Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 15605 | 02/01/2002 | 630653 | Some vehicles may exhibit driveability conditions and / or check engine lamp illuminated with a diagnostic trouble p0455 (gross leak detected). *tt | 04/19/2002 | |
| 15504 | 01/01/2002 | 630026 | Some vehicles may exhibit driveabilty conditions and/or check engine lamp illuminated with a diagnostic trouble code p0455 (gross leak detected). *tt | 04/11/2002 | |
| 01157 | 08/06/2001 | 623988 | Information regarding transmission fluid usage charts. *slc | 10/31/2001 | |
| 01128 | 06/25/2001 | 622677 | Some vehicles may exhibit a check suspension lamp on with diagnostic trouble codes b2140 or c2140 even after the air suspension switch in the upper rh kick panel has been turned on. *tt | 10/22/2001 | |
| 090308 | 01/01/1998 | 607711 | Mil light on with evaporative dtc p0442, p0455 | 02/06/2001 | |
| 11781 | 08/01/1998 | 615281 | Information on setting the check engine light and setting diagnostic trouble code p0455 (evaporative emissions gross leak). *tt | 01/10/2001 | |
| 991210 | 06/14/1999 | 606461 | Ford motor company has released a private labeled material to be used for iron particle / acid rain service repairs. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 99111 | 06/14/1999 | 606433 | Information designed to aid in the diagnosis, testing and repair of noise, vibration and harshness (nvh) concerns. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 4626 | 08/01/1998 | 615163 | Information on vehicles exhibiting and o/d off lamp flashing with diagnostic trouble code 62 / 628 / 1728. *tt | 01/02/2001 | |
| 4619 | 08/01/1998 | 615157 | Some vehicles may exhibit malfunction indicator light on with evaporative diagnostic trouble codes p0442, p0455 set. *tt | 01/02/2001 | |
| 12743 | 05/01/1999 | 607070 | Exhibiting malfunction indicator lamp (mil) with diagnostic trouble codes (dtc(s) po351 and / or p0356 (coil primary circuit malfunction). *tt | 11/03/2000 | |
| 0017 | 01/10/2000 | 612254 | Subject on the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) may illuminate and diagnostic trouble codes may appear. *mjs | 06/07/2000 | |
| 99234 | 11/15/1999 | 6090131 | Information on diagnosing a vehicle with malfunction indicator lamp illuminated and diagnostic trouble codes p0442 and p0455 stored in continuous memory. *tt | 03/09/2000 | |
| 99185 | 09/06/1999 | 6090055 | Vehicles built between 3/15/1997 and 12/31/1998 and with 4r70w transmissions may experience delayed or no 2-3 upshift, transmission control indicator lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble code p0782 stored in memory. *tt | 03/06/2000 | |
| 98259 | 12/21/1998 | 603647 | Some vinyl covered items such as dash panels, door trim panels, consoles, etc., may exhibit a small dent, scuff, abrasion and/ or discoloration resulting from assembly, transit, dealer prep and/or customer usage. *yc | 03/01/1999 | |
| 982691 | 04/01/1998 | 603579 | Concerns of engine checklight on and dtc p1506 ( idle air control over speed error ) and/or fast idle. *yc | 02/25/1999 | |
| 982733 | 04/01/1998 | 603591 | Vehicles with the e4od are added to the fqr ( ford quality renewal ) assembly program. *yc | 02/25/1999 | |
| 982548 | 04/01/1998 | 603565 | Brief information giving the correct part number for tsb 98-3-12. *yc | 02/24/1999 | |
| 982545 | 04/01/1998 | 603562 | Important service instructions for onp 97-b-17, expedition only. *yc | 02/24/1999 | |
| 9858 | 03/16/1998 | 601298 | The malfunction indicator lamp (mil) may illuminate and diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0503 may be stored in memory. *yc | 07/20/1998 | |
| 98419 | 03/02/1998 | 601280 | Some vehicles may exhibit a flashing transmission control indicator lamp (tcil) and diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) 62,628, and/or 1728. *yc | 07/16/1998 | |
| BC3007970501 | 05/01/1997 | 52845 | Revision to the technical instructions when performing recall 96s60. *tw | 09/18/1997 | |
| BC105819705 | 05/01/1997 | 52861 | Some expeditions may experience an intermittent visor vanity mirror light operation. *tw | 09/18/1997 | |
| BC2363970501 | 05/01/1997 | 52811 | The only authorized repair for a front frame bumper mounting bracket needing replacement is to replace the frame. *tw | 09/12/1997 | |
| 96S60 | 03/11/1997 | 52328 | Revised technical instructions concerning recall 96s60. *tw | 07/24/1997 | |
| 97626 | 03/17/1997 | 52009 | Engine- checking engine oil level in owner's guide incorrect. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
| 9768 | 03/17/1997 | 51987 | Fuel economy- customer expectations versus vehicle usage. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
