2007 Ford Expedition

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION WITH PIRELLI STR SCORPION, P255/70/R18 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE REAR AND FRONT TIRES BLEW-OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE PIRELLI STR SCORPION TIRES WERE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $529.00. TEN DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW-OUT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $238.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,817. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,400. UPDATED 11/09/09.*JB

IN JULY WE HAD A TIRE GET PUNCTURED WITH A ROCK, WE HAD THAT PLUGGED. THE SAME TIRE 3 WEEKS LATER GOT PUNCTURED WITH ANOTHER ROCK AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE. IN SEPT. WE HAD A ROCK PUNCTURE ANOTHER TIRE. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE. WE HAVE TWO OTHER CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. WE DO NOT FEEL THIS IS "BAD LUCK" WITH TIRES. WE THINK THE TIRES THAT WERE ON THE SUV WHEN WE BOUGHT IT ARE FAULTY, YES WE HAVE OUR TIRES ROTATED LIKE WE ARE SUPPOSE TO AND THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON A PAVED ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES ALSO LOCKED. THE ADVANCED TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE BRAKE AREA. SHE TRIED TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL BY REMOVING HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKES ALSO FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPEED BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND IT SUDDENLY CAME TO A STOP. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. SHE IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INCLUDING THE CRASH THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

2007 FORD EXPEDITION EL, EDDIE BAUER 4X4 MILEAGE - 35,800 PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE "DRAGGING". CAUSED EXTREMELY HOT AND SMOKING BRAKE COMPONENTS. -- THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE FLUID BOILING; POSSIBLE FIRE, POSSIBLE LOCKED/SKIDDING TIRE AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. FULL STORY: WAS TOWING A CAR ON A TRAILER OF ABOUT 5000 POUNDS TOTAL WEIGHT. TYPICAL DRIVING, SOUTH OF WATKINS GLEN ON RT 14 TOWARD INTERSTATE, SPEEDS 30-60MPH; TRAILER HAS FULLY OPERATIONAL ELECTRIC BRAKES. SMELLED "HOT BRAKES", PULLED OVER, SMOKE POURING OUT OF WHEEL. PYROMETER COULD NOT MEASURE ROTOR TEMPERATURE - MEANING ROTOR WAS HOTTER THAN 790 DEGREES F. (I BELIEVE THE DRIVERS FRONT ROTOR WAS ABOUT 230F). I ALSO CAN'T SAY 100% THERE WAS NOT A FIRE. JACKED IT UP, IT WAS HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. WHEN IT COOLED, THE WHEEL ROTATED WITHOUT RESISTANCE. TOOK CALIPER OFF, CLEANED BRAKE PAD CONTACT AREAS, PISTONS SEEMED TO PRESS BACK EASILY. DID NOT NEED BRAKES ON REST OF WAY HOME AND HAVE NOT TOWED SINCE -- NO PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES SINCE (ABOUT 200 MILES REGULAR DRIVING). SO FAR STOPS STRAIGHT WITHOUT A SHIMMY. I PLAN TO REPLACE PADS AND BLEED SYSTEM UNLESS I FIND SOMETHING THAT SUGGEST PROBLEMS IS MORE SERIOUS. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AND ABOUT SAME MILEAGE: HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/FORD/EXPEDITIONEL/2007/CONSUMERREVIEW.HTML. *TR

MY 2007 FORD EXPEDITION EXPERIENCED AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE ON ONE TIRE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY ON 27-JULY 2009 THAT RESULTED IN THE TIRE BECOMING IMMEDIATELY DEFLATED AND RUINED. ELDER FORD (TROY, MICHIGAN) INFORMED ME OF A FAULTY TIRE VALVE ISSUE THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE OF, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THE DEALER FOUND ALL VALVES ON MY 2007 EXPEDITION WERE CRACKED AND REPLACED ALL VALVES BUT THE SPARE TIRE, WHICH THEY STATED THEY WERE NOT ALLOWED TO CHECK OR REPLACE. A CONVERSATION WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 31-JULY LEADS ME TO BELIEVE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS A VERY LARGE AND COSTLY SAFETY PROBLEM THEY DO NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH DUE TO THE ECONOMIC TIMES. REMEMBER THE FIRESTONE/EXPLORER FIASCO? *TR

NHTSA SAID THAT THERE IS NOT A SAFTY CONCERN THAT THE VALVE STEMS ON CERTIN FORD CARS ARE SPLITTING. THEY HAVE CLOSED THE INVESTIGATION APRIL 9, 2009. THAT'S GREAT, EXCEPT THAT ON APRIL 11, 2009 ONE OF OUR VALVE STEMS BLOW OUT WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON A MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE TIRE SHREDDED. 2 18 WHEELERS HAD TO DO ALL KINDS OF MOVES TO AVOID HITTING US. THE ONE NEARLY DID. THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED AND WE COULD HARDLY GET FAR ENOUGH OFF THE HIGHWAY TO PUT ON THE SPARE. WITH THREE SMALL KIDS IN THE CAR, IT WAS VERY SCARY. THE ON APRIL 25TH, 2009, IT HAPPENED TO THE OTHER FRONT TIRE WHILE WE WERE ON A TRIP. WHEN INSPECTING THE TWO BACK VALVES, THEY WERE BARLEY HOLDING ON. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND NOTHING WAS OPENED FOR HELP. *TR

MY TIRE VALVE FAILED ON MY 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. TWO DAYS AFTER THE DEALER DID THE "VISUAL INSPECTION" ON THE FAULTY VALVE STEMS THAT HAVE BEEN KNOW TO HAVE PROBLEMS BUT HAVE NOT YET BEEN RECALLED BY FORD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE THAT HAS FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE! BOTH HAPPENED AT FREEWAY SPEEDS NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO TIRES RUNNING FLAT. FORD NEEDS TO DO MORE THAN JUST INSPECTING THESE FAULTY VALVE STEMS. THEIR "VISUAL INSPECTION" WILL NOT PREVENT POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCE 3 VALVE STEM FAILURES ON CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TR TIRES; MODEL P265/70R17 113S ON A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION . THE VALVE STEMS APPARENTLY ARE THE CHINESE MODEL TR-414 STEMS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED IN SEVERAL AUTOMOTIVE NEWSPAPER COLUMNS. TODAY (6/9/09) I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY NOTIFYING VEHICLE OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE FORD REPRESENTATIVE SAID SINCE THIS IS NOT A RECALL, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR MONETARY REIMBURSEMENT TO VEHICLE OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE VALVE STEMS REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NHTSA SHOULD CONSIDER A MANDATED RECALL FOR ALL TIRES USING THESE POORLY MGF. VALVE STEMS. MY STEM LEAKAGE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED ON APRIL 9, APRIL 23 AND JUNE 9, 2009. I HAVE ROTATED MY TIRES EVERY 3000 MILES AND THEY HAVE APPROX. 21620 MILES WEAR. FORTUNATELY I HAVE A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM THAT ALERTED ME TO THE PROBLEMS BEFORE THE TIRES WENT COMPLETELY FLAT OR BEFORE I WAS STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR