2008 Ford Expedition complaints

ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2011 ATTEMPTING TO APPLY MY BRAKES DUE TO A VEHICLE THAT ABRUPTLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP FEELING AS IF THE BRAKES WERE NOT GRIPPING I HIT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE FORD DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE REAR BRAKE TO INCLUDE INSTALLING A NEW REAR BRAKE LINE KIT STATING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE FRONT AS THEY HAD NOT WORN DOWN YET. NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT ABS I INQUIRED ABOUT WHY THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN AND THE FRONT BRAKES WERE STILL GOOD, I CANNOT REMEMBER THE EXPLANATION THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE GAVE BUT I FELT IT WAS NOT RIGHT. SIX MONTHS LATER MY BRAKES DON''T ALLOW ME TO STOP WHEN AN EMERGENCY ARISES PUTTING MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF IN DANGER ALONG WITH THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF US HAD WE ALREADY BEEN ON THE FREEWAY. I CAN''T SAY FOR SURE IF IT WAS THE FRONT OR THE REAR BRAKES THAT SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN BUT IT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO STOP COMING INTO A DOWNHILL CURVE UNTO THE FREEWAY. THERE WAS NO HESITATION IN THE BRAKES NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THEM TO STOP. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE CHECKED AT THE BODY SHOP IT WAS DETERMINED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS BUT FORD IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ABNORMALLY INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES BEFORE GETTING A RESPONSE. THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,588 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,505. UPDATED 09/21/11 *BF

CAR WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED TO PASS ANOTHER CAR. THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED AND WE TRIED TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND IT WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. FINALLY, IT MADE A POPPING SOUND AND STOPPED ACCELERATING. IT HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE. IT ALSO HAPPENED WHEN WE GOT OFF ON TO HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON AND IT JUST KEPT ACCELERATING, THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP IT. THE ACCELERATOR WAS JUST STUCK ACCELERATING. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION THAT HAS PAINT CORROSION AROUND THE FRONT HOOD LATCH. I HAD AN ESTIMATE DONE BY A LOCAL BODY SHOP AND HE POINTED THIS OUT TO ME. HE SAID IT WILL EVENTUALLY CORRODE THROUGH AND THE HOOD WILL FLY OPEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN THE RAIN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO A WALL AND IT FLIPPED OVER. THE REAR TIRES WERE INSTALLED TWO WEEKS AGO WHICH WERE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THERE WERE THREE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE THAT WERE INJURED. THE DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A TRAUMA CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE KUMHO TIRES, MODEL ROAD VENTURE, DOT# H2T3YT5F3710, TIRE SIZE T275/55R20. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED THEY NOTICED THE TIRES WERE BALD. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

I HAVE A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION WITH ALUMINUM CORROSION ISSUES. I WAS AT A BODY SHOP YESTERDAY AND HE NOTICED THAT THE HOOD LATCH HAD A LOT OF CORROSION AROUND THE BOLTS AND SAID IT COULD EVENTUALLY LET GO AND THE HOOD COULD FLY OPEN. WHY WOULD THIS BE HAPPENING TO SUCH A NEW VEHICLE? FORD SAYS THIS IS NOT COVERED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DISPENSING FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK TO THE HALF OR FULL CAPACITY, THE FUEL WOULD OVERFLOW ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FUEL TANK HOSES WERE CLEANED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAULTY FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000. UPDATED 06/03/11 *BF

I HAVE AN 08 FORD EXPEDITION. THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE BECOME A DISTRACTION WHEN I'M DRIVING. I ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE TODAY DUE TO THIS DEFECT. FORD HAS REBUILT THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES AND REPAIRED THEM AT LEAST 3 OTHER TIMES. THEY WERE REBUILT 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE FAILED AGAIN. *TR

S10 DIRECT REPLY-FORWARDED FROM EPA, A LETTER FROM REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH HER 2008 FORD EXPEDITION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WATER ENTERED THE VENTS AND CAME THROUGH THE ROOF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP SEVERAL FOR THE WATER LEAK. *JB

