{"count":1007,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11486203,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/24/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"09/24/2022","vin":"1fmpu18lxxl","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"After I put it in park and turned the engine off the truck started to roll back and it didn't stop until it hit the curb across the street.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":11266520,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/05/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2019","vin":"1FMRU1860XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"MY CAR HAS BEEN OVER HEATING AND HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT IT. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO KEEP FIXING IT AFTER I JUST BOUGHT IT. SOMEONE TOLD ME TO CHECK IF IT HAD A RECALL AND SURE ENOUGH IT DOES! I CHECKED ON THE DMV WEBSITE TODAY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":11207635,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/24/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"05/14/2019","vin":"1FMRU17L0XL","components":"STEERING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"THE SHIFT LINKAGE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN TO THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT WORK DUE TO SEVERAL KINKS IN THE CABLE. I CANT GET THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION DUE TO THIS NOR CAN I EVEN DRIVE MY VEHICLES BECAUSE IT WONT HO INTO GEAR. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME STOPPING AT A STORE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HAD TO LEAVE MY TRUCK IN THE PARKING LOT WITH THE KEYS ATUUCK IN OT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":11113230,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/21/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2018","vin":"","components":"ENGINE","summary":"SPARK PLUGS BLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":11065980,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/30/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"01/30/2018","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"BOUGHT A 99 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4 4X4 ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. TODAY 1/30/18 WAS DRIVING AND STARTED TO HEAR CLICKING NOISE UNDER DASH THE WINDSHIELD FLUID LIGHT AND 4X4 LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AS THE SAME TIME AS IT FLASHED I HARD THE CLICKING NOISE THE RADIO THEN TURNED OFF AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING ALSO FAN BLOWER WILL WORK WITH THE TRUCK IS SHUT OFF. LAST WEEK I HAD SHUT MY FORD EXPO OFF I WENT TO RESTART IT ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. THE TRUCK FINILY STARTED ABOUT A HOUR LATER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10910841,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/10/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2016","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10903283,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/29/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"09/02/2016","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE NEAR THE CONTACT'S GARAGE, A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED TO THE FAILURE DUE TO THE ALARM SOUNDING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND REMAINED PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 06E056000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 98V312000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10894407,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/04/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2016","vin":"","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE POLICE BELIEVED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE UNDER THE HOOD. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND A HOSE BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. A PASSENGER WHO WAS SEATED IN AN UNKNOWN LOCATION SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIGHT KNEE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10882441,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/12/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"07/04/2016","vin":"","components":"ENGINE","summary":"I WAS SITTING AT MC DONALDS GETTING FOOD FOR MY SON, WHEN A LOUD POP COME FROM UNDER MY HOOD THEN MY TRUCK STARTED TO SMELL FUNNY. SOME CARS WERE IN FRONT OF ME SO THEY LET ME OUT. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE AND CALLED A FEW PEOPLE THAT COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS GOIN ON. A MAN COME AND LOOKED AT IT THAT WORKED ON CARS A CROSSED THE STREET TOLD ME THAT IT BLOWED A SPARK PLUG I NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT HAD COME COMPLETELY OUT. THERE WAS OIL ON IT. I HAD TO HAVE IT REDONE SO ANOTHER SPARK PLUG COULD BE PUT IN THERE AND NOW IT HAS DON IT AGAIN. THE SAME ONE NUMBER 2. SPARK PLUG. THIS IS CRAZY I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO KEEP FIXIN THIS TRUCK OVER AND OVER. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHEN IT BLEW THE SPARK PLUG AND I DONO WANT TO GO THOUGH THIS AGAIN. YALL KNOW THAT THIS IS A DEFAULT IN THESES VEHICLES BUT UR NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE TO USE MY TRUCK TO GO TO THE DOCTORS. AND I CAN'T GO IF IT STAYS BROKE DOWN. YALL NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM ....","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10855526,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/06/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"04/14/2016","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"I HAVE HAD 2 DIFFERENT SPARK PLUGS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN AND HAD A HELI COIL INSTALLED. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE SECOND INSTANCE YET. THERE WAS A 2 YEAR TIME SPAN BETWEEN THE EVENTS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS AT LOW SPEED GOING THROUGH TOWN. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10836565,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"02/17/2016","vin":"1FMRU17L8XL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE. I PURCHASED A DORMAN KIT TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE FAR FROM HOME FOR CONCERN THAT ANOTHER SPARK PLUG MAY BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD HAVE MADE THE ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEADS NOT HAVING THICK ENOUGH MATERIAL TO HOLD SPARK PLUGS IN THE THREADS A RECALL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10823313,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/21/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2016","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"DOME LIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS, DOOR AJAR LAMP, ODOMETER LAMP, DOOR AJAR AUDIBLE ACTIVATING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN MOTION ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES STAYING ON AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. COMING ON AT ANYTIME AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND STATIONARY, CAUSING A DEAD BATTERY LEAVING DRIVER, FAMILY AND OCCUPANTS STRANDED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10818356,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/03/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"01/06/2016","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"WHEELS","summary":"SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. THE TINY (1/8\") STEEL CABLE THAT HELD SPARE IN PLACE UNDER THE TRUCK BODY FAILED ALLOWING HUGE SPARE TIRE TO DROP TO ROAD. FORTUNATELY, THIS HAPPEN AS I WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AFTER A 2000 MILE TRIP. HAD THIS OCCURRED ON I95 IN 75MPH / BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER FOR THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES. A WEB SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON AND SHOULD THE SUBJECT OF A SAFETY RECALL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10807975,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"12/02/2015","vin":"1FMPU1818X1","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD WHILE I HAS JUST PULLED OUT ACCELERATING UP A SMALL INCLINE. I WAS GOING THROUGH A MAJOR INTERSECTION WITH MY SON. THERE WAS A STUTTER, THEN KNOCKING SOUND, LESS POWER, AND STRANGE ODOR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10807099,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/20/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"11/26/2015","vin":"1FMPU18LOXL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"#8 CYLINDER BLEW THE SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HOLE WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10761336,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/03/2015","vin":"1FMRU1765XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE OR FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,033.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10744850,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/03/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/30/2015","vin":"1FMRU186XXL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"MY EXPEDITION STARTED ACTING LIKE IT WAS STARVING FOR FUEL MISFIRING LOSS OF POWER AND THERE'S A TICKING SOUND CONING FROM UNDER THE DASH BOARD THE DOOR LOCK UNLOCK THE LIGHTS FLICKER AND HORN BEEPS BY ITS SELF I PARKED IT AND A COUPLE DAYS LATER IT WOULDNT IT TRYING TO CRANK BUT ITS SOUND I DONT BELIEVE BATTERY IS DEAD IF IT WAS THEN LIGHTS WOULDN'T COME ON NOW AND AGAIN ALSO WHEN I USE MY KEY RING LOCK TO LOCK THE DOOR THERE'S A CLUNK CLUCK SOUND I'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH LAMONT THAT'S MY EXPEDITIONS NAME AND NOBODY KNOWS LAST REPAIR SHOP HAD IT 9 DAYS TOTAL ON THE 7TH DAY I CALLED THEM THEY SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA AND ON THE 9TH I WENT IN AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR COSTING 2600 AND CHARGING ME 220 TO TELL ME THAT. THE SHOP BEFORE THAT COST ME 350 SAYING THE TRUCK ITSELF WERE THE PLUGS GO IN WAS STRIPPED AND THEY NEEDED A SPECIAL TOOL. ANY HOW I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL CATCH ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND YOU DONT KNOW WHAT IT WILL DO NEXT IT ALSO DIES WHILE DRIVING IT ..","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10732116,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"07/08/2015","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BLOWN SPARK PLUGS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT THE CYLINDER#8. *JB UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND EVENTUALLY STALLED. UPDATED 09/24/15*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10721283,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/04/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"05/25/2015","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"AFTER PICKING UP LAUNDRY, ON MY WAY TO STAPLES ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, THEN A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF TRUCK. TURNED IT BACK ON THEN HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. GOT THE TRUCK HOME OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED SPARK PLUG OUT OF ENGINE ATTACHED TO A DAMAGED COIL. I TRIED TO PUT IN NEW SPARK PLUG BUT IT WOULD NOT SCREW IN, THE THREADS IN CYLINDER HEAD WERE STRIPPED. FOUND OUT IT WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY TO GET CYLINDER HEAD RETHREADED. WROTE TO FORD CORPORATE THEY ASKED ME FOR VIN NAME AND BASIC INFO. I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS COMMON IN TRITON ENGINES. IT IS A DESIGNER FLAW IN FORD. FORD KNEW ABOUT IT FOR YEARS NOW. SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT FOR NO REASON. AFTER SPARK PLUG POPS OUT A STRONG SMELL OF GAS COMES OUT. THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE TO EXPLODE. THIS HAPPENS IN FORD TRITON ENGINES. THIS IS UNSAFE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10721229,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/04/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"05/24/2015","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"AFTER PICKING UP MY LAUNDRY, I HEADED TO STAPLES WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH I HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS SO I PULLED OVER TURNED OFF TRUCK. I STARTED AGAIN AND IT WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND. I GOT HOME CHECKED TRUCK ENGINE. I NOTICED MY COIL PACK OUT AND SPARK PLUG ATTACHED TO IT. I TRIED TO PUT SPARK PLUG BUT THE THREADS WERE ALL STRIPED. I CHECKED THE INSIDE OF CYLINDER HEAD COULD NOT SEE TRIED TO PUT IN A NEW SPARK PLUG BUT I CAN TURN AND TURN AND THE SPARK PLUG WOULD NOT SCREW IN. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN SPARK PLUG BLOWS OUT YOU HAVE ALL THE ODOR OF GAS COMING OUT AND THAT ONE SPARK CAN CAUSE ENGINE TO BLOW UP. I CONTACTED FORD ALL THEY TOOK WAS MY VIN NUMBER AND NAME NEVER HEARD FROM THEM AGAIN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10715114,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/06/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"05/07/2015","vin":"1FMRU17L0XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED. HOWEVER, THE FIRE DID NOT EXTINGUISH RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE EXPLODING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10692663,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/05/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"03/06/2015","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"APPEARS WHEN IT RAINS, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. TOOK SAME TO A LOCAL SHOP THAT SPECIALIZE IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF WINDSHIELD LEAKAGE. THEY ADVISED THEY DID NOT SEE ANY EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE. VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN SEVERAL MONTHS WITH NO ISSUES, BUT APPEARS TO OCCUR WHEN THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN. UPON REVIEWING OTHER POST, IT APPEARS THIS IS A LONGER EXISTING PROBLEM WITH THE YEAR AND MAKE VEHICLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10690606,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/24/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"02/25/2015","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BOLTS FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10681280,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2015","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A LOUD BLOW OUT AS I WAS GOING 60 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THAT I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE COILS IN THIS TRUCK AND THIS TIME THE ACTUAL SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE LEAVING A OPEN HOLE THAT COULD IGNITE A FIRE. I HAVE NOW SPENT OVER $3600 ON REPAIRS JUST TO FIND OUT WITH DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH THAT FORD KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND HAS BEEN BLAMING THE CONSUMER FOR TIGHTENING THE SPARK PLUGS TO TIGHT AND OTHER BULL THAT THEY COME UP WITH AND NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CHEAP ALUMINUM PLUGS AND PLUG WIRES IN THEIR VEHICLE. THIS EFFECT CARS AND TRUCK WITH THIS ENGINE SINCE 1999 AND GOES THROUGH VEHICLES OF 2008. A 9 YEAR PROBLEM AND THE FORD CORPORATION DID NOT DO A RECALL. THIS WILL EFFECT IF I WILL BE BUYING ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE FOR SURE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10669579,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"01/02/2015","vin":"1FMRU1769XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"CHANGED HEATER CORE IN THE FRONT ALONG WITH THE BLEND DOOR HEAT LASTED FOR UP TO 3 DAYS AND GOT NOTHING BUT COLD AIR IN THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK BLOWING OUT STILL HAVE HEAT IN THE BACK THIS IS CRAZY IT IS TO COLD FOR THIS AND I SPENT MY LAST ON FIXING MY HEAT TO ONLY RESULT IN IT GOING BACK OUT THREE DAYS LATER PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME IT MIGHT BE THE HEATER BOX MOTOR I JUST WANT HEAT I'M TIRED OF SHIVERING WHILE I DRIVE . *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10668917,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/05/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"12/29/2014","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"I HAVE HAD SPARK PLUGS BLOW TWICE IN THIS ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LAST TIME IN JANUARY 2014 THAT I HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY TO FIX THIS TIME. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND FORD HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THEIR DESIGN. IT IS A WONDER THAT MORE PEOPLE HAVEN'T GOTTEN HURT FROM THIS PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10653708,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/2014","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"BLEW OUT 3 SPARK PLUGS ALREADY. NOW I NEED TO GET THE ENGINE FIXED AND SPEND 50% OF THE TRUCKS VALUE, BECAUSE FORD ROLLED OUT A FAULTY DESIGN AND WONT OWN UP. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BLOW OUT UNTIL I PURCHASED A FORD, AND I'VE OWNED SOO MANY OTHER CARS THAT NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY FORD! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10630447,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/03/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"09/03/2014","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"SPARK PLUG EJECTED RESULTING IN FIRE. INJURED HAND PUTTING OUT SAID FIRE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10617301,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/23/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"07/29/2014","vin":"","components":"STEERING,ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10614638,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/13/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/18/2014","vin":"1FMRU1763XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND GEM MODULE MULTI-FUNCTION FAILED DUE TO A WATER LEAK FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,084.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10605224,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/02/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"06/23/2014","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE GEAR INDICATED IT WAS IN REVERSE AND WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE, THE GEAR INDICATED IT WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE DETACHED FROM THE BRACKET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10598350,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/14/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/15/2014","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON A RURAL ROAD THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, ONTO THE ROAD. I DISCOVERED THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE UNDER THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN. *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10585930,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"05/08/2014","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NON-DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING AN ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCIDENT LEFT HIM PARALYZED ON ONE SIDE. *JB UPDATED 06/23/14","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10572742,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/11/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2014","vin":"1FMRU1761XL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FLAMES SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BURNED A PORTION OF THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 240,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10572681,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/15/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"03/16/2014","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"PULLING OUT OF A CONVENIENCE STORE WE HEARD A FUNNY SOUND AND MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT OF A RESTAURANT. HAD TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO BE TOWED HOME. FOUND OUT IT WAS SPARK PLUG THAT HAD BLOWN OUT. IT STRIPPED THE THREADS AND IS NOW GOING TO COST A LOT TO GET IT FIXED, NOT TO MENTION THE TOWING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10556816,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/05/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"12/20/2013","vin":"1FMRU1860XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN NORMAL OPERATION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM BECAME INEFFECTIVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BRAKE SHOP WHERE THE BRAKE LINE ON THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE DOOR WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED THROUGH AND LEAKING. THE BRAKE SHOP FOUND ALL METAL BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10555860,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/26/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2013","vin":"1FMRU1868XL","components":"SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL DROPPED AND CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWERVED AND THEN FLIPPED OVER. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 225,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10555883,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/12/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2013","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I HAVE THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. WHILE VEHICLE IS OFF THE HEATER BLOWERS WILL TURN ON AND RUN BATTERY DOWN. WHILE DRIVING 4X4, WASHER LIGHTS, POWER WINDOWS, RADIO, INTERIOR LIGHTS ALL TURN OFF AND ON. RADIO WORKS WHILE IN PARK BUT, POWERS DOWN WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH WATER GETTING IN AND RUNNING DOWN DRIVERS SIDE. APPEARS ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2008 JUST STARTED HAVING THESE ISSUES WITHIN THE PAST YEAR STARTED OUT SLOW BUT ARE GETTING WORST AND MORE FREQUENT. NOW MY VEHICLE AFTER JUMP STARTING IT I HEAR A ELECTRICAL NOISE COMING FROM MY STARTER, IT SHUTS THE CAR OFF AND KILLS THE BATTERY. THE CAR WILL ONLY RUN FOR TEN SECONDS OR SO BEFORE IT REPEATS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10553673,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/08/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"11/25/2013","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRAILING ARMS ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10548172,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"10/16/2013","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"VEHICLE RAN PERFECT DURING THE DAY. STOPPED FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR AROUND 9 PM, WENT TO RESTART THE ENGINE AROUND 10 PM, HEARD A LOUD \"POP\" FOLLOWED BY VERY LOUD FLAPPING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN BUT VERY ROUGH (SOUNDED LIKE \"BLAP, BLAP, BLAP......\"). ON INVESTIGATION, FOUND #6 SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN BLOWN COMPLETELY OUT LAYING ON THE TOP OF THE MANIFOLD AND THE COIL BROKEN OFF ITS MOUNT. THE SPARK PLUG WAS NOT BROKEN, BUT THE THREADS LOOKED A LITTLE ROUNDED, BUT OTHERWISE OK. TRIED TO REINSTALL THE PLUG, BUT IT NEVER WOULD SEAT AND WHEN PULLED OUT VERTICALLY IT FELT LIKE THE THREADS WERE STRIPPED IN THE HEAD. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN WICHITA. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10536516,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"08/21/2013","vin":"1FMRU1768XL","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 214,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10521236,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/19/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/22/2013","vin":"1FMRU176XXL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"THE ODOMETER WAS ROLLED BACK BY THE DEALER FOREMAN MOTORS INC. IN MELBOURNE, FL. THE VEHICLE WAS LISTED FOR SALE BY THEM FOR $3995. CARFAX.COM HAS THE LAST REPORTED MILEAGE AT 241,000 ON JUNE 15, 2012. THE ODOMETER WAS ROLLED BACK TO 212,000. NOW THE ENGINE IS GONE AFTER ONLY DRIVING IT FOR 200 MILES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10520361,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/03/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/18/2013","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"HERE IS MY PROBLEM: ABOUT A MONTH AGO, MY 99 EXPEDITION BEGAN TO MAKE A \"CLUNKING\" NOISE WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS (LIKE INTO PARKING SPACES). IT IS NOT JUST A NOISE - YOU CAN FEEL IT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT MAKES THE WHOLE TRUCK JERK AROUND. IT IS ALMOST LIKE MY FRONT WHEELS ARE DRIVING OVER GOLF BALL-SIZED ROCKS. THE PROBLEM STARTED VERY SUDDENLY, AND IT IS SOMEWHAT INTERMITTENT - BUT IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AS TIME GOES ON. I HAD IT IN TO THE FORD GARAGE TWICE NOW, AND IT JUST DOES NOT WANT TO ACT UP WHEN A TECHNICIAN IN THE VEHICLE. SINCE I CAN'T ALWAYS MAKE IT HAPPEN, I AM INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM (LIKE A U-JOINT OR CV JOINT). IT IS EITHER REALLY BAD OR NON-EXISTENT. ALSO, I DO NOT NOTICE ANY MAJOR SYMPTOMS WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, ALTHOUGH I SOMETIMES DO HEAR A HIGH-PITCHED WHINE FROM THE FRONT END WHILE TRAVELING ABOVE 40 MPH. THIS NOISE IS ALSO INTERMITTENT, AND IT SOUNDS SOMEWHAT LIKE A WHEEL BEARING GOING OUT (THEY CHECKED OUT OK). WHEN I FIRST EXPERIENCED THE JUMPY FRONT END WHILE TAKING CORNERS, I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT THAT THE TRUCK HAD BEEN SWITCHED INTO 4WD. THE JERKY, CLUNKY BEHAVIOR OF THE FRONT END IS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO HOW THE TRUCK ACTS WHEN YOU RUN IN 4WD ON DRY PAVEMENT. I HAVE PUT THE TRUCK INTO 4WD TO TEST THIS THEORY, AND THE PROBLEM IS SIMILAR, BUT MUCH WORSE WHEN I FORCE THE TRANSFER CASE INTO 4WD. ONE OF THE MOST NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCES IS HOW THE TRUCK ACTS WHEN I FIRST START TO MOVE. IN 4WD, THE TRUCK IS MUCH MORE HESITANT TO START MOVING - IT WILL NOT EVEN CREEP FORWARD IN IDLE. ONCE I START TO MOVE, HOWEVER, THE TRUCK JERKS AROUND JUST LIKE I DESCRIBED ABOVE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10519828,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/06/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/14/2013","vin":"","components":"ENGINE","summary":"I BOUGHT THIS USED 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L AND NOTICED A KNOCKING FIRST TIME AND SAW THAT THE #3 SPARK PLUG HAD COME UNSCREWED FROM INSIDE, THEN AS I REPLACED IT THE #4 CAME UNSCREWED, RE SCREWED IT BACK IN AND NOW THE OBD II CODES CAME UP THE SPARK PLUG WAS NO LONGER GOOD, AS I HAVE WANTED TO CHANGE THE SPARK PLUGS ALL NEW I AM UNABLE TO SCREW BACK IN A NEW SPARK PLUG IN #4 SPARK PLUG HOLE. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT SPARK PLUGS COULD UNSCREW ON THEIR OWN TILL NOW. I BELIEVE FORD IF THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE THEY SHOULD REPAIR AT THEIR OWN COST FOR SOMETHING THEY KNEW WOULD HAPPEN. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10514954,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/04/2013","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"PARKED VEHICLE NOT RUNNING NO RECENT WORK DONE TRUCK JUST STARTED ON FIRE,UNDER THE HOOD AROUND THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AREA.VEHICLE HAD THE FORD SAFETY RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10511829,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/13/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"05/14/2013","vin":"1FMRU1769XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"MY HUSBAND AND I RETURNED FROM OUR DAUGHTERS HOUSE AROUND 6PM, ALMOST 8PM WE HEARD 2 LOUD BOOMS AND THEN WE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES JUST IN THE FRONT AND SHORTLY AFTER THE TIRES POPPED. THE SUV WAS THEN BLAZING HIGH AT THIS TIME,THEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP. AFTER SITTING DOWN AND THINKING A MINUTE WE REMEMBERED THE RECALL CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ISSUE WITH FORD WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE REPORTED FIRES HAPPENING. SO NOW WE WONDERING IF THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. WE WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THIS, WE ARE VERY OLD AND THIS WAS OUR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A VEHICLE THAT RUNS PERFECTLY FINE AND HAD BEEN OFF A COUPLE HOURS CAN BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE FRONT , I COULD UNDERSTAND MAYBE IF WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAS TANK BUT I'M BAFFLED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10503213,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/13/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"03/15/2013","vin":"","components":"CHILD SEAT","summary":"TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EQUIPPED WITH AN EVENFLO INFANT CHILD SEAT, MODEL 3021805, MANUFACTURED IN 2/1/2012. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE CAR SEAT HARNESS FRACTURED LEAVING THE BABY UNSECURED. THE BABY OCCUPYING THE CAR SEAT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES; HOWEVER, THE CHILD SEATED ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK MUSCLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAR SEAT WAS NOT REPLACED. PM *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Child Seat","productYear":"9999","productMake":"EVENFLO","productModel":"DISCOVERY","manufacturer":"Evenflo Company, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10470374,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/16/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/13/2012","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"CRANKED THE TRUCK TO DRIVE AND MOTOR BEGAN TO KNOCK AND WHITE SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR OUT. ENGINE LOCKED UP. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10465375,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/2012","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE","summary":"TRUCK PARKED, NOT DROVE FOR THREE DAYS, ALARM WENT OFF AND TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES IN MOTOR AREA, TRUCK TOTAL LOSS, FOUND OUT AFTER FIRE THEY HAD RECALL ON CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO KNOW, SO I'M SURE SEVERAL PEOPLE UNAWARE.CAR COMPANY NEED TO REALIZE CARS IS HOW THEY MAKE THERE MONEY AND OUR CARS ARE THE WAY WE PAY THEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10464569,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/04/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"07/07/2012","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ENGINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MAINTAIN STEADY SPEED ON LEVEL ROAD NUMBER 3 SPARKPLUG BLEW OUT BREAKING COIL AND DROPPING SPARKPLUG ON THE ROAD. ORIGINAL SPARKPLUGS HAD NEVER BEEN CHANGED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10448328,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/16/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"02/17/2012","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I JUST PURCHASED THIS EXPEDITION AND THE NUMBER 2 SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE DESTROYING THE COIL PACK AND STRIPPING THE THREADS. I HAVE READ ALOT ABOUT THIS AND FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD DO SOMETHING ON THIS ISSUE. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON A DESIGN FAILURE THAT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS FORDS AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE. SINCE I JUST GOT IT I HOPE THIS DON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10443828,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/13/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2012","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"WHEELS","summary":"1999 EXPEDITION XLT 4WD W/17\" STEEL WHEELS. WHILE TRAVELING ON A WELL GRADED GRAVEL ROAD, ABOUT 35MPH THE RIDE SUDDENLY BECAME SHUDDERING, LIKE A TIRE WAS GOING FLAT. AS I WAS SLOWING TO STOP & CHECK IT, BUT WHILE STILL TRAVELLING ABOUT 20-25 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN THUMPING THUD, AND THE RIGHT REAR CORNER OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED, AS IF THE TIRE HAD FAILED, ACCOMPANIED BY IMMEDIATE LOSS OF SPEED. UPON STOPPING & EXITING TO CHANGE THE TIRE, I FOUND THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE & WHEEL WERE COMPLETELY MISSING, AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTING ON THE BRAKE ROTOR. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THERE WERE NO LUG BOLTS UPON WHICH TO MOUNT THE SPARE. I FOUND THE TIRE & WHEEL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, FULLY INFLATED; AND ALSO FOUND THE HUBCAP & ALL OF THE LUG NUTS STREWN ALONG THE ROADWAY. THE NUTS HAD THE SHEARED OFF/BROKEN STUBS OF THE LUG STUDS STILL ATTACHED TO THEM. NO INJURIES RESULTED, NOR WAS THERE ANY OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE; NO OTHER VEHICLES OR PERSONS WERE AFFECTED BY THE INCIDENT. WHEN THE WHEEL CAME OFF OF THE HUB, IT DID EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL WELL AREA AND TO THE QUARTER PANEL/FENDER AREA. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY NOTIFIED FOR A POSSIBLE DAMAGE CLAIM. I SUBSEQUENTLY HEARD OF A RECALL OF NEWER FORD VEHICLES WITH 17\" STEEL WHEELS EXHIBITING THIS SAME PROBLEM, SO DECIDED TO FILE A REPORT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10442707,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/30/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"01/06/2012","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE BATTERY CABLE TO PREVENT THE MALFUNCTION FROM CONTINUING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10441799,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2011","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"MY SIDEVEIW MIRRORS KEEP LOSING THE REFLECTIVE MIRROR. I HAVE REPLACED THEM BEFORE AND AFTER A WHILE THE NEW MIRRORS DO THE SAME THING OVER TIME. *KB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10438934,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/13/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"12/07/2011","vin":"1FMRU1865XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT STATED SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION DID NOT DEACTIVATE AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO SEVERAL VEHICLES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND INJURIES TO THE KNEES AND LOWER BACK. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10434094,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"11/03/2011","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION FROM THE MOTOR WHICH WAS STRIPPING THE SPARK PLUGS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND ALSO ADVISED THAT SHE PURCHASE A SPARK PLUG KIT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,500.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10430379,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/22/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/16/2011","vin":"1FMRU17L1XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM BLOCK BREAKING ELECTRONIC COIL. TWO WEEKS LATER HAPPENED AGAIN THEN AFTER A HEILCOIL WAS INSTALLED AND ON 10/15/2011 SAME HAPPENS FOR THE THIRD TIME. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10427121,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2011","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE MOVING ACROSS COUNTRY MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EJECTED THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG. THIS SITUATION PLACED MY FAMILY IN HARM'S WAY AS IT OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS QUITE STARTLING. THE SERVICE REP WAS ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AS SOON AS TOLD HIM THE MAKE AND MODEL. THE REPAIR COST IS SIGNIFICANT, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR AN UNDER HOOD FIRE CAUSED BY THE FUEL VAPORS BEING IGNITED BY THE EJECTED PLUG IS OF GRAVE CONCERN. FORD IS KEENLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS DESIGNED A REPLACEMENT HEAD FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT REFUSES TO DO THE HONORABLE THING AND REPLACE IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. THEY INSTEAD CHOOSE TO PROFIT FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS BY CHARGING THEM FOR THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE CYLINDER HEADS. I FIND IT PREDATORIAL THAT A CAR COMPANY WOULD MAKE A FAULTY PRODUCT AND THEN PROFIT FROM THE REPAIR OF SAID PRODUCT. THIS COULD START A NEW PRECEDENT BY SIGNALING TO OTHER CAR COMPANIES THAT IF YOU SELL A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, YOU CAN MAKE MONEY ON THE BACKSIDE BY CHARGING FOR THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THAT PART. THE SAFETY CONCERNS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FAILURE ARE RELATED TO THE LOUD AND SUDDEN POPPING SOUND WHEN THE PLUG EJECTS, THIS COULD EASILY DISTRACT A DRIVER AND COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE FUEL VAPORS COULD BE IGNITED SHORTLY AFTER THE PLUG EJECTS AND COULD ALSO CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CONSIDERING THE EXPEDITION CARRIES UP TO 9 PEOPLE THE RISK OF A TRAFFIC FATALITY IS INCREASED GREATLY. PLEASE HOLD FORD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ERROR AND LETS HOPE NO ONE GETS HURT OR KILLED UNTIL THEN. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10422502,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/29/2011","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE RADIO WOULD TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE STARTER TRIES TO START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT ALWAYS WORK. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10418870,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/24/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2011","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"REAR SUSPENSION FAILURE WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL UPPER SUPPORT ARMS BROKE, THE FRONT OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ROTATED UPWARD TO ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND MOVED BACKWARD, THE FRONT OF THE DRIVE SHAFT PULLED OUT APPROXIMATELY 6\" BUT DID NOT DISENGAGE, THE TRACK BAR BEHIND THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS IMPACTED AND BENT, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SUSPENSION AIR BAG WAS DAMAGED. UPPER AND LOWER SUPPORT ARMS REPLACED, TRACK BAR REPLACED, REAR AIR RIDE SUSPENSION BAG REPLACED, BRACKETS AND HARDWARE FOUND BROKEN REPAIRED, FRONT END ALIGNMENT. SUSPENSION PARTS NOTED AS RUSTED. FUEL TANK STRAPS NOTED AS RUSTED, DRIVE SHAFT OK FOR NOW.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10416536,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/16/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/01/2011","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH COOPER DISCOVER LFX TIRES WITH DOT NUMBER 4909. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT HAD A REAR ALIGNMENT PERFORMED ON THE TIRE, BUT THE SIDE WALLS BURST ON EACH TIRE. THE CONTACT HAD THE SAME TIRE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE BY THE MANUFACTURER AFTER THE ORIGINAL ONE SPLIT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"COOPER","productModel":"DISCOVERER LSX","size":"245/70R17","manufacturer":"Cooper Tire & Rubber Co."}]},{"odiNumber":10406262,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/13/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"06/14/2011","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE BUT NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10405903,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/10/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"06/10/2011","vin":"1FMRU186XXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P265/70/R16 DOT8X72 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CEMENT DIVIDER. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE FACE AND MOUTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FIRESTONE","productModel":"WILDERNESS","size":"P165/70R16","manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10404181,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"06/02/2011","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND SAW SMOKE ESCAPING FROM THE HOOD AND DEFROST VENTS. WHEN THE CONTACT EXIT THE VEHICLE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10402497,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/23/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"05/24/2011","vin":"1FMRU17L1XL","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION XLT WITH A 5.4 L V8 WITH 130K MILES ON IT. I STARTED MY VEHICLE THIS MORNING AND IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE HAD EXPLODED FOLLOWED BY GREY SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE I DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE , SECOND FROM THE REAR SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD.AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ALL TO COMMON PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN YEAR MODEL FORDS. THIS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND NOT ONLY COULD SOMEONE GET INJURED OR STRANDED BUT COULD ALSO BE LETHAL IF THE GAS FROM THE CYLINDER WERE TO IGNITE UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING AN EXPLOSION OR ENGINE FIRE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO PREVENT THIS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10400635,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/12/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2011","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE STRAPS THAT SUPPORTED THE FUEL TANK WERE CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS AT A COST OF $278 TO THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COVER WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 06/27/11","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10393806,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/21/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"03/31/2011","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH MY SON IN MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION(EDDIE BAUER SERIES) WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HEARD A POP TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID SPARK PLUG BLEW AND A COIL WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THEY SAID I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD CUZ THE HOLE WAS TO BIG I HAD THIS TRUCK FOR ONLY A MONTH AND A HALF AND I'VE BEEN READING THAT IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. PLEASE!!!!!!!! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10382499,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/12/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2011","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I OWN A 1999 EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION. WAS AT A LIGHT AND TURNED RIGHT GOING ABOUT 20 MILES AND HOUR WHEN I HEARD AN EXAGGERATED POP AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT RATTLED VERY LOUDLY. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SPARK #3 HAS POPPED OUT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WORST PART IS THAT IT HAPPENED AT 2:00 AM ON A DARK ROAD. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10381326,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2011","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"VEHICLE NEED ROCKER PANEL DUE TO RUST AND THEY ARE NOT OFFERED SO THE PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED FORD DOES NOT OFFER ROCKER PANELS THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL DUE TO STATE INSPECTION IT ALLOWS EXHAUST INTO VEHICLE I HAVE A 99 FORD EXPEDITION AND I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER FORD EXPEDITIONS AND FORD TRUCKS NEEDING THE SAME REPAIR. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10380849,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2011","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION THAT HAS CONTINUOUSLY BLOWN SPARK PLUGS, I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I KEEP MY VEHICLES MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS, AND I HAVE NO WARNINGS LEADING UP TO THE SPARK PLUG BLOWING. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES IT WILL BLOW AND MY ENGINE WILL CATCH ON FIRE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD, THAT THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, EXCEPT TO KEEP REPLACING THE COIL PACK AND SPARK PLUGS AND CHARGING ME MORE MONEY. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN IN NOV 2007, AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT SERVICED FOR THE SAME ISSUE TWO OTHER TIMES AND NOW AS OF TODAY I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN. I HAVE TRUST IN MY DEALERSHIP THAT THEY ARE FULLY CAPABLE OF REPAIRING THE VEHICLE AS THEY HAVE SERVICED MY OTHER VEHICLES WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10379514,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/28/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2011","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L V8 TRITON ENGINE. NUMBER 7 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM THE HEAD WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN. IGNITION COIL ON TOP OF SPARK PLUG WAS SHEARED OFF OF IT'S MOUNTING ON THE HEAD. NEEDED TO USE A SPARK PLUG THREAD REPAIR KIT TO REPAIR THE THREADS IN THE HEAD AND A NEW IGNITION COIL TO REPLACE TO BROKEN ONE. APPROX $100 TO REPAIR. *LN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10368425,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/29/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/30/2010","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"FORD EXPEDITION 1999 EJECTED SPARK PLUG PROBLEM. AFTER HAVING THIS PROBLEM THREE TIME ALREADY, I START RESEARCHING ABOUT IT AND SEEMS THAT 100TH OF OWNER OF FORD EXPEDITION FROM 1997 TO 2003 ARE HAVING A RECURRING PROBLEM. WHY IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS WHEN HUNDREDS OF OWNERS ARE SPENDING FROM $300 TO $700 ON REPAIRS THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. IT IS NOTICEABLE THAT ITS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM NOT A CUSTOMER PROBLEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10368107,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/29/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER DRIVING ALL DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A FEW MINUTES. WHEN IT WAS RESTARTED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WAS SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE HOOD AND SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 250,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10367177,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/10/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/22/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CYLINDER 7 BLEW OUT AND CAUSED A MAJOR ISSUE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTACT PURCHASE A NEW CYLINDER HEAD. AFTER THE INITIAL FAILURE, CYLINDER 3 HAD THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10366869,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/19/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE GENERAL ELECTRICAL MODULE, AND FUSE BOX, TO CORRODE. THE VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN AND CAUSED THE RADIO, HEATER, AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL MODULE AND THE FUSE BOX SEVERAL TIMES. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED, BUT THE DEALER WASN'T ABLE TO LOCATE DETERMINE WHERE THE WATER PENETRATED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT 0478403130 AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 3/8/11 *CN UPDATED 11/28/11 *CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10366451,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/16/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/16/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS \"LIMPING\" AND THE REAR END DROPPED DOWN. THE CONTACT INSPECTED IT AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 129,000. UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF UPDATED 03/02/11","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10365820,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/15/2010","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR RIDE SUSPENSION ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE DID NOT LOCATE ANY LEAKS OR FRACTURED COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,950.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10365046,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/06/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"FOR THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THIS TIME THE GAS CAUGHT FIRE. I MANAGED TO BEAT IT OUT WITH MY JACKET, UNHOOK THE FUEL INJECTOR, AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. FORTUNATELY THE FIRE STARTED JUST AS I OPENED THE HOOD AND I GOT IT OUT BEFORE ANY DAMAGE COULD OCCUR. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10362745,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/23/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE TRAILING ARMS WHICH HELD THE REAR WHEELS HAD RUSTED AND BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER, WHEN CALLED, STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10360741,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/16/2010","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"A SPARK PLUG BLEW/POPPED OUT THE HEAD ON OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, CAUSING FUEL VAPOR TO LEAK OUT OF THE OPENING, AND STARTING A SMALL FIRE, WHICH WAS QUICKLY DOUSED. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN 3 YEARS THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED, RESULTING IN OVER $2000 IN REPAIR COSTS FOR EACH OCCURRENCE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AS I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER EXPEDITION, NAVIGATOR, F-150, AND F-250 OWNERS WITH THIS SAME DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE? PEOPLES LIVES COULD BE AT RISK WITH THIS ISSUE? RECALL NOW! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10356993,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/18/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER","summary":"MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW A SPARKPLUG. THE COST TO FIX IS RIDICULOUS COMPARED TO THE WORTH OF MY SUV NOW. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THIS APPARENTLY HAPPENS ALL THE TIME TO THIS ENGINE YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. WHAT IS UP WITH THIS? THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COSTLY. IF BRAKES FOR JAPANESE CARMAKERS ARE RECALLED WHY NOT PLUG PROBLEMS WHICH CAN CREATE ENGINE FIRES AND STRAND PEOPLE FAR FROM HOME? PLEASE HELP? *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10355975,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/10/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD HE HEARD A RATTLE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE REAR CONTROLS ARMS AND TRACKING BAR WERE RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 133,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10353485,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/02/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"MY LOWER REAR CONTROL ARMS THAT ATTACH TO THE REAR AXLE FRAME RUSTED AND FAILED ON BOTH SIDES, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NO INJURIES. IT WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. MY NEIGHBORS 97 EXPEDITION HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 2 MONTHS EARLIER. HIS FRIENDS 98 EXPEDITION ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO HIS VEHICLE. JUNK YARDS AND FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10346713,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/20/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/02/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE WHILE BEING PARK AND OFF ON MY DRIVE WAY CAUSING DAMAGES TO MY HOME AND PERSONAL INJURIES TO MY 9 MONTH PREGNANT WIFE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10343669,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/16/2010","vin":"1FMRU18W4WL","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"SUV STALLED FUEL VAPORS FILLED INSIDE SUV SMOKE THEN FILLED INSIDE,WE GOT OUT LIFTED HOOD A FIRE WAS STARTING ON DRIVER SIDE NEAR WALL, MY SON AND I STOOD BACK FIRE WAS DROPPING FROM THE ENGINE WE GOT AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE IT EXPLODED 3 X. I RECEIVED LUNG LIFE LONG LUNG DAMAGE, THE INCIDENT HAD NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE,THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SALVAGEABLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10343043,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/07/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ON MY WAY HOME FROM KANSAS TO COLORADO WHEN WE HEARD A SOUND LIKE A FLAT TIRE BUT IT WASN'T. MY SPARK PLUG HAD SHOT OUT OF MY CYLINDER HEAD. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED FUEL TO SPRAY OUT AND START A FIRE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRITON 5.4L ENGINES, BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL OR ANYTHING TO FIX IT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10340275,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/27/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2010","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WENT UP IN FLAMES LAST NIGHT (JUNE 26) IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAD DRIVEN THE TRUCK HOME, TURNED IT OFF AND WALKED INSIDE TO GO TO BED. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, I WAS AWOKEN TO MY CAR HAVING SEVEN FOOT FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND WE BEGAN TRYING TO FIGHT THE FIRE. THE TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2008 AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10339617,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"06/23/2010","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHEN IT RAINS MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION TURNED ON THE LIGHTS ALL BY ITSELF , AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TRY AND CRANK ITSELF WITH NO KEY. RADIO AND AIR COMES ON BY THEMSELVES, CLICKING NOISE UNDER DASH , FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SAYING THAT IT IS A LEAK IN THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO GET WET. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10335736,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/15/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"06/10/2010","vin":"2FMZA5242XB","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR AND IT HAS ABOUT 155,000 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME WITH FIVE OF MY SIX KIDS AND TURNED OFF OF THE 4-LANE HIGHWAY ONTO OUR EXIT FOR OUR HOUSE AND THE REAR AXLE BROKE..IF SHE HAD STAYED ON THE 4-LANE AT 65 M.P.H. WE COULD'VE HAD MULTIPLE INJURIES OR EVEN DEATHS !! I HAVE REVIEWED ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM...WHY HAVEN'T THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10332192,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/13/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"05/25/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AUTOMOBILE INFO: VIN-[XXX] , ODOMETER- 189,143 MY WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AFTER LEAVING A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT WHERE SHE PAST OUT DUE THE PAIN FROM THE MEDICAL PROCEDURE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POWER POLE HEAD ON AT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE AND OTHERS MADE COMMENTS THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD OF DEPLOYED. MY WIFE RECEIVED A BUMP ON HER FOREHEAD AND A SEVERE HEADACHE FROM HITTING HER HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND IS SITTING AT A SALVAGE YARD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10328702,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/02/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2010","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WE HAD OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITIONS AIR SUSPENSION ACTUATORS REPAIRED AND 3 WEEKS LATER BOTH BACK AIR SHOCKS EXPLODED. IT WAS PARKED ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE THEY EXPLODED. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10327654,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/13/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/26/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 EXPEDITION 5.4L BLOWING SPARK PLUG FROM CYLINDER HEAD. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10326568,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/19/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2010","vin":"1FMRU1761XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IDLE FOR TWO HOURS WHEN SHE NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10325211,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/12/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/12/2010","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"OUR BATTERY DIED BECAUSE THE AIR FAN INSIDE THE CAR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. ONCE I GOT CAR JUMP STARTED NOTICED THAT MANY ELECTRICAL DEVICES WERE EITHER NOT WORKING OR TURNING ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. THESE PROBLEMS CONTINUED AFTER I REPLACED BATTERY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WINDSHIELD IN 1999 FORD EXPEDITION LEAKED CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES IN MOST ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE CAR. AND WOULD COST $1000.00 TO FIX AND THE WINDSHIELD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR ANOTHER $200.00. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10324551,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/30/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2010","vin":"1FMRU17L4XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE RIDING AND CAUSED VEHICLE TO TILT FROM SIDE TO SIDE ON TWO WHEELS , CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL HITTING TREE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS DONE TO VEHICLE. THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM FAILED AUTOMATICALLY. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10323851,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/05/2010","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION HAD A SPARK PLUG SHOOT OUT FROM THE HEAD ON MY WAY TO MY CABIN APRIL 2ND, 2010. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND WAS DRIVING IN A AREA WITH NO CELL COVERAGE OR GAS STATIONS. THE FUMES MADE THE INSIDE OF MY VEHICLE SMELL HORRIBLE AND HAD TO DRIVE TO 17 MILES WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN LATE AT NIGHT. THIS IS A BAD ENGINE FROM FORD, I COULD'VE BEEN WORSE OFF WITH KIDS GETTING SICK FROM GAS FUMES OR BEING STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10321758,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/23/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS WINDOW SWITCH WORKING THE WIPERS, DIGITAL ODOMETER GOING OFF AND ON, BRAKES WORKING THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHTS,BLOWER MOTOR FOR HEATER COMING ON WITHOUT A KEY EVEN IN THE IGNITION,DOOR LOCKS DON'T ENGAGE UNTIL MOVING FOR A MINUTE OR TWO,AFTER BLOWER MOTOR KICKED ON WITHOUT A KEY, TOOK TO SHOP AND THEY SAID WATER HAD GOTTEN IN THE POWER DIST. BOX AND FLOORBOARD HAD MOISTURE ALSO. WILL COST ME OVER 700.00 BUT I CANT AFFORD TO FIX ON MY 600.00 DISABILITY CHECK I GET A MONTH. THANKS FORD!!! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10320828,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/08/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2010","vin":"JT4VN01D4M0","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE BLEW OUT A SPARKPLUG JUST LIKE THE OTHER REPORTS. COST ME AROUND 900.00 GET RUNNING AGAIN. MECHANIC TOLD ME FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY A REPAIR KIT JUST FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10314915,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/22/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2010","vin":"1FMRU17L4XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH THE 5.4L TRITON ENGINE BLEW OUT A FACTORY INSTALLED ORIGINAL SPARK PLUG CAUSING A ENGINE FIRE. THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON AMONG THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN, BUT ONLINE RESEARCH CONCLUDES THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND VERY DANGEROUS. FORD SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO RECALL THESE ENGINES AND REPAIR OR REPLACE THE ENGINE AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10310927,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/16/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"NORMAL DAILY DRIVING. SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. NOT REPLACED YET. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10308864,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/11/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2010","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE HAD A SPARK PLUG EJECT FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD DUE TO THE POOR THREADING IN THE CYLINDER HEAD! IT COST ME $3,000 FOR THE FIRST FIX, AND NOW MAYBE ANOTHER $3,000!!! THIS WAS THE SECOND ONE TO HAVE DONE THIS IN A 3 YEAR SPAN, IT DAMAGED THE CYLINDER HEAD AND IGNITION COIL ALONG WITH DAMAGING MY FUEL RAIL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED WE HAD TO TAKE IT INTO THE SHOP AND HAVE THE ENTIRE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED ALONG WITH IGNITION COIL GASKETS ECT. THE BILL WAS $3,220. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10299747,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/29/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/14/2010","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"MY SON EXITED THE PUBLIX GROCERY STORE WHERE HE WAS WORKING AND FOUND THAT OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WAS ON FIRE WITH NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEYS IN HIS POCKET. THE FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT. FOUR SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE NOT ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE TWO VEHICLES PARKED ON EITHER SIDE. WE WERE HAVING NO MECHANICAL TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE AT ALL, IN FACT, WE HAD JUST REPLACED THE FOUR TIRES THE DAY BEFORE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH WE HAD COMPLIED WITH BY IMMEDIATELY TAKING THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL, WHERE IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. SUPPOSEDLY THE PROBLEM OF UNEXPECTED FIRES WAS CORRECTED. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES THAT OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. THANK GOODNESS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PARKED IN OUR GARAGE WHEN THIS FIRE OCCURRED. IT HAS CAUSED US A GREAT DEAL OF UNNEEDED AGGRAVATION, TIME AND UNAVAILABLE COSTS INVOLVED IN ACCOMMODATING OUR SON'S RESPONSIBILITY TO GET TO AND FROM WORK, ALONG WITH OUR OWN RESPONSIBILITIES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10296198,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/17/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"12/17/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. MY WIFE STARTED OUT ON HER DAILY DRIVE TO WORK. AS USUAL, SHE ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO WARM UP FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING. ABOUT 1 BLOCK FROM OUR HOME, SHE HEARD A POP AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE, RUN ROUGH, RATTLED AND LOSE POWER. SHE ALSO HAD TROUBLE STEERING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LOSS IN POWER. SHE WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE LATER IN THE DAY AND FOUND THAT THE 2ND SPARK PLUG FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD AND DAMAGED THE COIL. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE I HAVE READ OF MANY FORD OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE RECEIVED A TUNE-UP AT APPROXIMATELY 92000 MILE IN 2006. IT CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 130000 MILES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10295029,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/14/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"12/09/2009","vin":"1FMRU17L8XL","components":"STRUCTURE,TIRES","summary":"THE FLARED PORTION OF THE TERMINATOR FOB ON THE RETAINING/RETRACTING CABLE FOR THE SPARE TIRE FRACTURED AND SEPARATED ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER). *TR AS A RESULT, THE SPARE TIRE AND THE METAL CROSSPIECE RETAINER DROPPED ONTO THE STREET PAVEMENT, AND IN FRONT OF ONCOMING VEHICLES, WHICH SWERVED AND AVOIDED COLLIDING WITH THE LOOSE SPARE TIRE. I AM JUST GLAD, AND FORTUNATE, THAT THE SPARE TIRE DID NOT BOUNCE INTO THE AIR, OR END UP CRASHING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SIMILAR, IF NOT IDENTICAL INCIDENTS OF THIS SPARE TIRE CABLE BREAKAGE POSTED ON THE INTERNET. ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE CRANK MECHANISM IS DRIVEN USING THE JACK HANDLE, AND IT IS SUPPOSED TO \"RATCHET\" WHEN THE SPARE TIRE BECOMES SNUG AGAINST THE VEHICLE UNDERCARRIAGE, PREVENTING OVER TENSION ON THE CRANK MECHANISM AND CABLE. UPON INSPECTION, THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF RUST, OR CORROSION, OR ATTEMPTED THEFT OR TAMPERING. A SMALL COLLAR PORTION OF THE TERMINATOR FOB REMAINED ON THE CABLE, WHILE FLARED PORTION BROKE AND SLIPPED OFF OF THE END OF THE CABLE. THERE ARE NOT ANY ADDITIONAL SAFETY DEVICES ON THE VEHICLE THAT RETAIN THE SPARE TIRE IN THE EVENT THE CABLE FAILS. DURING THE 2001 FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL, THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FIVE TIRES, WHICH INCLUDED THE SPARE TIRE. OTHERWISE, THE CRANK MECHANISM HAS NOT BEEN USED. I SEARCHED BUT FAILED TO FIND A REPORTED GOVERNMENT RECALL OF THIS CABLE AT HTTP://WWW.RECALLS.GOV/SEARCH.HTML. TO REPAIR THE CABLE END, I CREATED MY OWN TERMINATOR FOB USING AN ELECTRICAL SPLIT-BOLT SIZED TO THE DIAMETER OF THE CABLE. I FASHIONED A J SHAPE IN THE CABLE TO FORM A LOOP AND PLACED A SMALL SCREW THROUGH THE LOOP TO PREVENT PULL-THROUGH, ADDED A FEW DROPS OF BLUE LOCKTITE TO THE THREADS OF THE SPLIT-BOLT, AND CINCHED UP THE SPLIT-BOLT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10293247,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/20/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"11/23/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, I HEARD A LOUD \"POP\" UNDER MY HOOD AND THEN MY TRUCK SOUNDED LIKE A STEAM ENGINE. I ALSO BEGAN TO SMELL RAW GASOLINE. I PULLED TO THE CURB AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. DRIVERS SIDE REAR SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT, BREAKING OFF THE COIL PACK. GAS HAD SPRAYED ONTO THE SIDE OF MY ENGINE. MECHANIC ADVISED THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. MANUFACTURED WITH AS FEW AS 4 THREADS TO HOLD IN A SPARK PLUG. THIN WALLED ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS ARE A VERY POOR DESIGN. FORD ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAD NO INTENTIONS OF A RECALL. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10290480,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/22/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"10/31/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, LAST YEAR THE NUMBER 3 PLUG POPPED AND HAD TO BE RETHREADED AND NOW WE HAVE A DIFFERENT POPPED PLUG THAT NEEDS REPAIR. THE FIRST REPAIR COST $800 AND I HAD TO RENT A CAR. FOR THIS SECOND REPAIR I BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO TWO REPAIR GARAGES AND NEITHER MECHANIC COULD REPAIR THIS PLUG BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE REACHED. HOW CAN I BE COMPENSATED DUE TO THIS BEING A KNOWN PROBLEM AND A SECOND OCCURRENCE IN MY VEHICLE? *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10288711,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/16/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"10/16/2009","vin":"1FMRU176XXL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION. SUV HAS BEEN RANDOM ELECTRICAL ANOMALIES OVER THE PAST MONTH FROM TODAY. GAUGES, INTERIOR FANS, AND LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON WHEN THE IGNITION WOULD BEE IN THE OFF POSITION AND KEY REMOVED. UPON INSPECTION FROM A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, IT HAS BEEN NOTED FROM THEM THAT CORROSION OF THE GENERAL ELECTRICAL MODULE AND FUSE BOX ARE THE CAUSE, MOST LIKELY FROM A WATER LEAK FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IMPROPER INFORMATION FROM DASH CONSOLES CAN LEAD TO STALLS ON ROADWAYS OR IMPROPER DRIVING DUE TO IMPROPER INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN MY CASE, IT IS LIMITED TO BATTERY DRAIN, IMPROPER FUEL READINGS, WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, AND FAILURE TO START. IN THE END IT IS MAINLY A RESEMBLANCE TO ODI COMPLAINT EA05-015. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10287047,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/11/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"10/11/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT, TOOK SAID VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED OUT, WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A LEAKING EXHAUST MANIFOLD, I THEN CHECKED WHAT I WAS TOLD AND DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST, THEN THREE WEEKS LATER WITHOUT WARNING THE NO. 3 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM ITS PORT AND BREAKING THE IGNITION COIL ASSEMBLY, AS OF NOW, WE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX SAID PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND SEE THAT FORD DOES NOT HAVE TO FIX SAID PROBLEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10286268,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2009","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION WINDSHIELD LEAKS AND SHORTS OUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HAPPENS WHEN UNATTENDED OFTEN AND TURNS ON LIGHTS AND OTHER SYSTEMS SO BATTERY GOES DEAD. HAD FORD DEALER REPAIR ONE YEAR AGO AND PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10284991,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/21/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/23/2009","vin":"1FMRU1867XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION IN THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE CONTROL ARMS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. SHE HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,000. UPDATED 10/21/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/20/09","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10284832,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/17/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"I OWN A 1994 FORD EXPEDITION TRITON 5.4L V8 THAT HAS NOW BLOWN 4 SPARK PLUGS CAUSES THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS TO EJECT FROM THE MOTOR. THE MOST RECENT ON SEPT 17,2009. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE TIME PERIOD OF 3 YEARS. LUCKILY UNLIKE SOME PEOPLE THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN A FIRE OF OUR VEHICLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10284852,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS THREAD FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE SPARK PLUGS TO EJECT FROM THE COIL. HE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,900.00 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,800.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10284965,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/21/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L AND COASTING DOWN A HILL ALL OF A SUDDEN A LOUD POP AND THE A LOUD EXHAUST NOISE. I SMELLED FUEL AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. UPON OPENING MY HOOD I FOUND A SMALL FIRE (THANK GOD I CARRY A FIRE EXTINGUISHER) AND THAT MY ENGINE HAD SPIT OUT A SPARK PLUG STRIPPING ALL THE PLUG THREADS. IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP BEING REPAIRED FOR AN UNKNOWN COST. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10283580,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2009","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. IN 2004, A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE COMPRESSOR STRIPS THE SPARK PLUG THREAD, WHICH CAUSES THE PLUGS TO EJECT. HE THEN REPLACED THE ENGINE HEAD, AND ECM AT AN EXPENSE OF $2,200.00. THE FAILURE RESURFACED SO HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO A REPAIR FACILITY.A MECHANIC REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG WIRES WITH A SPECIAL THREAD, AT AN EXPENSE OF $1,600.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10283385,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/06/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2009","vin":"","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ONE HOUR AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF A FIRE REPORT BEING FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10282371,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/22/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"08/31/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR TAKING MUCH LONGER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V296000, COMPONENT: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURED STATED THAT HIS VIN DID NOT APPLY TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 275,950 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 276,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10276883,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"07/15/2009","vin":"1FMRU17L5XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING ON 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. LIGHTS, DOOR LOCK, WINDOWS, AIR CONDITIONING, RADIO, FLASHERS, LIGHTS, GAUGES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10276816,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/13/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"07/14/2009","vin":"","components":"CHILD SEAT","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE HAS A 2009 EVENFLO DISCOVERY CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT, MODEL 3021899 (NA). THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON JANUARY 30, 2009. THE CHILD WAS PROPERLY SECURED IN THE INFANT ONLY CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE TOP PORTION OF THE HARNESS RETAINER CLIP, USED TO SECURE THE HARNESS STRAPS, FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CHILD RESTRAINT SEAT WAS INSTALLED USING THE LATCH SYSTEM. THE RESTRAINT SEAT WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VIN, MILEAGES, AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Child Seat","productYear":"9999","productMake":"EVENFLO","productModel":"3021854Z (DISCOVERY)","manufacturer":"Evenflo Company, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10275481,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/27/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"07/01/2009","vin":"1FMRU17L8XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WELL ME AND SOME OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS WAS HEADING TO DESTINE WE WAS ON I-10 SOUTH WHEN THE COVERING OF THE TIRE CAME OFF AND BENT THE FINDER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FIRESTONE","productModel":"WILDERNESS AT","size":null,"manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10275482,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/27/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"07/01/2009","vin":"1FMRU17L8XL","components":"STRUCTURE,TIRES","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE HAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE TIRE CHANGED. