2008 Ford Expedition Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH AFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

PULLING INTO THE GARAGE AND THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED CAUSING ME TO SLAM ON BRAKES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING SPONTANEOUSLY SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR STARTED REVVING AND WANTED TO JUMP FORWARD, IF I HADN'T THROUGH THE CAR INTO PARK I WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED BY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. VEHICLE BRAKES HAVE TO BE PUMPED A COUPLE OF TIMES EVERY TIME THEY ARE USED. TOOK IT BACK TO FORD DEALER. THEY SAY IT IS MASTER CYLINDER. ORDERED ONE OVER A WEEK AGO. FORD SUPPLY IS ALL OUT AND HAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER WHICH MAKES IT SOUND AS IF I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE BRAKE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH I CANNOT FIND A RECALL ON IT. DEALER IS ATTEMPTING TO FIND A MASTER CYLINDER THROUGH ANOTHER SOURCE. *TR

PAINT PEELING OFF UNDER FRONT OF HOOD AND UNDER REAR LIFT GATE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR FORD, I AM FINDING OUT. IT HAS APPARENTLY BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A DECADE. THE PAINT FLAKES OFF ON ANY ALUMINUM BODY PANELS THAT HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH IRON. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT FREE OF CHARGE. I ALSO CALLED FORD DIRECTLY TO COMPLAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL FOR THE PAINT SINCE THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

THE PAINT ON THE REAR OF MY TRUCK STARTING COMING OFF. I READ ONLINE THAT MANY FORD EXPEDITION OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME COMPLAINT AND THAT SOME OWNERS HAVE TAKEN FORD TO COURT TO FIX THIS. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. IT IS A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE AND THE PAINT ONLY IN THE REAR STARTS BUBBLING UP AND THEN FALLING OFF. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY FORD. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE VEHICLE. I HAVE A 2000 CROWN VICTORIA WITH NO PAINT FALLING OFF.

WHILE DRIVING MY EXPEDITION EL ON THE HIGHWAY AND ROUNDING A CURVE AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND COAST TO A STOP IN A SAFE LOCATION. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, BUT THEN STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND DROPPED IT OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS A FUEL PUMP FAILURE, AND INFORMED ME THAT THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER AND THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE A DELIVERY DATE. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 5 WEEKS, AND HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AFTER FIRST OFFERING TO HELP WITH CAR RENTAL EXPENSES, I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT ASSIST ME WITH RENTAL EXPENSES. THEY ALSO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ADVISE A DATE WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE SO I CAN GET MY CAR BACK. MY $40,000 CAR IS NOW WORTH NOTHING, I CAN'T EVEN SELL IT. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT, THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS FUEL PUMP DESIGN. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO ORDER A RECALL, PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, AND COVER MY CAR RENTAL EXPENSES UNTIL THEY CAN REPAIR MY CAR. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE HOOD DOWN WAS CORRODED AND WAS OXIDIZED UNDER THE PAINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WE HAVE ALWAYS PURCHASED FORD'S WE CONSIDER OURSELVES A FORD FAMILY, VERY LOYAL TO THEM. THIS IS OUR SECOND EXPEDITION WITH A PAINT BUBBLING ISSUE ON BOTH THE HOOD AND TAILGATE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD...MY HUSBAND DRIVES AN F250 SUPER DUTY THAT HE HAD HIS COMPANY OWNER GET AS A COMPANY VEHICLE. THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE. THIS IS OUR 5TH PURCHASE OF A FORD VEHICLES, FORD PROBE, FORD EXPLORER, FORD F150, 2002 FORD EXPEDITION AND OUR CURRENT 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. AND THIS PROBLEM HAS ONLY OCCURRED WITH THE EXPEDITIONS. I LOOK AT OTHER FORD'S IN PARKING LOTS EVERYWHERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FACTORY PAINT DEFECT AND FORD SHOULD OFFER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. OTHERWISE I CAN SEE FORD LOSING A LOT OF CUSTOMER'S OVER THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE PAINT IS PEELING AND BUBBLING ON THE HOOD AND TRUNK. THE PAINT IS PEELING AND BUBBLING ALSO UNDER HOOD AND TRUNK.

