2008 Ford Expedition Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ROCKER PANEL WAS RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THE CONTACT CALLED FREEHOLD FORD (LOCATED AT 3572 US HIGHWAY 9, FREEHOLD, NJ 07728, 732-462-3131) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROCKER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 100,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

PAINT IS CHIPING FROM THE HOOD AND FROM THE TRUNK DOOR. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT IT VIBRATES AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT DRIVES VERY SMOOTH, BUT ONCE I HIT ABOVE 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IT STARTS TO FEEL SHAKY. I CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

The brake is so far left, it is unsafe to drive. It is in the position the clutch would in an a Manual transmission and my right foot has trouble moving that far over and its unsafe to use my left as i'm never braked with my left foot.

BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT; LOSS OF BRAKING FORCE; ANTI-LOCK CAPABILITY. BLEEDING THE BRAKES REMEDIES THE SITUATION FOR A TIME, THEN PROBLEM RECURS. POSSIBLE NHTSA REFERENCE NUMBER 07E105000

WHEN DRIVING DURING NORMAL DRY WEATHER THE TRACTION CONTROL RANDOMLY COMES ON WHEN IT SHOULDN'T AND HAS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL AND THE VEHICLE NOT STOPPING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED. I HAVE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE ONLY 7 WEEKS AND HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES OCCUR ON 3 OCCASIONS. LUCKILY, 2 OF THE TIMES I WAS IN A RURAL AREA BUT THE 3RD TIME I WAS ON A BUSY CITY STREET AND RAN THROUGH A RED LIGHT NARROWLY MISSING HAVING AN ACCIDENT. EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED MY SPEED WAS BELOW 45MPH. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND FOUND SEVERAL BLOGS ONLINE OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IN THESE BLOGS THE INDIVIDUALS STATED THAT THE FORD DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM IN EACH BLOG THAT I FOUND WITH THIS PROBLEM. MANY OF THESE BLOGS WERE SEVERAL YEARS OLD SO I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD SERVICE MANAGER WHO INDICATED HE KNEW NOTHING OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE SINCE THE TRACTION CONTROL DOES NOT RETAIN FAULTS. MY LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER GAVE ME A NUMBER TO FORD WHO I CALLED AND DESCRIBED THE ISSUE. THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND COULD ONLY ADVISE ME TO TAKE IT TO A FORD SERVICE LOCATION TO CHECK OUT. IN THE BLOGS I DID READ WHERE ONE INDIVIDUAL WAS TOLD BY HIS/HER FORD SERVICE CENTER THAT A FORD ENGINEER WOULD BE COMING TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. AS I STATED, I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE 7 WEEKS AND HAD THE TRACTION CONTROL TO CAUSE THE BRAKES TO FAIL ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE DATE BELOW OF 8/24/2020 IS THE DATE OF THE 3RD OCCASIONS.

START OUT DRIVING, THEN EMERGENCY BRAKE, ABS, AND SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ALL COME ON. ALSO SAYS, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FORD REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HER SIGNIFICANT OTHER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF, HE EXITED THE VEHICLE BUT REACHED BACK IN BECAUSE THE KEYS WERE FORGOTTEN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK BUT STARTED TO ROLL AWAY. THERE WAS A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WHO WITNESSED THE FAILURE OCCUR AND WAS UNABLE TO UNFASTEN HER SEAT BELT WHEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY DUE TO IT RETRACTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR WAS OPEN AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING, THE DRIVER FRONT DOOR CRASHED AGAINST THE DRIVEWAY GATE, THEN CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR BUT IT FAILED TO OPEN AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ROLLING IN FULL ACCELERATION IN REVERSED AND WAS MAKING A LOUD CLICKING NOISE AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO GET BACK INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TREES OF AN ALLY OF A GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND WAS SUGGESTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 40-55 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOWN EAST FORD (LOCATED AT 18411 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY, MESQUITE, TX 75150, (972) 584-9140) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

REAR WINDOW WAS BLOWN OUT AT A STOPLIGHT. HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND I THOUGHT SOMEONE HIT ME BUT THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE AREA. LOOKED BACK AND MY WHOLE BACK REAR WINDOW WAS GONE.