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE FENDER WAS FOLDED UNDER THE VEHICLE NEAR THE FUEL LINE. THE TIRE SIZE AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 8/10/09 *CN UPDATED 08/13/09. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FIRESTONE","productModel":"WILDERNESS AT","size":null,"manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10273844,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"06/15/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN IT CHANGED I HIT THE GAS AND THE SPARK BLEW OUT OF THE SECOND HOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. SECOND INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MILES PER HR AND THE PLUG IN HOLE 3 ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BLEW OUT. THIRD INCIDENT, I WAS AT STOP SIGN, AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS TO GO IT BLEW THE SPARK PLUG IN HOLE 3 ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS ALL IN A 5 MONTH TIMEFRAME. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE USING THE TIMESERT KIT FROM TIMESERT.COM. THE MECHANIC CHARGED ME $350 + PARTS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10269047,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/13/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/18/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND NORMAL OPERATION OF THE SUV. 2. SUDDEN NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK AND STRIPED THE THREADS. 3. MODIFICATION KIT (READILY AVAILABLE, AS THE PARTS STORE SAID THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM) WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10269116,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/16/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/18/2009","vin":"1FMRU1869XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THE BATTERY LOSING POWER AND THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. ON MAY 16, 2009, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BATTERY LOST POWER AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER RELEASED FLUID. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GEM MODULE WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT NUMBER 0481541389 AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10268546,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/12/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2009","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"PARKED VEHICLE AT 8:32 AM. OUR SECURITY CAMERAS CAUGHT THE FIRE ON CAMERA AT 11:20 PM. VEHICLE BURNED OUT TOTALLY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10267419,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/16/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE A V8 TRITON 5.4L WHICH HAS BLOWN A SPARK PLUG FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. I WAS NOT PUTTING UNDO STRESS OR WEAR AND TEAR ON MY ENGINE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I KEPT MAINTENANCE UP ON MY VEHICLE SO THEREFORE THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AS I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC BUT THIS COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SINCE FUELS BEING EXPELLED INTO THE ENGINE AND A SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT OF THE HEAD LEAVING A GAPING HOLE WHERE THE FUEL IS STILL BEING EXPELLED AND THERE IS STILL A SPARK IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND SO MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM STRANDING PEOPLE AND WORSE. HOW IS A MANUFACTURER ALLOW A DESIGN AND INTEGRITY FLAW LIKE THIS GO UNNOTICED OR FIXED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10266564,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/22/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/24/2009","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, TRITON V8 ENGINE, IT HAS 100,000 MILES, I HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THIS CAR. CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3000 AND ECT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO MY SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE, IT COST ME 460.00. 2 DAYS AGO I WAS COMING HOME ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN ANOTHER SHOT OUT CAUSING ME TO GO FROM 60MILES TO 40 WHERE I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A TRUCK! WHAT IS GOING ON? I'M TOLD THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. HOW CAN THERE NOT OF BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE DEFECT. AND NOW IM OUT 500.00 AGAIN AND MY WORRY IS I STILL HAVE 6 MORE PLUGS TO GO, THE MECHANICS HAVE TO GET A SPECIAL REPAIR KIT FROM FORD. I AM SO UPSET, THIS IS NOT FAIR THAT FORD WILL NOT RECALL THIS ENGINE AND EITHER REPAIR THE DEFECTS OR PONY UP A NEW ENGINE? BUT THEY WILL PAY 12MONTHS OF A CAR PAYMENT IF YOU BUY A NEW CAR AND LOSE YOUR JOB????? SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I COULD OF BEEN KILLED BY THAT TRUCK FROM SLOWING DOWN SO FAST. THANK GOD I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE. ANY SUGGESTIONS? IT'S ONLY 10 YEARS OLD AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10264751,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/08/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2009","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER WITH A TRITON 5.4 LITER V-8 AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD.. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ENGINE, BUT I LIKE MANY OTHERS AM GETTING TIRED OF SHELLING OUT THOUSANDS F DOLLARS TO FIX A \"DESIGN DEFECT\" I AM A LAID OFF AUTO WORKER LIVING IN MICHIGAN AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT FORD WANTS US TO STILL BUY THEIR MISTAKES AND THEN BAIL THEM AND THE OTHER MANUFACTURING COMPANIES OUT OF WHAT IS CLEARLY THERE OWN DOING.. AND AS FAR AS MY TRUCK I THINK WILL BE LOOKING INTO A BETTER KIND OF CAR AND COMPANY!!!!!! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10262782,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/20/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/23/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"99 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW OUT #3 SPARK PLUG AND DAMAGED COIL, NO FOREWARNING OF THIS , HAS 114,000MILES, COST ME $400 FOR A TEMP FIX,,WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 5.4 ENGINE, GARAGE INSTALLED A REPAIR SLEEVE AND SPECIAL PLUG,,NO WARRANTY,,I WAS 800 MILES FROM HOME, WHEN THE PLUG BLEW, I THOUGHT SOMEBODY TOOK A SHOT AT ME...IT ALSO RUINED THE COIL. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"IGINITION & FUEL SYSTEMS","productModel":"GF 977","manufacturer":"INTERCONTINENTAL AUTO PARTS"}]},{"odiNumber":10261305,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/03/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/09/2009","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SHUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE. A REPORT WAS FILED. THE WINDSHIELD AND WINDOWS WERE ALL CRACKED AND DAMAGED DUE TO THE HIGH FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY DEFECTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE OVER 200,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10259297,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/18/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/19/2009","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WATER LEAKS IN THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING BLOWER MOTOR TO STAY ON AFTER IGNITION IS ON, RANDOMLY TRIES TO START WHEN KEY IS NOT EVEN IN IGNITION, LIGHTS BLINK, COULD CAUSE FIRE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10254796,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/02/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"01/12/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"PURCHASE 4 NEW INTERCO TSL/THORNBIRD TIRES ABOUT 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. PURCHASED IN MURRIETA CA AT THE TIME OF RESIDENCE. JUNE 2008 MOVED TO YUMA AZ. ON 9/2/08 A BIG CHUNK BLEW OUT THE CENTER OF THE TIRE IN TUCSON AZ. CONTACTED RAMONA TIRE VIA EMAIL. EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPEN . THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME TO TELL ME WHO TO TAKE IT TO. NEVER RETURNED A MESSAGE. ON 11/28/08 ANOTHER TIRE DID THE SAME THING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"B.F.GOODRICH","productModel":"COMP TA","size":null,"manufacturer":"B.F. GOODRICH TIRE CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10254428,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/09/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"WAS DRIVING CAR TO WORK THIS MORNING. MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE SUDDENLY AFTER COMPLETING TURN. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN VEHICLE. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN I SMELLED WHAT APPEARED TO BE GASOLINE. CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. AFTER WAITING A FEW HOURS THEY TOLD ME SPARK PLUG HAD POPPED OUT AND CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE FIXED ALONG WITH PLUG, AND IT WAS INDEED GASOLINE I SMELLED. THEY SAID IT WOULD NEED MAJOR REPAIR TO FIX, AND TRIED TO CONVINCE ME TO PAY AND ARM AND A LEG. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT, I CARE THAT MY CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN IN CAR, AS I PICK HER UP EVERY DAY FROM SCHOOL. ALSO MAD THAT A FIRE COULD HAVE STARTED AND FORD DOES NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM FORD TRUCK OWNERS WITH EXPEDITIONS AND F150'S FROM 97-02. SOMETHING BETTER BE DONE TO RECALL THESE FAULTY ENGINE COMPONENTS, OR FAMILIES WILL SUFFER FROM FORD'S LACK OF SAFETY WITH THESE PLUGS AND CYLINDER HEADS/COILS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10253803,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/03/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/05/2009","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 EXPEDITION 5.4 WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD NOISE .MOTOR SHUT OFF . SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD I PUT OUT THE FIRER AND SEEN #3 COIL BLOWN OUT . THE SPARK PLUG WAS NO WERE TO BE FOUND THE SPARK PLUG HOLE THREADS CAME OUT WHIT THE PLUG WHAT A HAVE SEEN FORD DID NOT PUT MANY THEARDS IN THE HEAD THY MADE A NEW HEAD FOR THAT MOTOR SO THEY KNOW THE HEADS ARE NO GOOD PLUS THE INJECTOR IS PUTTING GAS IN THAT CYLINDER THAT WHY IT STARTED THE FIRE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10252603,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/22/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"12/23/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE FARTHEST REAR SPARK PLUG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FORD TRITON V8 ENGINE EJECTED FROM THE HEAD. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10248342,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/07/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"11/10/2008","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. COME TO FIND OUT IT WAS THE #3 SPARK PLUG BEING BLOWN OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE COIL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD GARAGE AND THEY GAVE ME 3 OPTIONS. 1. HELI COIL IT, BUT THEY WILL NOT GUARANTEE THE WORK AND THAT WILL BE $600. 2. BUY A NEW HEAD, THAT WILL COST $3000.00 3. BUY A NEW MOTOR AND THAT WILL COST $6000.00 I FEEL THAT I'M GETTING THE SHORT END OF THE STICK. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 5.4L TRITION ENGINES AND FROM WHAT I GATHER THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. SOMEONE NEEDS TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10247817,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/29/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"11/06/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DRIVING HOME FROM DOCTOR VISIT, HEARD A LOUD POP, AND LOST POWER, VERY LOUD ENGINE NOISE AS IF I HAD NO EXHAUST. MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT APPARENTLY THE ENGINE BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG MAKING IT NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE CYLINDER HEAD SINCE IT STEPPED THE TREADS. AND ALSO BROKE THE COIL. AM ON DISABILITY AND FIXED INCOME, THE REPAIR COST IS SO HIGH I HAVE TO WAIT AND BE WITHOUT A CAR. DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND FORD. AND I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. FURTHERMORE WHEN GOING TO FORD FOR REPAIR, THEY SAY THAT THE NEW HEAD IS A IMPROVED VERSION. SO IF IT IS AN \"IMPROVED\" VERSION THAT MEAN THAT THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PRODUCT TO BEGIN WITH. FORD SHOULD REPLACE THE FAULTY HEADS AT NO COST TO VEHICLE OWNER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10244533,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/28/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"10/06/2008","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES AND THEN PARKING, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. SHE LIFTED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE ORIGINATED AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10241428,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2008","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I HAVE THE FORD EXPEDITION 1999 IT WAS FIRE. I REPORT THIS BECAUSE IS VERY DANGER. IN THEN I TALK TO SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME VEH. THEY DON'T NOT ABOUT THIS. I SEND THE LETTER TO FORD WHY THEY NO REPORT THIS IN RADIO,TV AND NEWSPAPER. PLEASE HELP DRIVER ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10240980,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/10/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2008","vin":"1FMRU1861XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT","summary":"IT STARTED OFF WITH A BEEPING, THAT HAPPENED ONCE AND A WHILE. I ALSO NOTICED WHEN THE DEFROSTER WAS TURNED ON BLACK DUST LIKE STUFF WOULD BLOW OUT. THEN ONE DAY MY HUSBAND AND I HEARD THE EXPEDITION TRYING TO START. NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION, NO ONE IN THE TRUCK! MY HUSBAND HAD TO DISABLE THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO STOP. WE WERE GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALER,BUT WHEN WE STARTED IT, IT CONTINUED TO TRY AND TURN OVER. THEREFORE MY HUSBAND HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AGAIN AND WE HAD TO PAY FOR A TRUCK HAULER TO TAKE IT TO THE FORD DEALER. WHILE AT THE DEALER WE TOLD THEM IT COULDN'T BE STARTED, BECAUSE OF IT TRYING TO TURN OVER, BUT APPARENTLY THEY DID LET IT RUN AND NOW WE HAVE STARTER PROBLEMS. ALSO THEY HAD THE WINDSHIELD SEAL REPLACED, BUT IT STILL LEAKS. WE WILL BE TAKING IT BACK TO THEM TO HAVE THEIR REPAIRS REPAIRED. IT'S A SHAME, I WAS SO PROUD OF MY SUV, NOW I JUST DON'T KNOW. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"AUTOMATIC","manufacturer":"AUTOMATIC EQUIP. MFG. CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10240993,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/23/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2008","vin":"1FMRU1863XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT","summary":"I BOUGHT 1999 EXPEDITION AND 12 HOURS LATER THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE 2 CABLES WERE SPARKING AND FLYING BY DRIVERS SIDE TIRE IN 5 MIN THE VEHICLE WAS GONE AND ON TOP OF THAT IT MELT MY HOUSE. FORD DOESN'T RESPOND TO ME AFTER I TURN IN REPORT. FORD TELLS ME THE LADY ON MY CASE IS THE ONLY PERSON THAT TALK TO ME AND SHE WON'T RETURN MY PHONE CALLS WHAT CAN I DO? I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WITH 5 KIDS. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN LIVE WITH MY DEPRESSION. FORD ARE KILLERS MY KIDS COULD OF BEEN IN THERE! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"EQUIP MFG,","productModel":"EQUIP MFG,","manufacturer":"EQUIP. MFG.,"}]},{"odiNumber":10239415,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/19/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"08/22/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPIDITION WITH 5.4L V8 BLEW A SPARKPLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10237849,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2008","vin":"1FMRU17L9XL","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER. WHILE DRIVING 57 MPH, A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND CAUSED A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,418 UPDATED 10/15/08 *BF UPDATED 10/20/08. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10236631,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/06/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"08/01/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE MANAGED TO GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED A HEALY COIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT THE SAME SPEED. A STATE TROOPER STOPPED TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE AGAIN TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY PERFORMED THE SAME REPAIR. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WITH A BLOWN SPARK PLUG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 09/23/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED 3 SPARKS PLUGS HAD BLOWN OUT FROM THE ENGINE. UPDATED 09/24/08. 8JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10236626,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"08/01/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION AND MY FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED (3) BLOWN SPARK PLUGS! THE TRITON ENGINES FORD MAKES HAVE ALUMINUM HEADS AND SPARK PLUGS ARE BLOWING OUT. ON MAY 6, 2008 WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE (COST $273.03) REPLACED HELIE COIL. JULY 18TH 2ND BLOWOUT WITH 3 YOUNG CHILDREN LATE AT NIGHT. POLICE OFFICER HAS HAD 2 BLOWN SPARK PLUGS ON HIS FORD! (COST $1,502.02) HAD TO REMOVE HEAD. #3 BLOWOUT LAST NIGHT PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WITH FAMILY ON BOARD. I WILL NOT TAKE THIS VEHICLE ANYWHERE AGAIN AS THESE EXPLOSIONS CAN CAUSE A CAR FIRE AND I WILL NOT RISK THAT OR BEING STRANDED IN REMOTE CAMPING AREA. I HAVE WROTE A LETTER TO FORD BOARD OF DIRECTORS- CALLED FORD DIRECTLY AND AT THIS TIME THERE IS \"NO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAMS\" ACCORDING TO \"AMY\" MY CASE GIRL. GOOGLE \"FORD TRITON ENGINE BLOWN SPARK PLUGS\" AND YOU WILL SEE THE MANY CONSUMERS FRUSTRATED AND EXPERIENCING THIS. IF MY CAR CATCHES FIRE AND MY FAMILY IS INJURED OR KILLED I WILL HOLD YOU AND FORD PERSONALLY LIABLE AS THIS IS MY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF THIS DEFECT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10234142,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/14/2008","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"97 TO 99 5.4 FORDS LIKE TO BLOW PLUGS OUT OF THE CAST ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS. THEY DOUBLED THE THREADS IN 2000. IT OCCURRED TO MY 99 EXPEDITION,OUT OF WARRANTY DON'T EXPECTANCY HELP FROM FORD MAYBE YOUR DEALER. MY EXPEDITION WAS 4 YEARS OLD,AT THE TIME. BEST ADVICE BUY GM FORGET ABOUT FORD UNLESS YOU OWN A TOW TRUCK. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10232170,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/21/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"06/24/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO COLORADO SPRINGS ON HWY 24. SHE PULLED AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD SLAPPING NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY, DESPITE HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE HAD THE FORD EXPEDITION TOWED TO THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM. THEY HAVE CALLED ME TO TELL ME THE NUMBER 7 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HE BLOCK RUINING THE THREADS THAT HOLD IT, IN ADDITION THE COIL PACK WAS RUINED. I HAVE A WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE (IT WAS BOUGHT USED), THE SERVICE MANAGER IS TELLING ME THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE IT IS A \"MAINTENANCE ISSUE\". I INFORMED HIM THAT I WILL NOT PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AND HE SAID HE WOULD CALL FORD TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING, LOL. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HWY SPEEDS SHE COULD HAVE CRASHED AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE WAS REAL BECAUSE OF THE FACT FUEL WAS COMING OUT OF THE SPARK PLUG HOLE AND THE COIL PACK WAS STILL FIRING. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10231694,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/30/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"06/20/2008","vin":"1FMRU176XXL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE MAY 28, 2008. THE CONTACT AND HER TWO CHILDREN HAD BEEN AWAY FROM THE HOUSE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND WHEN THEY RETURNED, THEY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE OCCURRED ON MAY 30, 2008. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LEFT A NOTICE IN THE DOOR TO INFORM THE CONTACT OF WHAT HAPPENED WHILE THEY WHERE AWAY. AFTER CHECKING THE MAILBOX, SHE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL NOTICE SENT BY FORD TO IDENTIFY THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE RELATED DEFECT IN HER VEHICLE, PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FORD MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT OR A RENTAL VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10229430,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/26/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"06/01/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, THERE WAS A DISTINCT TICKING NOISE THAT CHANGED WITH RPM. SOUNDED LIKE A COLLAPSED LIFTER. WHILE RETURNING HOME ON MEMORIAL DAY 2008, EXPERIENCED A LOUD POPPING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY CONTINUED WHOOSING NOISE AND POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE. AFTER INSPECTING ENGINE, NOTICED #7 SPARK PLUG HAD COME OUT AND BROKEN THE COIL-ON-PLUG COIL UNIT. FAILURE OCCURRED 2 BLOCKS FROM MY HOME, SO I LIMPED IT HOME. HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10229391,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/22/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"05/31/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION #3 SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10229392,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/22/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"05/31/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ATTN: I APOLOGIZE FIRST SUBMISSION WAS INCORRECT PHONE NUMBER: THIS CONTAINS PROPER CONTACT PHONE NUMBER 1999 FORD EXPEDITION #3 SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10228743,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/19/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"05/23/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT","summary":"MAY 13, 2008 TO: FORD MOTOR COMPANY/CUSTOMER SERVICE DIVISION P.O. BOX 1904 DEARBORN, MICHIGAN 48121 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; I AM THE OWNER OF A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION XLT 4X4, VEH , THAT WAS LISTED AS PART OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL. ON FEBRUARY 19, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 11PM, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLAMES, WHILE JUST SITTING PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE WAS UNDERHOOD AND AS WE TRIED TO EXTINGUISH IT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL POLICE SHOWED UP AND THEY HAD TO PUT IT OUT. ENCLOSED YOU WILL FIND A COPY OF THE INCIDENT REPORT AND WILL NOTE THAT THERE ARE REASONS FOR US TO BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL ISSUE AND THE DESTRUCTION OF MY VEHICLE ARE DEFINITELY LINKED. UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, WE DID NOT RECEIVE THIS LETTER FROM YOU UNTIL THE FIRST WEEK IN MARCH 2008. MY VEHICLE WAS FINANCED AND THERE WAS AN OUTSTANDING BALANCE THAT WAS REQUIRED TO BE PAID OFF IMMEDIATELY BY MY LENDER. THEREFORE, BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION AT HAND AND THE LAPSE OF TIME IN WHICH THE NOTICE ARRIVED AFTER THE FIRE OCCURRED I FEEL THAT FORD MOTOR HAS A FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND IS LIABLE FOR THE COSTS I HAVE INCURRED AS A RESULT. WE ARE JUST THANKFUL THAT THE FIRE DEP'T. RESPONDED SO QUICKLY DUE TO VEHICLE BEING SO CLOSE TO HOME AND SLEEPING FAMILY. YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. EUGENE POLICE DEP'T CASE #[XXX] OFFICER M.LEE ALSO HAS PHOTOS SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GM PRODUCTS","productModel":"GM PRODUCTS","manufacturer":"GM PRODUCTS DIV. GM CORP."}]},{"odiNumber":10224809,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2008","vin":"1FMEU18WXVL","components":"WHEELS","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE JUMPED IN THE AIR AS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DETACHED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V099000 (WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10224733,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/21/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/16/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I WAS GETTING A LOUD NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND THAT ALL OF THE NUTS AND STUDS HOLDING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE HAD RUSTED AWAY. THE TECH SAID IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM HE FINDS WITH FORDS. I ALSO TALKED WITH A GUY AND HE HAD THE SAME YEAR TRUCK AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS ALSO A AUTO MECHANIC AND HE SEES IT OFTEN AS WELL. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10223598,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/06/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/07/2008","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"FORD EXPEDITION - SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM CYLINDER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10222816,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"03/25/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN OCTOBER 2007 AND THE AGAIN ON MARCH 21, 2008. THE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. HE FOUND THE SPARK PLUG SITTING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT YOUR NUMBER THREE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT THE ENGINE BLOCK. HE ALSO STATED THAT IF HE WERE DRIVING FASTER THAN 25 MPH THE SPARK PLUG WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE HOOD AND THEN THE WINDSHIELD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO ASSIST HIM WITH THE REPAIR. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $3,000 TO $7,000. THE CONTACT ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY AND WAS NOT GIVEN A CASE NUMBER TO REFERENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THERE ARE INVOICES AVAILABLE TO SHOW EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11622 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10221863,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"03/20/2008","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"SPARK PLUG # 3 BLEW OUT OF 4.6 TRITON FORD ENGINE IN OUR 1999 EXPEDITION. LOOKING AT INTERNET DATA THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON THEME WITH THE TRITON ENGINES. COST US OVER $1,000 TO FIX. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10221903,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/04/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"03/20/2008","vin":"1FMRU1868XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE FIRE OF FORD EXPEDITION - TOTAL LOSS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10220049,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/05/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2008","vin":"1FMRU1861XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION I NOTICED THE SMELL OF HOT OIL. WHEN I WOULD STOP AND PARK THE VEHICLE THE SMELL BECAME STRONGER AND SMOKE WOULD COME UP AROUND THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO NOTICED SOME OIL DROPS ON THE GROUND. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER I WAS INFORMED THE THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING OIL ON THE REAR OF THE RIGHT HEAD. COST TO REPAIR WAS $1,295.04. I THEN FOUND ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS WAS A KNOW PROBLEM AND WAS WIDESPREAD. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE HEAD WHICH WOULD CAUSE AN OIL LEAK IN THE RIGHT REAR OR LEFT FRONT OF THE HEAD. AGAIN THIS WAS A KNOW PROBLEM BY FORD BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IF YOUR VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY THE OWNER HAD TO ABSORB THE REPAIR COST. TO ME THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BY FORD. THE OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10218656,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/31/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/20/2008","vin":"1FMRU1866XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"CAR ON BOARD COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10218674,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/17/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/20/2008","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW COMPLETELY OUT OF MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR IT SAYING THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF SOME SORT OF ABUSE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER SEEING THOUSANDS OF THESE TYPE OF COMPLAINTS FROM THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE CLASS, IT IS REASONABLE TO CONCLUDE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW, IF THE FUEL RAIL HAD BEEN COMPROMISED, THE END RESULT CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE. I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD REQUIRE FORD TO EITHER REPAIR THE AFFECTED DEFECTIVE ENGINES, OR COMPENSATE THE OWNERS FOR THEIR REPAIRS... *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10218149,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/14/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE","summary":"WINDSHIELD LEAKED INTO FUSE BOX AND GEM MODULE, GROWING A FUNGUS AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT, CREATING ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS TO TURN ON AND OFF AT WILL WITH THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING A FIRE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10217975,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/13/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD INTERMITTENT FAILURES, LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF, DASH LIGHTS FLASHING, RADIO GOING ON AND OFF, AMMETER FLUCTUATING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10215886,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/19/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"01/24/2008","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 0 AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT AND STRIPPED THE ENGINE HEAD. ONE OF THE ENGINE HEADS HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,306. UPDATED 02/15/08. *LJ","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10214682,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"01/14/2008","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"UNWANTED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT IN FIRES. RADIO, WIPERS AND HVAC BLOWER TURN ON SPONTANEOUSLY WHEN VEHICLE IGNITION IS OFF. BURNING RUBBER SMELL SOMETIMES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10214541,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/11/2008","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ON THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER DOORS HAVE DETERIORATED. THE CONTACT HAS POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING IN ONCOMING AND INCOMING TRAFFIC. HE HAS NOT YET NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE DEFECT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD NEED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10212163,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"12/17/2007","vin":"2FMDA524XXB","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD WINSTAR IN 2005 AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR 1500.00 WHILE SEARCHING YOUR SITE I DISCOVERED MANY DEFECTS AND RECALLS TO MY VAN WHICH I PLAN TO TAKE TO A FORD DEALER. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10212164,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/13/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"12/17/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4 MOTOR BLEW SPARK PLUG ON PASSENGER SIDE-REAR PLUG. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10211002,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/05/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2007","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. YESTERDAY, MY FIANCE AND KIDS WERE ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED. UPON INSPECTION, WE FOUND THAT THE ENGINE HAD EJECTED THE #3 SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE COIL PACK TO \"SHATTER\" AS WELL AS THE PLUG CABLE ATTACHED TO IT. I'VE DONE EXTENSIVE SEARCHING ON THE SUBJECT, AND THERE HAVE BEEN INCIDENTS REPORTED OF FIRES CAUSED BY THESE PLUG EJECTIONS. ALSO, HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN STUCK WITH REPAIR COSTS OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALL. LIVES ARE AT RISK. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10210709,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/30/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"12/03/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"EVERY TIME IT RAINS. WHEN SUV IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE WIPERS COME ON. HEADLAMPS AND FLASHERS GO ON AND OFF. RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF. VEHICLE TRIES TO START ITSELF WITHOUT KEY IN THE IGNITION. BATTERY DISCHARGES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10208946,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/14/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/14/2007","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SEL 3 YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD HELL WITH IT EVER SINCE. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY BEEN OWNED BY ONE OTHER PERSON AND HE HAD TO PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN IT RIGHT OVER 50,000 MILES. @ 130,000 MILES I TOO HAD TO PUT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION IN IT. NOW THE VAN HAS 160000 AND I AM AGAIN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I THINK THAT FORD HAS DONE A TERRIBLE JOB OF TAKING CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEY ARE LOOSING ME AS A CUSTOMER. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10207072,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/25/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"10/27/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L WHILE DRIVING HEARD LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PULLED OVER AND LIFTED HOOD SEEN THAT NUMBER 3 COIL WAS MOVED AND SPARKPLUG WS ATTACHED. PLUG HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT OF SPARKPLUG HOLE AND STRIPPED THE THREADS OUT AS IT CAME OUT. GAS WAS BEING BLOWN OUT OF PLUG HOLE AND THE SPARKPLUG WAS SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO THE GAS COMING OUTMAKING A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. HAVE TO HAVE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED TO FIX STRIPPED THREADS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10206951,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2007","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED .CAR WAS TOWED, AND AS OF THIS EMAIL IS BEING REPAIRED IN FLORIDA. WE WERE ON VACATION AT THE TIME. HEAD WAS REMOVED, AND IS BEING REPAIRED. WE HAD TO RENT A CAR TO GET BACK TO PA. ALSO HAVE TO FLY BACK TO FLORIDA TO DRIVE CAR BACK TO PA. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10205041,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/02/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"10/04/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION TRUCK, THIS TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BLEW UP TUESDAY OCTOBER 2, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:02 PM. I HAD JUST FINISHED PARKING THE TRUCK 7 MINUTES PRIOR TO IT CATCHING ON FIRE AND BLOWING UP. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OF NO USE. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED WROTE FORD TWICE ABOUT THE DEFECT BUT FORD INFORMED HIM THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ON THE VEHICLE. NEW JERSEY INCIDENT REPORT. UPDATED 11/06/07 *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10203692,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/14/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"STARTED MY VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY A STEADY POPPING NOISE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND FOUND THE REAR SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE SINCE READ HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS OCCURRING, SOME CAUSING FIRES. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10202109,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/11/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/06/2007","vin":"2FMZA5149XB","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL IN MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR HAS BEEN GOING HAYWIRE SINCE MAY 2007. ALL THE NEEDLES WERE GOING ROUND AND ROUND WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD TAKEN IT TO GRIFFEN BROTHERS AND THEY CON NOT FIND A INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ANYWHERE. THEY CALLED FORD MOTORS AND THEY WERE TOLD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS IN NATIONAL BACK ORDER. IF THEY ARE IN NATIONAL BACK ORDER, THAT MUST MEAN THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS EVERYWHERE. SHOULDN'T THIS HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE? ON AUGUST 30, 2007 GRIFFEN CALLED ME AND SAID THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT THEY ORDERED ON 8/20, 2007. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT ANY INFORMATION YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE FORD WINDSTARS HAVING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. A T.V. STATION I HAD CONTACTED ABOUT HIS PROBLEM TOLD ME TO CONTACT YOU. THEY ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT THE RESULTS ARE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10199592,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2007","vin":"","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"SPARK PLUG LAUNCHED OUT OF ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD IN 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L EDDIE BAUER 4X4 AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE! *JP","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10196288,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. IN 2005, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD COME THROUGH THE ENGINE. A MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE PURCHASE AND INCIDENT DATES WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 130,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10193869,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"06/20/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DEAR SIRS, I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE HAVE OPERATED FINE UNTIL THE # 3 SPARK PLUG BLEW COMPLETELY OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. IF THE PLUG AND THE DESTROYED COIL WOULD HAVE RUPTURED THE FUEL RAIL THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE GONE UP IN FLAMES. I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ON THE PART OF FORD TO REPAIR THIS UNBELIEVINGLY, AMAZING , AND VERY COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM FORD WAS BRUSHING UNDER THE RUG. THE VEHICLE WAS PAST THE WARANTY PERIOD SO THAT WON'T BE OF ANY HELP, BUT THIS PROBLEM WAS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10192900,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/04/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"06/11/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MY FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 4TH OF JUNE 2007. IN MY DRIVEWAY AT 5 AM - MY GARAGE WAS BURNED AND THE CAR WAS A CRISP. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10191993,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"05/30/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY 99' FORD EXPEDITION STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. ALL GAUGES GOING BACK AND FORTH VIOLENTLY MANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING LOUD CLICKING AND POPPING NOISES LIKE SHORTING OUT NOISES IN FUSE BOX AREA. BATTERY DIED SHORTLY AFTER WHILE IN TRAFFIC HEADING HOME LEAVING ME STRANDED COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. REPLACED OLD BATTERY WITH NEW ONE AND STILL EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL FAILURES. VEHICLE IS STILL SITTING TO THIS DAY! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10191255,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/24/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"05/20/2007","vin":"1FMRU17L0XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"SPARK PLUG EJECTED, VERY INCONVENIENT, VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPAIR NEED THE CAR FOR WORK. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10191277,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"05/20/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"THE BUCKLE ON MY SEAT BELTS IN THE BACK BROKE. THAT IS VERY UNSAFE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10190994,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"05/17/2007","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"FAILURE OF REAR BRAKE SUPPLY LINE RUBBING AGAINST STEERING COUPLER, CAUSING REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE LINE. I HAVE SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY ADVISING THEM OF THIS MALFUNCTION, AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A REPLY FROM THEM.*AK I CAN FURNISHED A COPY OF THIS LETTER WITH THE PROBLEM OUTLINED IF NEEDED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10190430,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/09/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"05/10/2007","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"LAST NIGHT THE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EDITION SUDDENLY WENT UP IN FLAMES FROM A FIRE THAT STARTED BY ITSELF UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS PARKED IN THE CARPORT NEXT TO THE TAHOE WHICH WE ALSO LOST DUE TO THE FIRE. THE FORD VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 2 DAYS BEFORE IT WENT UP INTO FLAMES. WE LOST 2 VEHICLES AND OUR CARPORT. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR COULD NOT FIND THE EXACT CAUSE BECAUSE OF ALL THE DAMAGE. HOWEVER, WE KNEW WE WERE NOT ALONE IN THIS. THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT WERE VICTIMS OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEIR FAULTY VEHICLES THAT SUDDENLY WENT UP IN FLAMES .*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10190275,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/07/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"05/09/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE CYLINDER HEAD, WHICH CAUSED THE SPARK PLUG TO DISENGAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,800.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10190279,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/04/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"05/09/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ON 4/4/07, AT ABOUT 1:15 AM MY HUSBAND HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME FROM A LONG DAY AT WORK AND AT 1:30 AM 2 PASSENGERS BANGED ON DOOR TO INFORM US THAT 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WAS ON FIRE. THANKS TO THEM, WE WERE ABLE TO GET MY FAMILY, INCLUDING MY 3 KIDS, AND MY MOM AND DAD , WHO WAS ON OXYGEN 24 HOURS A DAY), OUT OF THE HOUSE. WE CALLED 911 TO INFORM THEM OF THE FIRE. THE POLICE CAME WITHIN MINUTES , AND THEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED A FEW MINUTES AFTERWARDS TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. WE WATCHED FROM OUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET AS THE FIRE BURNED. WE WERE GRATEFUL THAT IT WASN'T ANY WORST. THE ENGINE IN THE TRUCK WAS ALL BURNT, THE HOOD WAS GONE, SOME OF THE PIECES EVEN BURNT ONTO THE PAVEMENT IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK WAS BURNT, INCLUDING THE CAR SEATS FOR THE CHILDREN. MY DAUGHTER'S SOFTBALL EQUIPMENT, AND ANY OTHER ITEMS LEFT IN CAR. AS FOR THE HOUSE, LUCKILY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT IN TIME AND THE WIND WAS BLOWING NORTH EAST. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE WAS THE SIDING SINCE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE HOUSE. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VALUE OF THE TRUCK IN FAIR CONDITION, ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. ALSO, WE A HAD THE SIDING OF THE HOUSE FIXED. WE WERE STILL TRYING TO CLEAN UP THE PAVEMENT IN THE DRIVEWAY. LIKE I SAID, WE WERE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN, BUT I WAS VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE TRUCK. WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN 2005 AND DID MAKE THE APPOINTMENT TO FIX IT AS SOON AS WE KNEW ABOUT IT. WE EVEN PARKED THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE UNTIL WE HAD IT FIXED BY FORD. IT IS 2007 AND FORD STILL DIDN'T GET THE PART IN TO FIX THE RECALL, AND THIS STILL HAPPENED. RECALLS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, AND VEHICLE SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE STREET UNTIL THE PART CAME IN. FORD SHOULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING FURTHER TO AVOID THIS FROM HAPPENING 2 YEARS AFTER IT WAS TEMPORARILY FIXED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10187625,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/20/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"04/11/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ALUMINUM HEAD SPARK PLUGS, THE NUMBER 3 & 4 CYLINDER FAILED, AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY NOT HAVING ENOUGH THREAD IN THE ALUMINUM SPARK PLUG HEAD. HE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE OR A HEAD JOB. IT WILL COST HIM OVER $3000. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 110,000.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10183586,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/23/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/26/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"5.4 TRITON ENGINE SPARK PLUG BLOWN AT 77,000 MILES ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10183426,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/25/2007","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"UNDER NORMAL USAGE AT @ 135,000 MILES OIL BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE REAR OF THE HEAD GASKET ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THERE ARE AT LEAST FIVE TSB'S IN EFFECT FOR THIS PROBLEM. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE ACCOUNT PROHIBITIVE COST. TRUCK BEING DRIVEN. ADDING 1 QUART OF OIL ABOUT EVERY 2 WEEKS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10183046,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/19/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/20/2007","vin":"1FMRU17L7XL","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"CHILD SAFETY LOCKS BEGAN ENGAGING ON THEIR OWN AND MY CHILDREN WERE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. FOR SAFETY CONCERNS (IN CASE THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, ETC. WHERE MY CHILDREN HAD TO GET OUT) I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AND THEN ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT AS IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. (NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM WERE FOUND). FORD DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOR DOES IT BELIEVE I AM DUE REIMBURSEMENT. I DISAGREE AND BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE IMPOSED AND I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10182169,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/08/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2007","vin":"1FMRU1869XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 EXPEDITION WITH 90,000 MILES. IN EARLY DECEMBER OF 2006, IN HEAVY EVENING TRAFFIC, A CAR SUDDENLY PULLED IN FRONT OF ME AND CAME TO A QUICK STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKES VERY HARD AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I MANAGED TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR THAT STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, BUT MY BRAKES WERE GONE AND I HAD TO LIMP TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT MY BRAKE LINE TO THE LEFT REAR BRAKE HAD CORRODED AND FAILED. I GOT THE VEHICLE HOME AND ON A NEIGHBORS LIFT AND FOUND THAT ALL MY BRAKE LINES HAD CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LINES ON MY 1993 ECONOLINE THAT ALSO CORRODED AT ABOUT 90000 MILES. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THE BRAKE LINES IN THESE VEHICLES WERE MADE FROM CHEAP METAL AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AS IT APPEARS TO BE QUITE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. I REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES, INCLUDING THE LINES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER AND TO THE POWER ASSIST UNIT. THE OLD PARTS WERE THROWN AWAY. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10181472,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/03/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I SENT YOU AN E-MAIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO BRINGING TO YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH FORD TRUCKS. WHAT HAPPENS IS IN A HARD RAIN WATER COMES INTO THE FUSE PANEL, IT SHORTS OUT, THE GEM SHORTS OUT, THE PCM SHORTS OUT, > > YOU SMELL AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL, ALL GAUGES START GOING CRAZY AND TRUCK CUTS OUT INSTANTLY! THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OUR FAMILY -ONCE PULLING OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC (DURING A HARD RAIN) THE TRUCK STOPPED RUNNING INSTANTLY. GOT SOMEONE TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND TIME AT LEAST SIX MONTHS LATER, AGAIN IN HARD RAIN - SAME SITUATION THIS TIME MY HUSBAND WAS 170 MILES AWAY. THIS TIME HE SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. AFTER SMELLING THIS HE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND PULLED OUT THE BATTERY IN FEAR OF WHAT WAS NEXT. LATER PUT THE BATTERY BACK IN HOWEVER, THIS TIME A JUMP WOULDN'T WORK . HE GOT A \"NEW\" BATTERY AND THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER LAKE FORD IN LEWISTOWN, PA. HERE'S WHAT THEY SAY. THE FUSE PANEL HAS TO BE REPLACED IT WAS SHORTED OUT ALONG WITH THE GEM, AND THE PCM. WITH ALL THAT TOTALING OVER $800.00. AND JUST YESTERDAY I TALKED TO LAKE FORD AND THEY INFORMED ME THEIR GOING TO PUT IN A NEW ALTERNATOR AND IT ALSO NEEDS A NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL DUE TO IT WAS BURNED OUT ALSO. (APPROX $700.00) AND THEY TELL US THAT EVEN AFTER ALL OF THE ABOVE IS FIXED THE TRUCKS RADIO AND AIR BAGS! WILL NOT WORK THEY TOO WERE SHORTED INTERNALLY. SO WHEN WE GET OUR TRUCK BACK AND PAYING OVER $1,500 WE WILL HAVE NO AIRBAGS! ALL DUE TO A FORD MANUFACTURING ERROR.(WINDSHIELDS NOT SEALED PROPERLY). EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE DOLLARS WE WILL HAVE TO PAY. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE NEXT PERSON WILL THEY BE ABLE AS LUCKY AS US AND AVOID A SERIOUS ACCIDENT? I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE FORD MOTOR VEHICLE COMPANY SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ARE FAILING TO ADDRESS IT. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL PUT IN ON THESE FORD TRUCKS RIGHT AWAY. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10181014,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/03/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2007","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THE 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE THE DAY AFTER IT WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BY THE REPAIR SHOP. THE FIRE DAMAGE WAS TO THE HARNESS AND BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, ALL OF WHICH MELTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE GEAR SHIFT. THE CONTACT STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FORD CORPORATE OFFICE ON 1/15/07. THE CONTACT STATED THEY SENT A RECALL LETTER ON JANUARY 18, 2007 THAT WAS DATED DECEMBER 2006. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A LETTER WHICH STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THEY HAD SENT OUT RECALL LETTERS DATED 10/4/05, 11/29/05 & 4/17/06. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF THE FIRE DAMAGE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10179228,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/20/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"MANY FORD TRUCKS HAVE A \"WATER INTRUSION\" PROBLEM LEADING TO SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. SOME OF THEIR WINDSHIELDS ARE NOT SEALED PROPERLY -IN A HARD RAIN WATER LEAKS INTO THE FUSE BOX CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL BURNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP RUNNING INSTANTLY! FORD IS AWARE OF THIS AND IS FAILING TO ADDRESS IT. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10178768,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2007","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL FOR THE DOOR MIRRORS FAILS ON 1999 FORD EXPEDITIONS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10178256,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2007","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER 4X4 THAT HAS ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF YOUR INVESTIGATION #EA05015. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS DENIED A CLAIM FOR THEM TO FIX IT AT MY LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO MOISTURE AND IT WAS NOT COVERED BY UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SOUNDED TO ME TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND FELT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED BY THEM. DURING THAT TIME I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE WHICH ARE CONTROLLED IN SOME WAY BY THE GEM MODULE SO I AM TOLD. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE GEM AND FUSE BOX TO THIS DATE DUE TO THE HIGH COST THAT WAS PRESENTED TO ME. I AM NOT CERTAIN OF THE ACTUAL DATE THIS TOOK PLACE BUT IT WAS IDENTIFIED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10177876,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/10/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/05/2007","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"SINCE ABOUT 2002 THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL ON BOTH REAR VIEW MIRRORS HAS ALOT OF CRACKING. UNABLE TO VIEW CLEARLY. THIS TO ME IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. COST FROM FOR FORD TO REPLACE WAS $500.00 EACH SIDE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10177186,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/27/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2006","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"MY FORD EXPEDITION WAS OUTFITTED A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS AGO WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLERS BY FORD DUE TO THE FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURE. RECENTLY, WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED FAILURE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE. ALL AROUND THE RIM APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TO 3/4\" FROM THE RIM THERE ARE CRACKS IN THE RUBBER SIDEWALL OPENING UP AS THE EARTH DOES DURING AN EARTHQUAKE. THESE ARE APPROXIMATELY 2-3\" LONG AND A LITTLE OVER 1/8\" DEEP SO FAR. THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR THREE YEAR OLD TIRES. THESE WILL BE REMOVED BEFORE THE NEXT LONG TRIP AS I WILL NOT WAIT FOR FAILURE AND PUT MY OR MY FAMILY IN DANGER. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER AT","size":"LT255/85R16","manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10176770,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/21/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"12/21/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"HEAD GASKET FAILURE. RIGHT HAND, REAR SIDE OF THE ENGINE. I CAN SMELL STRONG BURNING OIL WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING AND AFTER SHUT-OFF. OIL SATURATED STARTER. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10175990,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2006","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD WITH MY THREE CHILDREN DURING RUSH HOUR. I HEARD A LOUD POP FOLLOWED BY THE WHAT SOUNDED LIKE MACHINE GUN FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. I WAS FEARFUL OF THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND HAD THEM LEAVE THE CAR. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. A FORD REPAIRMAN LOOKED AT THE CAR AND STATED THAT THE #3 PASSENGER SIDE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. HE STATED THAT THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE. HE SAID THAT THEY SEE MANY OF THESE EACH WEEK AND THAT IT IS USUALLY THE #3 SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HE STATED THAT IT WOULD BE $2500-$5000 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD BY ANOTHER FORD DEALER THAT HE COULD FIX IT FOR $300-$500. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED THERE AND DESPITE INFORMING HIM WHICH SPARK PLUG IT WAS, UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE HE CLAIMED IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO REPAIR AND INCREASED THE REPAIR PRICE TO $2100. WHEN WE OBJECTED HE OFFERED TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FOR $200-$300. WE FEEL AS IF THE FORD DEALERS ARE USING THIS ISSUE TO RUN A BATE AND SWITCH. WE HAVE INVESTIGATED THE MATTER ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE AND FORD'S FAILURE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INJURED IF THEY FAIL TO CORRECT THEIR DESIGN DEFECT. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10175576,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/08/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"12/08/2006","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 25 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THERE WAS A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, AND AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALTHOUGH NO CRASH OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO DETERMINED THE STEEL PIPE FITTINGS,HOSES, AND CONNECTIONS OF THE BRAKES WERE CORROSIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, IT WAS DETERMINED THE CORROSION WAS DUE TO USE OF INFERIOR METALS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10175131,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/27/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2006","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE: (1) STARTED WITH FOG LIGHT SWITCH NOT WORKING. (3) TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THE WINDSHIELD WAS LEAKING AND SHORTED THE SWITCH. SERVICE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT LEAK BY LEAVING WINDSHIELD IN PLACE AND PROVIDING MORE SEALANT. (1) LEAK IN WINDSHIELD DISCOVERED TO PERSIST AFTER BATTERY DRAINED DUE TO RADIO AND VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WOULD CONTINUE EVEN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. MOST RECENTLY, THE STARTER WOULD REPEATEDLY ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE RANDOMLY AFTER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND EVEN WHILE THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION! (2) WITH THIS UNCONTROLLED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY BATTERY DRAIN WAS CAUSING STRANDING AND THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE THE SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE WAS NOTED. (3) THE CAR WAS TAKEN IMMEDIATELY TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, WHERE CURRENTLY THE GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX ARE GETTING REPLACED AS WELL AS THE WINDSHIELD TO FIX THE LEAK - I WAS TOLD THAT THE ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD CANNOT BE RE-SEALED AS IT WILL BREAK WHEN REMOVED. I DON'T HAVE VIN WITH ME AT THIS VERY MOMENT, BUT CAN SUBMIT IT LATER. WHAT DOES OEM MEAN NEXT TO THE DEFECTIVE ELEMENTS I'VE LISTED? *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10174472,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"11/27/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"LOUD POP THEN LOSS OF VEHICLE POWER, CONTINUAL POPPING SOUNDS UNTIL I STOPPED ENGINE. SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM ENGINE. I BELIEVE THIS INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE REOPENED AS THIS SHOULD BE A DEFECT RECALL . *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10173986,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/20/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"11/21/2006","vin":"1FMRU1868XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE IGNITION TURNED OFF, FLAMES ERUPTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE POLICE WERE ALSO ALERTED, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE; AN INSURANCE ADJUSTOR DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10172257,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/31/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"10/31/2006","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SILVER WAS COMING OFF OF THE EXTERIOR MIRRORS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE MIRRORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10170775,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/07/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"10/13/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A LOUD EXHAUST NOISE WAS HEARD WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE BOLTS WERE SNAPPING OFF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE REPAIRED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10170604,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/17/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"10/12/2006","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION BURNED IN GARAGE, DESTOYING GARAGE AND DAMAGING HOUSE. NOT DRIVEN FOR OVER 12 HOURS. BURNED SO BADLY INVESTIGATORS COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW IT STARTED. RECALL WAS DONE FOR CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"AIR BAG SWITCH","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10170494,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/09/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"10/11/2006","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE BOUNCE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER BEING TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AIR SUSPENSION BAGS WERE DEFLATED, AND THERE WAS NO AIR GETTING TO THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO LEAK FOUND IN THE BAGS, AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE DEFLATION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10169476,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/26/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2006","vin":"1FMRU1869XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"DURING DRIVING OF VEHICLE ALL GAUGES WENT TO ZERO, LIGHTS WOULDN'T WORK, RADIO WENT OUT, AC WENT OUT, WINDOWS, ETC. REPLACED THE BATTERY AND IT WORKED FINE FOR 1 DAY. PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF WITH A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND TRIED TO HOOK UP BATTERY. VEHICLE STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. NOW WE ARE LOOKING AT HAVING TO REPLACE THE GEM AND FUSE BOX DUE TO WATER/MOISTURE. ISN'T THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THIS? IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM AS YOU CAN SEE FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10168835,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"09/21/2006","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"MY FORD EXPEDITION STOPPED BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE TEMPERATURE. I AM NOW GOING INTO WINTER, AND I CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS WHICH COULD CAUSE A VERY SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. THE \"BLEND DOOR\" IS PLASTIC IN MY YEAR, AND FORD CHANGED IT TO NYLON DURING THE PRODUCTION RUN. I AM LEFT WITH A DEFECTIVE BLEND DOOR, AND VEHICLE AND FORD HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE FIX ($1,700) IS MY RESPONSIBILITY NOT THEIRS. MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB SHOWS THAT THIS ISSUE IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORDS, AND EXPEDITIONS AND I BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS NOT RESOLVED THIS ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE COST, NOT CARING ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10166630,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"08/27/2006","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION, 88K MILES, SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHILE IN LEFT LANE OF SMOKETOWN ROAD IN PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL RIGHT AFTER A LOUD BANG AND POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD IN ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT HAD TO KEEP THE RPM'S UP TO KEEP FROM STALLING. AFTER CUTTING OFF SEVERAL CARS IN CENTER AND RIGHT LANE, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD. I DETECTED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE PRESENT WHEN HOOD WAS RAISED. NOT ONCE DID THE \"CHECK ENGINE\" LIGHT COME ON; UNLIKE ALL THE OTHER TIMES IT CAME ON WHEN NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND A $3400 HEAD REPLACEMENT PERFORMED BECAUSE HEAD WAS RUINED BY STRIPPED SPARK PLUG EJECTING. UPON CHECKING INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING INCREASING PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT AN INQUIRY DONE BY YOUR AGENCY CONCLUDED IN JANUARY OF 2006 THAT THIS IS A RARELY OCCURRING INCIDENT OF LITTLE TO NO DANGER. I BEG TO DIFFER. A SIMPLE GOOGLE QUERY WILL SHOW THOUSANDS IF NOT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING FORD TRITON ENGINE SPARK PLUG PROBLEMS POSTED ON VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS. IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM. I'M JUST GLAD I WAS ALONE DRIVING AND NOT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. MY WIFE WOULD HAVE REMAINED IN THE STALLED VEHICLE WHILE SITTING IN THE PASSING LANE. CONSIDERING THE ENORMOUS NUMBER OF POTENTIALLY AFFECTED VEHICLE THIS ISSUE INVOLVES, I WILL ALSO BE BRINGING THIS MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL I CAN SEND AN EMAIL TO. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10165503,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/02/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2006","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ON AUGUST 2, 2006, WHILE TRAVELING IN MICHIGAN, A SPARK PLUG SUDDENLY BLEW OUT OF MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO BAY CITY, MI, WHERE A FORD DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST APPROX. $3500 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. HE SAID IT WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH FORD EXPEDITIONS. MY CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 120000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. I KEPT THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL ATTACHMENT, AND IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE GROOVES ON THE PLUG GAVE WAY OR WERE STRIPPED. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10165034,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/06/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2006","vin":"1FMRU1865XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"LOST BRAKE PRESSURE. FOUND LEAK COMING FROM FRT LH BRAKE LINE. FITTING BETWEEN METAL AND RUBBER BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND FATIGUED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. LOST ALL BRAKE FLUID AND RUINED FRT LH RIM DUE TO CORROSIVE PROPERTY OF BRAKE FLUID. PURCHASED REPLACEMENT PART AT LOCAL DEALER. N/G BRAKE LINE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10164942,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/08/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALTHOUGH REPAIR WAS MADE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS TIME WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THEREFORE CAUSING A NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10164936,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/07/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR SUSPENSION SEIZED BECAUSE THE BALL JOINTS WERE DETACHING. AFTER THE SUSPENSION SEIZED THE CHECK SUSPENSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10164954,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2006","vin":"1FMFU18L9VL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED WITHOUT EFFORT CREATING AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE BRAKES WERE HYDRAULIC AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO A BRAKE SHOP BUT NOT TO A DEALER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10164026,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/26/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/31/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DRIVING AT 25 MPH IN RESIDENTIAL AREA OF CLEVELAND OH SPARK PLUG #3 BLEW OUT OF HEAD, LEAVING ME STRANDED FOR 2 DAYS WAITING TO GET REPAIRS FINISHED. 5.4 TRITON ENGINE, PROPERLY MAINTAINED WITH 59,000. MILES ON IT. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10163574,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/13/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/26/2006","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"SPARK PLUG BLOWING FROM CYLINDER HEAD. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10163022,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/08/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/21/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"IN FEB OF 2005 MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH THE 5.4 V-8 BLEW THE PASSENGER SIDE 3RD SPARK PLUG RIGHT OUT OF THE HEAD. THE CAR HAD APOX. 95,000 MILES ON IT AND FORD SAID WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT. IT WOULD TAKE 3,500 $ TO FIX. SO I TOWED IT AWAY FROM GRASS VALLLEY FORD, A DECIDED TO HAVE A MECANIC FUP A HELI COIL. THAT LASTED LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND IN JUNE OF 2006 THE SAME PLUG SHOT OUT. I THINK THIS IS FORDS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE DEALED WITH.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10161868,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/08/2006","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION BOUGHT BRAND NEW AT SERRAMONTE FORD IN COLMA CA. SERVICED IN STRICT ACCORDANCE EVERY 5000 MILES PER FORD OWNER MANUAL AND AT THE SAME FORD DEALERSHIP EXCLUSIVELY. LOST ENGINE, TIMING CHAIN AT 55,000 MILES, LOST TRANSMISSION AT 130000 MILES. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10160625,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/23/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/23/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE DRIVING A LOUD \"POP\" WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY AN EXHAUST-TYPE SOUND EMANATING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 4 BLOCKS TO OUR HOME WHERE INSPECTION REVEALED THE BLOWN PLUG. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10160092,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/06/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/17/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 6 MONTHS I HAD AN ENGINE SPARK PLUG EJECTION IN MY 1999 EXPEDITION. THE SPARK PLUG DETACHED FROM THE CYLINDER AND WAS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE. I HEARD A LOUD POP WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD, REPETITIVE CLICKING OR POPPING SOUND. I ALSO LOST SOME POWER WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. I DID SMELL GAS WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10159067,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/11/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/06/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"APPROXIMATELY AT 8 AM, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. SHE WAS DRIVING A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A VERY LOUD POPPING NOISE. AFTER ARRIVING AND STARTING THE CAR TO HEAR WHAT WAS GOING ON, I KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. 5 YEARS AGO I DROVE A 1999 F250 FORD WITH A V10 AND IT DID THE SAME THING. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AGREED A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE ON THE EXPEDITION ON THE #3 CYLINDER. THEY REPAIRED IT BY PUTTING A PLUG INSERT (HELI-COIL) IN. THEY PUT THE INSERT IN WHILE THE HEAD WAS STILL ON THE VEHICLE. NOW THREE WEEKS LATER THE RODS ON #3 AND #7 PISTONS ARE BENT AND THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY OPTION TO US WAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF NEARLY $4,500. