1999 Ford Expedition complaints

THE RIGHT OUTSIDE MIRROR MATERIAL IS FLAKING OFF MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE DOWN THIS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE MIRROR AND FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE QUALITY PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, THE WIPERS, COME ON AN OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IN SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER ABOUT BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS, THEY INDICATE FORD WILL NOT REMEDY THIS SITUATION EVEN THOUGH MANY HAVE COMPLAINED

THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS LOSE THEIR MIRROR COATING. THE MIRROR IMAGE IS THEREFORE DIM AND A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. A GOOD MIRROR CAN'T BE FOUND IN A SALVAGE YARD BECAUSE "THAT HAPPENS TO ALL FORD EXPEDITIONS".

FATHER WENT TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS ON FRONT BRAKES. OBSERVED THAT LINKS FROM ANTI-SWAY BAR WERE BROKEN ON ONE SIDE AND MISSING ON OTHER SIDE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT. LOSS OF ANTI SWAY CONTROL ALLOWS CAR TO POTENTIALLY ROLL. RECOMEND MANUFACTURE CHECK 1999 EXPEDITIONS.

1999 FORD EXPEDITION EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKETS. *MR THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE ENGINE SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL BADLY. FORD REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET ONCE WHILE UNDER THE MANUFACTURER 36K MILE WARRANTY. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AGAIN AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE BECAUSE THE LEAK RESUMED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THREE DIFFERENT FORD TECHNICIANS THAT THE OIL PASSAGE IN THE BLOCK OF THE ENGINE WAS SO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE BLOCK THAT A HEAD GASKET WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM PREVENTING OIL FROM LEAKING OUT AND FORD DEVELOPED 2 OR 3 REVISED HEAD GASKETS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM SINCE 1999. AFTER TH SECOND REPAIR OFTHE HEAD GASKET, ONE OF THE HEADS LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE. OTHER PROBLEMS WERE: AN INOPERATIVE HORN, TRANSMISSION SHIFTING MADE A WHINING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT HEAT UP WHEN AT ZERO. *SC *JB

1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 5.4 TRITON V8. SPARK PLUG IS EJECTED FROM THE ALUMINUM CYLINDAR HEAD. IMMEDIATELY UPON THE PLUG BEING "BLOWN" FROM THE POSITION ON THE HEAD I COULD SMELL FUEL AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY MAKE A LOUD "POPPING" SOUND. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB REGARDING THIS BUT CANNOT FIND ANY RESOLUTION MEASURES. BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED WITH 85K MILES BUT I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS WHERE THE PLUGS BLOW OUT AT MUCH LOWER MILEAGE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT, "IT WOULDN'T BE A GOOD IDEA TO DRIVE IT IF YOU SMELL FUEL." I HAD THE SERVICE REP TELL ME THAT, "THIS IS PRETTY COMMON IN OUR LIGHTING MODELS WITH THE V10, BUT NOT WITH OUR V8 MODELS." HE ALSO TELLS ME THAT THE PLUGS WERE TOO SHORT FOR THE ENGINE BUT I CHECKED WITH THE MECHANIC THAT CHANGED MY PLUGS AND HE SAYS THAT HE PUT THE REPLACEMENT SPEC PLUGS THAT FORD RECOMMENDED. LINKS TO OTHER SITES RELATED TO THIS: HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=103042 I KNOW THESE ARE NOT FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AT DOBB'S FORD, 7925 HWY 64, MEMPHIS, TN 38133-4007, THEY TOLD ME ORIGINALLY IT WOULD BE $2600. I WAS ALMOST SET TO HAVE IT DONE THEN HE TELLS ME THAT LABOR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT PRICE AND THE TOTAL PRICE WOULD BE $3800.

THE NUMBER THREE PLUG ON THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THE SPARK PLUG CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE HEAD. THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. ALSO, PROVIDE CORRECT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *JB CONSUMER BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND NUMEROUS CASES. CONSUMER DO NOT THINK THE PUBLIC SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR FORD DESIGN FLAW. *BF

VEHICLE PARKED 90 MINS, NOTICED SMOKE FROM HOOD, RAISED HOOD FLAMES 12-14 " HIGH, CC DID NOT WORK 6 MOS PRIOR TO VEHICLE FIRE

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION AND HAD JUST CROSSED THE STATE LINE FROM CONNECTICUT INTO NEW YORK ON I-84. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG IN THE ENGINE AND A CONSISTENT BANGING THEREAFTER. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND MY HUSBAND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CALLED AAA FOR A TOW. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED OVER AN HOUR TO THE FORD DEALER NEAR OUR HOME. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE #3 SPARKPLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. IT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE HEAD ASSEMBLY REPLACED WHICH COST US OVER $3500 AND WE WERE WITHOUT OUR CAR FOR TWO WEEKS.

