FordExpedition2003
  1. Ford Expedition
  2. Problems
  3. 2003
  4. Tires

2003 Ford Expedition Tires Problems

33
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 33 stored complaint records:

  • 4 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire
  • 1 indicate a death

What owners report

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi11
60–100k mi7
100–150k mi5

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • August 30, 2003 · 100 miles

    Suspension · Tires

    Vibration from tires when driving on highway.*ak

    ODI 10036974

  • June 1, 2003 · 500 miles

    Body · Cruise Control · Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion) · Interior Lighting · Tires · Wheels · Windshield · Wiring

    My expedition is a 1yr and 5 months. With less than 500 miles paid for a front end alignment and tire rotation, because of bad vibration at speeds of 60-70 miles an hour. Still had vibration, took it back to dealer, they said the truck came with tires out of balance. Still had vibration, took it back to dealership, a box dealing with the steering wheel had to be replaced. Since then i have paid for another front end…

    ODI 10096433

  • May 27, 2003 · 5 miles

    Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · Tires

    On a number of occasions the abs system has failed to perform as described by the manufacturer. Upon stopping when the abs takes over my vehicle bucks and sends me bucking through intersections. According to the dealership where i purchased this is the way the abs works. This vehicle also has very poor visibility, there are many large blind spots. *nlm

    Crash reported

    ODI 10023309

  • November 20, 2002 · 730 miles

    Tires

    While traveling at 65 to 70 mph, the vehicle developed a vibration. The dealer stated that the cause is bad tires. Scc

    ODI 10003823

  • November 2, 2002

    Tires

    While traveling at 62-65 mph on dry, smooth pavement the right rear tire suffered a sudden sidewall blowout. Both the inside and outside walls were totally destroyed. I have digital photographic documentation if you are interested. Luckily it was a rear tire and not a front tire at that speed. The car has less than 8000 miles on it and had just been serviced by the dealership within the last 3 weeks and all tires…

    ODI 769216

  • 30 miles

    Automatic (Asc) · Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion) · Tires

    When driving 70 mph or higher steering wheel and the vehicle shook excessively, causing the vehicle to become unstable. Dealer has replaced the tires twice, and replaced the steering gear box. However problem recurred. Dealer indicated to the consumer that it could not be fixed. *ak

    ODI 10046220

  • 5,000 miles

    Tires

    The traction on all four tires were not good while driving in the rain. *nlm *scc *jb

    ODI 10019938

  • Tires

    There was excessive tread wear and exposed steel belts on the left front tire. The spare tire showed exactly the same signs. The rear tire on the drivers side blew out along with side wall separation about 18 inches long. There were no obvious or unusual tread wear on this tire, consumer states the spare tire also exhibited the signs. *jg

    ODI 567830