AT THE START OF THE ENGINE, THERE IS A TICKLING NOISE THAT DOES NOT DISAPPEAR UNTIL AFTER THE FIRST GEAR IS AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED. TO ME, THIS LOOKS LIKE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE RATHER THAN AN ENGINE PROBLEM BECAUSE AT 41000 MILES, SUCH PROBLEMS SHOULD NOT DEVELOP: THE VEHICLE IS RELATIVELY NEW. *TR

THE PAINT ON MY HOOD AND TAILGATE IS BUBBLING AND PEELING. I WAS TOLD THESE PARTS ARE ALUMINUM AND THE PROBLEM IS BEING CAUSED BY IMPROPER PREPARATION OF THE SURFACES. HAVE ANY OTHER FORD OWNERS REPORTED A SIMILAR PROBLEM ? FORD IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS. I DON'T BELIEVE A 6 YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE PEELING PAINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

ABOUT 2 - 2 1/2 YEARS AGO WE LAID ARE MIDDLE SEAT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE ROW OF ARE EXPEDITION TO MAKE EASE OF ARE DOGS GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. BUT NOW I'M IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THE SEAT UP TO GO TRAVEL, BUT I AM HAVING CONCERNS ABOUT THE SEAT CONSIDERING THE SEAT WILL NOT RE-LATCH IN THE UP RIGHT POSITION, TO MAKE IT CAPABLE OF HOLDING 8 PEOPLE TOTAL IN THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THE LOCAL SHOP DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE BUT DOES AGREE ITS A SAFETY HAZARD IN A WAY. THE ONLY SOLUTION THEY CAN THINK OF IS TO REPLACE OUT WHAT EVER PART THAT IS BAD AND THEN GO FROM THERE, PRICING ON PART ALONE IS RANGING AS HIGH AS 650 DOLLARS FOR EVERYTHING MINUS LABOR FEES. *TR

STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR DEFECTIVE. STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. FORD IS AWARE OF DEFECT AND HAVE ISSUED A TSB CONCERNING ISSUE TO TECHS. *TR

IN 2011, MY INTERIOR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE STOPPED OPENING THE DOOR BUT DIDN'T COME OFF. I THOUGHT IT JUST BROKE AND WOULD GET IT FIXED WHEN I COULD AFFORD TO. BUT THEN IN 2012, THE BACK INTERIOR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY SON'S HAND BECAUSE HE WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR AND GET OUT AND IT WOULDN'T UNLATCH. NOT TOO LONG AFTER, THE DRIVER SIDE BACK INTERIOR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF IN MY HAND. NOW I WAS POSITIVE THERE HAD TO BE RECALL OF SOME SORT. SO I WENT SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION ONLINE. I CALLED MY FORD DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH [XXX]. I EVEN TOOK MY CAR IN AND HE SAID MY VIN WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE INTERIOR DOOR LATCH HANDLE RECALL. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT CONSIDERING I HAD MULTIPLE HANDLES THAT BROKE OFF WITHOUT ANY FORCE AT ALL. AS THE DRIVER, I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OPENING ALL PASSENGER DOORS TO LET PEOPLE OUT OF MY CAR. TODAY, JANUARY 20TH, 2017, THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF RIGHT IN MY HANDS. NOW, NOT EVEN I AS THE DRIVER CAN GET OUT WITHOUT THE WINDOW BEING DOWN TO ACCESS THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. I HAVE 6 CHILDREN AND NOBODY CAN GET OUT OF THE CAR NOW. AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON FORD EXPEDITION INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES, SO I'M PRETTY CERTAIN MINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PARTY OF THIS! BUT NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. SLOWED VEHICLE TO A SAFE SPEED AND RPM'S JUMPED TO 3000. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE RPM'S REMAINED AT 3000 AND THE ENGINE RACED LOUDLY. TOOK VIDEO OF FOOT PEDAL, TACHOMETER AND UNDER HOOD TO RECORD INCIDENT. THIS SELF ACCELERATION HAPPENED IN MARCH AT 99,000 MILES AND WIFE WAS NEARLY KILLED (ODI #10450449). THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AFTER VEHICLE IS RE-STARTED VEHICLE APPEARS TO RUN FINE. *TR

I HAVE CALLED FORD ABOUT THE PAINT PEELING ON THE BACK HATCH AND FRONT HOOD. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL OR PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT. I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT MANY FORD EXPEDITION OWNERS HAVE STOPPED ME ON THE ROAD AND THAT FORD HAD REPAINTED THEIR VEHICLE FOR NOTHING. ANY GIVEN DAY YOU CAN DRIVE BY ONE OF THESE VEHICLES AND YOU WILL SEE THE EXACT LOCATIONS ARE PEELING PAINT. I WOULD ASK FOR YOU TO CHECK WHY SOME ARE COVERED AND OTHERS ARE NOT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

