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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FMPU18L9WL••••••1998 Ford EXPEDITION
This build draws 5.1× more complaints than the average 1998 Ford EXPEDITION build (29 vs 6).
29on this build
618on the model
108builds in total
1involved a crash
3involved a fire
Most reportedEngine And Engine Cooling 7Electrical System 5Vehicle Speed Control 5Visibility 2
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlfireApr 2012
The contact owns a 1998 ford expedition. While parked, the vehicle became engulfed in flames. The fire department was called and a report was filed. The fire department stated that the fire was caused by a short in the cruise control switch. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
Electrical SystemfireMay 2001
On 16 may 2001 while traveling south on colorado interstate 25 in denver, our ford expedition started to chug and sputter. Thinking it was bad gas from filling the tank up around 9:00am earlier that same day, we tried to change lanes to get to the shoulder of the road. The…
Service Brakescrash
While traveling and applying the brakes they locked up, causing the vehicle to slide, resulting in an accident. Please provide further details
EngineAug 2016
#2 spark plug blew out of 5.4l 2 v v8. Was on highway at time. Had to immediately pull over and disconnect fuel and spark for that cylinder. Was over 100km from home, couldnt afford to tow veicle so I had to drive it the remainder of the distance home. Inspected today, there is…
Exterior LightingJan 2009
The fuse for the passenger side head light keeps melting. It appears where the fuse goes is melting as well if not causing it. From time to time the passenger side head light blinks and then goes out. If you wiggle the fuse it lights back up
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FMPU18L9WLB77351 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.