Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / EXPEDITION / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006062432 Incident Date: Apr, 11 2006
Consumer's City: RESCUE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: EXPEDITION Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Steering
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FMFU18L14L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 11 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jun, 05 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2004 ford expedition, eddie bauer edition, while driving on hwy at 65-70 mph,steering wheel locked, causing vehicle to enter another lane and bump another vehicle. driver used all his might to unlock steering wheel, which then made a popping noise before releasing and car spun twice before landing in ditch. by the grace of god, there were no injuries. now we are afraid to drive the car, because we don't know if it will happen again. car has been driven for almost 1.5 years and has almost 42,000 miles. steering wheel sometimes gets locked while in park, but first time this has happened while driving. car is maintained on a regular basis and has never been in a prior accident. *nm