37 of the
1,022 complaints about the 1998 Ford Expedition are about the
wheels — 4% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
160,000 miles.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TRAILMARK TIRES, SIZE: P265/65/R18 (NA). THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE BRAND NEW TIRES FROM WALMART. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED THAT STATED THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE COMPLETELY GONE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. WALMART FILED A CLAIM WITH THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY, WHICH STATED THAT WALMART FOLLOWED PROCEDURES WHEN THEY INSTALLED THE TIRES AND WERE NOT LIABLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH HER STATE'S ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 246,233.
NHTSA complaint #11129172 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 308,000 milesLawrenceville, GA
WHEELS
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE LUG BOLTS HAVE BROKEN OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IN MOTION. THE LAST OCCURRENCE LOST 3 LUG BOLTS AT THE SAME TIME. THE LUG BOLTS SHEAR OFF ALONG WITH THE LUG NUTS. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 1998, AND FORD STATES THAT MY VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN DECEMBER OF THAT YEAR FOR THE RECALL. THIS HAPPENS ON THE FRONT AND BACK WHEELS. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS HAPPENING.
NHTSA complaint #10607495 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 160,000 milesStedman, NC
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIGOROUSLY AND THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT NOTICED ONE OF THE LUG NUTS WAS MISSING AND THAT THE STUDS AND RIM WERE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE RIM AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE LUG NUTS, THE STUDS, THE AXLE SEALS AND THE PARKING BRAKE SHOES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98V095000(WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
NHTSA complaint #10424728 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Naoma, WVCrash1 injured
WHEELS
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON RT 3 WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE THE VEHICLE STARTED LIKE WOBBLING AND SHE WAS TRYING TO FIND A WIDE SPOT TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. WHEN SHE WENT AROUND THE CURVE THE TIRE CAME OFF AND SHE WAS SLUNG INTO THE OTHER LANE AND SHE COUNTER STIRRED AND WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY WENT. CAUSE THE STUD BOLTS BROKE AND LUG NUTS CAME OFF. PUT NEW STUD BOLTS IN AND BOUGHT NEW LUG NUTS.
NHTSA complaint #10232151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 80,816 milesNorth Highlands, CACrash
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL FEEL OFF MY 1998 FORD EXPEDITION. IT LOOKS LIKE THE LUG NUTS SHEARED OFF AT THE AXLE
NHTSA complaint #10122563 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Valley Stream, NY
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE AND HEARD A THUMP AS IF SOMETHING WAS UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND EXITED THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. ALL FIVE LUG NUT HAD COME OFF THE WHEEL AND IT HAD FALLEN OFF. *JB *JB
NHTSA complaint #10113584 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Marietta, GA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
NHTSA CAMPAIGN 98V095000; FORD ISSUED A WHEEL LUG NUT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT HAD SOME OF THE LUG NUTS COME OFF. THE VIN IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE.
NHTSA complaint #10111700 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 76,000 milesGustine, CA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING LUGS NUTS BROKE, CAUSING THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WHEN LUGS AND NUTS BROKE IN THE FRONT WHEEL. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND PUT THE SAME TIRE AND RIM. WHEN CONSUMER LEFT DEALERSHIP, LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK AND EXPERIENCED SHAKING IN FRONT END. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FRONT END WAS SO BAD. DEALERSHIP REPLACED SHIMS TO ALIGN FRONT END. THE FAILURE OF LIGHTS WAS CAUSED BY THE REPAIR FROM THE PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP BECAUSE WHEN THEY TOOK THE DASH BOARD APART, THEY POKED A HOLE IN THE HEATER WHICH BURNED THE WIRE.
NHTSA complaint #10050404 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mount Airy, MD
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING SOUND FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. DEALER DETERMINED LUGS: NUTS HAD COME OFF. THERE IS RECALL 98V095000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN.
NHTSA complaint #8013311 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Morristown, NJ
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
RIGHT REAR WHEELS ARE MISSING THREE BOLTS AND LUGS WHICH HAVE SHEARED OFF. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.
NHTSA complaint #8011675 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pikeville, NC
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUGS: NUTS AND STUDS ON REAR PASSENGER WHEEL BROKE OFF, ONLY ONE LUG NUT WAS STILL INTACT. THERE IS A RECALL, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED.
