FordExpedition2003
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2003 Ford Expedition Pads Problems

12
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.

What owners report

  • brake pads · 15 records
  • front brake · 5 records
  • brake dust · 5 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi4
30–60k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • May 3, 2006 · 2,474 miles

    Mechanical · Pads

    The brakes on the 2003 expedition isn't designed to hold the heavy weight of the expedition. This cause the brakes to need to be replaced numerous times. Ford needs to recall the brakes and put bigger brake pads in them. I have had to even replace them metal to metal in the front 7 times in 3 years and under 45,000 miles. I even had to replace the master cylinder due to leakage at 45,000 miles. Also due to…

    ODI 10157378

  • July 28, 2004 · 32,000 miles

    Pads

    Brake system was defective, which caused the brake pads to wear out prematurely. Manufacturer had an update kit that cost $233.00 plus labor. The update kit has a different brake pad material then the one from the factory. The factory brake pad wore through the rotors extremely fast and damaged the rotors.*ak

    ODI 10083931

  • July 7, 2004

    Pads · Rotor

    Excessive wearing of rotors and pads. Front (right & left) brake pads needed to replaced as well as rotors at 25,000 miles. Car is not driven hard. Ford service center(maguire's ford of hershey, pa) stated that there was still padding left and that there was no metal contact with rotors, but the rotors were worn to 1.1 ickness(fl) and 1.09(fr). I am having specs on rotors independantly verified.*ak

    ODI 10080518

  • June 5, 2004

    Pads · Rotor

    Vehicle was taken to the dealer for a routine inspection, and mechanic determined that the brake pads and rotors needed to be replaced due worn out parts. *ak the brake pads reduced brake rotor thickness below minimum safe thickness for new pads. The average brake pad life was 12k to 81k miles. If they are non ford pads, rotor failure would occur in as little as 3k miles. The consumer requested a written agreement…

    ODI 10090049

  • May 8, 2004 · 17,000 miles

    Pads

    2003 ford expedition with around 17000 miles. Brakes are not ridden. Front brake pads wore out. From the dealership (mossy ford, san diego), "ford has redesigned the brake pads and we need to replace all four pads." i asked if there was a design flaw with using low quality pads on the original equipmment. I asked if this has been seen before. No answer was given. I would like to know if this is a repeating theme. It…

    ODI 10068501

  • April 19, 2004 · 32,500 miles

    Pads

    2003 ford expedition . Ford informs me after only 30,000 miles the types of brake pads used destroyed the rotors; must buy new rotors and purchase the newly designed ford brake pads with special springs and such to prevent the future problems with pads that eat rotors. But , this ford does not considered this to be defective. Total cost for brakes only - $ 909.00. *ak

    ODI 10066471

  • June 30, 2003 · 1 miles

    Pads · Rotor

    Brake pads wear prematurely and score rotors, along with excessive brake dust. *cb

    ODI 10054311

  • June 22, 2003 · 1 miles

    Pads

    Unusually high volume of brake dust accumulation from front brake pads on '03 ford expedition. *ak

    ODI 10056663

  • May 19, 2003

    Pads · Rotor

    Excessive brake dust on front wheels of 2003 ford expedition. Front brakes needed replacement after only 13,000 miles. Rotors also needed replacement. Brake replacement on all previous vehicles took place after 25,000 miles were on the vehicles. Ford customer service did not believe that there is a problem with the brake pads or brakes and was not willing to do anything to resolve the problem. However, i did see a…

    ODI 10018932

  • May 11, 2003

    Pads

    The front wheels on every new expedition i see on the road (including mine) display a far excessive sooting from the front brake pads. This rapidly turns the wheels dark and dirty, but more importantly indicate a far too excessive wear rate for the front brake pads, indicating an engineering change of pad material is required. *jb

    ODI 10018901

  • February 15, 2003

    Pads

    BRAKE DUST ON FONT WHEELS. *NLM

    ODI 10021013

  • January 1, 2003

    Pads

    Front brake pads turn the wheels black in a matter of couple of days. *la

    ODI 10041266