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215 reports60,000 miles · Sep 22, 2012
Fuel/propulsion System
WHEN FUELING EVERY TIME. THE PUMP AUTO SHUT OFF CLICKS AND ABOUT A QUART OF FUEL BURPS OUT OF THE FILL ALL OVER THE GROUND, THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND WHOEVER HAPPENS TO BE STANDING NEXT TO THE FILL. COMPLAINT MADE TO DEALER(S). NO SOLUTIONS. DEALER(S) BLAME FAULTY PUMP EQUIPMENT. CANT BE ALL OF THE PUMPS FROM FLORIDA TO NEW Y…
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WHEN FUELING EVERY TIME. THE PUMP AUTO SHUT OFF CLICKS AND ABOUT A QUART OF FUEL BURPS OUT OF THE FILL ALL OVER THE GROUND, THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND WHOEVER HAPPENS TO BE STANDING NEXT TO THE FILL. COMPLAINT MADE TO DEALER(S). NO SOLUTIONS. DEALER(S) BLAME FAULTY PUMP EQUIPMENT. CANT BE ALL OF THE PUMPS FROM FLORIDA TO NEW YORK. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10476727
52,000 miles · Sep 20, 2012
Structure
NOTICED THE PAINT "BUBBLING" ON THE HOOD AND LIFT GATE OF MY 2007 FORD EXPEDITION . I CONTACTED FORD TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR THIS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID NO TO BOTH INQUIRIES. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORST AND IS CONTINUING TO GROW . *TR
NHTSA ODI #10476553
89,000 miles · Sep 6, 2012
Vehicle Speed Control
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE BEFORE SHIFTING INTO PARK AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THA…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE BEFORE SHIFTING INTO PARK AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
NHTSA ODI #10474115
34,900 miles · Jul 30, 2012
Service Brakes
BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SLIGHTLY VIBRATED. AFTER INITIAL APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, UPON NEXT APPLICATION OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES THEN ENGAGED. NO CODE OR ANY INDICATION BY THE VEHICLES SAFETY MESSAGES WERE GIVEN, NO CHECK BRAKES OR ANYTHING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR ABS B…
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BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND SLIGHTLY VIBRATED. AFTER INITIAL APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, UPON NEXT APPLICATION OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES THEN ENGAGED. NO CODE OR ANY INDICATION BY THE VEHICLES SAFETY MESSAGES WERE GIVEN, NO CHECK BRAKES OR ANYTHING. THERE IS A RECALL FOR ABS BRAKES ON THE 2008 MODEL DATED NOVEMBER OF 2007 AND THIS VEHICLE WAS A LATE PRODUCTION RUN OF THE '07'S AND DELIVERED ON 8/28/2007 SO PERHAPS THE SAME ISSUE AFFECTED SOME MODELS FROM '07. ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO CORPORATE LEVEL @ FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10468252
36,000 miles · Jul 23, 2012
Seat Belts
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT IN THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT WAS WORN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEATBELTS WERE FINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURREN…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT IN THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT WAS WORN. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SEATBELTS WERE FINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
NHTSA ODI #10467023
130,000 miles · Jun 21, 2012
Engine
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE REMOVED BY THE DEALER USING A SPECIAL TOOL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BECOME STUCK. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
NHTSA ODI #10462510
76,590 miles · Jun 18, 2012
EngineFuel/propulsion System
I WENT TO PICK MY SON UP FROM DRIVERS ED AND WE WERE LEAVING THE PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE DIED. I WAITED A LITTLE AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND IT STARTED BUT IT WAS ROUGH. I THEN CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY WAY BACK HOME AND IT WAS DRIVING ROUGH AND NO LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING I HAD A PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DIED …
