2008 Ford Expedition problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ROCKER PANEL WAS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE CONTACT CALLED FREEHOLD FORD (LOCATED AT 3572 US HIGHWAY 9, FREEHOLD, NJ 07728, 732-462-3131) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROCKER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 100,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.”

“The brake is so far left, it is unsafe to drive. It is in the position the clutch would in an a Manual transmission and my right foot has trouble moving that far over and its unsafe to use my left as i'm never braked with my left foot.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HER SIGNIFICANT OTHER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF, HE EXITED THE VEHICLE BUT REACHED BACK IN BECAUSE THE KEYS WERE FORGOTTEN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK BUT STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. THERE WAS A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHO WITNESSED THE FAILURE OCCUR AND WAS UNABLE TO UNFASTEN HER SEAT BELT WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY DUE TO IT RETRACTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR WAS OPEN AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING, THE DRIVER FRONT DOOR CRASHED AGAINST THE DRIVEWAY GATE, THEN CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR BUT IT FAILED TO OPEN AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING IN FULL ACCELERATION IN REVERSED AND WAS MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO GET BACK INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TREES OF AN ALLY OF A GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A…”

“WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH MY VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE BY ITSELF. I WOULD BRAKE HARD AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV HIGH. I RAN TWO STOP SIGNS. I TRIED TO PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL AND I COULDN'T GET IT TO GO. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO SHUT IT OFF WHILE DRIVING. AFTER ABOUT 2 MILES I SWUNG THE VEHICLE INTO A VACANT LOT BRAKED HARD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THIS TOOK PLACE ON A TWO WAY CITY STREET.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.”

“I purchased this vehicle in March 2023 from a private owner from Craigslist that was listed at 130,000 miles. I’m currently in the process of selling and found out through a car history report that my vehicle passed an emission inspection at 230,000 miles in February 2023 and was also purchased from an auction, a month before I purchased it. The owner did not give any of this information and tampered with the odometer. I ran a vehicle history report today August 20, 2025 and retrieved all of this information that was not presented to me during this transaction.”