2008 Ford Expedition

WHEN DRIVING DURING NORMAL DRY WEATHER THE TRACTION CONTROL RANDOMLY COMES ON WHEN IT SHOULDN'T AND HAS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL AND THE VEHICLE NOT STOPPING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED. I HAVE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE ONLY 7 WEEKS AND HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES OCCUR ON 3 OCCASIONS. LUCKILY, 2 OF THE TIMES I WAS IN A RURAL AREA BUT THE 3RD TIME I WAS ON A BUSY CITY STREET AND RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT NARROWLY MISSING HAVING AN ACCIDENT. EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED MY SPEED WAS BELOW 45MPH. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND FOUND SEVERAL BLOGS ONLINE OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IN THESE BLOGS THE INDIVIDUALS STATED THAT THE FORD DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN EACH BLOG THAT I FOUND WITH THIS PROBLEM. MANY OF THESE BLOGS WERE SEVERAL YEARS OLD SO I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD SERVICE MANAGER WHO INDICATED HE KNEW NOTHING OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE SINCE THE TRACTION CONTROL DOES NOT RETAIN FAULTS. MY LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER GAVE ME A NUMBER TO FORD WHO I CALLED AND DESCRIBED THE ISSUE. THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND COULD ONLY ADVISE ME TO TAKE IT TO A FORD SERVICE LOCATION TO CHECK OUT. IN THE BLOGS I DID READ WHERE ONE INDIVIDUAL WAS TOLD BY HIS/HER FORD SERVICE CENTER THAT A FORD ENGINEER WOULD BE COMING TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. AS I STATED, I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE 7 WEEKS AND HAD THE TRACTION CONTROL TO CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE DATE BELOW OF 8/24/2020 IS THE DATE OF THE 3RD OCCASIONS.

DRIVING VEHICLE BRAKE FUNCTION SEEMS NORMAL, BUT RANDOMLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL DEPRESS FAR LOWER IN ORDER TO BRAKE. AFTER A FEW PUMPS IT RISES AND BRAKES AT A HIGHER POSITION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, ALSO DURING WEEK LONG TEST DRIVE MECHANIC DID NOT HAVE SAME EXPERIENCE. I HAVE HAD THE EXPERIENCE 5-6 TIMES, AND SPOUSE HAS ALSO HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL GO TOO FAR DOWN BEFORE IT BRAKES. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED AT HIGH & LO SPEEDS STREET & HIGHWAY. IT IS VERY RANDOM TOO, DOES NOT HAPPEN ON EVERY VEHICLE USE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW, THE BRAKE PEDAL,WHEN DEPRESSED, WAS SOFT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E105000 (SERVICE BRAKES, AIR) AND ALSO SENT HIM A LETTER IN RELATION TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE AND THE LETTER TO GRIECO FORD OF FORT LAUDERDALE 1333 N FEDERAL HWY, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33304 WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKING LOT, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. GEICO INSURANCE WAS CONTACTED AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER GAUDIN FORD (6625 W ROY HORN WAY, LAS VEGAS, NV 89118 (702) 534-3094) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT 0 RECALL SHOWN UNDER THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PEDAL WOULD DEPRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE ALL THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E105000(SERVICE BRAKES, AIR). THE CONTACT CALLED BILL BROWN FORD (32222 PLYMOUTH RD, LIVONIA, MI 48150, (734) 399-4244) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ROCKER PANEL WAS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE CONTACT CALLED FREEHOLD FORD (LOCATED AT 3572 US HIGHWAY 9, FREEHOLD, NJ 07728, 732-462-3131) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROCKER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 100,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HER SIGNIFICANT OTHER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF, HE EXITED THE VEHICLE BUT REACHED BACK IN BECAUSE THE KEYS WERE FORGOTTEN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK BUT STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. THERE WAS A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHO WITNESSED THE FAILURE OCCUR AND WAS UNABLE TO UNFASTEN HER SEAT BELT WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY DUE TO IT RETRACTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR WAS OPEN AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING, THE DRIVER FRONT DOOR CRASHED AGAINST THE DRIVEWAY GATE, THEN CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR BUT IT FAILED TO OPEN AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING IN FULL ACCELERATION IN REVERSED AND WAS MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO GET BACK INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TREES OF AN ALLY OF A GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS SUGGESTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

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.