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10158889,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/22/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4 LITER V8 EDDIE BAUER - VEHICLE ODOMETER BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, THEN RADIO, THEN RANDOM DASH LIGHTS, I.E. 4X4 - EVEN AFTER CAR TURNED OFF. ALL OF THE ABOVE AND THEN SOME WENT HAYWIRE AND CAR STALLED OUT. GOT TO SAFE PLACE W/OUT POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND HAD ALTERNATOR REPLACED. AFTER 3 DAYS SAME EVENT OCCURRED. MECHANIC REPLACED ALTERNATOR AGAIN AND BATTERY - SAID BATTERY WAS PROBLEM NOW. AFTER 3 DAYS EVENT HAS BEGUN TO RECUR. CO-WORKER HAS 2000 MODEL AND IS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS. NO INFO ON RECALL BUT INTERNET REVEALS SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10158900,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/02/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/2006","vin":"1FMRU17L1XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"REAR AIR BAG SUSPENSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST ON THE GROUND AND THE GAS TANK WAS BELOW THE VEHICLE'S RIM. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10158827,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/25/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/02/2006","vin":"1FMRU1863XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"LAST THURSDAY MY BRAKES FAILED DUE TO A RUPTURE IN THE HYDRAULIC FLUID STEEL TUBING. THE VEHICLE IS A HEAVY SUV, AND BEING AN ACTIVE SAILOR, I USE THE VEHICLE TO TOW BOAT TRAILERS. WE HAD JUST HOOKED UP A LOADED BOAT TRAILER, AND AS I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR, I NOTED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE PROCEEDED ABOUT 300 YARDS ON A LEVEL SIDE ROAD AND TESTED THE BRAKES WITH THE SAME RESULT. WE NOTED A LOT OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE CAR. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO NEWPORT FORD IN MIDDLETOWN, RHODE ISLAND. THEY SHOWED ME THE RUPTURE SITE, AND THE RUST OVER THE ENTIRE SYSTEM OF STEEL TUBING. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TUBING TO ALL FOUR (4)WHEELS, FOR A COST OF OVER $700. THEY ALSO INDICATED TO ME THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS QUITE COMMON. THE DEALERSHIP HANDLES ABOUT 2-3 INCIDENTS PER MONTH. I ASKED WHY THE TUBING WAS NOT COPPER, AND THEY INDICATED THAT MANY AMERICAN CAR MANUFACTURERS HAVE SWITCHED FROM COPPER TO STEEL. WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TRIP, FOR IF IT HAD HAPPEN GOING DOWN A MAJOR HILL IN THE CENTER OF NEWPORT, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN GRAVE CONSEQUENCES. I HAVE TWO COMMENTS. ONE IS THAT IF THIS FAILURE IS AS COMMON AS I WAS TOLD, I WOULD HOPE THERE WOULD BE A MAJOR POLICY CHANGE AND A RECALL. CARS OFTEN RECALLED, FOR RATHER MINOR ISSUES, AND I THINK THIS IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10158295,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/25/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I BOUGHT A USED 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. I OWNED IT FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST SPARK PLUG EJECTED. AFTER HAVING THE DEALER FIX IT THE PROBLEM IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS. I HAD TO SPEND 1000 TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME FROM NY, THE PRICE OF THE RENTAL CAR AND ANOTHER 3500 TO GET A NEW HEAD. NOT TO MENTION THE 500 I PAID THE DEALER TO FIX THE CAR. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10157610,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/04/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"05/15/2006","vin":"1FMRU17L2XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I AM A SCHOOL TEACHER THAT DRIVES A 1999 EXPEDITION V8. I WAS ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL TWO WEEKS AGO AND HEARD A LOUD BANG COME FROM UNDER MY HOOD. IT THEN STARTED TO SOUND LIKE A JOHN DEER TRACTOR. I HAD MY SPARK PLUGS REPLACED LAST YEAR AND THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE THE SAME AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME MECHANIC THAT REPLACED SPARK PLUGS LAST YEAR AND TOLD ME THAT THE PLUG BLEW MY THREAD OUT AND THAT IT MIGHT NEED SOME SERIOUS ENGINE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF IT. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE FORD VEHICLES. APPARENTLY IT IS GOING TO COST ME 3,000 TO FIX. I AM A TEACHER AND FIND IT RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS WHEN THERE HAS BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS OVER THE SAME ENGINEERING PROBLEM! FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. AFTER SEEING SO MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE, IT REALLY MAKES ME UPSET AND FEEL EMOTIONAL STRESS. THE NEED TO RECALL THESE ALUMINUM ENGINES. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10155784,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/20/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2006","vin":"1FMRU1763XL","components":"AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT","summary":"AFTER TAKING MY EXPEDITION FOR SERVICE FOR AN INOPERABLE HORN, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"AIR BAG SWITCH","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10155494,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/12/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2006","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAD JUST LEFT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING BLEW UP! THE CAR WAS REALLY LOUD AND RAN ROUGH AFTER THAT. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE SHOP. THEY SAID WE BLEW A SPARK PLUG AND STRIPPED THE THREADS THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE. AT A COST OF $1,600 TO REPAIR WE ARE HAVING A FRIEND LOOK AT IT. HE THINKS HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ORDER A KIT CALLED TIMESERT TO POSSIBLY FIX IT. I HOPE IT WORKS BECAUSE IT WILL SAVE US A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM ONLINE, IT DEFINITELY IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR FORD. THEY MUST ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10155506,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/12/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHEN THE CAR IS HOT IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SENT AN ADVISORY TO DEALERSHIP SHOPS. THEY ADVISED THIS IS PROBLEM AND MUST REPLACE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE MOTOR WHICH IS AT A COST OF 525.00. THEN AND ONLY THEN IF THAT DOESN'T FIX IT YOU HAVE TO REPLACE 2 OTHER SWITCHES WHICH THEN COSTS AN ADDITIONAL 600-800.00. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHY THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL BY FORD SINCE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE SHOULD THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE KICK IN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE WHEELS WOULD LOCK UP AND ALL PEOPLE IN THE CAR WOULD BE KILLED. I HAVE FILE A COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND THEY ADVISED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT SINCE THE CAR IS A 1999. ACCORDING TO OUR FORD DEALERSHIP THIS CAN HAPPEN IN 1999 THROUGH 2002 FORD EXPEDITIONS, EXPLORERS AND EXCURSIONS AS WELL AS THERE F SERIES TRUCKS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10155538,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/17/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2006","vin":"1FMRU17L1XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RECALL # 05V388000; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSERTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. WHEN THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW MINUTES. BUT, AFTER THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AND CHARGED THE CONTACT FOR THE WORK. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10154003,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/28/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/29/2006","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10154025,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/28/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/29/2006","vin":"1FMRU1860XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10153737,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/30/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/26/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"BOTH FRONT STABILIZER LINKS HAVE FAILED IN OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. INITIAL FAILURE WAS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO; SECOND FAILURE WAS LAST DEC. BOTH FAILURES WERE DISCOVERED WHILE CHANGING OIL . *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10153536,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/23/2006","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION, EDDIE BAUER WITH 67,000 MILES. DURING/AFTER RAIN CERTAIN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS MALFUNCTION (I.E. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM, LIGHTING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS (FRONT AND REAR), RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL (IMPORTANT IN ALASKA). PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. AT THE SUGGESTION OF THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE ($350.00) BUT THIS FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO OR WHY THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10153187,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/20/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION-PERFECTLY MAINTAINED. 37000 MILES ON ODOMETER-TRANSMISSION BLOW OUT. JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. THIS IS THE SECOND FORD VEHICLE OWNED THAT HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE! FIRST ONE AT ONLY 8000 MILES! UNDER WARRANTY FOR THAT ONE. FORD WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER FORD AGAIN!*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10153109,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/05/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/18/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 MODEL FORD EXPEDITION. I HAD HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL EFFORT TO STOP WAS SOMETIMES VERY HIGH TO MAKE EVEN A GENTLE STOP. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. I AM CAPABLE OF ENOUGH FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ALWAYS STOP SAFELY BUT THE CHANGES IN EFFORT REQUIRED WERE SURPRISING. THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE CHANGED LAST YEAR. THE REAR BRAKES WERE ALSO CHECKED. THE BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMED TO ACT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING TO PROVIDE THE VACUUM FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER. AFTER SOME CLOSE CALLS ON THE WORK COMMUTE, I DECIDED TO CHECK THE VACUUM HOSES BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM LINE RUNNING ACROSS THE FIREWALL BEHIND THE ENGINE, CONNECTING TO A 'Y' TO INCLUDE THE PCV VALVE AND THEN ONWARD TO WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. ON MY EXPEDITION THE HOSES NEAR THE 'Y' FOR THE PCV VALVE AND THE HOSE ON THE MANIFOLD WERE SOFT AND APPEARED COLLAPSED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE HOSES WERE NOT REINFORCED LIKE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM SOURCE HOSES ON OTHER SYSTEMS I HAVE SEEN. THESE LOOKED LIKE BIGGER DIAMETER VERSIONS OF THE COMMON ALL RUBBER VACUUM HOSE. I REPLACED THE SOFT, COLLAPSED HOSES WITH BRAID REINFORCED 3/8 FUEL LINE HOSE AND NOW I HAVE POWER BRAKES EVERY TIME. A SMALL PERSON COULD NOT STOP AN EXPEDITION SAFELY WITHOUT POWER BRAKES. THE INTERMITTENT LOSS OF VACUUM BOOST WAS SURPRISING AND FRIGHTENING. I STILL HAVE THE HOSES I TOOK OFF. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10152564,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/11/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/13/2006","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"GENERAL COMPLAINT ABOUT VEHICLES THAT ALLOW MOVEMENT WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. MY FRIEND HAD A TAHOE AND HIS GRANDSON GOT IN THE CAR TURNED THE IGNITION KEY NOT STARTING THE CAR, BUT TWO CLICKS AND THE CAR ROLLED, KID JUMPED OUT AND WAS CRUSHED BY THE TIRE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SAFETY DEVICE THAT REQUIRES A FOOT ON THE BRAKE THAT SHOULD BE REQUIRED IN ALL CARS. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 7 AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. I TESTED MY FORD EXPEDITION AND IT DOES NOT HAVE THE SAFETY FEATURE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10151512,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/27/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"LEAKING RIGHT HEAD GASKET DUE TO FAULTY MANUFACTURING. OIL LEAK IS DRIPPING ON THE MUFFLER POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND POLLUTION. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10151330,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/23/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/27/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"WHENEVER THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN OR SNOW, SEVERAL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION BEGAN TO FUNCTION IRREGULARLY. THE COMPONENTS FUNCTION WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON OR OFF. EXAMPLES OF THE IRREGULAR ACTIVITY INCLUDE THE RADIO TURNING ON AND OFF BY ITSELF, WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNING ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES, HEAT AND AIR UNIT TURNING ON AND OFF BY ITSELF, INTERIOR LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES, AND THE RUNNING BOARD LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING FOR 1-2 MINUTES. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10151343,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/27/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/27/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR NORMAL ROUTINE SERVICE, A LEAK IN THE HEAD GASKET WAS DISCOVERED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING REPAIRS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10150323,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR NO LONGER HAS A REFLECTIVE COAT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10149480,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE CAR BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE TIRE FELL ONTO THE ROAD AS WELL AS THE PIECE OF METAL THAT HOLDS THE TIRE IN PLACE. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH. NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED TO MY CAR OR ANY OTHERS. IT WAS THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE, I LOWER AND RAISE IT ONCE IN A WHILE TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10149278,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/19/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/02/2006","vin":"1FMRU17L0XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"FORD EXPEDITION - SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT (ONE THROUGH CYLINDER HEAD, 2 COIL) 3 TOTAL AND COUNTING. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10149249,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/16/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/01/2006","vin":"1FMRU1763XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"REAR WIPER STOPPED WORKING OCCASIONALLY. THE ODOMETER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE; CAN'T AFFORD TO AT THE PRESENT TIME. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10148724,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/20/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/25/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"#3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE TAKING THE THREAD INSERT WITH IT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10148437,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/24/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/24/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE SPARE TIRE CABLE SNAPPED ON FORD EXPEDITION AT HIGH SPEED AND ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE TIRE CROSSED THE MEDIAN, AFTER BEING NARROWLY MISSED BY THE PERSON BEHIND ME, AND WENT INTO OPPOSING TRAFFIC.*AK THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HURT OR INJURED BUT I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10147955,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/11/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/17/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL 05V388000 CONCERNING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. WHEN THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS THE 5 AMP FUSE IN ONE OF THE CIRCUITS WAS REPLACED WITH A 15 AMP FUSE WITHOUT THE CONSUMERS KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INDICATED THE DEALER SHOULD NOT HAVE REPLACED THE FUSE WITH A LARGE AMP WHEN COMPLETING THE RECALL WORK. AS RESULT OF A LARGER AMP FUSE BEING INSTALLED IN THE SMALLER CIRCUIT THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS WERE MELTED. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL NO LONGER DISENGAGE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE FRONT DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE LARGER FUSE WHEN INSPECTING THE FUSES BECAUSE OF THE OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *JB UPDATED 2/28/2006 - *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10148646,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/13/2006","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED A TRUCK AND THEN STRUCK A GUARD RAIL. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"UNKNOWN","size":null,"manufacturer":"UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER"}]},{"odiNumber":10147421,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/13/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/11/2006","vin":"1FMRU1768XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE ENGINE SUFFERED ELECTROLYSIS PROBLEMS. THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE COMPARTMENT WAS MADE OF WEAK ALUMINUM. THEREFORE, THE COMPARTMENT COULD NOT SUSTAIN THE FLUID. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10148621,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/12/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/10/2006","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"CONSUMER HAD 1999 FORD EXPEDITION SIDE MIRRORS REPLACED DUE TO BUBBLES IN MIRROR. *TS AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE MIRROR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER REPLACED IT AT HIS EXPENSE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10147108,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/06/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT AT 80,000 MILES ON ENGINE. ENGINE HAD 40,000 ON IT FROM NEW AND WAS CONSUMING OIL DUE TO THE RIGHT HEAD LEAKING OIL. FORD REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. THE GASKET DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM SO A NEW MOTOR WAS INSTALLED. NOW AT 120,000 (80,000 ON THE MOTOR) AFTER THE SPARK PLUGS WERE CHANGED, A PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD. A HELICOIL WAS INSTALLED AFTER THE PLUG BLOW OUT BUT THAT ALSO FAILED. REBUILT HEAD IS BEING INSTALLED. FEEL THIS IS A FORD PROBLEM ON THIS SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. THE 5.4L HEAD IS NOT MANUFACTURED TO WITHSTAND THE HORSEPOWER. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10147001,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/03/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/05/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD BANG IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. ONE MONTH LATER ANOTHER SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AGAIN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WERE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10147039,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/05/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/05/2006","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY 99 FORD EXPEDITION'S SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE HEAD. THIS HAS CAUSED EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO AND FROM WORK AND OTHER PLACES. I HAD IT REPAIRED FOR A PRICE OF $300 DOLLARS. THIS WAS RIDICULOUS, FORD SHOULD PAY ALL EXPENSES. THEN I WAS DRIVING TODAY AND ANOTHER PLUG BLEW. MY TRUCK IS SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD RIGHT NOW. THIS IS TERRIBLE! *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10146888,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/07/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/04/2006","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (05S28) FROM FORD IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005 STATING THAT THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT CAUSING AN UNDERHOOD FIRE IN MY 1999 EXPEDITION. IT ALSO NOTED THAT THE NEAREST DEALER WILL TEMPORARILY DISCONNECT THE SWITCH UNTIL A PERMANENT REPAIR IS PERFORMED. THE DEALER REFUSES TO DISCONNECT THE SWITCH AND STILL HASN'T RECEIVED THE PARTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO CALL BACK IN FEBRUARY 2006. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10146316,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/28/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/29/2005","vin":"2FMZA5145XB","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I MUST REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD DUE TO A LEAK ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER FORD MODELS FOR THAT YEAR BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT DOESN'T APPLY TO WINDSTARS. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE SINCE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10146239,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/24/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2005","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION - BLOW SPARK PLUG OUT OF NUMBER 3 CYLINDER. RESULT IS LOSS OF POWER AND VERY POOR DRIVABILITY AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO, GAS SMELL FROM LEADING INJECTOR IN NOW OPEN CYLINDER. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT TOWING WHEN THE PLUG BLEW, OR THE LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION. FORD DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE CYL. HEAD ($3,000), DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE ANY DEFECT THAT FORD HAS AUTHORIZED. SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS ENGINE, DEALS WITH INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF THREADS TO HOLD THE PLUG IN THE ALUMINUM HEAD. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10146287,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/24/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN IN NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN SUDDENLY SMOKE SMELL AND LOUD RHYTHMIC BANGING FROM UNDER HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP. THEY DISCOVERED A SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN THROUGH THE HEAD, REQUIRING A HEAD REPLACEMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY I DISCOVERED THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES WITH THE TRITON ENGINE-DESIGN DEFECT IN THAT THEIR ARE ONLY 5-6 THREADS HOLDING SPARK PLUGS IN LEAVING THEM SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS TYPE OF FAILURE DURING NORMAL OPERATION. FORD WOULD NOT ASSIST ME WITH REPAIRS STATING THERE WAS NO RECALL DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10146295,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/28/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: AIR SUSPENSION STOP WORKING; INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LAMPS CONTINUALLY CLICK ON AND OFF; REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. ABS WARNING CLICKS ON AN OFF, WHEN OFF BRAKES TEND TO LOCK DURING BRAKING. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10146094,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/25/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/26/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"I ALMOST FLIPPED MY WIFE'S 1999 FORD EXPEDITION ON CHRISTMAS EVENING (YESTERDAY) WHEN BOTH STABILIZER BAR LINKS SHEARED OFF. MY FAMILY, INCLUDING FOUR CHILDREN, WERE IN THE CAR. WE WERE PROCEEDING ON A RURAL ROAD AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE HANDLING WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED DRIFTING ALL OVER THE ROAD. ANYTHING OVER 40 MPH BECAME UNSAFE AROUND TURNS. IT COST ME $84 TO REPLACE THE PARTS TODAY (SELF-INSTALLED). IT COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY. I WANT FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PARTS AND I WANT THEM TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER A RECALL WOULD BE PRUDENT. I OWNED TWO 1995 EXPLORERS AND BOTH WERE RECALLED FOR THIS DEFECT (WHICH IS THE ONLY REASON I KNEW TO LOOK FOR IT). I AM A LICENSED ATTORNEY. NOTICE OF A DEFECT GIVES RISE TO NEGLIGENCE. NOT ONLY DOES A QUALITY AND SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS ONE DAMAGE FORD'S REPUTATION, ECONOMICALLY IT LESS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THE PARTS THAN TO WAIT FOR THE FATALITIES TO MATERIALIZE AS THESE VEHICLES AGE. I WANT FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PARTS AND INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE OR I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT AGAIN. FORD, DO THE RIGHT THING HERE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10144943,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/08/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2005","vin":"1FMRU1763XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"IT STARTED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON FOR NO REASON. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN AT THE TIME I TOOK IT IN TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIX A PROBLEM THEY DIDN'T SEE. SLOWLY THE PROBLEM GOT WORST, ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER. ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS AGO, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT IF THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOWERED. I CAN NO LONGER RAISE OR LOWER THE COLUMN ANYMORE FOR FEAR THE WIPERS, LOCKS AND HEADLAMPS WILL NOT WORK. AT TIMES, THE LOCKS TO THE BACK SEAT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE POWER LOCK BUTTONS. THE REAR WIPER DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE, YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUN AT TIMES, BUT NO MOVEMENT. THE ODOMETER BLINKS ON AND OFF AT TIMES. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES IT DOESN'T COME ON AT ALL. THAT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN I'M ON THE ROAD FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. WITH ALL OF THAT GOING ON, THE WORST THING IS TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THE RAIN AND SNOW AND NOT KNOW IF THE WIPERS WILL WORK AT ALL. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10144623,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/11/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/07/2005","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH A SUPPOSES SAFETY FEATURE. THE \"DOOR AJAR\" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO DOOR OPEN. PART OF THIS SYSTEM TURNS ON THE DOME LIGHT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 AND 18 MPH. THIS LIGHT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE WINDOWS. IMAGINE YOURSELF BACKING OUT OF AN UNLIT DRIVEWAY AT NIGHT AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE IF THERE IS A CHILD APPROACHING THE REAR OF YOUR CAR. THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN OFF OR OVER-RIDE THE DOME LIGHT SHORT OF REMOVING THE BULBS. FORD TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM ONCE AND IT WORKED PROPERLY FOR A WHILE, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. IT IS FRIGHTENING WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR SIGHT IMPAIRED. I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE DOME LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM DISABLED THAT HAVE IT MALFUNCTION. THE ODDS OF AN INCIDENT HAPPENING DUE TO IMPAIRED VISION ARE SURELY GREATER THAN OF AN OPEN DOOR NOT BEING NOTICED AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING AN INCIDENT. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10144456,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/09/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/05/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"STEERING","summary":"WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING LOT ENTRANCE AFTER COMPLETE STOP, THE STEERING SUDDENLY BECAME LOOSE AND I FELT A VIBRATION AND HEARD A SKIDDING NOISE FROM ONE TIRE. THE STEERING WAS LOOSE BUT RESPONSIVE WHILE I TURNED INTO A PARKING SPOT. AFTER THAT, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD HAD SEPARATED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER DISCARDED THE OLD PARTS. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10144223,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/02/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L7XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE I NHTSA S RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V388000 CONCERNING CRUISE CONTROL. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10144341,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/07/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/02/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY HEARD A LOUD POP, THEN A CONTINIOUS HUFFING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ACCOMPANIED BY A SEVERE VIBRATION. PULLED VEHICLE INTO THE NEAREST REST STOP AND CHECKED ENGINE, FOUND THE SECOND SPARK PLUG ON THE RIGHT BANK (PASSENGER SIDE) HAD FORCEABILY EJECTED TAKING THE THREADS WITH IT. THE ENGINE IS A TRITON 5.4L. THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED AT A DEALER (FORD COUNTRY IN HENDERSON NV) BY REPLACEMENT OF THE HEAD. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10143973,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/29/2005","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAPPENED. AFTER RAIN OR SNOW THE ELECTRONICS IN MY 1999 EXPEDITION GOES CRAZY. SUCH AS VEHICLES FAN RUNS AFTER TRUCK IS TURNED OFF, WHEN IN DRIVE RADIO GOES OUT, BEEPING NOISES ETC ETC. THIS IS KNOWN TO BE CAUSED BY A LEAK IN THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WHICH IS UNDETECTABLE BY THE OWNER. WATER LEAKS BEHIND THE FUSE PANEL AND THE GEM MODULE AND CAUSES ELECTRICAL HAVOC. CAR WILL EVEN TRY STARTING ON ITS OWN W/O KEYS IN IT. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS WINDSHIELD DEFECT AND WILL DO NOTHING TO RECTIFY IT. THIS STARTED THIS YEAR SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER IS REPLACING THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE TO RESEAL IT HAS TO BE REMOVED AND IN THE PROCESS THEY CRACK. THE FUSE BOX AND GEM MODULE ALSO HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION OVER TIME CAUSED BY THE UNKNOWN LEAK. THE WATER LEAKS DOWN THE FRONT PILLAR AND THEN BEHIND THE DASHBOARD. ALL THE WHILE THE OWNER IS UNAWARE OF THIS HAPPENING OVER TIME. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE SEAL ON THE WINDSHIELDS OF SEVERAL YEAR MODELS OF EXPEDITIONS. THIS IS ALSO A DEFINITE FIRE HAZARD AND A DEFINITE DANGER ESP. THOSE WHO PARK IN THERE ATTACHED GARAGES. REPAIRS COST THE OWNERS BETWEEN $600.00 TO WELL OVER $1000.00. THIS ISN'T FAIR WHEN A DEFECT LIKE THIS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE TO ALL DEALERS AND OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE IS A TOP OF THE LINE EDDIE BAUER MODEL AND THE PRICE NEW WAS IN THE $40,000 RANGE. THE NHTSA SHOULD FULLY INVESTIGATE THIS AND DEMAND A RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT TO THOSE WHO PAID DEARLY FOR THIS DEFECT THAT CAME STRAIGHT FROM THE ASSEMBLY LINE TO US. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10143773,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/28/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES THE RMPS REVVED VERY HIGH. WHEN LIFTING FOOT OFF THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. HE EVENTUALLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH SO THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT IN USE. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE PCV HAD A LEAK IN THE VACUUM SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS NOW BEING REPAIRED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10143840,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/06/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/28/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE SNAPPED. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10143660,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/26/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/25/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT: CONTACT STATED THERE WAS S NHTSA RECALL, 05V017000 , BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER ON THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10143508,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/20/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/22/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY '99 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L ENGINE BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 64,400 MILES. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10143291,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/18/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/20/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L5XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L ENG. DRIVING BETWEEN OFFICE BLDGS AT LOW SPEED, HEAR EXPLOSION IN VEHICLE FRONT, HEARD DEBRIS IMPACTING UNDER ENGINE HOOD AND WHEEL WELLS. HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALER. INFORMED OF SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT DAMAGED HEADER. TOLD THIS IS COMMON ON 5.4L NOT COVERED BY WARRANTEE. COST: $3,600. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10143105,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/04/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/18/2005","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"BLOWN SPARK PLUG IN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH A 5.4L. VEHICLE WAS SITTING IDLE WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. INSERTS WERE INSTALLED IN SPARK PLUG HOLE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10142867,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/16/2005","vin":"1FMRU1863XL","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION WATER LEAK FROM WINDSHIELD ONTO FUSE BOX CAUSING SHORT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF FUSE BOX BY FORD COST $362.01. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10142918,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/14/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/16/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT HEARD A LOUD POP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ,WHERE THEY FOUND THE ENGINE HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. *AK UPDATED 03/20/06. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10142187,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/26/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L5XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. HAD TO HAVE REPAIRS DONE SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THEN, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR. THE LAST TIME THERE WERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10141852,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/06/2005","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"BACK WIPER FAILURE ODOMETER FAILURE RUNNING BOARD LIGHT FAILURE RADIO FAILURE REAR DOOR LOCK FAILURE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10136637,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/15/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2005","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"DT: 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF. IF THEY WERE TURNED ALL THE WAY ON THE REAR WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. THE REAR WINDOW BROKEN AT ONE TIME, AND THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SWITCH THAT OPERATED THE WIPERS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE SEPTEMBER 15, 2004. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10140145,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/14/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/18/2005","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"UPON START UP MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. FORD REFUSED TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM . REPAIR IS APPROXIMATELY$4000.00. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AT CONSUMER AFFAIRS ATTEST TO THIS PROBLEM. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10140177,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/03/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/18/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L9XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY DRIVE WAY 2 HOURS AFTER I PARKED IT. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I BELIEVE IT WAS DUE TO THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION DEVICE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10140028,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/16/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/17/2005","vin":"1FMRU1763XL","components":"WHEELS","summary":"I WORK AT A TIRE STORE AND HAVE SEEN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, LUG STUDS SNAPPING WITH TORQUE WRENCH USE OF 100 PSI. ON FORD AND LINCOLN TRUCKS AND SUV'S. IT IS ONLY HAPPENING TO THE ONES WITH 10 MM LUG STUDS. THE METAL ON THE INSIDE OF THE STUD HAS VARYING SHADES OF GREY IN IT. IT LOOKS LIKE THE METAL IS NOT THE SAME ALL THE WAY THROUGH. ONCE THE STUD SNAPS, THE NUT CAN BE SCREWED OFF BY HAND AND IS NOT CROSS THREADED. WHEN TRYING TO TORQUE THEM, THE NUT KEEPS TURNING UNTIL THE STUD SNAPS. WE HAVE DONE THIS USING DIFFERENT IMPACT GUNS AND TORQUE WRENCHES ON A MINIMUM OF 15 VEHICLES WITH ANY WHERE FROM 1 TO 8 STUDS SNAPPING. THE CUSTOMERS THINK WE ARE BREAKING THEM FROM INCOMPETENCE. FORD RECALLED STUDS FROM 1997 TO 1998. I HAVE SEEN IT ON 1999 AND 2000 MODELS WITH 10 MM STUDS. WHEN I SEND THEM TO THE DEALER ON THE LATER MODELS, THEY ARE TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10139356,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/08/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/11/2005","vin":"1FMRU1764XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL O5S28 ON OCTOBER 8, 2005, AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIRS DONE WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME WHEN HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AT FIRST THEY TOLD HIM TO CALL BACK AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THEN THEY TOLD HIM TO BRING VEHICLE IN ON OCTOBER 23, 2005, AND HE WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE ALL DAY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IT WOULD TAKE THIS LONG TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE . HE FELT THAT IT WAS DERIMENTAL TO HIS FAMILY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10138630,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/25/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2005","vin":"1FMRU1864XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER ON MY FORD 1999 EXPEDITION OPERATES BY ITSELF WHEN CAR IS ON. THE WIPER SWITCH IS SET TO OFF WHEN THEY COME ON. WORRIED ABOUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM READING OTHER CONSUMER ENTRIES. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10133139,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/16/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/29/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION . VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON AUGUST 16, 2005 AT 1:00 PM. THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE IN PARKING STRUCTURE AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30AM, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 30-45 MINUTES. THE FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IT LOOKED AS THOUGH IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT BEEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE THERE HAD BEEN PROBLEMS ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL. TH A POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WERE TAKEN. THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AFTER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE PARKING AREA AND TO THE VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO THE VEHICLE THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10137142,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/20/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"AFTER TAKING OUR '99 FORD EXPEDITION IN DUE TO A SPARK PLUG SHOOTING OUT WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO LUNCH WE HAD IT REPAIRED OF COURSE, $517 DOLLARS LATER. HE LOST TIME AT WORK THAT DAY TO GET IT TOWED AND OF COURSE WE WERE WITHOUT OUR VEHICLE FOR A WEEK AT OUR EXPENSE. THERE WAS A THREAD REPAIR INSERT IN CYLINDER #5 SPARK PLUG HOLE DONE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM ON MARCH 15, 2005. LAST THURSDAY SEPT. 15TH IT BLEW AGAIN AS MY HUSBAND WAS LEAVING OUR HOME WITH OUR SON. THE HEAD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF DECIDING WHAT TO DO AS WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS $3,000 DOLLAR PROBLEM THAT IF YOU INSPECT IS VERY COMMON, MORE SO THAN THE SPEED CONTROL RECALL. EVEN A FORD EMPLOYEE MY HUSBAND WAS DISCUSSING THIS WITH TRYING TO HELP US OUT SAID HE SEES THIS EVERY DAY! *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10136851,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/25/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2005","vin":"1FAFP53S9XG","components":"STEERING","summary":"MY 1999 FORD TAURUS WITH ONLY 59,371 MILES ON IT HAD THE RACK AND PINION TO GO OUT, ISN'T IT A LITTLE TO SOON FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN? WITH ME LIVING ON GUAM PARTS ARE HARD TO COME BY, BUT I AM SEARCHING THE WEB. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10136737,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/30/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L0XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT STATED 1999 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 8-30-05. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE FRONT YARD, CLOSE TO THE PORCH. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH A WATER HOSE. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE SCDS AT A COST OF $357.27. AND THEY TOLD HER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AT THAT TIME. SINCE THEN, RECALL 05V388000 WAS ISSUED. THE DEALER TOLD HER THEY COULD NOT REIMBURSE HER UNTIL FORD MOTOR COMPANY REIMBURSED THEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10136775,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/16/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"I NOTICED A HANDLING PROBLEM ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. INSPECTION REVEALED BROKEN SWAY BAR LINKS ON BOTH SIDES. I READ ABOUT THE RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM STATING FORD ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND WOULD REPLACE THE ORIGINAL LINKS WITH A STRONGER LINK. I JUST HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT BUTTERFIELD FORD IN SANDY, UTAH AND POINTED OUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY STATED THEY WERE NOT UNDER ANY OBLIGATION TO REPLACE THE LINKS. IRONICALLY, THEY DID NOT EVEN ASK ME IF I WANTED THEM REPLACED AND THEY RELEASED MY VEHICLE WITHOUT REPLACING THEM. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS VEHICLE OFF ROAD NOR HAS IT EVER HIT A CURB, CHUCKHOLE, BUMP ETC. WITH ANY ABNORMAL FORCE. THESE LINKS ARE CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, IF THEY ARE NOT. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10136610,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/12/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/15/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT: 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE CONTACTED FORD ,AND THEY STATED THIS WAS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE HE WAS INFORMED IT WAS ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO SEE WHY THE FIRE STARTED. FORD STATED THEY WILL EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AT THE WRECKING YARD WHERE IT WAS LOCATED. THERE WERE TWO FIRE REPORTS, ONE BY THE CASINO WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LOCATED, AND ONE BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10136109,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THIS IS THE SECOND 1999 EXPEDITION THAT I HAVE OWNED AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH AND I AM UNABLE TO GET ANY HELP FROM ANYBODY AS TO WHY THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. ON BOTH VEHICLES THE AIR SUSPENSION STOPPED WORKING IN THE REAR SECTION CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO LIFT UP AND MAKING THE VEHICLE BOUNCE ALL ACROSS THE ROAD IF YOU TRY TO DRIVE IT. IT DOES NOT RAISE BACK UP AT ALL AND THUS MAKING THE VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. I WANT TO KNOW AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND ALSO WHY WITH TWO OF THE SAME MODEL VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED? IS THIS A DEFECT? EVERYONE THAT I HAVE TALKED TO SAYS THAT THIS IS A VERY COSTLY FIX, MAYBE RANGING FROM $600 PLUS. AND I ALMOST FEEL AS THOUGH I AM BEING ROBBED BY HAVING TO FIX THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAD WITH THE FIRST 1999 EXPEDITION THAT I OWNED.... PLEASE HELP. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10135810,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/08/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY MY 6 YEAR OLD FORD EXPEDITION BLEW A SPARK PLUG RIGHT OUT OF THE HEAD. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS COMING HOME FROM A FAMILY VACATION WHEN THIS OCCURRED IN NEW JERSEY. WE WERE LUCKY IN THIS CASE BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND OFF THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE HEAD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNUSABLE FOR OVER TWO WEEKS WHILE THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WORKED ON THE PROBLEM. THAT HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS MANY OTHER PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITH THE HEAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE. BETWEEN THE REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE AND THE RENTAL CAR FOR THE TIME OF REPAIR, THIS WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE (5000 $) PROBLEM. WHICH I STATED EARLIER APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10134790,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/30/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT","summary":"IN JUNE OF 2004, THE SUNROOF OF OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION STOPPED WORKING. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRACK AND MOTOR. NOW, JUST OVER A YEAR LATER, THE SUNROOF HAS STOPPED WORKING. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRACK AGAIN. OF COURSE, THE WARRANTY IS NO LONGER GOOD. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"UNKNOWN","manufacturer":"UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER"}]},{"odiNumber":10134266,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/25/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/26/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ONE SPARK PLUG ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EXPLODED AND BURST THROUGH THE HEAD OF THE ENGINE. MY WIFE WAS PICKING UP MY CHILD AT SCHOOL. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE, SHUT IT OFF AND MINUTES LATER RETURNED. AS SHE WAS STARTING THE EXPEDITION BOTH HER AND MY DAUGHTER HEARD A VERY LARGE EXPLOSION FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN AND A CONSTANT POPPING SOUND COULD BE HEARD. SHE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND NOTICED A VERY STRONG GAS/EXHAUST TYPE SMELL. SHE CALLED ME AND I ARRIVED TO CHECK THE VEHICLE OUT. I INSPECTED ALL THE FLUID LEVELS AND FUSES AND THEY WERE FINE. I BRIEFLY STARTED THE ENGINE WITH THE HOOD OPEN TO HELP NARROW THE LOCATION OF THE SOUND. THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I STARTED INSPECTING THIS AREA AND FOUND THAT THE THIRD SPARK PLUG FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BEEN COMPLETELY BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD OF THE ENGINE. IT IS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT. MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE BOTH VERY STARTLED BY THE LOUD EXPLOSION AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE ROAD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I BELIEVE THAT AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE RESULTED. I HAVE SINCE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AND HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS ON FORD VEHICLES AND HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE NHTSA. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT AND FIND OUT WHAT THE NHTSA IS DOING ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE. THE DESIGN ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR SPARK PLUG/ENGINE HEAD COMBINATION IS WELL KNOWN IN AUTOMOTIVE CIRCLES. WHAT IS THE NHTSA DOING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR MY CONCERNS, AND TO REITERATE I BELIEVE THAT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT IF THIS EVENT HAD HAPPENED ON THE ROAD AT ANY RATE OF HIGH SPEED. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10134569,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/07/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/26/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE FIRE - POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE WITH EXTENSIVE PROPERTY DAMAGE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10134102,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/17/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/24/2005","vin":"11111111111","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE RADIO WOULD TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT ANYBODY TOUCHING THE CONTROLS. TRUCK SWITCHES INTO 4X4 MODE WHEN DRIVEN THRU CAR WASH. I COULD HAVE NEGLECTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT, DECIDED TO HAVE NECESSARY REPAIRS DONE TO THE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION AT A COST OF ALMOST $2000 TO ME..... MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE NECESSARY REPAIRS.......AND FORD (THE MANUFACTURER), WOULD NOT HELP EITHER. I HAD 2\" GEM MODULES\" REPLACED IN THIS VEHICLE WITHIN 1 AND 2 YEARS. THE SECOND TIME FORD/FORD DEALER REPLACED THE GEM MODULE. THE VEHICLE STILL SWITCHES INTO 4X4 AFTER GOING THROUGH A \"DRIVE THRU\" CAR WASH......WATER MUST BE CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK??????? THE FIRST GEM MODULE IS AVAILABLE----I PAID FOR IT, SO I KEPT IT.....BROOKDALKE FORD (DEALERSHIP), SAID THERE WAS WATER DAMAGE TO THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WHICH IS WHAT THE GEM MODULE IS MADE UP OF.......THERE IS NO VISIBLE WATER DAMAGE TO THIS PART. I WORK FOR AN ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURER......AND A FEW OF OUR TECHNICIANS AGREED ---NO WATER DAMAGE.......IT'S A DESIGN PROBLEM BY THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DESIGNER....... THANK YOU, DELANO MAUDAL 3082 HIGHCREST ROAD ROSEVILLE, MN 55113","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10130800,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/19/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING POWER AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND HE STATED THAT BRAKE LINES CORRODED. THEY CORRODED IN THE BOX FRAME UNDER THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE BRAKLINE BROKE ALLOWING ALL OF THE BRAKING FLUID RUN OUT. THIS HAPPENED ON JUNE 19, 2005. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO CRASH. THIS WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON A LEVEL ROAD AND ONLY GOING 25 MPH. *AK *SC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10133547,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/05/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/19/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L2XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT: VEHICLE WAS PARKED TO THE SIDE OF CONSUMER'S HOUSE AFTER 10 MINUTES CONSUMER'S HUSBAND HEARD THE FAN SHUT OFF, WENT OUTSIDE TO LOOK AND THE CAR WAS IN FLAMES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10132312,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/31/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L2XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED THE ENTIRE CAR AND GARAGE IT WAS STORED IN. THE FIRE INVESTIGATION REPORTS THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FUSE PANEL. *JB *SC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10131549,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/27/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/04/2005","vin":"1FMRU1769XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"1) NOTICED IN MID MAY THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION STOPPED WORKING. NO OTHER PERFORMANCE ISSUES WERE NOTICED AND SINCE IT WAS NOT CRITICAL IT WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. 2) ON JULY 27, 2005 THE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. THE FIRE CHIEF ON SITE INDICATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA OF THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHERE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH IS LOCATED. 3) MY INSURANCE COMPANY, USAA IS IN THE PROCESS OF INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND I AM AWAITING INFORMATION FROM THEM. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED FORD AT THIS TIME. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10131129,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/02/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"DT: 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. CONSUMER HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. THE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT WHEN CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING. THE PLUG WAS STILL ATTACHED, AND THERE WERE SPARKS COMING FROM THIS. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF. CONSUMER HEARD A FUNNY NOISE. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THEY CAN FIX IT WITH A THREAD INSERT. WHEN CONSUMER CALLED FORD, THEY STATED THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WOULD CHANGE THE HEAD. THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 1, 2005, AT 100,000 MILES. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THERE SHOULD BE NO SPARK PLUG MAINTENANCE UNTIL 100,000 MILES. THESE WERE THE ORIGINAL SPARK PLUGS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10130433,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/18/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/28/2005","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"I WAS TRAVELING 46 MPH I FELL ASLEEP HITTING A STEEL TRAFFIC POLE HEAD ON, WHEN MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT MY DRIVERS SIDE DID NOT. MY CAR BURST INTO FLAMES I WAS PULLED OUT OF MY VEHICLE AT THAT TIME MY VEHICLE WAS 190 DEGREES. NOW I HAVE SEIZURES DAILY,BROKEN RIBS, BROKEN DISC IN MY BACK, AND UNABLE TO WORK OR DRIVE DUE TO MY INJURIES. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10129970,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/22/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/25/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I HAVE A '99 FORD EXPEDITION AND I DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WHERE I LOST THE BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS IN MY CAR. I REPLACED THE FUSED AND IT IMMEDIATELY POPPED AGAIN. SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, AND HE LOOKED AT IT. THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID UP IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, ALL THE WAY UP IN THE CABLE HARNESS (IN THE WIRES), AND IN THE CONNECTOR AT THE JUNCTION/FUSE BOX. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS THE NEW SWITCH AND IT SPARKED AND IT CAUGHT FIRE. LUCKILY THE FLAME WAS CONTAINED TO JUST THE SWITCH AND THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO CUT THE SWITCH OUT OF THE CAR AND BLOW IT OUT BEFORE THE FIRE SPREAD. HE TOLD ME THE CAR HAD TO GO TO FORD AND HE SUGGESTED THAT I NOT DRIVE IT, AS IT WAS A FIRE HAZARD. SO IT WAS TOWED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP GOT IN AND INVESTIGATED AND THEY DETERMINED THAT I NEEDED A WHOLE NEW CABLING HARNESS BECAUSE OF MELTED WIRES AND BRAKE FLUID CONTAMINATION AND THAT THE PRICE WAS GOING TO BE $500 AND A NEW CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND FUSES. I INSTRUCTED FORD TO GO AHEAD WITH THE REPAIRS AND TO SAVE ALL OF THE OLD PARTS. FORD SAID THAT BECAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL DESPITE THE ENTIRE LIST OF OTHER COINCIDENTAL FAILURES THAT COULD HAVE LED TO A FIRE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT HAD THE OLD SWITCH STILL BEEN IN PLACE, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE ALREADY. AS THINGS WERE, MY MECHANIC JOE TAYLOR, AT TAYLOR'S AUTOMOTIVE SAID IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS ONE WOULD GO UP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10129782,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/06/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/23/2005","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITON WENT INTO TOTAL MELT DOWN 5 MONTHS AGO. AFTER A RAIN STORM I WENT INTO IT AND AFTER STARTING IT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT NUTS THE RADIO DIED WHEN THE CAR WENT INTO REVERSE THE LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO MY MECHANIC WHO FINALLY WENT TO FORD AND NOW IT HAS BEEN BACK FOR THE 3RD TIME A NEW WINDSHIELD NEW COMPUTER AND STILL IF IT RAINS AND NOW IF IT IS HUMID ALL HELL BRAKES LOOSE.NOW THAT I SEE ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND 2,000 DOLLARS LATER ALL HELL WILL BRAKE LOOSE WITH FORD BECAUSE I AM WILLING TO DO WHATEVER I CAN AND HAVE TO GET RESULTS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10129690,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/03/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/22/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"PARKING BRAKE,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER 4X4 THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS REMOVED BY THE DEALER WHEN THEY SOLD IT TO ME AND NEVER PUT ONE ON IT, ALSO THE /C BLOWS OUT HOT AIR UP FRONT AND COLD IN THE BACK, AND THE ODOMITTER DOES NOT WORK, IT GOES IN AND OUT AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX IT. SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS HAVE THE SAME TRUCK AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10129222,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/17/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/18/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"HI. I HAVE A 99 FORD EXPEDITION AND READ ON CNN YOU ARE CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION. I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE LEAKING WINDSHIELD, AND SPENT OVER 2200 DOLLARS WITH NO RESOLUTION. IN THE END, I FOUND YOU COULD DRILL HOLES IN PARTS OF THE FUSE BOX. THE REALLY FRUSTRATING THING IS I WENT INTO MANY DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS WITH DOCUMENTATION IN HAND REGARDING OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE, AND THEY ALL ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE. IT'S VERY UPSETTING. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT ELSE I NEED TO DO TO ENSURE MY COMPLAINTS ARE CONSIDERED AS PART OF YOUR INVESTIGATION?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10129024,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/05/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/17/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L8XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION HAS HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION COIL PACKS REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. THE SYMPTOMS ARE MISFIRE AND A RESULTING SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION UPON ACCELERATION. ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHES A CRUISING SPEED, THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO GO AWAY, BUT ONLY UNTIL YOU ACCELERATE AGAIN. FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS THERE IS IS DESIGN FLAW IN THESE VEHICLES WHICH CAUSES WATER DRIPPING FROM SOME SOURCE (THE AIR CONDITIONER OR A WINDSHIELD THAT IS NOT SEALED) TO SHORT OUT THE IGNITION COIL PACKS. THEY HAVE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT ALWAYS REPORTED AS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THEY FAIL TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROPERLY IN SOME CASES. THE FIRST 2 TIMES THIS HAPPENED, I TOOK THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS. BOTH TRIPS COST ME CLOSE TO $400 EACH TIME. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED, WE WENT TO OUR LOCAL GARAGE AND THE GUY SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, WELL KNOWN TO AUTO MECHANICS, BUT THAT THE INDIVIDUAL FAILING CYLINDER COULD NOT BE READILY DIAGNOSED BY THE COMPUTER CODES, SO IT WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY MIGHT HAVE TO TRY ALL 8 COIL PACKS TO LOCATE AND IDENTIFY THE OFFENDER. THE LAST COIL PACK THAT FAILED WAS REPLACED BY MY HUSBAND AT A COST OF $45.00 AS THE FAILING UNIT WAS EASILY ACCESSIBLE. YOU CAN SEE THE GREAT DIFFERENCE IN COST OF DOING IT YOURSELF VS. BOTH OF MY TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP. MY TRUCK IS FAILING AGAIN NOW AND OF COURSE, IT IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF A COIL PACK FAILURE. THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE COIL PACK IN QUESTION IS NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR THE HOME MECHANIC AND WE WILL BE FORCED TO TAKE IT IN FOR REPAIR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10128354,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/11/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/11/2005","vin":"1FMRU1869XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. SHE STATES THAT WHILE THEY WERE IN A PARKING LOT THEY PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND IT TOOK OFF ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AND HIT ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND IT WAS JERKING. THE PERSON THAT THEY HIT HIS WIFE OWNS AN EXPEDITION SAID THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM. SHE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT SHE NEEDED TO TAKE HER VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10127342,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2005","vin":"","components":"EQUIPMENT","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 EXPEDITION THAT HAS A PISTON THAT IS SLAPPING. IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 EXPEDITIONS. I WANTED TO ASK IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON THE HORIZON FOR THIS CONSISTENT PROBELM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10126618,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/26/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/26/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L 4WD DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF THE HEAD. CAUSING A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND BAD IDLE. REPLACED SPARKPLUG AND HAD HELI-COIL INSTALLED. TWO WEEKS LATER, ANOTHER SPARK PLUG SHOT OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HEAD.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10126512,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/24/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WATER LEAKING UNDER DASH AROUND WINDSHIELD DEALER TRIED TWICE TO FIX PROBLEM AND TO DATE IT LEAKS WHEN SUBJECTED TO RAIN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10126384,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/23/2005","vin":"1FMRU186XXL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"DT: THE CONSUMER STATES WHENEVER IT RAINS OR SNOWS, THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO STOP WORKING, THE LIGHTS FLASHED, THE RADIO DID NOT WORKING, AND THEN AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, NOW IT IS BEING REPLACED AGAIN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10126034,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/21/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"VISIBILITY,WHEELS","summary":"DT: THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START WHEN THERE IT RAINS, SNOWS OR ANY WATER RELATING ISSUES. ALSO, CAUSES OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DEALER KEEPS REPLACING THE COMPUTER, WHICH NEVER LAST. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD, AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY THE OWNER. FORD RECOMMENDED THAT THE OWNER TRY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE OWNER HAS BEEN TO MORE THAN ONE DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM EITHER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER THESE ISSUES BETWEEN 6-12 TIMES, AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT EVEN GIVE THE OWNER AN INVOICE. OWNER HAS SPENT ABOUT $4,000.00 OVER 8 MONTHS ON TRYING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS OWNER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DEALERSHIP OR FORD. THE WATER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR TWO YEARS. THE WHEEL CAME OFF LAST YEAR IN JULY. THE WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING AND THE WHEEL JUST CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE WHEEL LUGS: NUTS AND BOLTS BROKENOFF. 4 OUT OF 5 LUGS AND NUTS WERE MISSING. THE ODOMETER DOES NOT WORK. IT BLINKS OFF AND ON. THE ODOMETER WILL STAY OFF FOR MONTHS, WHEN IT COMES BACK ON THE MILEAGE MAY GO FORWARD OR IT MAY GO BACKWARDS. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND HAD THE LUG SAND NUTS A LONG WITH THE RIM AND WHEEL REPALCED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10126108,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/07/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/21/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"HAD TO HAVE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND FUSE BOX REPLACED DUE TO WINDSHIELD LEAKING WATER INTO 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. ALSO REPLACED WINSHIELD.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10126161,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/16/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/21/2005","vin":"1FMRU1866XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"IN RAIN, WIPERS FAIL, DASH LIGHTS FAIL, RADIO FAILS, HVAC FAILS, 4X4 ENGAGES","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10125947,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/02/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/20/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L9XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE RIGHT OUTSIDE MIRROR MATERIAL IS FLAKING OFF MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE DOWN THIS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE MIRROR AND FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE QUALITY PROBLEM. ADDITIONALLY, THE WIPERS, COME ON AN OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IN SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER ABOUT BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS, THEY INDICATE FORD WILL NOT REMEDY THIS SITUATION EVEN THOUGH MANY HAVE COMPLAINED","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10125729,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/29/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/19/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED PROBLEMS WITH SUSPENSION STABILITY AND CONTROL, SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS OF SUSPENSION/STEERING COMPONENTS...TIE ROD/S BENT/BROKEN CAUSING TO LOSE CONTROL AT LOW SPEED (THANK GOD I WASN''T GOING FASTER AT THE TIME) WHEELS FLOPPED ON ITS SIDES CONTINUED 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL FRONT END, ARMS, JOINTS, TIE RODS, FRONT END REPAIRS COSTING $2000... PLUS...VEHICLE SWAYS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND PULLS RIGHT AND THEN PULLS LEFT WITH A LOT OF PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL AFTER SEVERAL 4/WHEEL ALIGNMENTS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO COURTESY FORD MATTYDALE NY SEVERAL TIMES NOW TO FIX FRONT END. NOW GOOD YEAR TELLS ME THEY FELL THE TIE RODS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN??? PROBLEMS \\ THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE DEFINITELY A RECALL ON THE FORD EXPIDITIONS. FURTHERMORE, ALL WHEEL DRIVE / 4 WHEEL DRIVE OFTEN IS LOCKED INTO 4 WHEEL WILL NOT COME OUT OF 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ***ALSO, DIGITAL DASH SHORT OR LOSS OF USE LIGHTS ON DASH GOING OUT INCLUDING ODOMETER OFTEN GO OUT AND THE TURN BACK ON I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING ALL OF THE ABOVE...FOR THE 99 FORD EXPEDITIONS. *** THE BRAKE PEDAL ALSO LOCKS UP IF/WHEN THE TIRE SPIN OR ENGINE REVS UP YOU TRY TO APPLY THE BREAKS HOWEVER, THE BREAK PEDAL WILL NOT MOVE IT'S LOCKED AND WILL NOT MOVE UNLIT TIRES STOP SPINNING OR ENG. STOPS REVVING...ANTI-LOCK PROBLEM???","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10125565,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/16/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS LOSE THEIR MIRROR COATING. THE MIRROR IMAGE IS THEREFORE DIM AND A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. A GOOD MIRROR CAN'T BE FOUND IN A SALVAGE YARD BECAUSE \"THAT HAPPENS TO ALL FORD EXPEDITIONS\".","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10125282,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/13/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/14/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"FATHER WENT TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS ON FRONT BRAKES. OBSERVED THAT LINKS FROM ANTI-SWAY BAR WERE BROKEN ON ONE SIDE AND MISSING ON OTHER SIDE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT. LOSS OF ANTI SWAY CONTROL ALLOWS CAR TO POTENTIALLY ROLL. RECOMEND MANUFACTURE CHECK 1999 EXPEDITIONS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10124697,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/31/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"05/26/2005","vin":"1FMRU1768XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKETS. *MR THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE ENGINE SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO COST. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL BADLY. FORD REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET ONCE WHILE UNDER THE MANUFACTURER 36K MILE WARRANTY. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED AGAIN AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE BECAUSE THE LEAK RESUMED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THREE DIFFERENT FORD TECHNICIANS THAT THE OIL PASSAGE IN THE BLOCK OF THE ENGINE WAS SO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE BLOCK THAT A HEAD GASKET WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM PREVENTING OIL FROM LEAKING OUT AND FORD DEVELOPED 2 OR 3 REVISED HEAD GASKETS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM SINCE 1999. AFTER TH SECOND REPAIR OFTHE HEAD GASKET, ONE OF THE HEADS LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE. OTHER PROBLEMS WERE: AN INOPERATIVE HORN, TRANSMISSION SHIFTING MADE A WHINING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT HEAT UP WHEN AT ZERO. *SC *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10122147,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/25/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L7XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 5.4 TRITON V8. SPARK PLUG IS EJECTED FROM THE ALUMINUM CYLINDAR HEAD. IMMEDIATELY UPON THE PLUG BEING \"BLOWN\" FROM THE POSITION ON THE HEAD I COULD SMELL FUEL AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY MAKE A LOUD \"POPPING\" SOUND. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB REGARDING THIS BUT CANNOT FIND ANY RESOLUTION MEASURES. BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED WITH 85K MILES BUT I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS WHERE THE PLUGS BLOW OUT AT MUCH LOWER MILEAGE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT, \"IT WOULDN'T BE A GOOD IDEA TO DRIVE IT IF YOU SMELL FUEL.\" I HAD THE SERVICE REP TELL ME THAT, \"THIS IS PRETTY COMMON IN OUR LIGHTING MODELS WITH THE V10, BUT NOT WITH OUR V8 MODELS.\" HE ALSO TELLS ME THAT THE PLUGS WERE TOO SHORT FOR THE ENGINE BUT I CHECKED WITH THE MECHANIC THAT CHANGED MY PLUGS AND HE SAYS THAT HE PUT THE REPLACEMENT SPEC PLUGS THAT FORD RECOMMENDED. LINKS TO OTHER SITES RELATED TO THIS: HTTP://WWW.F150ONLINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=103042 I KNOW THESE ARE NOT FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE NHTSA BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AT DOBB'S FORD, 7925 HWY 64, MEMPHIS, TN 38133-4007, THEY TOLD ME ORIGINALLY IT WOULD BE $2600. I WAS ALMOST SET TO HAVE IT DONE THEN HE TELLS ME THAT LABOR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT PRICE AND THE TOTAL PRICE WOULD BE $3800.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10108831,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/15/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/23/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE NUMBER THREE PLUG ON THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THE SPARK PLUG CAME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE HEAD. THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. ALSO, PROVIDE CORRECT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. *JB CONSUMER BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND NUMEROUS CASES. CONSUMER DO NOT THINK THE PUBLIC SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR FORD DESIGN FLAW. *BF","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10121535,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/11/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/17/2005","vin":"1FMRU1768XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE PARKED 90 MINS, NOTICED SMOKE FROM HOOD, RAISED HOOD FLAMES 12-14 \" HIGH, CC DID NOT WORK 6 MOS PRIOR TO VEHICLE FIRE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10121023,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/10/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/16/2005","vin":"1FMZU35P8XZ","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT","summary":"THE EGR VACUUM SENSORS AND SWITCHES ON THE ENGINE HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE ON MY 1999 FORD EXPLORER - ONCE IN 2002 AND THEN AGAIN IN 2005. FORD IS THE ONLY MAKER OF THESE PARTS AND I FEEL THAT FORD IS SELLING FAULTY PARTS - WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"AIR BAG SWITCH","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10120850,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/29/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/13/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION AND HAD JUST CROSSED THE STATE LINE FROM CONNECTICUT INTO NEW YORK ON I-84. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG IN THE ENGINE AND A CONSISTENT BANGING THEREAFTER. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND MY HUSBAND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CALLED AAA FOR A TOW. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED OVER AN HOUR TO THE FORD DEALER NEAR OUR HOME. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE #3 SPARKPLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE. IT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE HEAD ASSEMBLY REPLACED WHICH COST US OVER $3500 AND WE WERE WITHOUT OUR CAR FOR TWO WEEKS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10120740,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":2,"dateOfIncident":"04/17/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH WERE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE EXPEDITION IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE, INCLUDING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.THE FIRE WALL FAILED AND FUEL APPARENTLY FED THE FIRE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10118761,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/30/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/30/2005","vin":"1FMRU1769XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TWO YEARS AGO WE PURCHASED A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. VEHICLE HAS RUN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO WHEN CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. I HAD MY HUSBAND CHECK THE FUSES, BUT THEY WERE ALRIGHT. WE DON'T USE THE CRUISE CONTROL VERY OFTEN SO WE DID NOT HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THIS MORNING AT ABOUT 2;30 AM OUR DAUGHTER AWAKED TO FLAMES OUTSIDE OF HER BEDROOM WINDOW. SHE ALERTED EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE. WE GOT THE KIDS OUT AS THE EXPEDITION WAS BURNING, MOSTLY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN A FEW MINUTES THE WHOLE CAR WAS ENGULFED AND TOTALLY BURNED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY SINCE 4:00 THE PREVIOUS AFTERNOON, ALMOST 12 HOURS. SOME FRIENDS HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, AND AFTER WE LOOKED INTO IT ON THE INTERNET WE FOUND THAT WE SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR ADMINISTRATION. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10115873,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/27/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS","summary":"THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROLS THE HEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THE SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE VEHICLE'S REAR IS DROPPING, AND WILL NOT LIFT. ALSO, TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, AND THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *BF *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10119067,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":9,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/17/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/22/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"NHTSA RECALL# 05 V 017: VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE PARKED ON THE STREET FOR AN UNDETERMINED TIME. CONSUMER WAS OUT OF TOWN WHEN THIS FIRE OCCURRED. THE LOCAL POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE POLICE MADE A REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10118159,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/17/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I PARKED MY 1999 EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION ON THE STREET 2 BLOCKS FROM MY HOME AT ABOUT 6:40PM THE NIGHT OF APRIL 17, 2005. AT 11:16PM THE POLICE RANG MY BELL TO INFORM ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A FIRE. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY BURNED AND DESTROYED. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS ONLY LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THIS VEHICLE SO IT IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. WHILE THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR 2000 FORD VEHICLES, THERE IS NONE FOR 1999. THERE SHOULD BE!*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10117814,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/13/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L7XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"SPOUSE WOKE UP TO GLASS POPPING, RAN OUT OF HOUSE, AND SAW GARAGE COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES - ONE WEEK PRIOR TO VEHICLE FIRE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK - BLOWN FUSE AND REPLACED IT. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD JERK WHILE ACTIVATED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10114892,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/24/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/05/2005","vin":"","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY","summary":"AN IGLOO COOLER WAS PLUGGED INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER. THE FUSE TO THE IGLOO COOLER BLEW AND MELTED THROUGH, BLOWING OUT ALL OF THE RELATED FUSES. (THIS WAS NOT THE FAULT OF THE VEHICLE) *AK UNABLE TO SEE THE YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE. *SC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10116334,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/14/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/04/2005","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD WAS LEAKING IN 1999 EXPEDITION WITH 56000 MILES. DEALER OR FORD WOULD NOT CORRECT PROBLEM AND COST $2750 FROM FORD DEALER TO FIX. LEARNED LATER THAT IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM BUT WIDE SPREAD. WHY ISN'T FORD HELD RESPONSIBLE??? *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10117198,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/31/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/31/2005","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"UPON STARTING VEHICLE CONSUMER SMELT SMOKE FROM WITHIN THE CABIN. CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, AND LIFTED THE HOOD. ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSED THE FIRE. COMPONENT THAT FAILED UNKNOWN. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, AND RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10114589,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/05/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY FORD EXPEDITION BLOW A SPARK PLUG AND KNOW REQUIRES A HEAD REPLACEMENT (OVER $2500) TALKED WITH FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY SEE AT LEAST ONE FORD A MONTH WITH THIS PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10114600,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/24/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"EVERY TIME IT RAINS OR SNOWS, SEVERAL FUNCTIONS CONTROLLED BY MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEGIN TO FUNCTION IRRATICALLY. AS AN EXAMPLE, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION CONTINUOUSLY. IN ADDITION, IF THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IN THE RAIN, SEVERAL FUNCTIONS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY AND THE BATTERY INEVITABLY DIES. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE A BATTERY AND I WOULD LIKE FOR FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM BEFORE I SINK ANYMORE MONEY INTO IT. IT APPEARS THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN LINKED TO A LEAKY WINDSHIELD AND THE GEM MODULE OF THE VEHICLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXPLORERS AND MOUNTAINEERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT TO DATE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THE EXPEDITION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10114628,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2005","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEEPING NOISE LIKE AN ALARM STARTED TO SOUND. THEN THE RADIO, THE LIGHT SAYING THE WASHER FLUID AND THE 4X4 START FLASHING ON AND OFF WHEN CAR IS SHIFTED INTO PARK IT STOPS. ALSO ON AN OCCASION THE HEATER WAS RUNNING THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. HAD TO RESTART THE CAR TO GET THE HEATER TO STOP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10115772,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/14/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2005","vin":"1FMYU22X9XU","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 1 HOUR A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10114651,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/20/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2005","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"SPARK PLUG (BELIEVE IT WAS #4) BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. 66K MILES. THESE WERE ORIGINAL PLUGS, SO NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO FAULTY MECHANIC. HEAD RE-THREADED, NEW PLUG INSERTED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10114551,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/17/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/23/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"(1) 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WOULD NOT START, DEAD BATTERY. REPLACED BATTERY, DETERMINED ALL ELECTONIC COMPONENTS SHORTING OUT AND INOPERABLE: HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF, WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY.*AK (2) VEHICLE TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD REPAIR FACILITY. DEALERSHIP WAS IMMEDIETLY FAMILLIAR WITH PROBLEM. FAILURE ATTRIBUITED TO LEAKING WINDSHIED AND SUBSEQUENT WATER LEAKAGE ON VEHICLE GEM (GENERAL ELECRONIC MODULE) AND FUSEBLOCK (3) REPAIRS CONSISTED OF REPLACING WINSHIELD, REPACING GEM MODULE WITH IMPROVED WATER RESISTANT VARIATION (RESULT OF TSB), REPLACED FUSEBLOCK, REPLACED STARTER MOTOR. PROBLEMS WITH SOME ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PERSIST AFTER REPAIR. (4) RESULING $1,650.00 REPAIR BILL FOR 5 YEAR OLD, 70K MILE GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE DUE TO BEING LEFT IN THE RAIN FOR TWO DAYS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10115518,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/02/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"03/22/2005","vin":"1FMRU176XLA","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"CONSUMER'S 1999 FORD EXPEDITION (VIN 1FMRU176XLA50584) CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A VEHICLE DEFECT. REQUEST THAT THE SCOPE OF THE FORD RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH BE EXPANDED. *NM LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER, ALSO SEE ODI#10115516. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10115410,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/18/2005","vin":"1FMRU1760XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 3 HOURS A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10113953,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/10/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"WHEELS","summary":"NORMAL DRIVING, SHAKING STEERING WHEEL, WHICH LEAD TO A BROKEN WHEEL STUD AFTER IT WAS ALREADY FIXED IN ANOTHER RECALL. NO INJURIES, WAS CAUGHT BEFORE ANY DAMAGE WAS DONE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10112784,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/10/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/09/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L5XL","components":"STEERING","summary":"I RECEIVED AN UNUSUAL SAFETY BULLETIN FROM FORD WITH A DISCRIPTION OF HOW MECHANICS SHOULD INSPECT BALL JOINTS (STEERING LINKAGE). I SAID TO MYSELF THEN, WHEN I HAVE THIS INSPECTION PERFORMED, THE CAR WILL HAVE DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS RIGHT. $594.45 FOR BALL JOINT REPLACEMENTS AT 47,271 MILES! BALL JOINTS SHOULD LAST 100,000 MILES OR MORE. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD REPLACE FOR FREE SINCE THEY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE PARTS ON NEW VEHICLES. DEFECTIVE STEERING LINKAGE IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD SUGGEST THEY DO A RECALL. THANK YOU.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10112563,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/26/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/05/2005","vin":"1FMRU1862XL","components":"STEERING","summary":"WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IN SHOPPING CENTER WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. BEFORE PULLING INTO THE SHOPPING CENTER HAD BEEN ON THE MAJOR HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS STUCK IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AT SHOPPING CENTER UNTIL A TOW TRUCK COULD COME AND TOW THE CAR AWAY TO CAUSEWAY FORD IN MANAHAWKIN NEW JERSEY. UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON SIDE OF CAR THAT COLLAPSED AND ON THE OTHER SIDE WHEN DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE OTHER SIDE WAS BAD ALSO. ALSO NEED WHEEL ALIGNMENT CAM ADJUSTERS AND SPINDLE CLIP REPLACED AND FOUND INNER TIE ROD FAILED ON DRIVER SIDE. OLD PARTS WOULD BE AT CAUSEWAY FORD IN MANAHAWKIN, NJ.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10108712,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/10/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2005","vin":"1FMRU1761XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE OF THE OWNER'S HOME. AT 9:30 PM FIRE WAS COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. THE OWNER WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE EXPLODED OUTSIDE THE HOME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB THE FIRE WAS COMIMG FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE TOWARD THE MIDDLE. THE FIRE WAS MORE TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE FIRE. THE AC WOULD BLOW HOT AIR IN THE FRON AND COLD IN THE BACK. THE VEHICLE HAD CRUISE CONTROL BUT WAS ONLY USED ONCE OR TWICE. THE LAST TIME IT WAS USED WAS NEARLY A YEAR BEFORE THE FIRE. A CD CHANGER WAS ADDED TO VEHICLE BEFORE PURCHASED. OWNED VEHICLE AROUND 3 YEARS. THE FIRE DID SPREAD TO THE HOUSE. PHOTOS SENT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS INSURED BY RODNEY YOUNG LOCATED IN DALLAS, TX WHO SENT OUT A FIRE INVESTIGATOR. INVESTIGATOR'S INSPECTION FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10110588,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/07/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2005","vin":"1FMZU32E1XZ","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"MY FORD EXPLORER 1999 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AS I SHIFTED FORM DRIVE TO PARK COVERING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 20 FEET GOING OVER THE FLOOR DEFENSE, CLIMBING THE SIDE WALK AND THEN GOING ON THE FIRST STEP OF THE BUILDING STAIRS. I INJURED MYSELF AND THE CAR WAS DECLARED TOTAL LOSS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10111430,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/02/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"02/14/2005","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A REPAIR SHOP SINCE IT WAS STUCK IN GEAR. MECHANIC COULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE THAT DAY, SO THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN THE SHOP OVERNIGHT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE IT BURNED AS WELL AS THE SHOP.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10110230,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/25/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2005","vin":"1FMRU1764XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"UPON DRIVING OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WE WERE NOTICING A BURNING SMELL ORIGINATING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN PREPARATION OF A ROAD TRIP WE DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND ASKED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING OIL ON THE ENGINE BLOCK AS WELL AS THE STARTER AND THE EXHAUST, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. WE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE WERE INFORMED BY A CERTIFIED FORD ENGINE TECHNICIAN THAT THERE HAS BEEN PREVIOUS SERVICE BULLETINS OUT ON THIS PROBLEM THAT WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT, HOWEVER FORD HAS NOT RESPONDED AS OF YET, ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED OUR CALLS AND E-MAILS. AT THIS TIME NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE $2,500 TO $3,000 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORTS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10109360,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/22/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L7XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE NIGHT BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE DASH BOARD. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10108229,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L1XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"ON JANUARY 15TH, 2005 MY WIFE HAD RETURNED FROM A SHORT TRIP FROM THE GROCERY STORE IN OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION AROUND 9:30PM. SHE HAD BEEN HOME ABOUT 45 MINUTES WHEN I NOTICED THE SMELL OF SMOKE. I LOOKED OUT THE DOOR TO THE GARAGE AND SAW FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. I QUICKLY TOOK THE KEYS AND TRIED TO CRANK IT TO GET IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. FORTUNATELY IT DID CRANK. AFTER I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINQUISHER THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY A COUPLE DAYS LATER. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THIS FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY CRUISE-CONTROL DE-SELECTOR SWITCH. THE CRUISE-CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 4 OR 5 MONTHS AGO. AFTER THE FIRE I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FLUID ON OUR GARAGE FLOOR. I NOW KNOW THAT WAS BRAKE FLUID FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. I CALLED MONTGOMERY MOTORS SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON TUESDAY JANUARY 25TH AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH EXPEDITIONS. TWO DAYS LATER FORD ANNOUNCES A RECALL ON CERTAIN YEAR MODEL EXPEDITIONS (NOT 1999). I'M UPSET THAT FORD KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING ABOUT UNTIL THERE WERE OVER 63 FIRES (NOT COUNTING THIS ONE). AND NOW THEY ARE ONLY RECALLING A FEW YEAR MODELS WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 1997 THRU 2002 MODELS. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT MY HOME AND FAMILY WAS NOT BURNED UP IN THIS FIRE. SOME OTHER FAMILIES MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10109177,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/21/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/28/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L1XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE HOME OF THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. CONSUMER CAME HOME, AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SHOWED NO INTEREST. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10109178,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/30/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/28/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10108163,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/28/2005","vin":"2FMZA5146XB","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WE OWN A 1999 FORD WINDSTAR VAN. WE WERE AT A SCHOOL EVENT WITH OUR CHILDREN AND WHEN WE GOT IN OUR CAR, WE THOUGHT WE SPOTTED SMOKE BUT WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS OR IF IT WAS EXHAUST FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF US (WE WERE PARALLEL PARKED). WE WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND UNDER THE LIGHTS WE SAW ALOT OF SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY HUSBAND POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE! WE BACKED THE VAN UP AWAY FROM THE GAS PUMPS AND EVERYONE GOT OUT FINE. WE HAD TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO GET THE FIRE OUT. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIANS THERE SHOWED US THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS MESSED UP. WE HAD THEM ORDER US A NEW PART AND WE REPLACED IT. THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE VAN IS STILL DAMAGED AS WE DID NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPLACE IT. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RECALL I HEARD ABOUT YESTERDAY (1/27/05) REGARDING THE 2000 FORD TRUCKS AND SUVS. I AM POSITIVE THAT OUR VAN HAD THE SAME DEFECT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10127981,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1901","dateComplaintFiled":"01/28/2005","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION STABILIZER BAR WAS SHEERED OFF AT THE TOP.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RUBBING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. *TT *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10128083,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1901","dateComplaintFiled":"01/25/2005","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION GEM MODULE PROBLEM. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE GEM MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10106596,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/26/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/19/2005","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"PURCHASED IN MAY 2001 - 1 WEEK LATER -BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE \"CHECK ENGINE\" LIGHT ON. HAD TO FIX THAT. MANY MISC. THINGS I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ON THE VAN ALSO, TO THE TUNE OF $1500.00 OUT OF POCKET. IN 2003, MY \"CHECK TRANSMISSION\" LIGHT WENT ON EVERY TIME IT WAS DRIVEN. DEC 2004, I'M BY MYSELF W/2 KIDS, 1 HOUR FROM HOME ON A SUNDAY. CAR IS SMOKING ON FRONT END. TO MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT, I ENDED UP GETTING A NEW TRANSMISSION & RADIATOR AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. TOTAL COST FROM ME - $3200.00. DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I FIND THAT IT IS QUITE COMMON FOR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR'S TO HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION'S REPLACED WITH LOW MILES. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE POSTED ON MSN AUTO'S ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEMS. MINE WAS REPLACED AT 70,000!! MY NEW TRANSMISSION (FORD FACTORY) \"DIES\" WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR. SO, AFTER A 2 WEEK WAIT TO GET INTO FORD, I FIND THAT IT NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE MY $3200 I GOT 3 WEEKS AGO, ONE HAS SOMETHING WRONG. SO, I'LL BE OUT FOR 1 WEEK & STILL HAVE A \"LEMON\" CAR. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT IS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE $3200.00 FOR THIS CAR. I'M STILL PAYING ON THE 15,000.00 WE PAID ON THIS VEHICLE, IN ANTICIPATION OF NOT HAVING ANY MAJOR CAR PROBLEMS. A RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. 1999 FORD WINDSTAR SE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10107539,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/20/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/19/2005","vin":"1FMRU1864XL","components":"STEERING,EQUIPMENT","summary":"IN JUNE I PURCHASED MY EXPEDITION AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RUMBLING NOISE AND PULLING TO ONE SIDE AT A SPEED OF 55 ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER. I HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER HE SAID THEY CHECKED IT OUT CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHILE TURNING IN TO A PARKING LOT IN SEPT. I HEARD A CRACK AND MY STEERING WAS NOT GOOD. I THOUGHT NOTHING SERIOUS ,WELL WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE I COULD NOT BACK UP MY FRONT WHEEL WAS DRAGGING RESULTS WAS A BROKEN TIE ROD. VERY LUCKY TO NOT BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY 3 CHILDREN. THE FRONT END IS STILL MAKING THE NOISE IN WHICH DEALER SAID FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS NOW THAT MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED ! IS THERE A RECALL ? *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"AIR BAG SWITCH","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10106589,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/18/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON 1/21/04 WHILE WE SLEPT. THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR MANY HOURS - WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. A LOUD NOISE WOKE US UP AND THE FORD EXPEDITION WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE FORD EXPEDITION, THE CADILLAC DEVILLE(PARKED ACROSS FROM IT), THE PORTCACHE, AND THE ROOF OF OUR HOUSE. *NM THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT STOPPED ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE FIRE. TWO OF THE RUNNING BOARD LIGHT BULBS HAD ALSO GONE OUT. NO AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE STRUCTURE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. WILL E-MAIL PICTURES TO BRUCE YORK. VEHICLE WAS INSURED BY STATE FARM POLICY NUMBER 930041594. STATE FARM DID A FIRE INVESTIGATION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10106281,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/09/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/13/2005","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I BOUGHT A 99 EXPEDITION USED IN MARCH 2004, FROM THE LOCAL FORD DEALER IN CLARKSBURG, WV. FROM THE 2ND DAY I HAD IT HOME IT HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE RAIN. THE REAR WIPER WOULD STOP IMMEDIATELY AND THE FRONT WIPERS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON IF THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AFTER YOU HAD TURNED THEM OFF. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT I STOPPED TO GET GAS AND WHEN I GOT IN TO LEAVE THE PUMPS MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. I DROVE THE TWO BLOCKS TO MY HOUSE BY THE STREET LIGHTS. I KNOW FROM THE INTERNET I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE THIS WATER LEAK IN UNDER THE DASH OF A FORD EXPEDITION OF F-150. IT IS A MIRACLE IF NO ONE HAS WRECK IN A SUDDEN DOWN POUR. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10106927,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/03/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/06/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP SIGN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10106655,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/03/2005","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE TENDS TO STALL, AND UNABLE TO START WHEN IT RAINS. OCCASIONALLY, ENGINE TURNS ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10104833,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/28/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/31/2004","vin":"2FMZA51U2XB","components":"STEERING","summary":"POWER STERRING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION LEAKING. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10104762,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/30/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT OF THE HEAD.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10103014,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/15/2004","vin":"","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER, ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 13,2004 I WAS HAVING BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED ON MY TRUCK. THE MECHANIC NOTIFIED ME THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TIE ROD END. HE SAID THAT THE BOLTS WERE BROKEN ON ONE SIDE AND MISSING ON THE OTHER. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UPRIGHT AND THAT I HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 3 DAYS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC WHO IS FIXING THE PROBLEM STATED THAT I NEEDED TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE TIE ROD END.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10102912,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/11/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/14/2004","vin":"1FMRU17L0XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"MY WIFE HAD PARKED OUR 1999 EXPIDITION FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE NOTICING SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CAR WAS SOON COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND DESTROYED. SINCE THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OFF FOR A WHILE, I SUSPECT AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THIS VEHICLE HAD ALMOST 100K MILES AND WAS AN EDDY BAUER VERSION WITH THE SELF LEVELING FEATURE. I MENTION THIS BECAUSE APPROXAIMIATLY 30 MINUTES AFTER SHUTTING OF THE CAR, A COMPRESSOR TURNS ON AND LEVELS THE CAR, THIS IS NORMAL ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. I SUSPECT THAT THIS MOTOR IS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. SINCE THIS FIRE WAS OUTSIDE NO-ONE WAS HURT, BUT IF THIS HAD BEEN IN A GARAGE IT WOULD HAVE BURN'T DOWN THE HOUSE. SINCE THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDER VEHICLES WITH THIS FEATURE, THERE ARE MORE POTENTIAL FIRES OUT THERE. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS POSSESION OF THE CAR AND WILL DESTORY IT IN 2 WEEKS, I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THIS TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN PAID SO I HAVE NO INTEREST OTHER THAN PREVENTING OTHER FIRES. CONTACT ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND I WILL GET YOU THE INSURANCE CONTACT INFORMATION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10103460,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/09/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF A FORD TSB CONCERNING OIL LEAKAGE. HE EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAKAGE FROM THE HEAD GASKET INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10103200,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/06/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 75 MPH SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE, AND THE TIRE FLEW OFF. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10103095,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/18/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/03/2004","vin":"1FMRU17LXXL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"AT THE END OF OCTOBER FUSE TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS BLEW OUT. REPLACED FUSE, AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. REMOVED FUSE, AND OPENED HOOD TO FIND SOURCE OF SMOKE, IT WAS THE BRAKE SWITCH ON TOP OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, WHO REPORTED THAT THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH. 3 WEEKS LATER VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOR 1 HOUR AFTER DRIVING FOR .5 HOURS AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. ALSO, HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE HOLE IN THE HOOD WAS CENTERED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE MIDDLE. INSURED BY PROGRESSIVE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10100942,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/20/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/02/2004","vin":"1FMRU1760XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"VEHICLE: 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. ROBLEM NEARLY CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT: LOSS OF REFLECTIVE SURFACE (SILVER) ON BOTH EXTERIOR REAR-VIEW MIRRORS.*AK THIS VEHICLE PURCHASED IN AUG 1999 HAS DEFECTIVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ARE LOSING THE REFLECTIVE SURFACES, DEVELOPING CRACJS IN THE SILVER BACKING AND ARE BECOMING UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY UNUSAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE, IN FACT UNLIKE MY OTHER CARS (ALL OLDER THAN 1999) THE FORD EXPEDITION HAS BEEN GARAGE-KEPT. WHILE THE LOCAL FORD DEALER INDICATED MY EXPERIENCE WAS UNIQUE, I WOULD BE QUITE SURPRISED IF THIS CONDITION IS NOT AFFECTING OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS TYPE AND WISHED TO FILE A FORMAL SUBMISSION ON THE PROBLEM WITH YOU. THANK YOU. CHARLES MCBREARTY","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10100823,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/30/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/30/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"OIL LEAK FROM RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET. OIL LEAKS ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS IT COULD START A FIRE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10100404,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/23/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT OF MY CYLINDER HEAD WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE READ REPORTS HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME AND IT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE. NO WARNINGS, JUST A $4000 BILL TO HAVE THE HEAD REPLACED. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10100293,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/21/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION,AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ONE OF MY SPARK PLUGS POPPED OUT OF CYLINDER. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10100177,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/10/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/19/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I HAVE RECENTLY DISCOVERED (LOCAL NEWS CAST) THAT A PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED WITH MY 1999 FORD EXPEDTION HAS BEEN REPORTED TO YOU DEPT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON POROBLEM WITH THE FORD EXPEDITION AND F-150'S. THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE @1700.00 WAS CASUED BY A SPARK PLUG SHOOTING OUT OF THE CYLINDER CASUING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND THE NEEDED REPAIRS WERE EXPENSIVE ABD TIME CONSUMING FOR OUR FAMILY NOT TO MENTION THE NEED FOR A RENTAL VEHICLE THAT PUSHED NEARLY 700.00. THANKS FOR YOU RESPONSE TO THIS MATTER GREG JENSEN BURNSVILLE MN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10098854,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/13/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"11/15/2004","vin":"1FMRU1869XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 95,000 MILES. AT 31,000 IT HAD WARRANTY WORK PERFORMED TO REPAIR AN OIL LEAK BETWEEN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND THE BLOCK. THE WARRANTY WORK WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE FIRST TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (011202) DATED 6/12/01. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS THE LEAK AGAIN IN THE SAME AREA. THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN HAS THIS AS THE ISSUE: SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE ROMEO BUILT 4.6L 2V ENGINE OR 5.4L SUPERCHARGED ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL LEAK OR OIL WEEPAGE FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AT THE RIGHT HAND REAR OR THE LEFT HAND FRONT OF THE ENGINE. OIL WEEPAGE IS NOT CONSIDERED DETRIMENTAL TO ENGINE PERFORMANCE OR DURABILITY. AN OIL LEAK MAY BE CAUSED BY METAL CHIP DEBRIS LODGED BETWEEN THE HEAD GASKET AND THE BLOCK, CHIP DEBRIS BETWEEN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND THE HEAD GASKET, OR BY DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD SEALING SURFACE THAT OCCURRED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE NOT A CONSUMER ISSUE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10098836,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/10/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/14/2004","vin":"1FMRU1766XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"RIGHT HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10060488,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/03/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/2004","vin":"1FMRU1864XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"FRANKLY, I NEED YOUR ADVICE ON A MATTER OF GREAT CONCERN I BOUGHT A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION FROM WALDORF FORD IN OCT 2002. RECENTLY I HAD A BREAK DOWN; I HAD THREE SPARK PLUGS BLOW-OUT, YESTERDAY I WAS TOLD THAT THREE CYLINDERS ARE GONE DUE FROM THE DAMAGE OF THE SPARK PLUGS. THE ASSISTANT TEAM MGR SAID IT WOULD COST $6000.00 TO GET A NEW ENGINE OR GET A NEW VEHICLE; I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EARS. THESE TRUCKS ARE LEMONS AND I BELIEVE IT\u0019S TIME THAT FORD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND RECALLS THESE ENGINE. I GUESS THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED. MY TRUCK LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR AND I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED. OTHER NOTED PROBLEMS: THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE STAYS ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE BRAKES PADS AND SHOES ARE WORN OUT AT A HIGHER RATE. *JB *BF *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10099510,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/04/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/05/2004","vin":"1FMRU1764XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED 5 MINUTES. FIRE CENTERED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON DRIVER'S SIDE TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BRAKE SWITCH AT PEDAL HAD BEEN REPLACED 4 MONTHS BEFORE FIRE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10099389,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/06/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/04/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"STEERING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING FRONT TIE ROD SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED A MINOR VEHICLE COLLISON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10098184,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/02/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION.I HAVE HAD 3 SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT OF THE HEADS. 2 DIDN\u0019T TAKE THE THREADS OUT BUT 1 COMPLETELY RIPPED THE THREADS OUT WITH IT. I HAD IT RETAPPED AND A HELOCOIL PUT IN BUT THAT ONLY LASTED ABOUT A MONTH. NOW BEST FORD IS TELLING ME I NEED TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER HEAD AT A COST TO ME OF 2500.00, AND FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT DUE TO THE MILEAGE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO FORDS CUSTOMER RELATION\u0019S CENTER TRYING TO WORK SOMETHING OUT TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF DEFECTIVE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEM. PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE TRUCKS WITH AS LOW AS 25 THOUSAND MILES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10097738,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/25/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"STEERING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND LOST STEERING CONTROL. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED IN. TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TIE ROD BROKE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10096455,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/19/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2004","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT OF CYLINDER HEADS ON THE 5.4 V-8 AND ON THE V-10 MOTORS AS WELL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES AND FORD RECOGNIZES THE PROBLEM. IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE ISSUE, AND MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10096167,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/08/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/21/2004","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAD A TUNE UP DONE AT ROUNDTREE MOORE FORD DEALERSHIP IN LAKE CITY FLORIDA ON 08-11-04. I DROVE MY VEHICLE ON VACATION TO PENNSYLVANI AND WHILE THERE A SPARK PLUG CAME OUT AND DAMAGED THE CYLINDER HEAD AND COIL PACK. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TOP A FORD DEALER IN PENNSYLVANIA (DAVIES FORD CONNELSVILLE PA)AND WAS ADVISED THAT IT APPEARED IT WAS THE FAULT OF THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP. UPON CONTACTING MY DEALERSHIP I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS COMMON WITH THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AT A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR $790.00.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10097217,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2004","vin":"1FMRU1762XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIGHTLY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED TO 95 MPH. THE CONSUMER APPLIED BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO HAD NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED AND WHAT TO DO TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10090027,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/19/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT 8,900 MILES GASKET BLEW. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. AGAIN AT 22, 000 MILES THE GASKET BLEW AGAIN. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. *AK ALL GASKETS HAD BEEN REPLACED. LITTLE WHITE DOT ON HEADLIGHT SWITCH DOESN'T LIGHT UP. SWITCH ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10097182,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/18/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/19/2004","vin":"1FMRU17L4XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD POP WAS HEARD. LATER THERE WERE SEVERAL POPS HEARD, THE OWNER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LOOKED INSIDE AND SAW THAT THE SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN COMPLETELY OUT OF THE HEAD. THE OWNER HAD TO BUY ANOTHER SPARK PLUG AND AN IGNITION COIL. THE NEW SPARK PLUG WOULD NOT GO BACK IN BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS SPARK PLUG STRIPPED THE PLUG AREA WHERE THE NEW PLUG WOULD NOT ENTER. THE OWNER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WOULD COST 3,000.00 TO REPLACE THE HEADS TO KEEP THIS FROM RECURRING. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10091955,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/05/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"BOTH EXTERIOR MIRRORS HAD HAIR LINE CRACKS. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE CRACKS WERE ALSO BLACK IN COLOR. *SC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10091460,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/23/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/12/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"STEERING","summary":"THE CONSUMER WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL TURNED OUTWARD AND FAILED TO MOVE. *JB IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIE ROD END FAILED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10096660,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/12/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE CONSUMER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10090143,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/23/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/28/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH LOCAL MECHANIC, AND TOOK VEHICLE IN. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT RIGHT HEAD GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, A DYE WAS PLACED INTO THE ENGINE, AND AFTER ONE WEEK IT WAS TAKEN BACK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10095405,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/28/2004","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE SILVER BACKING WAS PEEL OFF THE MIRRORS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE MIRRORS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10087203,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"MOISTURE GOT BEHIND THE GLASS OF THE EXTERIOR 'REAR VIEW MIRRORS'; REAR VIEW MIRRORS AND DELAMINATED THE GLASS. THIS REDUCED VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. *AK *TC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10092791,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/20/2004","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN BRAKING BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10091143,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/20/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"1 ENGINE BLEW-100 DEDUCTIBLE 2 ELECTRICAL,LIGHTS WONT GO OFF - 3 ELECTRICAL,RADIO/WINDSHIELD WIPERS INOP-4 TRANSMISSION LEAK-5 TRANSMISSION GOING BAD-6 ALTERNATOR BAD ALL WITHIN A YEAR AND 4 MONTHS, BEEN WALKING MORE THAN RIDING, HAVE NOT ENJOYED TRUCK YET, SCARED TO DRIVE PAST 200 MILES OUT I GOT A REAL LEMON THAT I STILL HAVE TO PAY 535 FOR, I HATE FORD, WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER IF IT WAS FREE, GOING TO IRAQ, BUT ILL BE BACK 4 JUSTICE.... *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10090892,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/05/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"09/13/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO, BOTH MY MIRRORS HAVE BEEN TURNING BLACK AND CRACKING ON THE INSIDE, MWHERE I CANNOT SEE OUT THEM, THEY ARE ALMOST BLACK WITHOUT ANY VIEWING AREA. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10090543,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/07/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2004","vin":"1FMRU1860XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WHILE GETTING ANOIL CHANGE MY MECHANIC NOTICED THAT A CONNECTING STRUT FOR THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR OF MY 1999 FORD EXPED. WAS COMPLETELY MISSING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE SEES A LOT OF THESE MISSING. I IMMEDIATLY WENT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS ONLY A RECALL AT THIS TIME ON THE FORD RANGERS. I HAVE NOW PURCHASED THE PARTS AND REPLACED THEM MYSELF.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10090138,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/31/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/31/2004","vin":"","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERABLE. WHEN DRIVER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10088720,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/25/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/28/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A POP SOUND AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STARTED VIBRATING BADLY. WHEN GOT VEHICLE TO MECHANIC BY TOW TRUCK BECAUSE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER, IT WAS REVEALED TO ME THAT THE SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT THE HEAD OF THE MOTOR. IT WAS THE 3RD PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. MY VEHICLE HAS A COMPLETE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THE WARRANTY COMPANY CLAIMS THAT THIS IS DUE TO A LOOSE SPARK PLUG. THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY PLUGS SUPPOSEDLY YOU DON'T HAVE TO TOUCH THEM FOR 100,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC STATES THAT THIS HAPPENED DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE HEAD BECAUSE HE NOT ONLY SPOKE TO FORD MECHANICS BUT HAS SEEN THIS BEFORE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, UPON RESEARCHING THIS MYSELF I FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM,AT THE SAME EXACT SITE ON THE MOTOR. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD OF THE MOTOR AND MY WARRANTY COMPANY SHOULD FIX MY TRUCK BECAUSE THIS IS A COVERED ITEM IT IS THE ENGINE BLOCK THAT MALFUNCTIONED , NOT THE SPARK PLUG!!!! PLEASE HELP BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10088714,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/06/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/27/2004","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 1999 FORD EXPEDITION AND HAVE FOUND THAT THE SIGNAL MIRRORS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE ADHESIVE THAT FORD USED ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE MIRROR GLASS IS EATING AWAY THE SILVER REFLECTIVE SURFACE. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ON OUR TEST DRIVE AND CAN TELL YOU THAT WITH THE RIGHT ANGLE OF THE SUN HITTING THOSE MIRRORS ,YOU CANNOT SEE OUT OF THEM. FORD OFFERED TO REPLACE THEM FOR ABOUT $180.00EA. PLUS $30.00 TO INSTALL. I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD BE FORCED TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT AND NOT THE CONSUMER BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. THANKS FOR LISTENING,RICK. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10083183,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/02/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/02/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"REAR AXEL SEAL LEAK CAUSED BY WEAR OF AXEL SURFACE AT BEARING. VEHILCE ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES. THIS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF AXEL PER DEALER ($600.) IT WAS STATED BY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM TO EXPEDITIONS. *AK VEHILCE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT OR BETTER THAN MFG SPECIFICATIONS. LEAKING SEALS COULD LEAD TO FAILURE OF AXEL OR DIFFERENTIAL DUE TO LOSS OF LUBRICANT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10082457,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/16/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/22/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"DEFECTIVE TIRES, RESULTING IN NEED FOR REPLACEMENT HAD TREAD SEPERATION FROM STEEL BELTS ON ALL FOUR TIRES MANUFACTURER ID ON TIRES (3) 4BCUC6WR1201, (1) 4BCUC6WR3900. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER RTS","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10081175,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/14/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/16/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AFTER TRAVELING 2000 MILES ON A TRIP, MOSTLY ON CRUISE CONTROL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND LUNGED FROM 1ST INTO 3RD. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10074248,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/25/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/25/2004","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CONSUMER STATED THEY HEARD A POP AND PULLED OVER ON THE SERVICE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD SHREDDED COMPLETELY. SHE SAID HER HUSBAND CHANGED THE TIRE. SHE TRIED TO GET A REPLACEMENT FOR THE SHREDDED TIRE, SHE WAS TOLD NO, BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT ON RECALL. THE TIRE WAS AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P265/70 R 17 WHICH HAD ABOUT 20,680 MILES ON THEM. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY SINCE THE TIRE BLEWOUT DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. *NM *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FIRESTONE","productModel":"WILDERNESS AT","size":null,"manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10078782,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/05/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/25/2004","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"DRIVER SIDE SIGNAL MIRROR'S REFLECTIVE SURFACE HAS DETERIORATED - DEVELOPING DARK SPOTS DUE TO CHROME PLATING DELAMINATION. FORD DOESN'T WANT TO FIX IT - HOWEVER, THIS PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *AK MIRRORS ARE NOT WEARABLE ITEMS LIKE BRAKE PADS. HAVING A MIRRORS SURFACE DETERIORATE ON IT'S OWN IS A MANUFACTURING/DESIGN FAILURE. FORD HAS NOTED THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN LIST (NOTED BELOW) SO THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, YET REFUSE TO REPLACE THE MIRROR - INSTEAD WANTING TO CHARGE $310 FOR THE PART + INSTALLATION. MIRRORS ARE A SAFETY DEVICE, ESPECIALLY IN A LARGE VEHICLE LIKE THE THE FORD EXPEDITION - USING DEFECTIVE PARTS - ACKNOWLEDGING SAID PARTS AND THAN REFUSING TO REPLACE THEM IS INEXCUSABLE. THIS EXACT PROBLEM IS NOTED BY FORD VIA A TSB - TEXT OF TSB BELOW: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKE : FORD MODEL : EXPEDITION YEAR : 1999 SERVICE BULLETIN NUM : 00189 DATE OF BULLETIN: SEP 04, 2000 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 618602 COMPONENT: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES SUMMARY: CONCERNS WITH THE SIGNAL MIRROR REFLECTIVE SURFACE DETERIORATING OVER TIME, DEVELOPING DARK SPOTS DUE TO CHROME PLATING DELAMINATION. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10078477,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/15/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/19/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I PURCHASED MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION USED, WITH 50,140 MILES ON IT. I ALSO PURCHASED AN ESP WARRANTY PLAN. MY ENGINE ALWAYS HAD A KNOCK WHEN COLD.I THOUGHT THAT WAS \"NORMAL\". ON THE WEEK OF APRIL 12TH, THE ENGINE KNOCK BECAME SEVERE AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN USING MORE OIL THAN USUAL. I BROUGHT IT TO JOHNSON FORD FOR REPAIR. MY SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY, I HAD THE BEST WARRANTY PLAN THERE IS, AND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 5.4 ENGINES.HE EVEN TOLD ME THAT HE SPENDS MUCH TIME CALLING IN SIMILIAR CLAIMS. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS \"SPUN ROD BEARINGS\". AFTER TWO WEEKS, MY CLAIM WAS \"DENIED\", AND I REMOVED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER A $6400.00 ESTIMATE FOR A NEW MOTOR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A REPUTABLE INDEPENDENT, AND HAD TO PURCHASE A USED MOTOR FOR MY FORD. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT DEFECTS IN THE 5.4 LTR ENGINE. I FIND IT VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE SPENT $1100.00 ON A RENTAL CAR, $4300.00 ON REPAIRS, AND $335.00 TO JOHNSON FORD TO TELL ME THAT MY ENGINE FAILED. (I KNEW THAT WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN!) IN ADDITION TO THAT, I SPENT $2395.00 ON AN ESP WARRANTY THAT WAS OF NO USE TO ME. JOHNSON FORD IS CLAIMING THAT MY ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. MOBILE TECH (THE INDEPENDENT) HAS STATED THAT MY ENGINE WAS SLUDGE FREE, AND THAT THEIR OPINION IS THAT IS WAS NOT LACK OF MAINTENANCE. I HAVE WRITTEN AT LEAST 20 LETTERS TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE BBB, AND DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY SINCE APRIL 30TH AND AM GETTING NO ANSWERS OR SATISFACTION. THE MOTOR REMAINS AT MOBILE TECH AS I HAVE REQUESTED AN EXAMINATION, AGAIN, FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. TO DATE, I HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY DENIED MY REQUEST.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10076128,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/07/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/11/2004","vin":"1FMRU17L4XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE TIRE TO FALL OFF FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SPARE TIRE CABLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10074841,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/30/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/05/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES","summary":"OUR LOCKED VEHICLE WAS BROKEN INTO AND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY WAS STOLEN WITH NO APPARENT FORCED ENTRY. WHEN WE SPOKE TO A POLICE OFFICER WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IN WHICH A SMALL SCREWDRIVER CAN BE INSERTED UNDER THE KEYLESS ENTRY DOOR LOCK AND POP OPEN THE DOOR LOCKS. WHEN WE INSPECTED FURTHER, WE DID FIND A SMALL DENT AND GOUGED OUT PAINT FROM APPARENT USE OF A SCREWDRIVER. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY OF 2004. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY SERVICE BULLETINS PERTAINING TO THIS AND SHOULD THE DEALERSHIP HAVE RECTIFIED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PUTTING IT BACK OUT ON THE MARKET?*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10064610,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/04/2004","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL ON THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS FADED AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED (7-99)THE MIRROR WAS REPLACED. IN 2003 THE MIRRORS WERE REPLACED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEREFORE THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10072880,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/19/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/19/2004","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION HAD FAILURE OF THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR LINKS. AFTER CHECKING ON INTERNET I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 1997-1998 FORDS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I CHECKED WITH TWO DEALERS, FORD & MERCURY IN MY TOWN AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING A CONSIDERABLY HIGHER NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THE STABILIZER BAR LINKS EVEN NOW. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THAT THEY CAN'T HELP WITH THE PROBLEM AS THERE IS NOTHING IN THEIR DATA BASE REF. THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10072569,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/13/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/13/2004","vin":"1FMRU1767XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"IN DEC OF 2003 WE HAD A SPARK PLUG FOUL OUT, NOW 6 MONTHS LATER WE ARE INFORMED THAT WE HAD A RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET BLOWN AND A POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10072467,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2004","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THERE IS NO REFLECTIVE MATERIAL LEFT. I AM UNABLE TO USE THE MIRROR, CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE. FORD DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE/REPAIR AS CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED. WILL COST $300 TO $400 TO HAVE FIXED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10072470,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/06/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING TO MYRTLE BEACH I HEARD A LOUD BANG UNDER THE HOOD.I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A FORD DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD.I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN THIS HAPPENS.FORD SAID THEY WILL DO NOTHING AND IT WILL COST ME 3600.00 TO FIX THIS. WHO SAYS EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE HEAD IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN. I AM DISGUSTED WITH THE WHOLE THING. I THINK FORD SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10068488,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/05/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/08/2004","vin":"1FMRU17L8XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I HEARD A BUMP IN THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE MY SPARE TIRE BOUNCING OFF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ROLLING DOWN THE STREET. IF I HAD BEEN GOING AT A FASTER RATE OF SPEED, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF NOT KILLED. I STOPPED TO RETRIEVE THE TIRE WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CABLE HOLDING THE TIRE HAD JUST SNAPPED. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL THEY SAID THERE HAD NOT, BUT THEY COULD SELL ME A REPLACEMENT FOR $78. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT MONEY, IT'S ABOUT A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT FORD NEEDS TO FIX. AS I SAID BEFORE, \"SOMEONE CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THIS PROBLEM\". CAN YOU LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM? THANKS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10068209,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/03/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2004","vin":"1FMRU1762XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I OWN THE INFAMOUS 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH THE HEAD GASKET OIL LEAK. THOUGH I LOVED THIS CAR FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED IT NEW UP UNTIL THE TIME AT 50,000 MILES THE OIL STARTED TO LEAK. IT IS WELL MAINTAINED AND BABIED, SO FOR SOMETHING AS SERIOUS AS THIS TO HAPPEN TO ALL OF US WHO OWN THESE VEHICLES DISAPPOINTS ME. FORD WOULD ONLY PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR, BUT I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE PROBLEM.A HEAD GASKET BLOWING? THE HEADS ARE ALSO DEFECTIVE FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. THAT IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE REPAIR. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT WAS INSTALLED DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH. I GUESS I WILL CONTINUE TO STUFF A RAG UP UNDER THE LEAK UNTIL FORD FEELS LIKE TAKING REPONSIBILITY FOR ITS FAILURES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10071730,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"04/28/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WHILE DRIVING DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH MIRRORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10065920,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/31/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/11/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"#3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT AT 67,000 MILES. ORIGINAL PLUGS FROM MANUFACTURE WITH ALL FACTORY PARTS. SPOKE WITH SEVERAL FORD MECHANICS AND OTHERS WHO HAVE EXTENSIVE WORK ON THIS PROBLEM. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES NO DESIGN ERRORS. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL FORD OWNERS WITH THE 5.4 L V8 AND THE V10 ENGINE AND ON OCCASION WITH 4.6L V8. THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE A DESIGN FLAW THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10065943,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/05/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/11/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE REAR END WITH A LOUD BUMPING NOISE. MUCH LIKE A 4X4 IN A HARD TURN. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE PROBLEM FOUR OTHER TIMES AND THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH SOMETHING HAPPENING TO THE AXLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 56K MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE ALSO LURCHES FORWARD ON START UP. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10065903,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/10/2004","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"PURCHASED A NEW SET OF YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER AT TIRES SIZE 265/70/17 MOUNTED ON 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. TIRES WERE ROTATED WITH EVERY OIL CHANGE, AND AFTER 17,000 MILES HAVE COMPLETELY WORN OUT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"YOKOHAMA","productModel":"ALL SEASON RADIAL","size":null,"manufacturer":"YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO. LTD."}]},{"odiNumber":10065262,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/16/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/30/2004","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"CONSUMER STATES TIRES SIDEWALL IS CRACKING WITHOUT WARNING. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"WRANGLER RTS","size":null,"manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10063756,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/10/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2004","vin":"1FMRU1861XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"FAULTY TRANSMISSION ON 1999 FORD EXPEDITION XLT 4X4. 31,000 MILES, NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO TIME. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10063770,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/26/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"LINK ASSEMBLY ON STABILIZER BAR BROKEN ON BOTH FRONT RIGHT AND FRONT LEFT AND TOTALLY MISSING. OCCASIONAL \"THUMPING\" NOISE UNDER FRONT END WARRANTED FURTHER INSPECTION AND THAT WAS WHEN THE LINKAGES WERE FOUND TO BE MISSING. FORD SERVICE DEPT. SAID THIS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY? VEHICLE ONLY HAD 59.6K MILES. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10063830,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2004","vin":"1FMRU17L4XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION. BOTH EXTERIOR MIRRORS (WITH INTEGRATED RED TURN SIGNAL CHEVRON) DELAMINATED LOST REFLECTIVE COATING ON BACK OF MIRROR. HAVE CONTACTED FORD DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND CONTACTED FORD CONSUMER SERVICES. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE ISSUE BUT WOULD NOT TELL ME WHAT IT CONTAINED. THE VEHICLE HAD 55,000 MILES AND NOW HAS 65,000 MILES. QUOTED $169 PER MIRROR TO REPLACE MIRROR GLASS OR $400 PER MIRROR FOR COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. THE MIRROR WAS MANUFACTURED BY MUTH AND I CONTACTED THEM. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND HAD A UPGRADE KIT TO PROVIDE NEW MIRRORS GLASS FOR $216 DELIVERED TO MY DOOR. I PAID A BODY SHOP $65 FOR REPAIRS. I AM HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE LIKE SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS, ETC. I WILL SHIP THE OLD MIRRORS TO YOU AT MY EXPENSE FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10062732,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/16/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/21/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE IDLING LOUDER THAN NORMAL. NEEDED A VALVE ASY-IDLE AIR CONTROL. I KNOW 3 PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR EXPEDITION AND THEY HAD THE WORK DONE IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10063537,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/12/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. HOWEVER, OIL LEAK RECURRED. CURRENTLY, DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT ENGINE HEAD WAS WHOPPING AND CAUSING THE OIL TO LEAK.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10062380,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/15/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2004","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"3OF3 - BRIDGESTONE DUALER AT T9802 D693AZ P265/70R16 SET OF 4 PURCHASED 2/2/2001 - THIS TIRE SN? ENLJ JLD0700. FAILURE OCCURRED @ 37 MONTHS AND 39000 MILES AFTER PURCHASE. NO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, 1/4\" TREAD DEPTH, TIRES INFLATED TO MFG SPEC, 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 2WD 4.6L. THIS IS 3OF4 TIRES TO FAIL. PURCHASED A SET OF MICHELIN LTX M/S 3/16/04... SR-101 NORTHBOUND (WEST PHOENIX) END OF A TRIP FROM SAN DIEGO, 10PM, AIRTEMP 78F, DRY, SPEED=65 MPH. GRADUAL INCREASE IN \"SHAKE\" AND STEERING GETTING \"SQUIRRELY\". FELT THIS BEFORE! WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD BEFORE A CATASTROPHIC TREAD SEPARATION OF THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OCCURRED. WAS ABLE TO LIMP HOME @ 30 MPH. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"BRIDGESTONE","productModel":"DUELER AT","size":null,"manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10062377,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/19/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2004","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"1OF3 - BRIDGESTONE DUALER AT T9802 D693AZ P265/70R16 SET OF 4 PURCHASED 2/2/2001 - THIS TIRE SN UNKNOWN. FAILURE OCCURRED @ 31 MONTHS AND 33000 MILES AFTER PURCHASE. NO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, 3/8\" TREAD DEPTH, TIRES INFLATED TO MFG SPEC, 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 2WD 4.6L. THIS IS 1OF4 TIRES TO FAIL. I-10 EASTBOUND, 60 MILES SOUTH (EAST) OF PHOENIX, 5PM, AIRTEMP 105F, DRY, SPEED=75 MPH. 15 SECONDS OF \"SHAKE\" PRECEDED A CATASTROPHIC TREAD SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF CAR SUFFERED BODY DAMAGE, EXCEPT FOR THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER. AS OF 3/16/04, CURRENTLY UNDER SUBROGATION VIA ST. FARM. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"BRIDGESTONE","productModel":"DUELER AT","size":null,"manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10062378,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2004","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"2OF3 - BRIDGESTONE DUALER AT T9802 D693AZ P265/70R16 SET OF 4 PURCHASED 2/2/2001 - THIS TIRE SN? ENLJ JLD2100. FAILURE OCCURED @ 37 MONTHS AND 38KMILES AFTER PURCHASE. NO UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, 1/4\" TREAD DEPTH, TIRES INFLATED TO MFG SPEC, 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 2WD 4.6L. THIS IS 2OF4 TIRES TO FAIL. I-10 WESTBOUND, 20 MILES WEST OF PHOENIX, 2PM, AIRTEMP 92F, DRY, SPEED=75MPH. GRADUAL INCREASE IN \"SHAKE\" AND STEERING GETTING \"SQUIRRELY\". WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD BEFORE A CATASTROPHIC TREAD SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OCCURED. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"BRIDGESTONE","productModel":"DUELER AT","size":null,"manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10062247,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/14/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/15/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET ON OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WAS REPLACED DUE TO LEAKING OIL, BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. NOW A YEAR LATER, WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. ON THE FREEWAY, A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE SAME RIGHT CYLINDER. THE LOUD NOISE AND CLATTER CAUSED A KNEE JERK RESPONSE,ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE IS NOW ONLY 46,000. WE FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING AND RECALL THESE 5.4 L ENGINES WITH THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEADS AND AND REPLACE THEM WITH A BETTER DESIGN WITH SAFETY IN MIND. IF YOU CHECK OTHER CONSUMER COMPAINTS, YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLETED INCIDENT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10061702,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/25/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/09/2004","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10060104,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2004","vin":"1FMRU1762XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"RIGHT SIDE OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10060009,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/28/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2004","vin":"1FMRU1762XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I PURCHASED A 1999 EXPEDITON. AND SHORTLY AFTER BUYING IT NOTICE A TAPPING NOISE THAT GOES AWAY AFTER ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES OF WARM UP. I BELIEVE THER IS OTHER PROBLEMS CAUSING THIS. MY MAJOR COMPLAINT IS WITH THE CONSTANT OIL LEAK ON THE RIGHTHAND SIDE HEAD GASKET. THE IS A CONSTANT LEAK OF OIL DOWN ONT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CATALYST CONVERTER,CAUSING A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. I HAVE READ OF OVER 53 OTHER COMPALINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND QUESTION WHY FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO ECONOMICS, I FEEL THE ARE QUICK TO FIX SMALL PROBLEMS I.E... TRAILER HITCHES AND WIRING PROBLEMS, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO A KNOWN MANF. DEFECT IN THESE PARTICULAR ENGINES FORD IS NOT WILLING TO STAND BEHIND THERE WORK. IWOULD LIKE TO SEE N.H.T.S.A FORCE FORD TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IF PEOPLE ARE SPENDING OVER 25,000 FOR A VEHICLE THEY SHOULD HAVE THE PIECE AND MIND THAT THEIR FAMILIES WILL LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO PAY OFF THE VEHICLE. MY POINT IS THAT I AM A U.S. MARINE AND MY LIFE IS AT DANGER WHENEVER WE GO OFF TO WAR AND ITS A POSSIABILTY THAT MY LIFE CAN BE ENDED BY A SINGLE BULLET, AND I AM WILLING TO MAKE THAT SACARFICE. BUT I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE ASK TO DIE IN MY VEHICLE ON THE OPEN ROADS IN THE LAND OF THE FREE. THE WAY I SEE IT FORD IS WILLING TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS BY NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIABITY OF THIS KNOWN DEFECT. BUT MY WIFE, 5 YEAR OLD DAUGTER, 3 YEAR OLD SON, AND 2 YEAR OLD SON SHOULD MEAN ALOT MORE THAN $1800- $5000 SAVED BY THEM NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. AND IF THEY STILL REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM LETS JUST SEND ALL THE IRAQI'S AND TERRORIST A FREE 99 FORD EXPEDITON THAT SHOULD SOLVE OUR WAR ON TERRORISM... NOT SO RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, GUNNERY SERGEANT UNITED STATES MARINES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10058898,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/24/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2004","vin":"1FMRU1760XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO, I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL/OIL LEAK IN MY 1999 EXPEDITION. I PROMPTLY TOOK IT IN TO MY MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAD A LEAKING HEAD GASKET (THIS ENGINE HAS ONLY 46,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED). I SPENT MANY HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH FORD, BUT WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT HELP. FEELING STUCK, I WENT AHEAD AND AUTHORIZED MY MECHANIC TO GO AHEAD AND FIX THE HEAD GASKET AT OUR EXPENSE (OF NEARLY $2000)! UNFORTUNATELY, THIS NIGHTMARE ONLY GOT WORSE! YESTERDAY, MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT WHILE TEARING DOWN THE ENGINE TO GET TO THE HEAD GASKET, HE DETERMINED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAS WORN CLEAR INTO THE GUIDES/TENSIONERS. HE (AND 2 OTHER QUALIFIED MECHANICS) HAVE STATED THAT THERE IS NO EXPLANATION FOR THIS OTHER THAN DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING. THERE IS NOTHING I COULD HAVE DONE TO HAVE CAUSED THIS. THE COST TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $1500, NOW PUTTING MY TOTAL AT NEARLY $3500! BOTH THE MECHANIC AND I SPENT MUCH OF YESTERDAY ON THE TELEPHONE (YET AGAIN) WITH FORD, BUT THEY ARE STILL REFUSING TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE FAULTY ENGINES! IT SICKENS ME THAT THEY CAN CHARGE $40,000 FOR A VEHICLE, THEN NOT BE MADE TO STAND BEHIND THEM! I HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY AMAZED AT HOW MANY OTHER REPORTS I AM READING (HERE AND ELSEWHERE) ABOUT THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING WITH THE HEAD GASKETS. WHY HASN'T FORD BEEN REQUIRED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? THIS EXPEDITION WAS MY \"DREAM\" CAR THAT I SAVED 2 YEARS TO BUY. I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH THAT DREAM CAR HAS TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE!! PLEASE MAKE FORD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE DEFECTIVE ENGINES!!