OWN A 2008 KING RANCH FORD EXPEDITION EL, COMPLAINED FROM THE BEGINNING THAT WINDOWS WERE SLOW TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THE WINDOWS WOULD FREEZE SHUT. THEY EVENTUALLY CHANGED THE WINDOW TRACKS, BUT DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP. NOW THE WINDOWS GET STUCK IN THE DOWN OR HALF UP POSITION, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TEMP IS COLD. I PUSHED TO HAVE THEM CHANGE THE WINDOW MOTOR, BUT WOULD NOT. NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE WINDOW MOTORS!!!! I SEE THIS AS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IF I WOULD NEED TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOWS TO ESCAPE IN THE WINTER...I WOULD BE UNABLE TO DO SO. MY HUSBAND, SON AND DOGS WERE IN MONTANA WITH BLINDING SNOW AND FREEZING TEMPS...WITH THE WINDOW STUCK IN THE HALF UP POSITION. THEY HAD TO PULL THE WINDOW UP WITH THERE HANDS. *LN

WHILE MY WIFE WAS ROLLING UP THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IN OUR VEHICLE, THE WINDOW BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. NOW MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS WERE STUCK RIDING AROUND WITH A WIDOW HALFWAY ROLLED DOWN IN COLD WEATHER. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED CLOSE TO 400$ TO REPAIR IT. THIS IS PRETTY BAD CONSIDERING THERE IS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ON THIS SAME ISSUE. A FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR. I CALLED THE PARTS DEPARTMENT TO GET A PRICE, AND THE SALES PERSON EVEN TOLD ME THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. AT 400$ TIMES 4 ADDS UP AND IS RIDICULOUS FOR A $50,000 VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION EL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WAS SHUTTING ON AND OFF. WHEN THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME IT CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEMS WHICH RENDERS THE BRAKING SYSTEM INEFFECTIVE. UPDATED 03/08/11

THERE IS A TPMS FAULT DUE TO CELLULAR PHONE OR CELLULAR PHONE CHARGER USE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS ISSUED A TSB TO DEALERS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT HAVE NOT DEVELOPED A REMEDY. *TR

IN FEB. 08 I PURCHASED A 08 FORD EXPEDITION FROM CHAMPION FORD.IN JUNE 08 I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WE TOOK IT TO THEIR SERVICE DEPT. WHERE THEY SAID THEY DID A COMP. UPDATE SO IT WORKED UNTIL APRIL OF 09 SAME PROBLEM AGAIN THEY DID ANOTHER UPDATE (IT HAPPENED BEFORE THAN BUT I ONLY HAVE RECORD FOR THESE DATES).IT STARTED AGAIN JULY 10 TOOK IT TO AC COLLINS FORD THEY DID AN UPDATE AS WELL,THEY HAD IT FROM JULY10-14. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN STARTED IN NOV 10 THEY RECEIVED THE VEHICLE AT THEIR LOCATION ON 11152010 WE WENT TO GET IT ON 11302010 WE DID NOT EVEN MAKE IT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WHEN IT STARTED AGAIN WE TURNED AROUND TO LET THE KNOW IT WAS DOING IT AGAIN ALL THEY SAID WASTHERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO,WE HAVE DONE THE UPDATE ON THE COMP.THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.SO WE DROVE IT HOME. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WE COULD NOT EVEN START THE VEHICLE BUT WE KEPT TRYING AND WHEN IT FINALLY STARTED THE VEHICLE WAS WORSE OFF THEN EVER BEFORE. SO WE RETURNED IT ON 12012010 AND ASK THEM TO FIX IT. SO IT HAS BEEN THERE SINCE THEN NOW THEY ASKED ME TO PROVIDE OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS WHICH I DID THEN THEY TELL ME THE ENGINE HAS SLUDGE AND WILL NOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED.SO WE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO BAYWAY-LINCOLN TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND THE INITIAL PROBLEM. MAY PROBLEM IS WHY DID IT TAKE THEM SO MANY ATTEMPTS TO TRY TO FIND WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS.MAYBE MY ENGINE WOULD NOT BE SLUDGED UP IF THEY WOULD HAVE DONE WHAT THEY WERE S

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EDITION. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES, A TREE AND A PEDESTRIAN. THE CONTACT STATED THE PEDESTRIAN WAS KILLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE MADE A 360 DEGREE TURN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

MY HUSBAND HAS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE HALF HOOK IS POORLY DESIGNED THEREFORE THE CARPET FLOOR MAT DOES NOT STAY SECURE AND THE MAT MOVES AROUND AND SHIFTS ALOT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. MY SON WAS DRIVING THE EXPEDITION ON SUNDAY AUG. 8,2010 WHEN THE FLOOR MAT MOVED, GOT BUNCHED UP UNDER HIS FEET AND THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO NOT BE ABLE TO STOP AND HE RAN INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE MORE PEOPLE I TALK TO THE MORE I FIND OUT IT HAPPENS TO OTHERS BUT IT'S NOT REPORTED BECAUSE THERE'S NO ACCIDENT. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AND THE ACCIDENT TO FORD AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE # TO GIVE MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

