2000 FORD EXPEDITION Problems & Recalls
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while driving smoke came from under my hood by the time i opened it was a full blown fire on the passenger side near the fuel injectors and spark plugs. we called 911 police and fire department came a nearby business owner loaned a fire extinguisher and we got the fire out. the fire men say it was c...
The contact owns a 2000 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the contact became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly, requiring increased effort to prevent oversteering. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent ...
Mileage: 315,000
The contact owns a 2000 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start-up. The contact attempted to jump start the vehicle with assistance, but he was not successful. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failur...
Mileage: 300,000
The contact owns a 2000 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start-up. The contact attempted to jump start the vehicle with assistance, but he was not successful. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failur...
Mileage: 300,000
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED AT MY JOB PARKING LOT FOR 3HRS, WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER, DRIVERS SIDE, NEAR THE FIREWALL. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, BBB, AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WHICH ALL ATTEMPTS WERE IGNORED.
Mileage: 10,000
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED AT MY JOB PARKING LOT FOR 3HRS, WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER, DRIVERS SIDE, NEAR THE FIREWALL. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, BBB, AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WHICH ALL ATTEMPTS WERE IGNORED.
Mileage: 10,000
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED AT MY JOB PARKING LOT FOR 3HRS, WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD NEAR THE MASTER CYLINDER, DRIVERS SIDE, NEAR THE FIREWALL. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, BBB, AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, WHICH ALL ATTEMPTS WERE IGNORED.
Mileage: 10,000
MY CAR SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY AS I'M DRIVING. I'VE HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND SEE NOTHING WRONG. THERE ARE NO CODES COMING UP EITHER.
Mileage: 100,000
MY CAR SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY AS I'M DRIVING. I'VE HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND SEE NOTHING WRONG. THERE ARE NO CODES COMING UP EITHER.
Mileage: 100,000
MY CAR SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY AS I'M DRIVING. I'VE HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND SEE NOTHING WRONG. THERE ARE NO CODES COMING UP EITHER.
Mileage: 100,000
ODOMETER BLANKS OUT NO DIGITAL READ OUT FOR MILEAGE, SEATS ARE TORN BADLY DON'T USE OR DRIVE THAT OFTEN 1 OR TWICE A WEEK IT HAS ONLY 145K MILES. NOW, THE AIR LINE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IT LOW IN REAR WITH COMPRESSOR CAN'T FIND LEAK AND BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS WILL NEED REPLACED TRYING TO FIND OUT WHE...
Mileage: 145,000
ODOMETER BLANKS OUT NO DIGITAL READ OUT FOR MILEAGE, SEATS ARE TORN BADLY DON'T USE OR DRIVE THAT OFTEN 1 OR TWICE A WEEK IT HAS ONLY 145K MILES. NOW, THE AIR LINE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IT LOW IN REAR WITH COMPRESSOR CAN'T FIND LEAK AND BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS WILL NEED REPLACED TRYING TO FIND OUT WHE...
Mileage: 145,000
ODOMETER BLANKS OUT NO DIGITAL READ OUT FOR MILEAGE, SEATS ARE TORN BADLY DON'T USE OR DRIVE THAT OFTEN 1 OR TWICE A WEEK IT HAS ONLY 145K MILES. NOW, THE AIR LINE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IT LOW IN REAR WITH COMPRESSOR CAN'T FIND LEAK AND BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS WILL NEED REPLACED TRYING TO FIND OUT WHE...
Mileage: 145,000
MY TRUCK HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE WITH NEW PARTS ON IT. I WENT TO MY FRIEND'S HOUSE WENT IN TO SWITCH MY LAUNDRY, LOOKED OUT HER WINDOW AND MY WAS ON FIRE!! TRUCK OFF AND KEYS WERE NOT IN IGNITION AND IT WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY UNDER A CARPORT. IT POSED NO PROBLEMS ON THE WAY OVER THERE, NO SMELLS, N...
Mileage: 195,000
MY TRUCK HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE WITH NEW PARTS ON IT. I WENT TO MY FRIEND'S HOUSE WENT IN TO SWITCH MY LAUNDRY, LOOKED OUT HER WINDOW AND MY WAS ON FIRE!! TRUCK OFF AND KEYS WERE NOT IN IGNITION AND IT WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY UNDER A CARPORT. IT POSED NO PROBLEMS ON THE WAY OVER THERE, NO SMELLS, N...
Mileage: 195,000
MY TRUCK HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE WITH NEW PARTS ON IT. I WENT TO MY FRIEND'S HOUSE WENT IN TO SWITCH MY LAUNDRY, LOOKED OUT HER WINDOW AND MY WAS ON FIRE!! TRUCK OFF AND KEYS WERE NOT IN IGNITION AND IT WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY UNDER A CARPORT. IT POSED NO PROBLEMS ON THE WAY OVER THERE, NO SMELLS, N...
Mileage: 195,000
MY EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AT LEAST 30 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING IT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND A WATER HOSE, BUT THE PLASTIC PARTS WERE WERE MELTED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT WAS THE CRUI...
Mileage: 258,000
I WAS DRIVING THE DOWN THE STREET GOING TO WAL-MART ON PENDLETON PIKE IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA THE CAR SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. I SHIFTED IT BACK IN GEAR DROVE ON TO WAL-MART THEN TO WENT TO ALDIS. WHEN I CAME OUT OF ALDIS ALSO ON PENDLETON PIKE THE CAR WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK WITH...
Mileage: 286,000
I WAS DRIVING THE DOWN THE STREET GOING TO WAL-MART ON PENDLETON PIKE IN INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA THE CAR SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. I SHIFTED IT BACK IN GEAR DROVE ON TO WAL-MART THEN TO WENT TO ALDIS. WHEN I CAME OUT OF ALDIS ALSO ON PENDLETON PIKE THE CAR WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK WITH...
Mileage: 286,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE, THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH UNDERNEATH THE HOOD THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS OFF AT THE TIME. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE ...
Mileage: 201,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN OIL CHANGE, THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH UNDERNEATH THE HOOD THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS OFF AT THE TIME. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE ...
Mileage: 201,000
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN MY EXPEDITION AND I WENT TO DISINGAGE MY CRUISE CONTROL AND MY ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF IT'S BEEN 4 WEEKS NOW AND I CAN'T GET ANYONE TO TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG. MY VEHICLE IS A NO CRANK NO START NOW
Mileage: 280,000
BATTERY WILL NOT KEPT A CHARGER HAVE TO TAKE OFF CABLE WHEN CUTTING THE TRUCK OFF. LIGHTS NOT WORKING IN BACK ,NO PICK UP SPEED
Mileage: 18,000
BATTERY WILL NOT KEPT A CHARGER HAVE TO TAKE OFF CABLE WHEN CUTTING THE TRUCK OFF. LIGHTS NOT WORKING IN BACK ,NO PICK UP SPEED
Mileage: 18,000
BATTERY WILL NOT KEPT A CHARGER HAVE TO TAKE OFF CABLE WHEN CUTTING THE TRUCK OFF. LIGHTS NOT WORKING IN BACK ,NO PICK UP SPEED
Mileage: 18,000
TRIED TO START WITH KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OF. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THIS WOULD BE LIFE THREATENING IF HAPPENED IN A CLOSED GARAGE
Mileage: 165,400
TRIED TO START WITH KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OF. HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THIS WOULD BE LIFE THREATENING IF HAPPENED IN A CLOSED GARAGE
Mileage: 165,400
THROTTLE FEELS LIKE ITS STICKING. THE BREAKS FEEL LIKE THEY GET HARDER THE LONGER YOU DRIVE OR USE THEM. ITS BEEN EXTREMELY COLD THE LAST FEW WEEKS (AIR TEMP OF -28F LOWS TO -3F FOR HIGHS). YOU LET OFF THE BREAK FROM A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT AND IT WILL SUDDENLY ACCERLERATE BY ITSELF. SEEMS TO HAPP...
Mileage: 251,000
THROTTLE FEELS LIKE ITS STICKING. THE BREAKS FEEL LIKE THEY GET HARDER THE LONGER YOU DRIVE OR USE THEM. ITS BEEN EXTREMELY COLD THE LAST FEW WEEKS (AIR TEMP OF -28F LOWS TO -3F FOR HIGHS). YOU LET OFF THE BREAK FROM A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT AND IT WILL SUDDENLY ACCERLERATE BY ITSELF. SEEMS TO HAPP...
Mileage: 251,000
THROTTLE FEELS LIKE ITS STICKING. THE BREAKS FEEL LIKE THEY GET HARDER THE LONGER YOU DRIVE OR USE THEM. ITS BEEN EXTREMELY COLD THE LAST FEW WEEKS (AIR TEMP OF -28F LOWS TO -3F FOR HIGHS). YOU LET OFF THE BREAK FROM A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT AND IT WILL SUDDENLY ACCERLERATE BY ITSELF. SEEMS TO HAPP...
Mileage: 251,000
I HAVE OWNED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION FOR APPROX. 3 YRS. AND ON NOV. 22, 2017 WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT AT MY WORK(APPROX. 3HRS) IT DECIDED TO LIGHT ITSELF ON FIRE! I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED...
Mileage: 193,000
TAKATA RECALL. IGNITION MECHANISM ON STEERING COLUMN IS LOCKED. CAN PUT KEY IN, BUT ABSOLUTELY CANNOT TURN IGNITION MECHANISM. STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED AND TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN "PARK". THESE ARE SAFETY FEATURES AND WILL NOT UNLOCK UNTIL IGNITION IS TURNED. VEHICLE IS PARKED SO IT IS STATIONARY ...
Mileage: 142,000
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED MY MECHANIC TOLD ME AND IT LEAKS ANTI
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED MY MECHANIC TOLD ME AND IT LEAKS ANTI
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED MY MECHANIC TOLD ME AND IT LEAKS ANTI
MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND I WAS ALERTED BY MY DOGS BARKING. I OPENED MY GARAGE DOOR TO SEE THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSE THAT EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD HAD MELTED.THE FIRE MARSHALS SAID THE ALTERNATOR CAUSE IT
Mileage: 186,000
MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND I WAS ALERTED BY MY DOGS BARKING. I OPENED MY GARAGE DOOR TO SEE THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSE THAT EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD HAD MELTED.THE FIRE MARSHALS SAID THE ALTERNATOR CAUSE IT
Mileage: 186,000
MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND I WAS ALERTED BY MY DOGS BARKING. I OPENED MY GARAGE DOOR TO SEE THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS SO INTENSE THAT EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD HAD MELTED.THE FIRE MARSHALS SAID THE ALTERNATOR CAUSE IT
Mileage: 186,000
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 30MPH AND SUDDENLY MY ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT THREW A ROD. MY HUSBAND LOOKED AT IT AND FOUND A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE MOTOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
Mileage: 261,752
STARTS THEN STALLS WAS TOLD SECURITY SYSTEM PROBLEM CAN'T GET IT TO RUN NO MORE THAN 20 SECONDS
Mileage: 100,000
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A STORE PARKING LOT, NOT RUNNING/IGNITION OFF, AND IT CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FIRE DAMAGED EVERYTHING IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE HOOD, THE COWLING AND THE GRILL. PROBABLY NOT REPAIRABLE.
Mileage: 141,000
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A STORE PARKING LOT, NOT RUNNING/IGNITION OFF, AND IT CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FIRE DAMAGED EVERYTHING IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE HOOD, THE COWLING AND THE GRILL. PROBABLY NOT REPAIRABLE.
Mileage: 141,000
#7 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT DESTROYING THE COIL ON PLUG WITH IT. ALL THE THREADS ARE STRIPPED OUT AND THERES NO WAY TO PUT A NEW PLUG IN IT. WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T HAVE AN ENGINE FIRE FROM FUEL VENTING OUT OF SPARK PLUG HOLE. THIS IS A TRITON 5.4L V8
Mileage: 153,267
#7 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT DESTROYING THE COIL ON PLUG WITH IT. ALL THE THREADS ARE STRIPPED OUT AND THERES NO WAY TO PUT A NEW PLUG IN IT. WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T HAVE AN ENGINE FIRE FROM FUEL VENTING OUT OF SPARK PLUG HOLE. THIS IS A TRITON 5.4L V8
Mileage: 153,267
THE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THERE IS ABOUT 30K ON THE TIRES WHICH HAVE A 70K MILE WARRANTY. THE SAME TIRE ALTHOUGH DIFFERENT SIZE ARE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE.
Mileage: 30,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AROUND 10:25 PM. VEHICLE WAS PARK AND COLD SINCE THE LAST TIME IT WAS USED WAS AROUND 1:00 PM THE SAME DAY. MY WIFE GOT HOME AND WAS PARKING HER CAR A SUDENLY SAW THE FORD EXPEDITION CACHING FIRE AND FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE ENGINGE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE IS TOTAL THERE ARE NO POSS...
Mileage: 150,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AROUND 10:25 PM. VEHICLE WAS PARK AND COLD SINCE THE LAST TIME IT WAS USED WAS AROUND 1:00 PM THE SAME DAY. MY WIFE GOT HOME AND WAS PARKING HER CAR A SUDENLY SAW THE FORD EXPEDITION CACHING FIRE AND FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE ENGINGE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE IS TOTAL THERE ARE NO POSS...
Mileage: 150,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AROUND 10:25 PM. VEHICLE WAS PARK AND COLD SINCE THE LAST TIME IT WAS USED WAS AROUND 1:00 PM THE SAME DAY. MY WIFE GOT HOME AND WAS PARKING HER CAR A SUDENLY SAW THE FORD EXPEDITION CACHING FIRE AND FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE ENGINGE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE IS TOTAL THERE ARE NO POSS...
Mileage: 150,000
WHILE DRIVING THIS EXPEDITION I BEGAN NOTICING STRANGE INTERMITTANT ELECTRICAL BEHAVIOR LIKE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, RADIO TURNING OFF, WINDSHIELD WASH LIGHT BLINKING, AND 4X4 LIGHT BLINKING. SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT I'D NOTICE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON ON THEIR OW...
Mileage: 155,000
WHILE DRIVING THIS EXPEDITION I BEGAN NOTICING STRANGE INTERMITTANT ELECTRICAL BEHAVIOR LIKE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, RADIO TURNING OFF, WINDSHIELD WASH LIGHT BLINKING, AND 4X4 LIGHT BLINKING. SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT I'D NOTICE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON ON THEIR OW...
Mileage: 155,000
WHILE DRIVING THIS EXPEDITION I BEGAN NOTICING STRANGE INTERMITTANT ELECTRICAL BEHAVIOR LIKE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, RADIO TURNING OFF, WINDSHIELD WASH LIGHT BLINKING, AND 4X4 LIGHT BLINKING. SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT I'D NOTICE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON ON THEIR OW...
Mileage: 155,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED OF THE FIRE BY NEIGHBORS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. AN INVESTIGATOR ASSESSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE C...
Mileage: 130,000
WHEN IT RAINS REAL HEAVY IT LEAKS THROUGH THE SUNROOF THROUGH THE WALL ON THE SIDE OF THEODORE WITH IS CONNECTED TO THE WINDOW
WHEN IT RAINS REAL HEAVY IT LEAKS THROUGH THE SUNROOF THROUGH THE WALL ON THE SIDE OF THEODORE WITH IS CONNECTED TO THE WINDOW
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 MPH, CAUSING UNCONTROLLED STOP IN MOVING TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. NEVER HAD ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON (AND IS STILL NOT ON). FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS CENTER SUGG...
Mileage: 178,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL, THE FUEL NOZZLE WOULD CONSTANTLY CLICK OFF. AFTER REMOVING THE FUEL FILLER TUBE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL FILLER SCREEN WAS CLOGGED WITH PLASTIC DEBRIS FROM THE INNER LINING OF THE FILLER TUB...
Mileage: 200,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE ALONG WITH THE ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL ON PLUG TO THE ENGINE WAS OUT OF POSITION AND A SPARK PL...
Mileage: 170,000
I BEGAN NOTICING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF, DASH GAUGES GOING ON AND OFF, RADIO GOING ON AND OFF, HEATER GOING ON AND OFF, DOOR ALARM STAYING ON WHEN DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPEN, BUT NO KEY IN IGNITION OR LIGHTS ON, DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, 4WD ENGAGING AUTOMATICALLY, CD...
Mileage: 160,000
WHILE I PULLED IN A PARKING LOT AFTER FREEWAY DRIVING THE THROTTLE STICKS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN LOT TEMPERATURES. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP AND THE MOMENT YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS O...
Mileage: 161,000
SUMMARY: WATER LEAKED AROUND THE LEFT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE STARTER, RADIO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HEADLAMPS, ETC. THE WATER ENTERING THE VEHICLE WET THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX (PDB) AND THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM). THESE COMPONENTS CON...
Mileage: 70,000
SUMMARY: WATER LEAKED AROUND THE LEFT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE STARTER, RADIO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HEADLAMPS, ETC. THE WATER ENTERING THE VEHICLE WET THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX (PDB) AND THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM). THESE COMPONENTS CON...
Mileage: 70,000
SUMMARY: WATER LEAKED AROUND THE LEFT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE STARTER, RADIO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HEADLAMPS, ETC. THE WATER ENTERING THE VEHICLE WET THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX (PDB) AND THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM). THESE COMPONENTS CON...
Mileage: 70,000
5 PEOPLE IN MY VEHICLE DRIVING 55MPH ON I40 AROUND MIDNIGHT WHEN AIR SUSPENSION WENT OUT AND EVERYTHING IN THE DASH WENT CRAZY. THINGS CUTTING OFF AND ON MOVING BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS, WHEN I CUT IT OFF SO TO NOT DRIVE WITH AIR SUSPENSION DOWN IT WOULD NOT RESTART UNLESS YOU STARTED IT IN NEUTRAL BU...
5 PEOPLE IN MY VEHICLE DRIVING 55MPH ON I40 AROUND MIDNIGHT WHEN AIR SUSPENSION WENT OUT AND EVERYTHING IN THE DASH WENT CRAZY. THINGS CUTTING OFF AND ON MOVING BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS, WHEN I CUT IT OFF SO TO NOT DRIVE WITH AIR SUSPENSION DOWN IT WOULD NOT RESTART UNLESS YOU STARTED IT IN NEUTRAL BU...
5 PEOPLE IN MY VEHICLE DRIVING 55MPH ON I40 AROUND MIDNIGHT WHEN AIR SUSPENSION WENT OUT AND EVERYTHING IN THE DASH WENT CRAZY. THINGS CUTTING OFF AND ON MOVING BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS, WHEN I CUT IT OFF SO TO NOT DRIVE WITH AIR SUSPENSION DOWN IT WOULD NOT RESTART UNLESS YOU STARTED IT IN NEUTRAL BU...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, AN UNKNOWN NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRAILING ARMS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 135,000
JUST STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT, PULLED AWAY AND HEARD A SMALL POPPING NOISE, SLOWED DOWN TO TURN CORNER TO TRY TO PULL OVER AND LOOK AND VEHICLE STARTED POPPING LIKE A POPCORN POPPER. THOUGHT IT WAS MUFFLER(S). GOT UNDER CAR TO LOOK NOTHING WRONG THERE, PROCEEDED TO GO BACK HOME. ( LESS THAN 5 BLOCKS AW...
Mileage: 155,000
JUST STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT, PULLED AWAY AND HEARD A SMALL POPPING NOISE, SLOWED DOWN TO TURN CORNER TO TRY TO PULL OVER AND LOOK AND VEHICLE STARTED POPPING LIKE A POPCORN POPPER. THOUGHT IT WAS MUFFLER(S). GOT UNDER CAR TO LOOK NOTHING WRONG THERE, PROCEEDED TO GO BACK HOME. ( LESS THAN 5 BLOCKS AW...
Mileage: 155,000
DRIVING NORMALLY DURING HEAVY RAIN WIPERS AND RADIO WENT DEAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THAT. AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED AND CAR DRIED OUT WIPERS AND RADIO WORKED NORMALLY AGAIN. CARPET ON LEFT SIDE UNDER FUSE PANEL AND GEM MODULE, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED WAS WET....
Mileage: 86,000
DRIVING NORMALLY DURING HEAVY RAIN WIPERS AND RADIO WENT DEAD AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THAT. AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED AND CAR DRIED OUT WIPERS AND RADIO WORKED NORMALLY AGAIN. CARPET ON LEFT SIDE UNDER FUSE PANEL AND GEM MODULE, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED WAS WET....
Mileage: 86,000
EXHAUST MANIFOLDS LEAKING AND FUMES ENTERING VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
ON MAY FIRST OF 2014 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I ASSUMED I NEEDED OIL, SO I WENT TO THE ADVANCED AUTO STORE AND PURCHASED SOME OIL. I PUT THE OIL IN AND BEGAN TO PROCEED HOME. I WAS DRIVING AND THE OIL LIGHT WAS SHOWING AS HOT. THE CAR WOULD NOT GIVE ENOUGH POWER FOR ME TO DRIVE, ...
Mileage: 135,495
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 107,000
THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT CAUSES WATER IN ENTER THE CAB. UPON ENTRY, THE WATER GOES INTO THE GEM MOD AND FUSE PANEL OF THE SUV. THIS SHORTS THE SYSTEM - AT ONE POINT YOU MAY ENCOUNTER THE HEATER TURNING ON WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. HERE IS A SPECIAL NOTICE...
THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT CAUSES WATER IN ENTER THE CAB. UPON ENTRY, THE WATER GOES INTO THE GEM MOD AND FUSE PANEL OF THE SUV. THIS SHORTS THE SYSTEM - AT ONE POINT YOU MAY ENCOUNTER THE HEATER TURNING ON WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. HERE IS A SPECIAL NOTICE...
THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT CAUSES WATER IN ENTER THE CAB. UPON ENTRY, THE WATER GOES INTO THE GEM MOD AND FUSE PANEL OF THE SUV. THIS SHORTS THE SYSTEM - AT ONE POINT YOU MAY ENCOUNTER THE HEATER TURNING ON WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. HERE IS A SPECIAL NOTICE...
IT STARTED WITH THE RADIO AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PERIODICALLY THIS WENT ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND THEN ON SATURDAY NIGHT 5/31/14 AT APPROX. 11:30 AM "[XXX]" SHOWED UP AND MY CAR WAS TRYING TO START ITS SELF. IT MADE A CLICKING SOUND FOR ABOUT 30 MINS WITH THE LIGHTS GOING OFF AND ON. THE S...
Mileage: 150,000
IT STARTED WITH THE RADIO AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PERIODICALLY THIS WENT ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND THEN ON SATURDAY NIGHT 5/31/14 AT APPROX. 11:30 AM "[XXX]" SHOWED UP AND MY CAR WAS TRYING TO START ITS SELF. IT MADE A CLICKING SOUND FOR ABOUT 30 MINS WITH THE LIGHTS GOING OFF AND ON. THE S...
Mileage: 150,000
IT STARTED WITH THE RADIO AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING PERIODICALLY THIS WENT ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND THEN ON SATURDAY NIGHT 5/31/14 AT APPROX. 11:30 AM "[XXX]" SHOWED UP AND MY CAR WAS TRYING TO START ITS SELF. IT MADE A CLICKING SOUND FOR ABOUT 30 MINS WITH THE LIGHTS GOING OFF AND ON. THE S...
