Warning light for suspension system with air leveler on 4x4, suspension warning light comes on several times a week since the vehicle was new. Vehicle never leveled with a load on the hitch. The air compressor runs a lot and became very noisy over the years. The vehicle rocks back and forth, in, right side goes up and down a few inches, will not level under load. Never felt safe to tow anything which was the purpose for buying the vehicle. The dealer where I purchased the vehicle refuses to accept the vehicle for service. Took in 3 - 4x a year for same and they refused to look at anything except the computer readout. Presented list of related the federal safety agency reports and ford said they do not use them under warranty. Purchased fords best extended warranty which will expire in 3 months and the problem still exists. Compressor pump broke a week ago and they refuse to look at anything else. Initial recommendation was to disconnect warning light. Second recommendation was to sell vehicle if I didn't like it. No obligation for the 45,000.00 paid. Cannot sell vehicle because the warning light comes on all the time and vehicle never level.
1998 Ford Expedition electrical complaints
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1998 ford expedition after reviewing all the complaints listed I realized I had experience similar ones for instance spark plug blew out in dec/02. In aug./03 the tie rod broke. We have had trouble with 4x4 working or in this case not. When switched in while lifted on a hoist it registers, but when on the ground it doesn't work. Something to do with the weight. Also the door locks no longer work, something to do with a sensor. Interior light stays on in hot weather. And the list goes on.
Traveling on the freeway in stop and go traffic at approximately 40-50 MPH when one of the spark plugs in the motor exploded out of the head. I spoke to ford, and they expressed that this is a common problem with the ford expedition, that it is probably a casting flaw with the heads, and that a replacement is typical and will cost approximately $3,000.00 for repair. Aside from being stranded on the side of the road, there was no indicator that this would happen. Research has LED me to find that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of other ford owners that have experienced this same problem. Where is the recall?
Spark plug was 'blown' out of cylinder head on 1998 ford expedition. Ford enthusiast website showed this occurring to several people. The expense is $4100 and it seems to me that this is a defect in manufacturer. There was no warning, nor any recent service performed other than oil change.
While vehicle was in park with ignition turned off and with driver standing outside of vehicle and reaching into ignition to take keys out vehicle began to roll backwards and slammed into the pavement, hitting a parked car before coming to a stop.
When driving on the highway,the engine shut down and the headlights went out. The cause was unknown. The consumer felt it was very dangerous. *ak *scc
The air bag did not come out all way,when I press the horn on the steer wheel it will not respond because the airbage built up pressure .the airbage stuck.
I have a 1998 ford expedition 5.4l engine. At under 50000 miles a spark plug blew right out of the cylinder. Head and stripped the threads. Repairs included a new cylinder head. Ford recommends spark plug change at about 100000 miles. The issue is a defective design of the aluminum cylinder head only having a few turns of thread to hold in a spark plug under compression.
When touching the signal switch, the headlights turned off by themselves. Vehicle will be taken to the dealer on 7/10/2003. *ak when the turn signals were used, the headlamp switched on and off. When barely touched, the turn signal headlamp(s) turned off and came back on after touching them again. *scc
My 1998 ford expedition blew out a sparkplug from the head while driving on the freeway. Repair costs exceeded $4000. In researching this problem I found not only were there other expeditions with the same problem, it seems that I paid aprox. Twice as much as other simialar repair jobs.
On june 21, 2003, I traveled to a grocery store just outside my subdivision. I was in the store about ten minutes when the store manager started to page the owner of a blue expedition. At the time I thought I had left my lights on. Unfortunately, I was notified that the vehicle was on fire in the store's parking lot. When I arrived outside, the entire front end of the expedition was in flames. The fire was so intense it burned through the hood of the vehicle. By the time I made it outside, firefighters were already battling the blaze. My vehicle was a total loss.
While traveling on the highway andwithout prior warning spark plug wire disconnected from the engine part, causing a loud poppy noise.
I have replaced the p04 coil three times in the last year.
While driving down the highway one of the spark plugs was blown out of the head. I am waiting to see how the dealership will handle this problem.
While driving, blew a #3 spark plug.
The vehicles spark plugs blew and caused the vehicle to be inoperative.
The tail light and interior lights stayed on after turning the vehicle off and shutting the door.
Interrior light fails to go off, even with vehicle running. On one instance, it began flashing. This was very distracting and dangerous as it was at night. I was only able to turn the interior light off by pulling the relay. This is a known issue with 1999-2000 expeditions, but apparently it affects 1998 vehicles as well.
Repeated problem that has escalated to a suggested engine replacement. The #4 coil has been repaired 10 times. The vehicle warranty and extended warranty have been exhausted. Ford has repeatly failed to find the real problem. The customer service department representatives and supervisor have said that there's nothing ford can do about my problem. "it's the ford policy."
Spark plugs vibrated and blew out on the top of the motor, vehcile stall out.dealer contacted,sad it should not happened.
Fuse box keeps failing/ tail lights keep going out, and instrument panel malfunctions. Contacted dealer, and the dealer has replaced a switch in vehicle, but problem still occurs.
The vehicle lost power while consumer was traveling due to a defective ignition switch. The loss of power resulted in brake and steering failures.
At 25mph spark plug blewout with no warning. Then, vehicle shutdown. Cause unknown. Dealer notified and replaced spark plugs. *ak transmission failed at 17,000 miles
One of the spark plugs blew out completely as engine was running, repair shop said it was very unusual and could be some type of defect because they have never seen this type of failure before with so few miles. The threads were completely stripped out where spark plug screws into head.
While at idle the #3 sparkplug blew out of the cylinder stripping the threads. The repair facility estimates $2000 to repair. This is exactly like odi #743868. There is a defect in the heads. This engine was replaced twice at about 30,000 miles because of leaks in the headgasket. The current engine only has 34000 miles. When the spakplug blew out it spewed gas over the engine creating a potential fire hazard.
I called ford consumer relations and they played dumb like they have never heard of this problem. I was steamed. At least admit you have a problem I told them. After first talking to some lackie, I got a "supervisor" who was very arrogant. He tried to blame it on a lack of "ford certified" maintenance. If they would have just admitted the problem and charged me cost for the replacement instead of making even more money on their own design flaw, I would have been happy. They even charged me $30 to diagnose the problem! I mentioned the tsb, but again, he played dumb and said he would have to look into it.
The font wiper have quit working and have been fixed on four occasions with new switches, the rear wipers have failed on three occasions and has had 3 motors replaced, the rear wiper is currently inoperative, the manufacturer is aware of the problem.
Vehicle will not start. Also, electrical system failed, making it impossible to open and close doors or windows.
While traveling at high speed the #3 spark plug on the left hand side of vehicle detonated, stripping the spark plug threads and incapacitating the vehicle. The ford dealer wants to charge us $2000 to fix what is essentially a known defect. Ford redesigned the spark plug housing with a reduced number of threads resulting in this catastrophic failure. This defect has been documentented on a number of message boards.
I know of at least 10 expedition owners who experienced the same problem with the coil bank on #4. The service technician at jones ford indicated it was a vehicle defect.
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