2008 FORD EXPEDITION EL I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. MY ABS LIGHT WILL START BLINKING ON THE DASHBOARD FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHETHER I AM ON WET OR DRY ROADS. WHEN I GO TO APPLY THE BRAKES, MY TRUCK WILL GO INTO ABS MODE CAUSING THE MY CAR TO STUTTER UPON STOPPING. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER ABOUT 20 TIMES AS THEY HAVE SEALED MY STEERING COLUMN STATING THAT THE SUNLIGHT IS SOMEHOW HITTING THE SENSOR. THAT DIDN'T WORK. THEY THEN REMOVED THE ABS MODULE AND ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER THAT, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. IT HAPPENS ON OCCASION, BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AS IT DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO STOP QUICKLY IF I HAVE TO. IT ISN'T A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, BUT WHEN IT OCCURS IT SCARES THE HECK OUT OF MY FAMILY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND FORD OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T EITHER. I JUST NEED SOMEONE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITH NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND HE THEN DROVE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR THREE DAYS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE CONTACT SENT TO A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

THE COMPRESSOR FOR THE AIR SUSPENSION QUIT CAUSING THE AIR SUSPENSION TO FAIL. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT THAT HAS OTHER AFTERMARKET PARTS MANUFACTURERS MAKING RETROFIT KITS. *TR

POWER REAR HATCH FAILURE - AFTER OPENING REAR DOOR, IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY COME BACK DOWN WITH THE MOTOR. IF SOMEONE WAS STANDING AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD HIT THEM, AND STOP, BUT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THIS KEPT REPEATING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS UNTIL THE DOOR NO LONGER OPENED VIA THE POWER OPENER. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, ALL THEY FOUND WAS THAT THE DOOR HAD "LOST IT'S PROGRAMMING" AND THEY REPROGRAMMED IT, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS STARTING OCCURRING AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND SPUN AROUND INTO A 360 DEGREE TURN, CRASHING INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND A PEDESTRIAN BEFORE ACCELERATING FORWARD AND CRASHING INTO A NEARBY TREE. THE PEDESTRIAN WAS KILLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE BODY DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER ASSESS THE VEHICLE BUT THERE WERE NO FAILURES FOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO SENT AN INSPECTOR AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAILURES IN THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN 2008 FORD EXPEDITION (KING RANCH). VEHICLE ACCELERATED AFTER BEING PUT INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH DOUBLE BRICK WALL AND OVER A HORSE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. *TR

THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" HAS COME ON 6 TIMES SINCE MY 2008 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED WAS PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY 2008, REQUIRING A TRIP TO THE DEALER EACH TIME. EXHAUSTIVE CHECKS BY FORD SERVICE PERSONNEL INITIALLY CENTERED ON THE GAS CAP, HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER THE GAS CAP WAS REPLACED, THE SAME SYMPTOM OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ONLY AFTER A DETERMINED INSPECTION BY FORD SERVICE PERSONNEL WAS THE TROUBLE DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY FUEL TANK WHICH PROVIDED A POOR SEALING SURFACE FOR THE FUEL PUMP O-RING. THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED, AND THE TROUBLE DISAPPEARED. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2008 FORD EXPEDITION EL LIMITED 4 X 4. MY VEHICLE (AND MANY OTHERS FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE) TOWS HORRIBLY, WEAVES ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN GETTING PASSED WHILE TOWING AND EVEN WHEN CLEAN, WILL ABRUPTLY TRY TO CHANGE LANES AND SWERVE ALL BY IT'S SELF WHEN IN A GUSTY CROSS WIND OR WHEN BEING PASSED BY OTHER VEHICLES. THERE WAS ANOTHER HUGE ROLL OVER ACCIDENT A FEW DAYS AGO WITH AN EXPEDITION WHILE TOWING AND AT LEAST THIS TIME NO ONE WAS KILLED. I HAVE HAD MY EL BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY IT'S FINE, BUT IT'S NOT. MY LAST TWO SUVS (DODGE) WERE AS SOLID AS A ROCK BUT THE EXPEDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. [XXX] *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MADE A KNOCKING NOISE AND WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AND LUNGED FORWARD. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO 15 MPH TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND SLOWING DOWN, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO JERK AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PLATE ASSEMBLY/DRIVE PLATE AND THE SCREEN ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED BY THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE ALSO PULLED BACK 6 FEET WHEN IN THE PARK POSITION. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE WHILE IT WAS IN PARK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,035. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH POWER WINDOWS FAILING TO OPERATE WHENEVER VEHICLE WAS IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT ( 90 DEGREE OR MORE) WITH ALL WINDOWS CLOSED. TWO DEALERS WERE NOTIFIED AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND BECAUSE BY THE TIME CONSUMER GOT TO THE DEALER THE WINDOWS WERE WORKING PROPERLY. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER.*AK REPLACED MAIN POWER WINDOW SWITCH ON DRIVER SIDE ON 5-26-00. *YH ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE CONSUMER ENTERED THE VEHICLE, PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. DURING THE REVERSE MOVEMENT, THE CONSUMER STRUCK THE LEFT FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND HIT A PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS ULTIMATELY KILLED. UPDATED 04/06/10