Mileage: 150,000
TAKING OFF FROM A STOP IN THE SUBDIVISION, MY SON WITH A FRIEND IN THE VEHICLE HEARD A SLIGHT CLUNK, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. HE KEPT DRIVING, BUT THE VEHICLE "FELT A LITTLE STRANGE" HE REPORTED. HE PULLED OUT ONTO A MAJOR ROADWAY AND HEARD ANOTHER LOUD NOISE, BUT THE CAR KEPT GOIN...
Mileage: 70,000
BRAKE LINE ABOVE FUEL LINE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. LUCKILY I WAS STOPPED FOR FUEL AND LOST BRAKE PRESSURE. UPON INSPECTION AT MY LOCAL GARAGE, ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT ALL WERE REPLACED. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE REAR SUSPENSION PARTS ARE RUSTING UNDERNEATH THE COATING THAT COVE...
Mileage: 77,400
BRAKE LINE ABOVE FUEL LINE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. LUCKILY I WAS STOPPED FOR FUEL AND LOST BRAKE PRESSURE. UPON INSPECTION AT MY LOCAL GARAGE, ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT ALL WERE REPLACED. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE REAR SUSPENSION PARTS ARE RUSTING UNDERNEATH THE COATING THAT COVE...
Mileage: 77,400
BRAKE LINE ABOVE FUEL LINE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. LUCKILY I WAS STOPPED FOR FUEL AND LOST BRAKE PRESSURE. UPON INSPECTION AT MY LOCAL GARAGE, ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT ALL WERE REPLACED. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE REAR SUSPENSION PARTS ARE RUSTING UNDERNEATH THE COATING THAT COVE...
Mileage: 77,400
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN BOUNCING ABNORMALLY WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT SOON DISCOVERED THAT THE LARGE, UNKNOWN POLE WAS LYING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAG...
Mileage: 130,000
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WILL NOT STAY IN PARK. AND WHEN IT IS IN PARK AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES IT WILL JUST GO BACKWARDS. MY FORD HAS ALREADY HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. I WAS WARMING HER UP. I GOT OUT TO SHUT MY BACK HATCH IT JUST TOOK OFF BACKWARDS WHILE STILL IN PARK AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. I TRIED JUMP...
Mileage: 182,789
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, AN ABNORMAL BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND ...
Mileage: 196,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, AN ABNORMAL BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND ...
Mileage: 196,000
IT WAS SATURDAY MORNING AND I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER SHOPPING FOR SOME SCHOOL CLOTHES, DRIVING DOWN ELL T GRASSO BLVD GOING TO LOOK FOR THE INTERSTATE 95 DRIVING 20 MPH I HEAR THIS LOUD POP AND MY DAUGHTER SCREAMS AND SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE HOOD, AND THIS LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE I HAD NO OTHER C...
Mileage: 190,000
IT WAS SATURDAY MORNING AND I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER SHOPPING FOR SOME SCHOOL CLOTHES, DRIVING DOWN ELL T GRASSO BLVD GOING TO LOOK FOR THE INTERSTATE 95 DRIVING 20 MPH I HEAR THIS LOUD POP AND MY DAUGHTER SCREAMS AND SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE HOOD, AND THIS LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE I HAD NO OTHER C...
Mileage: 190,000
SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. *TR
Mileage: 179,000
SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. *TR
Mileage: 179,000
AFTER AN APPROXIMATE 30 MINUTE DRIVE, VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF AND KEY REMOVED FROM VEHICLE. WHILE UNATTENDED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. WITNESSES REPORTED SMELLING A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL ...
Mileage: 165,000
AFTER AN APPROXIMATE 30 MINUTE DRIVE, VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF AND KEY REMOVED FROM VEHICLE. WHILE UNATTENDED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED COMPLETELY TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. WITNESSES REPORTED SMELLING A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL ...
Mileage: 165,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE LUNGE AND STALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD N...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE LUNGE AND STALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD N...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHE NOTICED SOMETHING DRAGGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRAILING ARMS FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENT...
Mileage: 101,000
DRIVES SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK THE DOOR. *TR
Mileage: 122,000
DRIVES SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK THE DOOR. *TR
Mileage: 122,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO JUMP BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR LOCAL MECHANIC FOR...
Mileage: 162,835
ON JUNE 3, 2013 MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION THAT I HAD JUST PURCHASED 7 DAYS PRIOR EXPLODED IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 2HRS. THE FIRE ALSO CAUGHT OUR 2008 COBALT ABLAZE AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY THAT BOTH VEHICLES WERE PARKED AT. AS OF RIGHT NOW THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CAUSE...
Mileage: 170,000
ON JUNE 3, 2013 MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION THAT I HAD JUST PURCHASED 7 DAYS PRIOR EXPLODED IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 2HRS. THE FIRE ALSO CAUGHT OUR 2008 COBALT ABLAZE AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY THAT BOTH VEHICLES WERE PARKED AT. AS OF RIGHT NOW THERE HAS NOT BEEN A CAUSE...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE COMPRESSOR AND ALL OF THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT COMPONENTS REPLACED, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MECHANIC THAT PERFORMED THE REPAIRS STATED THAT A RELAY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE COMPRESSOR AND ALL OF THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT COMPONENTS REPLACED, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MECHANIC THAT PERFORMED THE REPAIRS STATED THAT A RELAY CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILE...
DRIVING TO TOWN MOTOR BACKFIRED AND STALLED, SPEED WAS ABOUT 5 MPH. NO POWER STEERING AT THE TIME. LUCKY I WAS PULLING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. MECHANIC SAID #4 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK DAMAGING COIL PACK AND FUEL INJECTOR. JUST BOUGHT VEHICLE NOT TO LONG AGO AND NOW HAVE TO SPEND A SMA...
Mileage: 170,110
I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A FAMILY TRIP GOING THE POSTED INTERSTATE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A MAJOR LEAK HAD JUST OCCURRED. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THE REAR SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD EJECTED ITSELF DESTROYI...
Mileage: 131,828
I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A FAMILY TRIP GOING THE POSTED INTERSTATE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A MAJOR LEAK HAD JUST OCCURRED. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THE REAR SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD EJECTED ITSELF DESTROYI...
Mileage: 131,828
I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A FAMILY TRIP GOING THE POSTED INTERSTATE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A MAJOR LEAK HAD JUST OCCURRED. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THE REAR SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD EJECTED ITSELF DESTROYI...
Mileage: 131,828
I DROVE THE ABOUT 3 MILES, AND PARKED THE TRUCK, THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN FRONT OF THE WAL-MART. IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR BEFORE WE GOT NOTIFIED THAT THE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND A EXPLOSION CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. 911 WAS CALLED AND THE FIRED DEPT CAME ...
Mileage: 17,000
VEHICLE SITTING IN DRIVEWAY AFTER 2 DAYS OF RAIN. WENT TO START UP VEHICLE AND BATTERY DEAD. TOOK BATTERY OUT TO BE TESTED AND TESTED FINE. SPENT $165 ON ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE DEAD AGAIN NEXT MORNING. CHARGED BATTERY STARTED VEHICLE UP. NOTICED WATER IN FLOORBOARDS AND HEADLINER. WHEN ...
Mileage: 135,000
WHILE VEHICLE IS OFF THE HEATER BLOWERS WILL TURN ON AND RUN BATTERY DOWN. WHILE DRIVING 4X4, WASHER LIGHTS, POWER WINDOWS, RADIO, INTERIOR LIGHTS ALL TURN OFF AND ON. RADIO WORKS WHILE IN PARK BUT, POWERS DOWN WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH WATER GETTING IN AND RUNNING DOWN DR...
Mileage: 147,523
EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY MOM'S DRIVEWAY ABOUT 8:30 P.M. IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS AND FLAMES BEGAN COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. MY MOMS NEIGHBOR THAT LIVES IN THE NEXT BLOCK SAW THE FLAMES AND CAME TO TELL US THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. I CALLED 911. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BLOCKED THE ...
Mileage: 178,000
WHILE PICKING UP SPEED FROM A STOP LIGHT MY TRUCK WENT INTO 4X4 BY ITSELF AND LOCKED UP MY TIRES. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD AND CALLED TRIPLE A FOR A TOW. WE UNHOOKED THE BATTERY AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING NOW. ALSO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AS WELL. MY ODOMETER SOMETIMES WORKS SOMETIMES DO...
Mileage: 152,350
COIL ON PLUG FAILURE , BLOWN PLUG IN ENGINE OR MULTIPLE COIL FAILURE RECURRING PROBLEM CONTINUE ON TWO VEHICLES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AT VARYING SPEED REQUIRING TOWING AND REPAIR PURCHASED TWO VEHICLES FOR FAMILY USE SAME DAY, DO NOT INTEND TO BUY FORD AGAIN WHEN FORD APPRO...
Mileage: 20,000
INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DIGITAL ODOMETER LIGHT GOES OUT AND THEN COME BACK ON EVERY NOW AND THEN. *TR
Mileage: 158,000
INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DIGITAL ODOMETER LIGHT GOES OUT AND THEN COME BACK ON EVERY NOW AND THEN. *TR
Mileage: 158,000
INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DIGITAL ODOMETER LIGHT GOES OUT AND THEN COME BACK ON EVERY NOW AND THEN. *TR
Mileage: 158,000
WE ARE THE LIEN HOLDER ON A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. OUT CUSTOMER SAID THAT HIS VEHICLE EXPLODED BESIDE HIS MOBILE HOME AFTER SITTING THERE FOR 2 DAYS. THE MOBILE HOME RECEIVED BURN DAMAGES BUT WAS NOT A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND BURNED ALL OF THE CAR. OUR CUSTOMER SAID THAT THE VEHI...
Mileage: 195,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. AS HE STARTED THE ENGINE, HE NOTICED BLACK SMOKE AND THEN FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE...
Mileage: 109,000
AS I WAS SLOWING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE MADE AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE. AFTER INVESTIGATING WE FOUND A SPARK PLUG LOOSE UNDER THE HOOD. THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD AND STRIPPED OUT THE THREADS. AFTER LOOKING THIS UP ON THE INTERNET I FOUND IT HAPPENS OFTEN BUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN...
AFTER A MODERATE RAIN, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WIPERS, DEFROSTER AND WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING AND THE RADIO BEGAN BLINKING IN AND OUT. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, IT SEEMS THAT AFTER ANY RAIN, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES CRAZY, I HEAR RELAYS CLICKING UNDER THE DASH, THINGS DON'T WORK WHEN TURNED ON...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION EQUIPPED WITH GOOD YEAR TRACKER2 TIRES, SIZE: P265-70-R17 (SERIAL NUMBER: 48570555000). THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WOULD CONSTANTLY LOSE AIR, CAUSING THE TIRES TO BECOMES FLAT WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS T...
Mileage: 50,000
WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A HIGH-TRAFFIC, FOUR-LANE SURFACE STREET, BOTH REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS FAILED UNDER ACCELERATION. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE REAR AXLE TO TWIST, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO SHIFT POSITION, AND FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT U-JOINTS TO BIND. THE RESULT WAS AN EFFECTIVE LOSS OF POWER A...
Mileage: 118,000
WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A HIGH-TRAFFIC, FOUR-LANE SURFACE STREET, BOTH REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS FAILED UNDER ACCELERATION. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE REAR AXLE TO TWIST, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO SHIFT POSITION, AND FOR THE DRIVE SHAFT U-JOINTS TO BIND. THE RESULT WAS AN EFFECTIVE LOSS OF POWER A...
Mileage: 118,000
I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION UNTIL MAY 25, 2012. I HAD TAKEN MY HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER TO MY PARENT'S HOUSE AND WAS GOING TO GO INTO TOWN. I WAS ABOUT 50 FEET FROM THE STOP SIGN WHEN I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD BANG AND MY VEHICLE STARTED SOUNDING LIKE A LAWNMOWER! I WAS NOT SURE WH...
Mileage: 151,000
CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, REASON UNKNOWN BUT APPARENTLY IT HAD TO DO WITH A RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH . WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY LETTER'S OR NOTICES OF THE FOLLOWING RECALL. VEHICHLE WAS DESTROYED AND WE ALSO HAD PROPERTY DAMAGE TO CARPORT AND HOUSE TOTALLING $40,000. *...
Mileage: 107,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION XLT. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE VENTS AND NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE AND FIRE ...
Mileage: 100,000
THE 2000 EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER WAS PURCHASED WITH 117,208 MILES FROM RON MARHAUFER AUTOMALL INC IN THE YEAR 2011. IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000.00 DOLLARS REPLACING NUMEROUS PARTS EX: TWO ELECTRICAL COILS AND A ALT...
Mileage: 125,353
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE FIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CONTACTS HOME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT, AND STATED THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACT...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DETECTED THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACE...
Mileage: 290,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED A LOUD NOISE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, A NEIGHBORING HOME AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE ...
Mileage: 165,000
DURING RAINY PERIODS THE STEREO AND WINDHSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN OFF AND ON BY THEMSELVES. IF THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF THE STEREO AND AC WILL STAY ON AND LOCKS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. SMOKE COMES UP FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL BLINK A FEW TIMES THEN STOP BLINKIN BUT THE...
DURING RAINY PERIODS THE STEREO AND WINDHSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN OFF AND ON BY THEMSELVES. IF THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF THE STEREO AND AC WILL STAY ON AND LOCKS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. SMOKE COMES UP FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL BLINK A FEW TIMES THEN STOP BLINKIN BUT THE...
DURING RAINY PERIODS THE STEREO AND WINDHSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN OFF AND ON BY THEMSELVES. IF THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF THE STEREO AND AC WILL STAY ON AND LOCKS WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. SMOKE COMES UP FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE TURN SIGNALS WILL BLINK A FEW TIMES THEN STOP BLINKIN BUT THE...
THE FORD EXPEDITION MODEL YEAR 2000 WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS ON THE EVENING OF FEBRUARY 13,2012. THE FAMILY WENT TO BED AND WAS AWAKENED AROUND 8:30PM BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO HAD KICKED THE FRONT DOOR OF THE RESIDENCE IN TO INFORM US OUR GARAGE WAS ON FIRE. THE SMOKE HAD NO...
Mileage: 150,000
MY HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT ON HIS WAY TO WORK. HIS AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF. THANK GOD NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED OR KILLED. HE HAS BRUISED RIBS, A HEAD INJURY, CONCUSSION AND ABRASIONS ON HIS HEAD. HE HAD BRUISES AND SCRATCHES ON HIS NECK. HE HAD BRACED HIMSELF ON THE STEERING WHE...
MULTIPLE INSTANCES FOLLOWING RAIN OF: VEHICLE TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. REMOVING THE KEY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WILL OCCUR- HEATER FAN BLOWER COMES ON AND WILL ONLY GO OFF WITH THE KEY IN AND IN THE ON POSITION. LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT COME ON. RADIO MAY OR MAY NOT COME ON. ALL THIS WITH KEY O...
Mileage: 152,000
MULTIPLE INSTANCES FOLLOWING RAIN OF: VEHICLE TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. REMOVING THE KEY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WILL OCCUR- HEATER FAN BLOWER COMES ON AND WILL ONLY GO OFF WITH THE KEY IN AND IN THE ON POSITION. LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT COME ON. RADIO MAY OR MAY NOT COME ON. ALL THIS WITH KEY O...
Mileage: 152,000
MULTIPLE INSTANCES FOLLOWING RAIN OF: VEHICLE TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. REMOVING THE KEY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WILL OCCUR- HEATER FAN BLOWER COMES ON AND WILL ONLY GO OFF WITH THE KEY IN AND IN THE ON POSITION. LIGHTS MAY OR MAY NOT COME ON. RADIO MAY OR MAY NOT COME ON. ALL THIS WITH KEY O...
Mileage: 152,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AT ANY TIME WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTI...
Mileage: 30,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION THE PAST 3 DAYS WE HAVE HAD HARD RAINS. I WENT OUT TO MY CAR AND FOUND THAT THE FLOOR ON BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDES AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SUV WAS FLOODED. MY RADIO WAS ON THE CAR WAS NOT. THE DASH LIGHT WERE GOING CRAZY. I STARTED THE CAR TO MOVE IT SO THAT I COULD GE...
Mileage: 159,670
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION THE PAST 3 DAYS WE HAVE HAD HARD RAINS. I WENT OUT TO MY CAR AND FOUND THAT THE FLOOR ON BOTH THE DRIVERS SIDES AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SUV WAS FLOODED. MY RADIO WAS ON THE CAR WAS NOT. THE DASH LIGHT WERE GOING CRAZY. I STARTED THE CAR TO MOVE IT SO THAT I COULD GE...
Mileage: 159,670
I THOUGHT WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR THAT I WOULD HAVE A VEHICLE TO TAKE MY SON TO GET HIS CHEMOTHERAPY BUT I THOUGHT WRONG! IT STARTED WITH THE AIR SUSPENSION THAT DROPPED TO THE GROUND WHEN MY SHOCKS GAVE OUT AND THE REAR AIRBAGS COULDN'T HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE BUT I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR RID...
Mileage: 220,000
I THOUGHT WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR THAT I WOULD HAVE A VEHICLE TO TAKE MY SON TO GET HIS CHEMOTHERAPY BUT I THOUGHT WRONG! IT STARTED WITH THE AIR SUSPENSION THAT DROPPED TO THE GROUND WHEN MY SHOCKS GAVE OUT AND THE REAR AIRBAGS COULDN'T HOLD THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE BUT I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR RID...
Mileage: 220,000
BRAKE LINES FAILED AND LOST 90% OF BRAKE POWER.
Mileage: 86,650
WE HAVE A 2000 FORD EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION WITH 111,000 MILES. WE PURCHASED NEW &IT HAS BEEN GARAGED KEPT & ALWAYS WASHED AT THE CAR WASH AFTER A SNOW STORM. TOOK THE TRUCK FOR INSPECTION ON 8/15/11 AND WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DUE TO FAILURE OF THE LOWER CO...
Mileage: 111,000
BODY RUST AND ROT, ALONG THE ROCKER PANELS, BOTTOMS OF ALL DOORS AND RADIATOR SUPPORT. THIS WAS POINTED OUT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE PURCHASED, RESPONSE WAS IT WASN'T OUTER BODY RUST THRU, SO NO COVERAGE. THE RUST HAS PROGRESSED THAT ALL THE BOTTOM OF THE DOORS ,ROCKER PANELS AND RADIATOR SUPPORT ...
Mileage: 45,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS TOTALED DUE TO A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *TR
Mileage: 210,000
I WENT APPROX. 3 MILES WHEN SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE HEATING VENTS IN MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. A FEW SEC. AFTER THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SMOKE FLAMES WERE STARTING TO COME OUT OF THE AREA BY THE DRIVERS SIDE FEET. UNDER THE DASH. MY HUSBAND PUT OUT THE FIRE AND SUSTAINED SEVERE 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON...
Mileage: 166,928
WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2010 IT RAN PERFECTLY UNTIL WE GOT THE FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR AND THEN WE STARTED HAVING MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. IT STARTED OUT JUST THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD BLINK, THEN THE RADIO WOULD SHUT OFF IN DRIVE BUT COME BACK ON IN PARK. THEN THE WIPERS WOULD NO LONGER ...
Mileage: 148,648
WELL FIRST IT WAS THE HORN THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND NOW ALL OF THE SUDDEN CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. I WAS ANNOYED ABOUT THE HORN, BUT NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL... SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THAT HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL SET UP.... AND I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE PAINT BECAUSE ...
Mileage: 150,000
WELL FIRST IT WAS THE HORN THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND NOW ALL OF THE SUDDEN CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. I WAS ANNOYED ABOUT THE HORN, BUT NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL... SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THAT HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL SET UP.... AND I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE PAINT BECAUSE ...
Mileage: 150,000
WELL FIRST IT WAS THE HORN THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND NOW ALL OF THE SUDDEN CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. I WAS ANNOYED ABOUT THE HORN, BUT NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL... SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THAT HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL SET UP.... AND I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE PAINT BECAUSE ...
Mileage: 150,000
DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED. AFTER RETURNING TO THE PARKED VEHICLE, I SHUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, INSERTED THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE INSTANT I TURNED THE KEY THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG WENT OFF, CAUSING A MASSIVE ABRASION ON THE TOP SURFACE OF MY LEFT ARM. *TR
Mileage: 128,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SITTING IDLE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND ADVISED THAT THE ORIGIN WAS AT THE ENGINE. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. T...
Mileage: 160,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DASH LIGHTS, 4X4, DOOR LOCKS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, SOUND SYSTEM, ALL OPERATE INTERMITANLY AFTER RAIN OR SNOW. HEATER FAN COMES ON AFTER TAKING KEY OUT. MECHANIC ESTIMATES $1000 TO REMOVE FUSE PANEL AND REPLACE. SAID WINDSHIELD HAS LEAKED AND CAUSED WATER DAMAGE IN FUSE BOX.
Mileage: 145,000
DRIVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WITH YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER H/T S P265/70R17 AND HAD BLOWOUT OF ONE TIRE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. EXTENDED OVER 15 INCHES AND WAS CLOSE TO THE RIM AS EVIDENCED IN MOST BLOWOUTS. THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER A TIRE ROTATION WHEN IT RUPTURED ABRUPTLY. RESULTED ...
Mileage: 156,859
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE OPERATING THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS ON THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEATING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SEAT BELT RETENTION SYSTEMS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT TIGHTEN AND HOLD IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER B...
Mileage: 102,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 15 MPH HEARD A CLUNK UNDER THE VEHICLE. STOPPED AND WHEN TRYING TO MOVE HEARD A LOUD POPPING/GRINDING SOUND. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC DOCUMENTED THAT BOTH REAR LOWER TRAILING ARMS HAD RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND WERE BROKEN. MECHANIC ALSO NOTED ...
Mileage: 122,871
THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON THE REAR SUSPENSION HAVE EXCESSIVE RUST AND THEY BREAK OFF WITH ENGINE TORQUE OR THROTTLE. THE DRIVE SHAFT BREAKS OFF WHEN THE REAR AXLE ROTATES AND THIS LOCKS UP THE REAR AXLE, AND ALSO SNAPS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE. THE DAMAGES ARE UP TO 3500.00 DOLLARS AND CLIMBING. ...
Mileage: 90,000
SYMPTOM WAS A DEAD BATTERY. COURTESY LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF. HARD FAILURE. ROOT CAUSE WAS LEAKING WINDSHIELD SEAL WHICH CORRODED ELECTRONICS. ACCORDING TO THE FORD SERVICE BULLETIN THIS WAS FIRST DISCOVERED WELL WITHIN THE FACTORY WARRANTY PERIOD OF THE VEHICLE. AN ONLINE SEARCH FOUND NUMEROUS ...
Mileage: 114,558
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER, ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURRED IN RAINY AND SNOWY WEATHER; THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND THE PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 85,000
I OWN A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WITH A 5.4 LITER TRITON ENGINE WHICH EXPERIENCED A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. SO FAR, NHTSA HAS NOT REQUIRED FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR A PROBLEM THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD WITH THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE. FORD DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THIS ENGINE...
Mileage: 131,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WAS SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE WHEN A SCREW DETACHED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK BUT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE DRIVER ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE AND S...
Mileage: 215,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THERE ARE MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS DUE TO WATER AND MOISTURE GETTING INTO THE GEM. THE BIGGEST ISSUE FROM THIS IS THE CHILD SAFETY DOOR LOCKS DO NOT ENGAGE SOMETIMES. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THE BACK AND THIS IS ...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. A FIRE INCIDENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HIM IN RE...