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I WENT TO PICK MY SON UP FROM DRIVERS ED AND WE WERE LEAVING THE PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE DIED. I WAITED A LITTLE AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND IT STARTED BUT IT WAS ROUGH. I THEN CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY WAY BACK HOME AND IT WAS DRIVING ROUGH AND NO LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING I HAD A PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DIED AGAIN SO I HAD TO JUST LET IT COAST TO GET OFF THE STREET. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO DELON AND SON'S SECOND DRIVEWAY (REPAIR SHOP). I WAITED FOR THEM TO COME HELP AND WHEN THE REPAIR MAN CAME OUT HE WAS ABLE TO START IT AND TOLD ME HE WAS GOING TO RUN SOME TEST ON IT TO SEE WHAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED IT. AFTER 2HRS HE CAME AND SAID THAT IT INDICATED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THAT IT SHOWED IT FIXED ITSELF SO HE WANTED TO TEST DRIVE IT BEFORE I WOULD GO HOME......WELL NOT EVEN TWO MINUTES AFTER HE LEFT HIS COWORKER CAME IN AND SAID THAT HE JUST BROKE DOWN IN MY VEHICLE. SO HE BUMPED UNDER THE TANK AND IT STARTED BACK UP. SO THIS TO HIM INDICATED THAT IT WAS FOR SURE THE FUEL PUMP. I LEFT IT FOR THEM TO FIX IT AND WHEN IT WAS DONE HE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT.....I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T EXPLODE BECAUSE THE WIRES WERE MELTED ON THE FUEL PUMP AND HE HIMSELF SAID THAT HE WAS LUCKY SINCE HE TEST DROVE IT AS WELL. I DOUBT FORD WOULD PAY FOR THIS FUEL PUMP FAILURE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WHEN YOU LOOK ON-LINE. MY TOTAL BILL FOR THIS WAS $790.00 OUCH :( CONSIDERING WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ADOPTING A CHILD. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10462179
Mileage unknown · Mar 27, 2012
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER. HAS THERE BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10453254
66,134 miles · Mar 23, 2012
Fuel System, Gasoline
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NO START. WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR; DIAGNOSED AS FAILED FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND OLD PUMP RETURNED TO ME. THE OLD PUMP HAS A MELTED AND SCORCHED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WHERE THE WIRING COMES INTO THE PUMP MOTOR, WHICH IN THE PRESENCE OF GASOLINE VAPORS, HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BE D…
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VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NO START. WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR; DIAGNOSED AS FAILED FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND OLD PUMP RETURNED TO ME. THE OLD PUMP HAS A MELTED AND SCORCHED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WHERE THE WIRING COMES INTO THE PUMP MOTOR, WHICH IN THE PRESENCE OF GASOLINE VAPORS, HAD THE POTENTIAL TO BE DISASTROUS. I NOTED SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR NHTSA COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE IN THIS MODEL YEAR. PICTURES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10452785
72,000 miles · Mar 19, 2012
Engine And Engine Cooling
DEALER WANTS $800 TO CHANGE SPARK PLUGS AS THEY WILL BREAK OFF IN ENGINE. BECAUSE A DIS SIMILAR METAL WAS USED. EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAK AND CAUSE LOUD EXHAUST LEAK AT THE REAR OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD DEALER WANTS $850 TO FIX. *JS
NHTSA ODI #10452155
NHTSA investigations
1PE08060 · Tire Valve Cracking
Opened Oct 14, 2008 · Closed Apr 9, 2009
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Tires:valve
