Seven problems related to front suspension control arm have been reported for the 2000 Ford Expedition. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Ford Expedition based on all problems reported for the 2000 Expedition.
The contact owns a 2000 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the rear of the vehicle began bouncing abnormally while reversing from a driveway. The contact soon discovered that the large, unknown pole was lying under the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the rear lower control arm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
When making a right turn onto a high-traffic, four-lane surface street, both rear lower control arms failed under acceleration. This failure caused the rear axle to twist, the rear differential to shift position, and for the drive shaft u-joints to bind. The result was an effective loss of power and an in inability to accelerate to match traffic flow. Several vehicles had to brake hard or swerve into the adjacent lane to avoid the obstruction my vehicle created.
The contact owns a 2000 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who detected that the rear lower control arms were completely rusted and corroded. The vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer, where the rear lower control arms were replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact expressed concern of the potential safety hazard. The approximate failure mileage was 290,000.
We have a 2000 Ford eddie bauer Expedition with 111,000 miles. We purchased new &it has been garaged kept & always washed at the car wash after a snow storm. Took the truck for inspection on 8/15/11 and was told by the mechanic to stop driving the vehicle immediately due to failure of the lower control arms. We where advised if the control arms broke a serious accident could occur, especially @ highway speeds. The upper control arms are beginning to show signs of chipping of the powder coating which will more than likely lead to premature failure. We have researched this issue on line & found that there are others who are also experiencing the same issue with the rusting of the lower control arms. The truck is now sitting in our garage & we are waiting for delivery of the both the lower & upper control arms. Seems like there is some sort of rust issues w/ them for those of us who live in the snow belt region.
The lower control arms on the rear suspention have excessive rust and they break off with engine torgue or throttle. The drive shaft breaks off when the rear axle rotates and this locks up the rear axle, and also snaps the emergency brake cable. The damages are up to 3500. 00 dollars and climbing. This is happening on all vehicles where the new road salt is used in excess. This should be a major recall.
The trailing arms/lower control arms on my 2000 Ford Expedition had rusted through & had to be replaced. I could not wait for them to fail given the hazardous nature of this defect. These parts should not have been made so poorly.
2000 Ford Expedition 4x4. Rear lower trailing arms or ( control arms ). Problem occurs when the powder coating flakes off exposing the bare metal. Control arms rust through and break in half. When this happens total loss of control can happen. Ford states they never had any complaints.