1998 Ford Expedition steering problems
52 complaints about steering have been filed for the 1998 Ford Expedition, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 52 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 87,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
The vehicle drove into a large dip on the roadway (with no traffic control device posted) causing the driver to loose control of the vehicle and drove off into the grass stricking a ditch which caused the vehicle to rollover on it's left side three times before coming to rest, one ocupant was killed the other was injured, the client believes this accident was as a result of faulty steering component similar to the one in recall 98v-116 (attorney for client). Nlm
Dt: consumer was driving on highway and prepared to exit on off ramp when left driver's side tie rod separated from vehicle and entered the wheel well which caused vehicle to come to a violent halt. Vehicle was towed to dealer, and dealer confirmed tie rod broke. Inspected right side, and said that tie rod was near failure as well. Repairs were made. That was second time in 3 years that tie rods were replaced. The first time it was under warranty, and the second incident was not covered under warranty.
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
- Transmission 47 complaints
- Tires 39 complaints