDENTAL FAILURES THAT COULD HAVE LED TO A FIRE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT HAD THE OLD SWITCH STILL BEEN IN PLACE, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE ALREADY. AS THINGS WERE, MY MECHANIC JOE TAYLOR, AT TAYLOR'S AUTOMOTIVE SAID

1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER 4X4 THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS REMOVED BY THE DEALER WHEN THEY SOLD IT TO ME AND NEVER PUT ONE ON IT, ALSO THE /C BLOWS OUT HOT AIR UP FRONT AND COLD IN THE BACK, AND THE ODOMITTER DOES NOT WORK, IT GOES IN AND OUT AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT. SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS HAVE THE SAME TRUCK AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM

HI. I HAVE A 99 FORD EXPEDITION AND READ ON CNN YOU ARE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION. I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE LEAKING WINDSHIELD, AND SPENT OVER 2200 DOLLARS WITH NO RESOLUTION. IN THE END, I FOUND YOU COULD DRILL HOLES IN PARTS OF THE FUSE BOX. THE REALLY FRUSTRATING THING IS I WENT INTO MANY DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS WITH DOCUMENTATION IN HAND REGARDING OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND THEY ALL ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE. IT'S VERY UPSETTING. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT ELSE I NEED TO DO TO ENSURE MY COMPLAINTS ARE CONSIDERED AS PART OF YOUR INVESTIGATION?

MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION HAS HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION COIL PACKS REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. THE SYMPTOMS ARE MISFIRE AND A RESULTING SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION UPON ACCELERATION. ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHES A CRUISING SPEED, THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO GO AWAY, BUT ONLY UNTIL YOU ACCELERATE AGAIN. FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS THERE IS IS DESIGN FLAW IN THESE VEHICLES WHICH CAUSES WATER DRIPPING FROM SOME SOURCE (THE AIR CONDITIONER OR A WINDSHIELD THAT IS NOT SEALED) TO SHORT OUT THE IGNITION COIL PACKS. THEY HAVE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT ALWAYS REPORTED AS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THEY FAIL TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROPERLY IN SOME CASES. THE FIRST 2 TIMES THIS HAPPENED, I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS. BOTH TRIPS COST ME CLOSE TO $400 EACH TIME. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED, WE WENT TO OUR LOCAL GARAGE AND THE GUY SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, WELL KNOWN TO AUTO MECHANICS, BUT THAT THE INDIVIDUAL FAILING CYLINDER COULD NOT BE READILY DIAGNOSED BY THE COMPUTER CODES, SO IT WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY MIGHT HAVE TO TRY ALL 8 COIL PACKS TO LOCATE AND IDENTIFY THE OFFENDER. THE LAST COIL PACK THAT FAILED WAS REPLACED BY MY HUSBAND AT A COST OF $45.00 AS THE FAILING UNIT WAS EASILY ACCESSIBLE. YOU CAN SEE THE GREAT DIFFERENCE IN COST OF DOING IT YOURSELF VS. BOTH OF MY TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP. MY TRUCK IS FAILING AGAIN NOW AND OF COURSE, IT IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF A COIL PACK FAILURE. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE COIL PACK I

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. SHE STATES THAT WHILE THEY WERE IN A PARKING LOT THEY PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND IT TOOK OFF ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AND HIT ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND IT WAS JERKING. THE PERSON THAT THEY HIT HIS WIFE OWNS AN EXPEDITION SAID THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM. SHE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT SHE NEEDED TO TAKE HER VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. *NM

I HAVE A 1999 EXPEDITION THAT HAS A PISTON THAT IS SLAPPING. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 EXPEDITIONS. I WANTED TO ASK IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON THE HORIZON FOR THIS CONSISTENT PROBELM.

1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L 4WD DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF THE HEAD. CAUSING A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND BAD IDLE. REPLACED SPARKPLUG AND HAD HELI-COIL INSTALLED. TWO WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HEAD.

WATER LEAKING UNDER DASH AROUND WINDSHIELD DEALER TRIED TWICE TO FIX PROBLEM AND TO DATE IT LEAKS WHEN SUBJECTED TO RAIN.

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES WHENEVER IT RAINS OR SNOWS, THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO STOP WORKING, THE LIGHTS FLASHED, THE RADIO DID NOT WORKING, AND THEN AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, NOW IT IS BEING REPLACED AGAIN

DT: THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START WHEN THERE IT RAINS, SNOWS OR ANY WATER RELATING ISSUES. ALSO, CAUSES OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DEALER KEEPS REPLACING THE COMPUTER, WHICH NEVER LAST. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD, AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY THE OWNER. FORD RECOMMENDED THAT THE OWNER TRY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE OWNER HAS BEEN TO MORE THAN ONE DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM EITHER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER THESE ISSUES BETWEEN 6-12 TIMES, AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT EVEN GIVE THE OWNER AN INVOICE. OWNER HAS SPENT ABOUT $4,000.00 OVER 8 MONTHS ON TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS OWNER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DEALERSHIP OR FORD. THE WATER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS. THE WHEEL CAME OFF LAST YEAR IN JULY. THE WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING AND THE WHEEL JUST CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE WHEEL LUGS: NUTS AND BOLTS BROKENOFF. 4 OUT OF 5 LUGS AND NUTS WERE MISSING. THE ODOMETER DOES NOT WORK. IT BLINKS OFF AND ON. THE ODOMETER WILL STAY OFF FOR MONTHS, WHEN IT COMES BACK ON THE MILEAGE MAY GO FORWARD OR IT MAY GO BACKWARDS. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND HAD THE LUG SAND NUTS A LONG WITH THE RIM AND WHEEL REPALCED.*AK

HAD TO HAVE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND FUSE BOX REPLACED DUE TO WINDSHIELD LEAKING WATER INTO 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. ALSO REPLACED WINSHIELD.

IN RAIN, WIPERS FAIL, DASH LIGHTS FAIL, RADIO FAILS, HVAC FAILS, 4X4 ENGAGES