*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10058774,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/23/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/23/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"FOLLW UP ON LETTER DATED OCT. 7, 2002 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. NVS-216, MEK, REF. # 567329. NO COMPONENTS MENTIONED. THE CONSUMER CALLED INTO THE HOTLINE TO INDICATE THAT THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A SNAPPED INTAKE VALVE THAT WAS LAYING AGAINST THE PISTON. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10053710,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/19/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/19/2004","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *AK *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10058470,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/14/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/19/2004","vin":"1FMRU17LXXL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"BOTH EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE DISCOLORED AND DETERIORATING, IMAGES ARE BADLY DISTORDED. POOR VISIBILITY. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH THEY SAY DOES NOT COVER IT. OWNERS RESPONDSIBILITY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10059348,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/19/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THE LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SNAPPED IN HALF WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BALL JOINTS. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10058411,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/12/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/18/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WE BOUGHT A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER ALMOST A YEAR AGO. THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT WE NOTICED A BURNT OIL SMELL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD GASKET. NOW ALMOST A YEAR LATER, WE BLEW A SPARK PLUG AND NEED A NEW HEAD. DEALER SAYS THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND HEAD ARE NOT RELATED???? I WAS TOLD THAT THIS CAR HAS THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF ALUMINUM HEADS..I WANT THE DEALER TO REPLACE IT, I AM WILLING TO PAY MORE FOR A NEW ONE, BUT I AM NOT WILLING TO REPAIR IT AND TAKE A LOSS! HELP!!*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10058334,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/18/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/17/2004","vin":"1FMRU1766XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION ARE TURNING BLACK FROM THE INSIDE. THE RIGHT MIRROR IS ALMOST TOTALLY UNUSABLE DUE TO THE DISCOLORATION. THE LEFT MIRROR IS ALMOST TO THAT POINT AND IS BECOMING WORSE EACH DAY. I HAVE BEEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS AND WHILE THEY AGREE THAT THEY HAVE SEEN OTHER EXPEDITIONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, FORD DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THEM SINCE THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL. THE COST FOR REPLACING BOTH MIRRORS IS IN EXCESS OF $600. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY, MIRRORS ARE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 4-5 YEARS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. THE CONDITION STARTED OCCURRING IN THE FALL OF 2002 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SINCE THAT TIME, THE MIRRORS HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10058358,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/17/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/17/2004","vin":"1FMRU1766XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND NEW HEATER CORE 2 TIMES WITHIN 2 MONTHS. THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN WITHIN ONE MONTH OF LAST REPAIR(3RD). THE FLOORING IS RUINED DUE TO EXCESSIVE ANTI FREEZE LEAKS INSIDE VEHICLE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10056650,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/05/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"FRONT STALBILIZER LINKS BROKE ON 1999 EXPEDITION. *AK *CB *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10056223,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/27/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD WARPED, REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, FORD AND DEALER REFUSED TO COVER. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10055859,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/12/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/27/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"STEERING","summary":"WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE TIE ROD FELL OFF DUE TO CORROSION. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10055660,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/17/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/22/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IN 1999, FORD, EXPEDITION. EVERY TIME ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON VEHICLE HESITATED/SHOOK. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10054460,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/18/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/19/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH, A HEARD A NOISE WHICH AT FIRST FELT LIKE SOMETHING CAUGHT IN THE FAN, BUT WAS ALTER DETERMINED THAT A SPARK PLUG #2 PASSENGER SIDE HAD BLOWN OUT AND BROKEN OFF THE COIL CAUSING CONTACT WITH THE 2 FUEL RAIL. I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST FORD TRITON ENGINE OWNERS AND THE ALUMINUM HEAD IS INADEQUATE IN KEEPING THE SPARK PLUGS INTACT AFTER 50, 00 MILES OR SO DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, FORD HAS RE-DESIGNED THE HEAD ON NEWER MODELS, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. I FEEL THAT A RECALL IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THE COIL CAN DAMAGE THE FUEL LINE AND THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *CB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10053858,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/12/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WHILE WASHING THE VEHICLE THE BACK WINDOW BLEW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10053697,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/20/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/08/2004","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED. AS A RESULT, THE REAR END WAS DAMAGED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GENERAL","productModel":"950165","size":null,"manufacturer":"GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10052537,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/29/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"01/06/2004","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE REARVIEW MIRRORS ON MY 1999 EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION. I NOTICED BEFORE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT THAT THEY BEGAN TO SHOW BLACK SPOTS. THE MAINTANCE DEPARTMENT AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP BRUSHED IT OFF AS NO BIG DEAL. AFTER MY WARRANTY RAN OUT, I AGAIN TOLD THE MAINTANCE DEPARTMENT THAT THE MIRRORS WERE WORSENING. NOW AFTER A FEW YEARS HAVE PASSED, AND SPEAKING TO OTHER OWNERS OF THAT SPECIFIC MODEL, THE MIRRORS ARE UNUSEABLE. I FEEL THAT THE MIRRORS ARE A DEFECT OF THE MANUFACTORERS AND THINK THEY SHOULD BE THE ONE TO REPLACE THEM. I HAVE BEEN QUOTED A PRICE OF $400. / MIRROR FOR REPLACEMENT ON MY PART. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND RESPOND TO ME.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10051508,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/02/2004","vin":"1FMRU17L2XL","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"BOTH EXTERNAL REAR VIEW MIRRORS WITH BUILT-IN TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS HAVE LOST TEH REFLECTIVE SURFACE. IT SEEMS THAT TEH 'SILVERING' ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE MIRROR HAS PEELED OFF. NIGHT VISIBILITY IS NEAR ZERO. DAYTIME IS NOT MUCH BETTER. THE DEFECT HAS RESULTED IN A COUPLE NEAR MISSES WITH RESPECT TO AN ACCIDENT. FORD WILL NOT COVER UNDER (EXTENDED) WARRANTY. I REPORTED IT IN 2001 .*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10051514,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/26/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"01/02/2004","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"SPARE TIRE FELL OFF VEHICLE. THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE BROKE LETTING THE SPARE TIRE FALL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND BOUNCING AROUND ON THE ROAD.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10051407,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/31/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L ENGINE, WHILE DRIVUNG THE VEHICLE ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE BUT WOUN'T ADMIT IT. I THINK IT IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM AND FORD SURE REALIZE IT . IF YOU COULD DO ANYTHING FOR ME AND UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT PURCHASED THIS PIECE OF JUNK PLEASE EMAIL ME THANKS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10051353,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/30/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW #3 SPARG PLUG OUT OF HEAD","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10051128,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/26/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/26/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION - SIGNIFICANT OIL LEAK IN THE RIGHT HEAD GASKET. THERE IS A CURRENT SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10049690,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/11/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/13/2003","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE TRUCK WILL NOT START, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS POWER. AFTER WAITING A FEW HOURS IT STARTS UP WITHOUT A PROBLEM. IT MAY RUN FINE FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEN HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS FOR DAYS ON END. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN A MONTH NOW. CALLED THREE DEALERSHIPS AND WAS FORCED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP (TWO HOURS AWAY). THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN AT THE DEALERSHIP, WAS NOT LOGGED ON THE COMPUTER AND WAS CHARGED $100.00 TO DO NOTHING. I HAVE HEARD FROM NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ALARM SYSTEM (THAT DOES NOT LOG PROBLEMS ON THE COMPUTER) THAT IS UNDER WARRANTY. HAVE CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. AFTER NUMEROUS TIMES OF LACK OF STARTING, THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT WE NEEDED TO LEAVE THE TRUCK WITH THEM FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (THREE TO FOUR DAYS).*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10049494,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/09/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/09/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION, V8 TRITON 4.6 LITER ENGINE WITH 68,700 MILES HAS OIL LEAK. INSPECTION AT DEALERSHIP DETERMINED HEAD GASKETS NEED REPLACING WITH ESTIMATED COST OF $1200.00 TO $1500.00. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND MAINTAINCE WAS MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE. A VEHICLE REQUIRING THIS TYPE INVESTMENT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE REPAIRS OF THIS TYPE AT 68,000 MILES. A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10050104,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2003","vin":"1FMTU18L3XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE SPARKS PLUGS BLEW OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10049069,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/28/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"12/02/2003","vin":"1FMRU1769XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CONTINUING OIL LEAK ON A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION FROM THE HEAD GASKET. HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 14,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW IT IS LEAKING AGAIN AT 37,000 MILES. FORD MUST PERFORM A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10047355,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/22/2003","vin":"2T1CG22P9XC","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE MIRROR COATING ON THE BACK OF THE SIDE MIRRORS ON MY FORD EXPEDITION IS COMING OFF & HAS BEEN SINCE JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. IT MAKES USING THE MIRRORS QUESTIONABLE AT BEST. IT LOOKS LIKE THE MIRROR WAS SANDBLASTED FROM BEHIND. *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10044396,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/07/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/19/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE MIRRORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE DELAMINATING WHICH MADE SEEING IN THEM IMPOSSIBLE. THE DEALER INSISTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *PH *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10048279,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/02/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/19/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ON THE VEHICLE ARE BECOMING UNUSABLE. THE REFLECTIVE BACKING ON THE MIRRORS ARE SLOWLY TURNING A MOTTLED BLACK FOR SOME REASON. ALSO , REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORE OUT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10038399,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"11/05/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH IT'S ELECTRONIC FUNCTION AS STATED IN RECALL 00V 072 000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *SCC *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10045380,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/29/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"11/04/2003","vin":"1FMRU1868XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"1999 FORD EXPEDITION: 4.6 SOHC EAD GASKET LEAKS OIL FIXED TWICE STILL LEAKS. MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED ONCE,DOE'S NOT WORK AGAIN. EXPEDITION HAS ROUGH IDLE ,NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIX. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10044818,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/10/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/27/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE LAMINATION ON BOTH EXTERIOR MIRRORS IS TURNING BLACK. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. CONSUMER CAN BARELY SEE ANYTHING THROUGH THESE MIRRORS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10032498,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/08/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/21/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD THE NOISE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $5000. *JB VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO LEARNED THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF A \"SCORED CYLINDER.\" CONSUMER WAS ADVISED FORD WOULD PAY FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIR. CONSUMER FELT THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ROUTINELY MAINTAINED, FORD SHOULD COVER THE ENTIRE PORTION. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE OFFER WAS NON-NEGOTIABLE. *PH *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10044018,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2003","vin":"","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"IN THE ROW BEHIND THE FRONT SEAT MIDDLE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS IN THE LOCK MODE AND WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALER INSISTS THAT RETRACTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10039706,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/12/2003","vin":"1FMRU17L8XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ON BOTH SIDES ARE TURNING BLACK. CONSUMER CAN BARELY SEE OUT OF THEM. A TECHNICAL ADVISEMENT WAS ISSUED, #00-18-09, BY FORD IN REFERENCE TO DELAMINATION OF SIGNAL MIRRORS. *AK *TS *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10041559,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/09/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"10/09/2003","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"FORD 1999 EXPEDITION ; ESTIMATED FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT $1,899.67 + TAX TO OVERHAUL REAR AXLE. LOUD ROARING SOUND FROM REAR WHEELS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, WHICH SOUND INCREASES IN PITCH WITH FASTER SPEEDS. *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10041250,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/30/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2003","vin":"1FMRU17L0XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"FIRE HAZARD! MANUFACTURERS DEFECT CAUSES HEAD GASKET FAILURE RESULTING IN SEVERE PRESSURIZED OIL LEAK ONTO HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CREATING A DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10039437,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/24/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"09/24/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"EXTERIOR MIRRORS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE TURNING BLACK AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10039717,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/13/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKS OIL BADLY. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET AND IT NEEDS REPLACEMENT AGAIN.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10037934,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/28/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/29/2003","vin":"","components":"WHEELS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH REAR WHEEL FELL OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10034394,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/22/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/22/2003","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT 70 PH FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TIRES DEVELOPED A BIG BLISTER OF 9 INCHES IN EACH TIRE. GENERAL, GRABBER AW, SIZE P255/70R16, DOT A3CU441458, DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GENERAL","productModel":"GENERAL","size":null,"manufacturer":"GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10033141,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/19/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/19/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE PROBLEMS, I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 4X4 USED DEC. 21 2002, IN FEB 2003 I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM, HAD TO HAVE THAT REPAIRED, AFTER THAT WAS REPAIRED WHILE STILL IN THE SHOP THE MECHANIC COULDN'T GET IT TO RUN SMOOTH. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MISSING AND WAS BARELY RUNNING, IT WOULD HARDLY TAKE OFF AND ONCE YOU GOT ROLLING IT WOULD SPIT AND SPUTTER AND CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I FINALLY GOT IT BACK 2 WEEKS LATER, WHEN I ASKED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS I WAS GIVEN THE RESPONSE, WE DON'T KNOW WE JUST REPLACED PARTS UNTIL IT WAS RUNNING SMOOTH? WHAT KIND OF ANSWER WAS THAT? NOW HERE IT IS AUG 2003 AND THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING! I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID YEP SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE GOT EITHER A BAD BEARING OR SOME KIND OF ROD WAS BAD???? HELLO???? THEN I WAS TOLD TO BRING IN BACK IN A FEW DAYS THAT THEY COULDNT INSPECT IT COMPLETELY AT THE MOMENT. THEN I WAS TOLD NOT TO BE DRIVING IT, OK HOW DO I GET IT HOME IF I CANT DRIVE IT? HOW DO I GET IT BACK IN A FEW DAYS IF I CANT DRIVE IT? I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS PIECE OF JUNK, WHY SHOULD I PAY $20,000 FOR A VEHICLE AND HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $5,000 IN 6 MONTHS JUST TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN? WHATS UP WITH FORD? ARE THEY SO HARD UP FOR MONEY THAT THEY HAVE TO SHAFT THEIR CUSTOMERS? WAY TO GO FORD!! KEEP UP THE SHAFTY WORK WE ALL (CUSTOMERS) LIKE TO PAY $20,000 + FOR A HUNK OF JUNK THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING MONEY INTO. I CANT BELIEVE IM PAYING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT I CANT EVEN DRIVE, THAT REALLY SUCKS. TO BAD THERE ISN'T ANYBODY THAT CAN MAKE FORD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THOSE BAD MOTORS AND ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS THEY ARE HAVING, YES I WORK EVERYDAY TO PAY FOR THIS LEMON VEHICLE AND WHATS EVEN WORSE IS THAT I HAVE TO BUM A RIDE TO WORK, NOW THATS SAD WITH A NICE EXPENSIVE VEHICLE SITTING IN MY GARAGE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10022762,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2003","vin":"1FMRU1764XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"A \"SPACER\" WITHIN THE DIFFERENTIAL DISINTEGRATED, AND CAUSED THE DIFFERENTIAL TO SHIFT WHICH RESULTED IN A REAR WHEEL LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. *AK THE UNIT WAS COMPLETELY SEALED FOR NO REASON. THERE WAS NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATED. AS THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE CARRIER BEARING WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND CAUSED THE RING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE PINION GEAR AND DESTROYED ALL OF THE REAR AXLE COMPONENTS. *SCC *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10022804,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS HAD BLACK LINES AND SPECKS IN THEM. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT ALL THE VEHICLES WERE LIKE THAT. NOW, SOME YEARS LATER, THE BLACK FILM ON THE BACK OF THE GLASS STARTED WRINKLING AND THE BLACK SPECKS BECAME WORSE. THIS DEFECT HAS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. *AK *PH *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10030939,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/06/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/06/2003","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"SHIFTER CABLE BROKE. SHIFTER WAS OCCASIONALY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WHEN CAR WAS NEW, TOOK IT TO DEALER AND BECAUSE THE PROBLEM DIDN'T DEMONSTRATE ITSELF WHEN THE DEALER HAD IT, THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO REMEDY. 4 YEARS LATER (WHEN WARRANTY IS OUT), THE CABLE SNAPS. THE MECHANIC CALLS IN TO ORDER THE NEW CABLE AND THERE ARE PLENTY IN STOCK, I'M TOLD IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IF SO, WHY ISN'T IT A RECALL?*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10032297,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/06/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"08/06/2003","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH GAS PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR BY ITSELF,SUDDENLY ACCELERATING. CONSUMER DROVE OUT OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH. CALLED THE TRIPLE AAA, TOWED TO GAS STATION. DEALER INSPECTED, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10030524,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/29/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/31/2003","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"99 FORD EXPEDITION SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT RIGHT CYLINDER # 2. THIS OCCURRED 10,000 MILES AFTER HAVING FORD DEALERSHIP TUNE MY VEHICLE UP. MY LOCAL MECHANIC CLAIM IT WAS A DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUG AND THAT FORD SHOULD REMEDY PROBLEM. THAT HASN'T HAPPENED AS OF YET. MY VEHICLE HAD 97,000 AT TIME OF BLOW OUT. I PERSONALLY HAVE PUT 60,000 HIGHWAY MILES ON VEHICLE LAST YEAR ALONE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON COOLANT HOSE CLAMP AS WELL AS INSUFFICIENT THREADS ON HEADS. *PH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10029080,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/17/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2003","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"4WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGES SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED(NOTHING THEY CAN DO?) MUST STOP , DISENGAGE TRANSMISSION ,AND CYCLE TRANSFER CASE TO CLEAR.PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE IS A KNOWN RECALL AND/OR REPAIR PROCEDURE. ANY INFOMATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED-THANK YOU -JAO. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10028553,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/18/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"EXTERIOR MIRRORS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE TURNING BLACK AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10029635,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":1,"dateOfIncident":"07/11/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"07/18/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"STEERING","summary":"LTR FWD FM EDGAR A. RANGEL (TX0) RE 1999 FORD EXPEDITION INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT ON 07/11/00 WHICH RESULTED IN ONE FATALITY AND ONE INJURY. *MR PH. 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND IT WAS NOTED THE VEHICLE HAD STEERING PROBLEMS, THE STEERING WAS OVER SENSITIVE, BUT WAS EXPLAINED AS A NORMAL SOUCRE OF THE TRUCK, THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE BELIEVED THE STEERING MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.*PH *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10029399,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":1,"dateOfIncident":"07/11/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"07/16/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"STEERING,TIRES","summary":"FAX FM EDGAR RANGEL (TX) RE FORD/FIRESTONE, HE WAS INJURED & HIS FRIEND ANGEL NAVARRETE WAS KILLED WHEN THEIR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION W/FIRESTONE TIRES ROLLED OVER DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEERING & TIRES. *MR THIS WAS A SERIOUS ROLLOVER INCIDENT IN WHICH THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RESPOND PROPERLY. *SCC. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE STEERING PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE ACCIDENT. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AND IT WAS NOTED THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE POWER STEERING, BUT WAS EXPLAINED AS A NORMAL SOURCE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FIRESTONE","productModel":"FIRESTONE","size":null,"manufacturer":"FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10022485,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"07/11/2003","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *T B *CB *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10022736,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/02/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/11/2003","vin":"1FAFP55U61A","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, THE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *AK *PH *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GENERAL","productModel":"GRABBER AW","size":null,"manufacturer":"GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO."}]},{"odiNumber":10025912,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/04/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/11/2003","vin":"1FMRU17L8XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ARE FADED SO BADLY THAT YOU CAN'T SEE. ALMOST INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH PREGNANT WIFE AND 3 KIDS ON BOARD.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10027265,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/17/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/11/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THE FRONT END BALL JOINT BROKE WHICH DISCONNECTED THE FRONT END AND TIRES. FORD ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT IT WAS LATER DEEMED IRREPARABLE DUE TO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. RECALL INFORMATION WAS RECENTLY POSTED ON THE INTERNET RELATED TO THIS FAILURE. *MR *CB *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10025311,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/30/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS ARE BLACKENED. I SUSPECT THE ELECTRIC DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL WITHIN IS THE CULPRIT. THE MIRRORS ARE USELESS. I AM SURE THAT FORD IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM, YET THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT AT THEIR EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. I PURCHASED NEW MIRRORS WHICH WERE OBVIOUSLY REDESIGNED AT A COST OF NEARLY $400.00. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10025031,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/26/2003","vin":"1FMRU17L4XL","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY","summary":"BOTH SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ARE TURNING BLACK. IN CERTAIN SPOTS THERE IS NO REFLECTION. AT NIGHT THE VISIBILITY IS VERY POOR. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10023660,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/16/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/24/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET AT ABOUT 35,000 MILES. OIL LEAK FROM HEAD GASKET AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10024569,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/20/2003","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"FUEL LINE IS LEAKING GAS ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10023293,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/18/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/18/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATING IN OFF POSITION. TOOK TO DEALER, ITEM CONTINUES TO OPERATOR WHEN IN THE OFF POSITION. DRY WIPE HAS RESULTED IN DAMAGED WINDSHIELD AND CONTINUOUS DAMAGE OF WIPER BLADES. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10022999,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/13/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT","summary":"INTERIOR LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY; STAYS ON EVEN WHEN KEY IS NOT IN IGNITION. WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED ON OR OFF, THE WOOFER MAKES A LOUD THUMPING SOUND. WOOFER INOPERABLE. RIGHT SIGN WING NEVER WORKED PROPERLY/ WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE. BRAKING SYSTEM IS DOUBTFUL, IT SQUEAKS, AND WHEN GAS IS RELEASED ENGINE AND BRAKING ARE NOT COORDINATED SMOOTHLY . CONSTANT SQUEAKING WHEN IN MOTION. DEALERSHIPS SERVICE REPAIR PERSONAL NEGLECT AND REFUSE TO FIND THE CAUSES, EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"AIR BAG SWITCH","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10023018,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/13/2003","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR BOLT KEEPING BREAKING OFF. IN SEPARATE OCCURRENCES THE BOLTS HAVE FALLEN OFF OR BROKEN OFF ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE. DON'T KNOW IF THE WEIGHT OF THE FRONT END IS TO MUCH FOR THE VEHICLE. THE EXPEDITION HAS BEEN DRIVER, JUST AN INCONVENIENCE AND A CONCERN. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10022488,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/05/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"06/05/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND REMAINED ON THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE DRIVE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10022187,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/04/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"BOTH MIRRORS WERE SMOKING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10020570,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/23/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/27/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TRITON V8 5.4L WITH 90,000 MILES SPARK PLUG PULLED OUT AND DESTROYED THE CYLINDER HEAD. I WAS TOLD BY 2 MECHANICS THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY POOR DESIGN. THERE ARE ONLY 3 THREADS HOLDING IN THE SPARK PLUG. FORD HAS ALSO UPDATED THIS PARTICULAR CYLINDER HEAD BUT HAS NOT RECALLED IT. *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10018945,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/19/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"ELECTRICAL MOTOR CONTROLLING THE AIR BLEND DOORS LOCATED INSIDE THE AIR PLENUM HAS FAILED, AND THE PLASTIC DOOR(S) ITSELF IS CRACKED AND NON-FUNCTIONING. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIRECT WARM AIR TO THE FRONT WINDOW TO DEBUG CAUSING DANGEROUSLY DECREASED VISION. 1999 FORD EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10018545,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/30/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER 1 YEAR AGO LAST WEEK. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE LATEST PROBLEM IS THE ONE THAT CONCERNS ME THE MOST. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT OPERATE. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING TO OPEN THE LOCK BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. A WEEK AFTER THAT I COULD NOT OPEN MY WINDOWS AND THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. A WEEK LATER MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. WE ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO A BLOWN FUSE WHICH WE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED. THE NEXT DAY IT RAINED AND THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN, AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT. THEY DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT SEEPED INTO THE FUSE BOX. THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY (THAT COVERS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE. FORD ESP EXTRACARE) THIS IN MY OPINION SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF MY POCKET. IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN TO ME. ME VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10018557,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/12/2003","vin":"1G8ZF5286XZ","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE PASSENGER SIDE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO THE VERY COMMON SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. FROM OTHER WEBSITES I HAVE SEEN THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG EXPEDITION OWNERS. THE REPAIR COST WAS IN THE AREA OF $1800.00. FORD DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A DEFECT AND YET IT HAPPENS TO PEOPLE EVERY DAY. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10019571,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/09/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/09/2003","vin":"1FNPU18LT2X","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE CONSUMER' VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10018057,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/23/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"05/02/2003","vin":"FILL IN","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE SPARK PLUGS WERE DEFECTIVE. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10016932,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"05/02/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION THAT HAS A FAULTY RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD. OIL LEAKS ONTO THE EXHAUST WHICH IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM (OIL LEAK FROM THE RIGHT SIDE HEAD) WITH THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONSUMER BUT HAS SENT OUT TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION TO THEIR MECHANICS ON HOW TO FIX IT. TO ME THAT'S AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS. IF MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD FIX IT (WHICH TO ME IS ANOTHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THIS PROBLEM) BUT SINCE IT'S NOT THEY WON'T BACK IT UP. REPAIRS WOULD COST ME APROX $ 2,000. THROUGH MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE THESE VEHICLE WERE NEW, BACK IN 1999. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH APROX 40K MILES ON IT AND TODAY I HAVE APROX 75K MILES ON IT. I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT BUT ONLY RECENTLY DID I REALIZE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE DONE BY AN EX FORD MECHANIC AND HE ADMITTED THAT THE EXPEDITION IS KNOWN FOR THIS OIL LEAK BUT FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10017882,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"04/30/2003","vin":"1FMRU1767XL","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"THE BLEND DOOR WHICH REGULATED THE HOT AND COLD AIR PASSAGE WAS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE HEAT WAS ON, COLD AIR BLEW OUT AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE HEATER ON AND OFF. WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE GAS, THE BLEND DOOR SHUT AND HEAT BLEW OUT. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10017227,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/2003","vin":"1FMPJ18L9XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. MR SCC *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10014510,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2003","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"BROKEN LEFT SIDE TIE ROD RESULTED IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL - PURE LUCK THAT NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10014219,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/07/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"04/10/2003","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD, FIRE ERUPTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING MASSIVE DAMAGE. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10010993,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/17/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/25/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WATER IN THE FUSE BOX CAUSING MANY SHORTS. THERE IS A LEAK IN THE WHEEL WELL. NO WATER IS ANY WHERE ELSE IN THE SUV. SHORTS INCLUDE, RADIO OFF AND ON, FLASHING LIGHTS ON THE DASH, ALL LIGHTS OFF ON DASH, SUV STARTER RELAY SHORTED AND TRIED TO START THE IGNITION WITHOUT ANY KEYS OR ANYONE IN THE SUV. BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED WATER DAMAGE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY MYSELF AND THEY HAVE APPARENTLY HEARD OF THIS COMPLAINT AND WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY AT THIS TIME.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10010633,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"I OWN A '99 FORD EXPEDITION-BOTH OF THE SIDE MIRRORS HAVE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT I CAN BARELY SEE OUT OF THEM DURING THE DAYTIME, AND ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF THEM AT NIGHT. I WENT BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT MIRRORS DETERIORATING AND TO REPLACE BOTH WILL BE 498.00 A PIECE PLUS TAXES. I HAVE EXTENDED COVERAGE, WHICH STATE THEY WON'T PAY FOR REPLACEMENT ,DUE TO MIRRORS BEING CONSIDERED GLASS. SERVICE DEPT AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MIRRORS ARE NOT GLASS AND THAT IT'S ACTUALLY REFLEXOR PAPER OR SOMETHING. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO MATTER. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THE DETERIORATION OF SIDE MIRRORS ON FORD EXPEDITIONS TO BE A WELL DOCUMENTED SERVICE PROBLEM UNDER THE WEBSITE OF RECALLS. THIS IS MY 2ND TIME TRYING TO GET FORD TO WORK WITH ME ON THIS MATTER. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10010548,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/26/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/16/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"HEAD WARPED ON ENGINE .008\". WARP BEYOND REPAIR TOLERANCE THEREBY REQUIRING A COMPLETE REBUILD WITH NEW HEADS OR NEW ENGINE. FORD REFUSED TO OFFER ANY HELP WITH THIS EVEN THOUGH THIS HAPPENED AT ONLY 75,000 MILES. ENGINE SHOWS EVIDENCE OF HEAD GASKET SEEPAGE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. IN SERVICE MANAGER'S OPINION \"ONLY A HEAD GASKET FAILURE COULD CAUSE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE.\" THIS 5.4L V8 IS RENOWNED FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE. ACCORDING TO FORD'S OWN ADMISSION THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THEREFORE THIS MOTOR HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM DAY 1 OF THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE THIS HAD HAD A BROKEN VALVE SPRING. THESE HEADS ARE ALSO RENOWNED FOR BLOWING SPARK PLUGS RIGHT OF THE HEAD. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10010336,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/11/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"03/12/2003","vin":"1FMRU1866XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I JUST PURCHASED THE 1999 EXPEDITION 4.6L XLT ON MARCH 4, 2003. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES ON IT, AND I HAVE ONLY PUT ABOUT 500 ON IT SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN VIRGINIA AND NEEDED A MARYLAND INSPECTION. UPON THE INSPECTION, THE MECHANIC NOTICED A LEAK AROUND THE ENGINE. HE DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE, SINCE IT IS NOT AN INSPECTION ITEM. I AM AFRAID THAT WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET, THAT THIS IS IN FACT THE PROBLEM. WILL MY LIMITED POWER TRAIN WARRANTY THAT THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME COVER THIS COST. I THINK IT IS A COMPLETE SHAME THAT FORD HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RECURRING PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT OFFER A SOLUTION. IF THERE ARE ANY PROGRAMS THAT FORD IS OFFERING, I WOULD LIKE TO HERE ABOUT THEM. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10010358,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/12/2003","vin":"1FMRU17L2XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"SIDE-VIEW MIRRORS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HAVE DELAMINATION RESULTING IN LOSS OF COMPLETE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIEWING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE MIRROR CITING THAT THE MIRROR HAD NOT REACHED THE REPLACEMENT STAGE, NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE MIRRORS HAVE REACHED A POINT THAT IT IS DIFFICULT AT BEST TO SEE OUT OF THEM. MY COST TO REPLACE IS 230 PER MIRROR, WITH NO CONSIDERATION OF WARRANTY EXTENSION.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10010294,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/30/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"03/11/2003","vin":"1FMRU17L0XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE OIL LEAK, RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD LEAKING OIL.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10011730,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/04/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"03/10/2003","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,TIRES","summary":"NAR 3-11-03 THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH HIS FORD EXPEDITION, THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS HAVE TURNED BACK FROM THE INSIDE, THE TOP OF THE SHIFT HANDLE BROKE OFF, AND ALL THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BEFORE A FIRESTONE RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS SINCE IT'S WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND NOT A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM. *CB *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10010177,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/07/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/09/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WE JUST BOUGHT A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 35000 MILES. WE HAVE DRIVEN IT FOR 5000 MILES AND NOW IT NEEDS A NEW RIGHT HEAD GASKET. I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. ANY ANSWERS? *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10010054,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"03/06/2003","vin":"FULLFILL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10008328,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/02/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"03/02/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE SIDE MIRRORS ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION ARE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OTHER VEHICLES THROUGH THEM. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM FROM FORD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THIS CAUSES A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I MUST TRY TO FIND A WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW BEFORE IT BECOMES MY ACCIDENT. DOES ANY ONE HAVE A REMEDY ?*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10008573,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2003","vin":"","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"IN NINE MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP THE CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HIGH TENSIONER, THE OUTER STEERING TIE ROD ENDS, WHICH HAD FELL APART WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE SYSTEM, AND THE INNER TIE ROD ENDS. SCC *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10008187,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/27/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/27/2003","vin":"1FMRU1860XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"RECURRING OIL LEAK, RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD, FORD TRUCKS WITH 4.6 ENGINE.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10008131,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/23/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/26/2003","vin":"1FMRU1864XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"HEAD GASKETS BLOWING OUT ON 1999 FORD EXPEDITIONS. I HAVE HAD MINE REPLACED 3 TIMES SO FAR. IT IS ALSO OCCURRING ON OTHER PEOPLES SAME VEHICLES. IT IS ON THE 4.6 AND 5.4 LITER ENGINES. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS I ASKED WHY THIS KEEPS HAPPENING? THEY SAID THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT KEEPS TELLING THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE GASKETS. THERE IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT HERE.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10009096,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/17/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2003","vin":"FULLFILL","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10008017,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2003","vin":"1FMRU1866XL","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"MILEAGE LIGHTS IN DASHBOARD GO ON AND OFF, DIM AND THEN GET BRIGHT AGAIN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10008019,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2003","vin":"1FMRU1866XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"HEATER HOSE LEAKS AT THE BACK OF THE FIREWALL, DRIPS DOWN ON TOP OF SPARK PLUGS AND SHORTS OUT SPARK PLUG & WIRE. ALSO SEE SMOKE FROM OIL BURNING FROM SAME BACK AREA. NO OIL ON THE GROUND. ALSO, SMELL ANTIFREEZE & OIL THROUGH VENTS AFTER HEATER HOSE WAS REPAIRED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10008023,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/24/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. IT HAS HAD BOTH HEAD GASKETS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE, AND NOW THEY ARE BLOWN AGAIN. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED ME THAT THERE IS AN ABNORMALITY IN MY ENGINE WHICH WILL CAUSE THIS PROBLEM TO CONTINUE TO RE-OCCUR UNLESS I PAY $5000 TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE PUT IN. FORD HAS RECALLED SIMILIAR VEHICLES DUE TO THE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME ENGINES, HOWEVER OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE ON THEIR MUCH PRICIER EXPEDITION. I GUESS THEY FIGURE WE CAN AFFORD THE REPAIRS. THEY REFUSE TO DISCUSS MY PROBLEMS AND TELL ME THAT BLOWN HEAD GASKETS ARE CONSIDERED \"NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR\". THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM ASIDE, THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 30 TIMES FOR NON-ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ISSUES. THE LEATHER SEATS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE EXTERIOR MOLDING WENT BAD, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS FAULTY, WIRING WAS FAULTY, MIRRORS AND WINDOWS WERE FAULTY, ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS WERE FAULTY, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10007995,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/19/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/22/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL. DEALER SAID NO WARRANTY TOO OLD AND TOO MANY MILES. IT'S A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 38,000 MILES. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM SEE TSB'S. BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10007951,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/19/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/21/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ON MY RECENT PURCHASE OF A USED 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH THE 4.6L V8 ENGINE, WITH LOW MILES ONLY APPROX 31,500 WHEN PURCHASED, AND AFTER ONLY ADDING 12,000 MORE MILES TO THE VECHICLE, IN WHICH WE HAVEN'T HAD THE CAR FOR A FULL YEAR, WE EXPERIENCED A BLOWN RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET THAT I JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THE CAR WASN'T UNDER WARRENTY AND THE COST FOR REPAIRS RAN UP TO 1300.00 WHICH IS OUTRAGIOUS. I FEEL THAT IF FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS DEFECT LONG BEFORE SO MANY HAVE NEEDED REPAIRS. I REGRET THAT THIS IS THE LAST FORD I WILL EVER OWN, WHICH IS DIRECTLY DUE TO THE INEPT CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT FORD IS NOW KNOWN FOR.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10005766,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/09/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION AT 43,000 MILES OF 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 4 X 4 EDDIE BAUER CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10007073,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2003","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT MOVE.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10004421,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"02/06/2003","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"DEFECTIVE SPARE TIRE CABLE ASSEMBLY. *DT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10006163,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/03/2003","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ALL DOORS LOCK/UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT. ALSO THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS ENGAGE ON/OFF. PH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10005182,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/29/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"02/03/2003","vin":"1FMRU1768XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I NOTICE OIL DROPS ON MY DRIVEWAY, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO VERIFY WHERE LEAK WAS COMING FROM, THE DEALER STATED THAT MY HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. THE REPAIR COST FOR LABOR AND PARTS WOULD BE OVER $1200.00. THE EXTENDED WARRENTY WOULD NOT COVER SEAL OR GASKET FOR THIS VEHICLE. I REQUEST NHTSA HAVE FORD DEALER OR MANUFACTOR'S DO A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE ENGINE. MY VEHICLE HAS THE 4.6L ENGINE WITH LESS THAN 49000 MILES.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10005920,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2003","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS ARE DELAMINATING. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER CAN NOT SEE OBJECTS WITH THE MIRRORS. PH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10003573,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/18/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/28/2003","vin":"","components":"EQUIPMENT","summary":"1999 EXPEDITION SPARE TIRE CABLE FAILED. BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATALITY IN ANOTHER VEHICLE IF IT OCCURED AT HIGH SPEED. A TIRE SHOP WAS THE LAST TO REPLACE THE SPARE. THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I HAVE ALWAYS TIGHTENED IT FULLY IN THE PAST. I ASSUME THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A BIT LOOSE AND WORE THROUGH THE CABLE OVER TIME AS IT RUBBED ON THE WHEEL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10003379,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/24/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/25/2003","vin":"1FMRU1867XL","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"THERE IS A RIGHT SIDE CYLINDER HEAD OIL LEAK CAUSED BY SMALL METAL CHIPS LEFT BETWEEN THE HEAD AND BLOCK DURING MANUFACTURE .FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM ,SAYS IT HAPPENED TO 1 IN 10 1999 FORD EXPEDITIONS ,AND OTHER MODELS.THEY HAVE DISMISSED MY COMPLAINT AND OFFER NO FINANCIAL ASISSTANCE.REPAIR COSTS 5000 DOLLARS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10003395,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/04/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/25/2003","vin":"1FMRU1765XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE DETERIATING. DEAL WOULD NOT REPLACE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10004622,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/21/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/24/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CONSUMER STATE THAT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING THE HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10003246,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"AN OIL LEAK ON RIGHT & LEFT BANKS OF THE 4.6L & 5.4L V8 WINSOR AND/OR ROMEO PRODUCED ENGINES COULD PRODUCE POSSIBLE OIL LEAK.CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND POSSIBLY CAUSING A FIRE. FORD CORP. IS AWARE OF THIS SITUATION AND HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN ARTICLE 02-22-7 PUBLISHED 10-31-2002","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10003303,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WIPE WITHOUT SWITCH BEING ACTIVATED, REAR WIPERS FAIL TO WIPE AT ALL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10003304,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"FRONT DRIVE AXLE POPS AND VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN TURNING . ALSO POPS AND SHAKES WHEN ACCELERATING/DECELERATING. POSSIBLY DUE TO DEFECTIVE SPIDER GEAR(S).","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10003011,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/20/2003","vin":"1FMRU17L2XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"SIDE-VIEW MIRRORS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HAVE BECOME VERY DULLED RESULTING IN LOSS OF COMPLETE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIEWING. IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING HAS CAUSED THE SILVER IN THE MIRRORS TO DISINTEGRATE. THIS IS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THE LOCAL DEALER AND NEITHER WOULD OFFER TO REMEDY AT THEIR EXPENSE SINCE THE WARRANTY PERIOD HAD EXPIRED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10002891,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2003","dateComplaintFiled":"01/18/2003","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"OIL LEAK FROM RH HEAD/BLOCK INTERFACE. NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND TSB ABOUT THIS ISSUE INDICATE MANUFACTURING ASSYMBLY DEFECTS. TSB NOTE \"CHIPS COULD BE PRESENT OR DIMPLES IN MATING SURFACE OF GASKET AREA\". CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS THAT ARE NONE TO BE PRESENT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10002361,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/31/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/08/2003","vin":"PLEASE PROV","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT FELL ONTO THE GROUND AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10000528,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/25/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/05/2003","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AT 42K MILES, NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND SOME SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR BATTERY. TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING TOWARDS THE REAR. VEHICLE OUT OF MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY BUT LUCKILY I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER MECHANIC THAT THERE IS INDEED A HEAD GASKET LEAK PROBLEM WITH THE 97-02 EXPEDITIONS. HEAD GASKETS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 43K MILES AND FORD SHOULD REPAIR PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10000662,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/31/2002","vin":"1FMRU17L7XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE OWNER WE KNEW VERY WELL AND ALL REGULAR MAINTANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ACCORDING TO FORD RECOMENDATIONS. IN 2001 WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO HAVE O-RINGS REPLACED IN TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTING. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED JUST PRIOR TO THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE FORD OWNERS MANUAL. IN JUNE 2002 WHILE TOWING A TRAILER (WEIGHTS WITHIN LIMITS OF VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS) WE EXPERIENCE A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE TRANSMISSION. ENGINE WOULD REV WHILE IN GEAR BUT ACTED LIKE IN NEUTRAL. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS SPEWING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SMOKING. WE PULLED SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE BUT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE TOWN. THIS TRANSMISSION WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUXILLARY TRANSMISSION COOLER. THERE IS ONLY 58,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, LESS THAN 30,000 SINCE THE LAST PROBLEM. WE WERE INFORMED BY THE SERVICE TECH THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEITHER DRIVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A FORD REBUILT TRANSMISSION. WITH IN APPROX. 1-2 MONTHS AFTER REPLACEMENT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SERVICE TECH INFORMED US THAT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION CODE. AFTER RESETTING THE LIGHT AND WAITING FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE \"TRANSMISSION PERSON\" AT THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON AN THE SERVICE TECH ADVISED TO 'WAIT AND SEE'. IN DEC. 2002 WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH 4 ADULTS AND 3 CHILDREN IN THE CAR NOT PULLING A TRAILER, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING \"HARD\" AND AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES WITH VARYIING RPMS AND SPEEDS. AFTER WAITING THE WEEKEND FOR THE APPOINTMENT TIME, THE SERVICE TECH INFORMED US THAT THE SOLINOID PACK IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. AT THIS POINT THERE IS ONLY 8,000MILES ON THE 2ND TRANSMISSION. THE SOLINOID PACK WAS REPLACED AND CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD ANYMORE PROBLEMS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10001598,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/08/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/27/2002","vin":"1FMRU1862XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"CONSUMER COULD TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. 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TS *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10001463,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/24/2002","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"CONSUMER STATES HIS MIRRORS ARE GETTING DARK STAINS ON THEM, WHICH IMPAIRS HIS VISION. ALSO THE MIRROR PART IS FLAKING AWAY. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8024187,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/02/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/11/2002","vin":"1FMRU1769XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"CONSUMER STATES' THE VEHICLES DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE, SIDE VIEW MIRRORS HAVE DEVELOPED A SCRATCHY CLOUDY LOOKING. CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE ROAD CLEARLY BEHIND VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":770528,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/13/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2002","vin":"1FMRU1868XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR","summary":"NO SUMMARY. DT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":770495,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"12/05/2002","vin":"","components":"WHEELS","summary":"DEALER REPLACED ALL RECALLED TIRES INCLUDING SPARE. A FEW MONTHS LATER I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND FELT THE VEHICLE \"JUMP UP\" AND MOVE TO THE RIGHT. I LOOKED BACK AND THE SPARE TIRE HAD FALLEN OUT FROM UNDER IT. THE TIRE WAS BRAND NEW BUT HAD RUB MARKS ALL THE WAY AROUND LIKE IT HAD BEEN SPINNING. THE CABLE HOLDING IT WAS SLICED STRAIGHT ACROSS. I'M ASSUMING THE TIRE WASN'T TIGHT AND IT HAD SPUN UNTIL IT SNAPPED THE CABLE. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED. MY HUSBAND LOWERED THE CABLE AND PUT ANOTHER CLAMP TO HOLD IT ON. THE SPARE NEEDS TO BE SECURELY TIGHTENED. I TRADED THIS VEHICLE IN FOR A 2002 F150. DT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8023681,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2002","vin":"1SMPU18L9XL","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH IN A HEAD ON COLLISION NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON VEHICLE IMPACT. NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8023510,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"12/02/2002","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE OWNER NOTICED A BURNING SMELL ENTERING THE COMPARTMENT. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE HAS A CYLINDER FAILING CAUSING A LEAKAGE OF OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE OWNER IS AWARE THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAS (3) TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS THE INDICATE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8023446,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/29/2002","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"CONSUMER WAS PULLING OFF FROM A STOP AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF LIKE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL. THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTED IN A CRASH, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *PH...*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8023386,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/26/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"11/26/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE REAR VIEW WINDOWS OVER TIME BECOME SCRATCHED AND SPIEDERY LOOKING. CONSUMER CAN HARDLY SEE THE ROAD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":770037,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"11/22/2002","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"EXTREME FISH TAILING, LOSS OF TRACTION IN ANY TYPE OF WET CONDITION!! DT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8023054,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/12/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"11/20/2002","vin":"1FMRU17L0XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ENGINE SPUTTERED WHILE AT A STOP, CONSUMER APPLIED MORE GAS TO KEEP VEHICLE RUNNING. ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE, IT HIT A GOUP OF TREES.(SPEED UNKNOWN) CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER BACK. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8021933,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/10/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/30/2002","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING APPROX 70MPH W/CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE ENGINE'S HEAD GASKET \"BLEW\" CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8021272,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/02/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/21/2002","vin":"PLEASE FILL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MECHANISMS ENGAGE ON AND OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED (NOTHING THEY CAN DO) PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":768514,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/10/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/16/2002","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 1999 NEW, ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON TIME AND ON SCHEDULE, VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH A FACOTRY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO PROVIDE DRIVETRAIN COVERAGE TO 100,000 MILES. ENGINE FAILURE AT 103,000. WARRANTY EXPIRED, MANUFATURE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPORTED SO SORRY. BUY NEW ENGINE. MR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8020165,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/30/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"10/03/2002","vin":"PLEASE PROV","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"CONSUMER STATES WHILE CAR IN PARK AND KEYS OUT OF IGNITION A 4 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO PULL THE SHIFTER DOWN TO LOW GEAR CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROLL BACK. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":767916,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2002","vin":"1FMRU17L0XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS SELF ACTIVATES. OCCURENCE IS MORE COMMON WHEN TURNING CORNERS. MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH USING TURN SIGNAL. IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, DURING EARLY MONTH OF OWNERSHIP, FORD NOTIFIED ME OF SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AND HAD THIS AND THE TRAILER HITCH RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART (FOR THE REAR WIPER SWITCH) AND THEREFORE DID NOT CHANGE OUT. MR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":767641,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/19/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/24/2002","vin":"1FMRU1864XL","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"I WAS SLOWLY BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE BEHIND THE OFFICE BUILDING THAT I WORK AT GOING APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 MPH (JUST CRAWLING). I HAVE BEEN BACKING INTO THE SAME AREA FOR OVER 15 YEARS. AS I LIGHTLY STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS HITTING THE BUILDING SQUARELY CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AS IT WAS A POWERFUL HIT. THIS HAD HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS DRIVEN BY MY HUSBAND AND PARENTS. THOSE TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS HAD OCCURRED IN OTHER AREAS WHERE THERE WAS AMPLE ROOM TO REACT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8018980,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2002","vin":"1FMRU1862XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"BRAKE ROTORS WARPING ON INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":767268,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/17/2002","vin":"1FMRU1763XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"ENGINE CHECK LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WHEN I CONTACTED BIRD-KULGEN FORD, WES TOLD ME IT WAS AN EMMISSION PROBLEM AND A COMPUTER CHECK WOULD NEED TO BE DONE. IT WAS AND THE COMPUTER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM... NOW THEY ARE IN TRIAL AND ERROR AND LABOR INTENSIVE TIME...JUST BEGAN TODAY BUT OTHERS MAY BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, SO I WROTE TO YOU.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":767214,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/08/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 9/8/2002. I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMING ON WHILE RIDING DOWN THE ROAD, AND ALSO WHEN I TURN ON THE TURN SIGNALS. IT IS VERY EMBARRASING WHEN OTHER PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT THIS HAPPENING TO A DRY WINDSHIELD. I HAD IT IN THE SHOP ON 9/13/2002 AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE MACHINE DID NOT DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM AND TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL THE WIPER COMPLETELY STOP>AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":567408,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2002","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"AFTER READING A LOCAL NEWSPAPER AND READING ARTICLES THROUGH THE WEBSITE REGARDING THE RECALL OF CERTAIN TIRES DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIRES ON HIS 99' FORD EXPEDITION (GRABBER AW P255 70 R16). THE COSUMER HAD SIMILAR TREAD SEPARATION PROBLEMS THAT EXISTED WITH THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE.*SCC *CB *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GRABBER AW","productModel":"P27560R17","size":null,"manufacturer":"Continental Tire the Americas, LLC"}]},{"odiNumber":766843,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/04/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2002","vin":"3FAKP1130XR","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR CONDITIONER NOT WORKING AND THEN IT STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. A COUPLE DAYS LATER MY RPM MONITOR STOPPED ALONG WITH MY ELECTRIC COOLING FAN, SO NOW MY CAR OVER HEATS AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOESN'T EVEN LET US KNOW THAT THE CAR IS OVER HEATED. WE ALSO PUT 2 CONSTANT CONTROL RELAY MODULES IN THIS VEHICLE AND ARE SKEPTICAL OF A 3RD ONE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AFTER 75,000 AND WHEN I CONTACTED FORD THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. CAN ANYONE OUT THERE HELP ME? THIS IS THE 2ND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHERS THIS CAR HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS FROM THE START.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":567329,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/24/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE","summary":"THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A POPPING/RUMBLING NOISE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSED OR IF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO HEAR A NOISE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE RAPIDLY WEARING DOWN. THE CONSUMER HAD GONE TO SEVERAL FORD DEALERS AND RECEIVED DIFFERENT CONFLICTING DIAGNOSES FROM THE SEVERAL SERVICE AREAS OF DIFFERENT FORD DEALERS, CONSUMER FEELS THERE IS A POSSIBLE DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE, ALSO THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR, DEALER REPLACED THE CLUTCHES IN THE REAR, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP AND MAKING A TURN, DEALER LUBED THE STEERING, CONSUMER WAS ALOS INFORMED THAT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NEEDED.*SCC *CB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":766613,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/23/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"09/03/2002","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"AGAIN, I AM NOT HAVING TO INSTALL ANOTHER TORQUE CONVERTER TOMORROW. MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT TO YOU WAS FOR THE FIRST TORQUE CONVERTER INSTALLED WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT HAS ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS CAR. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET SOME KIND OF FEEDBACK OR INFORMATION FROM SOMEONE THAT CAN INFORM ME OF MY OPTIONS ON SEEING THAT FORD IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT HAS NO TRADE-IN VALUE( WORD IS OUT ON THESE CARS) AND CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE WITHOUT A DESCENT TRADE-IN. I AM STUCK WITH THIS FORD LEMON....CAN YOU NOT CONTACT ME VIA E-MAIL AND AT LEAST LET ME KNOW THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED MY COMPLAINT? I WOULD DEEPLY APPRECIATE IT AND I WOULD DO IT FOR YOU. NO ONE DESERVES THIS TROUBLE AND NO DESERVES TO LOSE THE TIME AND MONEY I HAVE INVESTED IN THIS AUTOMOBILE. PLEASE, PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8017434,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/28/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/28/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"SHIFT CABLE BROKE IN HALF, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE.*AK*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8017435,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/28/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"PARKING BRAKE","summary":"EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE AT LEFT REAR TIRE BROKE, CAUSING THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8017358,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/27/2002","vin":"","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"EXTERIOR MIRROR IS PEELING, CAUSING ALMOST ZERO VISIBILITY.*AK THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THESE MIRRORS ARE HEATED WITH THE TURN SIGNALS EMBEDDED. *JG","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":766180,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/24/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I WAS RETURNING FROM KANSAS CITY, MO. TO WOODBRIDGE, VA., TRAVELING ON I-70E AT THE 51 MM IN INDIANA. MY VEHICLE WAS SET ON CRUISE JUST UNDER 70 MPH. (69 MPH APPROX.) SUDDENLY I FELT A VIBRATION AND SOUND THAT RESEMBLED DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS! THERE ALSO WAS IMMEDIATE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING, THOUGH NO LOSS OF CONTROL. I WAS DRIVING IN THE SLOW LANE (#2), SO I GENTLY APPLIED BRAKES AND MOVED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE HAD COMPLETELY COME APART. THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CASING, AND THE SIDEWALL WAS CHEWED UP, EXPOSING THE WHITE PLYS UNDERNEATH! WHEN THE TIRE WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED AT THE GARAGE THAT TOWED ME, A TEAR, THAT WENT FROM THE RIM STRAIGHT OUT TO WHERE THE CASING MEETS THE TREAD WAS FOUND. THERE WERE NO FOREIGN OBJECTS OR BUBBLES IN THE TIRE, NOR HAD I RUN OVER ANYTHING, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE RIM. THE TIRE HAD ABOUT 90% TREAD ON IT .THIS VEHICLE HAD JUST RECEIVED A MAINTENANCE CHECK AND SERVICING AT A FORD DEALERSHIP IN PITTSBURGH, PENNA. ON 10AUG02. THIS WAS A \"MULTI POINT INSP.