1998 Ford Expedition cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 79 complaints for the 1998 Ford Expedition, 8% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 79 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 112,000 miles 38 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 31
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 38 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 112,000 miles, and 5% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 10 crashes, 31 fires, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
My 1998 ford expedition caught on fire when I was in the bank,the fire totaled the vehicle , I was injured trying to put the fire out. The fire dept chief and staff had to disconnect the battery to stop fire from continuing. They indicated the incident was caused by factory recall(speed control recall-defect) my expedition was totally damaged and was picked up by appel ford in sep-06-2006 I am not happy with appel ford's reaction, and I have not received anything from ford????????
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 ford expedition. While the vehicle was parked, a fire ignited from under the drivers side wheel. There was also an unknown loud noise coming from the vehicle. The entire front end of the vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure and current mileages were 163,200.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford Expedition
- Suspension 148 complaints
- Engine 138 complaints
- Electrical system 124 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 70 complaints
- Brakes 61 complaints
- Steering 52 complaints
- Transmission 47 complaints
- Tires 39 complaints