There are 5 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2008 Ford Expeditionin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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.
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. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATER MODULAR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,965.
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
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Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026