general problems of the 1999 Ford Expedition

The contact owns a 1999 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the rear differential dropped and caused him to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle swerved and then flipped over. The contact inspected the vehicle and discovered that the rear suspension was completely corroded. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileage was 225,000.

The contact owns a 1999 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle began shaking violently. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the trailing arms on the rear of the vehicle were corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 190,000.

My wife had parked our 1999 expidition for about an hour before noticing smoke and flames coming from under the hood on the passenger side. The car was soon completely engulfed in flames and destroyed. Since the engine had been off for a while, I suspect an electrical fire. This vehicle had almost 100k miles and was an eddy bauer version with the self leveling feature. I mention this because approxaimiatly 30 minutes after shutting of the car, a compressor turns on and levels the car, this is normal according to the manual. I suspect that this motor is the cause of the fire. Since this fire was outside no-one was hurt, but if this had been in a garage it would have burn't down the house. Since this is one of the older vehicles with this feature, there are more potential fires out there. My insurance company has possesion of the car and will destory it in 2 weeks, I would like someone to look at this to identify the cause. I personally have been paid so I have no interest other than preventing other fires. Contact me if you are interested and I will get you the insurance contact information.

I was returning from kansas city, mo. To woodbridge, va. , traveling on I-70e at the 51 mm in indiana. My vehicle was set on cruise just under 70 mph. (69 mph approx. ) suddenly I felt a vibration and sound that resembled driving over rumble strips! there also was immediate vibration in the steering, though no loss of control. I was driving in the slow lane (#2), so I gently applied brakes and moved to the shoulder of the road and stopped. My passenger side front tire had completely come apart. The tread had separated from the casing, and the sidewall was chewed up, exposing the white plys underneath! when the tire was removed and inspected at the garage that towed me, a tear, that went from the rim straight out to where the casing meets the tread was found. There were no foreign objects or bubbles in the tire, nor had I run over anything, and there was no damage to the rim. The tire had about 90% tread on it . This vehicle had just received a maintenance check and servicing at a Ford dealership in pittsburgh, penna. On 10aug02. This was a "multi point insp. "(including tire rotation) I was told that "all tires, brakes, etc. Were in very good condition, requiring no maintenence beyond fluid and filter changes that were being done at that time. Basically, I don't know what caused the tire to throw the tread, (separate). I do know that the vehicle was checked by the manufacturer's dealership, and based on the information that I have supplied, and the recent problems with firestone, and now continenetal tires, my wife, who was with me, as well as myself are extremely concerned about our safety when traveling at highway speeds, as we often make out of state trips. I will be taking the tire to my local dealership tomorrow 8/26/02, for their evaluation.

Vehicle experiences continued problems with suspension stability and control, several replacements of suspension/steering components. Yh.

A bolt that holds suspension bar has fallen which could have caused vehicle to roll over .