1997 Ford Expedition vehicle speed control problems
79 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1997 Ford Expedition — 9% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Vehicle will speed up or slow down in certain times for certain speeds without notice smell of smok and looked hurt wiring”
filed Mar 24, 2022
“When examining my vehicle which supposedly had a recall on the cruise control sensor on brake master cylinder, found that ford only added a fusable link to prevent fire as the sensor may not have been leaking at the time. It has since leaked and the added bit of wire with the blue tag has blown…”
filed May 25, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SPEED CONTROL, THE…Campaign 05V388000 · Sep 7, 2005
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Expedition years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Expedition | 8 | 11% |
| 2023 Expedition | 6 | 9% |
| 2022 Expedition | 8 | 7% |
| 2021 Expedition | 9 | 4% |
| 2020 Expedition | 13 | 3% |
| 2019 Expedition | 13 | 3% |
| 2018 Expedition | 15 | 4% |
| 2017 Expedition | 21 | 6% |
| 2016 Expedition | 20 | 9% |
| 2015 Expedition | 15 | 9% |
| 2014 Expedition | 4 | 6% |
| 2013 Expedition | 7 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Ford Expedition
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.