ON OCTOBER 14, 2008, ODI OPENED PE08-060 TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF CRACKED AND LEAKING SNAP-IN TIRE VALVES IN MODEL YEAR (MY) 2007 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.THE VALVES WERE SUPPLIED TO FORD BY TOPSEAL AUTO-PARTS, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE SHANGHAI BAOLONG AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION IN CHINA.VALVES MADE BY TOPSEAL FOR AFTERMARKET SALE WERE THE SUBJECT OF TWO RECENT SAFETY RECALLS BY TECH INTERNATIONAL (08T-018) AND DILL AIR CONTROLS (08T-028), THE LATTER OF WHICH WAS INVESTIGATED BY ODI IN PE08-036 AND EA08-022.THE DEFECT CONDITIONS ADDRESSED BY THE AFTERMARKET TIRE VALVE RECALLS BOTH INVOLVED INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE SUPPLY OF ANTI-OZONANT CHEMICALS TO TOPSEAL FOR A PERIOD FROM JULY TO MID-NOVEMBER 2006.THE AFTERMARKET VALVES WERE COMPOUNDED WITH A BLEND OF EPDM AND NATURAL RUBBER, USING A RELATIVELY LOW PERCENTAGE OF EPDM (EPDM PROVIDES INHERENT RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING).HENCE, THE NEED FOR ANTI-OZONANT CHEMICALS AND THE PROBLEMS WITH CRACKING WHEN THOSE CHEMICALS WERE MISSING OR OUT OF SPECIFICATION IN SOME LOTS OF VALVES.BOTH RECALL CAMPAIGNS INVOLVED INSPECTION PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY AND REPLACE VALVES WITH VISIBLE SURFACE CRACKING.ALTHOUGH THE TOPSEAL VALVES SUPPLIED TO FORD ALSO APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ANTI-OZONANT SUPPLY ISSUES IN MID TO LATE-2006, FORD INDICATED THAT ITS VALVES WERE MADE AT A DIFFERENT TOPSEAL PRODUCTION LINE AND WERE COMPOUNDED WITH A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF EPDM RUBBER TO MEET MORE STRINGENT SPECIFICATIONS FROM FORD.ODI'S ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY DATA PROVIDED BY FORD SHOWED THAT PROBLEMS WITH CRACKED TIRE VALVES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER FOR MY 2007 VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2007.FORD RESPONDED BY IMPLEMENTING CHANGES IN ITS MATERIAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR SNAP-IN RUBBER TIRE VALVES AND ALSO INCREASING THE QUALITY AND ACCEPTANCE STANDARDS FOR VALVES IMPORTED FOR USE IN ITS VEHICLES.WHILE THE COMPLAINT AND WARRANTY CLAIM RATES ARE ELEVATED FOR SUBJECT VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM DECEMBER 2006 THROUGH MARCH 2007, THE RATES OF LEAKING VALVES ARE WELL BELOW ONE PERCENT OF PRODUCTION FOR EACH OF THE PEAK MONTHS FOR ALL OF THE AFFECTED MODELS.A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS (TPMS) WHICH WARN THE DRIVER WHEN ANY TIRE PRESSURES DROPS BELOW 25 PERCENT OF RECOMMENDED INFLATION PRESSURE. AS OUTLINED IN A LETTER TO ODI DATED APRIL 6, 2009, FORD HAS AGREED TO SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS OF CERTAIN MY 2007 AND 2008 FORD, LINCOLN AND MERCURY VEHICLES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CRACKING CONCERN. LETTERS WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS OF VEHICLES BUILT FROM NOVEMBER 2006 THROUGH MAY 2007.OWNERS CAN OPT FOR A FREE DEALER INSPECTION.VALVES EXHIBITING SURFACE CRACKS OR AIR LEAKAGE RELATED TO OZONE ATTACK WILL BE REPLACED BY FORD UNDER ITS NORMAL WARRANTY TERMS.FORD EXPECTS TO SEND THE LETTER BY APPROXIMATELY MID-MAY 2009. BASED ON THE USE OF TPMS IN THE MAJORITY OF SUBJECT VEHICLES AND THE RELATIVELY LOW RATES OF REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH LEAKING VALVES AND RESULTANT TIRE DAMAGE, ODI BELIEVES THAT THE ACTIONS FORD HAS AGREED TO TAKE WILL PROVIDE EFFECTIVE AND EXPEDITIOUS RESOLUTION FOR VEHICLES THAT WERE BUILT DURING THE PERIOD WHEN VALVES WITH INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO OZONE CRACKING WERE MOST LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN USED IN VEHICLE PRODUCTION.FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER WOULD NOT BE AN EFFICIENT ALLOCATION OF AGENCY RESOURCES.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO
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