1997 Ford Expedition body problems

Filed May 27, 2015 · Body, Steering · 63,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. While driving 20 MPH, the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that the steering column needed to be replaced and noticed corrosion underneath the undercarriage. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 63,000.

Filed Apr 1, 2015 · Body, Transmission · 90,000 miles · WA · crash

The vehicle would then not be able to shift the transmission from one of the drive gear positions into the park position even though the gear shift selector would indicate "park. Have accident, the car roll over to another car, I can"t park down hill is to dangers, is not safety .

Filed Apr 1, 2015 · Body, Transmission · 90,000 miles · WA · crash

The vehicle would then not be able to shift the transmission from one of the drive gear positions into the park position even though the gear shift selector would indicate "park. Have accident, the car roll over to another car, I can"t park down hill is to dangers, is tot safety .

Filed Jul 24, 2014 · Body, Fuel system · 260,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. The contact stated that the fuel tank strap separated from the vehicle due to rusting of the sub frame area. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 260.000. Updated 9/4/14

Filed Jul 24, 2014 · Body, Fuel system · 260,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. The contact stated that the fuel tank strap became separated from the vehicle due to rusting of the sub frame area. The area that was attached to the strap to the secure the fuel tank was the affected. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 260,000. Updated 09/05/14

Filed Sep 26, 2012 · Body · 151,000 miles · MS · fire

Husband drove car all day long with no issue. The car was running fine. He parked it about 10pm. We all went to bed. At 3:15 am we were awakened by neighbors screaming our car was on fire. It had started on fire. Not sure why or how, when it was running just fine during the day. The whole front end was burnt up, the tires were melted, it was ruined. The fire scorched part of the house on the front. It was parked in front of the garage and melted away some of the siding and the door.

Filed Oct 17, 2011 · Body, Fuel system · 45,000 miles · RI

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. The contact stated that the fuel tank straps fractured as a result of corrosion. The contact mentioned that the frame on the driver side was also affected by corrosion. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who verified the failure and advised that the vehicle could not be repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 45,000.

Filed Aug 17, 2011 · Body · 156,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH over a small bump in the road, the spare tire detached from underneath the vehicle. The contact examined the vehicle and noticed that the cable which held the spare tire in place fractured due to rust. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure and current mileages were 156,000.

Filed May 5, 2011 · Body, Tires · 130,000 miles · WA

While driving down the highway a normal speed the spare tire on my expedition fell off when the cable holding the tire up seemed to have broke. My vehicle ran over the tire and I could see the spare bouncing wildly down the road. Fortunately, no other cars hit the tire but it was extremely close since a car just passed from the other direction and there would have been no way they could have missed the bouncing tire in the oncoming lane. Ford does not know how close they came to killing innocent people. The road was smooth without bumps, the tire just fell off. To my knowledge, we have never used the spare tire on this vehicle.

Filed Mar 12, 2010 · Body, Tires · 136,000 miles · UT

Our spare tire that was mounted underneath the car, -fell off- while driving through a residential neighborhood. The cable "broke" that was holding it in place underneath the car. Thank goodness we were not on the freeway. It will cost $100. To repair.