TRAVELING AT 55MPH GOING EAST-A TRUCK WITH TRAILER WAS TRAVELING WEST CARRYING THOSE LARGE ROUND HAY BALES ONE OF THE HAY BALES FELL OFF. THE HAY BALE HIT THE PAVEMENT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE BALE. THERE IS EXTENSIVE FRONTAL DAMAGE, WINDSHIELD SMASHED IN CONTINUED ON TOP OF MY VEHICLE DAMAGING THE ROOF. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR DID NOT OPEN- I HAD TO KICK THE PASSENGER DOOR SEVERAL TIMES TO BE ABLE TO GET IT OPEN JUST ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UP. I HAD MY SEATBELT ON AT TIME OF CRASH BUT WHEN VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY TO A BODY SHOP (I DO NOT KNOW YET IF THEY ARE GOING TO TOTAL IT, SOME SEEM TO THINK SO) I ASKED THE GENTLEMEN WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HE SAID I SHOULD CONTACT FORD. I THEN ASKED HIM WHY MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UP (I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL) HE WENT OVER TO THE SEATBELT-IT WAS STILL PULLED OUT SOME BUT HE WAS ABLE TO PULL IT AND IT RETRACTED BACK. HE SAID I SHOULD CONTACT FORD ABOUT THAT AS WELL. MY CONCERN IS THAT I FEEL THAT MY AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED WITH THIS ACCIDENT AND I DEFINITELY THINK MY SEATBELT SHOULD OF LOCKED OUT. THIS ISSUES HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED BECAUSE THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR NEEDS TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO FIX THIS OR TOTAL THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME. I DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT BUT WENT LATER THAT NIGHT DUE TO PAIN IN MY NECK, CHEST, LEFT HIP AND KNEE ALONG WITH L

ON 2 SEPARATE EVENTS MY FORD EXPEDITION ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT WAS IN PARKED WITH FOOT BRAKE ENGAGED. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY CLAIM THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. THIS WEEKEND WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND FOOT BRAKE ENGAGED THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AGAIN ALMOST RUNNING OVER ME. *TR

1.) WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE EARLY IN 2009 BUT NEVER HAD A REASON TO USE THE 4WD. THE FIRST TIME WE REMEMBER USING IT, THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING SOUND. 2.) THE SECOND TIME WE REMEMBER USING THE 4WD ON THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVESHAFT TWISTED INTO FAILURE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED. 3.) WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INDICATED THAT WE ABUSED THE VEHICLE AND SAID THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE WARRANTY WORK (HOWEVER, THEY DIDN'T MIND GIVING US A LOANER CAR) EVEN THOUGH WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM THEM AND THEY KNOW WE DON'T ABUSE OUR VEHICLES. I THEN CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY IN TURN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE SPOKESMAN CAME BACK AND SAID THEY STAND BEHIND THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THAT THEY CONSIDERED THE MANNER CLOSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. HOWEVER, THE OTHER WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WORK. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,800. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2008 FORD EXPEDITION PASSENGER FRONT SIDE WINDOW STARTED A HIGH PITCH SQUEAK/SQUEAL WHEN GOING UP AND DOWN (POWER WINDOWS)A WEEK LATER MY DRIVER FRONT SIDE WINDOW STARTED THE SAME, THEY BOTH DID THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND THEN ONE MORNING I PUT THE DRIVER SIDE DOWN AND WENT TO PUT IT UP IT STARTED TO SHIMMY UP AND DOWN LIKE IT WANTED TO GO UP BUT WOULD THEN GO DOWN AGAIN, AFTER PLAYING WITH IT MY HUSBAND FINALLY GOT IT TO GO UP. SINCE THEN I HAD USED IT 2 WEEKS LATER TO FIND THAT THE WINDOW SHIMMIED AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO PUT IT UP AND FOLLOWING TRYING TO GET THE WINDOW UP THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THE WINDOW WOULDN'T GO UP AT ALL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE INSIDE CABLE FOR THE POWER WINDOW WAS BROKEN, SINCE THIS IS NOT A WARRANTIED ITEM, WE HAD THEM REPLACED THE "WINDOW REGULATOR" ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IS NOT YET FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE PARKED FOR TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE FAILURE CAUSED $4500 WORTH OF DAMAGES. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS SENT PICTURES, POLICE REPORTS AND AN EYE WITNESS TESTIMONY OF WHAT HAPPENED. SHE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 47,000.

