1999 Ford Expedition Visibility

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND NEW HEATER CORE 2 TIMES WITHIN 2 MONTHS. THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED AGAIN WITHIN ONE MONTH OF LAST REPAIR(3RD). THE FLOORING IS RUINED DUE TO EXCESSIVE ANTI FREEZE LEAKS INSIDE VEHICLE. *JB

THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION ARE TURNING BLACK FROM THE INSIDE. THE RIGHT MIRROR IS ALMOST TOTALLY UNUSABLE DUE TO THE DISCOLORATION. THE LEFT MIRROR IS ALMOST TO THAT POINT AND IS BECOMING WORSE EACH DAY. I HAVE BEEN TO TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS AND WHILE THEY AGREE THAT THEY HAVE SEEN OTHER EXPEDITIONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, FORD DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THEM SINCE THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL. THE COST FOR REPLACING BOTH MIRRORS IS IN EXCESS OF $600. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY, MIRRORS ARE SOMETHING THAT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 4-5 YEARS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. THE CONDITION STARTED OCCURRING IN THE FALL OF 2002 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. SINCE THAT TIME, THE MIRRORS HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *JB

VEHICLE: 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. ROBLEM NEARLY CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT: LOSS OF REFLECTIVE SURFACE (SILVER) ON BOTH EXTERIOR REAR-VIEW MIRRORS.*AK THIS VEHICLE PURCHASED IN AUG 1999 HAS DEFECTIVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ARE LOSING THE REFLECTIVE SURFACES, DEVELOPING CRACJS IN THE SILVER BACKING AND ARE BECOMING UNSAFE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY UNUSAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE, IN FACT UNLIKE MY OTHER CARS (ALL OLDER THAN 1999) THE FORD EXPEDITION HAS BEEN GARAGE-KEPT. WHILE THE LOCAL FORD DEALER INDICATED MY EXPERIENCE WAS UNIQUE, I WOULD BE QUITE SURPRISED IF THIS CONDITION IS NOT AFFECTING OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS TYPE AND WISHED TO FILE A FORMAL SUBMISSION ON THE PROBLEM WITH YOU. THANK YOU. CHARLES MCBREARTY

THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ON BOTH SIDES ARE TURNING BLACK. CONSUMER CAN BARELY SEE OUT OF THEM. A TECHNICAL ADVISEMENT WAS ISSUED, #00-18-09, BY FORD IN REFERENCE TO DELAMINATION OF SIGNAL MIRRORS. *AK *TS *NLM

I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER 1 YEAR AGO LAST WEEK. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE LATEST PROBLEM IS THE ONE THAT CONCERNS ME THE MOST. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT OPERATE. I COULD HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING TO OPEN THE LOCK BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. A WEEK AFTER THAT I COULD NOT OPEN MY WINDOWS AND THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. A WEEK LATER MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. WE ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO A BLOWN FUSE WHICH WE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED. THE NEXT DAY IT RAINED AND THE FUSE BLEW AGAIN, AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE AS THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT. THEY DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT SEEPED INTO THE FUSE BOX. THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY (THAT COVERS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE. FORD ESP EXTRACARE) THIS IN MY OPINION SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF MY POCKET. IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN TO ME. ME VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS SO I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. *NLM

SIDE-VIEW MIRRORS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HAVE DELAMINATION RESULTING IN LOSS OF COMPLETE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIEWING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE MIRROR CITING THAT THE MIRROR HAD NOT REACHED THE REPLACEMENT STAGE, NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THE MIRRORS HAVE REACHED A POINT THAT IT IS DIFFICULT AT BEST TO SEE OUT OF THEM. MY COST TO REPLACE IS 230 PER MIRROR, WITH NO CONSIDERATION OF WARRANTY EXTENSION.*JB

THE MIRROR COATING ON THE BACK OF THE SIDE MIRRORS ON MY FORD EXPEDITION IS COMING OFF & HAS BEEN SINCE JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. IT MAKES USING THE MIRRORS QUESTIONABLE AT BEST. IT LOOKS LIKE THE MIRROR WAS SANDBLASTED FROM BEHIND. *LA

THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ON THE VEHICLE ARE BECOMING UNUSABLE. THE REFLECTIVE BACKING ON THE MIRRORS ARE SLOWLY TURNING A MOTTLED BLACK FOR SOME REASON. ALSO , REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORE OUT. *AK

THE MIRRORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE DELAMINATING WHICH MADE SEEING IN THEM IMPOSSIBLE. THE DEALER INSISTED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *PH *NLM

BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ARE FADED SO BADLY THAT YOU CAN'T SEE. ALMOST INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH PREGNANT WIFE AND 3 KIDS ON BOARD.*AK

THE LAMINATION ON BOTH EXTERIOR MIRRORS IS TURNING BLACK. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. CONSUMER CAN BARELY SEE ANYTHING THROUGH THESE MIRRORS. *AK

EXTERIOR MIRRORS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE TURNING BLACK AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF.

