1998 Ford Expedition air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 20 complaints for the 1998 Ford Expedition, 2% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 20 2% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 18 crashes, 13 injuries.
What owners wrote
Driving from va to mi, hit snow in oh. Hit patch of 'black ice', spun out, hit tractor trailer that was on the rights side of us with the front of my truck(1998 ford expedition), rolled 3-4 times. Slide about 20 feet. No airbag deployed through all of this.
Tl* the contact owned a 1998 ford expedition. While driving 55 MPH in inclement weather, the contact lost control of the vehicle and it rolled over multiple times. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head, shoulder, and hip injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the crash scene and was deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 198,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford Expedition
- Suspension 148 complaints
- Engine 138 complaints
- Electrical system 124 complaints
- Cruise control 79 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 70 complaints
- Brakes 61 complaints
- Steering 52 complaints
- Transmission 47 complaints