general problems of the 2008 Ford Expedition

I purchased this vehicle in March 2023 from a private owner from craigslist that was listed at 130,000 miles. I’m currently in the process of selling and found out through a car history report that my vehicle passed an emission inspection at 230,000 miles in February 2023 and was also purchased from an auction, a month before I purchased it. The owner did not give any of this information and tampered with the odometer. I ran a vehicle history report today August 20, 2025 and retrieved all of this information that was not presented to me during this transaction.

One day, out of nowhere, my dash displayed “tire pressure sensor fault”.

My girlfriend and I came home, I placed the SUV in park. I was fully out of the vehicle when my girlfriend informed me that the keys were still in the ignition. I reached into the vehicle to take the keys out of the ignition, the car was what I assumed to be off. The SUV begin to reverse. The driveway was on an incline and I almost got ran over by the vehicle. There was a clicking noise like the gear was trying to catch. I was fully out of the SUV with a bag in my hand, but the seat belt locked on my girlfriend and she wasn't able to get out or get the vehicle to stop. The SUV was stopped by trees and I was able to get it out, the key was in the ignition still, the car was in park, in order to get out over the curb and out of the trees, I restarted the engine. I have since driven the vehicle and have been noticing jerking, and high pitch squeaking noises from the breaks and something going on with the break pedal, as though it has not come up from the usable break position. I am thankful my children were not injured.

The vehicle accelerated in reverse from our garage and could not be stopped. It hit a tree. My wife suffered three broken ribs and a broken leg. I suffered severe bruises. A video of the accident is available in mp4 format. The police report and the insurance claim can be obtained. This vehicle model has been involved in lawsuits accusing unintended acceleration. I believe this is the cause of this accident. The vehicle is being held by the insurance company.

Paint is chiping from the hood and from the trunk door. The other problem is that it vibrates at high speeds. It drives very smooth, but once I hit above 70mph on the highway it starts to feel shaky. I can feel the vibration on the steering wheel.

When I start my 2008 Expedition ithe motor makes a clatter sound, then it stops and also inside the truck the actuator door inside the dash makes noice, then it stops. The passenger handle is loose I think it's missing the spring that returns it. All of this happens everyday. Today is 30 November 2016.

My truck was on and in park with emergency brakes engaged. No hill. I was on flat surface( my driveway). Truck went in reverse & hit my neighbors house.

We have always purchased Ford's we consider ourselves a Ford family, very loyal to them. This is our second Expedition with a paint bubbling issue on both the hood and tailgate. I am very disappointed in Ford. . . My husband drives an f250 super duty that he had his company owner get as a company vehicle. There is no problem with his vehicle. This is our 5th purchase of a Ford vehicles, Ford probe, Ford explorer, Ford f150, 2002 Ford Expedition and our current 2008 Ford Expedition. And this problem has only occurred with the Expeditions. I look at other Ford's in parking lots everywhere with the same issue. This is definitely a factory paint defect and Ford should offer to fix this problem. Otherwise I can see Ford losing a lot of customer's over this issue.

Sudden acceleration, that tore up about five cars in a hospital parking lot and onto on coming traffic.

I have an 08 Ford Expedition. The power windows have failed numerous times and have become a distraction when I'm driving. I almost rear ended someone today due to this defect. Ford has rebuilt them a couple of times and repaired them at least 3 other times. They were rebuilt 2 months ago and have failed again.