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215 reports125,000 miles · Apr 10, 2017
EngineLatches/locks/linkagesInjury
2007 FORD EXPEDITION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE LOCKING ISSUE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 125,000 MILES ON IT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT DOOR HANDLES WERE PEELING AND CUTTING THE OWNER. THE HANDLES WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BUT, THE…
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2007 FORD EXPEDITION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE LOCKING ISSUE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 125,000 MILES ON IT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT DOOR HANDLES WERE PEELING AND CUTTING THE OWNER. THE HANDLES WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BUT, THE FAILURE RECURRED. UPDATED 04/10/2017 *JS
NHTSA ODI #10970190
Mileage unknown · Feb 27, 2017
Seat Belts
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE THIRD ROW PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA ODI #10957346
184,000 miles · Feb 21, 2017
Fuel/propulsion System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND THAT THE FUEL SYS…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK AND THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/10/17*LJ *CN
NHTSA ODI #10956022
88,000 miles · Nov 2, 2016
Tires
THE TIRE BEGAN MAKING A SQUISHING NOISE AS IT ROTATED. OVER TIME IT BECAME WORSE. THEN ONE MORNING WE FOUND IT FLAT. WE TOOK IT OFF TO PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON. AT THAT TIME WE OBSERVED 9 SEPARATIONS OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, ONE WITH CORD SHOWING THROUGH IT. DURING ITS LIFE, THE TIRE WAS ROTATED ROUTINELY AND WAS ALWAYS KE…
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THE TIRE BEGAN MAKING A SQUISHING NOISE AS IT ROTATED. OVER TIME IT BECAME WORSE. THEN ONE MORNING WE FOUND IT FLAT. WE TOOK IT OFF TO PUT THE SPARE TIRE ON. AT THAT TIME WE OBSERVED 9 SEPARATIONS OF THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, ONE WITH CORD SHOWING THROUGH IT. DURING ITS LIFE, THE TIRE WAS ROTATED ROUTINELY AND WAS ALWAYS KEPT AT THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED PRESSURE. IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN FEBRUARY OF 2011.
NHTSA ODI #10923808
170,000 miles · Oct 4, 2016
Fuel/propulsion System
I LEFT TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING AROUND NOON THIS MARCH. ABOUT 15 MIN. INTO MY DRIVE GOING UP A HILL ON A HIGHWAY AND RIGHT AFTER PASSING A CAR THAT WAS DOING ABOUT 50 IN A 70 MPH ZONE, MY CAR JUST DIED WHILE TOPPING THE HILL. I HAD NO POWER STEERING, AND NO BREAKS. THANKFULLY I HAVE HAD CAR WITH OUT POWER STEERING AND KNEW IT WAS …
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I LEFT TO GO GROCERY SHOPPING AROUND NOON THIS MARCH. ABOUT 15 MIN. INTO MY DRIVE GOING UP A HILL ON A HIGHWAY AND RIGHT AFTER PASSING A CAR THAT WAS DOING ABOUT 50 IN A 70 MPH ZONE, MY CAR JUST DIED WHILE TOPPING THE HILL. I HAD NO POWER STEERING, AND NO BREAKS. THANKFULLY I HAVE HAD CAR WITH OUT POWER STEERING AND KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE TOUGH TO GET IT ON THE SHOULDER BEFORE BEING HIT BY THE SEMI THAT WAS BEHIND ME. IT WOULD NOT START OR DO ANYTHING AFTER THAT SO I POPPED THE HOOD TO CHECK MY FUSES. AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP FUSE. I HAD OVER A QUARTER TANK OF GAS LEFT AND NO WARNING AS TO ANY PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. I CHECK ALL MY FLUIDS ON THE REGULAR AND HAVE OILS CHANGED WHEN NEEDED. WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS PULLED ALL THE WIRES ON THE PUMP WERE MELTED. LUCKY IT DUDNT CATCH FIRE, AND THE PART TO REPLACE THIS IS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE.
NHTSA ODI #10913692
78,000 miles · Jul 6, 2016
Unknown Or Other
THERE'S A GAS SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE IS ON. ALSO WHEN HEATER OR AIR CONDITIONER IS ON. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING SINCE JUNE 2015.
NHTSA ODI #10882903
130,000 miles · Apr 22, 2016
Service BrakesSteeringCrash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE, THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CU…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO REVERSE, THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB AND A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
NHTSA ODI #10860934
150,000 miles · Feb 23, 2016
Visibility/wiper
I WAS RIDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED! NOTHING HIT IT; THERE WAS NO ROCK OR PEBBLE. NOTHING WAS DROPPED ON MY SUNROOF. THE SUNROOF JUST SUDDENLY EXPLODED. SHATTERED GLASS WAS ALL OVER THE INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE.
NHTSA ODI #10837654
170,000 miles · Jan 22, 2016
Fuel/propulsion System
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V0570000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
NHTSA ODI #10821637
90,000 miles · Dec 16, 2015
Fuel/propulsion SystemFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT WIRES CONNECTED TO FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAI…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT WIRES CONNECTED TO FUEL PUMP HAD MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
NHTSA ODI #10810813
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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