\"(INCLUDING TIRE ROTATION) I WAS TOLD THAT \"ALL TIRES, BRAKES, ETC. WERE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, REQUIRING NO MAINTENENCE BEYOND FLUID AND FILTER CHANGES THAT WERE BEING DONE AT THAT TIME. BASICALLY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TIRE TO THROW THE TREAD, (SEPARATE). I DO KNOW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE MANUFACTURER'S DEALERSHIP, AND BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE SUPPLIED, AND THE RECENT PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE, AND NOW CONTINENETAL TIRES, MY WIFE, WHO WAS WITH ME, AS WELL AS MYSELF ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AS WE OFTEN MAKE OUT OF STATE TRIPS. I WILL BE TAKING THE TIRE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOMORROW 8/26/02, FOR THEIR EVALUATION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":765980,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/23/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/21/2002","vin":"1FMRU17L4XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"STARTED MAKING VIBRATION SOUNDS( THOUGHT WAS ROAD NOISE). VIBRATION BECAME LOUDER AND I TOOK IT TO TRUSTED MECHANIC AT AAMCO WHO TOLD ME THAT THE FORD CAR I BOUGHT HAD PROBLEMS WITH THAT PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION AND THAT AN EXPENSIVE FLUID CALLED MERCHRON 5(VERY EXPENSIVE FLUID) WAS TO BE PUT INTO THEM. THIS DIDNOT WORK AS MY TORQUE CONVERTOR NEEDED REPLACING. THE GENTLEMAN AT AAMCO CALLED AN OUT OF AREA FORD DEALER AND TOLD THEM THAT THE MILEAGE WAS TOO LOW AND THE CAR TO EXPENSIVE FOR THESE KIND OF TROUBLES. THIS DEALER REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTOR UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MILEAGE AT WHICH IT WAS FIRST REPAIRED (37000) UNTIL NOW(48000), ONLY MEANS THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM EVERY 10 OR 11K MILES. THIS WAS MY FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM BUT IN THE PAST, THIS CAR HAS SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY, NOT REGISTERED ANY OIL AND BECAUSE IT IS A SOUTHERN COMFORT LIMITED EDITION MODEL IT HAS A TV-VCR COMBO THAT WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS AND IT WENT OUT. I HAVE YET TO FIND A REPAIR PERSON FOR THIS PROBLEM. FORD KNEW OF THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND TRIED TO COVER IT UP. I DO NOT WISH TO CONTINUE TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES TO FIND AN HONEST FORD REPAIR DEALERSHIP WHEN THIS CAR IS NOTHING BUT A LEMON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ANY HELP YOU MIGHT GIVE ME. FORD IS RIPPING OFF THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS( THEY ARE ON THE INTERNET) AND THEY SHOULD BE STOPPED AND PUT COMPLETELY OUT OF BUSINESS!*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":765141,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"08/03/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER MIRRORS HAVE REFLECTIVE COATING PEALING OFF THE MIRRORS CAUSING SOME DISTORTION IN THE MIRROR WHEN SUNLIGHT REFLECT IN MIRRORS. MANUFACTURE CONTACTED AND REFFERED BACK TO REGIONAL WARRANTY SERVICE. CAR MILAGE BEYOND WARRANTY WOULD ONLY COVER PORTION OF REPLACEMENT COST. REJECT OFFER FROM REGIONAL. MY OPINION A SAFTEY ITEM DUE TO MANUFACTURING FLAW SHOULD BE CHARGED TO MANUFACTURE. REJECTION OF THIS DEAL MAY CAUSE THE FULL COST TO BE TO ME.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8014636,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2002","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"AFTER PLACING VEHICLE INTO PARK AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AN RAN INTO CONSUMER'S HOME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8014646,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2002","vin":"**PLZ PROVI","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"\"SWAY BAR BOLTS\" THAT CONNECT WHEEL TO FRAME ARE MISSING ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT WHEELS. CONSUMER HEARD NOISE WITH TIRES AND INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":764622,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/22/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/23/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION","summary":"TRAVELING APPROX. 25 MILES PER HOUR, VEHICLE STEERING FAILED DUE TO BROKEN TIE ROD ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND BROKEN STABILIZER BAR ON DRIVER SIDE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT DEALERS TWICE IN PREVIOUS WEEK FOR ALL 4 TIRES TO BE BALANCED AND FOR STEERING VIBRATION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8014078,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"07/17/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"BOTH EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE DISTORTED AND CAUSE SEVERE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8013912,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/02/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"07/15/2002","vin":"PLEASE FILL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"FROM BOTH REAR VIEW MIRRORS REFLECTION IS COMING OFF, LEAVING MIRRORS BLACK. UNABLE TO SEE OUT OFF THEM. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":763795,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"07/03/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE ENGINE STARTS NORMALLY AFTER THE KEY IS TURNED BUT DIES WHEN I SHIFT INTO GEAR. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS. THE TESTS DID NOT SHOW ANY ABNORMALITIES. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE FAULTY PART THEREFORE COULD NOT REPLACE ANYTHING. THEY SAID IT COULD JUST BE A FLUKE AND MIGHT NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS WAS WHILE THE TRUCK WAS UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURED TWO DAYS AGO, APPROX. 6 MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED ON MY OWN AND DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER. AGAIN, THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAULTY PARTS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF MANUFACTURER WARRENTY BUT IS UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT JUST START REPLACING PARTS WITHOUT A CLEAR CUT DIAGNOSTIC BECASUE THE INSURER WOULD NOT PAY. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY DISTANCE FROM MY HOME OR OFFICE IN CASE THE DEFECT STALLS THE CAR AGAIN OR MANIFESTS ITSELF IN SOME OTHER, MORE DESTRUCTIVE WAY. I CANCELLED MY TRIP FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY AND AM WAITING ON A DEALER CALL BACK. I AM ASSUMING THIS IS A GLITCH IN A COMPUTER CHIP OR SOMETHING RELATIVELY MINOR, BUT DIFFICULT TO FIND. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM IS A MAJOR ONE IN MY LIFE AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE AND IS RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A DATA BASE OF OTHER EXPEDITION/F110 OWNERS WHO MAY HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, SO I AM TRYING TO DISTRIBUTE MY INFORMATION TO A CENTRAL ORGANIZATION THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE A PATTERN OF FAILURE AND IDENTIFY IT'S CAUSE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PER THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":763379,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/17/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/24/2002","vin":"1FMRU17L9XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"IS FORD TRYING TO RECOVER MONEY FROM THE EXPLORER/FIRESTONE TRAGEDY OR WHAT? YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD HAVE LEARNED. IT IS SHAMEFUL THAT A HIGH DOLLAR VEHICLE LIKE THE EXPEDITION HAS BECOME A HIGH MAINTENANCE LIABILITY. WE HAVE REPAIRED THIS GASKET VALVE COVER THREE TIMES AT $1800.00 EACH. IT IS EMBARRASSING TO DRIVE SUCH A NICE VEHICLE THAT IS POLLUTING THE AIR WITH OIL SMELLS AND SMOKE. THE VEHICLES ARE SLUGGISH AND IT WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I PRAY DAILY THAT IT IS NOT ME, MY CHILDREN AND FOSTER CHILDREN THAT I TRANSPORT FOR MY JOB. MY LOCAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT HAS PURCHASED A FLEET OF EXPEDITIONS AND EACH ONE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST ONCE. COME ON FORD STEP UP TO THE PLATE. A OUNCE OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE. MY GRANDFATHER HATED FORD PRODUCTS AND STATED THAT FORD MEANT FOUND ON ROAD DEAD. UNFORTUNATELY NOW THE CUSTOMERS ARE THE ONES THAT ARE FOUND ON ROAD DEAD BECAUSE OF FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND THE LACK OF REGARD FOR THE COMMON CITIZEN. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR MY CAR TO BURST INTO FLAMES AND MY KIDS ARE SCARED THAT I CAN'T GET THEM OUT OF THE THIRD ROW SEATBELTS BEFORE THEY PARISH IN A BURNING VEHICLE. I AM A SOCIAL WORKER WITH A DEMANDING SCHEDULE AND A MODEST SALARY AND I CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIRS. SO MANY ABUSES AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN LIVES DEPEND ON ME AND ALL I AM ASKING IS THAT I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I CAN DEPEND ON TO GET ME THERE. DO THE RIGHT THING. RECALL!!!!*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":763057,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/14/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"06/13/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"VIBRATING FEELS LIKE FROM RR RIGHT SIDE, AT SPEEDS OF 50-60 MPH, DRIVESHAFT REPLACED 2 TIMES, FIXED SLIPPED YOKE 1 TIME, UNIVERSAL REPLACED BY PRIVATE GARAGE TRYING TO REPAIR PROBLEM AND FROD DEALER PAID FOR REPAIR BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. REAR TRANSFER CASE HAS BEGUN TO LEAK, FIXED ONCE IN FEB 2002 AND CURRENTLY BEING FIXED AGAIN. ODOMETER DOES NOT ALWAYS COME ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BY THEMSELVES, BACK WIPER ONLY WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. ENGINE HAS IDLED ROUGH AND HAS STALLED AT VERY LOW COAST (WHEN PARKING) IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. DOOR AJAR SWITCH WOULD NOT COME ON OR GO OFF WHEN IT DID GO ON FOR LENGTH OF TRIP. IGNITION LOCK WOULD NOT LOCK,AND STICKS. RIGHT FRONT DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT UNLOCK. DRIVER WINDOW SLAMS WHEN GOING UP. CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE.TICKING ENGINE NOISE WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. MOST PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN SOLVED, BUT NOT THE VIBRATING IN REAR END. THIS HAS EXISTED FROM THE TIME WE BOUGHT THE TRUCK, WE HAVE BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, HAVE BEEN TOLD SLIPPED YOKE, DRIVESHAFT LOOSE, DRIVESHAFT UNBALANCED, AND NOW THE TIRES HAD DEBRIS IN THEM, IN WHICH THEY HAD A PUT ON A MONTH PRIOR TO IT BEING BACK IN THEIR GARAGE FOR THE VIBRATING. FORD OUGHTA BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR DOING THIS AND CAUSING THIS KIND OF STRESS. I HAVE 3 YEARS LEFT TO PAY ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALMOST EVERYTHING WITH IT, NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS UP I GET TO PAY FOR THE SAME REPAIRS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8011473,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"06/11/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDS REPLACING. HEADGASKET IS LEAKING OIL. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8011197,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"06/06/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"BOTH EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE DISCOLORED AND CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8010800,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"05/30/2002","vin":"1FMRU176XXL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CONSUMER STATES WHILE SERVICING VEHICLE NOTICED THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK IN THE ENGINE, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND STATES IT IS NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT CONSUMER IS HAVING IT SERVICED.*JB THE CAUSE OF OIL LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8010180,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"05/20/2002","vin":"1FMFV17L5XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE STILL IN PARK AND TRYING TO START UP VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD, CAUSING A LITTLE CRASH. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8009913,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/15/2002","vin":"","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS NOISE OCCURRING. DEALER STATES VULTURE CLIPS NEED TO BE REPLACED ON WHEEL BEARINGS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8008756,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/2002","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT'S SLIPPING. CAUSE UNKNOWN PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8008759,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/2002","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT AND ENGINE MISSES. HAD ENGINE REPLACED ONCE, STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":761240,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/27/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"04/26/2002","vin":"1FMRU1863XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE BLOWN HEAD GASKETS WITHIN THE FIRST 40000 MILES, VEHICLE HESTITATES DURING ACCELERATION WHICH PRODUCES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AT INTERSECTIONS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":761164,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/22/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/25/2002","vin":"1FMRU17L0XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8008416,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/21/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/23/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"STEERING","summary":"WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 TO 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, AND VEHICLE FLIPPED 3 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8007955,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/11/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/18/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L6XB","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY HIT A TREE HEAD ON AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":760805,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/16/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"UNEXPLAINED FIRE. CAR WAS PARKED AND UNATTENDED AT THE TIME. NO COMPONENTS WERE ON OR IN OPERATION. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":760805,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/16/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"UNEXPLAINED FIRE. CAR WAS PARKED AND UNATTENDED AT THE TIME. NO COMPONENTS WERE ON OR IN OPERATION. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":760455,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/04/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/09/2002","vin":"1FMRU1766XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"OIL LEAK FROM RIGHT REAR CORNER OF ENGINE (HEAD GASKET)LEAKS OIL ONTO HOT EXHAUST CAUSING SIGNIFICANT SMOKE AT SPEED. DEFECT UNREPAIRED AS MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER COST.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":760393,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/04/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I DROVE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. MY 2 YEAR OLD CHILD CLIMBED INTO THE FRONT SEAT AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THE CAR ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT A VAN AT THE BOTTOM. I JUMPED IN AS THE CAR WAS ROLLING BUT COULD NOT STOP THE CAR IN TIME. THE CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK IN WHICH YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION FROM PARK WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE AND HAVING THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND NEITHER HAPPENED. A FATALITY COULD HAVE OCCURED AS CHILDREN WERE PLAYING OUTSIDE AS WELL AS I COULD HAVE BEEN SMASHED AS I JUMPED IN JUST BEFORE MY DOOR WAS TORN OFF. PLEASE TAKE NOTE AND FOLLOW UP ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!!!!!*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8006090,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/21/2002","vin":"","components":"WHEELS","summary":"AFTER HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT WHEEL STUDS WERE BROKEN. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DID NOT COMPLY WITH RECALL 99V099000 DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8005827,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/18/2002","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"EHICLE IS LEAKING OIL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED LEAK WAS IN HEAD GASKET. HAD REPAIRED IT, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISS. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":759359,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/14/2002","vin":"1FMPU18LOXL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. STILL DOES IT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8005240,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/02/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"03/08/2002","vin":"1FMRU176XXL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"4.6L V8 ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE WHEN CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL VEHICLES THAT COMPLAINED OF THE SAME FAILURE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *JG","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8005060,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/06/2002","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS THAT HAVE TURN SIGNALS FLASH INSIDE OF THEM ARE STARTING TO DETERIORATE, MAKING VISIBILITY DIFFICULT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":758937,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"03/05/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THERE IS A LOW RECURRING BEEP WHEN DRIVING. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8004941,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS ARE CORRODING, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR NIGHT DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":758820,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/30/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"WE ARE UNABLE TO SAFELY, AND SNUGLY SECURE ANY TYPE OF CHILD SEAT OTHER THAN AN INFANT SEAT IN THE CENTER POSITION. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE RECEIVINGEND IS TOO FAR FORWARD TO ALLOW A CAR SEAT TO BE SECURED TIGHTLY. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT RENDERS THE EXPEDITION UNSAFE FOR KIDS IN THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT POSITION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8004800,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2002","vin":"1FMRU1762XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":758127,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/30/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"THE CENTER SEAT BELT IS INCAPABLE OF RESTRAINING ANY CAR SEAT SNUGGLY. I HAVE CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER AND FORD, AND THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. NO ONE I KNOW HAS BEEN ABLW TO GET A CHILD SEAT IN THIS CENTER POSITION SECURELY. PLEASE HELP! *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8003599,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2002","vin":"PLEASE FILL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"BOTH EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE SEVERELY FADED AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE PROPERLY. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":757280,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/23/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/24/2002","vin":"1FMRU1867XL","components":"EQUIPMENT","summary":"RETAINING CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE SNUG AGAINST UNDERCARRIAGE FAILED IN APPARENT OVERLOAD; CABLE WAS SEPARATED AT POINT WHERE IT ATTACHED TO METALLIC END KEEPER, AND WHERE IT PASSES THRU CROSSPIECE THAT APPLIES PRESSURE TO TIRE RIM. CRANK MECHANISM WHICH JACK HANDLE ATTACHES TO AND IS USED TO RAISE/LOWER SPARE TIRE FROM ITS POSITION UNDER THE VEHICLE, IS SUPPOSED TO (ACCORDING TO OWNER'S MANUAL) \"RATCHET\" WHEN TIRE IS SNUGGED AGAINST UNDERCARRIAGE, AND \"IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO OVERTIGHTEN.\" SUSPECT RATCHETING MECHANISM NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, ALLOWING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO BE APPLIED TO CABLE, PRECIPITATING FAILURE---OR CABLE IS SUB-STANDARD. NO SIGNS OF RUST/CORRISION.IRE AND RIM. DEALER HAD REPLACED SPARE TIRE 10/2001 DURING TIRE RECALL/REPLACEMENT, OTHERWISE, THE MECHANISH HAD NEVER BEEN USED. OF GREAT IMPORTANCE: THERE IS NO REDUNDANCY IN SYSTEM; IT IS A SINGLE-POINT FAILURE. IF CABLE FAILS, TIRE COULD FALL DIRECTLY ONTO ROADWAY INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC, OR CAUSE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL IF IT WEDGES UNDER VEHICLE AND ROADWAY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":757297,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/24/2002","vin":"1FMRU1865XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. MY DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE HAD MANY OF THESE FAILURES FOR THIS MODEL. WITH ONLY 27000 MILES ON AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE LIKE THIS, IT SHOULDN'T BE LEAKING OIL ALL OVER MY GARAGE FLOOR. THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED 3 WEEKS AGO AND THE DEALER AS WELL AS FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAID I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I AM OUTRAGED AND WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO ORDER A RECALL. WE ALL KNOW FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT RECALL THIS DEFECT ON THEIR OWN!*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":757168,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/21/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/22/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATE EXTREMELY INTERMITENTLY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":757159,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/21/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/21/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"BOTH FRONT STABILIZER LINKS BROKEN AND MISSING. THIS IS THE THIRD FORD EXPIDITION OWNED PERSONALLY OR BY OUR FIRM THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8002516,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/18/2002","vin":"1FMRY1767XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"PE0 20; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS/ GOT OUT OF CAR, AND LOOKED AT THE TIRES. NOTICED THAT FRONT TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":757033,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/18/2002","vin":"1FMRU1769XL","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"CAR STALLS WHILE SITTING IN A NOSE DOWN POSTION FOR LESS THAN 2 MINUTES WHEN 1/3 OF TANK OR LESS. DEALER AND MANUFACTUER INDICATE KNOWN PROBLEM IN DESIGN, BUT NO FIX AT THIS TIME. ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":757033,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/18/2002","vin":"1FMRU1769XL","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"CAR STALLS WHILE SITTING IN A NOSE DOWN POSTION FOR LESS THAN 2 MINUTES WHEN 1/3 OF TANK OR LESS. DEALER AND MANUFACTUER INDICATE KNOWN PROBLEM IN DESIGN, BUT NO FIX AT THIS TIME. ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":756997,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/17/2002","vin":"1FMRU1769XL","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"CAR STALLS WITHIN 2 MINUTES ON A NOSE DOWN INCLINE WITH 1/3 OF TANK OF FUEL AND ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO RESTART. IT IS AS IF IT RUNS OUT OF FUEL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":756868,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2002","vin":"1FMRU1863XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DURING CHRISTMAS WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN, WE NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK FELT SLUGGISH AND NON-REPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. AT WHICH TIME IT WAS NOTICED ON THE DRIVEWAY THAT A OIL LEAK HAD BEGUN. WE TOOK THE EXPEDITION INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A SERVICE EVALUATION. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BEEN BLOWN. WE DECIDED TO GET A SECOND OPINION BY A RESPECTED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO GAVE US THE SAME PROGNOSIS. WE AGAIN CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THE COST OF THE REPAIR COULD BE NEGOTIATED LOWER THAN THE $1,850. ESTIMATE. A FORD MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT A SPECIAL PLAN MIGHT BE AVAILABLE, BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE. THAT REQUEST WAS REJECTED. IN TRYING TO TALK WITH A FORD FACTORY SERVICE MANAGER, HE WOULDN'T TALK WITH ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM NOR DID WE RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL HELP. IN PURCHASING A USED VEHICLE, I REALIZE THERE IS A RISK OF FAILURE, BUT 7 MONTHS & 14,000 MILES LATER, TO PAYOUT CLOSE TO $2,000!, THAT'S TOO EXTREME. A HEAD GASKET SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS SOON INTO A VEHICLE'S LIFE. I'VE NOTICED THAT FORD'S HAVE HAD A RECENT HISTORY OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS AND WE WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE \"RECALLED\" AND TO BE REINBURSED FOR THIS EXPENSE. THANK YOU. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":8002107,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/13/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/14/2002","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE ACCELERATING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE TIRES SLIPPED IN \"SLUSH\" (WET-SNOW). THEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE OR STOP ACCELERATION WHILE THE TIRES WERE SPINNING AND SLIDING IN THE \"SLUSH\". VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A MOVING VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO INJURIES TO REPORT. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AKTHE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. *NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":756494,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2002","dateComplaintFiled":"01/07/2002","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TIRES","summary":"HAD SPARK PLUG COIL GO OUT ON #4 CYLINDER, SHAKES AT HIGHER SPEEDS TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY BURNING OIL SMELL AFTER YOU DRIVE IT HAD IT TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY \"COULDNT LOCATE A LEAK \" ( MAYBE THERE TECHS SHOULD READ THESE TSB'S?) FINALLY RECONIZED AS BAD HEAD AND GASKET REPLACED STILL WAS LEAKING THEN I TOLD I NEEDED A TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT! NOW ITS OUTTA WARRENTY AND MY PROBLEM ACCORDING TO FORD DEALERSHIP. EVEN THOUGH HAD IT IN FOR BURNING OIL SMELL WHEN UNDER 36,000 (DOT NUMBER: NA TIRESIZE: 275R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":755574,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"VEHICLE MAKES GRINDING NOISE AND LURCHES UPON ACCELERATION UP HILLS. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE FIRST BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER IN 11/00. RECENTLY BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER THE DAY AFTER THE PROBLEM BECAME EVIDENT UPON ACCELERATION ON FLAT ROAD. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":899569,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"11/28/2001","vin":"N/A","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL. ALSO, EVERY TWO WEEKS CONUSMER HAS TO ADD A QUART OF OIL. ALSO, FUMES OF OIL BURNING GO INSIDE OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":754915,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/25/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"11/26/2001","vin":"1FMRU17L7XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"PASSENGER SIDE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 5.4L EMGINE. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. WITH 60OO MILES. I DO NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE THIS KIND OF FAILURE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":754751,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/08/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"11/20/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"STABILIZER LINKS MISSING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY BECAME MISSING. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":898902,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/27/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"11/07/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED THAT RIGHT REAR INNER TIRE SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, 25575R15. 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CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT MIRRORS WERE DEFECTIVE. BUT, CONSUMER'S WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":897777,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/14/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2001","vin":"1FMRU1866XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE WAITING IN A FAST FOOD LANE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHEN THIS OCURRED, BUT THEY DIDN'T FUNCTION. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":752524,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/15/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/24/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":752456,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":1,"dateOfIncident":"07/11/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/21/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"STEERING","summary":"I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JULY 11 2000 IN WHICH WE ROLLED OVER COUPLE OFF TIMES. WE HAD TAKEN THE EXPEDITION TO THE DEALERSHIP TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OUR COMPLAINT WAS THAT THE STEERING WAS TOO SOFT AND AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT I LEARNED THAT THE DEALERS WERE INSTALLING ANOTHER GEAR BOX FOR THE STEERING MAKE THE STEEERING HARDER AND FIRMER ALSO THE 2000 HAD A NEW GEAR BOX. PLEASE MAIL ME A COMPLAINT FORM. THANKS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":896590,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/20/2001","vin":"NOT AVAILAB","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENT BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR ,CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":896296,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/10/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/13/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WHILE DRIVING IT WAS \"VERY BUMPY\" DURING NORMAL OPERATION. CONSUMER EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND SAW THAT REAR SUSPENSION WAS ALLOWING REAR OF VEHICLE TO REST ON REAR WHEELS. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT AIR COMPRESSOR MOTOR AND RELAY HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":752027,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/08/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2001","vin":"1FMRU1860XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN","summary":"IN REFERENCE TO REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEAL BLEW OUT, CAUSING FAILURE OF BOTH SETS OF REAR BRAKES/ DISCS AND PARKING DRUMS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":751848,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/22/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2001","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE OXYGEN SENOR SHORTED OUT CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS TO BURN COMPLETLY THROUGH. THIS THEN CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS BELOW THE OXYGEN SENOR WIRING TO ALSO BURN THROUGH WHICH THEN CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO THE ENGINE TO BE DAMAGED AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. IF WOULD SEEM THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF A WIRING HARNESS CAN COMPLETELY BURN THROUGH ITSELF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE FIRE IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTUER STATE THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM AND AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":751704,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/26/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2001","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"STEERING","summary":"MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING OUR 1999 EXPEDITION AT 40MPH NEAR MY HOME (RAMONA, CA),LEFT FRONT IDLER ARM SNAPPED CAUSING VIOLENT FRONT END SHAKING, VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON A FREEWAY OR ANY HIGHER RATE OF SPEED MY HUSBAND AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ALIVE. WE WERE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE ROAD WE WERE TRAVELING HAD NO TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. THE ROAD WAS A RURAL BACK COUNTRY ROAD (VISTA RAMONA, NEAR HWY. 67.) RAMONA, CA. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":751706,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2001","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"A LOUD \"KNUCKLING\" SOUND IS OFTEN HEARD WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. NOISE COMES FROM THE FRONT END AND SOUNDS SIMILAR TO WHAT ONE HEARS WHEN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IS ENGAGED AND DURING A SHARP TURN. THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE ONE IS DRIVING OVER SOFTBALL SIZED ROCKS. THERE ALSO IS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. CAMPUS FORD OF OKEMOS, MI DIAGNOSED THIS AS A FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH ASSENBLY IN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THIS WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I'M FEARFUL THAT SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN TO THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":562837,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/31/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE LOST TREAD AND BLEW OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES.TIRE SIZE P255/70R16 AND DOT # W2CUIRD438. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":562837,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/31/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE LOST TREAD AND BLEW OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES.TIRE SIZE P255/70R16 AND DOT # W2CUIRD438. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":895180,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/24/2001","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING THERE WA SNO OIL INSIDE OF VEHICLE, AND IT STARTED MAKING CLUNKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":894834,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/21/2001","vin":"1FMRU1769XX","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"NEEDLE IN OIL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE. IT KEPT GOING UP AND DOWN. OIL PUMP HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH THAT WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":750838,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/21/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE IT IS NOT ENGAGING. YOU MUST USE THE ACCELERATOR TO GO ANYWHERE AND THEN THE FRONT END FEELS AS IF IT IS STUCK ON SOMETHING AND REVERSES EXTREMELY HARD AND MAKES A VERY LOUD SCREECHING NOISE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN AT THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO THEM AFTER THE PROBLEM OCCURED THIS LAST TIME.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":750588,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/31/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2001","vin":"1FMRU17L5XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY","summary":"TURN SIGNAL/WIPER CONTROL STEM SHORTING OUT WITH ELECTRICAL ARC SOUNDS AS LONG AS STEM IS IN L/R POSITION. SAME ITEM OCCURRED IN SIMILAR VEHICLE OWNED BY SAME: 1997 FORD EXPEDITION, VIN#[XXX]. SUSPECT THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLY WHICH MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS DUE TO LACK OF ABILITY TO INDICATE TURNING INTENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING LEFT OR CHANGING LANES. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":894396,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2001","vin":"1FMRU17L5XL","components":"SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH REAR OF VEHICLE DROPPED. DEALER SAID REAR SUSPENSION/ AIRBAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":893915,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2001","vin":"1FMPV18L1XL","components":"WHEELS","summary":"WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER DOWN HILL, AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, LEFT REAR WHEEL SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. TIRE/ RIM AND DISC BRAKES WERE GONE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK THE LUG BLOTS SHEARED OFF CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, ALL BOLTS SHEARED OFF AT BACKERPLATE. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":893733,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2001","vin":"N/A","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BECAUSE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO LOW GEAR WHILE GOING OVER BUMPS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":749621,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/02/2001","vin":"1FMRU17L0XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"RECENTLY I WENT TO THE BODY SHOP TO GET A ROTATION. BUT WHEN I WENT, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT ALL MY FOUR TIRES HAD SEVERE SIDEWALL CRACKS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IF I HAD DRIVEN THE EXPEDITION OVER 65 MPH THE TIRES MAY HAVE TORN OFF FROM THE RIMS AND FLIPPED MY CAR OVER. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE PROBLEM PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES. TO GET A SECOND OPINION I WENT DOWN TO A PRIVATELY OWNED GOODYEAR SHOP; THE MANAGER, AFTER INSPECTING ONE OF THE TIRES, WHICH ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES HAD DEFECTS IN THEM AND THAT WE SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CALL THE GOODYEAR HOTLINE. HE ALSO HAPPENED TO AGREE THAT THE TIRES WOULD EVENTUALLY RIP OFF AND FLIP THE CAR IF I DID NOT CHANGE THEM. HENCE I CALLED THE GOODYEAR HOTLINE, WHEN THE REPRESENTATIVE PICKED UP, SHE TOLD ME THAT THE MAN FROM GOODYEAR WHO INSPECTED THE TIRES WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO GIVE AN INSPECTION. SO THEN, I DROVE TO ANOTHER SHOP NAMED !0JUST TIRES!1 THAT WAS LICENSED FROM GOODYEAR TO GIVE INSPECTIONS. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES, THE MANAGER AGREED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE TIRES AND THAT IF THE TIRES WERE NOT IMMEDIATELY REPLACED I WOULD BE ENDANGERING MY LIFE. HE TOO BELIEVED THAT MY TIRES HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS TO THOSE OF FIRESTONE.I HAVE ALSO HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE EXPEDITION. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR WAS STOLEN; AND UNDER THE WARRANTY, WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE IT. HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THE NEWLY INSTALLED MIRROR STARTED BECAME SOMEWHAT UNRELIABLE. IT ACCUMULATED SCRATCHES EASILY AND WAS VERY FRAGILE. THE VISUALS THE MIRROR GAVE WERE VERY DULL AND VAGUE. HENCE WHEN WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER REPLACEMENT, THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD US THAT THE MIRROR WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY; AND SO I WAS NOT GIVEN A REPLACEMENT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: PDCUD3ER33 TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":749227,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"07/26/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"WHEELS","summary":"TOWING BOAT WITH THE EXPEDITION. BACK LEFT REAR WHEEL RAN OFF. CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASE EXPEDITION. WANTED NO PART OF WHAT I HAD TO SAY. THEY WERE CONTACTED THREE TIMES. NEXT CALLED FORD @ 1-800-392-3673. TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL ON THE WHEELS/LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS. BUT I WAS INFORMED MY TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I ASKED WHY DID MY TRUCK HAVE ALL THE SYSTOMS OF THE RECALL. 1) WHEEL RAN OFF 2) NONE OF THE REMAINING 3 WHEELS WILL NOT TORQUE DOWN TIGHT. MY TRUCK IS ALSO STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT I WAS TOLD FORD WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITHOUT A FEE. I FEEL FORD IS AT FAULT, BUT THEY DO NOT WANT TO HELP.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":749106,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/14/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"07/24/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"SUV PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS, WILL CHANGE LANES AT HIGH SPEED TO THE RIGHT. WILL PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT WHEN YOU TOWING AND CHANGE LANES. WHEN YOU ARE NOT STEPPING ON THE GAS IT GOES STRAIGHT. I'VE BEEN TO 2 DEALERS AND ONE TIRE SHOP. FORD WILL NOT FIX IT . IT IS UNDER EXT WARRANTY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":748799,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"07/20/2001","vin":"1FMRU1761XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"LOOKED AT TIRE AT GAS STATION AND SAW STEEL BELTS WHERE TIRE WAS COMING LOOSE FROM ITSELF. FORD DEALER I TOOK VEHICLE INDICATED THEY WERE READY TO SEPARATE ,AND ALL 4 MUST BE REPLACED. NO TIRES FOUND FROM DEALER AND CALLED AND FOUND 4 TIRES AT RETAIL STORE. I STILL HAVE THE FIRESTONE TIRES AND WILL BE BACK HOME MONDAY JULY 23RD IF NHTSA WANTS TO SEE THEM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRESIZE: P25570R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":892153,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/06/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"07/06/2001","vin":"1FMRU1768XL","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"SEAT BELT LATCH WAS BROKEN. WHEN CONSUMER SAW IT, PLASTIC CASE ON LATCH WAS CRACKED. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET.*AK *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":747476,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2001","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":747475,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2001","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":561756,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/25/2001","vin":"1FMRU1864XL","components":"WHEELS","summary":"1000 MILES AFTER A TIRE ROTATION, RIGHT REAR WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BACK QUARTER PANEL AND BRAKE ROTOR, DEALERSHIP STATED WHEEL NUTS WERE PROBABLY OVER TIGHTENED AND CAUSED WHEEL BOLTS TO BREAK, THE OTHER THREE WHEELS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE TIGHTENED SIMILARLY, CONSUMER STATES THERE GIVES NO MENTION OF RECOMMENDED TORQUE ON THE WHEEL NUTS WHEN ROTATING TIRES. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":561735,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/21/2001","vin":"1FMRM17L4XL","components":"TRAILER HITCHES","summary":"SAFETY INSPECTION OF FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER HITCH RECEIVED ONE BOLT ONLY FINGER TIGHT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":889897,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/06/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"06/06/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO A LOW GEAR BY ITSELF. CONSUMER HAS ALMOST LOST CONTROL.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":746475,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/09/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"06/05/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":746230,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/21/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"06/01/2001","vin":"1FMRU1761XL","components":"STEERING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"ON THE 5/21/01 ACCIDENT I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN OFF OF MY CUL A SAC ST AND JUST AS I TURNED THE WHEEL TO GO LEFT VEHICLE LOCKED UP TO THE RIGHT AND I COUND NOT GET IN TO UNLOCK WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT A PARKED CAR, I BOUNCED OFF THE CAR 3 TIMES BEFORE MY TRUCK ROLLOED BACK AND STOPPED.THE POLICE OFFICER TRIED TO TURN THE WHEELS WITH THE TRUCK ON AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO, ALL FLUIDS RELEASED FROM THE TRUCK. I WAS INJURED IN MY BACK/NECK/SPINE, AND BURN MARKS ON MY RT HAND FROM TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR. THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED WITHIN 15 FT.ON THE POLICE REPORT IT STATES THAT THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP BUT DUE TO NO WITNESSES HE CAN'T PROVE THIS. BODYSHOP SAID THE GEAR BOX AND ALL THE GEARS ARE DESTROYED AND BECAUSE OF IT LOCKING UP TO THE RIGHT WHEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT IT LOOKS LIKE THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ALSO. FORD WILL NOT COMMENT ON MY SITUATION AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO TO PROTECT MYSELF IF THIS IS A DEFECT PROBLEM. ON THE TRANSMISSION, I TOOK IT TO FORD AND TOLD THEM MY TRUCK WAS SLIPPING AND HAVING PROBLEMS AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND FIXED SOME ENGINE PROBLEMS. I HAVE SO MANY THINGS GO WRONG ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE 1999 I'M AFRAID TO EVEN DRIVE IT ONCE IT IS FIXED. I\"M NOT SURE IT IS SAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF YOU CAN OR LET ME KNOW WHAT YOUR PROCESS IS ON THIS COMPLAINT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":746180,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/31/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THESE HEAD GASKET FAILURES ARE COMMON ON THE LATE 1998 AND EARLY 1999 5.4L ENGINES. MANY HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. HOW EVER, IT APPEARS THAT THIS DEFECT CAN OCCUR AT ANY MILEAGE. FORD HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE SINCE IT OCCURRED AFTER THE WARRANTY AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. FROM THE NUMBER OF DOCUMENTED FAILURES OF THIS COMPONENT, I FEEL FORD SHOULD EXTEND THE EINGINE WARRANTY OR JUST RECALL THE ENGINES IN QUESTION. THERE ARE TWO TSBS ON FILE (8093-122 &13846-124) THAT DETAIL THE DATES OF MANUFACTURE AND THE ENGINES INVOLVED. THERE ARE DOZENS (IF NOT HUNDREDS) OF THIS GASKET FAILURE NOTED ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES, MOST THAT I CAN FIND HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, OTHERS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN ANY EVENT, THIS GASKET/HEAD IS A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT THAT WILL FAIL AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":745999,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/05/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"05/28/2001","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"I TOOK TO FORD AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE BUT THEN STATED THAT TREAD WEAR WAS BEYOND.*AK (TIRESIZE: 265/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":746001,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"05/28/2001","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"PLEASE NOTE THAT BRANDON FORD HAS NOT HELPED ME RESOLVE SOME OF THESE ISSUES. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK (TIRESIZE: 26516)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 26516 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":745827,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"05/24/2001","vin":"1FMRU1861XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER IN A 6 MONTH PERIOD FOR ENGINE TROUBLES DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ENGINE BLOCK. THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT FORD MOTOR CO. IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT, HOWEVER THEY HAVE NOT NOTIFIED CONSUMERS THAT PURCHASED AFFECTED VEHICLES. THIS DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS USING A \"REBUILT, REMANUFACTURED\" ENGINE BLOCK. THIS REPAIR IS NOT SATISFACTORY AS I PURCHASED ANEW VEHICLE AND EXPECT THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE WITH BRAND NEW NOT REFURBISHED PARTS. HAD I NOT TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE SELLING FORD DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM UNITL MY ENGINE FAILED AND POSSIBLY AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I BELIEVE THAT OTHER CONSUMERS MAY BE CHARGED FOR WORK THAT IS A RESULT OF THIS SAME TYPE OF ENGINE DEFECT THAT FORD IS AWARE OF AND HAS SENT TECHNICAL MEMO'S TO THE DEALERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT FORD MOTOR CO. WON'T ALLOW THE DEALERS TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS ABOUT THIS DEFECT AS IT COULD COST SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS FOR FORD WARRANTY WORK. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE AS ENGINE FAILURE CAN RESULT IF NOT REPAIRED. THE FIRST TIME MY VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL, AND THE SECOND TIME IT WAS LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE BLOCK. I FEEL AS THOUGH FORD MOTOR CO. AND IT'S DEALERS ARE KEEPING THIS INFORMATION FROM CONSUMERS THAT HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW THEIR VEHICLES MAY BE DEFECTIVE BEFORE THEY HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":745673,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/10/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"EVERY MONTH I CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE. IN CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE ON APRIL 6TH, I NOTICED THAT ON ALL FOUR TIRES, THERE WAS A SPLITTING/CRACK WHICH RAN ABOUT THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH FROM RIGHT TO LEFT RIGHT UNDER THE TREAD KNUCKLE WHERE THE KNUCKLE OF THE TREAD WOULD HAPPEN TO MEET THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY FORD GARAGE WHICH IS VENUS FORD IN CUDAHY, WISC. HE TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED FIRESTONE DEALER. I CONTACT MUSKEGO FIRESTONE IN MUSKEGO, WI. THEY INSPECTED THE TIRES AND I WAS TOLD THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE UNSAFE. AFTER I ASKED THE OWNER (KEITH) HOW SAFE THE TIRES ACTUALLY WERE,HE TOLD ME \"IF THOSE TIRES WERE ON MY VEHICLE, THEY'D BE COMING OFF.\" KEITH CONTACTED FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE I GUESS IN DOING THIS THEY WOULD NOT ADMIT TO ANY DEFAULT WITH THE TIRE OR WITH THEIE WORKMANSHIP. THE ONLY THING FIRESTONE WOULD DO FOR ME WAS TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES UNDER A PRO-RATING SYSTEM. DON'T GET ME WRONG, THE TIRES WERE WEARING LIKE IRON AND FOR HAVING 34,600 MILES ON THEM, THE ACTUAL TREAD WEAR LOOKED LIKE THE TIRES ONLY HAD 10,000 MILES ON THEM. THE DEPTH OF THE TIRES WERE MEASURED BY THE FIRESTONE DEALER AND ALL FOUR TIRES CAME IN AT 10/32. THE TIRES BEFORE COMING OFF OF MY VEHICLE WERE DOCUMENTED BY THE FIRESTONE DEALER ON SOME FORM WHICH I HAD TO SIGN. ON THIS FORM, THE SERIAL NUMBERS OF ALL FOUR TIRES WERE LISTED AND THE THEIR ACTUAL POSITION ON THE VEHICLE. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES FIRESTONE PROVIDED WERE AGAIN THEIR WILDERNESS AT'S AND SAME SIZE. MY COST WHICH INCLUDED LABOR AND TAX CAME OUT TO ABOUT $50.00 PER TIRE. AFTER SEEING THE SPLITS/CRACKS IN THE TIRES I WANTED THESE TIRES REMOVED BECAUSE IT WAS MY CONCERN THAT THERE WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE HERE. ESPECIALLY WITH A FAMILY AND THIS FAMILY VEHICLE GOING TO BE USED VERY SHORTLY FOR TWO SEPARTE FAMILY VACATIONS.*AK (TIRESIZE: 265/70R17)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":887374,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/05/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2001","vin":"1FMRU1866XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT, AND FOUND TREAD HAD SEPARATED. FORD, EXPEDITION, 1999, P-255/70R16, DOT VNCU1RD259. *AK TIRE IS A FIRESTONE WILDERNESS, FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":560960,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"04/30/2001","vin":"1FMRU1761XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"LEFT FRONT WILDERNESS FIRESTONE (P255/70R16) TIRE BLEW OUT, TREAD CAME OFF AND THERE WAS SIGN OF DAMAGE FROM A NAIL. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":886884,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"04/26/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING, ABLE TO GO THROUGH ALL GEARS, VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT. NOT ABLE TO START IN DRIVE, AND UNABLE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO START. DEALER REPLACED LINKAGE CABLE. *AK THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT GO TO PARK POSITION. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":744593,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/22/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"04/26/2001","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT (LEFT REAR) WILDERNESS AT (P255/70R16) ON A '99 EXPEDITION GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL CAME APART, COMPLETELY SEPARATING FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. THERE IS AN AREA ON THE TIRE THAT HAD CRACKS ON THE TREAD CLOSE TO THE MAIN PART OF THE TIRE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY FORD DEALER IN GRAPEVINE FIRST BECAUSE THEY HAD JUST INSPECTED THE TIRES FOR ME APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO. THEY RECOMMENDED HIGHLY THAT I TAKE THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE, THAT THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO FOR ME WAS TO SELL ME 5 NEW TIRES, COSTING MORE THAN $700 TOTAL. I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO MY FIRESTONE DEALER WHERE AFTER I POINTED OUT TO MY TECHNICIAN THE DAMAGE, HE TRIED TO EXPAIN TO ME THAT A BLOW OUT IS \"NORMAL\" WHENEVER THERE IS DAMAGE TO A TIRE AND THAT THE TIRE HAD BEEN DRIVEN WITH LOW AIR PRESSURE WHICH IS WHY THE SIDEWALL WAS TORN UP. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT THE TIRES HAVE NEVER BEEN LOW ON PRESSURE, THAT I CHECK THEM MYSELF AT A MINIMUN OF 1 TIME PER WEEK AND NEVER DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL I HAVE CHECKED THEM, AND FORD CHECKS THEM APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3,000 MILES AND ROTATES THEM ACCORDING TO SPECS. HE WAS NOT INTERESTED. I ASKED IF MY OTHER 3 TIRES WERE SAFE IN HIS OPINION AND WITHOUT DOING MORE THAN A QUICK GLANCE SAID \"THEY ARE AS SAFE AS ANY TIRE\". I ASKED HIM AGAIN AND EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD AND ALL I WANTED WAS TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE, HE STATED THAT \"I WOULD BE MORE UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT DRIVING A FORD THAN I WOULD BE ABOUT YOUR TIRES\". THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE TO ME AND I FEEL THAT ATTITUDES AND REACTIONS LIKE THIS TO AN OBVIOUSLY REALISTIC CONCERN IS CRIMINAL. I ALSO ASKED THEM TO RETURN THE DAMAGED TIRE TO ME, WHICH I HAD TO REMIND THEM TO DO. I THEN TOOK THE CAR & TIRE TO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY (WHOM I TRUST) AND ASKED FOR THEIR OPINION ON THE TIRE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNCU1RD458 TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":744518,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/07/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"04/25/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY LEFT, REAR TIRE BLEW. AFTER TIRE WAS CHANGED, FULL SIZED, BRAND NEW SPARE BLEW 300 MILES LATER. *AK (TIRESIZE: P2657UR17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P2657UR17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":885844,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"04/13/2001","vin":"1FMRU1863XL","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD AND JUMPS. SEALER HAS REPLACED TRANSFER CASE. HOWEVER , PROBLEM REOCCURS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":743887,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"04/11/2001","vin":"1FMRU17LXXL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"MIRRORS - THEY'VE BEEN REPLACED TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MIRRORS DEVELOP BLACK STREAKS, WHICH MAKES HINDERS MY VIEWING ABILITY, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHTTIME. IT JUST TARNISHES ON ITS OWN. THE FIRST PAIR WERE REPLACED 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, IT IS COMMON IN MIRRORS WITH BUILT-IN LIGHT SIGNALS. AS FAR AS THE A/C IS CONCERNED; EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, IT GIVES OFF THIS BAD ODOR (MUSTY SMELL) AS SOON AS THE A/C IS TURNED ON. THE DEALER RE-CONDITIONS THE VENTILATION SYSTEM EACH TIME I TAKE MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. ACCORDING TO THEM, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER DEALERS, IT'S COMMON IN FORD VEHICLES.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":885625,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/31/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"04/10/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE TRAVELING 75MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE. TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. MAINTAINED CONTROL OF VEHICLE UNTIL ABLE TO STOP. NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE HAD LOST ITS TREAD. SPARE HAD A BULGE. TIRE HAD 41,000 MILES ON A 1999, FORD, EXPEDITION, P255/70R16W2CU. *AK THE CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES AND ONE USED TIRE TO REPLACE THE FIRESTONE ONES. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":885038,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"04/04/2001","vin":"","components":"EQUIPMENT","summary":"WHILE USING CIGARETTE LIGHTER AT NIGHT CONSUMER WAS BURNED TRYING TO PUT LIGHTER BACK IN DASH, IT WAS NOT LIT UP. *AK *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":885040,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"04/04/2001","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY,INTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"CONSUMER TURNED ON INTERIOR DOME LIGHT AT NIGHT, WAS BLINDED BY IT AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND STAY IN HIS LANE. GLARE FROM LIGHT WENT TO SUN ROOF, AND THEN REFLECTED OFF DRIVER SIDE OF WINDSHIELD. IT DID NOT REFELECT OFF PASSENGER'S SIDE. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":884976,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/03/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2001","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"PISTON KNOCKING AND VEHICLE IS LOSING POWER, AND IT STALLS. COULD BE DANGEROUS IF ON A HIGHWAY. CONSUMER STATES AT 50 MPH CARS STARTS TO VIBRATE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":884806,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/21/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"04/02/2001","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW DURING FREEWAY RAMP EXIT. VEHICLE HIT A RAMP CURB. CHECKED OUT TIRES AFTER VEHICLE STOPPED. NOTICED RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD A SPLIT BETWEEN SIDEWALL AND TREAD AREA. REPLACED TIRE WITH SPARE. 1999, FORD, EXPEDITION, P255/70R16 WITH 30,000 MILES.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":743105,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/21/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/26/2001","vin":"1FMRU17LXXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH SOMEONE THE PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE ON MARCH 21ST .WHILE TRAVELLING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY IN FLORIDA WHEN MY CAR HAD A BLOW OUT AT ABOUT 60 MPH AFTER EXAMINING THE TIRE I FOUND THAT THE TREAD HAD COME APART FROM THE TIRE .ONCE I SAW THIS I TOOK THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE FOR THE SECOND VISIT TO SHOW THEM THE PROBLEM .THEY INSISTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL FOR BLOW OUTS.I THEN PROCEEDED TO FORD TO SHOW THEM THE TIRE WHO INSISTED THE SAME THING .I THEN BOUGHT NEW TIRES FROM FORD AS I WAS AFRAID TO PUT MY FAMILY BACK IN THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT BEFORE I DISCARD THE TIRE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM YOUR AGENCY EXAMINE THIS TIRE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2CU TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":742707,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/23/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"03/20/2001","vin":"1FMRU1866XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"OIL LEAK AROUND THE HEAD GASKET-HAD CAR SERVICED 4 TIMES REPLACING PLUGS,WIRES ,GASKETS AND THE WHOLE HEAD ASSEMBLY. FINALLY THEY AGREED TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN. WE KEEP TELLING SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BLOCK. THEY PUT IN A REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP OVER 35 DAYS WHEN THEY COULD OF JUST DROP A NEW ENGINE THE SECOND TIME..NOT HAPPY WITH APPLE VALLEY FORD FOR JERKING ME AROUND. NOW I DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR. I BOUGHT NEW AND NOW I HAVE A USED ENGINE IN MY TRUCK.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":560437,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/23/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"03/20/2001","vin":"1FMRU1866XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN OIL LEAK AROUND THE HEAD GASKET, THE CONSUMER IS NOT PLEASED WITH THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REMANUFACTURED ONE. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":883394,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2001","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"FIRESTONE, STANDARD EQUIPMENT, RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS SECOND TIME ON SAME SIDE. TIRE BLOWOUT CAUSED REAR END AND OTHER DAMAGES. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE, SIZE P255/70R16. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":883419,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/16/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2001","vin":"1FMRU17L7XL","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"CONSUMER'S WIFE HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISON WITH ANOTHER CAR WHILE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WIFE SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES TO ARM/ SHOULDER AND LEG. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":560418,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/04/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2001","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT, THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD PROBLEMS KEEPING AIR IN TIRES, THE DEALER REPLACED THE VALVE STEMS BUT THAT HASN'T SOLVED THE PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RIDE WELL WITH THE TIRES AND VEHICLE HAS HAD A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT ALREADY (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX P255/70R16). NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":742565,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/16/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/16/2001","vin":"1FMRU17L7XL","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN HEADON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER FORD EXPEDITION. ONE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 70MPH THE OTHER AT 40 MPH. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALLED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":882974,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/14/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"RIGHT HEAD GASKET HAS CRACKED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK ONTO STARTER MOTOR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, 2 WEEKS LATER THE HEAD GASKET STARTED LEAKING AGAIN, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":882847,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"03/13/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHILE STANDING OR DRIVING 4- WHEEL DRIVE HIGH WILL SHIFT INTO 4- WHEEL DRIVE LOW OR 2- WHEEL DRIVE INTO 4- WHEEL DRIVE LOW . DLR CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":882194,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"03/06/2001","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"OWNER HAS FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT TIRES WHICH ARE NOT ON RECALL. ALL 4 TIRES HAVE CRACKS ALONG SIDE OF THEM. ALL TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":882161,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"03/05/2001","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE HESITATES. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM OR PROVIDE REMEDY. ALSO, VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK, AND KNOCKING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED HEAD GASKET, BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":881943,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/02/2001","vin":"1FMRU1768XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"CONSUMER NOTICED DROPS OF OIL ON GARAGE FLOOR. DEALER STATED THAT HEAD GASKET MAY BE LEAKING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF HEAD GASKET PROBLEM AND WAITED UNTIL WARRANTY EXPIERD FOR FIXING IT. THEREFORE, THE DEALER SHOULD FIX THE HEAD GASKET AT NO CHARGE. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":882009,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/02/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/02/2001","vin":"1FMRU17L2XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A BOOMING NOISE, TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND JERKED VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, TIRE WAS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, SIZE P255/70R16, DOT #W20U1RD. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":741825,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/28/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/02/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"THIS IS REPORTED BECAUSE OF THE COMMON NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THE EXPENSE OF REPAIR. THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN WHICH ROUTES AN ENGINE COOLANT HOSE SUCH THAT WHEN THE HOSE CONNECTION LEAKS, IT DRIPS ONTO THE #4 COIL PACK AND SHORTS IT OUT. THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN CARRIED OVER THROUGH AT LEAST THREE MODEL YEARS (97,98& 99). THE COST OF MY REPAIR WAS APPROX. $400. THIS IS NOT NORMAL WEAR NOR IS IT A RANDOM COMPONENT FAILURE. I SUSPECT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. AS A HIGH VOLUME PRODUCTION COMPANY, THEIR QUALITY DEPARTMENT HAS SURELY FLAGGED THIS DEFECT THROUGH SOME FORM OF FAILURE TREND ANALYSIS EFFORT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":741739,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"FAILURE OF THE #3/#4 COIL PACKS SEEM COMMONPLACE ON FORD EXPEDITIONS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HEATER HOSE (SITS ABOVE THE COIL PACK): IF THE HOSE DRIPS, THE RESULT IS A COSTLY REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS REPORTED FREQUENTLY ON THE WWW.XPEDITION.NET MAILING LIST, AND FINALLY SHOWED UP AN MY VEHICLE. THERE ARE REPORTS ON THE MAILING LIST OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES (2, 3, 4..). *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":881692,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/03/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AUTOMACTICALLY. MANUFACTURER SENT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS TO DEALER ON WINDSHIELD WIPERS. TSB ONLY COVERS CONSUMERS WITH WARRANTIES. CONSUMER LIVED IN A AREA WERE THERE WAS ALOT OF ROAD SALT, AND WHEN COMING ON INVOLUNTARALY IT SMEARS WITH LACK OF VISIBILITY.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY UNDER BAD WEATHER CONDITION. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":881610,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/27/2001","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"VEHICLE HAS FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/AT TIRES, SIZE P255/70R16. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEGAN TO SEPARATE. TIRES WERE LOOKED AT BY A GARAGE AND THIS WAS DETERMINED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":881012,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/19/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"02/21/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TREES, AND ENDING ON OTHER SIDE. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHAT COULD HAD CAUSED TIRE TO BE FLAT, AND LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. NO DEMAGE TO VEHICLE EXTERIOR, JUST SCRATCHES. THERE WAS NO CURVES ON THE ROAD. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":559786,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/21/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"FIRESTONE REFUSED CONSUMERS REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED PRIOR TO JANUARY, 1 2000, THE CONSUMER ACTUALLY PURCHASED THE TIRES OCT 31,2000. 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CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":880744,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/16/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2001","vin":"1FMRU1764XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE P255/70R16 EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT, CONSUMER NOTICED A 3 INCH TEAR ON THE INSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL, DOT W2CU. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":880701,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2001","vin":"1FMRU1767XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"COMPUTER SYSTEM AFFECTED TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THIS CAUSED IT TO RUN HOT AND STALL. BEEN TO DEALER 5-6 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. MECHANIC CLAIMED TO HAVE REPAIRED IT EACH TIME, BUT PROBLEM REAPPEARED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":740872,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/06/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"02/14/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"THIS TIRE DID NOT JUST GO FLAT, IT DISITEGRATED. WE WERE RIDING DOWN AN INTERSTATE AND MY 15-MONTH-OLD WAS IN THE CAR. WE JUST GOT LUCKY THAT WE MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE PROBLEM LOOKS JUST LIKE THE ONES SEEN IN THE 15 AND 16 INCH FIRESTONS TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WE SAVED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND WE HAVE PICTURES OF IT ON THE CAR BEFORE IT WAS CHANGED. WE WANT TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOT BE AS LUCKY AS WE WERE THIS TIME. PLEASE CALL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2T6IRE378 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":740859,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2001","vin":"1FMRU1761XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"THIS IS THE SECOND FORD VEHICHLE PURCHASED. INITIAL VEHICLE TRADED BECAUSE OF SAFTEY ISSUE INVOLVING SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE NEEDED AN ENGINE REPLACED AND EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS BASICALLY UNTOUCHABLE FOR COMMENTS. SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT DEALERSHIP ADMITTED TO KNOWING THE ENGINES IN THE 1997- 1999 EXPEDITIONS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":740766,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/13/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"02/12/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"WHEELS","summary":"WHEEL OF VEHICLE DISCONNECTED DUE TO LUGS:NUTS: BOLTS SHEARING OFF. I WAS INFORMED (BY MY BROTHER WHO IS A FORD TECHNICIAN) THAT NIGHT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON FORD EXPEDITION FOR THAT PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":740736,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/07/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2001","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"AS I WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, MY TIRE WENT FLAT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TIRE IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TREAD IS PEALING OFF. THERE ARE TWO LONG PARALLEL CRACKS APPROX 2-3 INCHES APART IN THE CENTER OF THE TIRE. THE TREAD BETWEEN IS PEELING OFF AND THE BELT TREADS ARE PUSHING OUT. IF FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WITH ALL THE LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN LOST FROM THESE TIRE DEFECTS I CANNOT REST UNTIL ALL MY FIRESTONE TIRES ARE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND. I WILL BE CONTACTING A FORD DEALER TOMORROW IN HOPES OF GETTING CLEARANCE TO GET THESE TIRES CHANGED RIGHT AWAY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELLING FASTER MY SON AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED LIKE ALL THE OTHERS. I HAVE A HUSBAND AND 3 CHILDREN TO THINK ABOUT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2T61RE318 TIRESIZE: R265S7OR17)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":740613,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"02/08/2001","vin":"1FMRU1764XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING IS THE DEALERSHIP INFLATES MY TIRES IMPROPERLY DURING SERVICE. THE DRIVERS DOOR READS THAT THE COLD PRESSURE FOR THE FRONT SHOULD BE 30 AND THE REAR 35. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND HAVE BEEN GETTING MY TIRES SERVICED FOR FREE BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THEY CONTEND MY TIRE GAUGE IS WRONG. ONCE I HAD THEM CHECK THEM BEFORE I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO LET PRESSURE OUT. ALL I WOULD ASK IS THAT THE SITUATION BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT CHECK THEIR TIRES WHEN THEY LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP IS IN A ACCIDENT AND HURT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":879826,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2001","vin":"1FMRU1861XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"AFTER CHANGING OIL COULD STILL SMELL OIL. THEN ,TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND BLOWN OUT HEAD GASKET. THIS WAS SECOND TIME. FIRST WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THIS TIME IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":879615,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"02/01/2001","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"WHILE FILLING UP VEHICLE WITH GAS AND UPON REACHING 11 GALLONS, NOZZLE EXPLODED, INJURING CONSUMER. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THEY SAID THAT SINCE NOZZLE WAS PLASTIC AND NOT MEDAL, IT HAD NOTHING TO GRIND OUT ON. PLASTIC CREATEED ELECTRICITY, A SPARK OF ELECTRICITY LIKE IF SOMONE SHOCKED AN INDIVIDUAL, THAT SET OFF EXPLOSION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":879181,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2001","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL STIFFENS AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY AT ALL. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":740003,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/05/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"01/27/2001","vin":"1FMRU1860XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING, CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITION. MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS FAILED. FORD HAS DISPLAYED NO CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":559165,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/17/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"01/24/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN TWO INCIDENCES WHERE VEHICLE HAS LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED BOTH TIMES, VEHICLE REGAINS POWER AFTER THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES, DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION AND THEREFORE COULD NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. CJ","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":878861,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/12/2001","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2001","vin":"1FMRU17;9XL","components":"WHEELS","summary":"DEALER SAID THAT COTTER PIN ON RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WAS MISSING, AN ACCIDENT DID OCCUR. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":878291,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"01/17/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L1X1","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P265/70R17 EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT CAUSED BY TREAD SEPARATION, TIRE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO FRONT AND LEFT SIDE OF BUMPER AND FENDER. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":878264,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/16/2001","vin":"1FMRU186XLA","components":"STEERING","summary":"WHENEVER STEERING WAS TURNED, IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. THIS MADE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL SOMETIMES. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES. EACH TIME MECHANIC WOULD TEST VEHICLE, BUT WOULD NOT HEAR THUMPING NOISE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":877851,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/10/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"01/10/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"WHILE DRIVING IN WET CONDITIONS AT 50 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO PULL TO RIGHT. CONSUMER TRIED TO PUT ON BRAKES, AND NOTHING HAPPENED, ABS DIDN'T KICK IN.*AK VEHICLE IN A 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHICH DIDN'T KICK IN HIT DITCH AND ROLLED OVER. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":738987,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/08/2001","vin":"1FMRU1766XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"MY TIRES ARE VIBRATING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, ALSO THEY LOOSE AIR CONSTANTLY, I HAVE HAD THEM CHECKED AT LEAST 8 TIMES AND A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF AIR WAS MISSING EACH TIME!! THE STEERING WHEEL IS VIBRATING MAJORLY AT SPEEDS OF 50 TO 75 MPH PER HOUR! I DID CONTACT THE DEALER BUT WAS TOLD THIS TIRE IS NOT RECALLED!! PLEASE NOTE THERE IS DEFINATELY A PROBLEM WITH MY TIRES AND I AM NOT AN EXPERT. PLEASE ADVISE A.S.A.P. - THANK YOU!*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2CUIRD249 TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":738946,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"01/07/2001","vin":"1FMRU1762XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WE WERE TRAVELING ON I77 ON OUR WAY TO CHARLESTON,SOUTH CAROLINA. OUR ESTIMATED SPEED AT THE TIME OF TIRE FAILURE WAS 60MPH. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 65MPH. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE PRACTICALLY EXPLODED AND TORE APART. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS WE MOVED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, I FOUND A DISINTEGRATED TIRE, WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION. I HAD MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR WITH ME WHICH INCLUDED MY WIFE AND THREE YOUNG BOYS AGES 10,5, AND 1. THE AIR PRESSURE IN ALL FOUR TIRES WERE AT RECOMMENDED LEVELS AT THE ONSET OF OUR TRIP, WHAT IS THE EXPLANATION OF THIS MISFORTUNE?*AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":738887,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"01/06/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"EQUIPMENT","summary":"CABLE SEPARATED FROM BOLT AND SPARE TIRE FELL OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM IF IT OCCURED ON THE FREEWAY OR A MAJOR ROADWAY. LUCKY THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURED ON A SIDE STREET. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":559260,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"01/03/2001","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"BLOWOUT ON LEFT FRONT TIRE, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P25570R16, TIRE SENT TO FIRESTONE, FIRESTONE PAID FOR A NEW TIRE, WHEEL AND SHIPPING EXPENSES, IN OCTOBER 2000, OWNER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES OUT OF FEAR, WOULD LIKE FOR FORD OR FIRESTONE TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENTS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":738631,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/02/2001","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CRACKING/PEELING. CALLED FORD & FIRESTONE AND WENT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, SAID THEIR IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THEM.*AK (TIRESIZE: P265/70R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":738384,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/05/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"12/27/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L5XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE NUMBER TWO EXPLODES. FIRESTONE TIRES ARE BAD NEWS AND KILL PEOPLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: 16 INCH)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":738385,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"12/27/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L5XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE NOISE UPON COLD START. SOUNDS LIKE MARBLES CHURNING ABOUT INSIDE A COFFEE CAN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":876942,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"12/22/2000","vin":"ADD","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL AT RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE, BOTTOM OF CYLINDER HEAD. IN AT DEALER'S SHOP FOR REPAIRS. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED THERE IS A LOUD TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTED, THEN IT STOPS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":737765,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"12/13/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"FROM THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP OF OUR 1999 FORD EXPEDITION -- WE HAD DIFFICULTY WITH THE FACTORY EQUIPPED 17 INCH WILDERNESS AT TIRES PULLING TO EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING STRAIT AHEAD AT ANY SPEED. WE PROCEEDED WITH A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT WITH MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL. AT LEAST 3 FRONT END ALIEGNMENTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. A FORD MOTOR COMPANY ENGINEER SAID THE 17 INCH TIRES WERE INHERENTLY UNSTABLE AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE PULLING OF TIRES. OUR OWN MECHANIC DETUNED THE FRONT END ALIEGNMENT WITH IN FACTORY SPECIFIATIONS AND THIS ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS INCREASE TIRE WEAR. WE HAVE REPLACED AT APPROX 16,000 MILES ALL FIVE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES AND DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE TH SAME STEARING PROBLEMS. (DOT NUMBER: W216-1RE-0 TIRESIZE: 17)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":876084,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"12/06/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND HEARD A THUMPING NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDERS. HE NOTICED THAT PASSENGER'S RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS #AT, P2557016. FIRESTONE WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT TIRE,AND ATTENDANT FOR FIRESTONE STATED THAT NO ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN BECAUSE TIRES WERE NOT ON RECALL OR ON ADVISORY LIST. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":736839,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/04/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2000","vin":"1FMRU1767XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE RIGHT FRONT FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT DOT VNCU P255/70R16 TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE WHOLE CENTER SECTION OF THE TIRE WAS GONE, CONSUMER HAS THE TIRE FOR INSPECTION AND HAS CONTRACTED FIRESTONE. *MJS( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":737099,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/27/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/30/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L8XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE BLOWOUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION AT 65MPH ON I-95 AT RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS INFORMED BY BOTH FORD MOTOR CORP. AND FIRESTONE THAT THESE TIRES WERE SAFE. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NOT MY WIFE WITH MY THREE BOYS SHE WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY HIT THE BRAKES AND ROLL THE TRUCK. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKLY I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR INTO THE MEDIAN. THEY THE SITUATION MADE ME VERY UNEASY WITH THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC PASSING AT 65MPH JUST FEET FROM ME. I EXPERIENCED SEVERE CHEST PAIN AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSIPTAL THE FOLLOWING MORNING. *AK (TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":737099,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/27/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/30/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L8XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE BLOWOUT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION AT 65MPH ON I-95 AT RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS INFORMED BY BOTH FORD MOTOR CORP. AND FIRESTONE THAT THESE TIRES WERE SAFE. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NOT MY WIFE WITH MY THREE BOYS SHE WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY HIT THE BRAKES AND ROLL THE TRUCK. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKLY I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR INTO THE MEDIAN. THEY THE SITUATION MADE ME VERY UNEASY WITH THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC PASSING AT 65MPH JUST FEET FROM ME. I EXPERIENCED SEVERE CHEST PAIN AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSIPTAL THE FOLLOWING MORNING. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":875631,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/27/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/28/2000","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"REAR CALIPER FROZE UP, CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE. ALSO, IT GRINDED INTO ROTORS. IT COST CONSUMER $600.00 IN REPAIRS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":736839,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/04/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/24/2000","vin":"1FMRU1767XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"CATASTROPHIC FAILURE - CENTER SECTION OF TIRE GONE, 2 SIDE WALL LEFT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":736839,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/04/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/24/2000","vin":"1FMRU1767XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"CATASTROPHIC FAILURE - CENTER SECTION OF TIRE GONE, 2 SIDE WALL LEFT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":557547,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/22/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"17 INCH FIRESTONE TIRES WENT FLAT FREQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":736659,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/21/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 4 DIFFERENT TIMES, DEALER CLAIMS THAT TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN RELPLACED WITH NEW TRANSMISSION. DEALER REFUSES TO RETURN PHONE CALLS OR TALK TO ME CONCERNING THE VEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":736675,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/16/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"11/21/2000","vin":"1FMRU1863XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR LOSES POWER AND NERALY STALLS. ONCE WHEN ACCELERATING ON AN ON-RAMP THE CAR NEARLY STALLED AND ONCE WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR DID STALL. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM AND SEEMS UNWILLING TO TRY TOO HARD. THEY SAID THAT THEY SPOKE WITH FORD AND FORD SAID THAT THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH DRIVERS OF THE VEHICLE. AND IT HAS HAPPENED APPROX. 25 TIMES. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND STILL NOT FIXED!*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":736399,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/29/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/16/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L7XL","components":"VISIBILITY,TIRES","summary":"DD (TIRESIZE: 255R70-16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255R70-16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":736399,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/29/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/16/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L7XL","components":"VISIBILITY,TIRES","summary":"TIRES HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MAINTAINING BALANCE AND HAVE REQUIRED BEING RE-BALANCED AND ROTATED EVERY 500 TO 1500 MILES. I HAD THE TIRES INSPECTED BY NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY, THEY DISMOUNTED THE TIRES, CHECKED FOR ROUNDNESS, INDEXED THE TIRES AND REMOUNTED THEM, ADDED ADDITIONAL WEIGHTS TO FRONT AND REAR OF TIRES. THEY SAID THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I TOOK THE SUV AND THE INSPECTION REPORT TO SEVERAL FIRESTONE DEALERS, ONE BARELY LOOKED AT THE TIRES AND QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $128.00 PER TIRE TO REPLACE THEM WITH THE SAME SIZE AND BRAND, NO CONSIDERATION WAS GIVEN TO THEM BEING DEFECTIVE OR COVERD BY PRO-RATA WARRANTY. ANOTHER DEALER SAID THAT HE DIDN'T NEED TO INSPECT THE TIRES THEY WERE NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY AFTER 12,000 MILES AND THAT THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS AN \"OUT OF ROUND\" TIRE. I HAVE TRIED TO SEEK RELIEF FROM FIRESTONE, WHO FINALLY SENT AN EMAIL SUGGESTING THAT I HAVE THE TIRES INSPECTED BY THEIR DEALERS, EVEN AFTER I HAD INFORMED THEM OF THE LACK OF INTEREST DISPLAYED BY THEIR DEALERS IN ATLANTA. I REC'D THE SAME VERBAGE THAT THEY RELEASED TO THE PRESS CONCERNING THE RECALLED TIRES AND I ADVISED THEM THAT I WASN'T SEEKING INFORMATION ON THE RECALLED TIRES, SINCE, MY SIZE WASN'T INCLUDED, THAT I WAS SEEKING RELIEF FOR A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. THESE TIRES ARE BECOMING UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED AND THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED WITH THE OTHER SIZES BY FORD AND/OR FIRESTONE. I HAVE SEEN THE LISTED COMPLAINTS THAT YOUR GROUP HAS REC'D CONCERNING THESE TIRES AND I REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE IN MY PROBLEM..THE PROBLEM WITH MY 2 OUTSIDE MIRRORS ON MY SUV IS THAT THE \"SILVER REFLECTIVE COATING\" IS PEELING AND FLAKING OFF THE MIRRORS AND YOUR VISIBILITY TO EITHER SIDE IS GREATLY HAMPERED. I HAD SHOWN THIS TO MY DEALER BANNER FORD AND I HAD SPOKEN TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT PEACHTREE FORD, THEY BOTH SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE MIRRORS AND THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ...THANKS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":736373,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/15/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"VEHICLE STALLS WHEN CROSSING ONCOMING TRAFFIC - USUALLY OCCURS WHEN UNDER 1/4 TANK OF GAS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":557186,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/17/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"11/09/2000","vin":"1FMRU1768XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P255 70 R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":557167,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/23/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L2XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P255 70 R16) LOST PRESSURE. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":874443,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/19/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/06/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE HAD 5 REPAIRS DONE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":874417,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"11/03/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L0XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. WHILE TIRES BEING ROTATED, MECHANIC NOTICED STEEL BELT WIRING STICKING OUT OF SIDE OF TIRES BETWEEN TREAD & BENEATH THE TREAD. TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH PLENTY TREAD WAS LEFT ON TIRES. NO LONGER POSSESED THE TIRES. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P255/70R16 WITH 42,000 MILES.*AK DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES WITH THE SAME KIND OF TIRES. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":735495,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/31/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/31/2000","vin":"1FMRU1768XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION OCCURRED ON THIS TIRE ON THE MORNING OF 10/31/00 AT 5:30AM WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS DRIVING ON THE SW FWY IN HOUSTON. THE ROAD WAY IS VERY SMOOTH AND LEVEL. IT WAS DRY AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. THE TIRE DID NOT SOUND LIKE A TYPICAL BLOWOUT. I FELT IT RATHER THAN HEARD IT BUT THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY COMPROMISED. THE VEHICLE SWERVED BUT I REGAINED CONTROL, SLOWED AS QUICLKY AS POSSIBLE AND PULLED OVER. THE TREAD IS IN ONE SEPARATE PIECE AND THE CARCAS IS TORN, FRAYED, ETC.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 02-6555 TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":557062,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/31/2000","vin":"1FMOU1810X1","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING THE SIDEWALL OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AND THE TREAD SEPARATED (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS 255-70-16), CONSUMER WANTS THE TIRES REPLACED. 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NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":735526,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/31/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"UPON STARTUP OF MOTOR, WILL NOT IDLE OR WILL DIE COMPLETELY WHEN STOPPED AT INTERSECTION OR WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATOR WHEN MAKING A TURN, CAUSING MOTOR TO DIE AND LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THROTTLE BODY LINKAGE (BUTTERFLY) STICKING AND IT HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OF FRIENDS TRUCKS AS WELL. FIX IS NEW THROTTLE BODY PART @ $300., NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS DANGEROUS AND WIDESPREAD AND SHOULD BE RETRO DONE UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY MANUFACTURER.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":874148,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/30/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"PE00 020; CONSUMER NOTICED STRESS MARKS AND BUBBLES ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. HE HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO FIRESTONE, AND THE ATTENDANT LOOKED AT TIRES, AND TOLD HIM THE TIRES WERE OKAY. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS#AT 25570R16. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":735328,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE FIRESTONES 16 INCH WILDERNESS ON MY EXPEDITION HAVE HAD 3 FLATS IN 1 YEAR. THE TIRES ONLY HAVE 13000 MILES ON THEM.*AK (TIRESIZE: 16 INCH)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 INCH )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":734839,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L8XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP AND FELT A SUDDEN JERK IN STEERING AND VIBRATION. I EXITED TO THE SOULDER AS FAST AS TRAFFIC WOULD ALLOW. WE WE SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE TIRE WAS IN TWO PIECES, THE SIDEWALL WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE TREAD. THE TIRE DID HAVE A NAIL IN IT WHICH WAS SO SNUGLY IN THE TIRE THAT YOU COULD NOT PUSH IT OUT BY HAND. THIS TIRE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN TWO PIECES! (DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":556755,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/06/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THE ABS TOOK CONTROL DURING NORMAL BRAKING BUT WITH LITTLE TO NO BRAKING POWER CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":556755,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/06/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"THE ABS TOOK CONTROL DURING NORMAL BRAKING BUT WITH LITTLE TO NO BRAKING POWER CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HIT A CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. 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REPLACED ALL TIRES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: V2CU TIRESIZE: 255/70/R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":556213,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/08/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/17/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (255/70R16), UPON INSPECTION ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CRACKED TO THE STEEL, TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL NOTICE AND CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":734464,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"10/16/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"AT 3000 MILES THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED DUE TO A KNOCK IN THE ENGINE. AT 11,000 MILES THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE DRIVE TRAIN AT 65 MPH WITH THE VECHILE UNDER LOAD - FORD COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND HAD NO FIX. AT 12,500 MILES THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED RESULTING IN THE VECHILE STALLING AT STOPS. THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED. THIS REDUCED THE VIBRATION BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE IT. AGAIN FORD TRIED SEVERAL TIMES BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AT 21,000 MILES THE VECHILE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD ONLY MOVE BY REVING THE ENGINE (LIKE SEVERE CLUTCH SLIPPAGE ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION). FORD IS PRESENTLY INVESTIGATING. BOTH FAILURES COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE ACCIDENTS IF THE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAD BEEN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURES. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO ME TO BE IN THE COMPUTER CONSTROL SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN POSSIBLY THE SECOND FAILRE OF THE TRANSMISSION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":734354,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/06/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN ACCIDENT; ON DRY PAVEMENT, ABS TOOK BRAKING CONTROL BUT DID NOT APPLY BRAKING ENERGY TO THE BRAKES (ONLY SLIGHT BRAKING) DESPITE STANDING ON BRAKE PEDAL; ABS LIGHT WAS NOT ON AT THE TIME; AFTER ACCIDENT SAME PROBLEM (ABS IN CONTROL, NO LIGHT, NO BRAKING) BUT AFTER REPEATED HARD HITS TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON DISENGAGING THE ABS SYSTEM, ALLOWING NORMAL BRAKING; PROBLEM REPEATED ONCE LATER IN DAY; NEXT DAY WHEN TAKING VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER PROBLEM WOULD NOT REPEAT; HAD THREE COMPUTER ABS CODES WHICH THEY COULD NOT RESOLVE WITH FORD HOTLINE; THEY CLEARED CODES; PROBLEM WOULD NOT REPEAT; CHARGED ME FOR THE DIAGNOSTICS (NOT UNDER WARRANTY) AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT REPEATS; HAVE SENT YOU A COPY OF MY LETTER TO FORD.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":734311,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/14/2000","vin":"1FMRU176XXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLOW OUT, RESULTING IN DAMAGED WHEEL. ONE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE, NO ONE HURT. VEHICLE DID NOT ROLL OVER. DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE TIME WAS 11:20 AM. THE TEMPERATURE 81 DEGREES. THE TIRES HAD BEEN CHECKED TWO DAYS EARLIER FOR INFLATION TO 35PSI. THE TIRES HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY A FIRESTONE DEALER 3 MONTHS EARLIER AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. (DOT NUMBER: VNCU1RD079 TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":734311,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/14/2000","vin":"1FMRU176XXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLOW OUT, RESULTING IN DAMAGED WHEEL. ONE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE, NO ONE HURT. VEHICLE DID NOT ROLL OVER. DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE TIME WAS 11:20 AM. THE TEMPERATURE 81 DEGREES. THE TIRES HAD BEEN CHECKED TWO DAYS EARLIER FOR INFLATION TO 35PSI. THE TIRES HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY A FIRESTONE DEALER 3 MONTHS EARLIER AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION.( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1RD079 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":734311,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/14/2000","vin":"1FMRU176XXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLOW OUT, RESULTING IN DAMAGED WHEEL. ONE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE, NO ONE HURT. VEHICLE DID NOT ROLL OVER. DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THE TIME WAS 11:20 AM. THE TEMPERATURE 81 DEGREES. THE TIRES HAD BEEN CHECKED TWO DAYS EARLIER FOR INFLATION TO 35PSI. THE TIRES HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY A FIRESTONE DEALER 3 MONTHS EARLIER AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10007014,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/14/2000","vin":"1FMRU176XXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLOW OUT, RESULTING IN DAMAGED WHEEL. ONE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE NO ONE HURT. VEHICLE DID NOT ROLL OVER. DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIME WAS 11:20 A.M. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 81 DEGREES. THE TIRES HAD BEEN CHECKED TWO DAYS EARLIER FOR INFLATION TO 35 PSI. THE TIRES HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY A FIRESTONE DEALER 3 MONTHS EARLIER AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF TREAD SEPARATION. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734311","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FIRESTONE","productModel":"FIRESTONE","size":null,"manufacturer":"FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO."}]},{"odiNumber":872837,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/12/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL STALL AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":734110,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/09/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/12/2000","vin":"1FMRU1868XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"AFTER NOTICING AN OIL LEAK, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS WARPED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY EXPEDITION HAS ONLY 12,000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE FORD HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL BULLETINS REGARDING CYLINDER HEAD LEAKS AND REPLACING THE HEAD GASKET ON THE FORD EXPEDITION. THERE MAY BE MORE EXPEDITIONS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":872674,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/17/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/10/2000","vin":"FILL IN","components":"TIRES","summary":"ON A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION ARE FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT TIRES. VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN PEOPLE INDICATED THAT LEFT REAR TIRE WAS SPLITTING ON THE SIDEWALL WHERE TREAD MET THE CASING. TOOK TO FIRESTONE RETAILER & MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRE DUE TO NOT BEING ON RECALL. HAVE NOT EXCHANGE THE TIRE. TIRE SIZE IS #16*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":733906,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/04/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/10/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"AFTER BEING PREVIOUSLY ASSURED THROUGH PHONE CALLS TO FORD AND THROUGH A LETTER FROM FORD AND FIRESTONE THAT 17 INCH WILDERNESS AT'S WERE NOT RECALLED WE FELT VERY CONFIDENT. HOWEVER, AFTER THE BLOWOUT ON OCTOBER 04,2000 I AM CONVINCED THE 17 INCH TIRES NEED TO BE RECALLED ALSO. THE TIRE HAS OBVIOUS TREAD SEPARATION DAMAGE & FORTURNATELY, WE WERE NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I AM CONVINCED IF WE WERE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THE SUV WOULD HAVE ROLLED OR FLIPPED, CERTAINLY INJURING OR POSSIBLITY KILLING MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY. THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES CERTAINLY HAVE A PROBLEM & THAT PROBLEMS IS NOT LIMITED TO THE 15 INCH TIRES. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL 16 & 17 INCH TIRES BEFORE LIVES ARE TAKEN!! (TIRESIZE: 2 R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 2 R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":733794,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/09/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"ALL FOUR TIRES WERE FOUND TO BE \"CRACKED\" ALONG THE TREAD/SIDEWALL AT 11,500 MILES. LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR. WHILE AT THE CROWN FORD DEALERSHIP EARLIER THAT DAY I HAD THEM CHECK MY TIRES AND THEY SENT ME TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER, THE SERVICE MANAGE CHECKED OTHER EXPEDITIONS IN THE SHOP AND FOUND SIMULAR CRACKS ON AT LEAST ONE MORE EXPEDITION IN THE SHOP. I REALIZE THE 16\" TIRES ARE NOT ON THE RECALL PROGRAM. HOWEVER, I DO NOT THINK THE PROBLEM BEGINS AND ENDS WITH ONLY 15\" TIRES. I HAVE SENT COMPLAINTS VIA E-MAIL TO FORD AND FIRESTONE AND HAVE RECEIVED THEIR STANDARD REPLIES REF. THE RECALL. I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN FIRESTONE AND DESIRE ANOTHNER BRAND OF TIRE. PLEASE HELP. THANKS (TIRESIZE: 25570R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 25570R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":733841,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/09/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L8XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I WAS GETTING READY TO BACK UP AND THROTTLE ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE. TRUCK PROCEEDED ABOUT 70 FEET BEFORE CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD BOTH FEET ON BRAKE LEAVING SKID MARKS FROM FRONT TIRES ON PAVEMENT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":733668,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/07/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"SPLITTING OF TIRE AT TREAD NEAR SIDEWALL OUTER EDGE STEEL SHOWING..ALL THE WAY AROUND TIRE (DOT NUMBER: W2CUIRD189 TIRESIZE: 255.70.16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":733690,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/26/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/07/2000","vin":"1FDXE40S0XH","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF THE TIRE. BECAUSE THE RV HAS 2 REAR TIRES, WHEN THIS DEFECTIVE ONE DE-TREADED, THE OTHER TIRE COMPENSATED FOR IT. (DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1XD TIRESIZE: LT22575R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":733668,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/07/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"SPLITTING OF TIRE AT TREAD NEAR SIDEWALL OUTER EDGE STEEL SHOWING..ALL THE WAY AROUND TIRE( DOT NUMBER: W2CUIRD189 TIRE SIZE: 255.70.16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":733690,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/26/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/07/2000","vin":"1FDXE40S0XH","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OFF THE TIRE. BECAUSE THE RV HAS 2 REAR TIRES, WHEN THIS DEFECTIVE ONE DE-TREADED, THE OTHER TIRE COMPENSATED FOR IT.( DOT NUMBER: VD1L 1XD TIRE SIZE: LT22575R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":555367,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/23/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2000","vin":"1FMPUL8L5XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES(P265 70 R17)EXPERIENCED CRACKING. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":556214,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/05/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRES WERE CRACKED/SPLIT DOWN THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE, CONSUMER CONTACTED TIRE DEALER WHO STATED THAT TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005, CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AND CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT (FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES MODEL 355). NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"FIRESTONE","productModel":"WILDERNESS","size":null,"manufacturer":"FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO."}]},{"odiNumber":733306,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"10/03/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TREAD SEPARATION AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED; NOTHING IN ROADWAY. *AK (DOT NUMBER: ? TIRESIZE: 17 INCHES)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":732880,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/29/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"ALL FOUR TIRES INDICATED TREAD SEPARATION @ 17\" TIRES FIRESTONE SAID ONLY 50% REDUCTION. *AK (TIRESIZE: 17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":732616,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2000","vin":"1FMRU176XXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEWOUT...SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT THEN THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DROPPED ONTO THE RIM,II COASTED TO A STOP. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FIRESTONE DEALER, ASKED THE TECHNICIAN WHAT COULD CAUSE THIS TO OCCUR ON A TIRE WITH LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT. HE SAID HE COULDN'T TELL, BUT BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE RUPTURE HE DIDN'T THINK I RAN OVER ANYTHING. HE SAID I WAS \"LUCKY TO HAVE FIRESTONE TIRES BECAUSE THE RUPTURE WAS SO CLOSE TO THE SIDEWALL ON A CHEAPER TIRE IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. RIGHT NOW I DONT FEEL SO LUCKY TO OWN FIRESTONE TIRES. SHOULD I REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES WITH ANOTHER BRAND? THANK YOU. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2CUIRD019 TIRESIZE: P255-70R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":732627,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/08/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES FOR VARIOUS REASONS, BUT HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME THING AND STILL NOT FIXED. THANK GOD MY TIRES HAVE NOT BLOWN OUT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":732652,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I TOOK THE TIRE INTO A FIRESTONE DEALER DUE TO A SLOW LEAK, THEY CHECKED THE TIRE, DISMOUNTED IT AND AFTER REASSEMBLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TIRE. THE TIRE CONTINUED TO EXIBIT A SLOW LEAK RATE OF ABOUT 10 LB IN 2 WEEKS. DUE TO THE PROBLEMS WITH FIRESTONE TIRES IN GENERAL I REPLACED ALL OF THEM. THEY ALL EXIBIT TREAD SEPERATION RIDGES IN THE SIDEWALLS. I HAD FIRESTONE TIRES IN 1974 AND AFTER A TOTAL OF 19 TIRES 12 PLUS THE ORIGINAL 5 I WENT TO BIAS PLY THEY WERE L 78 R 15 C RANGE TIRES ALSO. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2T6IRE149 TIRESIZE: P265/70R17)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":732683,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/22/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2000","vin":"1FMRU1763XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TREAD SEPARATION WITH 4-5 INCH BREAK AND COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF TIRE. THIS COMPLETE TIRE FALILURE COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS I HAD BEEN DRIVING 70 MPH. THE TREAD SEPARATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE AND TORE THROUGH TO THE INSIDE WITH THE 4-5 INCH SLIT COMPLETELY THROUGH. I AM FORTUNATE THAT IT DID NOT BLOW OUT AT THE HIGH SPEED DRIVING. WHEN I SAW HOW THE TIRE FAILED, I ASKED FIRESTONE TO REPLACE THEM BUT THEY REFUSED AND SAID THAT ONLY 15 INCH TIRES WERE BEING REPLACED. WELL, THIS TIRE HAD THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE. I BECAME SO CONCERNED FOR MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY THAT I HAVE NOW REPLACED THEM WITH MICHELIN TIRES MYSELF AND HAVE THE FIRESTONE TIRES IN MY GARAGE WAITING ON THE NHTSA TO FORCE FIRESTONE TO TAKE RESPONSIBLE ACTION TO REIMBURSE ME FOR REPLACING THESE DANGEROUS TIRES. IT IS NOW NOT ONLY THE 15 INCH, BUT ALSO THE 16 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES THAT ARE FAILING. HELP US THE INNOCENT PUBLIC.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2CU TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":871571,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/2000","vin":"1FMRU1864XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE A 1999 FORD, EXPEDITION, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIDE P255/70R16 AND DOT# UNAVAILABLE WAS BEING SERVICED WAS INFORMED OF CRACKS AROUND THE SIDEWALL WHERE THE TREAD MEETS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND WILL NOT REPLACE BECAUSE TIRES WERE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *AK ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE SHOWN SIGN OF CRACKING ALONG THE TREAD. FIRESTONE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THESE ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":555198,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING TIRES BE REPLACED. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":732479,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2000","vin":"1FMRU1764XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE DO NOT HAVE A HEAT RESISTANCE RATING ON THEM. I CHECKED ALL FOUR TIRES AND THERE ARE NO RATINGS. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE RATING IS REQUIRED BY LAW . I WANT TO KNOW ,IF THE RATING IS REQUIRED, DO I HAVE RECOURSE. IF THE TIRES ARE ILLEGAL BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE HEAT RATING, CAN I HAVE FORD OR FIRESTONE REPLACE THE TIRES? *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":732500,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE RUBBER IS SPLITTING IN THE AREA WHERE THE TIRE AND WHEEL MEET LARGEST SPLIT IS APPX. 6 INCHES LONG AND APPX 1/4 INCH WIDE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":732479,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2000","vin":"1FMRU1764XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE DO NOT HAVE A HEAT RESISTANCE RATING ON THEM. I CHECKED ALL FOUR TIRES AND THERE ARE NO RATINGS. I WANT TO KNOW IF THE RATING IS REQUIRED BY LAW . I WANT TO KNOW ,IF THE RATING IS REQUIRED, DO I HAVE RECOURSE. IF THE TIRES ARE ILLEGAL BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE HEAT RATING, CAN I HAVE FORD OR FIRESTONE REPLACE THE TIRES? *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":732500,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE RUBBER IS SPLITTING IN THE AREA WHERE THE TIRE AND WHEEL MEET LARGEST SPLIT IS APPX. 6 INCHES LONG AND APPX 1/4 INCH WIDE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":732244,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2000","vin":"JT8BF28G8W5","components":"TIRES","summary":"ALL FOUR TIRES ARE DRY ROTTING ON THE TREAD AND FORD AND GENERAL WILL NOT REPLACE THE TIRES AT THERE COST. SINCE ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE TIRE. ATTACHED IS AN EMAIL I SENT TO GENERAL TIRE AND FORD, NEITHER OF WHICH OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN POINT THE FINGER AT EACH OTHER. EMAIL: I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH GRABBER AW 255-R70-16 TIRES. IN JANUARY MY WIFE BROUGHT IN THE CAR TO FORD FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND POINTED OUT UNUSUAL WARE ON THE TIRES. FORD SAID IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I LET IT GO. BECAUSE OF ALL THE FIRESTONE ISSUES I DECIDED TO INSPECT MY TIRES IN AUGUST, AND DISCOVERED THAT THEY APPEAR TO BE DRY ROTTING ON THE OUTER TREADS ON ALL FOUR TIRES. I CALLED YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD TO GO TO SEARS AND HAVE THEM INSPECT MY TIRES. I DID THIS AND THE YOUNG MAN WHO HANDLES THE REGISTER MADE A TWO MINUTE INSPECTION OF MY TIRES AND SAID THE DRY ROTTING WAS NOT SEVERE AND NOT EFFECTING THE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255-R70-16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":732116,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/21/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRES SHOW CRACKS ALONG THE TREAD, JUST AS THE RECALLED TIRES FOR FIRESTONE DID BEFORE THEY BLEW OUT, OR HAD TREAD FAILURE. MY TIRES ARE NOT IN THE WARNING, OR RECALL, SO FIRESTONE WON'T REPLACE THEM. SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM WORK, AND I TRAVEL THE FREEWAY 70 MILES PER DAY, TREAD FAILURE WILL HAPPEN SOON IF NOT REPLACED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235/70 R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":732185,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/21/2000","vin":"1FMRU17LOXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I OWN A SET OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES; SIZE 255/70R/16 109S M/S. I KNOW THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER THE LATEST RECALL, BUT THEY APPEAR TO BE DOING THE SAME AS THE 15\" TIRES. I HAD THEM INSPECTED AT FIRESTONE AND THEY OBSERVED THE SAME THING. THEY, FIRESTONE DISTRIBUTOR, SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE THEM IMMEDIATELY, BUT I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE SAME TIRE WHICH WILL BRING THE SAME RESULT. I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED A SET OF MICHELIN LTX M&S'S. MY TIRES ARE ALOT WORSE THAN I EXPECTED AFTER HAVING THEM REMOVED AND BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM ON BOTH SIDES. I ALWAYS KEEP ALL OF MY VEHICLES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, INCLUDING THE PROPER TIRE INFLATION.( DOT NUMBER: VCLU TIRE SIZE: 255/70R/16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":871172,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/21/2000","vin":"1FMP18L4XLA","components":"TIRES","summary":"FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE P265/70R17 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER FELT WHEN TIRE CAME APART. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":871132,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/21/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L4XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"PE00020 ; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH TIRE ON THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE SPLIT RIGHT DOWN TO TREAD. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE TRUCK. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, FORD, EXPEDTION. A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP AGREEDED TO REPLACE TIRE WITH A MIMIMAL CHARGE. PLEASE LIST TIRE SIZE AND DOT #.*AK THIS SITUATION HAS OCCURRED ON 3 OF THE 4 FIRESTONE 16 IN TIRES. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":871123,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/20/2000","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. NOTICED, MOST OFTEN WHEN USING BLINKERS. SHE WILL CONTACT THE DEALER.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":732072,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/09/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/20/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"IN LESS THAN 14 MONTHS, I HAD 2 FLATS WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEEDS, ONCE ON A GRAVEL ROAD, AND ONCE ON THE FREEWAY. I WOULD EXPECT AT TIRES TO HOLD UP BETTER THAN THIS. THE TIRES DID NOT SEPERATE AS THE RECALLED ONES HAVE, BUT THEY JUST GAVE OUT/LOST AIR. INTERESTINGLY, A FRIEND OF MINE BOUGHT THE SAME CAR AT THE SAME TIME, AND HE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED 2 FLATS IN THE SAME TIME. SINCE THESE TIRES ARE LABELED \"ALL TERAIN\" I WOULD EXPECT THEM TO HOLD UP BETTER, ESPECIALLY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OR FLAT GRAVEL ROAD AT MODERATE SPEEDS. I FEEL THESE TIRES SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST ALSO. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265170R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":554952,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/29/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/20/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT OWL TIRE, CURRENTLY THE 17 INCH TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL (P265/70R17). NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":554955,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/20/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"CONSUMERS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P265/70R17) DISINTEGRATED WHILE DRIVING, TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005 BECAUSE THEY ARE 17 INCH TIRES, CONSUMER REPLACED A FOUR TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":870970,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/19/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2000","vin":"1FMRU1567YL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE RPLACED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":731889,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I'VE HAD 5 FLAT TIRES IN THE 20 MONTHS I'VE OWNED THIS TRUCK. THREE OF THE 5 (INCLUDING THE SPARE) TIRES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF THE TREAD CRACKING AT THE BASE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/70-17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":731747,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"REPLACED FIRESTONE 17\" TIRES AS A PRECAUTION. AFTER REMOVAL NOTICED AT LEASE 2 OF THE WILDERNESS AT TIRES HAD UNUSAL TREAD DAMAGE. THESE TIRES ARE NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT SHOULD BE.( DOT NUMBER: VN TIRE SIZE: P26570R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":870792,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/10/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2000","vin":"1FMRU17LXXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHEN CHANGING REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE, THERE WAS A CRACK FRONT IN THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD. TIRE SIZE P25570R1,. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, EXPEDITION. TIRE MILEAGE ABOUT 16000. FORD/ FIRESTONE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE TIRE. PLEASE DOT NUMBER IF POSSIBLE AND ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK DOT#WZCU1RD139. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":870531,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/28/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/14/2000","vin":"1FMPU1806XL","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING COULD SMELL ENGINE BURNING OIL WHICH CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. THERE WAS NO OIL LEAKING. COIL BROKE IN THE ENGINE/ WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELF, WHILE THE REAR WIPER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL/ PASSENGER DOOR PANEL WAS LOOSE & CAME OFF/ ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD CAUSE LIGHTS TO FLICKER ON & OFF, AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL WHEN FILLED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":731453,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/16/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/14/2000","vin":"IFMRUI762XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE HAD COMPLETE FAILURE (BLOWOUT) ON INTERSTATE 95 AT 70 MPH AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 ON MAY 16TH, 2000. WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL AND RETURN TO OUTSIDE EMERGENCY LANE AND REPLACE WITH THE SPARE. THE SPARE ALSO HAS FOUR SERIOUS INDENTATIONS IN THE SIDEWALL AND I DO NOT CONSIDER SAFE TO USE.I WENT TO A TIRE KINGDOM STORE THE NEXT DAY AND PURCHASED 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES AND HAD THE SPARE REPLACED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS BEFORE A RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED AND I DID NOT KEEP THE BLOWN TIRE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: 109S TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":554639,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/14/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L1XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUALLY LEAK AIR. *MJS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":870286,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":4,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/12/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L1XL","components":"AIR BAGS,TIRES","summary":"THERE WAS A PASSENGER IN VEHICLE GOING 70MPH. DRIVER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE CROSSED OVER SEVERAL LANES, AND FLIPPED OVER 4 TIMES. LANDED ON WHEELS & HIT GUARDRAIL & FLIPPED AGAIN. LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE & SKIDDED 92 FEET. UPON IMPACT WITH GUARDRAIL, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CHILD 2 1/2MOS. IN REAR FACING SEAT WAS THROWN FROM SEAT AS VEHICLE FLIPPED. POLICE REPORT INDICATED HYROPLANED ON WATER ON HIGHWAY. PICTURES SHOWING FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLOWN & POSSIBLE REAR. FIRESTONE TIRES ON VEHICLE THAT WAS TOTALED. OCCUPANTS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES & TREATED AT EMERGENCY ROOM. CHILD SEAT COSCO MODEL #0273310 DOM 06 OCT 97. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":731099,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/12/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"HAVE CRACKS LOCATED WHERE SIDE WALL AND TREAD CAPS MEET CAN SEE STEEL BELTS (ALL FOUR TIRES)! HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE CORP AND LOCAL DEALER NO HELP GIVEN, ALSO CONTACTED FORD THEY ARE KEEPING IN CONTACT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255 70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":731143,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/12/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. I CHANGED THE FIRST TIRE WITH MY SPARE RIM & TIRE AND NOW THE AIR IS DECREASING IN THE TIRE THE SAME WAY THE FIRST TIRE DID. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY AND MY SUV SPENT AROUND AND SWERVED . I HAD FIVE CHILDREN IN MY CAR AND WHEN I GOT OUT TO LOOK AT THE TIRE IT WAS SPLIT IN HALF AND THE TREAD WAS TORN APART (AS SEEN ON T.V.). I FEAR FOR ME & MY FAMILY'S LIFES AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY SUV. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE TIRES, AT THIS TIME I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THESE MALFUNCTIONED TIRES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":731095,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/12/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 40 & 50 MPH, THERE IS A VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THIS VIBRATION IS DISTINCT IN THE FLOORBOARDS. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR THE PROBLEM, THE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEM & THE PRESSURE WAS ADJUSTED. THE SECOND TIME, ONLY A COUPLE WEEKS LATER WAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE COULD NOT VARIFY CONCERN. HOWEVER, WHEN VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP, A FEMALE SERVICE WRITER WENT FOR A RIDE WITH ME AND SHE NOTICED THE PROBLEM. ON THE 3RD INCIDENT, A MECHANIC WHO WAS DOING A STATE SAFETY INSPECTION NOTICED THE VIBRATION AND STRONGLEY ADVISED ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH FORD MOTOR CO. AND THEY STATED THAT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WOULD CALL TO MAKE AN APPT.. THIS HAS NEVER TAKEN PLACE. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN AND WIFE AS WELL AS MYSELF.*AK( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":554927,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/23/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/12/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES (P265/70R170) BEGAN TO DEVELOP WEATHER CRACKS ALONG THR EDGE OF THE CAP, WAS TOLD THAT ONLY 15 INCH TIRES WERE INVOLVED IN RECALL 00T-005. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":870191,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/11/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE P255/70R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WHICH MADE HER PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SEE TIRE. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":554520,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/11/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"REAR DRIVESHAFT REPLACED. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":554520,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/11/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"STEERING","summary":"STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED, STEERING COLUMN STILL HAS AN INTERMITTING WHIRRING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":554520,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/08/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/11/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"CONSUMER EXPERIENCES CLICKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":554520,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/11/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AND IN COLD WEATHER THE ENGINE RATTLED, DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A BAD OIL LEAK. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730941,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRES CRACKING AROUND TREAD/TIRE SEPERATION( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730951,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/08/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2000","vin":"1FMRU1761XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"(SENT TO FIRESTONE AND FORD) DEAR SIRS: WE OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH WILDERNESS AT, WHITE LETTER, SIZE P255/70R16 TIRES. TODAY, THE VEHICLE HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT. LAST YEAR, AS WE APPROACHED ABOUT 9,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WE NOTICED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED -- FIRST AT A RETAIL TIRE STORE. THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TIRES WERE AGAIN BALANCED. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED EVEN AFTER FORD PERFORMED THEIR OWN BALANCING. IT SEEMS THESE TIRES COULD NOT AND CANNOT BE PROPERLY BALANCED. THE SITUATION HAS WORSENED OVER TIME WHERE EVEN AT LOWER AROUND TOWN SPEEDS, THE VIBRATION IS READILY EVIDENT. THERE ARE ALSO NOTICEABLE CRACKS IN THE TREADS; IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE DRY ROT! THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES HAVE BEEN METICULOUSLY MONITORED IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE OUR GAS MILEAGE; SO WE KNOW AIR PRESSURE IS NOT THE CULPRIT. AS PARENTS OF TWO SMALL CHILDREN, ONE 5 YEAR OLD BOY AND A 2 YEAR OLD GIRL, WE NOW FEAR FOR OUR FAMILY'S SAFETY AFTER SEEING WHAT HAPPENS WITH THESE TIRES. WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO TO RESOLVE THIS SITUATION? WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE, ANITA J. AND WALTER L. HILLIARD, JR.( DOT NUMBER: W2CU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730941,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRES CRACKING AROUND TREAD/TIRE SEPERATION( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730951,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/08/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2000","vin":"1FMRU1761XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"(SENT TO FIRESTONE AND FORD) DEAR SIRS: WE OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION WITH WILDERNESS AT, WHITE LETTER, SIZE P255/70R16 TIRES. TODAY, THE VEHICLE HAS 22,000 MILES ON IT. LAST YEAR, AS WE APPROACHED ABOUT 9,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, WE NOTICED EXCESSIVE VIBRATION ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED -- FIRST AT A RETAIL TIRE STORE. THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TIRES WERE AGAIN BALANCED. THE VIBRATION CONTINUED EVEN AFTER FORD PERFORMED THEIR OWN BALANCING. IT SEEMS THESE TIRES COULD NOT AND CANNOT BE PROPERLY BALANCED. THE SITUATION HAS WORSENED OVER TIME WHERE EVEN AT LOWER AROUND TOWN SPEEDS, THE VIBRATION IS READILY EVIDENT. THERE ARE ALSO NOTICEABLE CRACKS IN THE TREADS; IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE DRY ROT! THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES HAVE BEEN METICULOUSLY MONITORED IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE OUR GAS MILEAGE; SO WE KNOW AIR PRESSURE IS NOT THE CULPRIT. AS PARENTS OF TWO SMALL CHILDREN, ONE 5 YEAR OLD BOY AND A 2 YEAR OLD GIRL, WE NOW FEAR FOR OUR FAMILY'S SAFETY AFTER SEEING WHAT HAPPENS WITH THESE TIRES. WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO TO RESOLVE THIS SITUATION? WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE, ANITA J. AND WALTER L. HILLIARD, JR.( DOT NUMBER: W2CU TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730965,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/14/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/10/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"SIDEWALL BLEWOUT WHERE TREAD WAS PUT TOGETHER. I ASKED THE SERVICE DEPT. IF THEY HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT TIRE AND WAS TOLD NO. I AM A FATHER OF THREE AND AM VERY CONCERNED. THIS SIZE HAS YET TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL OR ADVISERY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730756,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/08/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"1 TIRE BLEW HOLE THROUGH TREAD, 3 OTHERS VARIOUS PATCHABLE HOLE, 1 QUESTIONABLE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 70 R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730756,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/08/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"1 TIRE BLEW HOLE THROUGH TREAD, 3 OTHERS VARIOUS PATCHABLE HOLE, 1 QUESTIONABLE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 70 R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":869671,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/06/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/06/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L0XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A FORD, EXPIDITION 1999. THERE ARE LITTLE SLICES GOING ALL THE WAY AROUND TIRE, CONSUMER TOOK TO FIRESTONE AND THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THEM. CONSUMER WILL BE CHARGED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730227,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2000","vin":"1FMRU1861XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I REALIZE THAT THESE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED, NOR AM I NECESSARILY LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, EVEN PRIOR TO THE CURRENT RECALLS, WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THESE TIRES AS WE HAVE HAD 3 FLATS IN A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS ON A NEW VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, WE HAD ORIGINAL TIRES ON TWO PREVIOUS 4-RUNNERS FOR A TOTAL OF 10 YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS. MAYBE IT IS PURELY BAD LUCK, BUT GIVEN THE CURRENT SITUATION WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO TRAVEL IN THIS CAR DAILY, I FELT THAT WE NEEDED TO REPORT OUR EXPERIENCE IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE COLLECTING DATA ON THIS SIZE TIRE AS WELL. WE HAVE REAL CONCERNS THAT THESE TIRES ARE IN SOME WAY DEFECTIVE... ( WE DO LIVE RURALLY, BUT DO NOT TAKE THE EXPEDITION \"OFF-ROAD\".) THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730243,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"ALL FOUR TIRES STARTED SEPERATING / CRACKING AROUND 11/99 . TOOK VEHICILE TO FIRESTONE DEALER 08/00 THEY INSPECTED TIRES AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL . I ASKED FOR A RECIEPT THEY SAID THEY DO NOT GIVE RECIEPTS FOR INSPECTIONS. I TOLD THEM I NEVER HAD TIRES DO THAT BEFORE . THEY HAD NO COMMENT. I ASSURE YOU TIRES WITH 35000 MILES SHOULD NOT DO THAT. I SENT LETTERS TO FORD & FIRESTONE THEY NEVER ADDRESSED MY CONCERNS. THATS WHY I CONTACTED NHTSA( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/70/17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730227,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2000","vin":"1FMRU1861XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I REALIZE THAT THESE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED, NOR AM I NECESSARILY LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, EVEN PRIOR TO THE CURRENT RECALLS, WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THESE TIRES AS WE HAVE HAD 3 FLATS IN A PERIOD OF 6 MONTHS ON A NEW VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, WE HAD ORIGINAL TIRES ON TWO PREVIOUS 4-RUNNERS FOR A TOTAL OF 10 YEARS WITH NO PROBLEMS. MAYBE IT IS PURELY BAD LUCK, BUT GIVEN THE CURRENT SITUATION WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THREE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO TRAVEL IN THIS CAR DAILY, I FELT THAT WE NEEDED TO REPORT OUR EXPERIENCE IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE COLLECTING DATA ON THIS SIZE TIRE AS WELL. WE HAVE REAL CONCERNS THAT THESE TIRES ARE IN SOME WAY DEFECTIVE... ( WE DO LIVE RURALLY, BUT DO NOT TAKE THE EXPEDITION \"OFF-ROAD\".) THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730243,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"ALL FOUR TIRES STARTED SEPERATING / CRACKING AROUND 11/99 . TOOK VEHICILE TO FIRESTONE DEALER 08/00 THEY INSPECTED TIRES AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL . I ASKED FOR A RECIEPT THEY SAID THEY DO NOT GIVE RECIEPTS FOR INSPECTIONS. I TOLD THEM I NEVER HAD TIRES DO THAT BEFORE . THEY HAD NO COMMENT. I ASSURE YOU TIRES WITH 35000 MILES SHOULD NOT DO THAT. I SENT LETTERS TO FORD & FIRESTONE THEY NEVER ADDRESSED MY CONCERNS. THATS WHY I CONTACTED NHTSA( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/70/17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730147,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE CAME APART ON THE FREEWAY. MY WIFE CHRISTINE WAS HIT BY A CAR AND HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR BROKEN LEG & KNEEE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":730147,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE CAME APART ON THE FREEWAY. MY WIFE CHRISTINE WAS HIT BY A CAR AND HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR BROKEN LEG & KNEEE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":729996,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/12/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/02/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE TREAD SEPERATION ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR( DOT NUMBER: W2T6 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":554305,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/01/2000","vin":"1FMRU1867XL","components":"WHEELS","summary":"RECALL (99V-009) SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE 17\" ALUMINUM WHEELS AS WELL AS THE 17\" CHROME WHEELS. CONSUMER'S 17\" ALUMINUM WHEELS CRACKED AND CAUSED VIBRATION AS STATED IN RECALL. *CJ","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":869297,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/21/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"09/01/2000","vin":"1FMRU1760XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"PE00-020; FIRESTONE , WILDERNESS AT P255/70R16 WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FORD EXPEDITION 1999, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED 2 BLOWOUTS,ONCE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH 10-15,000 MILES, AND ANOTHER WHILE DRIVING AT APRROXIMATELY 60 MPH. WITH 17-20,000 MILES. CONSUMER DECIDED TO REPLACE REST OF TIRES. *AK THE CUSTOMER REPLACED FAILED TIRES AS WELL AS OTHERS DUE TO SAFETY CONCERN. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":729539,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/24/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I WAS JUST WASHING VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE TIRE HAD BEGAN TO CRACK. IT IS ON THE OUSTIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE NEAR WHERE THE BELTS WOULD BE INSIDE THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE IS 21 MONTHS OLD, BUT ONLY HAS 1600 MILES AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. TIRES HAVE ALWAYS HAD 34 POUNDS OF AIR PRESSURE. I DO NOT HAVE THE DOT NUMBER WITH ME AT MY WORK WHERE I HAVE E-MAIL. I DO KNOW THAT THEY WERE CODED FOR WILSON, NC FACALITY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/70 X17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":868998,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/29/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/29/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"EQUIPMENT","summary":"JACK WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD VEHICLE WHEN CHANGING A TIRE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":869024,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/30/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/29/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH TREAD ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OFF. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL EXPEDITON, AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. TIRE WAS A WILDERNESS ATX, 16, ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT. IN JULY, TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE BLEWOUT WITH 21,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE DOT # IF POSSIBLE AND ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":729431,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/18/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/29/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I WANT THESE TIRES OFF OF MY CAR FORD HAS HAD MANY OF PROBLEMS WITH BUILDING SAFE CARS( DOT NUMBER: )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":729364,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/28/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"CAR PURCHASED NEW. REQUEST CHANGE OF TIRES. FORD CLAIMS NO PROBLEM WITH TIRES. AT 3000 MILES ROTATE AND CHECK ALIGNMENT DUE TO UNUSUAL WEAR. ALIGNMENT CHECKS OK. ROTATE TIRES EVERY 3-4000 MILES AND MAINTAIN TIRE PRESSURE. AT 22000 MILES FORD CLAIMS TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND NEED REPLACING DUE TO VISIBLE CHORD AND PITTING. TIRES REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT CHECKED. ALIGNMENT CHECKS OK. THEREFORE, NOT ALIGNMENT, NOT PRESSURE SO WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING WEEK IT IS ALL IN THE NEWS. FORD AND FIRESTONE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND NEITHER WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.( DOT NUMBER: W2T6IRE119 TIRE SIZE: P265/70/17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":729013,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I CURRENTLY OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. IT WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES. IN LIGHT OF THE VARIOUS NEWS RELEASES THAT HAVE COME OUT, I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND MY SIX MONTH OLD SON WHEN TRAVELING IN OUR EXPEDITION. I HAVE NOT YET HAD A FAILURE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT MY SIZE TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATED RECALL, HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T EASE MY CONCERN IN THE LEAST. THERE ARE FAR GREATER NUMBERS OF FORD EXPLORERS ON THE ROAD WITH 15\" TIRES THAN EXPEDITIONS WITH 17\" HENCE THE HEIGHTENED NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. I HAVE TO WONDER IF MY FAMILY HAS TO BECOME ONE OF THE \"STATISTICS\" BEFORE THE PARTICULAR SIZE OF TIRE I HAVE BECOMES INCLUDED IN A RECALL. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF IT'S THE SAME MODEL OF TIRE, THEN THE SAME, OR AT LEAST VERY SIMILAR, PRODUCTION PROCESSES ARE USED. IN SHORT, I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SENT THIS SAME LETTER TO FIRESTONE ALREADY AND THE ONLY RESPONSE HAS BEEN A COPY OF A STATEMENT THE COMPANY HAD ALREADY RELEASED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265/70/17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":729049,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"I AM SUBMITTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE RECENT CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE 15 INCH VERSION OF THIS TIRE. MY 17 TIRE EXPERIENCED AN ENXPLAINED COMPLETE SEPARATION OF THE EXTERIOR SIDEWALL FROM THE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE AT 2000 MILES, BUT THE VEHICLE ( A FORD EXPEDITION) HANDLED IT SMOOTHLY. I NEVER THOUGHT TO COMPLAIN BECAUSE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE TIRE, AND WHEN THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER SAW IT, HE REPLACED IT FOR FREE, NO QUESTIONS ASKED. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE REASON THAT THERE IS SO MUCH FOCUS ON THE 15 INCH VERSION OF THIS TIRE IS THAT THE VEHICLES ON WHICH IT IS INSTALLED (THE FORD EXPLORER) ARE LESS STABLE AND MORE LIKELY TO RESULT IN A CRASH IN THIS TYPE OF FAILURE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 INCH )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":729079,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/18/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L4XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"L/F TIRE BLEW OUT (PEELED OFF) BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND PULL OVER SAFELY TO SHOULDER AND CHANGE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":729092,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/23/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY, TIRE FAILED, PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, TREAD GONE, NOTHING BUT SIDEWALLS REMAINED. TOOK TIRE TO DEALER, SAID IT WAS RUN ON THE RIM FOR EXTENSIVE TIME, THIS WAS NOT TRUE. PAID FOR NEW TIRE AS WELL AS NEW RIM.( DOT NUMBER: W2T6IRE368 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":868743,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/30/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L4XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"P255/70R16, SIZE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999 EXPEDITION. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TREAD DISINTEGRATED. *AK AFTER RUMBLING SOUND AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE INCREASED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BE ROUGH AND THE TIRE DISINTIGRATED. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":868462,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. LOST CONTROL, BUT MANAGED TO STEER VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER. LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. WHEN SHE GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HER TRYING TO ESCAPE DEBRIS FROM ROAD. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS TIRES, SIZE WAS 17INCH. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRE EXPLODED ON IMPACT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728761,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/2000","vin":"1FMRU1763XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"BELT SEPERATION AND VIBRATION IN THE TIRES DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728769,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHEN DRIVIN ON SMOOTH (PUBLIC) GRAVEL ROAD, GRAVEL PERFORATED THE TREAD PACKAGE, AND THE STEEL BELTS, CAUSING DAMAGE THAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE NEARLY UNREPAIRABLE. WHEN REMOVED FROM THE RIM, THE TIRE IS SO FLIMSY THAT IT CAN BE EASILY DEFORMED WITH MINIMAL HAND PRESSURE. THESE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES APPEAR TO BE SO FLIMSY THAT THEY SHOULD NOT CARRY AN ALL TERRAIN RATING, AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE NOT SUITABLE EQUIPMENT FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS SIZE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728796,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L5XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRES WON'T STAY BALANCED (BALANCED 3 TIMES - STILL SHIMMY). TIRES RUN VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH. DEALER SAID THIS CONDITION IS NORMAL? SUPRISED THEY WERE NOT RECALLED BY FIRESTONE ALSO....MORE MUST DIE BEFORE A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SHOWS A PROBLEM.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":9001750,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/2000","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I GET VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING DOWN HILLS, POSSIBLE TIRES DEFECTIVE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728653,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/02/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/22/2000","vin":"1FMRU17LXXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I WOULD LIKE TO FORWARD A COPY OF THE E-MAIL THAT I SENT TO FIRESTONE THREE WEEKS AGO BUT I AM UNABLE TO PASTE THAT LETTER INTO THIS BOX. IF YOU COULD GIVE ME THE APPROPRIATE E-MAIL ADDRESS AND WHATEVER REFERENCE NUMBER WOULD TIE MY LETTER TO THIS FORM I'LL SEND A COPY. THE SHORT VERSION IS THAT THE TIRE THAT MY DEALER INSTALLED ON MY TRUCK TO REPLACE ONE THAT THEY HAD DESTROYED FAILED AFTER 600 MILES. THERE WAS A MAJOR DEFORMATION ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL THAT PUSHED THE BEAD AWAY FROM THE RIM AND ALLOWED ALL THE AIR OUT. I WOULD HAVE DISMISSED IT AS AN ISOLATED MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT READ THE NEXT DAY ABOUT THE MAJOR PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES AND BECAME MORE CONCERNED - I WROTE FIRESTONE AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE DECIDED THAT THE BEST THING FOR THEM TO DO IS TO IGNORE ME - (I DO REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL NOW SO MAYBE I'M SOMEWHERE ON A VERY LONG LIST) - IN ANY CASE I'M REGISTERING THE PROBLEM WITH YOU FOLKS. I'D BE HAPPY TO FORWARD A COPY OF THE LETTER IF YOU WILL LET ME KNOW WHERE TO SEND IT.( DOT NUMBER: UNKNOWN TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728698,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/06/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/22/2000","vin":"1FMRU17LOXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"CAR COASTED TO STOP. SPARE INSTALLED. COMMERCIAL MOTOR CO IN ARANSAS PASS SOLD ME TWO NEW TIRES BECAUSE THE RIGHT FAILURE SHREDDED THE TIRE. THAT WAY I HAVE TWO NEW TIRES ON FRONT END. COMMERCIAL DISCARDED THE TIRE. IT TOOK A WHOLE DAY TO GET THE TWO NEW ONES BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS NOT STOCKING THEM. I THOUGHT IT STRANGE AT THE TIME BUT THEY NEVER EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 735X16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728351,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/03/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/18/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L1XL","components":"TIRES,EQUIPMENT","summary":"TIRES: HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE HIGHWAY IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR. I WENT TO THE NEAREST FIRESTONE DEALER. HE INSPECTED THE TIRE AND REPORTED THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT REPAIRABLE, SO I BOUGHT A NEW ONE. EVER SINCE THIS HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED TERRIBLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REPORTED (3TIMES) TO DEALERSHIP SINCE APRIL. EACH REPORT IS DOCUMENTED. ALLEGEDLY FIXED EACH TIME. FINALLY ON 8/04/00 THE TIRE WAS DECLARED DEFECTIVE BY THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS REPLACED.(I HAVE DOCUMENTATION/RECEIPTS ON ALL WORK). PROBLEM IS THAT THE TRUCK STILL VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALTHOUGH AT LOWER MPH THAN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. AIR CONDITIONING: FIRST REPORTED STRONG MOLDY ODOR BACK IN JAN 1999. WAS TOLD BY FORD SERVICE REP. THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE TRUCK'S HAVING BEEN IDLE IN THE HOT SUN/PARKING LOT PRIOR TO MY PURCHASING IT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD DISSIPATE IN TIME. IT DID NOT. I BROUGHT IT IN THREE TIMES SINCE THEN. EACH TIME I ASKED THAT THE CAUSE BE FIXED AND NOT JUST THE SYMPTOMS. ON THE 4TH VISIT, I INVOLVED THE OWNER AND HIS DEALERSHIP HIRED AN OUTSIDE COMPANY TO REMOVE THE MOLD FROM THE SYSTEM. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE DONE SO BUT DURING THE CLEANING PROCESS THEY ADDED A CHEMICAL/PERFUME THAT IS SO STRONG, ONE CANNOT TELL IF THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS STILL PRESENT OR NOT. I WAS TOLD (BY THE SERVICE REP) THE OWNER WAS SO OFFENDED BY THIS SMELL THAT HE HAD THE COMPANY COME BACK OUT & REDO THE TRUCK TO REMOVE THE ADDED CHEMICAL. THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AS IT SMELLS VERY STRONG EVEN TODAY (2 WEEKS LATER). MY CONCERN IS AS FOLLOWS; IF THEY REMOVED THE MOLD AND SMELL THEN WHY WOULD THEY NEED TO ADD A CHEMICAL/PERFUME? I BELIEVE THAT THEY ADDED THIS CHEMICAL TO MASK THE FACT THAT THE MOLD IS STILL PRESENT. I THINK THAT ALL THEY WERE ABLE TO DO WAS OVERPOWER THE STENCH OF MOLD BY ADDING THIS FRAGRANCE. I WANT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM FIXED, NOT JUST THE SYMPTOMS. HAVING MOLD SPORES BLOWN INTO MY FACE IS A RISK TO MY HEALTH AND IS OF SERIOUS CONCERN TO ALL. MY TRUCK IS NOT THE ONLY ONE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728403,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/18/2000","vin":"IFMRU766XLB","components":"TIRES","summary":"I WAS RETURNING TO GA FROM FLORIDA, AND I HEARD THIS CHOPPER NOISE!! THERE WERE NO CHOPPERS ABOVE. A PASSERBY MOTIONED TO MY LEFT REAR TIRE. I PULLED OVER AND THE TREAD WAS COMING OFF THE TIRE! A COLLEGE STUDENT REMOVED THE TIRE AND INSTALLED MY SPARE. HE WOULD NOT TAKE ANY MONEY FOR THE OUTSTANDING JOB TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE. I HAD MY 4 CHILDREN IN THE SUV!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 25570R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728389,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/10/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/18/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE FIRST TIRE (LEFT REAR) BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELLING AT FREEWAY SPEED. THE VEHICLE SWUNG TO THE LEFT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS NEAR ME AND I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER. AGAIN AT FREEWAY SPEED, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY BROUGHT TO AS STOP. BOTH TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES OF THE SAME MODEL.( DOT NUMBER: W2T6 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":868020,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/30/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2000","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"THEY WERE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND THEY MADE A STOP AT THE HOTEL. RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT. THEY TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLACE, AND SAW THAT TIRE WAS TORN BETWEEN THE SIDEWALL, INNER TIRE WAS SEPARTED. ATTENDANT PUT TIRE IN THE WATER. AND HE TOLD THEM THAT TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. TIRE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS #AT 17 INCH.*AK THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE NEEDS AIR EVERY 7 DAYS BUT THE ONE THAT GOT FLAT WAS REPLACED. *YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728229,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/27/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"BOUGHT NEW CAR 8/11/99. ON 9/27/99 AT 2, 284 MILES THE VEHICLE STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS PROPERLY AND WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. FORD REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE. THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND IT FAILED IMMEDIATELY. THEY REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY READY FOR US TO PICK UP ON 10/15/99. THREE MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK IMMEDIATELY. FORD REPLACED IT AGAIN AND WE GOT OUR CAR BACK ON 10/28/99. ON 8/7/00 WE BROUGHT OUR CAR BACK TO FORD AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHILE STOPPED, LOOSE POWER OR STALL WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED. TOOK IT TO FORD AGAIN. REPLACED TRANSMISSION AGAIN. VEHICLE OUT OF SERVICE FOR A TOTAL OF 36 DAYS IN ONE YEAR AND HAD 4 REPAIR ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT VEHICLE. NO REASONABLE OR SAFE REASON TO DRIVE - UNSAFE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728278,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2000","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"THESE TIRES WERE INSPECTED BY THE FIRESTONE DEALER AND HAVE CRACKING IN ALL FOUR TIRES IN THE TREAD SHOULDERS.THIS IS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE RECALLED TIRES--JUST A DIFFERENT SIZE.THE PROBLEM IS NOT JUST WITH THE 15\" TIRES.THESE SHOPULD ALL BE PART OF THE RECALL.FORD HAS NOT OFFERED ANY HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM EITHER.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728299,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"MY SEVENTEEN INCH WELL CARED FOR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT FAILED WITH A TREAD SEPARATION BLOWOUT...THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS..I STILL HAVE THE BAD TIRE BUT HAVE REPLACED THE REST WITH NEW GOODYEARS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: SEVENTEEN )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728090,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2000","vin":"1FMRU176XXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR ONLY THREE DAYS, WE WERE TRAVELING 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE LEFT REAR TIRE DISINTEGRATED - NO STEERING OR CONTROL PROBLEMS OCCURRED AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PUT ON THE SPARE. WE RETURNED HOME AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THREE DAYS PRIOR AND THEY AT FIRST REFUSED TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE TIRE. AFTER MUCH DEBATE AND RELUCTANCE ON THEIR PART (\"THIS NEVER HAPPENS, YOU MUST HAVE HIT A NAIL\") - WE ARGUED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THE TIRE SHOULD HAVE BLOWN AFTER ONLY BEING DRIVE ON FOR LESS THAN 300 MILES AND THAT WE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING WE WERE AWARE OF (THEIR INSPECTION OF THE TIRE ALSO YIELDED NO PUNCTURES THAT THEY COULD FIND). FORD FINALLY AGREED TO PAY FOR A NEW WILDERNESS TIRE AND IT WAS REPLACED. WE ARE REPORTING THIS SO THAT YOU KNOW THIS HAPPENED OVER ONE YEAR AGO ON A VIRUALLY BRAND NEW TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: VNCU TIRE SIZE: 16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728098,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/02/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2000","vin":"1FMRU17LXXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 1 TIRE ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE 3 OTHERS NOW ALSO HAVE PLACES WHERE THE SIDE WALLS ARE CRACKED AND PEELING AWAY FROM THE TIRE. WHEN WE SHOWED THIS TO A LOCAL DEALED WE WERE TOLD \" THOSE TIRES JUST DO THAT\" AND NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. WE ARE NOW VERY WORRIED ABOUT THESE TIRES AND THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY!! I ALSO OWN A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION (DOT NUMBER W2CUIRD050060 , TIRE SIZE P25570R16 ) AND ARE JUST WAITING FOR THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN TO THOSE TIRES AS WELL. IT JUST DOSEN'T SEEM LIKE TIRES WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THEM SHOULD BE CRACKING AND PEELING!!( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1RD029 TIRE SIZE: P255/7OR16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728150,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/16/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L8XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I HAVE NOT HAD A FAILED TIRE YET. I AM TRYING TO AVOID A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE FROM OCCURING. I HAVE P255/70R16 FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. I HAVE COME ACROSS AN INTERNAL FORD MEMO FROM WWW.SAFETYFORUM.COM THAT HAS FORD INSTRUCTING THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND DEALERS OVERSEAS (IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA) TO REPLACE ALL (5) 16 INCH WIDERNESS AT TIRES ON THEIR FORD VEHICLES. THE MEMO STATES THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERIOR TIRE DEGREDATION AND TREAD SEPARATION. I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY THIS MEMO DOES NOT APPLY TO THE SAME TIRES ON THE SAME FORD VEHICLES IN THE US.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":728014,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/25/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2000","vin":"1FMRU17LXXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE SHREDDED SO BAD IN A SPLIT SECOND WITH NO WARNING AND NO PUNCTURE WAS APPARENT. FIRESTONE DEALER REPLACED AT NO CHARGE..( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 25570R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":867827,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/11/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/15/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE TRAVELING 65-75 MPH AND WITHOUT INDICATION TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK DUE TO THE FIRESTONE ATX TIRE (P26570R17) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DOT#W2T61RE388. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727840,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. I CAME INTO TOWN AND HAD A TIRE FAILURE WHEN I BACKED INTO A CURB AT VERY LOW SPEED (5 MPH+\\-). THE FIRESTONE DEALER WOULD NOT LOOK AT IT SAYING IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD AND THE FORD DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, SO I REPLACED THE TIRE MYSELF. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":867674,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES P265/70R17 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727748,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/22/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/13/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"RECENT FIRESTONE TIRE RECALL ONLY COVERS 15\" WILDERNESS AT TIRES. I HAD A TIRE LOOSE PRESSURE/FLAT AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE TIRES CAME ON MY NEWLY PURCHASED 1999 EXPEDITION. WITH ONLY 3900 MILES, THE TIRE WAS DESTROYED, INCLUDING THE SIDEWALL FROM SLOWING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AFTER THE FLAT. I DID NOT INSPECT THE TIRE, I WAS JUST TOLD BY THE FORD DEALER THAT REPLACED IT THAT THEY WOULD INSPECT THE TIRE AND REPLACE IT IF RECOMMENDED. THE ONLY DOCUMENTATION I HAVE REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT IS A NOTE BY THE DEALER/SERVICE THAT THERE WAS A PUNCTURE TO THE SIDEWALL. THE SIDEWALL PUNCTURE DID NOT CAUSE THE FLAT. THE SIDEWALL DAMAGE WAS DUE TO THE TIRE FAILURE AT THE HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE FORD DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRE UNDER WARRANTY WITH ONLY 3900 MILES. NOW THAT THE FIRESTONE RECALL IS IN FORCE, 16 \" TIRES ARE NOT INCLUDED. SHOULD THEY BE? HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEMS, OR THE RECALL WOULD HAVE BEEN IN PLACE, I WOULD HAVE INSPECTED THE TIRE, OR EVEN KEPT THE TIRE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION FOR MY COMPLAINT. MY FAMILY WAS ON VACATION WHEN THE TIRE FAILURE OCCURED, I CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE REGULARY AND IT WAS AT THE RECOMMENDED MANUFACTURES SPECS (35PSI). SHOULD THESE TIRES BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? I AM TAKING MY FAMILY ON ANOTHER VACATION IN 5 WEEKS. WE WILL BE DRIVING 4000-5000 MILES ON THESE TIRES. I WILL DO MY PART BY CONTINUING TO INSPECT AND CHECK TIRE PRESSURE. PLEASE KEEP FIRESTONE HONEST AND IF THE 16\" WILDERNESS TIRES SHOULD BE INCLUDED, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW BEFORE OUR FAMILY VACATION. THANKS FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION AND ALL YOUR EFFORTS. STEVE SANDQUIST. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727749,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/13/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L9XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"ALL 4 TIRES TREAD CRACKED TO STEEL BELTS, 1/4-1/2 LENGTH CRACKS. 10-20 CRACKS PER TIRE, PARALLEL WITH TREAD, IN GROOVES. I DRIVE 18WHEEL TRUCK (11YRS) AND HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS INCIDENTS LIKE THIS. MY FIRESTONES ARE ABOPUT TO POP. NEITHER FIRESTONE OR FORD WOULD DISCUSS ON PHONE. WILL NOPT DRIVE UNTIL I BUY OTHER TIRES NEW AND WILL RETAIN OLD TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: VNCU1RD498 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":867652,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/13/2000","vin":"1FMRU1764XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: 1999 FORD EXPEDITION, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, DOT#VNCU1RD269 & TIRE SIZE P255/70R16. A RIGHT REAR BLOWOUT/ SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727649,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L4XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"IN AUG, 99, I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION ON INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN AUBURN, CALIFORNIA AND LAKE TAHOE, WHEN MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SWERVING ALL OVER THE FREEWAY. AFTER THE NOISE, MY KIDS LOOKED BACK AND SAW WHAT THEY DESCRIBED AS SMOKE AND DEBRIS FLYING BEHIND THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I GOT EVERYONE OUT OF THE CAR AND WE CALLED THE AUTO CLUB ON OUR CELL PHONE TO COME FIX THE FLAT. I LOOKED AT THE FLAT TIRE, AND I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO SEE THE NATURE OF THE FLAT. THE TIRE SIDEWALL WAS TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED, BUT THE TIRE TREAD REMAINED IS ONE ROUND PIECE. I JACKED UP THE CAR AND REMOVED THE WHEEL, AND THE SEPARATED TREAD THAT SURROUNDED THE ALUMINUM WHEEL. I LOOKED CLOSELY AT THE SEPARATED TREAD, EXPECTING TO SEE A NAIL OR SOME OTHER EVIDENCE OF A PUNCTURE. THERE WASN\u0012T ANY PUNCTURE OR HOLE IN THE TREAD. I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY UNUSUAL SO I TOOK SOME PHOTOS RIGHT THERE. THEN I CHANGED THE TIRE AND PUT THE WHEEL AND SEPARATED TREAD IN MY CAR. THE AUTO CLUB TOW TRUCK ARRIVED JUST AS I WAS COMPLETING THE CHANGE. THE DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT, I WENT TO A FIRESTONE DEALER IN ROSEVILLE, CALIFORNIA AND BROUGHT THE WHEEL AND THE SEPARATED TREAD. I WAS PRETTY UPSET AND REQUESTED A FREE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE IT APPEARED TO ME TO BE A DEFECTIVE TIRE. HOWEVER, THE MAN AT THE FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS \u0013ROAD HAZARD\u0014 AND THAT WARRANTY DID NOT APPLY. I COMMENTED TO MY SON AFTERWARDS THAT HE SEEMED ALMOST PRE-PROGRAMMED FOR THAT RESPONSE. I WASN\u0012T HAPPY WITH THEIR ATTITUDE AT FIRESTONE SO I WENT TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE NICER ABOUT IT, AND AGREED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE A TIRE PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAID FORD DOESN\u0012T WARRANT TIRES ON NEW CARS. I ENDED UP JUST BUYING A REPLACEMENT WILDERNESS AT IN REDDING THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THAT WAS OUR VACATION DESTINATION. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME ABOUT ONE WEEK LATER, MY WIFE WROTE A LETTER TO FIRESTONE, BUT WE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727709,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/07/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"ALL 4 TIRES WHERE FOUND CRACKED BY SERVICE STATION AND VERFIED BY FIRESTONE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":784802,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/12/2000","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCES A NO START/TURN OVER CONDITION, CONSUMER CAN JUMP THE VEHICLE WITH CABLES AND IT IS FINE, THIS SITUATION HAPPENS SPERATICALLY, DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, THEY HAVE REPLACED THE MODULE, HOWEVER IT STILL CONTINUES. *MJS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727576,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/15/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/11/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"TREAD SEPARATED JUST AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL OF SMALLER SIZE TIRES. TIRE BLEW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED.( DOT NUMBER: )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727582,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/11/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WE HAD TWO TIRES BLOW OUT AT THE SAME TIME GOING 25 MPH. HAVE YOU HAD ANY MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES?( DOT NUMBER: W2T6 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727594,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/11/2000","vin":"2FTZF0733XC","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"NO SUMMARY","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727634,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/11/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L9XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"CRACKS ARE DEVELOPING INSIDE THE TREAD ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. TIRES MAINTAINED AT 30-35 PSI.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255 70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727622,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/19/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/11/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L6XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"CRACKS ALONG EDGE OF TREAD AROUND ENTIRE TIRE. WE HAVE RECEIVED 3 FLATS IN LESS THEN 4 MONTHS BETWEEN 13K AND 18K MILAGE ON TIRES. THE SPARE ONLY HAS 3K ON IT AND HAS NO CRAKCS. THE CRACKS WERE NOTICED 4/2000 WHEN FIRST FLAT OCCURRED AND REPAIR MAN SAID THE NEW TIRES SHOULD NOT LOOK LIKE THAT.NOTIFIED INDEPENT FIRESTONE DEALER 5/2000. THE CRACKS WERE NOTICED WHEN CAR HAD LESS THEN 3K BUT DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. NOW WITH THE RECALL IN PROCESS THIS TIRE IS NOT INCLUDED, SHOULD IT BE???( DOT NUMBER: W2CUIRD249 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":867483,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/08/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/11/2000","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 99 EXPEDITION P265/70R17. WHILE DRIVING 70MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING MINIR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727452,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"LEASED VEHICLE. UPON RECEIPT, NOTICED WHITE \"PAINT\" AROUND SIDEWALLS OF TIRES. SINCE RECALL ANNOUNCED ON P235'S, EXAMINED TIRES MORE CLOSELY TO SEE \"PAINT\" ACTUALLY \"DIVETS\" OF RUBBER MISSING OUT OF SIDEWALLS ON ALL TIRES AROUND ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE. LOOKS LIKE BEGINNINGS OF SEPARATION OF SIDEWALL. CAN E-MAIL DIGITAL PICTURES IF REQUESTED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727507,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/07/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/2000","vin":"1FMRU1769XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P25570R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727201,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/20/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2000","vin":"1FMRU1761XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"DEFECTS TO OUR OEM TIRES ON OUR NEW EXPEDITION, SIMILAR TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE MEDIA. IN MID0AUGUST, AFTER ONLY HAVING OUR TRUCK FOUR MONTHS AND WITH ONLY 2500 MILES ON IT, THE FRONT LEFT SIDE TIRE'S BELTS BEGAN TO SEPARATE FROM THE TIRE. FIRESTONE REPLACED. FOUR MONTHS LATER, REAR RIGHT TIRE BEGAN TO GO FLAT AFTER HEATING UP, FIRESTONE TOOK OVER A MONTH OF TESTING ON THE TIRE ON THE TIRE AND REFUSED TO REPLACE IT EVEN THOUGH WE RETURNED IT FOUR TIMES DUE TO THESE FLATS. FINALYY, AFTER A MONTH OF COMPLAINTS, THEY RELUCTANTLY REPLACED THE SECOND TIRE. TWO DEFECTIVE TIRES IN LESS THAN EIGHT MONTHS OF THE VEHICLE BEING NEW AND THEY REPORTED NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TIRE. I NOTIFIED FIRESTONE AND FORD OF MY CONCERNS ON 8/28/99 AFTER THE FIRST DEFECT AND HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255-70-16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727223,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/04/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L9XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"I STILL HAVE THE TIRE, WHEEL AND A DIGITAL PHOTO TAKEN THE DAY OF THE FAILURE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255 70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727225,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE EXPLODED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727245,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2000","vin":"1FMRU1863XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"FIRESTONE HAS RECALLED THEIR WILDERNESS AT FIFTEEN INCH TIRES BUT I HAVE SIXTEEN IN TIRES OF THE SAME BRAND.THESE TIRES ARE SHOWING CRACKS AT THE SAME LOCATION WHERE TREAD SEPARATION IS OCCURING ON THE FIFTEENS.I BELEAVE THAT THESE TIRES ON MY FORD EXPEDITION MAY BE UNSAFE.HOW CAN I PURSUE THIS ISSUE SINCE I HAVE THIS VEHICLE LEASED FROM FORD MOTOR CO.THESE CRACKS ARE CONSISTANT ON ALL FOR TIRES AND LOOK LIKE THEY ARE JUST WAITING TO SEPARATE. IF IT BELONGED TO ME I WOULD NOT DRIVE ANOTHER DAY ON THESE TIRES BUT IT IS ON A FOUR YEAR LEASE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727253,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/26/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"THE TIRE ON MY SUV SEPARATED SO BAD THAT IT LOOKED SHREDDED OFF ON THE RIM. I DIDNT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT AT THE TIME UNTIL THE FIRESTONE RECALL ON THE SAME BRAND TIRE. ACCORDING TO WHAT IVE SEEN AND READ, FIRESTONE IS SAYING THEY ONLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 15 INCH TIRE NOT THE 17. I DISAGREE AFTER SEEING PICTURES ON TV AND IN THE PAPER, MY TIRE LOOKED THE SAME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD ANY PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH THE SAME SIZE/BRAND TIRE AS MINE. THANKS( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265\\70R-1 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727274,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/19/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"DRIVING ON I 75 GOING SPEED LIMIT (70MPH), 94 DEGREES OUTSIDE. DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE GOES FLAT. WHEN I STOP THE CAR AND LOOK AT THE TIRE THE TIRE HAS NEARLY DISENEGRATED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DON OLSON TIRE, A FIRESTONE DEALER WHO CHARGED ME $112.00 TO REPLACE THE TIRE. I ARGUED THAT THE TIRE MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE MUST HAVE BEEN LOW ON AIR OR HAD A NAIL IN IT. I ASKED ROGER AT DON OLSON IF HE FOUND A NAIL IN THE TIRE, HE SAID NO. I ASKED HIM IF ANY OF THE OTHER TIRES WERE LOW ON AIR, HE SAID NO. BUT, I STILL HAD TO BUY A NEW TIRE. NOW I FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON 15 INCH WILDERNESS TIRES AND NOT 16 INCH. I HAVE PLED MY CASE TO FIRESTONE AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE AS OF THIS WRITING.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 2557016 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727407,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/28/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TIRES","summary":"TIRE DEFECT: DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WITH MY FAMILY OF FIVE WE HEARD A \"BANG\" AND REALIZED THE REAR RIGHT TIRE HAD BLOWN. BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE BLOW OUT WE FELT IMMEDIATELY THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND EXPRESSED OUR CONCERN TO NEMER FORD. THE FORD EXPEDITION HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR ANY OFF-ROAD PURPOSE. NEMER FORD REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING AND SIMPLY REFERRED US TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER. WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US IT MUST HAVE BEEN PUNCTURED, WHICH WE KNEW WAS NOT TRUE. WE HAVE NOT REPLACED THE TIRE AND STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRE TO PROVE TO SOMEONE THAT THE TIRE IS DEFECTIVE! FIRESTONE TOLD US WE NEEDED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TIRE, I WILL NOT RISK MY FAMILY'S SAFETY BY PURCHASING ANOTHER FIRESTONE PRODUCT.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":867163,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":3,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2000","vin":"1FMRU1860XL","components":"STEERING,TIRES","summary":"PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY WHILE RAINING, HE SWITCHED INTO ANOTHER LANE, AND VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE HAD SKIDDED INTO A ENBANKMENT AND ROLLED TWICE OR MORE. THERE WERE INJURIES AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. AFTER LOOKING AT PICTURES TAKEN OF THE VEHICLE AFTER ACCIDENT IT WAS NOTED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS DAMAGED. IT IS UNCERTAIN IF THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL OR WAS THE RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE TIRES IN QUESTION WAS A REPLACEMENT TIRE A B.F. GOODRICH, REPLACED JUNE 3, 2000 BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE TIRES HAD DEVELOPED A DEFECT. *AK *MJS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727029,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/17/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L5XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"RR SIDEWALL BLOWOUT IN CARPOOL LANE AT 70MPH. DID NOT HIT DEBRIS TO CAUSE BLOWOUT. TIRE NEW AND INFLATED PER SPECIFICATIONS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70RX16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":727089,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/05/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L9XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"AFTER THE CAR SAT ALL DAY WE TOOK A EVENING DRIVE TO A NEIGHBORING TOWN. WE WERE ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY TRAVELING THE POSTED SPEED OF 65MPH, VERY UNEXPECTDLY THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT THAT NEARLY CAUSED A ROLLOVER SITUATION. AFTER WE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VECHICLE AND PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WE WERE VERY SUPRISED THAT THE REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ALONG THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE JUST ABOVE THE TREAD LINE. THERE IS A HOLE APPROXIMATLEY 1\" ACROSS AND 2 1/2\" IN LENGHTH, THE REST OF THE TIRE APPEARS TO BE UNDAMAGED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 027598 TIRE SIZE: P255/70/16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":867150,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/08/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2000","vin":"1FMRUI766XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"PE-00-020-TIRE ON A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION TIRE, SIZE NOT AVAILABLE, AND DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. TIRES ONLY HAVE 10 THOUSAND MILE ON THEM. CONSUMER NOTED THAT TIRES HAS CRACKED AROUND THE SIDEWALL AREA. TIRES HAVE A 2-3 INCH CRACK ON THE TIRES, AND TREAD COULD BE PULLED BACK AT THE SIDEWALL WHICH EXPOSED THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE TIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK FIRESTONE ATX P255/70/R16 *MW","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":866910,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"A BOLT THAT HOLDS SUSPENSION BAR HAS FALLEN WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER .*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":866970,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/31/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"PE00020; TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH TREAD ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE CAME. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. FIVE OTHER PASSENGER'S WERE IN THE EXPEDITON. NO ONE WAS HURT. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P25570R17, ORGINAL EQUIPMENT. TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP OFFERED NO TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. *AK THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *SLC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":726886,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/30/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2000","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED ON OPEN AND CLEAR ROADWAY NORTH OF BALTIMORE, MD ON I-895, A FEW MILES BEYOND THE HARBOR TUNNEL. I EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. I DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING ON THE ROADWAY. THE TIRE HAS A COMPLETE SLICE/SHEAR FROM THE TOP OF THE TREAD DOWN TO THE RIM, ALONG THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":726917,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/21/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2000","vin":"1FMRU17LXXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"DEVELOPED A SEPARATION ( SPLIT ) IN OUTER SIDEWALL OF TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":867041,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2000","vin":"1FMRU1766XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT . DEALER SAID IT WAS OWNER'S FAULT. OWNER REPLACED IT WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TIRE. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P255/70/R16 * MW","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":726794,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/22/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/06/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":866894,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/04/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L6XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS LEAKING AIR, THEN BLEWOUT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":726674,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/03/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/04/2000","vin":"1FMRU1864XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"AFTER READING THE REPORTS IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT THE FORD EXPLORERS AND THE TROUBLE WITH THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES, IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT I MAY BE EXPERIENCING SOME TYPE OF TROUBLE. EVERY NIGHT ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, I HIT A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WITH A FEW SMALL POT HOLES AND CRACKS IN IT. WHEN I HIT THE HOLES, THE STEERING WHEEL WRETCHES FROM MY HANDS VERY HARD AND IT FEELS LIKE I AM LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS IF I HAVE TO MAKE A SHARP TURN AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH. I CONTACTING THE CAR DEALER AND THEY WHERE NOT VERY COMPASSIONATE AND SAID THAT IT WAS NOT THIER PROBLEM ( JUST WHAT I WANT TO HEAR ) . SO, I WANT THIS ON RECORD IN CASE I DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES AND BECOME A STATISTIC. PLEASE KEEP ME POSTED ON THIS INVESTIGATION IF PSSIBLE. THANK YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":866824,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/29/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/04/2000","vin":"1FMRU1760XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 99 EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 45MPH FRONT RIGHT FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT.*AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P255/70/R16 *MW","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":866491,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"08/01/2000","vin":"1FMRU17L2XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"CONSUMER HAD REPLACED TIRES BECAUSE OF NOISE AND REPORT SEEN ON THE NEWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM WHERE CONSUMER TIRES WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS 255/70/16. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":726233,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"07/30/2000","vin":"1FMRU1768XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":866233,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/28/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L6WL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS AND SLOWS DOWN. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND COULDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":726142,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/23/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"07/28/2000","vin":"1FMRU17LXXL","components":"TIRES","summary":"ON A CLEAR OPEN ROAD, HIGHWAY 15, OUR TIRE BLEW OUT. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. FIRST WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE, THEN SMOKE FROM THE REAR OF CAR, THEN THE CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. SINCE THE CAR WAS ALMOST NEW WE TOOK THE TIRE TO GAUDIN FORD IN LAS VEGAS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TIRE. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT HAD TO BE A ROAD HAZARD AND THAT WE WOULD NEED TO BUY A NEW TIRE, WHICH WE DID. ON OUR LOCAL NEWS THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL STORIES ABOUT THE SAME TIRES BLOWING OUT THE SAME WAY, BUT UNFORTUNEATLY FOR THEM, THESE PEOPLE WERE KILLED. I THINK THE TIRES ARE UNSAFE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":865950,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/30/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"07/25/2000","vin":"1FMRU1764XL","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"DESIGN OF THE HINGES ON THE BACK DOOR CUT OFF THE TIP OF CHILD'S FINGER WHEN CHILD PLACED HIS HAND ON THE DOOR, WHILE THE DOOR WAS BEING OPENED. 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FOLLOWING OUR ACCIDENT, A RUSSELLVILLE POLICE OFFICER (ALONG WITH A MEMBER OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT) WENT BACK TO MY VEHICLE AND JERKED ON THE SEATBELT TO TRY TO GET IT TO CATCH AND HE COULD NOT. I AM CONTINUING TO HAVE PAIN IN MY JAW AND MY BACK. MY HUSBAND TOLD THE BODY SHOP MANAGER AT LONG LEWIS FORD OF MUSCLE SHOALS, AL ABOUT OUR AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND MY SEATBELT NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FAULTY SEATBELT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM OUR VEHICLE AND IS IN MY POSSESSION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":857667,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/09/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"02/29/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L0XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOST SHIFTING POWER. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. WAS HARD GETTING VEHICLE TO RESTART. 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WHEELS CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER CAR WAS STOPPED BY DEBRI, BURNING HOLES IN THE CARPET OF THE STORE. HARD TO SAY WHAT THE CAUSE WAS AT THIS TIME. LAWYER REFERS TO IT AS \"SUDDEN ACCELERATION SYNDROME\" BUT THIS WAS RELATED TO HITTING THE POLE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":857418,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"02/23/2000","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"AUTOMOBILE HESITATES FROM A COMPLETE STOP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER HAS ESCAPED ACCIDENTS TWICE. BOTH TIMES HAD TO GET TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID THE OTHER AUTOMOBILE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":718745,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"02/14/2000","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"SECOND RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN FIRST YEAR OF LIFE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":855955,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/20/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"02/01/2000","vin":"1FMDU18LOXL","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"CONSUMER'S MOTORIZED SEATBELT WAS DEFECTIVE. HE WAS DRIVING WITH HIS DAUGHTER ATTACHED TO THE SEATBELT WITH HER SAFETY CARRIER. HE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP, THE BOLT CAME LOOSE, AND THE CAR SEAT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE SEAT AND FLEW UP FRONT. CHILD WASN'T HURT. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY WEREN'T INTERESTED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":855721,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/22/2000","dateComplaintFiled":"01/28/2000","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH , WENT TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN ,BUT THEY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. INSTEAD, VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV PASSED 5000 RPMS. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL . DEALER COULD DUPLICATE DEFECT. BUT REPLACED THROTTLE CONTROL MECHANISM , HOWEVER, COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL SOLVE DEFECT.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":855386,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"01/24/2000","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"4.6 LITER,V8 ENGINE. ENGINE CAME WITH DEFECTIVE DESIGN WHICH HAS A PISTON SLAP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN AND IDLE ROUGH.TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":550516,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/25/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"01/21/2000","vin":"1FMRU17LXXL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"REAR AXLE FAILED CAUSING LEFT WHEEL TO FALL OFF WHEN CONSUMER MADE A TURN. 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YOU MUST LOOK DOWN AND FIND THE TINY HORN SYMBOLS THAT ARE THE SAME COLOR AS THE STEERING WHEEL AND PRESS HARD WITH ONE OR TWO FINGERS. NOT A VERY USER-FRIENDLY DESIGN TO SAY THE LEAST. THE FORD DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY ISSUE WITH THE HORN DESIGN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":716411,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/26/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"12/25/1999","vin":"1FMRU1761XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE ROUGH IDLE. VEHICLE \"RUMBLES\" AT IDLE. 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DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE DASH FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE AND IS THERE PRIMARILY FOR DECORATION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":716412,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"12/25/1999","vin":"1FMRU1761XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WIPERS TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY WHILE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. 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THEY ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT COULDN'T RESOLVE IT. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":715143,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/17/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"11/22/1999","vin":"1FMRU1869XL","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"AT 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 90, THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTER DID AN UNCOMMANDED TRANSITION FROM AUTOMATIC-4-DRIVE TO 4-WHEEL-LOW. DRIVER MANAGED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND AVOID A CRASH AT LARGELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 11PM UNDER VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC CONDITONS. NO INDICATION OF WHY WAS FOUND BY THE DEALER ALTHOUGH THE COMPUTER CODES VERIFIED THE SHIFT TRANSITION. DEALER INDICATED THAT SOME CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTER CONTACTS AND IT WAS REPLACED. AT THE PRESENT TIME, DEALER MAINTAINS THAT NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ENGINE OR DRIVETRAIN ALTHOUGH LOUD BANGS AND METAL GRINDING SOUNDS WERE HEARD WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE ENGINE ALSO INDICATED MOMENTARY REDLINING. THE EXPLAINATION OF \"CORRISION\" STILL INDICATES A SERIOUS CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN FLAW WHEREBY AN UNCOMMANDED OPERATION ON THE UNIT OPERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAN FORCE THE TRANSITION FROM AUTOMATIC-4-WHEEL TO 4-WHEEL-LOW AT CRUISING SPEEDS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":714949,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/11/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"11/18/1999","vin":"1FMRU1766XL","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIBRATE AT 73-75 MPH. PROBLEM CANNOT BE EXACTLY LOCATED OR CORRECTED BY DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. 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MY MOTORHOME VIBRATED SO BAD THAT THE TAIL SECTION DROPPED 2 INCHES, CURLED THE LEAF SPRINGS BACKWARDS, CAUSED STRESS CRACKS, RATTLES AND DESTROYED THE REAR RING AND PINION GEARS.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"FORD","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":714795,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/19/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"11/15/1999","vin":"1FMRU17L9XL","components":"SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH OR HIGHER. 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SO IN FEAR THAT THE CAR WOULD BLOW UP THAT I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT STARTED. I OPENED THE DOOR QUICKLY BEFORE THE CAR BLEW UP.THEN THE THE PLASTIC STARTED TO BURN UNDER THE RUNNING BOARD AND BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPT CAME THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WAS ON FIRE.THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":714114,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/30/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"10/30/1999","vin":"1FMRU1860XL","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I WAS DRIVING TO NYC AND WENT TO PARK IN A REST AREA AND AS I WAS TURNING TO PARK THE CAR SHUT OFF.I TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND IT WAS FINE.ONE HOUR LATER AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE LIGHT IN THE DASH BOARD TURNED ON AND THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND THEN IT THE TRUCK DROVE FINE.THE NEXT DAY I WENT OVER A SMALL BREAK ON THE ROAD AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WENT ON AND THE RADIO OFF AND LIKE ALWAYS I HAD NO PROBLEMS DRIVING IT HOME.ON 10-30-99 I WAS DRIVING AND I COULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 35 MILES IT FELT LIKE THE CAR LOCK OR I WAS DRIVING IN NEUTRAL AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE TRUCK TOOK SPEED AND IT WAS DRIVING FINE UNTIL I TRIED TURNING RIGHT THE STERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN AND IT WAS MAKING A CLICK CLICK SOUND WHEN I TURN THE STERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT.IWAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME AS LONG AS I DIDN'T TURN RIGHT.AFTER I PARK THE CAR I TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND IT CONTINUED ON MAKING THE CLICK CLICK SOUND.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":549431,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/05/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"10/29/1999","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE FAULTY AIR SHOCKS CAUSED THE REAR HATCH TO FALL AND INJURE THE DRIVER. YH","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":549410,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/16/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"10/29/1999","vin":"1FMRU1864XL","components":"STEERING","summary":"VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STEERING PROBLEMS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH ON THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER ON THE DIRT SHOULDER. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":549431,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/05/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"10/29/1999","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE FAULTY AIR SHOCKS CAUSED THE REAR HATCH TO FALL AND INJURE THE DRIVER. 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ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE DEALER KNOW STATES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS YET ; THEY WILL CONTACT ME WHEN THERE IS A FIX. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM DRIVING A CAR THAT DISTRACTS EVERY DAY WITH THIS SENSOR LIGHT AND CHIMING. THE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO LEAVE MY CAR A FOURTH TIME FOR REPAIR. I THINK THIS IS DUE TO THE CA LEMON LAW. HELP!!!!! WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS-WHAT CAN I DO?","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":713965,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/27/1999","vin":"1FMRU17L7XL","components":"STEERING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE","summary":"NO SUMMARY","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":851515,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/22/1999","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE DESIGN FLAW OF THE HORN IS DIFFICULT TO FIND IN AN EMERCENCY WHICH POSSIBLY COULD PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. *YC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":713684,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/18/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"10/22/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"AFTER PARKING VEHICLE EXPLODED IN FLAMES, TOTALED. ONLY 2000 MILES. FORD SAID RECALL 98V312 DOES NOT APPLY. PROBLEM MAY BE MORE PERVASIVE THAN FORD THINKS. STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":713685,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/22/1999","vin":"1FMRU186XXL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WIPERS GO ON BY THEMSELVES,MODULE REPLACED BY DEALER,PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE SOLVED","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":851366,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/21/1999","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":850760,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"10/14/1999","vin":"1FMPG18L8XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHENEVER THE HORN, LOCATED ON STEERING WHEEL, IS HIT WITH HEAL ON HEAL IT FAILS TO WORK. ONLY IT HAS WORKED WHEN SMALL PICTURE OF HORN WAS LOCATED & PRESSED. LOCATION OF HORN IS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVER. DIFFICULT TO USE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":850564,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/13/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"10/13/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON . DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":850061,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/06/1999","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF AT WILL WITHOUT APPLICATION. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE AFTER SEVERAL VISITS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":850090,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"10/06/1999","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WHILE DRIVING FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL ACTIVATE WITHOUT CONSUMER TOUCHING THE ON/OFF SWITCH. THIS OBSTRUCTS CONSUMER'S VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":849863,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/04/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"10/04/1999","vin":"IFMPU18L6XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN VEHICLE WILL JUST CUT OFF. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":849400,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/1999","vin":"","components":"WHEELS","summary":"WHILE TRAVELING AT 25MPH LUGS: NUTS AND BOLTS BEGAN LOOSENING. THIS WAS NOTICED AS THE WHEEL BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND SHAKE VERY HARD. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER ONLY TO NOTICE THAT THE LUGS WERE COMING OFF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":712340,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/28/1999","vin":"1FMRU1868XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"I AM EXPERIENCING THESE SO CALLED \"PHANTOM WIPERS\"","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":848770,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/27/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/1999","vin":"IFMRU17LXXL","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON. DEALER HAS TREID TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":848774,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/06/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L1XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE TURNING VEHICLE ON THERE WAS STALLING. CONSUMER CUT THE VEHICLE OFF TO RESTART, AND ENGINE REVVED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN STRAIGHT TO THE SHOP AFTER THE FIRST EPISODE, AND IT STALLED ALL THE WAY THERE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":712301,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 99 EXPEDITION COME ON AT WILL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PIN POINT EXACTLY WHEN IT HAPPENS, BECAUSE IT JUST HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED AND TAKEN TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH I PURCHASED THE CAR. I WAS TOLD A PART WAS ORDERED ON 9/7/99 BUT TO DATE I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THE PART HAS BEEN DELIVERED. I SAW A NEWS REPORT ON ABC AND AM REPORTING THE PROBLEM AS INSTRUCTED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":712318,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/1999","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED GOING ON WITHOUT ME TURNING THE WIPERS ON. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT I HAD HIT THE BUTTON BUT THEN IT STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY SO I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD MADE AN APPOINTMENT BUT AS SOON AS I TOLD THE GENTLEMAN WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS HE TOLD NOT TO EVEN LEAVE THE TRUCK THAT DAY -HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND WAS GOING TO ORDER THE PART FOR ME. I ASKED APPROXIMATELY HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO GET IT IN AND HE REPLIED WITH A SHRUG OF HIS SHOULDERS THAT THE PART THAT I NEEDED WAS BACK-ORDERED. THAT WAS ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO AND I HAD HEARD NOTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I SAW A REPORT ON CHANNEL 7 NEWS ABOUT ALL OF THE PROBLEMS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":712319,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/27/1999","vin":"1FMRU1862XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"\"PHANTOM WIPERS\"","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":711786,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/1999","vin":"1FMRU1865XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WIPERS WOULD JUST TURN ON WITHOUT ANY CONTACT WITH MULITI-FUNCTION SWITCH. NO COMMON TIME, DRIVING PATTERN OR PERSON FOUND..ALL AT THE WIM OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS VERY RELUCTANT TO REPAIR PROBLEM. DIDN'T BELEIVE MY WIFE THE FIRST TIME AND NEVER FIXED IT. THEN AFTER SECOND APPT THEY CANCELLED BECAUSE THEY (FORD) DIDN'T HAVE A \"FIX\" TO THE PROBLEM. AFTER MUCH MUCH YELLING THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWICTCH WHICH WAS DONE. NO RE-OCCURRANCE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":847962,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/14/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/17/1999","vin":"","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"THE WELDS THAT CONNECT THE HOOD TO THER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAVE CRACKED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":711449,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/12/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/1999","vin":"1FMRU17L7XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"THIS IS A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE FROM FORD FOR MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE HAS MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE STALLING WHEN ACCELERATING IN AN INTERSECTION IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. WE WE'RE NEARLY T- BONED. FORD SOMETIMES ADMITS THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND THEN AT TIMES WILL DENY THEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":548491,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"09/13/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUALLY SELF ACTIVATE, MODULE REPLACEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE TO FORD AT TIME OF FAILURE. CONSTANT DRY WIPING HAS SCRATCHED WINDSHIELD. 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DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPROX 30MPH PITMAN ARM DETACHED FROM STEERING GEAR, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF THE STEERING CONTROL. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":845950,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/12/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/26/1999","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND COME ON BY THEMSELVES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":710563,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/25/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/26/1999","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WIPERS RUN WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED. WHEN WIPERS ARE USED IN A RAINY SITUATION, CAN NOT STOP WIPERS BY TURNING SWITCH OFF. WHEN USING WIPERS IN A \"DELAY\" MODE, WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A SWEEP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":710363,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/23/1999","vin":"1FMRU1866XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"MY EXPEDITION HAS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS: THEY TURN ON WHENEVER THEY WANT, THEY DO NOT TURN ON ON DEMAND AND OCCASIONALLY THE WASHER FLUID PUMP BEGINS TO PUMP FLUID CONTINUOUSLY FOR 30 SECONDS OR MORE. THE PROBLEM CAN SOMETIMES BE ELIMINATED IF I STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT - ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THAT IT'S NOT ALWAYS FEASIBLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT IT IN TWO TIMES FOR REPAIR. THEY CANNOT FIX IT, THEY TELL ME, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FROM FORD IN DETROIT. BASICALLY, THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE THAT I'M DRIVING A 6,200 POUND VEHICLE THAT OCCASIONALLY BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL. HMMMM!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":548067,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/20/1999","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"VEHICLE EXPERIENCES BAD VIBRATIONS WHEN EITHER REAR WINDOW ROLLED DOWN WHILE DRIVING DUE TO DESIGN. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":548067,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/20/1999","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"DRIVE SHAFT FAILED. NLM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":710280,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/20/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN","summary":"1) UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE SEEMS TO SLIP AND SHUDDER AS IF THE TIRES ARE NOT GRABBING THE ROAD. THIS IS AT ALL SPEEDS, WHETHER SLOW OR QUICK STARTS. ALSO, DURING HIGH SPEED ACCELERATION SUCH AS WHEN PASSING ON THE HIGHWAY, THERE IS A LOW PITCH GROWLING SOUND AND VIBRATION AS IF THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. 2) THE FRONT INTERMITTENT WIPERS TURN ON BY THEMSELF OCCASIONALLY, USUALLY JUST FOR ONE SWEEP THEN TURN BACK OFF. 3) THE REAR AUTOMATIC LOAD LEVELING AIR SHOCKS ON ONE OCCASION DEFLATED TOTALLY AFTER BEING PARKED FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS. THE TRUCK CHASSIS WAS NEARLY TOUCHING THE REAR TIRES, I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE AWAY UNTIL THEY REINFLATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":845457,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/14/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/19/1999","vin":"1FMRU1764XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN IN USE, AFFECTING DRIVER'S VISIBILITY IN INCLEMENT/ RAINY WEATHER. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":845274,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"08/18/1999","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"ALL THE POWER WINDOWS INTERMITTENTLY FUNCTION, CAUSING THE WINDOWS TO GET STUCK IN THE UP OR DOWN POSITIONS. DEALER CAN'T FIND CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":840976,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/1999","vin":"1FMPU18LXXL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNING ON WHILE SWITCH IS IN OFF MODE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND AT THIS TIME. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":844783,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/1999","vin":"1FMRU1768XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WILL COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND GO OFF. DEALER SUPPOSE TO ORDER A PART. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":844627,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS / REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON. CONSUMER CANNOT TURN OFF THE WIPERS IF THE WIPERS COME ON UNEXPECEDTLY, NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THEY TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES. FORD SAYS THEY ARE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. *ML","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":844720,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/08/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/09/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L8XL","components":"TRAILER HITCHES","summary":"REPORTING TRAILER HITCHES FASTENER FAILURE. CONSUMER NOTICED COUPLE OF BOLTS MISSING, ONE FELL OFF IN HAND, AND THE OTHERS WERE LOOSE. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":844259,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/25/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/04/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L2XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK DUE TO THE FACT THAT CONSUMER HAD TO REMOVE A FUSE BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER'S KEPT RUNNING. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":844109,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"08/02/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L7XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL ALL THE TIME. CONSUMER CANNOT CUT THEM OFF. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THEY CONNOT CORRECT PROBLEM, BUT TO GO AND HAVE THEM DISCONNECTED. DEALER CLAIMED THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THEM. *AK *YC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":843761,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/05/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"07/29/1999","vin":"1FMRU1865XL","components":"SUSPENSION,VISIBILITY","summary":"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE COMING ON WHILE THE SWITCH IS IN OFF POSITION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":843831,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/23/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"07/29/1999","vin":"1FMRU1760XL","components":"POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY","summary":"THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK WHEN NEEDED. ON DRY DAYS WOULD COME ON, ON WET DAYS DO NOT COME ON. REAR WIPER WAS REPAIRED. NOW NEITHER WORKS, FRONT OR REAR. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. HAD IT CHECKED & METAL PIECES HAD BROKEN OFF. TRANSMISSION BURNT OUT. HAD THE PISTON REPLACED. THE POWER WINDDOWS WOULD GO UP & DOWN WITHOUT KEY INSERTION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":547572,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/28/1999","vin":"1FMPU1874XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"BRACKET BENT CAUSING AIR SUSPENSION TO MALFUNCTION WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *YC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":842992,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"07/22/1999","vin":"1FMRU17L9XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON WITH THE SWITCH BEING ACTIVATED . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":708602,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/05/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"07/14/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L4XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON AND OFF WITHOUT DRIVER INTERVENTION, CAUSING DISTRACTION. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION OR FIX. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO FIX. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":708536,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/15/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/1999","vin":"1FMRU17L3XL","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT INTEMITTENTLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY DIDNT KNOW WHAT IT WAS, TO COME BACK AT A LATER TIME WHEN THEY HAD MORE INFO ON THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":708204,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/21/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"07/03/1999","vin":"1FMRU1863XL","components":"STEERING","summary":"I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN A DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL AT BUMPER LEVEL. THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND FACING NORTH AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER ON ITS ROOF. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE DAMAGE AT THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS NOT SO SEVERE THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE FLIPPED ONTO ITS ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. HOWEVER, I WILL NOTE THAT MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AND I WAS ALSO WEARING A SEAT BELT. MY DAUGHTER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND I SUSTAINED SOME NECK AND BACK SPRAIN. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ROLLOVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WHICH COLLIDED WITH MY EXPEDITION WAS A SMALL 1989 DODGE (OMNI ?) HATCHBACK. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING IF THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROPENSITY TO ROLLOVER SINCE I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE MY VEHICLE AND AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":841563,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/03/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"07/01/1999","vin":"","components":"STEERING","summary":"WHILE PULLING A TRAILOR THE TRUCK GOT OUT OF CONTROL BECOMING UNCONTROLLABLE AS A 18- WHEELER PASSED BY, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO CRASH, DUE TO SUSPENSION FAILURE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":841256,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/21/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"06/28/1999","vin":"1FMRU1764XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE, IT HESITATES/BACKFIRES AND STALLS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK *SB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":840759,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/22/1999","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER STATES IT IS NORMAL OPERATION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":840798,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"06/22/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHEN DRVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":839814,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/13/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"06/15/1999","vin":"","components":"VISIBILITY","summary":"REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE ONLY THING THAT CAME OUT WAS THE FLUID. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":839166,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"06/09/1999","vin":" ","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE GOES TO THE RIGHT WHICH MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":707388,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"06/09/1999","vin":"","components":"CHILD SEAT","summary":"I HADCAR SEAT PROBLEM WITH THE ON MY WAY CAR SEAT BY EVENFLO. I REPORTED IT BY PHONE AND ALSO WROTE A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF EVENFLO. MY CAR SEAT IS 3 1/2 YEARS OLD. MY 7 MONTH OLD SON GRABBED THE FIBERFILL FROM THE UNDER PART OF THE PADDING. WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM A LONG TRIP AND THANKFULLY REALIZED HE WAS PUDDLED IN VOMIT AND CHOKING SILENTLY. I LOOKED BACK TO SEE WHAT IT WAS THAT I WAS HEARING AND REALIZED HE WAS CHOKING. EVENFLO APOLOGIZED AND MENTIONED THAT THE NEW CAR SEAT COVER HAD A SPECIAL DESIGN SO THAT IT COULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I MENTIONED THAT THEY SHOULD PUT OUT A WARNING OR RECALL BECAUSE IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANOTHER PARENT AND THEY MIGHT NOT BE SO FORTUNATE. CHILDREN OF THIS YOUNG AGE ARE VERY ORAL. IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN. IN FACT I HAD WARNED ONE OF MY FRIENDS OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE SHE HAD THE SAME COVER AND IT WAS NOT ON SECURELY(LIKE MINE) ANYMORE. TWO DAYS LATER SHE FOUND A WAD OF THE FIBERFILL IN HER YOUNG DAUGHTERS MOUTH. SHE IMMEDIATELY PULLED IT OUT AND I MIGHT ADD, WAS AS SHOCKED AS I WAS. EVENFLO'S RESPONSE WAS TO SAY THANK YOU FOR LETTING US KNOW, WE'LL BRING IT UP AT THE NEXT MEETING. THEY ALSO SAID THEY TAKE THEIR JOB SERIOUSLY BUT COULDN'T LET ME KNOW IF A RECALL WOULD HAPPEN. THEY SAID THERE ARE SO MANY OF THE OLD CAR SEATS OUT THERE AND THAT THEY WOULD SEE IF ANYONE ELSE COMPLAINED AS I DID. I COMMENTED THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS CRAZY TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER INCIDENT TO HAPPEN. A CHILD COULD DIE. THEY SAID THEY'D DO WHAT THEY COULD. SOUNDS LIKE A POOR EXCUSE TO ME. THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE ALL THE CHILDREN BEING PUT IN THIS CAR SEAT ARE SAFE FROM CHOKING TO DEATH ON THE BACKING OF THE OLD COVER. THANK YOU","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":838277,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"05/21/1999","vin":"1FMRU1869XL","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. WHEN STOPPING ONE CAN FEEL THE TRANSMISSION JERKING. DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE SPARK PLUG AND THE HOSE CLAMP, (2) TEST DROVE VEHICLE, AND RECOGNIZED THE SLIPPING, BUT COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. (3) ENGINEER CHECKED TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS OKAY. SECOND ENGINEER TESTED AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL. MANUFACTURER SAID IF BRAKES FAIL THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO FIX THEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":706724,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/06/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"05/21/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"VEHICLE PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING -- 3 REPAIR ATTEMPTS BY DEALER FOR A TOTAL OF 5 BUSINESS DAYS OUT OF SERVICE, FORD NOTIFIED UNDER MASS. LEMON LAW -- IF NO SUCSESSFUL REPAIR IN 7 BUSINESS DAYS -- REQUIRES MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE VEHICLE OR FACE COURT ACTION UNDER STATE LAWS TO PROTECT CONSUMMERS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":706196,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":null,"dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/1999","vin":"IFMRUI76OXL","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"I TOOK MY EXPEDITION TO THE POLICE DEPT. TO HAVE MY CHILDS CAR SEAT CHECKED FOR PROPER INSTALLATION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CARSEAT COULD COULD NOT BE USED SAFELY. IT WAS THEIR OPINION THAT THE PLACE WHERE THE SEATBELT PULLS FROM AND WHERE THE SEATBELT FASTENS TO ARE ON DIFFERENT PLANES. WE WENT TO BABIES R US AND TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT CARSEATS AND NONE WOULD WORK. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEATBELTS TO NOT LOCK IMEDIATELY, THEREFORE, ADDING ADDITIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE CARSEAT. PLEASE EXCUSE ANY ERRORS IN THIS MESSAGE. IT IS DIFFICULT TYPE IN THIS SPACE AND CHECK FOR ERRORS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":836394,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/16/1998","dateComplaintFiled":"04/01/1999","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":835105,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/22/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"03/22/1999","vin":"1FMRU1866XL","components":"TIRES","summary":"CONSUMER DRIVING ON WET ROADS 26 MILES AT 35MPH AND VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DIFFERENT TIMES OF HYDROPLANING, IT WOULD HAPPEN ANYTIME. DEALER SAYS THEY WOULD WAIT FOR A RAINY DAY TO TRY DUPLICATING THE PROBLEM. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":835022,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"02/18/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L3XL","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ACCELERATING AT HIGH SPEED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT BROKE OFF, WHICH CAUSED THROTTLE TO REMAIN WIDE OPEN. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":833273,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/09/1999","dateComplaintFiled":"01/11/1999","vin":"1FMPU18L5XL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS GOING OUT ON TWO OCCASIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"1999","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"EXPEDITION","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]}]}