Mileage: 142,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE SEPT 24 2010. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE THAT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR. MASTER SOLENOID AND PLASTIC COATING UNDER HOOD ARE ALL MELTED, SUV IS TOTALED. *TR
Mileage: 163,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION 4X4. REAR LOWER TRAILING ARMS OR ( CONTROL ARMS ). PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE POWDER COATING FLAKES OFF EXPOSING THE BARE METAL. CONTROL ARMS RUST THROUGH AND BREAK IN HALF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL CAN HAPPEN. FORD STATES THEY NEVER HAD ANY COMPLAINTS. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING, CAUSING WATER TO GET INTO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND MALFUNCTIONING EVERY ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE WINDOW WHO THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATED THE WINDOW S...
Mileage: 120,000
THE TRAILING ARMS/LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION HAD RUSTED THROUGH & HAD TO BE REPLACED. I COULD NOT WAIT FOR THEM TO FAIL GIVEN THE HAZARDOUS NATURE OF THIS DEFECT. THESE PARTS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MADE SO POORLY. *TR
Mileage: 52,300
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A PART OF THE VEHICLE HAD BROKEN OFF THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHA...
Mileage: 103,000
BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE RUST. *TR
Mileage: 52,400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND 90% OF THE VEHICLE WAS BURNED. THE WINDSHIELD EXPLODED AND THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE FIRE DEPA...
Mileage: 196,000
I WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE BACK OF MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. I LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR TO SEE A TIRES ROLLING AND BEING TOSSED DOWN THE TURNPIKE WITH CARS TRYING TO DODGE THE TIRE. I THOUGHT I HAD JUST ROLLED OVER THE TIRE BUT WHEN I GOT HOME ...
Mileage: 110,000
I WAS DOING A LEFT TURN ON A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN MY FORD EXPEDITION 2000 08/16/2010 AND THE TRUCK JUST DIED AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST CRASH BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF THE TRUCK ANY MORE . AND THE REASON I CONCERN IS BECAUSE THIS HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE TRUCK HAVE A 1/4 TANK OF FUEL AND I TAKE ...
Mileage: 114,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION WITH A 4.6L I HAVE HAD 3 FACTORY INSTALL SPARK PLUGS BLOW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. *TR
Mileage: 140,000
I OWN A 2000 MY FORD EXPEDITION XLT. ON JULY 4, 2010, I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE AND DRIVING DOWN THE STREET TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. UPON PLACEMENT OF MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, VIRTUALLY ALL BRAKING POWER WAS LOST FORCING ME TO QUICKLY APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID CROS...
Mileage: 119,568
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, ONTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INTO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE THE COMPUTER CHIPS TO MALFUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAK...
Mileage: 30,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD, ONTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INTO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE THE COMPUTER CHIPS TO MALFUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAK...
Mileage: 30,000
I DROVE THE EXPEDITION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND RETURNED HOME APPROXIMATELY 5:45 PM CST. APPROXIMATELY 11:15 P.M. HE HEARD POPPING NOISES AND ATTRIBUTED IT TO EARLY FIREWORKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AT 11:30 P.M. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT KNOCKED ON OUR FRONT DOOR TO ASK IF OUR VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE IN THE BACK...
Mileage: 165,000
IN THE DAYS PRIOR I WOULD SOMETIMES HAVE TO MANIPULATE THE GEAR SHIFT (AUTOMATIC) IN ORDER TO START THE CAR. THE CAR WAS IN PARK ON THE FLAT PART OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I STEPPED INTO THE GARAGE FOR LESS THAN 10 SECONDS. THE CAR ROLLED AWAY DOING SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE TO MY VEHIC...
Mileage: 247,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE POLICE NOTIFYING HER THAT HER VEHICLE HAD BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FAI...
Mileage: 179,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHENEVER IT RAINED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD CONTINUE TO ILLUMINATE OFF AND ON. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WOULD CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AND COULD NOT B...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS AWAKENED BY A LOUD EXPLOSION. SHE WENT OUTSIDE AND OBSERVED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST EIGHT HOURS PRIOR...
Mileage: 125,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION, WHILE DRIVING STEERING WENT OUT. *BF THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK A CEMENT WALL. OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT # 10-0688-91. *JB UPDATED 04/14/10 *BF
UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE IN THE RIGHT LANE AT MILE POST 138. #1 WHILE SLOWING ITS SPEED CLAIMS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, THE DRIVER STRUCK A CONCRETE DIVIDER.*CW LETTER UPDATED 03/18/10 *BF OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0122-90. *JB
2000 FORD EXPEDITION EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM A LEAK IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD.*DT THE LEAK WAS INTERNAL CAUSING WATER DAMAGE TO THE FUSE BOX AND CORROSION ON THE GEM MODULE. *JB
2000 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L MY SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE MOTOR CAUSING THE COIL TO EJECT AS WELL. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO HAVE THE HEAD RETHREADED THEY WOULD ONLY DUE A TEMPORARY REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 132,000
I OWN A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION AND MY SPARK PLUG EJECTED OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. WHEN IS ANYONE GOING TO MAKE FORD FESS UP TO THEIR DESIGN FLAW AND ISSUE A RECALL OR AT LEAST FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR THEIR CONSUMERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE? *TR
Mileage: 114,000
WHEN THE KEY IS TAKEN OUT OF MY IGNITION, THE BLOWER MOTOR TO THE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING GOES TO FULL BLAST. I THEN HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER NOT TO DRAIN THE BATTERY. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT IS RAINING OUT. APPARENTLY THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS TO THE GEM BOX AND SHORTS IT OUT. *TR
WINDSHIELD LEAKS ONTO FUSE BOX & GEM MODULE, CAUSING ENGINE TO CUT OFF WHILE MOVING CREATING DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON MAY 19, 2007 FOR A RECALL REMEDY REPAIR PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE CONSEQUENCE MENTIONED IN THE RECALL WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWA...
Mileage: 110,000
OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AFTER SITTING FOR 2 DAYS. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. I AM APPALLED THAT CONGRESS IS SO UPSET AT TOYOTA WHEN FORD KNOWS THAT 11 MILLION VEHICLES HAVE THESE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO G...
Mileage: 125,000
SERIOUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS CONSISTING OF FAN BLOWING WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING STARTED, RADIO GOING ON AND OFF, 4X4 LIGHT BLINKING, CLICKING NOISES, STARTER TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE WHILE ALREADY STARTED, POPPING NOISES, WINDOWS WORKING AND NOT WORKING. BATTERY BEING DRAINED. ALL THIS AFTER SNOW...
Mileage: 177,250
WATER LEAKING INTO FUSE BOX AFTER HEAVY RAIN STORM. SIZZLING NOISE AND SMOKE EMINATING FROM FUSE BOX. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION XLT AND WENT TO UNLOCK IT THIS MORNING WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY REMOTE, THE RADIO CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ABS, AIRBAG, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. THE RADIO IS STILL ON RIGHT NOW. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD THE SAME EPISODE AN...
Mileage: 202,000
I OWN A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. I AM HAVE CONTINUING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. INITIALLY, ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE, WHENEVER IT RAINED MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD GO HAYWIRE. THE 4X4 LIGHTS WOULD BLINK ON AND SEVERAL OTHER WARNINGS LIGHTS INCLUDING A CLICKING NOISE. I WOULD TAKE MY KEY ...
Mileage: 112,000
ON 1/1/2010 - MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING WELL WITH NO MAJOR PROBLEMS. I HAD JUST PARKED THE CAR AND MY SON AND I WENT INSIDE TO A STORE. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER THE STORE MANAGER REMARKED THAT THERE WAS A CAR ON FIRE. IT WAS MY CAR. THE SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE C...
Mileage: 118,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION EB 5.4LT 4X4 , SPEED CONTROL DEFECT, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE GETS TOO HOT , A LOT OF ELECTRICAL DEFECTS LIKE , SIGNAL LIGHTS , RADIO LIGHTS , MIRRORS , MILES COUNTER, WON'T WORK , I CHECK EVERY FUSE AND RELAYS ALL OK, A/C PROBLEMS ETC . *TR
Mileage: 95,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION EB 5.4LT 4X4 , SPEED CONTROL DEFECT, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE GETS TOO HOT , A LOT OF ELECTRICAL DEFECTS LIKE , SIGNAL LIGHTS , RADIO LIGHTS , MIRRORS , MILES COUNTER, WON'T WORK , I CHECK EVERY FUSE AND RELAYS ALL OK, A/C PROBLEMS ETC . *TR
Mileage: 95,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION EB 5.4LT 4X4 , SPEED CONTROL DEFECT, WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE GETS TOO HOT , A LOT OF ELECTRICAL DEFECTS LIKE , SIGNAL LIGHTS , RADIO LIGHTS , MIRRORS , MILES COUNTER, WON'T WORK , I CHECK EVERY FUSE AND RELAYS ALL OK, A/C PROBLEMS ETC . *TR
Mileage: 95,000
SUDDEN ELECTRICAL ISSUES RESULTING AFTER RAIN. RADIO PLAYED WITHOUT KEY OR IGNITION TURNED ON IN MORNING. VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO CRANK WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL BATTERY TERMINAL REMOVED. RADIO WOULD SHUT DOWN WHEN ENGAGED IN DRIVE, RETURNED WHEN GEAR SHIFT MOVED TO PARK OR...
Mileage: 128,773
IT STARTED THIS SUMMER IT HAD RAINED PRETTY GOOD WHILE I WAS OUT I CAME HOME A FEW HOURS LATER I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE I HEARD SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS FRYING DOWN CLOSE TO THE BRAKES BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ,I COULD HEAR IT AND SMELL IT,I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS GOING TO BLOW UP,SO I...
WHILE AT WORK I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL TELLING ME OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS ON FIRE AND ALMOST IGNITING OUR HOME. NO ONE HAD DRIVEN THE TRUCK FOR 3 DAYS BUT APPARENTLY ACCORDING TO THE DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL THE FIRE WAS STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, MOST LIKELY ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FAULTY SWITCH...
Mileage: 150,000
OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION EXPLODED IN OUR GARAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 8:45 A.M. WE TRIED TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND COULDN'T IT CAUGHT OUR TWO-CAR GARAGE AND OUR CHILDREN'S ROOM AND BATHROOM. SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE. *TR
PARKED MY TRUCK AROUND 8 PM ON THE 27TH WOKE UP AROUND 5 AM ON THE 28TH TO A LARGE BANG LOOKED OUTSIDE TO SEE MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION FULLY IN VOLVED IN FLAMES. TIRES EXPLODED SENDING MOLTEN RUBBER ALL OVER THE SIDE OF MY GARAGE DOOR THREW A SMALL CRACK UNDERNEATH THE GARAGE INTO MY BRAND NEW HARD ...
Mileage: 120,000
RECALL ON THE CRUISE CONTROL ON WHAT WAS MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. *TR
2000 EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION, THE PAINT ON THE HOOD HAS STARTED TO START CHIPPING AND STARTED PEELING OFF, THREE WEEKS AGO. THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND THE PAINT ON THE REMAINDER OF THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN GREAT SHAPE, UNTIL I NOTICED THAT THE PAINT WAS COMIN...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE SPARK PLUG FAILED. AS A CONSEQUENCE HER RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH AND SERIOUS INJURY WAS INCREASED. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER, AND HAD THE SPARK PLUG REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $475.00. THE CURRENT ...
Mileage: 113,000
WE HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION THAT BLEW OUT A SPARK PLUG ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND THIS WEEKEND IT BLEW OUT ANOTHER SPARK PLUG. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING TO TOWN AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND SOUNDED AWFUL. THIS TIME MY SON HAPPENED TO BE DRIVING IT AND IT DID THE SAME THING. ...
Mileage: 158,000
I HAVE A 2000 EDDIE BAUER FORD EXPEDITION WHEN IT RAINS HARD I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EG; MOTOR RUNS WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF, ODOMETER COMES ON AND OFF, 4X4 LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF... DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEMS STEMS FROM A WINDSHIELD LEAK, THE LEAK HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY A ...
I HAVE A 2000 EDDIE BAUER FORD EXPEDITION WHEN IT RAINS HARD I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EG; MOTOR RUNS WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF, ODOMETER COMES ON AND OFF, 4X4 LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF... DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEMS STEMS FROM A WINDSHIELD LEAK, THE LEAK HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY A ...
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND SECURED IN OUR DRIVE WAY. THE TRUCK WAS A TOTAL LOSS, THERE IS DAMAGE TO OUR HOUSE AND TO THE LANDSCAPING. *TR
2000 FORD EXPEDITION SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER THAT IT SCREWS INTO CAUSING LOUD TAPPING, BANGING NOISE. *TR
Mileage: 132,000
FORD EXPEDITION SPARK PLUG EJECTION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THIS 2000 XLT. VERY DANGEROUS, ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, SOUND OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE THEN OPEN CYLINDER NOISE, SMELL OF RAW GAS. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
2000 FORD EXP WENT UP IN FLAMES AFTER RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE ON 8/16. WAS JUST AT REPAIR SHOP FOR CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING ON 8/14. TOLD THAT FORD HAD A RECALL AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. EVERYTHING INSIDE THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AS WELL AS T...
Mileage: 109,000
I OWN A 2000 FOR EXPEDITION AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS. FIRST THE CAPS ON THE SPARK PLUGS GO BAD EVERYTIME IT GETS WASHED OR GOES THROUGH PUDDLES ON THE ROAD. THEN WHEN IT RAINS WATER SEEPS INTO SOME CONTROL BOX AND CAUSES THE RADIO AND AIR TO RUN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND ...
Mileage: 156,000
I OWN A 2000 FOR EXPEDITION AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS. FIRST THE CAPS ON THE SPARK PLUGS GO BAD EVERYTIME IT GETS WASHED OR GOES THROUGH PUDDLES ON THE ROAD. THEN WHEN IT RAINS WATER SEEPS INTO SOME CONTROL BOX AND CAUSES THE RADIO AND AIR TO RUN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND ...
Mileage: 156,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER A REALLY BAD RAINSTORM TODAY MY SUV STARTED ACTING POSSESSED. IT HAS BEEN WORKING FINE AND NOW ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS TURN THEMSELVES OFF AND ON, WHEN THEY CAR IS OFF THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION. THE FAN/AC IN THE SUV RUNS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OFF A...
ALL FOUR WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN ON VEHICLE. WENT TO CAR LOT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. MECHANIC FIXED THE PROBLEM. WENT BACK TO WORK. I GOT OFF AT 5:00PM. WENT HOME AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. 2 HOURS LATER A NEIGHBOR TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR HOURS. *TR
ALL FOUR WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN ON VEHICLE. WENT TO CAR LOT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. MECHANIC FIXED THE PROBLEM. WENT BACK TO WORK. I GOT OFF AT 5:00PM. WENT HOME AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. 2 HOURS LATER A NEIGHBOR TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR HOURS. *TR
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WITH THE TRITON V-8, 5.4 LITER ENGINE THAT HAD A SPARK PLUG POP OUT OF THE HEAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING, DESTROYING THE FUEL INJECTOR. ACCORDING TO MY FORD DEALER, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND CAN'T REALLY SEE HOW YOU CAN USE THE WORD COMMON...
Mileage: 154,000
2000 EXPEDITION WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER LEAK CAUSED VEHICLE TO DO CRAZY THINGS LIKE TRY TO START WHEN I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS ON WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND HAD A BURNING SMELL. THIS MORNING VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AFTER RAIN. AFTER JUMP STARTING VEHICLE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON GEARSHIFTER HA...
Mileage: 118,000
2000 EXPEDITION WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER LEAK CAUSED VEHICLE TO DO CRAZY THINGS LIKE TRY TO START WHEN I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS ON WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND HAD A BURNING SMELL. THIS MORNING VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AFTER RAIN. AFTER JUMP STARTING VEHICLE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON GEARSHIFTER HA...
Mileage: 118,000
2000 EXPEDITION WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED IN NOVEMBER LEAK CAUSED VEHICLE TO DO CRAZY THINGS LIKE TRY TO START WHEN I TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS ON WITH KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND HAD A BURNING SMELL. THIS MORNING VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AFTER RAIN. AFTER JUMP STARTING VEHICLE OVERDRIVE LIGHT ON GEARSHIFTER HA...
Mileage: 118,000
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY (WHICH IS A TOTAL LOSS). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN USE FOR ABOUT A DAY BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SO CLOSE TO THE GARAGE DOOR THAT IF I WERE NOT OUT SIDE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE I WOULD OF PROBABLY SEEN MY HO...
MY FAMILY AND I WERE AWAKEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH OUR HOME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT WAS DETERMINED BY FORD INVESTIGATORS AND OUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM MY FORD EXPEDITION THAT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE ALONG WITH MY WIFE'S VEHICLE. IT TURNED OUT THERE WAS A ...
Mileage: 118,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF AND THE ASHES FROM THIS VEHICLE BURNED THE VEHICLE NEXT TO IT. *TR
Mileage: 155,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED NEXT TO A FORD EXPEDITION THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURN MY VEHICLE TOO. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. IN 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. TWO YEARS LATER, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT IT...
Mileage: 134,000
OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED FOR 12 HOURS AND THEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. IN 2007, WE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL REPLACED BY A FORD DEALER DUE TO THE RECALL. THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED...
Mileage: 134,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THE REAR CHILD SAFETY LOCKS WERE INOPERATIVE IN HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 334,000.
Mileage: 200,000
I WENT OUT TO MY TRUCK TO START IT AND THE RADIO WAS ON. NO KEYS IN IGNITION. STARTER ENGAGES WHILE RUNNING IN PARK AND NEUTRAL. WIPERS COME ON AND OFF NO KEYS IN IGNITION. LOCKS AND UNLOCKS BY ITSELF NO KEYS IN IGNITION. WHILE DRIVING HAVE TO PUT IN NEUTRAL TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN AND UP. ALL THIS HAPP...
Mileage: 101,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE IN A HARD RAIN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I COULD NOT SEE AND WAS FORCED TO QUICKLY BRAKE AND PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED A CAR BEHIND ME TO SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NOT ANY PHYSICAL ACCIDENT. I AM VERY CONCERN...
Mileage: 105,000
I WAS DRIVING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE IN A HARD RAIN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I COULD NOT SEE AND WAS FORCED TO QUICKLY BRAKE AND PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED A CAR BEHIND ME TO SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NOT ANY PHYSICAL ACCIDENT. I AM VERY CONCERN...
Mileage: 105,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO, REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER, AND INTERIOR LIGHTING IN THE VEHICLE HAVE ALL STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURES WOULD OCCUR ON RAINY DAYS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE CAUSED BY THE G...
Mileage: 125,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITIOPN SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. *TR
RECURRENT ISSUE WITH MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHEN IT RAINS, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTS OUT, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN, MAKING IT UNDRIVEABLE. VARIOUS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS GO ON AND OFF WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, AND SOME GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE HOUSE AND THE OTHER VEHICLE PARKED IN THE GARAGE WERE BURNED. THE SHERIFF AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ISSUED CASE NUMBER 09021176 AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE...
Mileage: 89,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT FOR INVES...
Mileage: 128,000
I WENT TO WORK ON SUNDAY MORNING,AT 4:30 AM I GOT OFF WORK AND WENT BY THE WAL MART TO PICK UP A FEW THINGS AND WENT HOME FROM THERE, MY HUSBAND WAS BARBECUING SO I LEFT THE GARAGE UP. IT WAS SUPER BOWL SUNDAY. WELL WE WENT IN TO CATCH SOME OF THE GAME, OUR NEIGHBOR CAME TO THE BACK DOOR AND SAID T...
2000 FORD EXPEDITION EJECTED SPARK PLUG LEADING TO FAILURE OF VEHICLE TO PROVIDE RELIABLE SAFE TRANSPORTATION IN WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS, OUT OF CELL PHONE RANGE IN RURAL CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO. SPECIFIC SAFETY FACTOR OF 4WD SUV HAS BEEN REDUCED TO ZERO AND PLACES FAMILY AT ADDITIONAL RISK...
Mileage: 129,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THE ODOMETER, HEAT, AND RADIO BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN IDLING LOUDLY. UPON ENTERING HER DRI...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THE ODOMETER, HEAT, AND RADIO BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN IDLING LOUDLY. UPON ENTERING HER DRI...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THE ODOMETER, HEAT, AND RADIO BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN IDLING LOUDLY. UPON ENTERING HER DRI...
Mileage: 120,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WITH THE TRITON 5.4 LITRE V8 ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES AND IS USED FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION ONLY. TODAY WE HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP QUO...
Mileage: 110,000
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION XLT OUT OF THE BLUE STARTED ACTING BIZARRE. COME TO FIND OUT THE WINDSHIELD SEAL HAD A LEAK WHICH IN TURN DESTROYED MY GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX. ACCORDING TO OTHERS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS OUT OF HAND. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS AND RESEAL ALL WINDSHIELDS, I DON'T HAVE $1000+...
Mileage: 137,000
WE RECENTLY HAD A SNOW STORM IN OUR AREA. AFTER THE STORM OUR EXPEDITION STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM TO OCCUR WAS THE FRONT BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROL WOULD TURN ON HIGH WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND STARTED FINDING ...
WE RECENTLY HAD A SNOW STORM IN OUR AREA. AFTER THE STORM OUR EXPEDITION STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS. THE FIRST PROBLEM TO OCCUR WAS THE FRONT BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROL WOULD TURN ON HIGH WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND STARTED FINDING ...
LEAK IN WINDSHIELD AREA. SHORTS OUT HE FUSE BOX AND GEM. ONCE THIS HAPPENS THERE ARE MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FORD DOES NOT COVER THE COST FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. HAVE HEARD AND READ OF MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE. THIS CAN MAKE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO S...
Mileage: 118,000
LEAK IN WINDSHIELD AREA. SHORTS OUT HE FUSE BOX AND GEM. ONCE THIS HAPPENS THERE ARE MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. FORD DOES NOT COVER THE COST FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. HAVE HEARD AND READ OF MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME ISSUE. THIS CAN MAKE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO S...
Mileage: 118,000
FIRST THE BLOWER WOULD TURN ON HIGH AFTER THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. THEN THE DASH WARNING LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF ALONG WITH RELAYS. THE THE ABS RELAYS WOULD CLICK ON AND OFF AFTER KEY HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WILL THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. NOW WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED OFF AND REMO...
Mileage: 999,467
PLEASE REOPEN 1000'S OF EMAILS TO FORD. DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCK WITH CHILDREN IN BACK SET. GAUGE AND LIGHTS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY WHILE IT RAINING PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME HAVE TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFETY. ...
Mileage: 110,000
PLEASE REOPEN 1000'S OF EMAILS TO FORD. DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCK WITH CHILDREN IN BACK SET. GAUGE AND LIGHTS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY WHILE IT RAINING PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME HAVE TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFETY. ...
Mileage: 110,000
PLEASE REOPEN 1000'S OF EMAILS TO FORD. DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCK WITH CHILDREN IN BACK SET. GAUGE AND LIGHTS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY WHILE IT RAINING PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME HAVE TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFETY. ...
Mileage: 110,000
ALARM WENT OFF AND TRUCK CAUGHT A FIRE; LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT. *TR
I WAS JUST DRIVING ALONG GOING 15MPH WHEN MY SPARK PLUG BLEW-OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD IN MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. I HAVE 91,000 MILES ON IT. NOW IT IS COSTING ME $1100.00 TO FIX. *TR
Mileage: 91,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. AFTER TESTING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS WARPE...
