Hi everyone. I am new to this forum and came here hoping someone can help me diagnose a problem that just surfaced on my 2008 Expedition.
My mechanic doesn't seem to know what the problem is. He called a friend at a Ford Service location and he can't come up with an answer either.
The vehicle has 82,000 miles and has run great since I purchased it. This is my second Expedition. I gave my daughter the previous one (2002) and it is still running strong at 145,000 miles.
The problem surfaced just after Thanksgiving. My wife was stopped at a light and the car started making a noise coming from the engine and felt like the engine was rocking from side to side. She put the car in park, gave it a little gas and the problem stopped. That same day, the same thing happened again.
She came home, told me about it and I took it to the mechanic to see if he could find what the problem could be.
He recommended we service the transmission with new fluid. We did that and the car ran fine for the next six weeks or so.
She had a similar problem pulling out of a parking space at a Shop Rite. The car starting making noises and the engine started rocking. She put in park and gave it a little gas and the problem went away.
I started using the car more often and it happened to me. Same thing. Noise coming from the engine compartment (lifters/valves) and the engine rocking.
The problem goes away by putting the car in park or neutral and give it a little gas. It has happened approximately seven times in the last two months.
The mechanic tells me that it looks like the car is loosing oil pressure but doesn't know what to do about it since it only happens once in a while.
Has anyone one dealt with a similar problem?
Your help would be greatly appreciated. My wife and I are both retired and like to take long trips to Florida from New Jersey. We are a little worried about making the next trip.
Thank you, Lou G.
My mechanic doesn't seem to know what the problem is. He called a friend at a Ford Service location and he can't come up with an answer either.
The vehicle has 82,000 miles and has run great since I purchased it. This is my second Expedition. I gave my daughter the previous one (2002) and it is still running strong at 145,000 miles.
The problem surfaced just after Thanksgiving. My wife was stopped at a light and the car started making a noise coming from the engine and felt like the engine was rocking from side to side. She put the car in park, gave it a little gas and the problem stopped. That same day, the same thing happened again.
She came home, told me about it and I took it to the mechanic to see if he could find what the problem could be.
He recommended we service the transmission with new fluid. We did that and the car ran fine for the next six weeks or so.
She had a similar problem pulling out of a parking space at a Shop Rite. The car starting making noises and the engine started rocking. She put in park and gave it a little gas and the problem went away.
I started using the car more often and it happened to me. Same thing. Noise coming from the engine compartment (lifters/valves) and the engine rocking.
The problem goes away by putting the car in park or neutral and give it a little gas. It has happened approximately seven times in the last two months.
The mechanic tells me that it looks like the car is loosing oil pressure but doesn't know what to do about it since it only happens once in a while.
Has anyone one dealt with a similar problem?
Your help would be greatly appreciated. My wife and I are both retired and like to take long trips to Florida from New Jersey. We are a little worried about making the next trip.
Thank you, Lou G.