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN WE FELT A STRONG VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE AUTOMOBILE, AS MY HUSBAND LET OFF THE GAS THE BACK PASSENGER TIRE LOST ALL PRESSURE AND THE SUV BEGAN TO SWERVE, MY HUSBAND BEING VERY EXPERIENCED ALLOWED THE CAR TO SLOW TO ABOUT 40 MPH BEFORE HITTING THE BRAKES KEEPING CONTROL OF THE CAR. VEHICLE WAS 08 EXPEDITION WITH APPROX. 1000 MILES ON IT, WE HAD OWNED IT FOR LESS THAN A MONTH. WE CHANGED THE TIRE, WHICH HAD A HOLE ALL THE WAY THROUGH WHICH CAUSED IMMEDIATE DISPERSION OF AIR FROM TIRE. THE HOLE WAS A PERFECT CIRCLE, ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE TIRE AS IF IT HAD BEEN PLUGGED. WE TOOK THE TIRE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ACCUSED US OF HITTING SOMETHING. THERE WAS NO OBJECT INSIDE THE TIRE THAT HAD BEEN FULLY PENETRATED, AND AS I STATED BEFORE THE HOLE WAS A PERFECT CIRCLE. *TR

MY WIFE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP A TOY OUR GRANDDAUGHTER HAD DROPPED. WIND BLEW CAR DOOR CLOSED, AND RETRACTABLE RUNNING BOARD RETRACTED CATCHING MY WIFE'S ARM. SHE COULD NOT FREE HERSELF. SHE SUSTAINED BRUISING TO HER ARM. *TR

MY WIFE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP A TOY OUR GRANDDAUGHTER HAD DROPPED. WIND BLEW CAR DOOR CLOSED, AND RETRACTABLE RUNNING BOARD RETRACTED CATCHING MY WIFE'S ARM. SHE COULD NOT FREE HERSELF. SHE SUSTAINED BRUISING TO HER ARM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE TRANSMISSION HAS EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM GEAR TO GEAR. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 03-09-09 *BF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATIC AT HIGHER GEARS. ALSO THE VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH ON ACCELERATION. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND TCM. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. UPDATED 03/11/09. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION IN DEC 07. IN OCT 08 WHEN MY WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES AT APPROX 40 MPH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THE ABS TOOK OVER, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY HARD FOR MY WIFE TO STOP AND SHE ROLLED PAST THE STOP SIGN AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIR. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES, THREE TIMES IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS BECOME AN EXTREME SAFETY PROBLEM FOR MY WIFE SINCE EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT IS REALLY HARD FOR HER TO CONTROL AND STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE STATED A CASE WITH FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME. FORD SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEND AN ENGINEER TO GO OVER THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FORD MECHANICS ARE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SO FAR NONE OF THE FORD PERSONNEL SEEM TO KNOW WHY OR WHAT CAUSES THIS AND SEEM TO THINK IT IS PERFECTLY FINE TO USE MY FAMILY AS THEIR CRASH TEST DUMMIES. *TR

2008 FORD EXPEDITION WITH BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT ON AT LEAST SIX OCCASIONS THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED MOMENTARILY. PEDAL RATCHETS DOWN, MAKES A TAPPING SOUND THEN BRAKING POWER IS LOST. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL BRAKING. *JB