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY HOME DRIVEWAY FOR AT LEAST 20 HOURS WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN, IN THE EXTREME MICHIGAN COLD WEATHER. THE MORNING OF, I WAS MADE AWARE THAT MY REAR WINDOW WAS TOTALLY SHATTERED. THERE WAS SHATTERED GLASS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND SHATTERED GLASS ON THE EXTERIOR SNOW COVERED GROUND. THE BACK WINDOW HAD EXPLODED TO SHARDS.

I purchased this vehicle in March 2023 from a private owner from Craigslist that was listed at 130,000 miles. I’m currently in the process of selling and found out through a car history report that my vehicle passed an emission inspection at 230,000 miles in February 2023 and was also purchased from an auction, a month before I purchased it. The owner did not give any of this information and tampered with the odometer. I ran a vehicle history report today August 20, 2025 and retrieved all of this information that was not presented to me during this transaction.

I received a 2008 Expedition Eddie Bauer edition as a birthday gift last October. By January, the passenger window completely quit working. One warm, sunny day, we decided to open the sunroof. We have never had issues with the sunroof malfunctions. A storm moved in and temperatures quickly dropped (we are on the TN/AL stateline, we get all four seasons in one day sometimes). The sunroof would NOT close. It would move forward maybe halfway and then back to completely open. We struggled for HOURS, had to purchase bags, duct tape, and several other items to close the opening. I had to purchase a hotel room for the night because there was no way it would stay in place for another 100 miles. The next day driving home, we stopped at a Co-Op and a gentleman helped us FORCE the sunroof closed. Since then, we have disconnected the button that cracks the rear two windows and sunroof. My truck interior was soaked. My twin girls were cold and miserable, as I was too. We could not afford that hotel room but had no other option.

Since I have owned this vehicle when ever you fill up with fuel when the gas pump clicks off fuel spews back out the filler tube. I have asked dealers if anyone else has this problem and am told no. I believe this is a safety hazzard when gasoline runs down the side of vehicle and onto the ground. Ford does not acknowlege and problem. I'm sure there are other vehicles with the same problem.

When filling the gas tank, even at the slowest setting on the gas pump, when the pump clicks to indicate the tank is full, 5 seconds later the tank burps fuel everywhere and the tank is only 3/4 full. The fumes are a safety risk to people, the fuel on the ground is bad for the environment, and there have been instances when I have been sprayed with fuel. I took the vehicle to my local mechanic and they were not able to find anything wrong. I took the vehicle to the local Ford dealership and they indicated everything was working properly. I took the vehicle back to Ford again and I was told the only other possible thing to do would be to replace the fuel tank, but the fuel tank is not produced anymore and is obsolete. There are no warning indicators to this problem with the vehicle.

5.4L CAMSHAFT PHASER KNOCKING / PINGING NOISE

WHEN I START MY 2008 EXPEDITION ITHE MOTOR MAKES A CLATTER SOUND, THEN IT STOPS AND ALSO INSIDE THE TRUCK THE ACTUATOR DOOR INSIDE THE DASH MAKES NOICE, THEN IT STOPS. THE PASSENGER HANDLE IS LOOSE I THINK IT'S MISSING THE SPRING THAT RETURNS IT. ALL OF THIS HAPPENS EVERYDAY. TODAY IS 30 NOVEMBER 2016.

Right Rear Rancho Strut failed. Available till I return it. Could have lost control of vehicle. Confirmed by mechanic. Inspected by mechanic. No warnings at all. Discovered issue Feb 2026. Installed June 2021.

PAINT IS CHIPING FROM THE HOOD AND FROM THE TRUNK DOOR. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT IT VIBRATES AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT DRIVES VERY SMOOTH, BUT ONCE I HIT ABOVE 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IT STARTS TO FEEL SHAKY. I CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE DRIVER'S DOOR SUDDENLY OPENED. THE CONTACT HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR SHUT UNTIL SHE ARRIVED HOME. SHEEHY FORD LINCOLN OF GAITHERSBURG (901 N FREDERICK AVE, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20879, (301) 358-4443) STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN RECALL EXPIRED FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