EXTERIOR MIRRORS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE TURNING BLACK AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS HAD BLACK LINES AND SPECKS IN THEM. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT ALL THE VEHICLES WERE LIKE THAT. NOW, SOME YEARS LATER, THE BLACK FILM ON THE BACK OF THE GLASS STARTED WRINKLING AND THE BLACK SPECKS BECAME WORSE. THIS DEFECT HAS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. *AK *PH *NLM

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATING IN OFF POSITION. TOOK TO DEALER, ITEM CONTINUES TO OPERATOR WHEN IN THE OFF POSITION. DRY WIPE HAS RESULTED IN DAMAGED WINDSHIELD AND CONTINUOUS DAMAGE OF WIPER BLADES. *NLM

THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

ELECTRICAL MOTOR CONTROLLING THE AIR BLEND DOORS LOCATED INSIDE THE AIR PLENUM HAS FAILED, AND THE PLASTIC DOOR(S) ITSELF IS CRACKED AND NON-FUNCTIONING. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DIRECT WARM AIR TO THE FRONT WINDOW TO DEBUG CAUSING DANGEROUSLY DECREASED VISION. 1999 FORD EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION. *JB

I OWN A '99 FORD EXPEDITION-BOTH OF THE SIDE MIRRORS HAVE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT I CAN BARELY SEE OUT OF THEM DURING THE DAYTIME, AND ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF THEM AT NIGHT. I WENT BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT MIRRORS DETERIORATING AND TO REPLACE BOTH WILL BE 498.00 A PIECE PLUS TAXES. I HAVE EXTENDED COVERAGE, WHICH STATE THEY WON'T PAY FOR REPLACEMENT ,DUE TO MIRRORS BEING CONSIDERED GLASS. SERVICE DEPT AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THAT MIRRORS ARE NOT GLASS AND THAT IT'S ACTUALLY REFLEXOR PAPER OR SOMETHING. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO MATTER. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THE DETERIORATION OF SIDE MIRRORS ON FORD EXPEDITIONS TO BE A WELL DOCUMENTED SERVICE PROBLEM UNDER THE WEBSITE OF RECALLS. THIS IS MY 2ND TIME TRYING TO GET FORD TO WORK WITH ME ON THIS MATTER. *JB

BOTH MIRRORS WERE SMOKING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THE EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS ARE BLACKENED. I SUSPECT THE ELECTRIC DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL WITHIN IS THE CULPRIT. THE MIRRORS ARE USELESS. I AM SURE THAT FORD IS AWARE THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM, YET THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT AT THEIR EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO POOR MANUFACTURING. I PURCHASED NEW MIRRORS WHICH WERE OBVIOUSLY REDESIGNED AT A COST OF NEARLY $400.00. *AK

THE SIDE MIRRORS ON MY 1999 FORD EXPEDITION ARE DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE OTHER VEHICLES THROUGH THEM. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM FROM FORD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THIS CAUSES A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I MUST TRY TO FIND A WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW BEFORE IT BECOMES MY ACCIDENT. DOES ANY ONE HAVE A REMEDY ?*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS ARE DELAMINATING. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER CAN NOT SEE OBJECTS WITH THE MIRRORS. PH

EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE DETERIATING. DEAL WOULD NOT REPLACE.

SIDE-VIEW MIRRORS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE HAVE BECOME VERY DULLED RESULTING IN LOSS OF COMPLETE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIEWING. IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING HAS CAUSED THE SILVER IN THE MIRRORS TO DISINTEGRATE. THIS IS A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THE LOCAL DEALER AND NEITHER WOULD OFFER TO REMEDY AT THEIR EXPENSE SINCE THE WARRANTY PERIOD HAD EXPIRED.

CONSUMER STATES HIS MIRRORS ARE GETTING DARK STAINS ON THEM, WHICH IMPAIRS HIS VISION. ALSO THE MIRROR PART IS FLAKING AWAY. TS