1999 FORD EXPEDITION COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH WERE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE EXPEDITION IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE, INCLUDING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.THE FIRE WALL FAILED AND FUEL APPARENTLY FED THE FIRE.

TWO YEARS AGO WE PURCHASED A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. VEHICLE HAS RUN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO WHEN CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. I HAD MY HUSBAND CHECK THE FUSES, BUT THEY WERE ALRIGHT. WE DON'T USE THE CRUISE CONTROL VERY OFTEN SO WE DID NOT HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THIS MORNING AT ABOUT 2;30 AM OUR DAUGHTER AWAKED TO FLAMES OUTSIDE OF HER BEDROOM WINDOW. SHE ALERTED EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE. WE GOT THE KIDS OUT AS THE EXPEDITION WAS BURNING, MOSTLY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN A FEW MINUTES THE WHOLE CAR WAS ENGULFED AND TOTALLY BURNED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY SINCE 4:00 THE PREVIOUS AFTERNOON, ALMOST 12 HOURS. SOME FRIENDS HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, AND AFTER WE LOOKED INTO IT ON THE INTERNET WE FOUND THAT WE SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR ADMINISTRATION. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU.*AK

THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROLS THE HEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THE SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE VEHICLE'S REAR IS DROPPING, AND WILL NOT LIFT. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *BF *NM

NHTSA RECALL# 05 V 017: VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE PARKED ON THE STREET FOR AN UNDETERMINED TIME. CONSUMER WAS OUT OF TOWN WHEN THIS FIRE OCCURRED. THE LOCAL POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE POLICE MADE A REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *JB

SPOUSE WOKE UP TO GLASS POPPING, RAN OUT OF HOUSE, AND SAW GARAGE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES - ONE WEEK PRIOR TO VEHICLE FIRE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK - BLOWN FUSE AND REPLACED IT. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD JERK WHILE ACTIVATED. *AK

AN IGLOO COOLER WAS PLUGGED INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. THE FUSE TO THE IGLOO COOLER BLEW AND MELTED THROUGH, BLOWING OUT ALL OF THE RELATED FUSES. (THIS WAS NOT THE FAULT OF THE VEHICLE) *AK UNABLE TO SEE THE YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE. *SC

RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD WAS LEAKING IN 1999 EXPEDITION WITH 56000 MILES. DEALER OR FORD WOULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM AND COST $2750 FROM FORD DEALER TO FIX. LEARNED LATER THAT IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM BUT WIDE SPREAD. WHY ISN'T FORD HELD RESPONSIBLE??? *AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER SMELT SMOKE FROM WITHIN THE CABIN. CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, AND LIFTED THE HOOD. ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSED THE FIRE. COMPONENT THAT FAILED UNKNOWN. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, AND RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

MY FORD EXPEDITION BLOW A SPARK PLUG AND KNOW REQUIRES A HEAD REPLACEMENT (OVER $2500) TALKED WITH FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY SEE AT LEAST ONE FORD A MONTH WITH THIS PROBLEM.

EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR SNOWS, SEVERAL FUNCTIONS CONTROLLED BY MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEGIN TO FUNCTION IRRATICALLY. AS AN EXAMPLE, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION CONTINUOUSLY. IN ADDITION, IF THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IN THE RAIN, SEVERAL FUNCTIONS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY AND THE BATTERY INEVITABLY DIES. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE A BATTERY AND I WOULD LIKE FOR FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM BEFORE I SINK ANYMORE MONEY INTO IT. IT APPEARS THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN LINKED TO A LEAKY WINDSHIELD AND THE GEM MODULE OF THE VEHICLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXPLORERS AND MOUNTAINEERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT TO DATE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE EXPEDITION.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEEPING NOISE LIKE AN ALARM STARTED TO SOUND. THEN THE RADIO, THE LIGHT SAYING THE WASHER FLUID AND THE 4X4 START FLASHING ON AND OFF WHEN CAR IS SHIFTED INTO PARK IT STOPS. ALSO ON AN OCCASION THE HEATER WAS RUNNING THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. HAD TO RESTART THE CAR TO GET THE HEATER TO STOP.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 1 HOUR A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

SPARK PLUG (BELIEVE IT WAS #4) BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. 66K MILES. THESE WERE ORIGINAL PLUGS, SO NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO FAULTY MECHANIC. HEAD RE-THREADED, NEW PLUG INSERTED.