NHTSA complaint #8010127 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Westchester, IL
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHEN STANDARD TIRE SERVICE (ROTATION) WAS PERFORMED THE WHEEL LUG NUT STUDS FAILED WHEN TIGHTENED USING TYPICAL TIGHTENING TOOLS AND PRACTICES. MORE INFORMATION AND SAMPLES OF THESE FAILED WHEEL LUG NUT STUDS ARE AVAILABLE IF REQUESTED.
NHTSA complaint #734112 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Mukilteo, WA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
RECALL NUMBER 98V095000; RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, WHILE DRIVING FIVE LUGS: NUTS DISENGAGED FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL, CAUSING THE WHEEL AND TIRE TO NEARLY COME OFF. LOCAL DEALER REIMBURSED OWNER FOR REPAIRS. *AK.ET.
NHTSA complaint #855461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Highlands Ranch, CO
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER IN JUNE CONCERNING THE LUGS:NUTS AND BOLTS. CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER ALSO HAS NOT RECEIVED SECOND NOTIFICATION FROM MANUFACTURER. RECALL NUMBER 98V095000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #832788 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bakersfiel, CA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
ALL WHEEL BOLTS FAILED. NLM
NHTSA complaint #606437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUN City, CA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUG NUTS CAME LOOSE. YH
NHTSA complaint #607304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Evansville, INCrash1 injured
WHEELS
MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL 98S14 AND DEALER DID NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT LUG NUTS, SO THEY TIGHTENED THE DEFECTIVE ONES. WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE WHEEL SHEERED OFF AT THE LUG NUTS ROLLING OUR VEHICLE OVER 4-5 TIMES. I SUFFERED A BROKEN NECK IN TWO PLACES AND A CRUSHED DISC WHICH HAD TO BE REMOVED AN THE VERTIBRAE FUSED. I FEEL FORD WAS NEGLIGENT AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT. WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING LEGAL ADVISE.
NHTSA complaint #713745 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Evansville, INCrash4 injured
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
REAR DRIVER SIDE LUG NUTS FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO FISH TAIL, ROLLING OVER 4-5 TIMES RESTING UPSIDE DOWN. TWO ADULT AND THREE CHILDREN AGES 5,12 AND 18 INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. ONE ADULT SUFFERED BROKEN NECK IN TWO PLACES AND CRUSHED DISC. ONE WEEK HOSPITAL STAY WITH SURGERY TO REMOVE CRUSHED DISC AND FUSION OF TWO VERTIBRAE. OTHER ADULT AND TWO CHILDREN SUFFERED MINOR CUTS AND ABRAISIONS ONE CHILD EJECTED FROM VEHICLE ONTO HIGHWAY.
NHTSA complaint #713746 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Claremore, OK
WHEELS
PASSENGER'S REAR WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #849827 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Riverside, CA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUG NUTS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #608783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Harvey, IL
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 98V095000. DEALER TIGHTENED LUGS: NUTS: BOLTS THREE TIMES WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE COMPLETELY COME OFF WHILE DRIVING. PLEAE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #842089 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Arroyo Grande, CA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUG NUTS FAILED. MJS
NHTSA complaint #606951 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Bonita, CA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUG NUTS FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #608085 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Carpinteri, CA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHEEL LUGS MALFUNCTIONED.
NHTSA complaint #606408 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Whittier, CA
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LOOSE LUG NUTS.
NHTSA complaint #607626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Urbana, OH
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT MFR./DEALER NOT HONORING MFR. RECALL NOTICE #98S-14/ NHTSA #98V-095 000 CONCERNING LUGS: NUTS MAY NOT CREATE SUFFICIENT CLAMP LOAD, ALLOWING WHEEL MOVEMENT IN RELATION TO THE HUB/ ROTOR MOUNTING SURFACE.
NHTSA complaint #831580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Urbana, OH
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOT HONORING RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING LUGS: NUTS. RECALL NOTICE INFOMED CONSUMER THAT A SECOND NOTICE WOULD BE SENT AS OF THIRD QUARTER. IT IS ALRESADY THE FOURTH QUARTER AND NO NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. DEALER IS UNABLE TO GET PARTS.
NHTSA complaint #831551 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LOS Angele, CA1 injured
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
LUG NUTS FELL OFF CAUSING WHEEL TO DETACH AND VEHICLE COLLISION.
NHTSA complaint #542659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LOS Angeles, LACrash
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
AFTER MAKING A TURN THE WHEELS NEVER STRAIGHTENED UP. THEN THE WHEELS CAME OFF, AND THE VEHICLE HIT A BRICK EMBANKMENT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #830626 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Rockford, IL
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
RECALL PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE LUG NUTS.
NHTSA complaint #541799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.