Mileage: 78,253
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WAS AWAKENED BY HIS VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE. HIS VEHICLE AND HOUSE WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. HE HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED INCIDENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS IN THE PROCESS OF INSPECTING THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE...
Mileage: 175,000
I HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD TRITON ENGINES. *TR
Mileage: 105,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION AND I HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS WITH THE WINDSHIELD LEAKING AND THEN THE CAR STARTS DOING THINGS LIKE WINDOWS GOING UP AND DOWN WIPERS NOT WORKING OR THE CAR WILL JUST STOP WORKING THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE THE FIRST TIME I WASN'T DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENED I WAS...
Mileage: 159,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION AND I HAVE PROBLEMS WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS WITH THE WINDSHIELD LEAKING AND THEN THE CAR STARTS DOING THINGS LIKE WINDOWS GOING UP AND DOWN WIPERS NOT WORKING OR THE CAR WILL JUST STOP WORKING THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE THE FIRST TIME I WASN'T DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENED I WAS...
Mileage: 159,000
GEM MODULE FAILURE CAUSING REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER AND RADIO DISPLAY NOT TO WORK AND HEAT/AC ONLY TO WORK IN DEFROST MODE. *TR
Mileage: 64,000
AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION DOWN MY STEEP DRIVEWAY, I FELT A HARD BUMP AND FELT LIKE I HIT SOMETHING. I LOOKED OUT MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND SAW MY TIRE ROLLING DOWN THE STREET! THE TIRE WAS OUR FULL-SIZE SPARE THAT HAD BEEN SECURED UNDER THE TRUCK. THE HAPPENED LAST YEAR, 2007 AROUND S...
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE PARKING GARAGE AT MY JOB AND DAMAGED 6 OTHER CARS WITH NO SIGNS OF ANY WARNINGS. *TR
SPARK PLUG BLOWN OUT ON MY 2000 EXPEDITION. *TR
Mileage: 107,000
A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION PARKED IN THE YARD FOR 3 HOURS AND SUDDENLY STARTED BURNING UNDER THE HOOD. WE DIDN'T SMELL ANYTHING BURNING .IT JUST STARTED TO BURN AFTER 3 HOURS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS TRUCK? IT HAS CRUISE CONTROL. THANK YOU. *TR
Mileage: 109,000
A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION PARKED IN THE YARD FOR 3 HOURS AND SUDDENLY STARTED BURNING UNDER THE HOOD. WE DIDN'T SMELL ANYTHING BURNING .IT JUST STARTED TO BURN AFTER 3 HOURS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS TRUCK? IT HAS CRUISE CONTROL. THANK YOU. *TR
Mileage: 109,000
WITH NO WARNING SPARE TIRE CABLE SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD CAUSING SPARE TIRE TO FALL OUT AND STRIKE REAR WHEEL OF VEHICLE, THEN FLEW OFF SIDE OF ROAD. DISCUSSION WITH FORD INDICATED THIS IS UNHEARD OF AND THEY WANTED $300+ TO REPAIR. DISCUSSIONS WITH MULTIPLE OTHER SHOPS (NOT FORD) INDICATE...
Mileage: 88,000
WITH NO WARNING SPARE TIRE CABLE SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD CAUSING SPARE TIRE TO FALL OUT AND STRIKE REAR WHEEL OF VEHICLE, THEN FLEW OFF SIDE OF ROAD. DISCUSSION WITH FORD INDICATED THIS IS UNHEARD OF AND THEY WANTED $300+ TO REPAIR. DISCUSSIONS WITH MULTIPLE OTHER SHOPS (NOT FORD) INDICATE...
Mileage: 88,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. *TR
Mileage: 78,000
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT, CAUSING LOUD, POP-LIKE NOISE, AND PUFF OF WHITE SMOKE. PLUG BLEW A HOLE IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. ENGINE WAS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER 5.4 TRITON V8. *TR
Mileage: 174,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COIL PACK LOCATED NEAR THE AIR COMPRESSOR, COULD DEVELOP MOISTURE, WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE COIL SPRINGS TO FAIL AND THE VEHICLE TO STALL. SECONDLY, THE TECHNICIAN STA...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COIL PACK LOCATED NEAR THE AIR COMPRESSOR, COULD DEVELOP MOISTURE, WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE COIL SPRINGS TO FAIL AND THE VEHICLE TO STALL. SECONDLY, THE TECHNICIAN STA...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. A WEEK AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TUNED UP, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. SHE DROVE HOME AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG BURST OUT OF THE SECOND CYLINDER IN THE ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR...
Mileage: 100,000
WHEN I TURNED MY TRUCKS ENGINE OFF LAST NIGHT AND REMOVED THE KEY, THE AC BLOWER CONTINUED RUNNING. OF COURSE IT DRAINED MY BATTERY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY. I RESEARCHED THE SITUATION ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHER FORD EXPEDITION OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. DUE TO A MAL-FITTING ...
Mileage: 160,000
I HAVE A 2000 4.6 FORD EXPEDITION WITH APPROX 150,000 MILES ON IT. I DROVE IT FROM LOS ANGELES TO SAN FRANCISCO. WHEN I ARRIVED IN SAN FRANCISCO I WAS GREETED BY A LOUD POP AND AN ACCOMPANYING RATTLE AND SPUTTER. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT AND BROKE OFF THE IGNITION COIL. THE SPA...
Mileage: 153,200
2000 FORD EXPEDITION XLT WITH 5.4 TRITON ENGINE. I'VE HAD 2 SPARKPLUGS POP OUT OF THE ENGINE ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS. ONE IN DEC. 07 AND THE OTHER IN AUG. 08. SINCE IT IS INEVITABLE THAT THE HEADS BE REPAIRED I USED JB WELD TO EPOXY THE SPARKPLUGS IN WITH SUCCESS. IN 100,000 MILES I'LL HAVE TO ...
I OWN A FORD EXPEDITION 2000. THE PAINT OF THE CAR IS LETTING GO FORM THE PRIMER THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A BODY SHOP AND THE STATED THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE SINCE IT ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXHAUST LEAK, THE ELECTRICAL ODOMETER FLICKERS ON AND OFF, AND THERE IS RUST AT THE BOTTOM OF EVERY DOOR ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE ...
Mileage: 109,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXHAUST LEAK, THE ELECTRICAL ODOMETER FLICKERS ON AND OFF, AND THERE IS RUST AT THE BOTTOM OF EVERY DOOR ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE ...
Mileage: 109,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXHAUST LEAK, THE ELECTRICAL ODOMETER FLICKERS ON AND OFF, AND THERE IS RUST AT THE BOTTOM OF EVERY DOOR ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE ...
Mileage: 109,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXHAUST LEAK, THE ELECTRICAL ODOMETER FLICKERS ON AND OFF, AND THERE IS RUST AT THE BOTTOM OF EVERY DOOR ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE ...
Mileage: 109,000
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION APPARENTLY HAD A RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT COULD CATCH FIRE. IN JUNE 2007 MY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND TURNED OFF FOR OVER 9 HOURS. WE LOST THE VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE HOUSE. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HEAR A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. OPEN UP HOOD AND FIND THAT WE HAVE BLOWN A SPARK PLUG. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN MY 2000 EXPEDITION. WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED UNLESS WE FIND THE SPARK PLUG OR ARE ABLE TO GET A NEW SPARK PLUG. ALSO THE WIRING HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE...
Mileage: 152,000
ON JULY 10 2008 AT 5:30AM OR THERE ABOUT OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE. AT THIS TIME THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS. IT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF OUR GARAGE WHICH ALSO BURNT OUR GARAGE. BY THE GRACE OF GOD A NEIGHBOR WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK AND WOKE US UP AND CALL...
OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT WAS DESCRIBED IN FORD SPECIAL NOTICE 15773. WHEN IT RAINS, WATER LEAKS INTO THE GEM/CJB AND CAUSES THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO SHORT OUT. THIS RESULTS IN BLOWERS RUNNING WHILE THE KEY IS NOT IN THE IGNITION, THE CAR TO STALL OUT WHILE IN USE, AN...
Mileage: 95,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE DAY AFTER A HEAVY RAINSTORM, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO HIS DESTINATION AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN, BUT THE ...
Mileage: 95,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER A HEAVY RAINSTORM, WATER SEEPS IN THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DOWN INTO THE ELECTRONIC FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC FUSE BOX AND WINDSHIELD AT THE COST OF $1,400. AFTER ANOTHER HEAVY RAINSTO...
Mileage: 143,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER A HEAVY RAINSTORM, WATER SEEPS IN THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DOWN INTO THE ELECTRONIC FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC FUSE BOX AND WINDSHIELD AT THE COST OF $1,400. AFTER ANOTHER HEAVY RAINSTO...
Mileage: 143,000
SPARE TIRE WINCH MOUNT CABLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. CABLE SHEARED AT TOP NEAR THE WINCH MOUNT. SPARE TIRE BOUNCED AND ROLLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. TIRE NEARLY HIT SEVERAL CARS HEAD ON. NO INJURIES OR ACCIDENTS. REPAIRED MYSELF WITH REPLACEMENT WINCH MOUNT FROM FORD.
Mileage: 78,850
SPARK PLUG POPPED OUT OF HEAD ON MY EXPEDITION AND HAD A VERY BAD GAS SMELL AND WE JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE, IT ACTUALLY DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE, BUT IS GOING TO COST ALOT OF MONEY TO FIX. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL) IN 2005. THREE YEARS LATER, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND F...
Mileage: 120,000
DRIVING AT 35 MPH, I HEARD A POPPING SOUND, TO FIND OUT UPPER THE HOOD THAT THE # 2 SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF IT'S HOLE STRIPPING THE THREADS AND BREAKING THE COIL PACK HOUSING. 2000 FORD 5.4L EXPEDITION ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 143,000
CHILD SAFETY LOCK. LOCK ATOMICALLY ENGAGES PREVENTING OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE OF MY 2000 EXPEDITION. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER, I DID SOME SEARCHING AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THE LAST ONE WAS A WAYS FROM HOME AND I DROVE IT HOME, JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. IT'S TIME FORD...
Mileage: 75,000
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 6-19-05. MY DAUGHTER & I HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME. 30 MINUTES LATER THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS NOT IN THE GARAGE. THE FIRE DEPT CAME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED. I RECEIVED NOTHING FROM FORD...
Mileage: 123,000
I HAVE A 2000 EXPEDITION THAT IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL FAILURE, DEAD BATTERY EVERY WEEK, CLICKING FROM UNDER THE DASH, LIGHTS FLASHING ON THE INTERIOR, RADIO/CLOCK LIGHTS FAIL, DRIVERS SIDE BACK SIDE WINDOW FAILS TO OPEN AND REAR WINDOW WIPER STOPPED WORKING. THE FLASHING, CLICKING AND OTHER VARI...
Mileage: 75,000
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE COIL PACKS GO OUT, LEADING UP TO THE FIRE. OUR GARAGE COUGHT FIRE AND BURNT OUR NEW HOME DOWN. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE, SITTING IN SA PARKING LOT. *TR
2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER THEN FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *KB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO RESTART ITSELF. THERE WAS AN OPENED AND CLOSED INVESTIGATION (EA05015) REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Mileage: 98,000
HEAVY RAINS YESTERDAY. ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, STOPPED AT A STORE, TURNED OFF THE KEY, BUT THE HEATER BLOWER DID NOT TURN OFF. TURNED THE HEATER CONTROL TO OFF AND HEARD MANY RAPID CLICKS FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO THE RIGHT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. ON ARRIVING HOME, BLOWER DID THE SAME THING. ...
Mileage: 136,900
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL 05V388000 - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT...
Mileage: 110,000
RAIN/SNOW CAUSE WATER TO LEAK INTO THE GEM MODULE & FUSE BOX UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD CAUSING COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, WACKY ELECTRICAL THINGS LIKE FAN MOTOR RUNNING WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION, STRANGE "STUPID LIGHTS" PERIODICALLY ON DASH, ETC. HAVE REPLACED THESE TWICE, VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR
Mileage: 122,642
RAIN/SNOW CAUSE WATER TO LEAK INTO THE GEM MODULE & FUSE BOX UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD CAUSING COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, WACKY ELECTRICAL THINGS LIKE FAN MOTOR RUNNING WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION, STRANGE "STUPID LIGHTS" PERIODICALLY ON DASH, ETC. HAVE REPLACED THESE TWICE, VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR
Mileage: 122,642
RAIN/SNOW CAUSE WATER TO LEAK INTO THE GEM MODULE & FUSE BOX UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD CAUSING COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, WACKY ELECTRICAL THINGS LIKE FAN MOTOR RUNNING WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION, STRANGE "STUPID LIGHTS" PERIODICALLY ON DASH, ETC. HAVE REPLACED THESE TWICE, VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR
Mileage: 122,642
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR TWO AND A HALF HOURS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. SMOKE AND FLAMES BEGAN POURING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT'S HOME THEN CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY. THE FIRE...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHATTERED A WINDOW IN ORDER TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE INSPECTOR WAS SENT OUT AND STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS A RESULT OF A RECALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CONSULTED FORD AND ...
Mileage: 181,000
PURCHASED TRUCK ON 02/15/2008, AND THE BRAKES WENT ON THE TRUCK ON 02/21/2008, WHICH ALMOST CAUSE ME TO GO HEADON WITH A SEMI-TRUCK. TOLD DEALER ABOUT BRAKES GOING OUT BUT DIDN'T CARE ABOUT IT. TOLD HIM ABOUT ME TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE MOTOR THAT H...
Mileage: 145,760
PURCHASED TRUCK ON 02/15/2008, AND THE BRAKES WENT ON THE TRUCK ON 02/21/2008, WHICH ALMOST CAUSE ME TO GO HEADON WITH A SEMI-TRUCK. TOLD DEALER ABOUT BRAKES GOING OUT BUT DIDN'T CARE ABOUT IT. TOLD HIM ABOUT ME TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE MOTOR THAT H...
Mileage: 145,760
I POSTED A COMPLAINT EARLIER AND WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON IT. I HAD SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AFTER THE RAIN. THIS LAST TIME CAUSED MY BATTERY TO COMPLETELY DIE AND ALL OF MY ELECTRICAL STOPPED WORKING. I HAD AAA COME OUT AND JUMP START THE BATTERY AND I LET IT IDLE FOR ABOUT 45 MIN. UNTIL T...
Mileage: 198,700
I'VE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION AFTER IT RAINS. TODAY MY ALARM WOULD NOT WORK SO I HAD TO USE THE KEYLESS PAD TO UNLOCK MY VEHICLE, BUT IT DOES NOT WORK TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR THERE ARE DINGING NOISES AND YOU CAN HEAR THE FAN RUNNI...
Mileage: 198,700
I OWN A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION AND AFTER A HARD OVERNIGHT RAIN AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BEGAN. WHEN I GOT INTO IT THE NEXT MORNING THE RADIO WAS PLAYING AND THE HEATER DISPLAY WAS ON. WHEN I STARTED IT ALL SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL I PUT IT INTO GEAR AND THE RADIO STOPPED, THE HEATER STOPPED, THE WINDSHIELD W...
Mileage: 57,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. THE DEALER INSTALLED NEW SPARK PLUGS AND A NEW COIL. WHILE DRIVING 25 ...
Mileage: 170,000
WINDSHIELD LEAKS WATER ON TO GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX. AFTER RAIN OR SNOW VEHICLE WILL TRY TO START WHILE ALREADY RUNNING WIPERS, RADIO, DOOR LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS, LIGHTS FLASHERS WILL NOT WORK. DUMMY LIGHTS ON DASH WILL COME ON THAT WATER LEVEL LOW, NO OIL PRESSURE AND LOW BATTERY. NOW IT WILL NOT S...
Mileage: 100,000
WINDSHIELD LEAKS WATER ON TO GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX. AFTER RAIN OR SNOW VEHICLE WILL TRY TO START WHILE ALREADY RUNNING WIPERS, RADIO, DOOR LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS, LIGHTS FLASHERS WILL NOT WORK. DUMMY LIGHTS ON DASH WILL COME ON THAT WATER LEVEL LOW, NO OIL PRESSURE AND LOW BATTERY. NOW IT WILL NOT S...
Mileage: 100,000
MY 00 FORD EXPY HAS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHEN EVER THERE'S RAIN THIS LATEST INCIDENT HAPPEN ON 1/6/08 I CAME OUT OF MY HOUSE BECAUSE I KEEP ON HEARING LIKE SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO START THE TRUCK AND YEAH IT HAD BEEN RAINING ALL NIGHT I OPEN THE TRUCK AND THE RADIO WAS ON THE LIGHTS WERE COMING...
Mileage: 98,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION SPARK PLUG EJECTED. *TR
Mileage: 192,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE SKIPPED. THE DEALER STATED THAT ONE OF THE COIL PACKS CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. ...
Mileage: 120,000
SPARK PLUG # 2 WAS SPIT OUT OF THE ENGINE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *TR
Mileage: 86,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. OCCASIONALLY IN COLD, SNOWY, OR RAINY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK, THE RADIO WOULD TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT NEEDED TO DISCONNECT TH...
Mileage: 45,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION V8 4.6L XLT STALLS WHEN GAS IS AT 1/4 TANK AND AT A FORWARD ANGLE (DOWNHILL). THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING 55 ON THE FREEWAY, COME TO A SLIGHT DECLINE AND VEHICLE STALLS AND DIES. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I CAN NOT SELL THIS CAR AND GET A NEW FORD, KNOWING SOME COULD GET HURT. WE...
Mileage: 25,000
WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-95 AT APPROX 65 MPH, THE PASSENGER RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED. IT APPEARS THAT THE FAILURE MODE WAS TREAD SEPARATION/DETACHMENT. THE TREAD ENDED UP WRAPPED AROUND THE REAR AXLE. AT THE MOMENT OF THE FAILURE THE 2000 FORD EXPEDITION TORQUED HARD TO THE RIGHT, BUT CONTROL WAS MA...
Mileage: 61,252
OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 11 HRS. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
PRIOR TO OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION BEING RECALLED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS, WE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTING GROUP; RADIO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ETC. AFTER A RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK AND THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD REMAIN ON OR BE ON WITHOUT IGNITION ACTI...
Mileage: 65,000
PRIOR TO OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION BEING RECALLED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS, WE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTING GROUP; RADIO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ETC. AFTER A RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK AND THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD REMAIN ON OR BE ON WITHOUT IGNITION ACTI...
Mileage: 65,000
WE RECENTLY HAD A SPECIALIST INSPECT THE 2000 EDDIE BAUER FORD EXPEDITION BECAUSE OF REPEATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HE FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR FORD ON THE FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD SEALS. HE FURTHER ADVISES THAT THE REPAIRS WILL BE IN EXCESS OF $1000. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE VEH...
Mileage: 65,000
WE RECENTLY HAD A SPECIALIST INSPECT THE 2000 EDDIE BAUER FORD EXPEDITION BECAUSE OF REPEATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HE FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR FORD ON THE FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD SEALS. HE FURTHER ADVISES THAT THE REPAIRS WILL BE IN EXCESS OF $1000. WE HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE VEH...
Mileage: 65,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THEN STALLED AGAIN. THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A SERVICE STATION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD....
Mileage: 101,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION, THE WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING ONTO MY GEM MODULE AND FUSEBOX BEHIND THE DASH AND CAUSING ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED ME OVER $1000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, AND I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS AND ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM ALL OVE...
Mileage: 127,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION, THE WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING ONTO MY GEM MODULE AND FUSEBOX BEHIND THE DASH AND CAUSING ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED ME OVER $1000 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, AND I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS AND ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM ALL OVE...
Mileage: 127,000
MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME A 2000 EXPEDITION 9/15/2007, ON 10/26/2007 AFTER A RAIN, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT CRAZY. WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR, THE RADIO WAS ON AND THE CHIRP LIKE I HAD A KEY IN THE IGNITION, NOT ONLY TO SAY, I JUST REPLACE THE BATTERY THIS MORNING. THE BLOWER MOTOR WILL NOT CUT OFF EVEN TH...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO GLIDE THE VEHICLE DOWNHILL AND INTO HER DRIVEWAY. A ME...
Mileage: 140,000
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION THAT HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED MANY OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT IS APPARENTLY DUE TO A WINDSHIELD LEAK THAT CAUSES THE GEM MODULE TO SHORT OUT. THIS FIRST HAPPENED TO ME A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2007...
Mileage: 96,375
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION THAT HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED MANY OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT IS APPARENTLY DUE TO A WINDSHIELD LEAK THAT CAUSES THE GEM MODULE TO SHORT OUT. THIS FIRST HAPPENED TO ME A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2007...
Mileage: 96,375
HEADLAMP SWITCH BLEW/FAILED/CHARRED AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF HEAT/AC DASH VENT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.
Mileage: 112,250
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED IN MY MOM'S DRIVEWAY WHILE WE WENT TO THE BEACH. WE RETURNED 4 HOURS LATER AND THE HORN WAS BLARING AND SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER, WHO SOLD US THE CAR. I REFUSED ...
Mileage: 59,107
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED IN MY MOM'S DRIVEWAY WHILE WE WENT TO THE BEACH. WE RETURNED 4 HOURS LATER AND THE HORN WAS BLARING AND SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER, WHO SOLD US THE CAR. I REFUSED ...
Mileage: 59,107
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE DRIVER FRONT, REAR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR GOOD YEAR WRANGLER RTS TIRES HAD 2 INCH SPLITS IN THE SIDE WALL. THE DOT NUMBER WAS 4BCUC6WR0306. THEY WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES WITH APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. TH...
Mileage: 95,000
ON 07/28/2007 MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY WE HAD GOTTEN BACK FROM THE STORE AN HOUR AGO WHEN MY LAND LORD COMES KNOCKING ON MY DOOR SAYING YOUR TRUCK IS ON FIRE SO WE WENT OUTSIDE AND IT WAS FLAMING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT IT OUT I CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS ON THIS TRU...
Mileage: 69,785
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RIDE VERY HARD OVER ROUGH TERRAIN. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE SUSPENSION FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO LOWER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PERFORM A FREE DIA...
Mileage: 40,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION - WHEN IT RAINS - THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES CRAZY. SOMETIMES THE DEFROSTER WILL BE ON (NO KEY IN THE IGNITION). OTHER TIMES, LIGHTS, RADIO, WIPERS CONTROL THEMSELVES. TONIGHT 9/4/07 - THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO STEAL IT - HOWEVER - (NO KEY IN THE IGNITION) IT WAS TRYING ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR AN HOUR BEFORE IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN W...
Mileage: 69,864
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND A HALF AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WE...
Mileage: 100,000
1 1/2 HOURS AFTER PARKING THE CAR IN OUR GARAGE WE HEARD SOMETHING IN THE GARAGE AND FOUND THE EXPEDITION ON FIRE. AS A RESULT OUR HOUSE BURNED. *AK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ALL DAY BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH. FIVE MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A POLI...
Mileage: 103,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE LIFTED THE HOOD, FLAMES WERE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TWO H...
Mileage: 83,000
I AM HAVING SEVERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE 2000 FORD EB EXPEDITION. THESE PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE SEAL OF THE FACTORY INSTALLED WINDSHIELD LEAKING WATER INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME INCAPACITATED, AND ONE INSTANCE ...
