Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-27 | 03V196000 |
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR | 171,446 | — | Details |
| 1997-10-07 | 97V171000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | 866,000 | — | Details |
| 1996-12-18 | 96V252000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR | 25,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-28 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | The contact owns a 1997 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the steering wheel became loosened wh… |
| 2022-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Vehicle will speed up or slow down in certain times for certain speeds without notice smell of smok and looked hurt wir… |
| 2020-12-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND THE INTERSECTION OF LONGSTREET AND HIGHWAY 82. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE AND THE BRAKES … |
| 2020-07-31 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | STEERING IS EXTREMELY OVERACTIVE AND SEEMS TWITCHING, MEANING AT LOW SPEED OR AT HIGH RATE OF TRAVEL VERY SLIGHT MOVEME… |
| 2018-12-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, MY STEERING IS BAD LIKE IM FISHTAILING ON THE FREEWAY, WHEN I HIT A BUMP IT PULLS TO ONE SIDE. THERES AL… |
| 2018-10-14 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AND HARD TO KEEP ON ROAD, I CALLED FORD HEADQUARTERS TO SEE IF IT WAS UNDER RECALL AND THEY… |
| 2017-10-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 1997 FORD EXPEDITION XLT BEIGE IN COLOR SINCE I HAVE OWN THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FIVE (5) SPARK PLUGS … |
| 2017-08-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING ON THE VEHICLE IS LOOSE AND WONDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD CONTACTED A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME WHERE STEERING S… |
| 2017-07-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I KNOW FOR A FACT THERE WAS A MASSIVE RECALL ON THE MODEL. THE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS AND CATCHES ON FIRE WHEN THE… |
| 2017-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN EXAMINING MY VEHICLE WHICH SUPPOSEDLY HAD A RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR ON BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, FOUND TH… |
| 2017-03-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | STARTED VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD LOUD NOISE UNDER HOOD. FOUND SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF HEAD. VEHICLE WAS STATI… |
| 2016-11-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE LAST WEEK. I WAS GOING TO AVE MY BAKES REPLACED TODAY WHE… |
| 2016-09-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AS SOON AS I GO FASTER THAN 55MPH THE VEHICLE DOWN BY THE WHEELS, STARTS SHAKING. I CAN F… |
| 2016-04-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | COIL PACK, SPARK PLUG ISSUE. MY EXPEDITION SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS "MISSING". NOT SURE WHEN I 1ST HEARD IT. I TOOK IT IN FO… |
| 2016-03-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR DRIVER … |
| 2015-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY WATER LEAKING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD INTO THE FUSE BOX CAUSING, WIND… |
| 2015-09-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH A KNOWN SHIFT CABLE ASSEMBLY FAILURE. … |
| 2015-09-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS A… |
| 2015-08-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | GENERAL AMERI-TRAC 255/70/R16 HAD A COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION FROM MAIN TIRE. IT BEGAN WHEN I NOTICED SUDDEN AND VIOLEN… |
| 2015-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN DRIVEWAY UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, TO PUT CAR IN GEAR, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKES AT ALL. NO WA… |
| 2015-05-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO … |
| 2015-02-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. ON MY TRIP FROM VA TO PA SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT WHILE ON I95 IN DELAWARE A SNOWSTORM ABOUT TO START A… |
| 2015-02-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REMAIN IN POSITION.… |
| 2015-01-31 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON MY 97 FORD EXPEDITION LIGHTS FLASHING RADIO ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. *TR |
| 2015-01-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT, BROKE COIL AND DAMAGED HEAD. *TR |
| 2014-12-30 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION FROM ONE OF THE DRIVE GEAR POSITIONS INTO THE PARK POSITI… |
| 2014-12-30 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION FROM ONE OF THE DRIVE GEAR POSITIONS INTO THE PARK POSITI… |
| 2014-10-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, THE TIRES TURNED TO THE RIGH… |
| 2014-07-21 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE D… |
| 2013-12-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE DRIVING 60 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED… |
| 2013-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, GOING ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH AND WHILE DRIVING I HAD NOT LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD INDICATING AN… |
| 2013-10-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I CURRENTLY OWN A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION THAT KEEPS SPITTING OUT SPARK PLUGS! !ST TIME WAS CYLINDER #4 THEN #5, THEN TOD… |
| 2013-10-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAP BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE VEHI… |
| 2013-09-05 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING S/B AT APPROX 70 MPH ON I5 IN ORANGE COUNTY CA, RR TIRE OF 97 FORD EXPEDITION SUFFERED 360 DEGREE TREAD… |
| 2013-05-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING GETS HARD THEN CUTS LOOSE, STEERING COLUMN MOVES UP AND DOWN, SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS SHAFT PROBLEM OR STEERING B… |
| 2012-12-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I CURRENTLY OWN A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION THAT KEEPS SPITTING OUT SPARK PLUGS! !ST TIME WAS CYLINDER #3 THEN #7, THEN ON 3… |
| 2012-09-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | HUSBAND DROVE CAR ALL DAY LONG WITH NO ISSUE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. HE PARKED IT ABOUT 10PM. WE ALL WENT TO BED.… |
| 2012-08-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT INS… |
| 2012-03-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | ON 03/05/2012, MY FORD EXPEDITION EXEMPLIFIED SUDDEN ACCELERATION UPON IGNITION. THE TRUCK STARTED AND, IMMEDIATELY, AC… |
| 2012-02-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS ISSUE WAS AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHT TO SEE AT NIGHT HAD TURNED OFF AT A 35 MPH SPEED NO BUMPS NO TURN J… |
| 2012-02-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY … |
| 2012-02-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM WORK AND I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AS I WAS DRIVING COMING FROM MY DASH ALONG WITH ALL OF MY G… |
| 2012-01-17 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT VIEWED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 97V171000, POWER TRAIN, AUTOM… |
| 2011-12-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLED IN THE DRIVEWAY, HE NO… |
| 2011-11-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A EXPRESSWAY TRAVELING AT 55MPH, MY WIFE FELT A THUMPING AND HEARD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. … |
| 2011-10-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I PULLED UP TO MY HOUSE AND AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN SMOKING THEN CAUGHT A FIRE UNDER HOOD. FIRE WAS PUT OUT … |
| 2011-09-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY AND CAUGHT FIRE AT 2 IN THE MORNING. *TT |
| 2011-09-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE REAR LOWER TRAILING ARMS THAT HOLD THE REAR AXLE IN PLACE ARE MADE TOO THIN AND WITH CORROSION WILL FAIL. THIS WIL… |
| 2011-08-16 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD,… |
| 2011-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE STRAPS HOLDING THE GAS TANK IN PLACE HAVE RUSTED OUT CAUSING THE GAS TANK TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR |