We found the following complaints for FORD FORD (1997)
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1997 expedition spontaneously caught fire in the driveway 45 minutes after it had been driven. The fire department and police came and put out what was almost a catastrophic house fire. The truck was a total loss. To replace it with something comparable we bought a 99 expedition. We were out $8000 in the trade. The older expedition had one car payment left on it before the fire. Now i am horrified that we have another on in the driveway.
Possible under dash harness may have caused fire to form around the ashtray resulting in burn finger to driver and passenger while attempting to put flames out.nlm
Incident like many others i have had my 1997 ford expedition xlt blow a spark plug out of the cylinder head. The vehicle was running fine and trouble free when a pop from under the hood and a loud banging noise came from the engine head. The vehicle was towed to the repair shop ; who in turn called the local ford dealer. The reply was they never heard of this problem before. My local service tech said the repair kit alone would cost $1,000,00. To repair it he said that ford had only used 3 threads in the head that failed, but are now replacing them with a 7 thread head., this tells me that they are very aware of the problem but are willing to leave their customers out to dry.. I guess the scary part about that is i still have 4 more 3 thread spark plug holes to worry about blowing out,.i absolutely feel this should be the responsibility of ford motor company who is looking for the american public to buy it's trucks.damage resulting it will cost me as little as $2,500.00 to repair the current problem ( and no guaranty it won't happen again). Or up to $5,500.00 to replace the built tough 5.4 triton engine.
Engine replacement/ i have been a firm believer in ford products and still believe that ford makes a good product...i am very disappointed in the position i was placed in last week...i have always maintained my ford truck the best that i could and never had a major problem with it for the 6 yrs i have owned my truck...i have experienced a few stall outs a few times but nothing that i took to serious, i figured maybe a spark plug problem...the fact that my engine would need replacement at 86000 is beyond me. Looking into the complaiance invetigations summary i realized that i am in company with many other consumers with the same complaint...i feel that this a defect in the manufactures engine and that i should not have to pay for a defect engine.mr
Ventilation system draws exhaust fumes into passenger compartment.
Design of exhaust pipe in the middle of the rightside of the truck throws exhaust gas into the face of person stopped next to.*sd
I am getting in touch with you to let you know about a very serious problem with the after marketsteering extension device put on alot of handicappedvehicles, this part is put on these cars and trucksto help assistthe driver in turning the steering wheel . The problem with this partis that is not safe . When the steering wheel is taken off of the splined shaftthe new piece is put on and does noteven have a splined center to fit tight on the shaft and the only other thing to hold it tight is 2 set screws. If one of these set screws would work lose or if the steering wheelwere turned to hardthese set screwswould work looseand thesteering wheel would turn but the wheels wouldn't , or the other way around . I havetalked to a auto repair specialist along with the head mechanic supervisor at a ford dealership and both men said that this part is not very safe and they would nt want it on their car or truck , i alsotalked to the person who installed this parthe no longer uses this aluminum part because it is not strong enoughfor this kind of stress that a steering wheel goes through . Ihope that you can make these parts replacedby the companies so that no one with a modified handicapped steering column extension does not get killed or kill someone else , i was lucky to find it earlybut maybe some one else won't be.thank you sincerely[xxx]. Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Cross bars on luggaged rack came loose and the front fasteners fell out, causing objects to fall onto roadway.
Transmission failed.
4-wheel drive hubs/ axle failure.
Brake system failed, damaging differential system.
Front brakes experiencing a "groaning" noise.
Problems with rubber hose, rust and corrosion to the metallic brake lines.*mr
I am getting in touch with you to let you know about a very serious problem with the after marketsteering extension device put on alot of handicappedvehicles, this part is put on these cars and trucksto help assistthe driver in turning the steering wheel . The problem with this partis that is not safe . When the steering wheel is taken off of the splined shaftthe new piece is put on and does noteven have a splined center to fit tight on the shaft and the only other thing to hold it tight is 2 set screws. If one of these set screws would work lose or if the steering wheelwere turned to hardthese set screwswould work looseand thesteering wheel would turn but the wheels wouldn't , or the other way around . I havetalked to a auto repair specialist along with the head mechanic supervisor at a ford dealership and both men said that this part is not very safe and they would nt want it on their car or truck , i alsotalked to the person who installed this parthe no longer uses this aluminum part because it is not strong enoughfor this kind of stress that a steering wheel goes through . Ihope that you can make these parts replacedby the companies so that no one with a modified handicapped steering column extension does not get killed or kill someone else , i was lucky to find it earlybut maybe some one else won't be.thank you sincerely[xxx]. Parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Driver side tie-rod seperation'97 ford expedition whiledriving at 50 mph on highway. Lose of steering control. Serious accident avoided only because of emergency braking.
I fixed this once with glue and replaced.the actuator broke the door again.this can be a serious safety problem considering if will make window defroster non functional.
Suspension failed resulting in tire wear.
Design of front end suspension is very low which causes the front end to scape the curb when parking.
This is the second firestone tire in a week that has had the tread come off.we have over one hundred of these tires on our fleet and need to decide if we should remove them.( dot number: tire size: lt225/75r1 )
Ventilation system draws exhaust fumes into passenger compartment.
Rear windshield wiper failed. Mjs
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