(1) 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WOULD NOT START, DEAD BATTERY. REPLACED BATTERY, DETERMINED ALL ELECTONIC COMPONENTS SHORTING OUT AND INOPERABLE: HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF, WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY.*AK (2) VEHICLE TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD REPAIR FACILITY. DEALERSHIP WAS IMMEDIETLY FAMILLIAR WITH PROBLEM. FAILURE ATTRIBUITED TO LEAKING WINDSHIED AND SUBSEQUENT WATER LEAKAGE ON VEHICLE GEM (GENERAL ELECRONIC MODULE) AND FUSEBLOCK (3) REPAIRS CONSISTED OF REPLACING WINSHIELD, REPACING GEM MODULE WITH IMPROVED WATER RESISTANT VARIATION (RESULT OF TSB), REPLACED FUSEBLOCK, REPLACED STARTER MOTOR. PROBLEMS WITH SOME ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PERSIST AFTER REPAIR. (4) RESULING $1,650.00 REPAIR BILL FOR 5 YEAR OLD, 70K MILE GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE DUE TO BEING LEFT IN THE RAIN FOR TWO DAYS.

CONSUMER'S 1999 FORD EXPEDITION (VIN 1FMRU176XLA50584) CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A VEHICLE DEFECT. REQUEST THAT THE SCOPE OF THE FORD RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH BE EXPANDED. *NM LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER, ALSO SEE ODI#10115516. *JB

AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 3 HOURS A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NORMAL DRIVING, SHAKING STEERING WHEEL, WHICH LEAD TO A BROKEN WHEEL STUD AFTER IT WAS ALREADY FIXED IN ANOTHER RECALL. NO INJURIES, WAS CAUGHT BEFORE ANY DAMAGE WAS DONE. *AK

I RECEIVED AN UNUSUAL SAFETY BULLETIN FROM FORD WITH A DISCRIPTION OF HOW MECHANICS SHOULD INSPECT BALL JOINTS (STEERING LINKAGE). I SAID TO MYSELF THEN, WHEN I HAVE THIS INSPECTION PERFORMED, THE CAR WILL HAVE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS RIGHT. $594.45 FOR BALL JOINT REPLACEMENTS AT 47,271 MILES! BALL JOINTS SHOULD LAST 100,000 MILES OR MORE. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD REPLACE FOR FREE SINCE THEY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE PARTS ON NEW VEHICLES. DEFECTIVE STEERING LINKAGE IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD SUGGEST THEY DO A RECALL. THANK YOU.*AK

WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IN SHOPPING CENTER WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. BEFORE PULLING INTO THE SHOPPING CENTER HAD BEEN ON THE MAJOR HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT SHOPPING CENTER UNTIL A TOW TRUCK COULD COME AND TOW THE CAR AWAY TO CAUSEWAY FORD IN MANAHAWKIN NEW JERSEY. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON SIDE OF CAR THAT COLLAPSED AND ON THE OTHER SIDE WHEN DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE OTHER SIDE WAS BAD ALSO. ALSO NEED WHEEL ALIGNMENT CAM ADJUSTERS AND SPINDLE CLIP REPLACED AND FOUND INNER TIE ROD FAILED ON DRIVER SIDE. OLD PARTS WOULD BE AT CAUSEWAY FORD IN MANAHAWKIN, NJ.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE OF THE OWNER'S HOME. AT 9:30 PM FIRE WAS COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. THE OWNER WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE EXPLODED OUTSIDE THE HOME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB THE FIRE WAS COMIMG FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE TOWARD THE MIDDLE. THE FIRE WAS MORE TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE FIRE. THE AC WOULD BLOW HOT AIR IN THE FRON AND COLD IN THE BACK. THE VEHICLE HAD CRUISE CONTROL BUT WAS ONLY USED ONCE OR TWICE. THE LAST TIME IT WAS USED WAS NEARLY A YEAR BEFORE THE FIRE. A CD CHANGER WAS ADDED TO VEHICLE BEFORE PURCHASED. OWNED VEHICLE AROUND 3 YEARS. THE FIRE DID SPREAD TO THE HOUSE. PHOTOS SENT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS INSURED BY RODNEY YOUNG LOCATED IN DALLAS, TX WHO SENT OUT A FIRE INVESTIGATOR. INVESTIGATOR'S INSPECTION FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *TT

