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1998 Ford Expedition transmission problems

47 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 1998 Ford Expedition, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
47 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
115,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When transmission problems show up

Transmission complaints by mileage, 1998 Ford Expedition Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 115,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 8 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 115,000 miles
Based on 18 complaints that include mileage. 6% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles8
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 18 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 115,000 miles, and 6% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While key was in ignition, but engine was not running, a child knocked gear shift lever out of the park gear which allowed vehicle to start rolling in reverse. Vehicle rolled backwards approximately 30 feet, and then started moving forward for an approximate distance of 150 feet. Vehicle crashed into a tree, causing both frontal air bags to deploy from which child sustained minor injuries. Dealership has not examined vehicle. Please provide any additional information / documentation.

January 2002 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 ford expedition. The contact stated the vehicle was parked with the engine off when it began to unexpectedly roll forward. The contact depressed the brake and utilized the emergency brake as the vehicle came to a stop. The contact stated that the failure would recur whenever the vehicle was sitting idle in the park position.

Reported at 114,000 miles, June 2010

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