Mileage: 30,000
WE HAD BEEN ADVISED REGARDING THE RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL. BEFORE THE PART WAS AVAILABLE, WE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. AT THE TIME, THE SERVICE DEPT. DEACTIVATED THE SWITCH. BEFORE THE PART WAS INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS BEYOND REPAIR. WE INFORMED THE FORD COMPANY ...
I PURCHASED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER SUV NEW FROM A LOCAL DEALER IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 127,300. THIS CONCERNS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY USED TO COMMUTE TO WORK, NEVER OFF-ROAD OR ABUS...
I PURCHASED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER SUV NEW FROM A LOCAL DEALER IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 127,300. THIS CONCERNS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY USED TO COMMUTE TO WORK, NEVER OFF-ROAD OR ABUS...
2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGTH ON FIRE WHILE TRUCK WAS PARK AT MIDNIGTH
THE EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND ON MAY 17, 2007 WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY 5 FEET FROM MY HOUSE AND 5 FEET FROM MY HUSBAND'S TRUCK PARKED IN FRONT OF IT, PART OF MY HUSBANDS TRUCK , FENCE AND HOUSE BURNED. *AK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR ONE HOUR, THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 55 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE ENGINE SIZE W...
Mileage: 176,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEVICE ATTACHED TO THE CABLE THAT MOUNTS THE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE FAILED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.*AK
Mileage: 100,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.*AK THE CONSUMER PROVIDED AN INCIDENT REPORT FROM...
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ADJACENT TO THIRD SEAT (CARGO AREA) OF 2000 FORD EXPEDITION SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON; WINDOW WAS OPEN FOR VENTILATION PER DESIGN (TEMPERED GLASS WINDOW PIVOTS OPEN ABOUT 3" VIA ELECTRIC ACTUATOR). SPEED WAS 65 MPH UNDER CALM CONDITIONS, SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE. I INITIALLY...
Mileage: 96,090
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WITNESSED SMOKE ASCENDING FROM THE FUSE PANEL AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE SOURCE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000. AK
Mileage: 110,000
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE INCLUDED STARTUP OF THE VEHICLE AND ON THE SECOND OCCURRANCE MERELY DRIVING THE VEHICLE - A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER 5.4 LTR TRITON V8 WITH 90000 MILES. THE FAILURE WAS OF 2 SEPARATE SPARK PLUGS BEING BLOWN FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD (BOTH ON THE DRIVERS S...
Mileage: 95,220
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL EARLIER THAT DAY. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED ,AND THE CONTACT WILL ATTEMPT TO GET PICTURES OF THE...
Mileage: 17,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED AND CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE GEM BOX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE ENGINE REMAINED ON AFTER THE CONTACT REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEM BOX. HOWEVER, THEY DID ...
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED AND CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE GEM BOX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE ENGINE REMAINED ON AFTER THE CONTACT REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GEM BOX. HOWEVER, THEY DID ...
Mileage: 85,000
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE EARLIER AND APPROXIMATELY 3-4 HOURS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK PICTURES OF...
Mileage: 90,000
I OWN A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WITHIN THE LAST MONTH, I WOULD TURN THE KEY TO CRANK MY TRUCK AND NO SOUND. NOTHING WOULD TURN ON. THE ELECTRICAL, TOTALLY DEAD. I WOULD JUMP IT OFF AND IT RAN FINE FOR 2 DAYS AND THEN THE SAME WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT A LE...
Mileage: 82,000
I OWN A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WITHIN THE LAST MONTH, I WOULD TURN THE KEY TO CRANK MY TRUCK AND NO SOUND. NOTHING WOULD TURN ON. THE ELECTRICAL, TOTALLY DEAD. I WOULD JUMP IT OFF AND IT RAN FINE FOR 2 DAYS AND THEN THE SAME WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND THAT A LE...
Mileage: 82,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2000 FORD EXPEDITION XLT HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS. WHEN SOMEONE WAS SEATED IN THE BACK SEAT THE SAFETY LOCKS WOULD ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY AND THE PASSENGER COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND STATED THAT THEY...
Mileage: 5,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2000 FORD EXPEDITION (67000 FAILURE MILEAGE) HE WAS HEARING A CLUNKING SOUND ONLY WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RETURNED HOME THEN RAISED THE VEHICLE UP AND GOT UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT PART OF THE FRAME WHICH HELD THE FRONT END OF TH...
Mileage: 67,000
I HAVE HAD MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AS THOSE LISTED ON THE NET. WIPERS COMING ON AT ANY GIVEN TIME, SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING, LIGHTS ON RADIO NOT WORKING, WIPERS COME ON WHEN I TRY TO LET THE DRIVER WINDOW DOWN. THERE ARE SOME OTHER THINGS AS WELL. HAVE NOT TAKEN TO SHOP YET, BUT WILL SOON. *N...
I TOOK MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION XLT IN TO HUNTINGTON BEACH FORD TO BE SERVICED DUE TO R.P.M. FLUCTUATION AND A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. THEY CONDUCTED A DIAGNOSIS AND STATED I WOULD NEED A I.A.C. PART. THE NEW I.A.C. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SO I TOOK IT BACK TO H.B. FORD AND THEY STATED I WOULD N...
I TOOK MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION XLT IN TO HUNTINGTON BEACH FORD TO BE SERVICED DUE TO R.P.M. FLUCTUATION AND A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. THEY CONDUCTED A DIAGNOSIS AND STATED I WOULD NEED A I.A.C. PART. THE NEW I.A.C. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SO I TOOK IT BACK TO H.B. FORD AND THEY STATED I WOULD N...
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE4 AND THERE WAS NO NEED TO CONTACT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR OBTAIN A REPORT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,291. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE WIR...
Mileage: 83,291
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. BLINKER LIGHTS INOP. SPEEDOMETER TUNING ON AND OFF, RADIO STATION/CLOCK LIGHTS DON'T WORK. RADIO SOMETIMES WONT WORK. REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK. *NM
Mileage: 150,000
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. BLINKER LIGHTS INOP. SPEEDOMETER TUNING ON AND OFF, RADIO STATION/CLOCK LIGHTS DON'T WORK. RADIO SOMETIMES WONT WORK. REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK. *NM
Mileage: 150,000
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. BLINKER LIGHTS INOP. SPEEDOMETER TUNING ON AND OFF, RADIO STATION/CLOCK LIGHTS DON'T WORK. RADIO SOMETIMES WONT WORK. REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK. *NM
Mileage: 150,000
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS S A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 150000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITHOUT CONTACTING FIRE DEPARTMENT. AS THE CONTACT WAS PUTTING OUT THE FIRE UNDER...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS S A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 150000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITHOUT CONTACTING FIRE DEPARTMENT. AS THE CONTACT WAS PUTTING OUT THE FIRE UNDER...
Mileage: 150,000
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION HAS CAUSED US NUMEROUS HEADACHES AND NEAR ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF RAIN ENTERING THE VEHICLE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD INSTALLATION. ONCE THE RAIN WATER ENTERS THE DRIVER SIDE DASH PANEL ( UNDERSIDE ) AND COMES IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS MOUNTED THERE, NUMEROUS...
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION HAS CAUSED US NUMEROUS HEADACHES AND NEAR ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF RAIN ENTERING THE VEHICLE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD INSTALLATION. ONCE THE RAIN WATER ENTERS THE DRIVER SIDE DASH PANEL ( UNDERSIDE ) AND COMES IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS MOUNTED THERE, NUMEROUS...
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION, THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 137000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HUB CAPS WERE PLASTIC, AND HAD PLASTIC PRONGS THAT PROTRUDED THROUGH A CIRCULAR MEDAL BRACKET. THE BRACKET BENDED,THE PRONG BROKE , AND THAT THE MEDAL BRACKET EXPANDED DEPENDIN...
Mileage: 137,000
ON JAN 31, 2007 IN THE PARKING LOT AT 9935 WALKER IN CYPRESS, CA. THE INCIDENT (FIRE) STARTED APPROXIMATELY AT 5:30 PM. THE 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1:00 HR BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED, A PASSER BY SAW THE FIRE START IN THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MY SON DRI...
Mileage: 116,000
I TOOK OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION (EDDIE BAUER ED.) INTO JOPLIN FORD LINCOLN MERCURY BECAUSE OF VARIOUS ELECTRICAL ABNORMALITIES. INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: WIPERS STOPPING WHILE DRIVING(1-20-07). I HAD THE DEALERSHIP RUN COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS TO TELL ME WHAT THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEMS WAS. I WAS...
Mileage: 112,000
1. VEHICLE OPERATING NORMALLY, STALLED AND WOULD NOT START ON INTERSTATE. 2. GEM FAILED DUE TO WATER, CARPET AND BEHIND FIREWALL WET. POTENTIALLY FATAL DUE TO TOTAL IMMOBILIZATION OF VEHICLE. TOWED. 3. GEM AND FUSE BOX REPLACED, SEE BELOW LOOKS LIKE NHTSA INVESTIGATION AND ENGINEERING STUDY ...
Mileage: 105,000
1. VEHICLE OPERATING NORMALLY, STALLED AND WOULD NOT START ON INTERSTATE. 2. GEM FAILED DUE TO WATER, CARPET AND BEHIND FIREWALL WET. POTENTIALLY FATAL DUE TO TOTAL IMMOBILIZATION OF VEHICLE. TOWED. 3. GEM AND FUSE BOX REPLACED, SEE BELOW LOOKS LIKE NHTSA INVESTIGATION AND ENGINEERING STUDY ...
Mileage: 105,000
ON JANUARY 16, 2007 MY WIFE DROVE OUR 2000 EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION TO WORK AS USUAL PARKED N A COVERED PARKING GARAGE AND WENT TO WORK. AT THE END OF THE DAY SHE ATTEMPTED TO START HER CAR AND IT WAS TOTALLY DEAD AND WOULD NOT START. SHE THEREFORE HAD TO GET JUMP STARTED IN ORDER TO GET HOME. ON 1...
Mileage: 52,990
ON JANUARY 16, 2007 MY WIFE DROVE OUR 2000 EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION TO WORK AS USUAL PARKED N A COVERED PARKING GARAGE AND WENT TO WORK. AT THE END OF THE DAY SHE ATTEMPTED TO START HER CAR AND IT WAS TOTALLY DEAD AND WOULD NOT START. SHE THEREFORE HAD TO GET JUMP STARTED IN ORDER TO GET HOME. ON 1...
Mileage: 52,990
WATER IS LEAKING IN FROM THE WINDSHIELD ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE WATER IS THEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND AFFECTING THE FUSE BOX AND THE GEM MODULE. IT DOES VERY WEIRD THINGS TO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE, WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, RADIO TURNS ...
Mileage: 82,000
WATER IS LEAKING IN FROM THE WINDSHIELD ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE WATER IS THEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND AFFECTING THE FUSE BOX AND THE GEM MODULE. IT DOES VERY WEIRD THINGS TO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE, WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, RADIO TURNS ...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* - THE 2000 FORD EXPEDITION'S SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT SAW SMOKE IN THE VEHICLE. THE IGNITION WAS OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY HER NEIGHBOR THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO ...
Mileage: 110,000
4 NEW DUNLOP A/T RADIAL ROVER P255/70R16 109S M+S DOT PJCU 78HR TIRES BOUGHT FROM INTERNET SELLER DISCOUNT TIRE DIRECT INSTALLED ALSO BY DISCOUNT TIRE, HAMPTON, GEORGIA, SHIPPED FROM ARIZONA TO DISCOUNT TIRE IN HAMPTON, GEORGIA, ALL HAD DEFECT OF STEEL BELT INTERNAL SEPARATION (SOME CALLED TREAD SEP...
IT STARTED LAST WINTER THE WIPERS WOULD FAIL WHEN IT RAINED AND THEN WE CAME OUT AND THE RADIO AND DASH WAS ON AND THE KEYS WERE NO WHERE NEAR THE IGNITION. NOW AFTER THE LAST RAIN MY HUSBAND TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND MY CAR TRIED TO TURN OVER!!! WHAT NEXT, WE ARE NOT SURE HOW TO CORRECT IT BU...
Mileage: 70,000
EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION AND DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT, A FAN HAS BEEN TURNING OFF AND ON WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. NOW, THE FAN IS TURNING ON MORE OFTEN AND IT IS LOUDER THAN B...
EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION AND DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT, A FAN HAS BEEN TURNING OFF AND ON WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. NOW, THE FAN IS TURNING ON MORE OFTEN AND IT IS LOUDER THAN B...
LEAK IN DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WHICH LEAKS INTO FUSE BOX CAUSING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ENGINE REVS ON ITS OWN, STARTS BY ITSELF, WINDSHIELDS WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF, RADIO WORKS THAN TURNS OFF, HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING NOTE HAVE HAD IT INTO DEALERSHIP AND REPAIRED AND IT STILL DOING...
Mileage: 25,000
LEAK IN DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WHICH LEAKS INTO FUSE BOX CAUSING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ENGINE REVS ON ITS OWN, STARTS BY ITSELF, WINDSHIELDS WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF, RADIO WORKS THAN TURNS OFF, HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING NOTE HAVE HAD IT INTO DEALERSHIP AND REPAIRED AND IT STILL DOING...
Mileage: 25,000
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION LEAKS FROM THE WINDSHIELD DURING HEAVY RAINS, AND WATER COMES INTO THE CABIN AREA. THE WATER ALSO HAS CAUSED MY GEM (GENERAL ELECTRONIC MODULE) TO MALFUNCTION, MAKING MY HVAC BLOWER TO SPONTANEOUSLY TURN ON AFTER I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. T...
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION LEAKS FROM THE WINDSHIELD DURING HEAVY RAINS, AND WATER COMES INTO THE CABIN AREA. THE WATER ALSO HAS CAUSED MY GEM (GENERAL ELECTRONIC MODULE) TO MALFUNCTION, MAKING MY HVAC BLOWER TO SPONTANEOUSLY TURN ON AFTER I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. T...
RAIN OR SNOW CAUSES MULTIPLE FAILURES IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MOST RECENTLY, THE BLOWER FAN FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. ONCE THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF THE BLOWER FAN WOULD RUN. IN ADDITION, THE WIPERS AND RADIO WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN THE TRUCK WAS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. NEEDLES...
Mileage: 129,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER, THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE, LOST CONTROL, CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL AND FLIPPED OVER. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO PEOPLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD, A...
Mileage: 130,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT UNATTENDED, A FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE POLICE WERE ALERTED, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. DUE TO THE EXTE...
Mileage: 100,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT UNATTENDED, A FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE POLICE WERE ALERTED, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. DUE TO THE EXTE...
Mileage: 100,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES. BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. ALL THREE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE COLLISION WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES RANGING FROM HEAD CONCUSSIONS TO SCRAPES AND BRUISES. A PO...
Mileage: 109,501
VEHICLE'S RADIO, HEAT REMAINED ON EVEN WITH KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION.
Mileage: 83,000
VEHICLE'S RADIO, HEAT REMAINED ON EVEN WITH KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION.
Mileage: 83,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE BEGAN IN THE FRONT END, AND BURNED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS, AND WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 05V388000 WHICH PERT...
Mileage: 115,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE IN OUR DRIVEWAY ON 10.08.2006 AFTER BEING PARKED FOR12+ HRS. FIRE DAMAGED THE TRUCK HEAVILY AND A VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO IT AND ALSO DAMAGED THE REAR OF THE GARAGE DOOR, ROOF SOFFIT, AND NEARBY FENCE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY LOCAL FIRE DEPT. NO PERSONAL INJUR...
AFTER THE TRUCK 100,000 MILES SERVICE AND WAS GIVING A GREEN ON ALL AREAS OF FORD QUALITY REPORT, I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK THREE DAYS LATER AFTER IT RAIN OUR AREA, I WAS TOLD THE COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NOT DRIVING PROPERLY I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THE COIL REPLACE. IT W...
Mileage: 102,300
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE FOUR-FIVE OTHER VEHICLES DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE M...
Mileage: 90,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER DID NOT DEACTIVATE, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON OR OFF. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE WINDSHIELD HAD A LEAK, CAUSING WATER TO GET INTO THE GEM MODULE. THE WINDSHIELD AND GEM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 78,650
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR SUSPENSION DID NOT ACTIVATE THE SHOCKS ACCORDINGLY AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SAT LOW ON THE GROUND. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED AND SUGGESTED PERFORMING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETECT ANY POSSIBLE FAILURE CODES.
Mileage: 155,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION BRAKES FAILED AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL PART. *KB *JB
2000 FORD EXPEDITION PARKED FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS. NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. STRONG SMELL OF 'ELECTRICAL FIRE'. WE WERE ABLE TO SMOLDER BEFORE FLAMES IGNITED AND BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THE ORIGIN WAS, VERY OBVIOUSLY, THE SCDS. IT WAS MELTED AND SMOKING. *NM
Mileage: 76,503
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PUP-PUP NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. UPON INSPECTION, THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE CAME FROM THE SPARK PLUG. THE SPARK PLUG SUDDENLY BLEW OUT AND WAS ONLY ATTACHED BY A HANGING WIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHO DETE...
Mileage: 68,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BUCKLES FOR THE SECOND SEAT MIDDLE POSITION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE BUCKLE MALE AND FEMALE ENDS TO NOT HOLD ONCE BUCKLED. THIS SAFETY SEAT BELT IS THE RECOMMENDED LOCATION FOR CHILDREN. THE CONTACT'S CHILD WHO IS UNDER ONE YEARS OLD HAS TO BE LOCATED NEXT TO THE VEHICLE'S ...
Mileage: 95,000
I HAVE NOW REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS 3 TIMES SINCE BUYING THIS 2000 FORD EXPEDITION IN LATE 2000. I WAS INFORMED BY A FORMER SERVICE MANAGER FROM FORD THAT THIS DEFECT IS KNOWN AND WIDE SPREAD. WHAT HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY RECEIVED A LARGE LOT OF FRONT RIGHT BRAKE LINES THAT WERE TO ...
Mileage: 18,000
I HAVE NOW REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS 3 TIMES SINCE BUYING THIS 2000 FORD EXPEDITION IN LATE 2000. I WAS INFORMED BY A FORMER SERVICE MANAGER FROM FORD THAT THIS DEFECT IS KNOWN AND WIDE SPREAD. WHAT HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY RECEIVED A LARGE LOT OF FRONT RIGHT BRAKE LINES THAT WERE TO ...
Mileage: 18,000
I PURCHASED 4 GOODYEAR WRANGLER RT/S TIRES FROM DISCOUNT TIRE CO. ON 1/17/2005 THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I RETURNED THE TRUCK TO DISCOUNT THEY REBALANCED AND ROTATED THE TIRES AND INFORMED ME IF THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO VIBRATE TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP...
SPECIAL MESSAGE #15773 THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED FOR YEARS. AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS, AT NO TIME DID ANY SERVICE PERSONNEL REFERENCE THE ABOVE MESSAGE, OR FIX MY VEHICLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRESCRIBED GUIDELINES. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE SER...
Mileage: 27,000
SPECIAL MESSAGE #15773 THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED FOR YEARS. AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS, AT NO TIME DID ANY SERVICE PERSONNEL REFERENCE THE ABOVE MESSAGE, OR FIX MY VEHICLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRESCRIBED GUIDELINES. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE SER...
Mileage: 27,000
SPECIAL MESSAGE #15773 THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED FOR YEARS. AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS, AT NO TIME DID ANY SERVICE PERSONNEL REFERENCE THE ABOVE MESSAGE, OR FIX MY VEHICLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRESCRIBED GUIDELINES. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE SER...
Mileage: 27,000
SPECIAL MESSAGE #15773 THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED FOR YEARS. AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO HAVE CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS, AT NO TIME DID ANY SERVICE PERSONNEL REFERENCE THE ABOVE MESSAGE, OR FIX MY VEHICLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRESCRIBED GUIDELINES. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE SER...
Mileage: 27,000
DRIVING ON 4 LANE TWISTY PARKWAY, THE LEFT TIE ROD BROKE WITHOUT ANY WARNING, LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL, APPLIED BRAKE AND TRIED TO CONTROL VEHICLE, TOOK ABOUT 200 YARDS TO COME TO A STOP. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH, HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER WHERE CAR IS ALWAYS SERVICED AND MAINTAIN...
Mileage: 66,548
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS AND WATER GETS INTO THE FUSE BOX CAUSING THE DASH LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE FUSE BOX IS CORRODED AND RUSTING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.
Mileage: 81,000
2000 EXPEDITION HORN FAILED. *TS WHEN THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ABS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND THE HORN WAS ...
Mileage: 48,000
2000 EXPEDITION HORN FAILED. *TS WHEN THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ABS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND THE HORN WAS ...
Mileage: 48,000
2000 EXPEDITION HORN FAILED. *TS WHEN THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ABS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND THE HORN WAS ...
Mileage: 48,000
2000 EXPEDITION HORN FAILED. *TS WHEN THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ABS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND THE HORN WAS ...
Mileage: 48,000
OWN A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION (ORIGINAL OWNER) AND HAD TIRES REPLACED AS PART OF RECALL OF 2002. TIRES WERE REPLACED AT LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WITH GENERAL GRABBER AW P275/60/R17. RECENTLY I NOTICED "STEERING" AND "BUMPY" RIDE, SO I TOOK VEHICLE TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. MECHANIC SHOWED HOW ONE TIRE HAD...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT, IT ALSO RATTLED ON BUMPY ROADS AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE SHOCKS WERE A...
Mileage: 65,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT, IT ALSO RATTLED ON BUMPY ROADS AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THE SHOCKS WERE A...
Mileage: 65,000
ON 05-04-06, WAS DRIVING 35 MPH DOWN A CITY STREET DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION, THEN MY 2000 EXPEDITION BEGAN TO SOUND AS IF IT WAS SPUTTERING OR MISSING. WIFE SCREAMED, KIDS STARTED CRYING, I SWERVED AS I THOUGHT INITIALLY IT WAS EITHER AN EXPLOSION OR ENGINE BL...
Mileage: 63,021
I WAS GOING TO THE LAKE WHEN I HEARD A PINGING IN THE ENGINE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I STOPPED TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL. THERE WAS PLENTY OF OIL. I DROVE TO THE LAKE AND HAD A GREAT DAY OF FISHING. ON THE WAY HOME, I HEARD THE PINGING AGAIN BUT THE PINGING WAS NOT THERE ON ACCELERATION. AFTER DRIVI...
WE FIRST NOTICED A PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS RAINING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON. THEN WE ALSO STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE HEATER / A/C FAN WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. ON SUNDAY 4/30/06, I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON A FREEWAY & THE WIPER LIGHT STARTED TO COME...
WE FIRST NOTICED A PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS RAINING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON. THEN WE ALSO STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE HEATER / A/C FAN WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. ON SUNDAY 4/30/06, I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON A FREEWAY & THE WIPER LIGHT STARTED TO COME...
RAIN LEAKED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2000 EXPEDITION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL FUSE BOX. MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED ACTING WHACKY WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS A DISTRACTION AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. FIXING THE PROBLEM RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD AND FUSE BOX/GEM MODUL...