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A REPAIR SHOP SINCE IT WAS STUCK IN GEAR. MECHANIC COULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE THAT DAY, SO THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE SHOP OVERNIGHT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE IT BURNED AS WELL AS THE SHOP.*AK

UPON DRIVING OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WE WERE NOTICING A BURNING SMELL ORIGINATING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN PREPARATION OF A ROAD TRIP WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND ASKED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING OIL ON THE ENGINE BLOCK AS WELL AS THE STARTER AND THE EXHAUST, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. WE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE WERE INFORMED BY A CERTIFIED FORD ENGINE TECHNICIAN THAT THERE HAS BEEN PREVIOUS SERVICE BULLETINS OUT ON THIS PROBLEM THAT WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT, HOWEVER FORD HAS NOT RESPONDED AS OF YET, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED OUR CALLS AND E-MAILS. AT THIS TIME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE $2,500 TO $3,000 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS. *JB

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE NIGHT BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE DASH BOARD. *AK

ON JANUARY 15TH, 2005 MY WIFE HAD RETURNED FROM A SHORT TRIP FROM THE GROCERY STORE IN OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION AROUND 9:30PM. SHE HAD BEEN HOME ABOUT 45 MINUTES WHEN I NOTICED THE SMELL OF SMOKE. I LOOKED OUT THE DOOR TO THE GARAGE AND SAW FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. I QUICKLY TOOK THE KEYS AND TRIED TO CRANK IT TO GET IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. FORTUNATELY IT DID CRANK. AFTER I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINQUISHER THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY A COUPLE DAYS LATER. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THIS FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY CRUISE-CONTROL DE-SELECTOR SWITCH. THE CRUISE-CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 4 OR 5 MONTHS AGO. AFTER THE FIRE I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FLUID ON OUR GARAGE FLOOR. I NOW KNOW THAT WAS BRAKE FLUID FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. I CALLED MONTGOMERY MOTORS SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON TUESDAY JANUARY 25TH AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH EXPEDITIONS. TWO DAYS LATER FORD ANNOUNCES A RECALL ON CERTAIN YEAR MODEL EXPEDITIONS (NOT 1999). I'M UPSET THAT FORD KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING ABOUT UNTIL THERE WERE OVER 63 FIRES (NOT COUNTING THIS ONE). AND NOW THEY ARE ONLY RECALLING A FEW YEAR MODELS WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 1997 THRU 2002 MODELS. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT MY HOME AND FAMILY WAS NOT BURNED UP IN THIS FIRE. SOME OTHER FAMILIES MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATT

VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE HOME OF THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. CONSUMER CAME HOME, AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SHOWED NO INTEREST. *AK

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

1999 FORD EXPEDITION STABILIZER BAR WAS SHEERED OFF AT THE TOP.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RUBBING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. *TT *NM

1999 FORD EXPEDITION GEM MODULE PROBLEM. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE GEM MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED. *NM

IN JUNE I PURCHASED MY EXPEDITION AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RUMBLING NOISE AND PULLING TO ONE SIDE AT A SPEED OF 55 ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER. I HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER HE SAID THEY CHECKED IT OUT CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHILE TURNING IN TO A PARKING LOT IN SEPT. I HEARD A CRACK AND MY STEERING WAS NOT GOOD. I THOUGHT NOTHING SERIOUS ,WELL WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I COULD NOT BACK UP MY FRONT WHEEL WAS DRAGGING RESULTS WAS A BROKEN TIE ROD. VERY LUCKY TO NOT BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY 3 CHILDREN. THE FRONT END IS STILL MAKING THE NOISE IN WHICH DEALER SAID FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED ! IS THERE A RECALL ? *NM

MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON 1/21/04 WHILE WE SLEPT. THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR MANY HOURS - WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. A LOUD NOISE WOKE US UP AND THE FORD EXPEDITION WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE FORD EXPEDITION, THE CADILLAC DEVILLE(PARKED ACROSS FROM IT), THE PORTCACHE, AND THE ROOF OF OUR HOUSE. *NM THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT STOPPED ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE FIRE. TWO OF THE RUNNING BOARD LIGHT BULBS HAD ALSO GONE OUT. NO AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE STRUCTURE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. WILL E-MAIL PICTURES TO BRUCE YORK. VEHICLE WAS INSURED BY STATE FARM POLICY NUMBER 930041594. STATE FARM DID A FIRE INVESTIGATION.