I PURCHASED A BLACK 2008 FORD EXPEDITION 14 MONTHS AGO FROM COURTESY FORD IN ALTOONA PA FOR 40,000 CASH. I RECENTLY RELOCATED TO CLERMONT FL. AND NOTICED WHAT SEEMED LIKE SANDY GRIT UNDER MY BLACK PAINT. I THOUGHT IT WAS A XZILON PAINT PROTECTION ISSUE AND ON OCT.10 PAUL KISTE ACCESSORY MNGR. FOR JARRETT FORD DAVENPORT GAVE ME A SIGNED LETTER WITH HIS NAME AND TITLE AT THE BOTTOM THAT STATED "UPON INSPECTION OF MR. CONTE'S VEHICLE IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE PAINT PROBLEM IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND NOT DUE TO THE XZILON PAINT PROTECTION APPLICATION" IT WENT ON TO SAY I AM REFERRING MR. CONTE TO OUR PLANT CITY STORE(45MILES AWAY)TO HAVE OUR PAINT AND BODY SPECIALIST RECOMMEND THE PROPER ROUTE TO TAKE REGARDING THE FIXING OF THIS ISSUE. UPON ARRIVAL MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY CARL DEMUTH BODY SHOP MNGR,STEVE FLACK,AND A PAINTER NAMED MIKE. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM,TOLD ME THE SAND LOOKING SUBSTANCE WAS AIR BUBBLES UNDER ALL THE PAINT AND POINTED OUT EVEN MORE DEFECTS THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF SUCH AS,"DIMPLES",TINY CRATER LIKE HOLES,BLEMISHES EXPOSED BY THE SUNLIGHT,AND A FEW OTHER BODYMAN TERMS THAT I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH. WHEN I ASKED WHAT WOULD CAUSE THAT,CARL SAID "WHEN THE VEHICLES LEAVE THE FACTORY THE MILL SPEC ON THE PAINT SHOULD BE 3 TO 3.5 MILES. CARL WENT INTO THE OFFICE AND RETURNED WITH A HAND HELD MACHINE THAT MEASURED THE MILLS OF PAINT ON A VEHICLE. HE STARTED AT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND WORKED HIS WAY AROUND THE VEHICLE STOPPING AT THE PASSENGER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING TO APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. SHE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,042 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,142.

A/C LEAKING WATER. A/C EVAPORATOR COIL HOUSING BOX TO CONDENSATE AND LEAK WATER ON AND UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD CARPET. ALSO AROUND THE CONDENSATE DRAIN THAT EXITS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IT A BLACK FOAM RUBBER GASKET THAT SOAKS UP WATER LIKE A SPONGE. THIS GASKET BUTTS-UP AGAINST THE FIREWALL AND IS WHAT'S LEAKING MOST OF THE WATER UNDER THE CARPET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE ARIZONA DESERT IN 104 DEGREE TEMPERATURES, MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY. IT WOULD NOT BLOW ANY AIR. THIS CREATED EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TEMPERATURES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ROLLING THE WINDOWS DOWN WAS USELESS. IT WAS 104 DEGREES OUTSIDE. AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN, THE A/C STARTED WORKING AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CHECKED. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A SENSOR IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED; HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE OIL WAS CHANGED AT THAT TIME. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE WOULD ORDER THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEEN RESOLVED. HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY NINE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LATER THAT AFTERNOON, THE CONTACT CALLED THE MECHANIC AND THEY CLEANED SOME GREASE FROM AROUND THE WHEEL HUB. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IF THE FAILURE PERSISTS, HE WILL ORDER MORE NEW PARTS. THE MECHANIC PICKED UP THE VEHICLE TO INSTALL THE NEW PARTS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON JUNE 4, 2008. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 07/08/08. *BF UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE MUST PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET THE BRAKES TO WORK. THE FAILURE OCCURS EVERY TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN 11 TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND WAS UNAUTHORIZED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED BY ITSELF. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SWERVING BACK AND FORTH. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAP THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS A FAULTY YAW VALVE AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPONENT. TWO DAYS LATER, THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. ONCE THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE SECOND ROW SEAT'S HEADRESTS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION HAVE THE FOAM FACING FORWARD AND THE PLASTIC FACING THE REAR. DURING ABRUPT STOPS, A PASSENGER'S HEAD WOULD STRIKE THE PLASTIC INSTEAD OF THE FOAM. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HE RETURNED TO FORD AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE HEADRESTS WERE INSTALLED IN REVERSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 237. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07