2008 FORD EXPEDITION Suspension Problems

PAINT IS CHIPING FROM THE HOOD AND FROM THE TRUNK DOOR. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT IT VIBRATES AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT DRIVES VERY SMOOTH, BUT ONCE I HIT ABOVE 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IT STARTS TO FEEL SHAKY. I CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

AIR SHOCKS AND PUMP NEED REPLACING. VERY EXPENSIVE ALMOST FOUR THOUSAND. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 100, 000 MILES. VEHICLE IS VERY UNSTABLE.

WE PURCHASED THIS 2008 EXPEDITION LAST FALL WITH THE INTENSION OF TOWING A TRAILER ACROSS COUNTRY BECAUSE THEY CAME WITH HIGH REVIEWS AND COMFORT. WE FIRST NOTICED THE DRIFTING WHEN WE PICKED UP THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER FULLY LOADED IS ABOUT 6,200 POUNDS. WE HAVE A STABILIZER HITCH THAT WE USED TO TOW WITH. WE TOOK THE SUV INTO A DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. A MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THEY CHECK THE CAMBER'S. THE DEALER SAID ALL WAS FINE. WE TOOK IT ON A 7,000 MILE TRIP TOWING THE TRAILER AND IMMEDIATELY DISCOVERED THAT THE TOWING ABILITY WAS DANGEROUS. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IN ALL CASES, NO WIND OR WITH EVER THE SLIGHTEST WIND, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THE TRAILER WOULD WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH MAKING IT EXHAUSTING TO STEER. WITH HIGH GUSTS IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER EVEN AT...

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

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