| BC1018197230 | 01/23/1997 | 51536 | Engineering is looking for more definition of vibration concerns on 4x2 vehicles. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| BC1025597230 | 01/23/1997 | 51630 | Vehicles equipped with 4-wheel drive, roof rack and base suspension may experience clearance difficulties with garage/carports. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| BC3500972301 | 01/23/1997 | 51488 | Looking for more definition of vibration concerns on 4x2 vehicles. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| BC3060970228 | 02/28/1997 | 51667 | Instructions for resetting the trip computer. *tw | 06/27/1997 | |
| 962518 | 12/02/1996 | 50974 | Door - power point access door breaks - vehicles built through 8/31/96. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| BC0843961008 | 10/08/1996 | 50428 | Information on replacing the compass assy for erratic/non-operation. *tt | 04/24/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 09/27/2011 | |||
| The vehicle was parked in the drive way and caught fire at 2 in the morning. | |||
| 09/10/2011 | 134000 | ||
| The rear lower trailing arms that hold the rear axle in place are made too thin and with corrosion will fail. this will cause the rear axle to move backward and break the drive shaft. | |||
| 06/24/2011 | 179000 | ||
| 1997 ford expedition spontaneously combusted in target parking lot about 2 hrs after the driver parked it there and went in to work. the aft area of the engine compartment, the front driver and passenger seating area and most of the back seats were melted and burned. the fire was put out by denver fire dept. sounds much like many internet reported issues with ford expedition cruise control switch fires. | |||
| 05/02/2011 | 130000 | ||
| While driving down the highway a normal speed the spare tire on my expedition fell off when the cable holding the tire up seemed to have broke. my vehicle ran over the tire and i could see the spare bouncing wildly down the road. fourtnately, no other cars hit the tire but it was extremely close since a car just passed from the other direction and there would have been no way they could have missed the bouncing tire in the oncoming lane. ford does not know how close they came to killing innocent people. the road was smooth without bumps, the tire just fell off. to my knowledge, we have never used the spare tire on this vehicle. | |||
| 03/04/2011 | 140000 | ||
| Feburary 28, 2011 i purchased a 97 ford expedition. i drove the truck for one day and on march 4, 2011 i parked the truck under the garage around 8:30 a.m. and around 10:45 a.m the truck caught fire under the hood on the drivers side by the time the fire was put out . the whole front end was burned up. | |||
| 05/29/2010 | 155067 | ||
| 1997 ford expedition 5.4l trition engine . engine has exsperiance several coil pack failures since abount 25000 miles. around 120000 miles it has had 3 failures due to spark plugs blowing out of the heads. had to have the car towed each time with a rather exspensive repair bill eacjh time. needless to say ford says theis is not a problem. this car is in great condtion and has always been service properly. | |||
| 04/02/2010 | 233357 | ||
| I have a 1997 ford expedition, my 15 year daughter and i was driving on 10 freeway going eastbound towards san beradino, when my check engine light started flashing a then i heard a loud pop under my hood as my truck started to lose power and make loud popping sounds. i was terrified cause this happen as i was going between 65 and 70 miles per hour on free way. once i coasted safely to side of freeway and examined under my hood i see my spark plug wire laying to the side and spark plug laying on axle i was in disbelif until i tried to pick up spark plug and it was too hot, to hold in my hand yes this was my spark plug! it had been spit out of the engine. this is very dangerous once this happens your truck lose power and slows down tremendously, i had my truck towed to shop. i knew i would have a hard time explaining this to macanic, because i'm a woman and macanic was not going to believe me, but he stated that it was common in ford trucks, the same thing happen to him and when he contacted dealer they did not acknowledge that there is an issue with they're spark plugs. my question is does some have to be killed before you guys do something it cost me $400 dollars to repair this and it could have cost me my life macanic stated that it could happen again and maybe i should get rid of it as he sold his navigator after his incident. would not feel right putting someone else thru this. as i research this issue i see i'm not the only one and this is not an isolated incident. this has happened enough times to enough people for ford to be held accountable. | |||