1997 Ford Expedition Suspension

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THERES A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT LINKAGE BROKE FROM STABLIZER BAR. *AK CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR ALIGNMENT AND DEALER TOLD HER THAT BOTH BALL JOINTS WERE VERY BAD AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT HER COST. *YD

FRONT SWAY BAR WAS DISCONNECTED ON RIGHT SIDE. RIGHT SIDE LINK MISSING AND LEFT SIDE WORN OUT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH NOTICED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING. CONSUMER CHECKED VEHICLE, AND NOTICED THAT STABLIZER BAR WAS MISSING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *TT

THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE SWAY BAR IN PLACE ON THE FRONT OF MY 1997 FORD EXPEDITION BROKE OFF COMPLETELY. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON A FREEWAY OR AROUND A CORNER I FEEL THAT I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS.*AK

THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDERNEATH, AND NOTICED THAT LEFT SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE SWAYS LEFT TO RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND MECHANIC NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT BUSHINGS POPPED OFF. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AT THAT SHOP.*AK

IT TOOK SOME TIME BEFORE I COULD DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE SQUEAK BECAUSE IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE OEM PITMAN ARM IS A SEALED UNIT WITH INSUFFICENT LUBRICATION & NO PROVISION FOR LUBRICATION. THIS IS A STEERING COMPONENT & SHOULD BE RECALLED. ALL STEERING & SUSPENSION MOVING COMPONENTS SUCH AS TIE-ROD ENDS & BALL JOINTS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE PROVISIONS FOR LUBRICATION. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT I HAVE OBSERVED SEVERAL VEHICLES OF THE SAME MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM DURING PARKING LOT TURNS. THIS IS A STEERING COMPONENT & SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL, NOT A TSB. THERE IS NO SAFE SUBSTITUTE FOR PROPER VEHICLE MAINTENANCE, NO MATTER WHAT THE MANUFACTURERS TELL YOU ABOUT SEALED COMPONENTS. MOVING PARTS WITH GREASE FITTINGS ARE SEALED ALSO. IF FACTORY SEALED COMPONENTS WITHOUT GREASE FITTINGS WERE ADEQUATE THEN THE BEARING HUBS ON MY BOAT TRAILER WOULDN'T HAVE GREASE FITTINGS. I HAVE BEEN AN ASE MASTER TECHNICIAN SINCE 1977.*AK

CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH SWAY BAR. SWAY BAR HAS BOLTS ON EACH SIDE BROKE. NOTHING WAS HOLDING SWAY BAR IN PLACE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOUND THE FRONT END HIGH SPEED ANTI SWAY BAR LINKS WERE COMPLETELY MISSING. *SLC

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH FRONT END HAD SEVERE VIBRATION, AND THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED BEFORE VIBRATION WOULD STOP. DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

HAVE HAD THE AIR SUSPENSION REPAIRED AS THE "CHECK SUSPENSION" LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ON. REQUIRED 3 TRIPS TO DEALERS BEFORE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. COST $255.50 TO HAVE THE AIR SPRING SOLE AND SOLENOID ASSY REPLACED AT RON HOPKINS FORD DEALER IN ELGIN, ILLINOIS. IS THIS COVERED ON A RECALL OR STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED VEHICLE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

BOTH FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS BROKEN CAUSING VEHICLE TO EXHIBIT EXTREME LEAN AND SWAY DURING CORNERING.*AK

SWAY BAR LINK HAD BROKEN AND WAS JUST HANGING FROM VEHICLE.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I NOTICED NHTSA NEWS RELEASE OF 9/4/01 REGARDING 1997 FORD EXPEDITION STABILIZER FAILURES AND I THOUGHT I WOULD SUBMIT MY FAILURE. BOTH FRONT STABILIZER LINKS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER, THE DAY BEFORE I BEGAN A 3000 MILE TRIP IN WINTER FROM MICHIGAN TO IDAHO AND BACK. DEALER SAID STABILIZER ARM BROKE. THEY REPLACED BOTH TO BE SAFE. MY COST WAS $104.52.*AK

THERE WAS NO FORE-WARNING OF THIS BREAK IN SUSPENSION. WITHOUT A DOUBT IF I HAD NOT JUST GOTTEN OFF THE HIGHWAY MY SISTER AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN A ROLLOVER!!! THE DEALER WOULD NOT TAKE A COMPLAINT TO FORD AND GAVE ME A HARD TIME ABOUT FIXING IT SINCE I DID NOT PURCHASE THE CAR IN CONNECTICUT AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. I PAID IN CASH, THEY WOULD NOT USE MY WARRANTY. *AK

PE 01 022/FRONT SABILIZER LINK FAILURE: NOTICED NOISE WHEN PARKING, AND WHENEVER A TURN WAS BEING MADE, VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT BOTH BARS WERE BROKEN. DEALER MADE REPAIRS AT CONSUMERS COST. *AK *SLC

I READ AN ARTICLE IN THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO ABOUT THE FAILURE OF THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR SUPPORTS. WHEN I GOT HOME TODAY, I LOOKED AT MINE AND NOTICED THAT BOTH THE FRONT BAR SUPPORTS ARE BROKEN AWAY FROM THE BAR. I DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN LIKE THIS, BUT I ASSUME THAT IT HAS BEEN AWHILE. I ALSO EXPECT THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE IT AT NO CHARGE SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR A RECALL.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON ROUGH ROADS OR MAKING A SHARP TURN IN ANY DIRECTION THERE IS A "CLUNKING" NOISE COMING FROM LEFT/ FRONT OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT STABILIZER BAR WAS DISCONNECTED. DEALERSHIP WAS EXAMINING VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

BOLT ON FRONT END SWAY BAR DISENGAGED. *AK