THE TAILGATE ON MY 2008 FORD EXPEDITION EL IS BUBBLING AND CRACKING WHERE THE LIFT GATE IS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE WAY THIS MODEL VEHICLE WAS BUILT. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS '08 EL'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT LOOKS AS IF UNDERNEATH THE PAINT HAS SEVER RUSTING. THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK, TIRE LINE DYNAPRO A/S TIRE SIZE P265/70/R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING HIS TIRES ROTATED THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD A SEEM ON THE INNER WALL OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL ONES ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

PAINT STARTED BUBBLING ON TAILGATE AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE TAILGATE AND ISSUE WAS FORWARDED TO FORD MOTOR CO FOR APPROVAL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. APPROVAL WAS DENIED AS THE BODY PANEL WAS NOT YET VISIBLE UNDER PAINT (AS IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME). AT 95,000 MILES (VEHICLE STILL COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY) PAINT HAD FLAKED OFF AND THERE WAS VISIBLE CORROSION OF THE ALUMINUM TAILGATE. PAINT HAS ALSO STARTED FLAKING OFF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TAILGATE, UNDER THE LOWER LIP, EXPOSING THE BODY PANEL BENEATH. EVEN WITH THE EXPOSED BODY PANELS AND CORROSION AND OXIDATION OF THE ALUMINUM TAILGATE COVERAGE WAS STILL DENIED. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE WORKMANSHIP OR PROCESS USED TO APPLY PAINT TO ALUMINUM BODY PANELS AS THE PAINT ON THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. *TR

THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT OCCURS AND WAS FIRST NOTICED A COUPLE YEARS AGO. FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDDLE GOES SOFT AND PULSATES, AS IF THE ABS IS ACTIVATED. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND JUST BACKING UP, TO JUST AFTER LEAVING AND MAKING THE FIRST BRAKE APPLICATION, AND AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OR MINUTES OF DRIVING. DURING THIS TIME IT APPEARS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP NORMALLY. PUMPING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL OR MOMENTARILY HITTING THE BRAKE HARD CLEARED THE PROBLEM. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF A GENTLE BRAKE IS APPLIED OR IF YOU ARE SLOWING FOR A TURN OR BRAKING FOR A RED LIGHT OR A STOP. THIS OCCURS SOMETIMES SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW OR NEARLY SO. BUT MOST OFTEN IT IS ISOLATED AND THEN DOES NOT OCCUR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE RECURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS HAS IN OCCURRED IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM DRY TO WET. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT VARYING SPEEDS WHETHER IN THE DRIVEWAY, IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OR ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION EL. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000. UPDATED 07/02/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL FORD DEALER ON JUNE 25TH. THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR WHICH GENERATED THE STEEL WHEEL POSITION DATA INPUT FOR THE ROLL STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS FAULTY . IT APPEARED, THE ROLL STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND DISABLED THE BRAKES. UPDATED 07/05/12

BODY CORROSION OF THE ALUMINUM HOOD AND TAILGATE CAUSING PAINT TO BUBBLE AND PEEL OFF.

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 45 MPH, IT WOULD DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL, AND THE TRAILER FISH-TAILING BEHIND US. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. WE COULD NOT GO OVER 55-60 MPH ON A WIND FREE DAY AND FEEL ANYWHERE SAFE. WE TOOK IT INTO THE SAME DEALER WHEN WE GOT BACK HOME AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. WE TOOK IT INTO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY ALSO TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND SAID THEY COULD NOT SEE ANY PROBLEMS. THERE IS SOMETHING TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THIS SUSPENSION AND STEERING SYSTEM AND THE DEALERS CANNOT PUT A FINGER ON IT. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A TENDENCY TO CAUSE THE SUV TO DRIFT WHILE DRIVING EVEN WITHOUT THE TRAILER. IT FEELS LOOSE. IT ALSO AT TIMES, HAS A KNOCK IN IT LIKE SOMETHING IS EITHER SNAPPING BACK IN OR SNAPPING OUT OF POSITION. WE ARE AT A LOSS AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN FOR HELP. WE LOVE THIS SUV OTHER THAN THESE DRIVING PROBLEMS THAT ARE DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND PARKED ON AN INCLINE WHEN IT ROLLED BACKWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE REAR BUMPER AND LIFT GATE WERE DAMAGED, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND REPAIRED. THE POLICE WERE ALSO NOTIFIED AND AN INCIDENT REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,342.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO SHIMMY AND THE BRAKE WAS ABNORMALLY DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

PAINT IS PEELING OFF HOOD AND REAR LIFT GATE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR FORD. IT HAS APPARENTLY BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A DECADE. THE PAINT FLAKES OFF ON ANY ALUMINUM BODY PANELS THAT HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED WITH IRON. I SPOKE WITH FORD AND THEY CANNOT ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PAINT UNTIL MORE COMPLAINTS ARE FILED WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. CALL 1-800-392-3673 WITH YOUR VIN TO FILE YOUR COMPLAINT. IT ONLY TAKES 5 MINUTES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO OVER 100 MPH. AFTER TRYING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER STOPPING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SMOKING AND EXTREMELY HOT. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CONTACTED ARRIVED ON SCENE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BOTH NOTED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BECOME JAMMED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE BATTERY WAS THEN DISCONNECTED SO THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IGNITE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 99,000.

PAINT FLAKING OFF HOOD AND REAR LIFT GATE. THESE ARE NO MAGNETIC PARTS, POSSIBLY ALUMINUM. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, THAT TORE UP ABOUT FIVE CARS IN A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT AND ONTO ON COMING TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A VEHICLE BEHIND HER. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UNTIL CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE PRECEDING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AS IT ACCELERATED THROUGH A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO A STOP INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THREE PASSENGERS IN THE OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED WERE REPORTED INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

DRIVING AT APPROX 35 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT. I APPROACHED A 2 WAY INTERSECTION WITH ONE STOP SIGN. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. BRAKES WERE PUMPED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO CHANGE. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH STOP SIGN AND OFF THE ROAD EVENTUALLY COMING TO A STOP NATURALLY WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WENT OFF. BRAKES WERE THEN PRESSED AGAIN AND BRAKE PRESSURE WAS FELT. IF A VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN COMING THOUGH THE INTERSECTION A SERIOUS CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE FOUND THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE GLASS IMPLODED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

THIS IS A USED CAR WE WERE GOING TO BUY AT A REPUTABLE DEALER'S LOT. SALESMAN ASSURED US IT HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION BY OUR MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE, BEING REBUILT WITH SALVAGE PARTS AND REPAINTED, PROBABLY IN MEXICO. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED COSTLY REPAIRS. IT HAD ALSO HAD THE TAILGATE REMOVED, POSSIBLY REPLACED, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS WELDED ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V058000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOORS: LATCH) BUT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2011 WE HIT A DEER, THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE EXPEDITION WAS DESTROYED. JIM BASS FORD COLLISION DID THE REPAIRS. IN THE MEANTIME THEY CLAIM THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON DUE TO THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR PIGTAIL BEING BAD. I CLAIMED THAT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT EVERYTHING WAS FINE ( NO ENGINE LIGHT). THE MECHANIC DID CONFIRM THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL EXPEDITIONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AS A CONSUMER I THINK FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO THIS ENGINE OUTAGE CALLED( PIGTAIL SENSOR). *TR

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

MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE COMING INTO A CUB TO GET ONTO THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME MADE A SUDDEN STOP IN AN EMERGENCY PANIC I HIT MY BRAKES AND MY EXPEDITION NEVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP. AS I EXPLAINED TO TWO OF OFFICERS ON THE SCENE I WAS STANDING ON MY BRAKES AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY I WAS GIVEN INFORMATION FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY THERE WAS A RASH OF PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. FOLLOWING THE REPAIRS THE DEALERSHIP KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BRAKE AND DISCOVERED FROM THE COMPUTER THERE WAS A PROBLEM PRIOR TO ME HAVING THE ACCIDENT. THE DAY I WENT TO PICK IT UP AFTER THREE WEEKS IN THE SHOP FOR BRAKES ALONE AGAIN I WAS PUT INTO MY FOURTH RENTAL VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TRUCK NEVER LEFT THE SHOP. TODAY MY BRAKES STILL WILL NOT STOP PROPERLY AND TO TOP IT OFF AFTER GIVING FORD A COPY OF THE RECALL FOR THE BRAKES, SENSORS, AND TRANSMISSION BY THE WAY OF WHICH THE DEALERSHIP HAS SUPPOSEDLY ADJUSTED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I STILL GOT STUCK WITH THE REPAIR BILLS. I TALKED WITH A CERTIFIED FORD BRAKE SPECIALIST THE DAY I GOT MY VEHICLE FROM THE SHOP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID AND DID AS WELL AS MY BRAKES STILL GO TO FLOOR BUT NOT TO MY SURPRISE HE TOLD ME IT WAS NOT RIGHT AND NEEDED TO GO BACK BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STILL IN NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BUT THE DEALERSHIP INSIST THESE BRAKE ARE SUPPOSE TO BE SOFT AND SQUISHY AS THE SHOP FOREMAN TOLD ME. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND UNFORTUNATELY IT IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE IT OR GET ANOTHER AT THIS TIME BUT SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES DO EXIST. *TR