Mileage: 75,000
TWO WEEKS AGO I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS ON MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION AND YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. AFTER INVESTIGATING, I FOUND THAT THE #2 SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN BLOWN FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE EXPEDITION HAS 10300 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN VERY RELIABLE.*JB
TWO WEEKS AGO I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS ON MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION AND YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I NOTICED A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. AFTER INVESTIGATING, I FOUND THAT THE #2 SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN BLOWN FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE EXPEDITION HAS 10300 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN VERY RELIABLE.*JB
MY CAR WAS IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE NOBODY DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR OVER 12 HOURS IN THE MORNING MY NEIGHBORS CALLED THE POLICE BECAUSE MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE CAR IS NOW A TOTAL LOSS. *NM
Mileage: 80,000
THIS IS NOT A FORMAL COMPLAINT, YET, BUT AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT FURTHER COMPLAINTS AND BRING TO ATTENTION A DEFECT IN A VEHICLE I OWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET HELP TO FIX THIS DEFECT BEFORE IT HAPPENS! PREVENTATIVE MEASURES MUST BE TAKEN! I WAS MADE AWARE OF A BLOG AT HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOM...
Mileage: 105,000
2000 EXPEDITION HEATER BLOWER HAD TO BE MANUALLY TURNED OFF AFTER KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM IGNITION. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. *TS THE FUSE BOX WAS RUSTED, CORRODED AND FULL OF WATER. THIS WAS THE RESULT OF THE WINDSHIELD NOT BEING SEALED PROPERLY. *NM
2000 EXPEDITION HEATER BLOWER HAD TO BE MANUALLY TURNED OFF AFTER KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM IGNITION. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. *TS THE FUSE BOX WAS RUSTED, CORRODED AND FULL OF WATER. THIS WAS THE RESULT OF THE WINDSHIELD NOT BEING SEALED PROPERLY. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN WET CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE SURGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT THE CORRECT SIZE FOR THE VEHICLE WHEN MANUFACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Mileage: 20,000
IN EARLY JAN 2006, WE HAVE A POPPING SOUND AND MOVEMENT IN THE STEERING WHEEL OF OUR 2000 EXPEDITION. WE COULD FEEL IT MOVING IN THE STEERING WHEN DRIVING AND WERE CONCERNED. WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON OUR EXPEDITION SO WE TOOK IT TO GERMAIN FORD IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. THEY SAID THE LEFT FRONT S...
Mileage: 51,390
IN EARLY JAN 2006, WE HAVE A POPPING SOUND AND MOVEMENT IN THE STEERING WHEEL OF OUR 2000 EXPEDITION. WE COULD FEEL IT MOVING IN THE STEERING WHEN DRIVING AND WERE CONCERNED. WE HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON OUR EXPEDITION SO WE TOOK IT TO GERMAIN FORD IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. THEY SAID THE LEFT FRONT S...
Mileage: 51,390
FIRE TO A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. OWNER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE CARPORT FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES WHEN HE NOTICED FIRE DRIPPING DOWN UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AND THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE HOUSE RENDERING IT A TOTAL LOSS. ...
Mileage: 85,000
DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE PERIODICALLY. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE # 5 FUSE WAS BLOWN. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE FUSE, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, THE FUSE BLEW SHORTLY AFTER BEING REPLACED. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED FI...
Mileage: 50,000
WINDSHIELD LEAKING WATER WHICH BLEW OUT FUSE BOX AND GEM CAUSING ERRATIC BEHAVIOR IN WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO, HEATER, AIR CONDITIONER, OVERDRIVE, TRANSMISSION, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, RPM GAUGE, AND IT ALSO LED TO OUR PCM HAVING TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED WINDSHIELD, FUSE BOX, GEM, PCM. COST US 1700.0...
Mileage: 85,500
WINDSHIELD LEAKING WATER WHICH BLEW OUT FUSE BOX AND GEM CAUSING ERRATIC BEHAVIOR IN WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO, HEATER, AIR CONDITIONER, OVERDRIVE, TRANSMISSION, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, RPM GAUGE, AND IT ALSO LED TO OUR PCM HAVING TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED WINDSHIELD, FUSE BOX, GEM, PCM. COST US 1700.0...
Mileage: 85,500
WATER LEAKAGE DOING DAMAGE TO THE GEM MODULE AND JUNCTION BOX. DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THE LEAKAGE WAS FROM THE WINDSHIELD AREA. VEHICLE HAS A "NEW" WINDSHELD AND THE DAMAGED AREA HAD "OLD" RUSTY DAMAGE. BOTH ELECTRONIC ITEMS WERE REPLACED AT THE EXPENSE OF $730.11 (FORD DEALERSHIP). *NM
Mileage: 83,793
WHEN RAINING CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMES ON BY ITSELF-DASH LIGHTS, HEATER FAN, DOOR ENTRY SOUNDS. CAR IGNITION TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. I HAVE HAD THE WINDSHIELD TAKEN OUT AND REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE, THE GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX REPLACED, NUMEROUS TOWING BILLS AND MAJOR INCONVENIENCE. I HAVE S...
Mileage: 38,000
2000 EXPEDITION TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *TS *JB
Mileage: 114,000
I OWN A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WITH A 5.4L ENGINE. I HAD HEARD OF THE PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES BLOWING SPARK PLUGS OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD. I HAD ALL OF THE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED IN JANUARY 2005 BY A FORD DEALER TO PREVENT A SPARK PLUG FROM INVOLUNTARILY REMOVING ITSELF FROM MY ENGINE. ON J...
Mileage: 77,000
DT: CONTACT STATED WHENEVER IT RAINED 2000, FORD, EXPEDITION LEAKED RAIN WATER. THE RAIN LEAKED IN ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD ABOVE THE DRIVER'S DASHBOARD. THE LEAK SHUT OFF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS WAS OBSERVED ON JANUARY 2, 2006. THE VEHICLE HAS B...
WHEN IT RAINED OR SNOWED WINDSHIELD WOULD LEAK WATER ON TO FUSE BOX CAUSING ACCESSORIES SUCH AS THE BLOWER, ODOMETER AND RADIO TO WORK WHEN CAR WAS NOT STARTED. CAR WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. *JB
Mileage: 60,665
WHEN IT RAINED OR SNOWED WINDSHIELD WOULD LEAK WATER ON TO FUSE BOX CAUSING ACCESSORIES SUCH AS THE BLOWER, ODOMETER AND RADIO TO WORK WHEN CAR WAS NOT STARTED. CAR WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. *JB
Mileage: 60,665
BEGINNING APRIL 2005, OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION HAS HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR ALMOST ANY TIME IT RAINS. THE WATER LEAKS UNDER THE HOOD AND SHORTS OUT THE TRUCK. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX AT OUR EXPENSE SINCE THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. OUR MECHANIC CANNOT REPLICATE ...
Mileage: 54,000
DT: THE SEAT BELTS, SHOULDER AND LAP BELTS OF THE THIRD ROW ON 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CONTINUOUSLY RETRACTED AND LOCKED ON THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER. THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME. THE SEAT BELT WAS SO TIGHT IT HAD TO BE CUT SO THAT THE CONTACT'S COULD GET OUT OF THE CAR.*AK
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY LIGHTS AND/OR RADIO AND OR WIPERS WOULD GIVE OUT DURING A RAIN STORM. ON THE LAST OCCASION MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND MY CAR TURNED OFF. I COULD NOT RE-START UNTIL NEXT DAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WATER HAD SEEPED IN BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD ...
Mileage: 59,470
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY LIGHTS AND/OR RADIO AND OR WIPERS WOULD GIVE OUT DURING A RAIN STORM. ON THE LAST OCCASION MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND MY CAR TURNED OFF. I COULD NOT RE-START UNTIL NEXT DAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT WATER HAD SEEPED IN BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD ...
Mileage: 59,470
ON AUGUST 7, 2005, MY WIFE, 3 YEAR OLD SON AND I DROVE OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION UP TO WISCONSIN TO MY UNCLE'S LAKE COTTAGE. THE TRIP WAS AROUND 120 MILES ONE WAY. WE DROVE HOME, ANOTHER 120 MILES, AND PARKED THE EXPEDITION IN OUR GARAGE ABOUT 7:30 PM. IT HAD RUN FLAWLESSLY, AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEM...
Mileage: 75,000
LTR FM PATRICIA BLUE-BILAL (NC) REQUEST RECALL OF THE 2000 FORD EXPEDITION AIR RIDE SUSPENSION SYSTEM, ALSO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *TS THE REAR AIR RIDE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ON 8 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *JB
Mileage: 46,436
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS RECALL ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # IS 05V017000. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER HAS SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS CONFIRMED THE PA...
I RECEIVED INFO FROM NHTSA THAT THERE ARE PERFORMANCE ISSUES REGARDING MY FORD EXPEDITION. THESE INCLUDE THE FAILURE OF REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER TO WORK AND FAILURE OF RADIO LIGHTS. *NM
I RECEIVED INFO FROM NHTSA THAT THERE ARE PERFORMANCE ISSUES REGARDING MY FORD EXPEDITION. THESE INCLUDE THE FAILURE OF REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER TO WORK AND FAILURE OF RADIO LIGHTS. *NM
DETAILS: THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAME ON WHEN THERE WAS NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE ALSO ON. THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE EXPEDITION WAS TRYING TO START ITSELF. IT CONTINUED ALL NIGHT AND THE NEXT DAY, THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND LOOKED AT IT, AND THEY SAID NO TAMPERING WAS...
Mileage: 89,000
WATER IS LEAKING UNDER THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION. THREE FORD DEALERS WE SPOKE WITH, ALONG WITH A FRIEND WHO OWNS AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND ANOTHER WHO REPLACES WINDSHIELDS ARE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Mileage: 73,500
WATER IS LEAKING UNDER THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION. THREE FORD DEALERS WE SPOKE WITH, ALONG WITH A FRIEND WHO OWNS AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND ANOTHER WHO REPLACES WINDSHIELDS ARE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Mileage: 73,500
RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V017000 CONCERNING FORD CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY NEXT TO ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE FIRE. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMIN...
Mileage: 84,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER WORK TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. AN ONCOMING CHEVROLET PICK UP TRUCK MADE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO MY PATH OF TRAVEL. I HIT THE TRUCK BROAD SIDE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SPINNING HIM INTO A 3RD VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVER OR ...
Mileage: 174,000
ROLLING UP DRIVER WINDOW-CLICKING NOISE/TICKING IN FRONT END DURING SLOW TURNS-SLOWING DOWN/ENGINE VIBRATION AND ROARING ON ACCELERATION/ACCELERATOR STICKING WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS(I.E-WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN W/OUT PROMPTING, DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE, RUNNING BOARD LIGHTS FL...
ROLLING UP DRIVER WINDOW-CLICKING NOISE/TICKING IN FRONT END DURING SLOW TURNS-SLOWING DOWN/ENGINE VIBRATION AND ROARING ON ACCELERATION/ACCELERATOR STICKING WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS(I.E-WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN W/OUT PROMPTING, DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE, RUNNING BOARD LIGHTS FL...
ROLLING UP DRIVER WINDOW-CLICKING NOISE/TICKING IN FRONT END DURING SLOW TURNS-SLOWING DOWN/ENGINE VIBRATION AND ROARING ON ACCELERATION/ACCELERATOR STICKING WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS(I.E-WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN W/OUT PROMPTING, DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE, RUNNING BOARD LIGHTS FL...
ROLLING UP DRIVER WINDOW-CLICKING NOISE/TICKING IN FRONT END DURING SLOW TURNS-SLOWING DOWN/ENGINE VIBRATION AND ROARING ON ACCELERATION/ACCELERATOR STICKING WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS(I.E-WINDOWS ROLLING UP AND DOWN W/OUT PROMPTING, DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE, RUNNING BOARD LIGHTS FL...
CHRONIC WINDSHIELD LEAK, DRIVERS SIDE. COMPLAINED TO DEALER (3/14/05 & 4/4/05) - SEAL SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED? STILL CONTINUED TO LEAK. SEVERE RUSTING UNDER DASH AREA. STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (FAN BLOWER AND COURTESY LIGHTS WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND PARKED AT N...
Mileage: 54,200
CHRONIC WINDSHIELD LEAK, DRIVERS SIDE. COMPLAINED TO DEALER (3/14/05 & 4/4/05) - SEAL SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED? STILL CONTINUED TO LEAK. SEVERE RUSTING UNDER DASH AREA. STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (FAN BLOWER AND COURTESY LIGHTS WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND PARKED AT N...
Mileage: 54,200
FORD EXPEDITION HESITATES DURING ACCELERATION FORD DID NOTHING TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *NM
Mileage: 25,000
RECURRING PROBLEM WITH WATER LEAK BEHIND DASH. THIS CAUSES VARIOUS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS, I.E. WIPERS AND RADIO DON'T WORK OR WINDOWS AND BRAKE SAFETY SWITCH (CAN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK), ETC... RELAY(S) CLICKING UNDER DASH. DEALER NOTES FUSE BOX AND CONNECTOR RUSTED DUE TO REPEATED EVENTS. $600 REPA...
Mileage: 57,500
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. FOR SOME REASON THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ON THE BACK DOORS HAVE STARTED LOCKING THEMSELVES EVERY TIME THE DOORS ARE CLOSED. I HAVE CHECKED SOME CHAT ROOMS A FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING. MY QUESTION IS , SHOULD FORD BE LIABLE FOR ...
I NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FLUID ON MY DRIVEWAY AT THE LEFT REAR OF MY 2000 EXPEDITION WHICH ONLY HAS 28,140 MILES. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE PLASTIC GAS TANK IS LEAKING AT THE SEAMS WHERE IT IS MOLDED TOGETHER. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEIR RESPONSE IS THERE IS NOTHING THEY ...
BLOWN HEAD GASKET. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE W/55K, AT 69K THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. FORD REFUSED TO HELP, COST $1800 TO FIX IT. *NM
Mileage: 69,000
I FIRST NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY WOULD NOT COME ON OR JUST STOP RUNNING THEN THEY STARTED NOT TURNING OFF I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO TURN THE WIPERS ON AND OFF. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE CONTROL SWITCH WAS BAD AND ...
I FIRST NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY WOULD NOT COME ON OR JUST STOP RUNNING THEN THEY STARTED NOT TURNING OFF I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO TURN THE WIPERS ON AND OFF. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE CONTROL SWITCH WAS BAD AND ...
I FIRST NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY WOULD NOT COME ON OR JUST STOP RUNNING THEN THEY STARTED NOT TURNING OFF I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE TO TURN THE WIPERS ON AND OFF. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH FORD TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE CONTROL SWITCH WAS BAD AND ...
ON MAY 28TH, 2005 I WAS PERFORMING A PRE-VACATION SAFETY INSPECTION OF MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT ANTI SWAY BAR ENDS WERE NOT CONNECTED TO ANYTHING ON MY VEHICLE. I CALLED SHAWNEE MISSION FORD IN SHAWNEE, KS FOR ADVICE. THEY DIRECTED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR IMMEDI...
Mileage: 55,481
DT: CONSUMER WENT ON VACATION TO RETURN HOME AND FIND THAT THEIR FORD EXPEDITION HAD BURNED, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY GONE AND THE INSIDE WAS GUTTED. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT ENGINE AREA. THERE WERE NO INDICATION WHATSOEVER THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH ...
Mileage: 100,000
DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EDITION) AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 8-19-05 IN THE DRIVEWAY. SHE REPORTED OF HAVING NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS. THE FIRE DEPTARTMENT WAS CALLED, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. SHE...
CONSUMER CONCERNS REGARDING THE JACK EQUIPMENT THAT CAME WITH HER 2000 FORD EXPEDITION.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE JACK DID NOT FULLY LIFT THE TIRE OFF OF THE GROUND. ADDITIONALLY, THE JACK WAS HIGHLY UNSTABLE AND WHEN OTHER VEHICLES PASSED BY THE VEHICLE ROCKED DANGEROUSLY...
DT: CONSUMER SAID THAT IN JUNE DEALER REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE THIS MORNING AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK. CURRENTLY, DEALER HAD VEHICLE AND THEY WERE REPLACING GM MODULE. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WERE ELECTRICAL. THE CONSUMER PA...
Mileage: 48,000
FORD EXPEDITION WAS SITTING IN CARPORT. JUST RETURNED FROM THE DOCTORS OFFICE ABOUT 5:15 PM. ABOUT 6:00 MY SON HAYDEN WAS GOING OUT TO FEED THE ANIMALS AND NOTICED THAT BLACK SMOKE WAS COMMING FROM THE CAR. HE SCREEMED AND AT THAT POINT I RAN TO THE KITCHEN TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HE POINT...
Mileage: 100,000
DT: THE CONSUMER HAS FORD EXPEDITION 2000. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 AM ON AUGUST 2, 2005. VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND GARAGE WAS CLOSED, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM, AFTER SMELLING SMOKE THEY DISCOVERED AN INTENSE FIRE UNDER THE HOOD THAT AGGRESSIVELY GREW AND WITHIN A CO...
FORD HAS RECOGNIZED A LOSS-OF-POWER PROBLEM WITH ITS EXPEDITION AND F-150 MODELS IN THE 2000-02 MODEL YEARS WITH THE 5.4 L. ENGINE. SIMPLY PUT, IN AMBIENT TEMPERATURES OVER 100 DEGREES F, THE ENGINE COMPUTER WILL ALTER TIMING (IN A MISGUIDED ATTEMPT TO REDUCE ENGINE TEMPERATURE) WHICH RADICALLY RED...
Mileage: 65,000
DT: TRUCK STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT ON FIRE IN PARKING LOT. THE FIRE OCCURED PRIOR TO THE CONSUMER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. *AK *NM
Mileage: 75,000
WATER HAS LEAKED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AREA CAUSING THE GEM MODULE TO FAIL. THIS CAUSES MANY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL AS WELL, (I.E. POWER DOOR LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS, ETC..). *NM
Mileage: 32,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION JACK EQUIPMENT CONFORMS TO A SEDAN RATHER THAN A SUV.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***.*MR WHEN THE JACK WAS FULLY EXTENDED, IT DIDN'T LIFT THE TIRE OFF THE GROUND. THE JACK WAS HIGHLY UNSTABLE AND WHEN VEHICLE DROVE BY, THE VEHICLE ROCKED DANGEROUSLY BECAUSE A WOOD 4 X 4 HAD TO BE USED...
THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE AT 65 MPH, CAUSING CONSUMER TO STRIKE A BRIDGE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK THE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD WAS SEPARATED. FORD SENT OUT LETTERS TO OWNERS OF THESE TYPE VEHICLES TELLING THEM IT IS ESSENTIAL T...
Mileage: 52,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CONSUMER'S GARAGE FOR ABOUT 3 1/2 HOURS WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS TREATED FOR SMOKE INHALATION. *NM
TRAVELING @ 65 MPH ON I-580 IN RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, MY SPARE TIRE FELL FROM ITS CABLE HELD BRACKET BELOW THE FRAME WHERE IT IS SECURED ON THE VEHICLE, BOUNCED ON THE GROUND, THEN STRUCK THE BOTTOM OF THE REAR BUMPER, WHICH WEDGED THE TIRE BETWEEN THE BUMPER AND GROUND, CAUSING THE REAR OF THE SUV ...
Mileage: 131,008
LAST MONTH, MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES AND MELTED EVERY PLASTIC AND RUBBER COMPONENT INSIDE, INCLUDING THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT TIRE. WITH THE HELP OF THE ROUND ROCK FIRE DEPT., THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT B...
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN DRIVING 45-50 MPH AND THE TIE ROD BROKE ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT. WHEN THE CONSUMER SPOKE TO FORD, THEY STATED IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN WITH THAT VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT FORD 7 MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. THERE WAS NO WARNING, IT JUST...
IN SPRING OF 2004 THE OWNER OF A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION VIN. NO. [XXX]. UPON OPENING THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, THE COMPONENTS SURROUNDING THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENT AND SEVERAL OTHER COMPONENTS INCLUDING THE ABS MODULE WERE SO HOT THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVED MINOR BURNS DISCONNECTING THE...
Mileage: 50,000
WATER (RAIN) RUNNING INTO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND SHORTING OUT COMPONENTS. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL COIL PACKS AND STILL COUNTING. CONTACTED FORD TOO MANY TIMES.
Mileage: 108,543
(1) DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR POWER FAILED. I HAD NO WINDSHIELD WIPERS, NO RADIO, NO AC, AND NO CONTROL OVER POWER WINDOWS. (2) IT HAPPENED TO BE RAINING AND I HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER INTO A PARKING LOT SINCE THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND ALL W...
Mileage: 48,000
CONTACT STATES 2000 FORD EXPEDITION BURNT IN NOVEMBER 2003. SHE HAD CAR SERVICED 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CAR BURNING. IT WAS CONTAINED UNDER THE HOOD. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD IN FEBRUARY 2005 ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ON HER VEHICLE. SHE CALLED FORD 6 TIMES, THE LAST TIME WAS O...
Mileage: 100,000
PURCHASED 2000 FORD EXPEDITION-NEW - AT 33,000 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING FROM 1ST-2ND. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO LOCAL DEALER WAS REBUILT UNDER WARRENTY. TOOK VEHICLE IN AT 58,000MI. FOR THE 60,000 MILE SERVICE (PRE-EMPTING A VACATION ROAD TRIP) WHILE ON THE TRIP THE TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY ...
Mileage: 58,300
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE BURNED UP WHILE IT WAS SITTING OUTSIDE OF THE CONSUMER'S HOUSE. THE FIRE STARTED AROUND THE ENGINE AND IT ENGULFED THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IN FLAMES.*AK *SB *NM
4 X 4 WARNING LIGHT ON DASH BOARD BEGAN FLASHING. ALL WHEEL DRIVE FAILED. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE GEM MODULE AND 4 X 4 SENSOR. I CALLED OTHER FORD DEALER'S TO DOUBLE CHECK THE FINDINGS OF THE DEALER I WAS WORKING WITH. ONE SERVICEMAN COMMENTED THAT THE ONLY WAY THE GEM MODULE CAN GO OUT I...
Mileage: 62,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE. FOUR HOURS LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY WOULD OVER NIGHT CLAIM OF LOSS FORM BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED.*SB *NM
Mileage: 97,500
THE CONSUMER'S 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN HIS GARAGE. *NM MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT
I NOTICED WHEN EVER I DROVE MY CAR IN THE RAIN WATER WOULD LEAK ON MY RIGHT LEG AND FOOT, MY WIPERS, RADIO AND CLOCK WOULD STOP WORKING AND I HEARD A SIZZLING NOISE IN THE LEFT DASH AREA. I ALSO WAS UNABLE TO USE MY KEYLESS REMOTE, THE ALARM WOULD GO OFF EVERY TIME. I BROUGHT MY 2000 EXPEDITIO...
Mileage: 32,288
6-12 MONTHS AGO, 2000 FORD EXPEDITION STARTED HAVING ERRATIC ELECTRICAL BEHAVIOR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING RAINSTORM WHILE AWAY ON VACATION. WAS VERY HAZARDOUS TO HAVE HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY DURING A DOWNPOUR! RADIO WOULD GO ON AND OFF WHILE SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSI...
Mileage: 30,000
6-12 MONTHS AGO, 2000 FORD EXPEDITION STARTED HAVING ERRATIC ELECTRICAL BEHAVIOR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING RAINSTORM WHILE AWAY ON VACATION. WAS VERY HAZARDOUS TO HAVE HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY DURING A DOWNPOUR! RADIO WOULD GO ON AND OFF WHILE SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSI...