ABOUT 2 - 2 1/2 YEARS AGO WE LAID ARE MIDDLE SEAT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE ROW OF ARE EXPEDITION TO MAKE EASE OF ARE DOGS GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. BUT NOW I'M IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING THE SEAT UP TO GO TRAVEL, BUT I AM HAVING CONCERNS ABOUT THE SEAT CONSIDERING THE SEAT WILL NOT RE-LATCH IN THE UP RIGHT POSITION, TO MAKE IT CAPABLE OF HOLDING 8 PEOPLE TOTAL IN THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THE LOCAL SHOP DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE BUT DOES AGREE ITS A SAFETY HAZARD IN A WAY. THE ONLY SOLUTION THEY CAN THINK OF IS TO REPLACE OUT WHAT EVER PART THAT IS BAD AND THEN GO FROM THERE, PRICING ON PART ALONE IS RANGING AS HIGH AS 650 DOLLARS FOR EVERYTHING MINUS LABOR FEES. *TR

THE MECHANIC AT MERCHANT TIRE KINGDOM NOTED THAT AT LEAST 15 OF MY LUG NUTS NEEDED TO REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE BEGINNING TO CRACK, WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE TIRE BECOMING DISLODGED FROM THE RIM. I REPLACED ALL 24 LUG NUTS TO BE SAFE. THIS IS AN USUALLY INCIDENT GIVEN THAT MY PREVIOUS EXPEDITION I HAD FOR 15 YEARS NEVER NEEDED A SINGLE LUG NUT. *TR

OWN A 2008 KING RANCH FORD EXPEDITION EL, COMPLAINED FROM THE BEGINNING THAT WINDOWS WERE SLOW TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THE WINDOWS WOULD FREEZE SHUT. THEY EVENTUALLY CHANGED THE WINDOW TRACKS, BUT DIDN'T SEEM TO HELP. NOW THE WINDOWS GET STUCK IN THE DOWN OR HALF UP POSITION, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TEMP IS COLD. I PUSHED TO HAVE THEM CHANGE THE WINDOW MOTOR, BUT WOULD NOT. NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE WINDOW MOTORS!!!! I SEE THIS AS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IF I WOULD NEED TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOWS TO ESCAPE IN THE WINTER...I WOULD BE UNABLE TO DO SO. MY HUSBAND, SON AND DOGS WERE IN MONTANA WITH BLINDING SNOW AND FREEZING TEMPS...WITH THE WINDOW STUCK IN THE HALF UP POSITION. THEY HAD TO PULL THE WINDOW UP WITH THERE HANDS. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FLAT BED TOW TRUCK WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO WAYNE AKERS FORD (2000 10TH AVE N, LAKE WORTH, FL 33461, (800) 749-8875), BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 191,517.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK, TIRE LINE DYNAPRO A/S TIRE SIZE P265/70/R18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING HIS TIRES ROTATED THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD A SEEM ON THE INNER WALL OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT THE ORIGINAL ONES ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN THE RAIN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND MOVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHED INTO A WALL AND IT FLIPPED OVER. THE REAR TIRES WERE INSTALLED TWO WEEKS AGO WHICH WERE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THERE WERE THREE OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE THAT WERE INJURED. THE DRIVER AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A TRAUMA CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE KUMHO TIRES, MODEL ROAD VENTURE, DOT# H2T3YT5F3710, TIRE SIZE T275/55R20. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED THEY NOTICED THE TIRES WERE BALD. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MADE A KNOCKING NOISE AND WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS AND LUNGED FORWARD. WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO 15 MPH TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AND SLOWING DOWN, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO JERK AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PLATE ASSEMBLY/DRIVE PLATE AND THE SCREEN ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT REMEDIED BY THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE ALSO PULLED BACK 6 FEET WHEN IN THE PARK POSITION. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE WHILE IT WAS IN PARK. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,035. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE PARKED FOR TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE FAILURE CAUSED $4500 WORTH OF DAMAGES. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS SENT PICTURES, POLICE REPORTS AND AN EYE WITNESS TESTIMONY OF WHAT HAPPENED. SHE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 47,000.

Front passenger seatbelt locks, and now it doesn’t allow the passenger to buckle up. In other words the passenger seat belt buckle does not work anymore. It is a safety hazard to my passenger.

