1998 Ford Expedition: engine overheating

Filed Mar 2, 2010 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · OR · fire

Car caught fire for problem with speed control device , I was never informed about problem with this and the recall the dealership refused to provide a carfax and or vehicle history when requested . Below I will paste the info about the recall. Make: ford model: expedition model year: 1998 manufacturer: ford motor company mfr's report date: sep 07, 2005 the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v388000 ea05005 the federal safety agency action number: ea05005 component: vehicle speed control potential number of units affected: 4500000 summary: on certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with speed control, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat, smoke, or burn. Consequence: a fire at the switch could occur. Remedy: by letter dated september 12, 2005, owners were instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected. Owners who have had their speed control deactivated are being notified that parts will be available and advised to make an appointment to reconnect the speed control beginning in february 2006. Owners who did not have their speed control deactivated are being notified to have their system remedied beginning in february 2006. Owners are urged to avail themselves of the free disconnect service as soon as possible because of the significant risk of fire. Owners may contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673. (note: also see recalls 05v017 and 06v286) notes: ford recall no. 05s28. Customers may also contact the federal safety agency's vehicle safety hotline at 1‑888‑327‑4236 (tty 1‑800‑424‑9153), or go to

Filed Jan 16, 2009 · Transmission · 150,000 miles · SD

I have experienced this failure 3 times now, the first time happened a month ago 12-12,2008 then again 12- 22-,2008 & again today 1-16-09, all these incidents happened when the temperature was in the single digits to teens. My 1998 ford expedition would not slow down at stop signs & stop lights without shifting to neutral & turning off the engine. If I would just shift to neutral the engine would rev to 4000-5000 RPM & I would not have any control of the steering or brakes. When I tried to use the brakes by using constant very firm pressure the brakes wouldn't work , but would overheat & smell burned. I took it to a repair shop that determined there was ice & other junk built up on the throttle cable. This was removed after the 12-22-08 incident. The mechanic told me to warm up the vehicle for a least 20 minutes before I started driving anywhere & then leave it running as much as possible, because the driving of short distances could be the cause of the ice by just taking short trips of 4 miles or less. Today 1-16-09 I had a different mechanic look at it & he is ordering a new throttle cable & hopefully this will solve the problem. The situation could have turned out very badly if there had been vehicles too close to me when I couldn't control my vehicle. I am very fortunate that no injuries occurred,although I suffered mental stress and anguish.

Filed Aug 18, 2006 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · CA · fire

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle caught fire and burned while parked. A fire department report was taken. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer who determined that the fire started due to an overheated speed control deactivation switch. There was a the federal safety agency recall # 05v388000 which pertained to the vehicle speed control. The dealer determined that the vehicle was included in the recall, however the contact stated that there was no recall notice received.

Filed Feb 13, 2003 · Engine · 92,000 miles · IA

The vehicle experienced a coolant leak.

Filed May 23, 2001 · Electrical · CO · fire

On 16 may 2001 while traveling south on colorado interstate 25 in denver, our ford expedition started to chug and sputter. Thinking it was bad gas from filling the tank up around 9:00am earlier that same day, we tried to change lanes to get to the shoulder of the road. The expedition then stalled as we coasted to a halt on the shoulder of the road at the under pass of I-25 and us 285. We then turned on the emergency flashers. Smoke was coming from under the hood. Thinking it was overheated, we opened the hood to cool the engine down. As soon as the hood pooped up flames were visible and we proceeded to exit the expedition. The denver fire department was called around 8:55pm and pumper truck no. 22 arrived to scene. When the fire department arrived, the expedition was fully engulfed in flames. After the fire was extinguished, the captain showed me where the fire started. On the drivers side, a fuel line was determined to be faulty next to the fender due to deterioration from the fuel and the cause of the fire. This is reflective in his report #01-23023. He also told me that I was lucky that the tank was full of fuel otherwise the expedition would have exploded. The vehicle has been serviced by ford under their extended service and maintenance plan. We utilized the plan until it expired at 36,000 miles. After we no longer were under a maintenance plan, we had our expedition service by goodyear and oil changed at approximately every 3000 to 4000 miles. The last time maintenance was completed under the hood was in march 2001. No other maintenance was done under the hood.

Filed Mar 17, 1998 · Engine · MI

Engine continuously loses coolant and overheats, repair attempts, however probmem continues.