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Rear Of Vehicle Rides Low, Air Suspension Failed
2000 Ford Expedition
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Ford dealer.
8.8
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $1,500
- Average Mileage:
- 76,200 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 10 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (5 reports)
- replaced defective parts (5 reports)
suspension problem
Helpful websites
- air suspension failure - To everybody out there that has air suspension in their particular model (not all models of Expeditions utilize air suspension) there are conversion kits to convert the air suspension to regular suspension using shocks and springs. Strutmasters, along with other manufacturers offer "conversion kits" that allow you to rid yourself of the chronic air suspension ailment of the notorious Expeditions. No need to worry about the air suspension ever again since it will be converted and "deactivated". There is a method of turning off the air suspension warning light which would be necessary after the conversion kit is installed if you don't want to look at the useless warning light. It will no longer be needed after conversion. Everyone that continues to use the air suspension must always remember to turn it off (switch located at the side wall at the front passenger seat) when lifting the vehicle to change a tire for safety sake since it can come on spontaneously and knock the vehicle off the jack possibly causing serious injury to whoever is changing the tire. We have had recurring problems with ours as well and if people were informed from the beginning they would probably convert it right away or at the first sign of a problem instead of putting any more money into fixing the ridiculous air suspension. It appears to be a worthless brainstorm of an idea for "luxury" vehicles to attain a smooth ride. I recently had a mechanic offer (for $200 parts and labor) to just add springs on the rear so that it would support the vehicle and keep the air from bleeding off overnight causing it to sag. It would no longer use the air suspension and it would be "deactivated" since there is no air suspension in the front to worry about, unless your particular model had air susp. on front and back . There are already regular shocks inside the air suspension on the rear and the springs would support the vehicle without the air. With my vehicle being 10 yrs old I feel that adding new shocks at the same time would probably be my wisest choice. There is not a need to invest any more money into the air suspension... EVER! I suggest you convert or just add springs if your vehicle is relatively new and send your complaints to Ford. There are a lot of reasons for the air susp to fail, including the compressor, dryer, air line leaks, o ring leaks, and air boot failure to age and cracking. Why invest more into something that is "unnecessary"? I have invested a lot of time researching this exact problem and am happy to share the answer to all of you fellow sufferers. I wish I had known this before ever investing anything into repairs on the air suspension. Google "converting air suspension Ford Expedition" and see what you find :)
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I am a single mother of 3, since I have had the Expedition, one thing after another has been happening, first automatic windows had stopped working, the automatic locks stopped or still will not engage to unlock or lock, the A/C is constantly wanting to stop then statr again and NOW about a month ago, my suspension on the rear would go completely down when the car was parked, when it would start back on, the would be a loud noise and the car wold raise back up. NOW as of 9/1/2008 the back is totally down and will not go back up. It is my only transportation I have to work and the kids to school. It is so uncomfortable to drive, makes you nauseated from being so bumpy and jars your head so much you get headaches. All of these problems are not worth it, I am on a tight budget. I know car maintenance has to be done, but enough is enough, I have replaced brakes at least 3 times, the front has something wrong with it, that I can't even get an alignment done right now until I get that fixed. Ford has really yet the people down.
- clarktx, Rockport, TX, US