Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 03/15/2011 | 200000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1998 ford expedition. while parked the contact noticed both passengers side and drivers side seat belt latch in the middle row of the vehicle were broken. the contact stated the passengers seated in the middle row of the vehicle were unable to buckle their seat belt. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostics. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate mileage was 200,000. ds | |||
| 01/28/2010 | 169000 | ||
| First, the interior lights and running lights would not power off while all doors were closed, door ajar indicator was on. took to dealer problem resolved for a month or so. now need to spray wd40 on latches religiously. dealer also replaced cruise control harness at this time. then came the radio and heater running with the key out of the ignition. beeps and clicks and bad smells coming from under dash. again to the dealer, no codes found for the issues i was having. battery draining occurring frequently now and no resolution. i now have to disconnect the battery everynight. now when i drive down the road i get the many failure lights flashing on the dash, the windows won't work, speedometer fails, truck loses power and the transmisson shifts strangely. i was hours from home and doing 70mph on the highway when evidencing decided to not work at the same time. then i realize that this is occurring only when it rains or is very wet out. and i was truly afraid for my life and the others that were on the road with me. i had to drift across a lane of traffic with no power to get to the side of the road. i put the truck in park and put my head down, whew, and the motor powered back up and all the failure lights were off. only after investigating on the internet today do i find out this is a common problem. and the fix... replace the windshield seal! and possible damaged fuse box and gem! now why didn't the ford dealer help remedy this problem one of the many times i was in? this problem has been occurring for several years. new windshield $165 and they come to the house. i paid big money for no codes match your issues, miss. tw* | |||
| 05/18/2003 | 1 | ||
| While checking front suspension consumer observed that driver's side linkages broke. dealer notified, and informed consumer that vehicle was not covered under a recall. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 10/01/2005 | 27900 | 1 | 12/01/1997 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the driver's side power seat mechanism does not work properly, resulting in driver's inability to view the road. the seat moves up and down, but will not go forward or backward. the dealership determined the mechanism needed to be replaced. updated 3/17/2006 - right front axle leaked, windshield washers failed. the glass in the driver's side window would not go up. the door locks locked the consumer out of the vehicle. the horn was difficult to locate. the rear tailgate window exploded. *nm | |||
| 12/10/2002 | 4 | 06/05/2000 | |
| 1998 ford expedition after reviewing all the complaints listed i realized i had experience similar ones for instance spark plug blew out in dec/02. in aug./03 the tie rod broke. we have had trouble with 4x4 working or in this case not. when switched in while lifted on a hoist it registers, but when on the ground it doesn't work. something to do with the weight. also the door locks no longer work, something to do with a sensor. interior light stays on in hot weather. and the list goes on. *la | |||
| 01/01/2002 | |||
| Consumer states that the child locks are engaging themselves intermittently without warning. dealer advised that locks are mechanical and therefore can not duplicate problem. concerned about safety of passengers if they need to exit vehicle in an emergency. ts | |||
| 12/25/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states the child safety lock on both rear doors would engage it self every time the doors are close shut, dealer notifed. nlm *yh | |||
| 03/01/2001 | 2 | 06/01/2000 | |
| The rear passenger child lock began to engage intermittently, it then progressed to full time preventing exiting from the vehicle on the right rear side, now the drivers side is doing the same thing. nlm | |||
| 1 | 09/01/1997 | ||
| Door locks do not consistently work. | |||
| 03/01/1998 | 6 | 10/15/1997 | |
| Winshield wipers. door sticks. power window is noisy. | |||