I BOUGHT A 99 EXPEDITION USED IN MARCH 2004, FROM THE LOCAL FORD DEALER IN CLARKSBURG, WV. FROM THE 2ND DAY I HAD IT HOME IT HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE RAIN. THE REAR WIPER WOULD STOP IMMEDIATELY AND THE FRONT WIPERS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON IF THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AFTER YOU HAD TURNED THEM OFF. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT I STOPPED TO GET GAS AND WHEN I GOT IN TO LEAVE THE PUMPS MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. I DROVE THE TWO BLOCKS TO MY HOUSE BY THE STREET LIGHTS. I KNOW FROM THE INTERNET I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE THIS WATER LEAK IN UNDER THE DASH OF A FORD EXPEDITION OF F-150. IT IS A MIRACLE IF NO ONE HAS WRECK IN A SUDDEN DOWN POUR. *NM

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP SIGN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT.*AK

ENGINE TENDS TO STALL, AND UNABLE TO START WHEN IT RAINS. OCCASIONALLY, ENGINE TURNS ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK

SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER, ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 13,2004 I WAS HAVING BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED ON MY TRUCK. THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TIE ROD END. HE SAID THAT THE BOLTS WERE BROKEN ON ONE SIDE AND MISSING ON THE OTHER. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UPRIGHT AND THAT I HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 3 DAYS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC WHO IS FIXING THE PROBLEM STATED THAT I NEEDED TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE TIE ROD END.*AK

MY WIFE HAD PARKED OUR 1999 EXPIDITION FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE NOTICING SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR WAS SOON COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND DESTROYED. SINCE THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OFF FOR A WHILE, I SUSPECT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THIS VEHICLE HAD ALMOST 100K MILES AND WAS AN EDDY BAUER VERSION WITH THE SELF LEVELING FEATURE. I MENTION THIS BECAUSE APPROXAIMIATLY 30 MINUTES AFTER SHUTTING OF THE CAR, A COMPRESSOR TURNS ON AND LEVELS THE CAR, THIS IS NORMAL ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. I SUSPECT THAT THIS MOTOR IS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. SINCE THIS FIRE WAS OUTSIDE NO-ONE WAS HURT, BUT IF THIS HAD BEEN IN A GARAGE IT WOULD HAVE BURN'T DOWN THE HOUSE. SINCE THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDER VEHICLES WITH THIS FEATURE, THERE ARE MORE POTENTIAL FIRES OUT THERE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS POSSESION OF THE CAR AND WILL DESTORY IT IN 2 WEEKS, I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THIS TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN PAID SO I HAVE NO INTEREST OTHER THAN PREVENTING OTHER FIRES. CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND I WILL GET YOU THE INSURANCE CONTACT INFORMATION. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF A FORD TSB CONCERNING OIL LEAKAGE. HE EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAKAGE FROM THE HEAD GASKET INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *JB

WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 75 MPH SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE, AND THE TIRE FLEW OFF. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK

AT THE END OF OCTOBER FUSE TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS BLEW OUT. REPLACED FUSE, AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. REMOVED FUSE, AND OPENED HOOD TO FIND SOURCE OF SMOKE, IT WAS THE BRAKE SWITCH ON TOP OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, WHO REPORTED THAT THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH. 3 WEEKS LATER VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOR 1 HOUR AFTER DRIVING FOR .5 HOURS AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. ALSO, HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE HOLE IN THE HOOD WAS CENTERED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE MIDDLE. INSURED BY PROGRESSIVE. *AK

VEHICLE: 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. ROBLEM NEARLY CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT: LOSS OF REFLECTIVE SURFACE (SILVER) ON BOTH EXTERIOR REAR-VIEW MIRRORS.*AK THIS VEHICLE PURCHASED IN AUG 1999 HAS DEFECTIVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ARE LOSING THE REFLECTIVE SURFACES, DEVELOPING CRACJS IN THE SILVER BACKING AND ARE BECOMING UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY UNUSAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE, IN FACT UNLIKE MY OTHER CARS (ALL OLDER THAN 1999) THE FORD EXPEDITION HAS BEEN GARAGE-KEPT. WHILE THE LOCAL FORD DEALER INDICATED MY EXPERIENCE WAS UNIQUE, I WOULD BE QUITE SURPRISED IF THIS CONDITION IS NOT AFFECTING OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS TYPE AND WISHED TO FILE A FORMAL SUBMISSION ON THE PROBLEM WITH YOU. THANK YOU. CHARLES MCBREARTY

OIL LEAK FROM RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. OIL LEAKS ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS IT COULD START A FIRE.*AK

I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF MY CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE READ REPORTS HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME AND IT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. NO WARNINGS, JUST A $4000 BILL TO HAVE THE HEAD REPLACED. *JB