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

DRIVER FIRST NOTICED THE SMELL OF BURNING BRAKES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, ALL AT LOW SPEEDS (SPEED LIMIT WAS 35MPH OR LESS). AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION, DRIVER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. DRIVER GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE WHEEL, AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER AND BRAKE ROTOR WERE EXTREMELY HOT AND SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THEM. OTHER THREE WHEELS WERE COOL (NORMAL). THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, ETC. TURNED OFF CAR, BACK ON, IN THE HOPE OF E.G. RESETTING THE ABS CONTROLLER -- NO CHANGES. BRAKES WERE SO HOT THAT DRIVER DECIDED TO DRIVE SOME NEARBY FRONTAGE ROADS AT LOW SPEEDS, WITHOUT USING THE BRAKES, IN AN ATTEMPT TO COOL THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE. MADE LITTLE DIFFERENCE. EVENTUALLY PARKED THE VEHICLE (BRAKING CONTINUED TO BE IMPAIRED), CAME BACK AROUND 1 HOUR LATER, BRAKE HAD COOLED DOWN, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY. SIMILAR INSTANCE RECURRED ON 2012-12-18 -- AGAIN, RIGHT FRONT BRAKE, THIS TIME IN CITY DRIVING, ROTOR WAS GLOWING ORANGE (NOT YET ON FIRE) ON A COLD NIGHT WHEN DRIVER STOPPED TO LOOK AT IT AND PARK THE VEHICLE. THIS IS OF COURSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF LIFE DUE TO FRONT BRAKE FAILURE. DRIVER IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ( 07E105000) ASSOCIATED WITH THIS YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. FORD CLAIMS THAT THIS PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. HOWEVER, DRIVER (WHO IS EXPERIENCED WITH BRAKE SYSTEMS) FEELS THAT THESE TWO EVENTS ARE VERY SUGGESTIVE OF A FAILURE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO RETURN FLUID FROM THE CALIPER, LEADING TO EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IN THE CALIPER, LEADING TO THESE PROBLEMS. DRIVER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GET INFORMATION FROM FORD OR CONTINENTAL (OEM MANUFACTURER) THAT WOULD UNAMBIGUOUSLY SHOW THAT THE ABS AND BRAKE MODULES IN THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE ARE FREE FROM DEFECTS AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THIS RECALL. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS! *TR

PAINT IS BLISTERING ON ALUMINUM HOOD AND TAILGATE. A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD EXPEDITIONS.

FORD EXPEDITION 2008 PURCHASED NEW IN 2009 FROM MULLINAX FORD IN LAKE PARK FL HAD PAINT BLISTER ON THE HOOD AND BACK END IN 2011 WHICH IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. MULLINAX BODY SHOP SAID PAINT NOT COVERED AFTER 1 YEAR AND QUOTED EXPENSIVE PAINT JOB. I ASKED IF THAT IS WHAT I SHOULD EXPECT FROM A FORD MOTOR VEHICLE SINCE THIS WAS MY 1ST FORD. I ALSO ASKED IF THIS WAS GOOD ADVERTISEMENT FOR FORD WITH THE OBVIOUS PAINT PEEL EVERYWHERE WE GO. I TELL THE STORY TO EVERYONE I SEE OR ASKS WITH A 7 MEMBER FAMILY PLAYING SPORTS, SCHOOL, WORK, CHURCH, ETC. NOW THAT IT'S TIME TO REPLACE, I WONDER IF FORD EXPECTS US TO PURCHASE A FORD SUV FOR OVER $60,000+ VERSUS ALL THE OPTIONS OUT THERE. HMMM FORD COULD HAVE DONE A SIMPLE PAINT JOB AT THEIR "COST" YEARS AGO FOR OUR LOYALTY MANY MANY CARS GOING FORWARD. BURN US ONCE, SHAME ON YOU......TWICE....BAD DECISION MULLINAX FORD.

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 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

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

I HAVE CALLED FORD ABOUT THE PAINT PEELING ON THE BACK HATCH AND FRONT HOOD. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL OR PROBLEMS WITH THE PAINT. I HAVE TOLD THEM THAT MANY FORD EXPEDITION OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS INDICATED BY NHTSA REPORTS AND FIXED THEIR VEHICLE AT NO COST. ANY GIVEN DAY YOU CAN DRIVE BY ONE OF THESE VEHICLES AND YOU WILL SEE THE EXACT LOCATIONS ARE PEELING PAINT. I WOULD ASK FOR YOU TO CHECK WHY SOME ARE COVERED AND OTHERS ARE NOT TO THEN ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX ALL AFFECTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

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. 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