2007 Ford Expedition

ON 7/5/10 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE 2007 EXPEDITION EL WITH LESS THAN 17,000 MILES, ACROSS THE PAVED PARKING LOT AT HER WORK PLACE. WITH HER FOOT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL SHE DROVE FORWARD APPROACHING A PARKING POSITION. AS THE VEHICLE APPROACHED THE PARKING POSITION SHE DID NOT MOVE HER FOOT TO INCREASE OR DECREASE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. WHEN SHE IS ABOUT 10' TO 14' AWAY FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER, THE ENGINE BEGINS TO CHANGE SOUND, REVS UP, SHE IMMEDIATELY HAS TO APPLY BRAKE PEDDLE PRESSURE TO SLOW AND THEN ENOUGH PRESSURE TO PREMATURELY STOP THE VEHICLE. IT'S REAR TIRES BEGIN TO BRAKE LOOSE, SQUEAL, AND SPIN. SHE TURNS THE KEY OFF, TO KILL THE ENGINE. THE BRAKES HELD FIRM KEEPING THE VEHICLE STATIONARY AS WAS EVIDENT IN THE FRONT TIRES IMPRINT ON THE PARKING LOT. THE REAR TIRES HAD SPUN, EATING THROUGH THE SEALED SURFACE OF THE PARKING LOT, DEPOSITING RUBBER AND PARKING LOT MATERIAL BEHIND THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND FORD WOULD NOT LET THEM DO ANYTHING TO THE VEHICLE UNLESS THEY COULD FIND SOMETHING. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST WAS COMPLAINT ODI # 10347250. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAD PROPERTY DAMAGE AND VEHICLE DAMAGE. THE SECOND INCIDENT DID NOT. - FORD HAS NO RECORD AT THE DEALERSHIP OF THIS VEHICLE BEING THERE FOR 3 WEEKS THE FIRST TIME AND 2 WEEKS THE SECOND TIME. FORD REP ALSO SAID NOT TAKE THIS VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. *TR

IT WAS 5/5/09, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON A 'CHIP AND SEALED' STREET. SHE PARKED IT ON THE SHOULDER AND WENT TO SOME YARD SALES. SHE RETURN TO THE VEHICLE AND WAS BACKING IT, TO TURN AROUND. THE ENGINE CHANGED SOUND AND BEGAN TO REV UP. [SHE WAS NOW HALF ITS LENGTH UP A CONCRETE DRIVEWAY.] WITH HER FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE SHE IMMEDIATELY SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO A FORWARD. THE ENGINE WAS REALLY LOUD AND REVVING UP WITH THE REAR TIRES SQUEALING, AND SPINNING, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT TIRES BEGIN TO SLIDE ON THE GRAVEL OF THE 'CHIP AND SEAL' AND THEN SLIDE ON THE CRUSHED ROCK OF THE NEXT DRIVE WAY. WITH HER FOOT STILL FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND NOW BOTH HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE LUNGES AND SCOOTS FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL ON ITS OWN, PLOWING INTO A BRICK MAIL BOX. AS THE VEHICLE IS PLOWING OVER THE MAIL BOX, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY IDLES DOWN AND THE VEHICLE STOPS MOVING. MY WIFE HAD NEVER REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDDLE UNTIL AFTER SHE SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE BRICK MAIL BOX WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED COSTING AND THE EXPEDITION HAD DAMAGE TO THE GRILL AND FRONT FASCIA. THE COUNTY SHERIFF WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER 3 WKS THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND DECLARED IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

VEHICLE OFTEN FAILS TO MOVE WHEN ON AN INCLINE, E.G., PULLING BOAT OUT OF WATER ON LAUNCH RAMP; BACKING VEHICLE UP STEEP DRIVEWAY. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED, ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND AND VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. I HAVE TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS, TURN IT ON AGAIN BEFORE IT WILL MOVE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWO OR THREE TIMES (UNKNOWN) AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM AND REPAIR. I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND FORD REFUSES TO HANDLE THIS COMPLAINT. I HAVE WRITTEN TO FORD AND THEY DO NOT CARE TO RESPOND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN COLD WEATHER; ICE WOULD FORM INSIDE EACH WINDOW. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH AND ENGAGING THE DEFROSTER, ONLY THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WOULD DEFROST BUT NOT THE PASSENGER WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN ENGAGED THE INTERIOR HEAT TO NINETY DEGREES IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEFROST THE PASSENGER WINDOWS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE WINDOWS BECAUSE THEY WERE FROZEN SHUT AND IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHEN TO CHANGE LANES, THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHILE IN TRANSIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER ALL SIX OF THE PASSENGER WINDOWS WOULD NOT DEFOG UNLESS THE HEAT WAS TURNED ALL THE WAY UP AND THE AIR VENTS WERE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE WINDOWS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDOWS WOULD FREEZE SHUT AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE MIGHT BE AN AIR LEAK. THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOUR TIMES, BUT THERE HAD BEEN NO RESOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

VEHICLE LEFT PARKED ON FLAT SURFACE, I GOT BACK IN AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES.. AS SOON AS I GOT IN, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE AND CHECKED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS FULLY IN "PARK", WHICH IT WAS. AS SOON AS I LET OFF THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED ABOUT ANOTHER FOOT BEFORE STOPPING ITSELF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH IN HEAVY RAINS. HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE RIGHT PASSENGERS WHEEL LOCKED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS. HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE WHEEL WAS UNLOCKED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER RAN SEVERAL TESTS AND SUBMITTED THEM TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,500.

I HAD PURCHASED A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION WITH HEAVY DUTY TRAILER TOW THE CLASS IV AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME WITH TRAILER TOW MIRRORS. I HAD JUST PURCHASED A TRAILER AND HAVE BLIND SPOTS AND AM TRYING TO FIND MIRRORS BUT THERE ARE NONE FOR ME TO USE. I TRY ASKING FORD IF I COULD USE THE ONES FROM AND F-150 BUT THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS NOT ON THE ACCESSORY LIST. I THINK THIS IS A BIG SAFETY RISK SINCE THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED TO TOW UP TO A 9000LB TRAILER AND IF YOU CANNOT SEE THEN WHY SELL THE TRAILER TOW PACKAGE IF YOU CANNOT USE IT. *TR