Ford / Expedition / 1999
1999 Ford Expedition problems
Owners have filed 1,137 complaints about the 1999 Ford Expedition with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 22.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of tires at 18%.
Complaints1,137
Crashes64
Fires95
Injuries78
Deaths12
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 22.3% · 253
Tires 18.0% · 205
Visibility 11.3% · 129
Electrical system 10.5% · 119
Power train 6.2% · 71
Vehicle speed control 5.2% · 59
Suspension 4.6% · 52
Steering 3.0% · 34
Severity
Of those complaints, 64 describe a crash, 95 describe a fire, 78 report an injury and 12 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 23 model years of the Ford Expedition in this data, 1999 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 8 in the last three years against 39 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 99,084 miles.
In owners' own words
I notice oil drops on my driveway, I took my vehicle in to verify where leak was coming from, the dealer stated that my head gasket was blown. The repair cost for labor and parts would be over $1200.00. The extended warrenty would not cover seal or gasket for this vehicle. I request nhtsa have Ford dealer or manufactor's do a recall on this vehicle engine. My vehicle has the 4.6L engine with less than 49000 miles. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 48,011 miles
1999 Ford Expedition with the 5.4L triton engine blew out a factory installed original spark plug causing a engine fire. This seems to be common among this particular engine. Ford will not acknowledge a defect in the design, but online research concludes this problem is widespread and very dangerous. Ford should be compelled to recall these engines and repair or replace the engine at no cost to the customer. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 143,122 miles
I was getting a loud noise from the passenger side when I would accelerate. I took it to the shop and found that all of the nuts and studs holding the exhaust manifold to the engine had rusted away. The tech said it is a common problem he finds with fords. I also talked with a guy and he had the same year truck and had the same problem. I have a friend who is also a auto mechanic and he sees it often as well. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 136,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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