TRAVELING AT 55MPH GOING EAST-A TRUCK WITH TRAILER WAS TRAVELING WEST CARRYING THOSE LARGE ROUND HAY BALES ONE OF THE HAY BALES FELL OFF. THE HAY BALE HIT THE PAVEMENT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE BALE. THERE IS EXTENSIVE FRONTAL DAMAGE, WINDSHIELD SMASHED IN CONTINUED ON TOP OF MY VEHICLE DAMAGING THE ROOF. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR DID NOT OPEN- I HAD TO KICK THE PASSENGER DOOR SEVERAL TIMES TO BE ABLE TO GET IT OPEN JUST ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UP. I HAD MY SEATBELT ON AT TIME OF CRASH BUT WHEN VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY TO A BODY SHOP (I DO NOT KNOW YET IF THEY ARE GOING TO TOTAL IT, SOME SEEM TO THINK SO) I ASKED THE GENTLEMEN WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, HE SAID I SHOULD CONTACT FORD. I THEN ASKED HIM WHY MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UP (I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL) HE WENT OVER TO THE SEATBELT-IT WAS STILL PULLED OUT SOME BUT HE WAS ABLE TO PULL IT AND IT RETRACTED BACK. HE SAID I SHOULD CONTACT FORD ABOUT THAT AS WELL. MY CONCERN IS THAT I FEEL THAT MY AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED WITH THIS ACCIDENT AND I DEFINITELY THINK MY SEATBELT SHOULD OF LOCKED OUT. THIS ISSUES HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED BECAUSE THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR NEEDS TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO FIX THIS OR TOTAL THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME. I DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT BUT WENT LATER THAT NIGHT DUE TO PAIN IN MY NECK, CHEST, LEFT HIP AND KNEE ALONG WITH LEFT THUMB. *TR

STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR DEFECTIVE. STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. FORD IS AWARE OF DEFECT AND HAVE ISSUED A TSB CONCERNING ISSUE TO TECHS. *TR

WE PURCHASED THIS 2008 EXPEDITION LAST FALL WITH THE INTENSION OF TOWING A TRAILER ACROSS COUNTRY BECAUSE THEY CAME WITH HIGH REVIEWS AND COMFORT. WE FIRST NOTICED THE DRIFTING WHEN WE PICKED UP THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER FULLY LOADED IS ABOUT 6,200 POUNDS. WE HAVE A STABILIZER HITCH THAT WE USED TO TOW WITH. WE TOOK THE SUV INTO A DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. A MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THEY CHECK THE CAMBER'S. THE DEALER SAID ALL WAS FINE. WE TOOK IT ON A 7,000 MILE TRIP TOWING THE TRAILER AND IMMEDIATELY DISCOVERED THAT THE TOWING ABILITY WAS DANGEROUS. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. IN ALL CASES, NO WIND OR WITH EVER THE SLIGHTEST WIND, THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND THE TRAILER WOULD WOBBLE BACK AND FORTH MAKING IT EXHAUSTING TO STEER. WITH HIGH GUSTS IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER EVEN AT 45 MPH, IT WOULD DRIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL, AND THE TRAILER FISH-TAILING BEHIND US. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. WE COULD NOT GO OVER 55-60 MPH ON A WIND FREE DAY AND FEEL ANYWHERE SAFE. WE TOOK IT INTO THE SAME DEALER WHEN WE GOT BACK HOME AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. WE TOOK IT INTO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY ALSO TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND SAID THEY COULD NOT SEE ANY PROBLEMS. THERE IS SOMETHING TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THIS SUSPENSION AND STEERING SYSTEM AND THE DEALERS CANNOT PUT A FINGER ON IT. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A TENDENCY TO CAUSE THE SUV TO DRIFT WHILE DRIVING EVEN WITHOUT THE TRAILER. IT FEELS LOOSE. IT ALSO AT TIMES, HAS A KNOCK IN IT LIKE SOMETHING IS EITHER SNAPPING BACK IN OR SNAPPING OUT OF POSITION. WE ARE AT A LOSS AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN FOR HELP. WE LOVE THIS SUV OTHER THAN THESE DRIVING PROBLEMS THAT ARE DANGEROUS. *TR

A/C LEAKING WATER. A/C EVAPORATOR COIL HOUSING BOX TO CONDENSATE AND LEAK WATER ON AND UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD CARPET. ALSO AROUND THE CONDENSATE DRAIN THAT EXITS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IT A BLACK FOAM RUBBER GASKET THAT SOAKS UP WATER LIKE A SPONGE. THIS GASKET BUTTS-UP AGAINST THE FIREWALL AND IS WHAT'S LEAKING MOST OF THE WATER UNDER THE CARPET. *TR