1998 Ford Expedition Suspension Problems

“As I was examining the rear brake pads on my truck, I noticed that there was a hole in the right rear lower control arm. Further examination showed that the protective coating on the control arm had not only failed but was holding moisture and salt against the metal of the control arm. Therefore this lower control arm is also quite thin in one specific area and appears to be in danger of imminent failure. Likewise I found a hole and thin sound metal on the left rear lower control arm. …”

“When we bought the vehicle it had 22 inch chrome wheels and tires. It also wandered all over the road. We bought new stock sized rims and new stock sized tires. It still wanders all over the road. We had it aligned. It still wanders all over the road. Google shows many, many complaints regarding these vehicles' suspension, blaming rusting rear lower trailing arms and in one case a left stabilizer link broke. I have not crawled under the car as it is my sister's and she lives a ways away, but she wants to sell it and is worried if it is something major someone may get hurt. …”

“It has come to my attention that the trailing arms on the rear axle are failing on the early model Ford expeditions. Upon inspection of my vehicle, I see where the failure is going to occur. The trailing arms are rotting out and will allow for the rear axle to twist out of place causing the drive shaft to become dislodged and become a large run away component. These components on my vehicle will have to be replaced prior to this vehicle being placed back in service as this is a large safety concern. …”

“Years ago when purchased the Expedition I noticed the shift gear out of alignment. I try to contact the dealer as I heard that this was a recall; I was told that the recall is not for my vehicle. It has know been a few years since I bought the truck and I'm now experiencing what I've noticed many others with an Expedition which is truck is not engaging into parking position and rolls. This is a concern to me as my drive way is on a slight up hill. This is an endangering to the public, the issue happens unexpectedly. …”

“The rear lower and upper control arms have rust holes and or completely rusted through. This is obviously a very big problem with all expeditions around the same years. Complaints from hundreds if not thousands of owners on forums have the same issue. This will cause a crash and or fatalities if not corrected or found before it is too late. I found mine to be very rusty with holes and also one rusted all the way through after a 400 mile highway trip with my family. This is something that Ford should step up to the plate and recall and fix for Ford owners. …”