Mileage: 30,000
6-12 MONTHS AGO, 2000 FORD EXPEDITION STARTED HAVING ERRATIC ELECTRICAL BEHAVIOR. WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING RAINSTORM WHILE AWAY ON VACATION. WAS VERY HAZARDOUS TO HAVE HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY DURING A DOWNPOUR! RADIO WOULD GO ON AND OFF WHILE SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSI...
Mileage: 30,000
DT: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. STOPPED IMMEDIATELY, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FIRESTONE DEALER ,WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OFF THE CYLINDER. THE THREADING AROUND THE SPARK PLUG WAS TOO THIN, THIS HAD A DEFECT. ...
Mileage: 84,495
DT: 2000, FORD, EXPEDITION, VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S HOME WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OPERATING SINCE THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. FIRE INVESTIGATOR SAID THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECT SWITCH, IN AUGUST OF 2004 CON...
Mileage: 76,000
DT: 2000, FORD, EXPEDITION, VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S HOME WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OPERATING SINCE THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED. FIRE INVESTIGATOR SAID THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECT SWITCH, IN AUGUST OF 2004 CON...
Mileage: 76,000
DT: CONTACT STATES WHENEVER IT WAS RAINING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK, ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. ALSO, THERE WERE ELECTRICAL ISSUES; THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING, AND RADIO WENT ON AND OFF. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT NOTICED WHILE IT WAS RAINING THE WINDSHIELD WOULD LE...
DT: CONTACT STATES WHENEVER IT WAS RAINING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK, ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. ALSO, THERE WERE ELECTRICAL ISSUES; THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING, AND RADIO WENT ON AND OFF. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT NOTICED WHILE IT WAS RAINING THE WINDSHIELD WOULD LE...
DT: CONTACT STATES WHENEVER IT WAS RAINING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK, ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. ALSO, THERE WERE ELECTRICAL ISSUES; THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING, AND RADIO WENT ON AND OFF. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT NOTICED WHILE IT WAS RAINING THE WINDSHIELD WOULD LE...
DT: CONTACT STATES WHENEVER IT WAS RAINING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK, ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. ALSO, THERE WERE ELECTRICAL ISSUES; THE DOORS WOULD UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING, AND RADIO WENT ON AND OFF. WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT NOTICED WHILE IT WAS RAINING THE WINDSHIELD WOULD LE...
AFTER MY TRUCK SAT IN A DOWNPOUR, I GOT INTO IT TO RUN AN ERRAND. THE RADIO COMPLETLY SHUT OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. WHEN PUT INTO PARK IT CAME RIGHT BACK ON. THE NEXT RAIN WE HAD, A FEW WEEKS LATER, I WAS DRIVING AND DIFFERENT INSTUMENT LIGHTS BEGAN TO COME ON. 4X4, WINDSHIELD...
Mileage: 40,000
DT: A WEEK AGO THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IT THEN DIED, THIS HAPPED ON THURSDAY. THE ALTERNATOR WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE THURSDAY. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE ...
Mileage: 200,000
DT: A WEEK AGO THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IT THEN DIED, THIS HAPPED ON THURSDAY. THE ALTERNATOR WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE THURSDAY. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE ...
Mileage: 200,000
DT: A WEEK AGO THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IT THEN DIED, THIS HAPPED ON THURSDAY. THE ALTERNATOR WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE THURSDAY. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE ...
Mileage: 200,000
FIRE - 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE IT WENT UP IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT HER 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED FOR NO MORE THAN A HALF AN HOUR AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THEY PUT FIRE OUT WITH WATER. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE THEY CHANGED A FUSE, BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD THEM THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED. ...
Mileage: 75,000
DT: THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED.*AK
Mileage: 85,000
THIS 2000 FORD EXPEDITION IS USED AS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLE OPERATED BY PARAMEDICS RESPONDING TO 911 CALLS FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. DURING ROUTINE DRIVING, A PARAMEDIC REPORTED A SUDDEN GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. HE WAS RETURNING TO THE STATION WHEN THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL (TIRE AND RIM)...
Mileage: 122,322
DT: CONSUMER WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF HOUSE. AFTER ABOUT 2-1/2 HOURS CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER THEN UNHOOKED THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRES BECAUSE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WAS THE PART CAUSING THE SMOKE. NO PREVIOUS INCIDENTS. VEHICLE IS SERVICED REGULARLY. THIS HAPPE...
CONSUMER STATES THE SUSPENSION ON THE FRONT END PASSENGERS SIDE FAILED. THE TIE ROD END BROKE AND THE WHEELS WERE UNCONTROLLABLE. WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED THERE WEREN'T ANY LIGHTS OR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 800 MILES AGO AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A FUTURE PROBLEM. *JB THE OUTE...
Mileage: 87,400
CONSUMER STATES THE SUSPENSION ON THE FRONT END PASSENGERS SIDE FAILED. THE TIE ROD END BROKE AND THE WHEELS WERE UNCONTROLLABLE. WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED THERE WEREN'T ANY LIGHTS OR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED 800 MILES AGO AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A FUTURE PROBLEM. *JB THE OUTE...
Mileage: 87,400
2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A LIGHT POLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER RIGHT EYE AND TEETH. *NM
THE CONSUMER STATED THAT A RECALL WAS MADE ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN WHICH WAS IN FEBURARY, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WOULD ARRIVE IN APRIL, THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS...
Mileage: 48,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *MR AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 40 MINUTES A FIRE STARTED WHICH ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. *TT *NM
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND COMING OFF A RAMP VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES.*AK PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. IT WAS TO THE POINT CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WOULD SEIZE OR EXPLODE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS TO SIMPLY SHUT OFF THE ENGI...
Mileage: 96,700
VEHICLE PARKED APPROX 15-20 MINS, STEAM COMING FROM HOOD, THEN THICK SMOKE, FLAMES UNDER HOOD DRIVERS SIDE BY WINDSHIELD
TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR FIRE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WIRE SHOTED OUT. CAR WAS SITTING STILL WAS NOT RUNNING WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ,GETTING NO COOPERATION FROM DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. *AK
2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *MR THIS OCCURRENCE DAMAGED TWO OTHER VEHICLES. (SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH) *SC *JB
UPON RECEIVING RECALL 05V170000 CONCERNING CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT TALK TO HIM. *AK
SPARE TIRE EQUIPMENT FOR THE 2000 FORD EXPEDITION HAS A CUT IN THE SIDEWALL .*MR THE TIRE WAS NEW ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND WAS NEVER USED. *NM
Mileage: 50,000
NHTSA RECALL # 05V017000/ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES: THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DEALER TO HONOR THIS RECALL. THE DEALER KEEPS INFORMING THE CONSUMER THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *JB
I HAD PULLED UP IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE SPARE TIRE JUST DROPPED OUT ON THE DRIVEWAY. I WAS CONCERNED WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPEND IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY SPARE TIRE AND DROPPED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, WHAT DAMAGE, INJURY OR EVEN DEATH THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED. I REPORT...
FORD VEHICLE CATCHES ON FIRE AND DESTROYS HOME AND CONTENTS. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR HAS CONFIRMED THE FIRE AND ITS DAMAGE. *AK
'RECALL CAMPAIGN' TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SOLD HIM THE TIRES. FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CONTINENTAL, P275/60R17 0051612.*AK *BF WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED A VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGE...
Mileage: 88,524
WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB DEALER NOT WILLING TO COVER EXPENSES FOR REPAIRS. AND CONSUMER REFUSES T...
2000 EXPEDITION, WHICH I'VE OWNED SINCE NEW AND NEVER BEEN DAMAGED IN AN ACCIDENT, ~53,000 MILES IS HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT AT TIMES ARE SAFETY ISSUES AS WELL. STARTED WITH FRONT WIPERS RUNNING CONSTANTLY, NOW SOMETIMES THEY WORK SOMETIMES THEY DONT. RADIO DOES NOT WORK AT TIMES. ALL GAUGES...
WHILE BEING PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK INDEPENDANT FIRE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED FIRE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *BF *NM
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, THEN SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, VEERED OUT OF HIS LANE AND WENT TOWARDS A SERVICE STATION. TO KEEP FROM ENTERING THE STATION HE ROLLED OVER...
Mileage: 300
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON ITS OWN. THIS SEEMED TO BE A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CATCHING FIRE.*AK
Mileage: 89,000
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *SC *JB
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *SC *JB
Mileage: 80,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE FIRE STARTED AT THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. 4 MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *JB
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT A RECALL BUT WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NM
Mileage: 98,000
AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE PARKED FOR THIRTY MINUTES IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK
AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 5 HOURS, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE PARKED A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD, AND THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V017000 RECALL DATE : JAN 27, 2005 COMPONENT: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL *TC
Mileage: 61,898
WHILE PARKED A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD, AND THE OWNER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK RECALL CAMPAIGN; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V017000 RECALL DATE : JAN 27, 2005 COMPONENT: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL *TC
Mileage: 61,898
WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. DRIVER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK
THE DRIVER'S VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE OF THE GARAGE WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT TO EXTINGUISHED OUT THE FIRE THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE FIRE ...
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES SUDDENLY . THE BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES BECAME MUSHY. THE DEALER STATES THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED BE...
Mileage: 78,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES SUDDENLY . THE BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES BECAME MUSHY. THE DEALER STATES THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED BE...
Mileage: 78,000
PARKED VEHICLE AT ABOUT 8:30 AM ABOUT HALF HOUR LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE FRONT WHEEL. VEHICLE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED PER FORD INSTRUCTION. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FIR...
WHILE PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE HOURS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
FORD EXPEDITION 2000 RECALL FOR FIRE *BF THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE 2000 FOR EXPEDITION SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WHICH MAY CAUSE FIRES. *NM
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
(1) AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER VEHICLE STARTED. (2) DEALER STATED AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT UNLESS SENSOR REPLACED. (3) SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. (1) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ODOMETER FLICKERED THEN FAILED. (3) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED. ...
Mileage: 35,000
(1) AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER VEHICLE STARTED. (2) DEALER STATED AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT UNLESS SENSOR REPLACED. (3) SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. (1) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ODOMETER FLICKERED THEN FAILED. (3) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED. ...
Mileage: 35,000
(1) AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER VEHICLE STARTED. (2) DEALER STATED AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT UNLESS SENSOR REPLACED. (3) SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. (1) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ODOMETER FLICKERED THEN FAILED. (3) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED. ...
Mileage: 35,000
(1) AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER VEHICLE STARTED. (2) DEALER STATED AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN ACCIDENT UNLESS SENSOR REPLACED. (3) SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. (1) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ODOMETER FLICKERED THEN FAILED. (3) INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED. ...
Mileage: 35,000
FORD RECALL # 05S28 CALLS FOR THE DISCONNECTION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL MODULE. THIS ALSO DISCONNECTS THE HORN. IT IS A STATE LAW IN ILLINOIS THAT EACH VEHICLE HAVE A HORN THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM 200 FEET. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD THREE TIMES, AND BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, NEITHER TIME RECEIVING AN AN...
A RECALL (05V017000) FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATES THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE SO THEY DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE. AS A RESULT THE HORN IS INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Mileage: 77,884
RE LTR REC'D FROM FORD TO HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED IN FORD EXPEDITION. *BF THE CONSUMER HAS NOT GOTTEN HER CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED YET BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T FEEL A GREAT SENSE OF URGENCY. *NM
RE: 2000 FORD EXPEDITION, CHILD SAFETY LOCKS/REAR DOOR LATCHES CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON REAR DOORS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN REAR DOORS FROM INSIDE. FORD WAS CONTACTED ALREADY BUT THEY MENTIONED THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL AND IF REPAIRS ARE NECESSARY IT WILL BE AT MY EXP...
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *TT
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM OUT OF THE HAZARD SWITCH. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 150,000
THE SPARK PLUG WENT OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONSUMER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG, DROVE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THE HEAD WAS BLOWN AND REPLACED IT. CURRENTLY, THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER STATED THE SPARK PLUG LEFT THE ENGINE AGAIN.*AK
Mileage: 75,000
THE SPARK PLUG WENT OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONSUMER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG, DROVE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THE HEAD WAS BLOWN AND REPLACED IT. CURRENTLY, THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER STATED THE SPARK PLUG LEFT THE ENGINE AGAIN.*AK
Mileage: 75,000
WHILE DRIVING FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FIRE CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS BURNED VERY BADLY, AND HAD TO GO THROUGH SURGERY. *AK
WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL WIRING MALFUNCTION. *AK
Mileage: 45,000
NORMAL DRIVING AND HEARD LOUD NOISES UNDER THE HOOD. TURNED OUT TO BE A BLOWN SPARK PLUG IN THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD. I MANAGED TO PULL OFF FREEWAY AFTER SEVERAL MILES AND HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. HAVE JUST READ ABOUT A LOT OF FORD TRUCK OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH SOME EXPERIENCING IT MO...
Mileage: 59,326
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND THE HOUSE BURNED DOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 105,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND WINDOWS NOT TO FUNCTION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND WINDOWS NOT TO FUNCTION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND WINDOWS NOT TO FUNCTION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING THE INTERIOR LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, AND WINDOWS NOT TO FUNCTION. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER.*AK
DURING RAIN, WINDSHIELD LEAKS INTO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION. MALFUNCTIONS INCLUDE, WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, ELECTRIC WINDOW FAILURE AND RADIO FAILURE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ALSO REMAINS ON WHEN THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. I HAVE GONE TO MY...
WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. AS A RESULT, PART OF THE OWNERS HOUSE AND ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED BY THE FLAMES. NO INJURIES REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS.*AK
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, A FIRE STARTED SPONTANEOUSLY. I WAS AWOKEN BY A PASSERBY BY DOORBELL AT 0555 IN THE MORNING. WHEN I OPENED MY FRONT DOOR MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS ON FIRE. THE HOOD WAS ON FIRE AND THEIR WERE MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS SPARKS FLYING EVERYWHERE AS WELL AS GLASS. THE TIRES...
Mileage: 90,000
1) CHILD SAFETY LOCKS CONSTANTLY ENGAGE (E.G. LOCK IS TURNED OFF AND THEN SWITCHES TO LOCK) DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON BOTH REAR PASSENGER DOORS OF VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE LOCKS SAFETY CHILD DOOR LOCKS ARE DEFECTIVE SINCE BOTH LOCKS ARE AFFECTED AND SHOULD NOT MOVE WHEN SET TO EITHER LOCK OR UNLOCK. 2...
CRUISE CONTROL RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V017000, CONSUMER WENT OUT OF TOWN, AND UPON T ARRIVAL AT HOME, WAS NOTIFIED BY NEIGHBORS THAT THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE REAR OF THE HOUSE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. VEHICLE/THE SIDING ON THE HOUSE, AND OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY WERE DAMAGED. CRUISE CONTROL NHTSA ...
Mileage: 110,000
THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AT 11:00AM, AT AROUND 11:30AM THE CONSUMER SAW A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PRIOR TO THE FIRE THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAD CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE CONSUMER NEVER USED IT. *JB
Mileage: 60,000
THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AT 11:00AM, AT AROUND 11:30AM THE CONSUMER SAW A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PRIOR TO THE FIRE THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAD CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE CONSUMER NEVER USED IT. *JB
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE IT BURNED. THE CONSUMER ASSUMED THE WATER FROM THE VEHICLE PUT THE FIRE OUT, BECAUSE UPON ARRIVING THE FIRE WAS OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NO DAMAGE TO THE INJURY.
WHILE BEING PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IT WAS PARKED. RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WIRE HAD A SHORT. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK
1) MY 2000 EXPEDITION WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ) SPONTANEOUS FIRE BURNED DOWN THE VEHICLE.) N/A. *AK
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS, AND TEN MONTHS LATER A RECALL WAS ISSUED. *AK
Mileage: 580,000
I OWN A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. I BOUGHT IT IN 2002 FROM MAGARITY FORD. IT HAD 21000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL THIS POINT. WAS DRIVING HOME ON 1/6/2004 ON RT 55 IN NEW JERSEY. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I CAME OFF THE HIGHWAY.THE TRUCK WAS SHIMMERING, A...
Mileage: 69,000
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION....EDDIE BAUER, FULLY LOADED, 5.4 TRITON V8.....I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN FEB. OF 2000.....YESTERDAY(1/26/05) I STOPPED AT MY MOTHERS HOUSE AND WAS INSIDE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO. I WALKED OUTSIDE TO LEAVE AND MY MOTHER AND I STOOD IN THE DRIVEWAY AND TALK...
Mileage: 114,000
WHILE BEING PARKED VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THIS WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
I JUST FOUND OUT THE FORD IS NOW RECALLING THE 2000 EXPEDITION'S DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE. TWO YEARS AGO, I WAS ON MY WAY UP NORTH AND GAS WAS STUCK AND PRECEDED TO EXCEL. I GOT OFF AT BIRCH RUN WHILE FIGHTING THE GAS WITH MY BREAKS. AFTER RUNNING SEVERAL STOP LIGHTS, DRIVING RECKLESS TO G...
THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRING HAD A SHORT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY THE OWNER. *JB *TC
Mileage: 45,000
THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED. *JB
Mileage: 49,000
THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONSUMER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WENT UP TO 60 MPH. THE CONSUMER EXITED THE HIGHWAY, PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER GETTING BACK ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 64,000
UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY START ITSELF ON ITS OWN WITH NO KEY. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE CORRECT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY START ITSELF ON ITS OWN WITH NO KEY. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PLEASE PROVIDE CORRECT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION AFTER NOT BEING DRIVEN FOR OVER 6 HOURS CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND IN A TIME SPAN OF 15 MINUTES WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE BURNED THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE MELTING THE SIDING AND THE GARAGE DOOR. *JB
Mileage: 75,000
I LOST MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION, THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR REPORT STATES THAT IT WAS A FAULTY IGNITION WIRE THAT CAUSED THE LOSS OF MY VEHICLE, AND PERSONAL AFFECTS AND AT THE TIME I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING TO MY NEW HOME AND THIS HAPPENED AT WORK, THE FIRE DESTROYED TO OTHER VEHICLES PARKED NE...
THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AT 9:00AM AT THE END OF DAY AROUND 6:00PM THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO CAR AND FOUND IT HAD BURNED UP. THE FIRES STARTED AT 3:00PM AND HAD BEEN PUT OUT. PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING. INSURED BY STATE FARM INVESTIGATED BY STRINGER AND ASSOC. ...
Mileage: 90,000
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. NO INJURIES TO REPORT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISHED OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOO WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Mileage: 80,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOO WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM
Mileage: 80,000
AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, SOME FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE HAD FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STATED, THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE CRUISE CONTROL ONTO THE WIRING HARNESS. *NM
MY HUSBAND HAPPENED TO BE WALKING UP TO MY CAR AND NOTICED THE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. WHEN HE OPENED THE HOOD THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS ON FIRE. WE STILL HAVE IT DISCONNECTED BECAUSE WE'RE AFRAID IT WILL CATCH THE CAR ON FIRE.*AK
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE A OR SHOULD I SAY HAD A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. ON MONDAY JANUARY 3, 2005 MY CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING ON MY DASHBOARD. ON WED. JAN.5, 2004 I DROVE IT TO WORK, PARKED IT IN THE PARKING LOT AT 7:30AM AND AT 9:30AM THEY RAN IN TO TELL ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS!...
IN JUNE, MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY. IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR WELL OVER AN HOUR. IT APPEARS AS IF THE FIRE WAS ELECTICAL. FIRE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO MY HOME AS WELL AS A VEHICLE PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE. AS OF YET, MY INSURANCE HAS NOT SETTLED WITH ME DESPIT...
Mileage: 85,000
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. *AK
FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF DRIVERS SIDE TOWARD THE REAR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE WINDSHIELD AFTER HAVING BEEN PARKED FOR 1.5 HOURS. TWO DAYS EARLIER, BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING. NO TROUBLE WITH CRUISE CONTROL, BUT DID NOT USE OFTEN. WILL E-MAIL BRUCE YORK PICTURES. *AK *TC
Mileage: 47,500
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 12 HOURS A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK SAME AS ODI #10104367
Mileage: 65,000
I OWN 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. JUST FOUND OUT THE WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING, CAUSING WATER TO GET INTO FUSE BOX AND GEM MODULE UNDER DASH CAUSING MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE 4-WAY FLASHERS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING; THE BLOWER STAYED ON EVEN AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, ETC. HAD WINDSHIELD R...
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE . THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 10,300
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK SAME AS COMPLAINT #10105051
Mileage: 62,000
CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE AT 9:00 AM, AND AT AROUND 4:00 PM FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. FIRE SPREAD TO HOUSE. AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED NEARLY SIX MONTHS BEFORE FIRE. FUSE WENT OUT ON A BLINKER. NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH CRUISE CONTROL. RARELY USED CRUIS...
Mileage: 50,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, WALKED OUT OF HOUSE, AND SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL, AND FROM ALONG THE HOOD. CONSUMER POPPED THE HOOD, AND SAW FLAMES RIGHT AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. SHE GRABBED A FIRE EXTIN...
VEHICLE WAS PARKED APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, WALKED OUT OF HOUSE, AND SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL, AND FROM ALONG THE HOOD. CONSUMER POPPED THE HOOD, AND SAW FLAMES RIGHT AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. SHE GRABBED A FIRE EXTIN...
VEHICLE WAS PARKED APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED. CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE, WALKED OUT OF HOUSE, AND SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL, AND FROM ALONG THE HOOD. CONSUMER POPPED THE HOOD, AND SAW FLAMES RIGHT AT THE MASTER CYLINDER. SHE GRABBED A FIRE EXTIN...
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK SAME AS ODI #10099927
Mileage: 47,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHILE ALL OF A SUDDEN CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, EVENTUALLY BURNING DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK
MY WIFE PARKED OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION AT WORK AROUND 8:30 A.M. TWO HOURS LATER IT WAS ON FIRE. AFTER MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH MARSHALL MIZE FORD THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE STARTED IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THEY SAID THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKED ON MY MANIFOLD AND SPARKED A FLAME CAUSING MY CAR ...
2000 EXPEDITION PARKED IN STORE PARKING LOT, KEY REMOVED. STORE EMPLOYEE EXTINGUISHED FIRE BY USING EXTINGUISHER UNDER WHEEL WELL. FIRE WAS CONFINED TO MASTER CYLINDER AND ADJOINING HARNESSES AND PLASTIC. CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TWO MONTHS PRIOR.WAITING FOR CALL BACK FROM DEALER TO SEE ABOUT REPAIR.*A...
Mileage: 108,000
MY VEHICLE WENT ON FIRE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD EXPEDITIONS. RECENTLY MY CRUISE CONTROL STARTED ACTING UP. AFTER READING ABOUT AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION ABOUT 200 FORD VEHICLES, I BELIEVE MINE IS THE SAME SITUATION. THE TRUCK WAS ARKED FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT W...
Mileage: 62,000
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAME ON WHEN THERE WAS NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE FAN BLEW AND THE IGNITION KEY SOUND CAME ON BY ITSELF WITHOUT THE KEY. WHEN PLACING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION IT WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN WHOSE HOUSE BURNED DOWN BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL ...
Mileage: 28,000
WHILE PARKED FOR TWO DAYS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Mileage: 69,449
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER'S REAR TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
IN PROCESS OF MOVING PARKED VEHICLE AT OLD HOUSE FOR 1 OR 2 HOURS IN DRIVEWAY, AND WHILE TALKING WITH NEIGHBOR SAW SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. ANOTHER NEIGHBOR PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A HOSE. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THE FIRE STARTED NEAR MASTER CYLINDER. WILL FAX INVOICE FOR REPAIR WORK...
