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1998 Ford Expedition wheels problems

Owners reported wheels problems in 37 complaints for the 1998 Ford Expedition, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
37 4% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
5 and 0
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

Rear driver side lug nuts failed causing vehicle to fish tail, rolling over 4-5 times resting upside down. Two adult and three children ages 5,12 and 18 involved in the crash. One adult suffered broken neck in two places and crushed disc. One week hospital stay with surgery to remove crushed disc and fusion of two vertibrae. Other adult and two children suffered minor cuts and abraisions one child ejected from vehicle onto highway.

August 1998 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 ford expedition equipped with goodyear wrangler trailmark tires, size: p265/65/r18 (na). The contact purchased the brand new tires from walmart. While driving 35 MPH on the highway, the rear driver's side wheel detached from the vehicle. A police report was filed that stated that the lug nuts were completely gone. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence.

Reported at 246,233 miles, August 2018

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