1998 FORD EXPEDITION Suspensionfront Problems

26 NHTSA complaints on file

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Suspensionfront Issues in the 1998 FORD EXPEDITION

26 suspensionfront complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Suspensionfront Complaints

#10050404 | December 11, 2003

WHILE DRIVING LUGS NUTS BROKE, CAUSING THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN LUGS AND NUTS BROKE IN THE FRONT WHEEL. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND PUT THE SAME TIRE AND RIM. WHEN CONSUMER LEFT DEALERSHIP, LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK AND EXPERIENCED SHAKING IN FRONT END. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FRONT END WAS SO BAD. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SHIMS TO ALIGN FRONT END. THE FAILURE OF LIGHTS WAS CAUSED BY THE REPAIR FROM THE PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP BECAUSE WHEN THEY TOOK THE DASH BOARD APART, THEY POKED A HOLE IN THE HEATER WHICH BURNED THE WIRE. *LA

#757871 | February 8, 2002

I UNDERSTAND THIS PROBLEM IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AS OF SEPT. 2001. AS STATED 14 INCIDENTS REPORTED. I HAVE A VERY HARD TIME BELIEVING THAT I AM NUMBER 15. THIS IS LUDICROUS. THIS IS A FORD DEFECT, JUST LIKE THE EXPLORER AND SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY RECALLED. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY, AS IT SEEMS THE OTHERS WERE ALSO. I GUESS THE NHTSA ONLY REALLY CARES IF THERE ARE FATALITIES INVOLVED. PEOPLE SAVING PEOPLE, WHO ARE THEY KIDDING. THEY PROBABLY HAVE THE FORD MOTOR CO. IN THEIR POCKETS. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE LEASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED IT.*AK

#757157 | January 24, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

#753679 | November 1, 2001

CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROLL OF SUV. *AK

#753219 | October 16, 2001

COST FOR REPAIR $366.83 EXCLUDING TAX. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

#753226 | October 16, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

#752239 | September 17, 2001

THE SUPPORT BOLT ON THE LEFT SIDE HAS BROKEN AND THE RIGHT SIDE IS BENT AND READY TO BREAK. I DO HAVE PHOTOS. THE SEAT BELTS ARE RIPPING IN HALF AT A POINT WHERE THE BELT IS INSIDE THE REEL. BOTH SHOULDER BELTS ON THE 3RD SEAT HAVE RIPPED AND THE LEFT SIDE 2ND SEAT SHOULDER BELT HAS RIPPED APROX. 3/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH. FORD WILL NOT COMMIT TO REPLACEMENT, WILL ONLY EVALUATE.

#751873 | September 13, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

#751919 | September 13, 2001

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED WITH THIS PART FAILURE AS OUR MECHANIC CAUGHT THE PROBLEM BEFORE WE HAD AN ACCIDENT. OUR MECHANIC FELT SINCE THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PART USED IN THE EXPLORER AND MOUNTAINEER AND HAS SINCE BEEN RECALLED, THIS ONE FOR THE EXPEDITION SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PART! FORD WAS OF NO HELP AND FRANKLY FORD NOR THE DEALERSHIP CARED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED.*AK

#751691 | September 10, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

#891570 | June 28, 2001

VEHICLE DOES NOT HANDLE THE WAY IT SHOULD, IT ACTS LIKE IT'S OUT OF ALIGNMENT AT ALL TIMES. DOES NOT GO WHERE CONSUMER STEERS IT, AND DOES NOT HANDLE WELL. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK

#882962 | March 13, 2001

ENGINE WOULD HAVE SEVERE VIBRATION. ITS VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT VIBRATION WAS NORMAL.*AK

#737142 | December 13, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

#875854 | December 1, 2000

CONNECTOR BETWEEN SWAY BAR AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE, CAUSING HANDLING OF VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFCULT. *AK

#734323 | October 26, 2000

NO SUMMARY

#734323 | October 26, 2000

NO SUMMARY

#732982 | October 11, 2000

WHEN MAKING FIRST SHARP TURN GOING 25 MPH THE RIGHT AREA MAKES A LOUD THUMP. *AK

#867410 | August 10, 2000

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/AT, SIZE P235/75R16,STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THIS TRUCK WERE OUT OF ROUND , AND WOBBLED. TREAD ALSO SEPARATED UNDER HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. FIRESTONE WAS NOT CONTACTED. CONSUMER REPLACED AT OWN EXPENSE. *AK

#552420 | June 12, 2000

THE VEHICLE DRIFTS AT HIGHWAY SPEED DUE TO FLAW IN THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END DESIGN. YH

#607324 | March 22, 2000

VEHICLE REQUIRES WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND TIRE BALANCING.

#608820 | September 30, 1999

POSSIBLE SUSPENSION FAILED CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. YH

#608613 | August 23, 1999

FRONT END SUSPENSION OUT OF ALIGNMENT. YH

#842818 | July 21, 1999

TIRES WORE OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE DUE TO NOT HAVING CAMS FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

#707553 | June 14, 1999

WHEN DRIVING ALONG A CURVE AT TIMES STEERING CONTROL IS BRIEFLY INTERRUPTED CAUSING A SENSE OF LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, THEY INDICATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND THAT MY TIRES NEEDED REBALANCING AND ROTATION. I PAID FOR THE ALIGNMENT AND THEY THROUGH IN THE REBALANCING AND ROTATION, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK

#702340 | January 18, 1999

PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY DEALER WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED. WHILE AT DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THAT 2-F150 CAME IN WITH SAME PROBLEM, WHETHER THAT WAS TRUE I DO NOT KNOW

#702185 | January 13, 1999

ON 1/11/99 I WENT INTO OUR GARAGE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT LEFT OF OUR EXPEDITION WAS NOTICEBLY LOWER THAN NORMAL. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SAW A BAR BROKEN AND HANGING THERE.

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