Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / EXPEDITION / 1998

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005023138 | Incident Date: Jun, 02 2005 |
Consumer's City: DEARBORN | Consumer's State: MI |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
Model Name: EXPEDITION | Model Year: 1998 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMRU18W8WL | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 05 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 07 2002 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving my 1998 ford expedition at about a 35 mph speed, on a smooth dry paved road, a sudden load bang noise with tire squealing and a loss of controll of the steering occured. inspection of vehicle steering revealed the rh inner tie rod joint had fallen apart. the ball and socket of the tie rod had broken and no sterring controll of the rh frt tire resulted. no vehicle damage resulted (other than the tierod), no personal or property damage occured. ford had sent me a letter of concern with the steering and suspension. it contained a brief note on how to check for defective or worn parts. when i called the dealership they informed me their would be a charge for the service. i checked the vehicle myself using their recomendation and noticed no worn parts. i have informed ford and the dealership of the concern, they said bring it in to the dealer to inspect. again the wanted $$. i will have a private garage install all new front steering parts on my vehicle. i wanted to inform your department of the vehicle steering component failier and the sudden loss of control to my vehicle which could have lead to very bad crash. |