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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
175,474 miles

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1998 Ford Expedition brakes problems

brakes problem

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1998 Ford Expedition Owner Comments

problem #4

Sep 192016

Expedition

  • 100,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

He brake pedal is loated too close to the accelerator and when depressed goes down below the accelerator so when the extreme right side of the brake is depressed by a bruad shoe the accelerator is also depressed causing the car to accelerate rather than braking. This can and did result in an accident in which I rear ended the car stopped in front of me. This occurred on a city street when I was moving in traffic below the posted 30mph limit.

- Seattle, WA, USA

problem #3

May 172016

Expedition

  • 199,000 miles
While driving down the road at approx 35 mph, the vehicle in front of me stopped hard. I immediately stepped hard on my brakes. The brakes initially applied and then failed. I swerved into a parking lot and applied my brakes again with no success. My brake pedal went to the floor. I then put the gear selector in park while moving at a fairly high rate of speed in order to stop. The vehicle ground to a halt. The vehicle was towed to a repair facility and I was notified that the brake line was rusted and due to the pressure of attempting to stop hard, the line ruptured and the entire braking system failed.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #2

Nov 182012

Expedition 4WD 8-cyl

  • 117,831 miles
The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that when attempting to stop the vehicle the brake pedal went to the floor. The contact mentioned that he had to engage the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. Also, the contact stated that the hydraulic brake fluid leaked from the vehicle because the brake lines had rusted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and was told that all of the brake lines had to be replaced. The failure and current mileage was 117,831...updated 01/30/13 updated 2/4/2013

- Pittsburgh, MO, USA

problem #1

Nov 282012

Expedition

  • 285,066 miles
The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. While driving approximately 5 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the pedal abnormally traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 285,066.

- Danville, IL, USA

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