Ford Enthusiast

[kargh]

Hello All,

New to these forums. Just registered and I have a few questions for you fine folks.

I imagine some of the information I'm asking about is located on these forums in one post or another, and while I intend to dig through everything, I figure it might take me quite a while and hopefully someone will be able to give me a quicker reply.

So, thank you in advance for your patience.

Heres what I have:

1998 Expedition 4x4 5.4L (non-Eddie Bauer)
118k miles
New tires, brake pads, replaced worn tie rods and ball joints
No known issues at the present time

Currently I'm getting about 7.5 mpg highway. This, I'm expecting, is -way- lower than what it should be but from what I can tell (or hear) everything is running good. I imagine the vehicle is in need of a general tune-up and that might help with the low mpg. Aside from a general tune-up is there anything else you might suggest to check into?

Second, and this only happens occasionally, when I turn a corner it feels like the vehicle is being pushed forward as much as it is turning so theres this almost skidding-vibrating sensation... as if too much power is being pushed out while turning. I have a 3-wheeler that does the same thing if you don't have enough weight to the front of it. If anyone knows what I'm talking about, is there a fix for this? Its like turning quickly on a gravel road and you slide through the turn but this is happening on concrete and at slow rates of speed (eg: from a stop sign or lights).

Braking. A few times this winter I lost (or... possibly gained) my brakes. By that, I mean, that when I went to stop my brakes were hard as if someone were pumping them until fully pressurized. I suspect that its the anti-lock system going haywire. Instead of a nice gradual pumping action, it goes very fast. Anyone else have this happen? Is it the sensor going bad? Someone once mentioend to me that it gets dirty/rusty and needs to be cleaned off but I've not yet looked for it (and have no clue where to look at the moment either).

A few other random inquires: Is it possible to disable the automatic door locking mechanism that causes all but the drivers side door to lock when you exit the vehicle? If theres anything that frustrates me more on a daily basis, I don't know what it is.

Well, I guess there was only one at this time.

Again, thanks for your time and patience. Hopefully I can find a few answers on my own on these forums.

-- Jess