Five problems related to structure have been reported for the 1999 Ford Expedition. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1999 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph, he heard a loud noise from under the vehicle. The contact pulled over and noticed that the trailing arms which held the rear wheels had rusted and broke. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The dealer, when called, stated that they had never heard of such a failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 130,000.
The flared portion of the terminator fob on the retaining/retracting cable for the spare tire fractured and separated on my 1999 Ford Expedition eddie bauer (I am the original owner). As a result, the spare tire and the metal crosspiece retainer dropped onto the street pavement, and in front of oncoming vehicles, which swerved and avoided colliding with the loose spare tire. I am just glad, and fortunate, that the spare tire did not bounce into the air, or end up crashing through the windshield of an oncoming vehicle. There are numerous reports of similar, if not identical incidents of this spare tire cable breakage posted on the internet. According to the owners manual, the crank mechanism is driven using the jack handle, and it is supposed to "ratchet" when the spare tire becomes snug against the vehicle undercarriage, preventing over tension on the crank mechanism and cable. Upon inspection, there were no signs of rust, or corrosion, or attempted theft or tampering. A small collar portion of the terminator fob remained on the cable, while flared portion broke and slipped off of the end of the cable. There are not any additional safety devices on the vehicle that retain the spare tire in the event the cable fails. During the 2001 firestone tire recall, the dealer replaced all five tires, which included the spare tire. Otherwise, the crank mechanism has not been used. . Read more...
The contact owns a 1999 Ford Expedition. The vehicle has firestone wilderness at tires. While driving 70 mph, the spare tire blew out. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to a repair shop and had the tire changed. It was also discovered that the fender was folded under the vehicle near the fuel line. The tire size and dot number were unknown. The failure mileage was 200,000. Updated 8/10/09 updated 08/13/09.
Whenever there is a heavy rain or snow, several of the electrical systems in my 1999 Ford Expedition began to function irregularly. The components function whether the vehicle is turned on or off. Examples of the irregular activity include the radio turning on and off by itself, windshield wipers turning on and off by themselves, heat and air unit turning on and off by itself, interior lights turning on and off by themselves, and the running board lights turning on and off by themselves. Several times I have been driving in the rain and the windshield wipers will stop working for 1-2 minutes.
1999 Ford Expedition water leak from windshield onto fuse box causing short requiring replacement of fuse box by Ford cost $362. 01.