I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE EXPEDITION SINCE WE STARTED LEASING IT ON 3/30/00. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN NUMEROUS TIMES LETTNG THEM KNOW THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. I EITHER WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS FOUND. WELL, EVENTUALLY THINGS STARTED TO GO WRONG WITH IT. BALL JOINT, BLOW OUT TIRE AND EXT. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN TO CANDY FORD OVER THIS ISSUE OVER 6 TIMES AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I RECENTLY TOOK IT IN TO GOODYEAR TO CHECK THE TIRES ON IT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ITH AND THEY SAID THE RIGHT REAR AXLE WAS BENT. SO I HAVE CONTACTED CANDY FORD AGAIN AND THEY HAVE THE TRUCK KNOW LOOKING AT IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW THESE DEALERS CAN SELL YOU OR LEASE YOU SOMETHING WITH IT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED WITHOUT INFORMING YOU OF THIS BEFORE SALE IS COMPLETE. I FELL THIS DEALER SHIP HAS PUT MY FAMILY IN SEVER DANGER BY ALLOWING ME AND MY FAMILY TO DRIVE AROUND IN THIS VECHILE. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I'M SAFE DRIVING THIS VECHILE NO MATTER THE WORK THEY MIGHT DO TO IT. THERE HAVE BEEN TO MANY THINGS THAT HAVE GONE WRONG WITH IT AND STILL GOING WRONG WITH IT.
2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE FAILURES OCCURRED OVER A 3 DAY PERIOD. THE MOTOR QUIT WHILE IDLING FOR LESS THAN 5 MINUTES IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT. INITIALLY, IT WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER. HOWEVER, AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT DID RE-START. THE MOTOR STALLED AGAIN ABOUT 90 MINUTES LATER WHILE GOING 30 MILES PER HOUR. WHILE COASTING, WE TURNED OFF THE MAIN STREET (WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY) - THE POWER STEERING, BRAKES ETC. NO LONGER WORKING. IT STARTED AFTER MANY FUTILE ATTEMPTS. WE HEADED TOWARDS A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE MOTOR STALLED AGAIN, NOW ON A BUSY FREEWAY - AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, WHILE COASTING, THE MOTOR DID RESTART. THAT DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 24 HOURS BUT FOUND NOTHING. THEIR COMMENT: "IT IS RUNNING FINE NOW - IT IS LIKELY ELECTRONIC - TAKE IT TO YOUR LOCAL DEALER". WE LEFT THE NEXT DAY FOR THE 240 MILE TRIP HOME. WE WERE ON A MAJOR FREEWAY DURING "RUSH HOUR" EXTREMELY CONGESTED TRAFFIC (DUE TO CONSTRUCTION) WHEN THE MOTOR STALLED ONCE AGAIN. WE HAD JUST MERGED FROM 2 LANES TO 1 AND MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO "MUSCLE THE VEHICLE" INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. THIS TIME, AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, NOTHING. WE WERE STRANDED ON A MAJOR FREEWAY WITH 2 DOGS AND ENDLESS 65 MPH TRAFFIC FLYING BY. AFTER UNLOADING OUR DOGS INTO THE MIDST OF THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION, OUR 2010 EXPEDITION WAS LOADED ONTO A FLATBED TRUCK TO BE HAULED THE 65 MILES REMAINING TO OUR HOME (AND THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE). AFTER 3 DAYS OF DIAGNOSTICS FOUND NOTHING, SOMEONE AT FORD (DETROIT) SUGGESTED THE "WIGGLE-WIRE" TEST BEFORE, AS A LAST RESORT, REPLACING THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE WIRES WERE WIGGLED UNTIL ONE ACTUALLY STOPPED THE ENGINE. IT HAD BEEN "CRIMPED", AS WIRES WERE "MERGED" FROM MANY TO A FEW AT THE FACTORY, EVENTUALLY CAUSING A SHORT. THE STALLING ENGINE COULD EASILY HAVE RESULTED IN AN HORRIFIC ACCIDENT. AND, I AM NOT CONVINCED IT IS TRULY "FIXED".