The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. The contact noticed a large amount of smoke while the vehicle was parked in a carport. Suddenly, the vehicle erupted uncontrollably in flames and exploded. The fire department was called to the scene and a fire report was filed. There were no warnings prior to the failure. The two pet dogs that were outside when the massive fire erupted sustained severe burns. There were no personal injuries. The property damage consisted of the carport and portions of the house, such as the roof, siding, and a couple of rooms inside. The vehicle was completely destroyed and currently remains at the scene for investigation purposes. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The insurance company was notified, but the cause of the failure has not yet been determined. The failure and current mileages were 181,000. Updated 05/08/09 updated 05/12/09. Updated 06/09/09.

- Monroe, NC, USA

The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that her vehicle caught fire in her driveway. The fire department extinguished the fire and a report was filed. The insurance company was unable to determine the cause of the failure; however, they would not replace the vehicle because the insurance coverage was cancelled. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer wanted possession of the vehicle in order to perform an inspection; however, it was no longer available because the insurance company disposed of the vehicle. The manufacturer would not assist with any reimbursement and stated that they were not liable for the repairs. They further stated that the customer's claim will be closed. The failure mileage was 60,000.

- Bronx, NY, USA

My 1998 Ford Expedition XLT has the leaking windshield problem, which has led to misdiagnosis by the dealer and by independent mechanics. The lights, fans, and switches randomly turn on and off, the power windows work intermittently, the blower fan and radio stays on, and the battery has gone dead three times. Today is the most recent occurrence of the problem, and I found it as noted in an online forum. Ford is/has been aware of the problem, yet will only fix it if the car has less than 75,000 miles on the odometer, which works intermittently as well. Apparently the repair will run in excess of $1,000, even though Ford has multiple reported cases of the same problem.

- Blaine, TN, USA

My 1998 Ford Expedition XLT caught fire when parked in the parking lot of georgio's restaurant after driving for about 20 minutes. Fire started in the engine compartment and remained localized there. Entire engine compartment flamed up, burned a hole through the hood, and damaged everything forward of the vehicles firewall. Flame was contained and extinguished using industrial fire extinguishers available at the restaurant georgio's where my wife, daughter, and I were meeting my parents for dinner. The vehicle has a good service record and has been service at the local Ford dealer a few times, so this was a huge surprise. I am fairly confident the vehicle will be declared "totaled" by my insurance carrier geico. My wife and I depend on having a second vehicle because I drive our other vehicle 60 minutes away every day for work. Since she spends her time raising our daughter, I am the sole source of income, but we're unsure that income can accommodate a car payment (both of our vehicles are paid for).

- San Jose, CA, USA

I own a 1998 Ford Expedition XLT. My check engine light has been on for the past 8 months. When truck is connected to computer for trouble shoot egr code is detected. I have changed egr, solenoid, computer and to this date light is still on. I have been doing research and a large amount of people with Ford Expedition are having this problem. Please help.

- Staten Island, NY, USA

Cc quit working, replaced at dealer, would not get out of park

- Spring, TX, USA

On April 25th, 2005 my 1998 Ford Expedition exploded and was totally destroyed by fire. I contacted Ford and was told my VIN number was not a part of the recall. From all information I have been able to fine the description of other car fires match how my car burned. Ford has advised me that my insurance company will have to subrogate. My insurance company will cover the balance owed on my car, however I am without a vehicle. My insurance company is advising me that a law suit against Ford will take years. I want to file a complaint against Ford, this is unfair treatment. I have lost my car, contents within and now I have no transportation.

- Norcross, GA, USA

Vehicle parked approx 10 hours, horn blowing intermittently, smelled smoke, interior garage door to house hot, got family out - did not witness vehicle fire as outside garage door was shut ----- cruise control quit working 1 month prior to vehicle fire

- Orlando, FL, USA

Vehicle parked approx 3 hours, flames front of dash at windshield, tried to put out vehicle fire himself --- injured ---- no problems with vehicle prior to vehicle fire

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

Spark plug bown out of poorly designed cylinder head on 5.4 liter engine.

- Seneca, SC, USA

Spark plugs blown out of cylinder head of Ford Expedition 5.4 liter engine.

- Seneca, SC, USA

GEM module/ECU failed - corosion found on ba box fuse assembly - progressive and randon symtoms over period of time prior to complete failure - Ford looked at problems previously and never corrected(replaced batery worn out from repeated drains). Caused electrical backflows into various systems when power off such as ac, radio, engine etc... draining battery numerous times and causing a potential fire hazard.... caused airbags to become disabled... compromised ABS braking randomly... these sysmptoms occurred many months prior to total failure at which time many really weird sysmptoms made the car virtually undriveable at speed... transmission changing gears erradically... speedometer works off and on... engine cycle thru startup cycle over and over while driving.

- Potomac, MD, USA

I arrived at home and parked vehicle in garage ~5:15pm. My wife walked on the treadmill (which is in the garage) from 7:15 " 7:45pm and did not smell or notice anything unusual. At 10:00 pm I looked through garage door to make sure lights were out and garage doors shut. I noticed a small red light below the truck. After further investigation, I found it was a flame. I came back in the house told my wife to notify the fire dept. I used a hose and fire extinguishers to exhaust flame as the fire dept. Arrived. The heat was so intense it melted the garage light lens above the vehicle. The vehicle would not go into neutral due to damage, so I used my neighbor"S truck to pull the vehicle out of the garage. It appears to have been the defective cruise switch according to a fire investigator. The damage to the vehicle is obvious I can email photos (except I did not photo damaged windshield). We also have smoke damage to our garage. I have filed a complaint with Ford originally they told me it would be 5 days until they contact me, now they say it could be 10 days. I asked them to expedite, since I am currently without a vehicle. Ford has not done anything at this point to review or resolve the issue.

- Gurley, AL, USA

The vehicles the multi-function switch (combination turn signal, windshield washer/wiper) had a design or assembly flaw. The original switch was replaced under warranty due to corrosion in the washer. A few months later the replacement failed.

- Castro Valley, CA, USA

Our 1998 Ford Expedition was destroyed by a electrical fire that damaged our home.the truck was last driven at 9:30pm and at 11:30pm it started on fire.the truck was totaled by the insurannc company.

- Peoria, AZ, USA

While my 1998 Ford Expedition was parked in drive way, it caught on fire under the hood without any type of warning. The fire was put out by my husband and our neighbors, only to reign night again. The fire department was called to the scene and was able to put it out for good.

- Houston, TX, USA

Vehicle inadvertently caught on fire while being parked. The cause of this was undetermined.

- Kirkland, WA, USA

Spark plug blew-out.

- Nipomo, CA, USA

My 1998 Ford Expedition blew a spark plug out of the head. I now learn that Ford's engineers recognized this defect in the head and have increased the thread count in the head from approximately 4 threads to approximately 10 threads (per power Ford, torrance, ca).

- Redondo Beach, CA, USA

While pulling into the street from a parked position a spark plug blew out. Dealer was not notified.

- Modesto, CA, USA