1998 Ford Expedition Recalls, Complaints & Specs

5 safety recalls list the 1998 Ford Expedition, and owners have filed 836 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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5 safety recalls for the 1998 Ford Expedition

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 05V388000 Reported September 7, 2005 4,500,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles equipped with speed control, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat, smoke, or burn.

   Remedy: By letter dated september 12, 2005, owners were instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch disconnected. Owners who have had their speed control deactivated are…

2. Exterior lighting

   NHTSA 00V168000 Reported June 19, 2000 20,637 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: MINI vans, light pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles. Off lease canadian vehicles equipped with daytime running lights which meet canadian requirements and not the photometric requirements of FMVSS 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." according to ford, the vehicles were imported into…

   Remedy: Dealers will be advised to deactivate the running light function and to complete any outstanding safety recalls on these vehicles.

3. Trailer hitches

   NHTSA 00V073000 Reported March 7, 2000 565,800 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: multi-purpose vehicles. The trailer hitch assembly to the frame attaching bolts could lose the clamp load.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the trailer hitch mounting bolts and nut plates.

4. Lugs/nuts/bolts/studs (wheels)

   NHTSA 98V095000 Reported May 13, 1998 1,520,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: multi-purpose vehicles and light duty pickup trucks. The lug nuts on these vehicles may not create sufficient clamp load allowing wheel movement in relation to the hub/rotor mounting surface.

   Remedy: Owners of these vehicles will be receiving two notifications. The first notification, which began in may 1998, will provide an interim repair procedure until parts become available. This interim procedure can be…

5. Gear position indication (prndl) (power train)

   NHTSA 97V171000 Reported October 7, 1997 866,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles. If the automatic transmission shift cable assembly was not fully attached to the steering column bracket, the shift cable assembly can come out of the bracket. The vehicle operator would then not be able to shift the transmission from one of the drive…

   Remedy: Dealers will make the proper attachment of the transmission shift control cable to the steering column bracket and add a tie strap to that connection.

836 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1998 Ford Expedition have filed 836 complaints with NHTSA; 43 describe a crash and 73 describe a fire. Reports cite 37 injuries and 1 death. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 115,440 miles. Complaints peaked in 1999 with 135 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Electrical system60
• Engine and engine cooling: engine58
• Vehicle speed control43
• Suspension: torsion bar39
• Suspension: stabilizer bar32
• Power train: automatic transmission29
• Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip29
• Engine and engine cooling28

What owners are reporting

“Bought replacement brake pads from RockAuto 07/08/2023 9:06PM order 244457897 that are supposed to be Bosch BSH BC702 ceramic. What arrived is unbranded, unnumbered tag torn off the box with no identi”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 21, 2023 · Service brakes, hydraulic

“Tl* the contact owns a 1998 ford expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated and surged at a high rate of speed without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer w”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, May 24, 2019 · Vehicle speed control

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 1998 Ford Expedition (Expedition 2WD, Expedition 4WD). Ranges cover every tested configuration.

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Recall and complaint counts for every Ford Expedition model year in NHTSA's database.

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.