18 problems related to suspension have been reported for the 1997 Ford Expedition. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Takata recall, my steering is bad like im fishtailing on the freeway, when I hit a bump it pulls to one side. Theres alot of play in the steering wheel.
This issue was at night while driving the headlight to see at night had turned off at a 35 mph speed no bumps no turn just driving straight. This is a serious issue, you use your lights for night and your are left with no lights, as a result for this huge problem I received a ticket that is how I found out my lights were not working. The headlights fuses, module components, wiring were checked no issues there, as for all other lights example emergency lights, rear lights interior lights are functioning. But as the electrician found the directional switch combo was burned left with a white shadow in one area it was replaced, and now functioning. As for the suspension not functioning properly is this an issue that has not been able to be resolved. I have taken it to different shops and there is no air leakage in the suspension pump and other areas that are linked with the suspension. The suspension pump still repeatedly pump air every 45-60 minutes which it's fine, but not when the vehicle bounces very vigorously for 15 minutes or more till it activates the suspension to pump air. When the suspension is down the steering wheel functions different as the bouncing makes it hard to drive at a certain speed, not safe but manageable in the mean while. During this time I'm not appreciating the quality of my Expedition components.
The rear lower trailing arms that hold the rear axle in place are made too thin and with corrosion will fail. This will cause the rear axle to move backward and break the drive shaft.
When I had the tires replaced one lug on each front wheel broke off. We ordered replacements and the next day when the tires were removed to replace the broken ones several others broke. I had all the tire lugs replaced and am driving the car. There have been similar problems reported with accidents caused by lost wheels.
Torson bar broke in half and fell off after going over a moderate speed bump at 5-8mph. Metal was sheared in half. Vehicle leaned severely to the right. Could have been tragic - 8 occupants were in the vehicle.
While traveling on the highway and without prior warning a knocking noise was coming from underneath the vehicle. Also, there was vibrations coming though the steering column.
The front suspension wore and caused the vehicle to be hard to control. Dealer notified.
When making a right turn, vehicle started pulling to the left. Driver had no control of truck. It swiped a telephone pole, which took off the side mirror and jammed the driver's side door. Aftering exiting truck on the passenger's side, driver saw that the entire left wheel was off. Truck was towed to dealership. Problem has not been corrected. Please provide any further information.
While driving in the rain the front tires will skid although the tires are in good condition.
Failure caused the truck to shake out of control at highway speed.
When driving 40 mph the wheel wasn't leveled, causing the consumer to run off the road. When attemping to get back on the road, the vehicle flipped over four times, causing the consumer's daughter to fly out the window and the consumer was hurt to.
Vehicle was leaning on the passenger's side. Took to dealer while still under warranty, dealer said there was nothing wrong with suspension. Two months later, out of warranty, put vehicle on dianostic machine and they said it was a problem. They could have put it on the machine the first time when consumer first purchased vehicle.
Vehicle suspension problems, causing loss of control, resulting in an accident.
Vehicle rolle dover while off road. Vehicle wa son level ground, making aleft turn in wet grass when it turned over, resulting in two injuries, and extensive property damage.
While driving , vehicle lost control and rolled over at relatively low speed, on level ground and wet grass.
Recall repairs performed incorrectly.
The vehicle vibrates uncontrollably at highway speeds . The dealer has not been able to correct the problem.
While driving at any speed it suddenly became hard to control vehicle. It started to veer all over the road and jerked further than the turn that was being made at the time. Dealer has been contacted.