Door Latch problems of the 1998 Ford Expedition

Five problems related to door latch have been reported for the 1998 Ford Expedition. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Door Latch problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2002

Consumer states that the child locks are engaging themselves intermittently without warning. Dealer advised that locks are mechanical and therefore can not duplicate problem. Concerned about safety of passengers if they need to exit vehicle in an emergency. Ts.

2 Door Latch problem

Failure Date: 12/25/2001

Consumer states the child safety lock on both rear doors would engage it self every time the doors are close shut, dealer notifed. Nlm.

3 Door Latch problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2001

The rear passenger child lock began to engage intermittently, it then progressed to full time preventing exiting from the vehicle on the right rear side, now the drivers side is doing the same thing. Nlm.

4 Door Latch problem

Failure Date: 03/01/1998

Winshield wipers. Door sticks. Power window is noisy.

5 Door Latch problem

Door locks do not consistently work.


Other Latches/locks/linkage related problems of the 1998 Ford Expedition

Door Latch problems
5
Latches/locks/linkage problems
1


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