Mileage: 62,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 4 OR 5 HOURS, LOOKED OUT WINDOW, AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL. CALLED 911, AND GOT OUT OF HOUSE. FIRE SPREAD TO HOUSE. INSURED BY STATE FARM, AGENT JOE BROWN IN ORLANDO, FL. PRIOR TO THE FIRE NO PROBLEMS WITH TRUCK. CRUISE CONTROL WORKED IN MAY. DI...
Mileage: 50,000
MY CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. ROUND 5:00 AM ON YES 9/ 11/ 04 I WAS AWAKENED BY NEIGHBORS TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE SOMEONE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT IT OUT. *AK IT COMPLETELY BURNED UP EVERYTHING IT WAS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITI...
Mileage: 62,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A PARKED CAR. THE CONSUMER THEN STEERED TO THE LEFT BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND HIT MORE PARKED CARS. THE RIGHT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE. VEHIC...
Mileage: 35,900
VEHICLE IS 2000 FORD EXPEDITION APPROX. 60,000 MILES. TOOK A TRIP AROUND 150 MILES, MOST OF WHICH AT 70-72 MPH. STAYED THE WEEKEND, THEN SUNDAY ON THE WAY HOME AT ABOUT 35 MPH PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE, FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BOUNCED UP AND DOWN UNCONTROLLABLE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, SLOWED DOWN...
Mileage: 64,000
PARKED THE EXPEDITION IN A PARKING GARAGE, APPROX. 2.5 HOURS LATER WAS CALLED AND TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. A CONCERNED CITIZEN PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT THE FIRE HAD STARTED ON THE LEFT SIDE NEAREST BRAKE CALIBER...
Mileage: 133,000
THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BOOM NOISE, AND THEN ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT STARTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHERE THE BLACK BOX WAS. THERE WAS NO WARNING IT JUST EXPLODED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN ACTING UP. AT TIMES WHEN THE CONSUME...
Mileage: 60,000
ONCE THE SAFETY SEATS HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON EACH SIDE OF THE MIDDLE SEAT, THE CENTER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. THE CENTER SEAT BELT BECOMES USELESS. IT WILL NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND. *AK *TC *SC
Mileage: 30,000
PARKED VEHICLE AT 11:00 PM, SON SLEPT OVER GARAGE. WHEN SON WOKE UP SAW ORANGE COLOR OUTSIDE WINDOW. SON WARNED FAMILY. CONSUMER LOOKED IN GARAGE AND SAW SMOKE. RAN OUT AND CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. STATE FIRE MARSHAL SAID FIRE IN EXPEDITION. INSURED BY AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE. AGENT DAVID POT...
Mileage: 65,000
CONSUME RPARKED THE VEHICLE AN D 10 MINUTES LATER RETURNED TO VEHICLE AND FOUND IT SMOKING. SMOKE COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ON THE WAY IN TO WORK THE RADIO WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT.*AK
Mileage: 66,000
CONSUME RPARKED THE VEHICLE AN D 10 MINUTES LATER RETURNED TO VEHICLE AND FOUND IT SMOKING. SMOKE COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ON THE WAY IN TO WORK THE RADIO WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT.*AK
Mileage: 66,000
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AT MY JOB. ENGINE WAS OFF AND NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CAR IS TOTALED AND INSURANCE IN ONLY PAYING FOR THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH LEAVES ME WITH A BALANCE TO PAY OFF. *NM
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND TRYING TO AVOID A VEHICLE THAT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. THE POLICE DID ARRIVE ON THE SC...
Mileage: 55,000
I WAS TAKING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL FOR A FIELD TRIP. WE WERE IN THE PARKING LOT FOR APPROX. 20 MIN WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THEN OUT OF NOWHERE A BIG GUSH OF GRAY/BLACK SMOKE APPEARED. I IMMEDIATELY GOT MYSELF AND CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO CALL 911. AT THIS TIME THE 2 BUS DRIVERS CAME AND AS...
Mileage: 80,000
I DROVE MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION TO WORK PARKED IT AND 1 1/2 HOURS LATER I WAS TOLD IT WAS ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT QUICKLY AND NO ONE WAS HURT. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE IS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE DASH. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALE...
DRIVING THRU A PARKING LOT WHILE GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP MY SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDER MY FORD 2000 EXPEDITION CABLE BROKE ON WENCH. I AM NOW TALKING WITH DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT.I AM WORRIED THAT SAME THING CAN HAPPEN WITH NEW WENCH POSSIBLE ON FREEWAY. *AK
Mileage: 101,500
FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER SITTING 5 HOURS. KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. CRUISE CONTROL HAD GONE OUT, AND A BRAKE LIGHT WAS COMING ON ONCE IN A WHILE. CRUISE CONTROL WAS OUT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. INSURED BY ALLSTATE. THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR, AND HE SAID IT WAS A BRAKE SWITCH THAT WAS SOM...
Mileage: 67,000
A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2004. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN OFF FOR OVER 1 HOUR WITH THE KEYS OUT AND IN THE PARK POSITION. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BURNED VERY QUICKL...
Mileage: 58,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED 5 TO 10 MINUTES. FIRE CENTERED ON DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE FIREWALL. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF THE FIRE.*AK
Mileage: 60,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED 5 TO 10 MINUTES. FIRE CENTERED ON DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE FIREWALL. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF THE FIRE.*AK
Mileage: 60,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED 5 TO 10 MINUTES. FIRE CENTERED ON DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE FIREWALL. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF THE FIRE.*AK
Mileage: 60,000
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED AND NOT RUNNING. ORIGIN IN AREA OF MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *AK
Mileage: 72,000
WE OWNED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION, WHICH WE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH. THE END OF SEPTEMBER (I CAN'T REMEMBER THE DATE RIGHT OFF HAND) WE ARRIVED HOME FROM THE PLAYGROUND AND 10 MINUTES LATER OUR TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FI...
Mileage: 56,866
THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A RATTLE AND LOOSE. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT IT MAY COME OFF. *JB
Mileage: 64,000
OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION BURNED TO THE GROUND SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. AFTER LOOKING AT WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM, WE SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. THEY MOSTLY REPORTED REAR WIPER MOTOR PROBLEMS/REPLACEMENTS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURES. BOTH IN OUR CASE. WE WERE NOT HURT. ...
Mileage: 65,000
I HAD JUST HAD MY 2000 EXPEDITION INSPECTED THE MONTH BEFORE. I WAS DRING UP AN ON RAMP TO AN INTERSTATE AND MY CAR SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL. I WENT OFF THE ROAD. SEVERAL CARS ALMOST HIT ME AND I THEM. IT TURNED OUT THAT MY TIE ROD ON MY FRONT LEFT TIRE HAD BROKEN. VERY DANGEROUS. VERY UPSETTIN...
Mileage: 47,000
I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS THE PLACE TO VOICE THIS COMPLAINT, BUT SINCE I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING FORD VIA EMAIL WITH NO RESPONSE, I DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHERE ELSE TO TURN. WE HAVE A 2000 EXPEDITION. THE TIMING CHAINS WENT OUT AND WE REPLACED THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING JUST FINE BEFORE WE REPLACE...
Mileage: 116,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE TO UNCONTROLLABLY. *BF AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OUTER TIE ROD END ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE STEERING. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT TIE ROD SEPARATED AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER PROPERLY AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. 4 DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE FROM FORD WARNING HIM ABOUT POSSIBLE TIE ROD FAILURE, THE CON...
Mileage: 50,029
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT TIE ROD SEPARATED AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER PROPERLY AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. 4 DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE FROM FORD WARNING HIM ABOUT POSSIBLE TIE ROD FAILURE, THE CON...
Mileage: 50,029
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT TIE ROD SEPARATED AND THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER PROPERLY AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. 4 DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE FROM FORD WARNING HIM ABOUT POSSIBLE TIE ROD FAILURE, THE CON...
Mileage: 50,029
UPON LOOKING UNDER MY TRUCK I NOTICES THE ANTI SWAY BAR WAS NOT CONNECTED ON EITHER END OF THE BAR TO ANYTHING. I HAVE THE TRUCK AT MILLER FORD WHERE THEY HAVE TOLD ME THEY SEE SEVERAL OF THESE WEEKLY. I ASKED HOW COULD IT BE? THE REPLY WAS THEY SIMPLY BREAK OFF. I ASKED WOULDN'T THEY BE ANY REMNANT...
WHILE PARKED WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD. *AK
Mileage: 82,000
TIE ROD BROKE WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS.*AK
Mileage: 74,000
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 8:00 AM. PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ALL DAY. 5:30 IN THE AFTERNOON, RECEIVED A KNOCK ON THE DOOR WITH SOMEONE INFORMING US THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND TOTALLY DESTROYED, ALMOST CATCHING THE HOUSE ON FIRE. FI...
FORD FAILED STEERING ON 2000 EXPEDITION. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD A TIE ROD FAILURE AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT A RECALL BE SENT OUT FOR HIS VEHICLE. A REVIEW OF DATABASE RELATIVE TO TIE ROD FAILURES ON 2000 FORD EXPEDITION VEHICLESREVEALED INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO ...
Mileage: 67,000
A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD CAUSED LOST OF STEERING AND IMPACT INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH. A COMPLETE DISCONNECTION OF THE TIE ROD END, WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD, CAUSED COMPLETE LOST OF STEERING. AUTOMOBILE WAS TO...
Mileage: 178,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DID NOT APPEAR PRIOR TO THE CRASH. CONSUMER WORE A SEAT BELT. NO INJURY REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS ISSUED.*AK
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE DRIVING THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. *AK
Mileage: 83,000
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEED BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE BRAK...
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEED BRAKES FAILED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED THEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE BRAK...
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED DETERMINED THAT THE IDLE ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER WAS AWAKENED AFTER SMELLING SMOKE. HE WENT TO THE GARAGE AND THE DOOR WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. T A RECALL WAS RECEIVED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. HOWEVER THE FIRE SEEMS STARTED UNDER THE HOOD.*AK
Mileage: 72,000
PAINT BEGAN TO BUBBLE AND PEEL FROM THE ROOF. VEHICLE WAS LEASED (3YEARS) AND PURCHASED AT END OF LEASE. WHEN I BROUGHT UP THE PAINT DEFECT WITH DEALER, THEY INDICATED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR PAINT JOB. NOW BEGINNING TO FLAKE ON THE HOOD. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE RAN VERY ROUGH. ALSO, HESITATED AS IF DIDN'T HAVE FUEL IN IT. THEN IT LOST POWER. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. *AK
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR I...
PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES PURCHASED ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SAFETY RECALL OF TIRES, I HAD NO APPARENT PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION OR REAR SUSPENSION. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE TIRE REPLACEMENT I NOTICED A SCRUBBING OR DRAGGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO...
PRIOR TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES PURCHASED ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SAFETY RECALL OF TIRES, I HAD NO APPARENT PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION OR REAR SUSPENSION. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE TIRE REPLACEMENT I NOTICED A SCRUBBING OR DRAGGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO...
SMELLED GASOLINE IN OUR GARAGE. DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC SHIELD AROUND THE GAS TANK HAD RUBBED THROUGH BOTH THE SHIELD SURROUNDING THE GAS LINE AND THE GAS LINE ITSELF CAUSING THE SUV TO HAVE A GAS LEAK. DEALER TO REPLACE GAS LINE AND SHIELD. I WILL MAKE SURE TO GET BOTH THE SHIELD AND GASLINE...
Mileage: 60,300
SMELLED GASOLINE IN OUR GARAGE. DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC SHIELD AROUND THE GAS TANK HAD RUBBED THROUGH BOTH THE SHIELD SURROUNDING THE GAS LINE AND THE GAS LINE ITSELF CAUSING THE SUV TO HAVE A GAS LEAK. DEALER TO REPLACE GAS LINE AND SHIELD. I WILL MAKE SURE TO GET BOTH THE SHIELD AND GASLINE...
Mileage: 60,300
SMELLED GASOLINE IN OUR GARAGE. DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC SHIELD AROUND THE GAS TANK HAD RUBBED THROUGH BOTH THE SHIELD SURROUNDING THE GAS LINE AND THE GAS LINE ITSELF CAUSING THE SUV TO HAVE A GAS LEAK. DEALER TO REPLACE GAS LINE AND SHIELD. I WILL MAKE SURE TO GET BOTH THE SHIELD AND GASLINE...
Mileage: 60,300
SMELLED GASOLINE IN OUR GARAGE. DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC SHIELD AROUND THE GAS TANK HAD RUBBED THROUGH BOTH THE SHIELD SURROUNDING THE GAS LINE AND THE GAS LINE ITSELF CAUSING THE SUV TO HAVE A GAS LEAK. DEALER TO REPLACE GAS LINE AND SHIELD. I WILL MAKE SURE TO GET BOTH THE SHIELD AND GASLINE...
Mileage: 60,300
TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR ONE PROBLEM, AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH $4100 IN PROBLEMS INCLUDING A LEAKY HEAD GASKET (LEAKING ON RIGHT SIDE) AT 57,000 MILES. OUR MECHANIC TRIED "RAD SEAL" AS A TEMPORARY FIX FOR THE LEAK...STILL WAITING TO SEE IF IT WORKED. *AK
Mileage: 57,583
CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER TAKING A TRIP VEHICLE VIBRATED AT HIGH SPEED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKS. THESE TIRES WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FIRESTONE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES.*AK
Mileage: 73,000
TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 35,070 MILES ON IT. THE CAR CLUNKED AND HAD METAL ON METAL SOUND BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. CAR UNDRIVABLE AT THAT POINT. TOWED TO FORD DEALER AND DIAGNOSED WITH TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. COST TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION $2,600 - OUT OF WARRANTY...
Mileage: 35,070
WHEN I TURNED ON IGNITION WIPERS STARTED TO OPERATE WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. SMOKE BEGAN BLOWING FROM VENT AREA. I TURNED OFF IGNITION AND ALL ELECTRICAL. WIPERS AND WASHER FAILED TO OPERATE. WIPER MOTOR CONNECTOR CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT OUT WIPER MOTOR. REPAIRED AT "RON BORTNICK FORD" UPPER MA...
Mileage: 41,584
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE, AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. *JB THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT IS UNWILLING TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER ALSO SPOKE WITH THE DEALER ABOUT CORROSI...
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE, AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. *JB THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT IS UNWILLING TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER ALSO SPOKE WITH THE DEALER ABOUT CORROSI...
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45 TO 50 MPH, CONSUMER HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT THE ROAD, WHEN SUDDENLY THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER A QUARTER OF MILE, ALL FIVE LUG NUTS SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE...
THE FRONT SWAY BAR LINKAGE BOLTS RUSTED AND BROKE ON BOTH SIDES. I ONLY HAD 47K MILES ON MY VEHICLE. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE JERKED AFTER HITTING POT HOLES ALMOST BEING UNCONTROLLABLE IF I WAS NOT HOLDING ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS. *LA
Mileage: 47,000
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS SKIPPING. CONSUMER THEN PULLED OF THE ROAD. UPON EXITING THE TRUCK CONSUMER NOTICED THAT 3 OF THE WHEELS WERE FACING FORWARD, AND THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS TURNED INWARDS. THE TRUCK WAS THEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DRIVABL...
Mileage: 108,835
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN IT FELT LIKE THE TRUCK WAS SKIPPING. CONSUMER THEN PULLED OF THE ROAD. UPON EXITING THE TRUCK CONSUMER NOTICED THAT 3 OF THE WHEELS WERE FACING FORWARD, AND THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS TURNED INWARDS. THE TRUCK WAS THEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DRIVABL...
Mileage: 108,835
WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOME STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO TRAVEL AT HIGH SPEED. *AK
I HAD A TIRE SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. PLEASE SEE TIRE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER BELOW. TIRE RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02T012000 I HAVE 5 OF THESE TIRE ON MY 2000 EXPEDITION. ACCORDING TO FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP, MY VIN WAS NOT A PART OF A RECALL. THE TIRES, HOWEVER WERE. DOT NUMBERS ...
Mileage: 39,000
WHEN TURNING THE FRONT TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE AXLE. DEALERSHIP IS PUZZLED AS TO HOW TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. *NM
Mileage: 50
PAINT ON THE ROOF AND HOOD CHIPPING OFF WITH HEAVY CORROSION UNDERNEATH. SPREADING RAPIDLY. *AK
Mileage: 53,000
ON 6/2/03, EXPEDITION AT 50,907 MILES HAD COIL ON PLUG SYSTEM ON #7 AND #8 FAIL. REPLACED. ON 8/7/03 AT 56,363 MILES HAD COIL ON PLUG SYSTEM ON #3 FAIL. REPLACED. ON 5/4/04 AT 74,500 MILES HAD COP SYSTEM ON #4 AND #2 FAIL AT HIGH SPEEDS. REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING FIVE OF EIGHT COP SYSTEMS AT A...
Mileage: 50,907
WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
VEHICLE WAS PARKED BY 7 PM IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. AROUND 3 AM THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *AK *JB
Mileage: 54,000
SINCE OWNING FIVE CONTINENTAL CONTI-TRAC TIRES, CONSUMER WAS SUBJECTED TO REPEATED FAILURE, UNSAFE TRAVELING CONDITION AND EXCESSIVE BURDEN DUE TO REPLACEMENT COSTS. *PH THERE WAS A REPEATED "TREAD SEPARATED" WITH THE NEW TIRES THAT WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN IN MARCH 2004...
SPARK PLUG FAILURE AT 67,000 MILES, WELL BELOW MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION OF 100K MILES. ALSO, SPARK PLUG COIL FAILURE. *AK
SPARK PLUG FAILURE AT 67,000 MILES, WELL BELOW MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION OF 100K MILES. ALSO, SPARK PLUG COIL FAILURE. *AK
PARKING BRAKE FAILED CABLE SNAPPED. *AK
Mileage: 73,400
AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR KEEPS FAILING. *JB
Mileage: 73,000
BACK WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *AK *JB
Mileage: 25,600
SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO COME UNATTACHED. *AK
2000 FORD EXPEDITION, EDDIE BAUER CONCERN: FRONT STABILIZER LINK BOLTS APPEAR TO BE COUNTERFIT. THE BOLTS FAIL AT THE TOP CONNECTION TO THE STABILIZER BAR AT 62,000-65,000 MILES. THIS CREATES UNSAFE STEERING AND HANDLING UNDER MANY DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE HEAD OF THE BOLT SHEARS OFF. THE OEM B...
Mileage: 65,000
THE IGNITION COIL FAILED TWICE WHICH RESULTED IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION COIL SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK *NM
Mileage: 41,000
THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WHEN ON AND ACCORDING TO MANUAL IT SAID TO BRING IT IN TO THE DEALER. THEY CHECK IT OUT AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG SENSOR. THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE A HAVE A SIDE IMPACT BAG. WE WERE INFORMED THAT EVEN THOUGH WE DONT HAVE SIDE BAG, THE FRONT BAGS WOULD NOT...
Mileage: 65,487
2000 FORD EXPEDTION 4.6, IGNITION COILS FAILING, DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. FORD KNOWS IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM, FORD DEALERS NOT WARRANTEEING OR REPLACING THE PART.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND PARKED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND CYLINDER HEADS. *AK
HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH DEFECT CAUSES HEADLIGHTS TO GO OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. *JB
Mileage: 60,000
2000 FORD EXPEDITION ANTI SWAY BAR LINK BROKEN ON LEFT SIDE. THE SWAY BAR IS NOW HANGING LOOSE ON THAT SIDE. MY BOYFRIEND HEARD POPPING NOISES COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT SIDE AND FOUND THE ANTI SWAY BAR BROKEN LOOSE. HE HIT A PUDDLE AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT WITH NO WARNING, BEFORE RECOMMENDED TIME TO BE REPLACED. THREADS ARE STRIPPED, HEAD ALONG WITH RELATED COMPONENTS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SPARKS WERE OBSERVED DIRECTLY AT FUEL INTAKE WHERE FUEL VAPORS WERE AT CONSIDERABLE DANGER OF BEING IGNITED. VEHICLE COULD HAVE EXPLODED WITH...
Mileage: 80,300
SPARE TIRE WINCH CABLE SNAPPED CAUSING SPARE TIRE TO DETACH AND BOUNCE AWAY BEHIND THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. NOBODY WAS HURT IN THIS INCIDENT, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT.*AK
Mileage: 27,074
SPARE TIRE WINCH CABLE SNAPPED CAUSING SPARE TIRE TO DETACH AND BOUNCE AWAY BEHIND THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. NOBODY WAS HURT IN THIS INCIDENT, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT.*AK
Mileage: 27,074
NOTICED PEELING, FLAKING PAINT ON HOOD. REPORTED TO DEALER (REGENCY FORD, METAIRIE, LA) ON APRIL 23, 2003. EVENTHOUGH IT APPEAR TO BE A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY.
PROBLEMS UNLOCKING VEHICLE'S REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR, REAR WIPER MECHANISM, HOOD LATCH.*MR REAR DRIVER SIDE CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. HOOD LATCH UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL IS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE WITHOUT GREAT DIFFICULTY. REAR WIPER ON TAIL-GATE DOOR MALFUNCTIONED....
PROBLEMS UNLOCKING VEHICLE'S REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR, REAR WIPER MECHANISM, HOOD LATCH.*MR REAR DRIVER SIDE CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. HOOD LATCH UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL IS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE WITHOUT GREAT DIFFICULTY. REAR WIPER ON TAIL-GATE DOOR MALFUNCTIONED....
PROBLEMS UNLOCKING VEHICLE'S REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR, REAR WIPER MECHANISM, HOOD LATCH.*MR REAR DRIVER SIDE CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. HOOD LATCH UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL IS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE WITHOUT GREAT DIFFICULTY. REAR WIPER ON TAIL-GATE DOOR MALFUNCTIONED....
ON THE MORNING OF 6 JAN 2004, MY KIDS AND I WERE ON A ROUTINE TRIP TO THE GYM. THIS GYM IS ONLY A FEW MILES FROM OUR HOME. OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND STAYED AT 30 MPH EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL STOP SIGNS NE...
Mileage: 91,000
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT WITH NO WARNING AND BEFORE RECOMMENDED TIME THEY WERE TO BE REPLACED. THREADS WERE STRIPPED. HEAD ALONG WITH RELATED COMPONENTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 78,000
WE PARKED OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION XLT IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE AFTER DRIVING IT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES TOWING OUR BOAT. WE ARRIVED AT OUR HOUSE AROUND 9:15PM. AT AROUND 10:30PM, MY NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON MY DOOR AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE LE...
Mileage: 63,000
WITHOUT WARNING SPARE TIRE ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO COME UNATTACHED FROM THE ASSEMBLY. DRIVER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO GET THE SPARE TIRE FROM OUT OF THE STREET. *AK
THE REPLACEMENT GOODYEAR TIRE ON THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY .*AK
Mileage: 73,000
THE SPARE TIRE WHICH IS MOUNTED UNDER THE BODY OF MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION FELL OFF WHILE I WAS ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP OF AN EXPRESSWAY. FORTUNATELY, THE ERRANT SPARE TIRE DID NOT HIT THE CARS BEHIND ME. THE TIRE WAS HELD BY A STEEL CABLE THAT BROKE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE...
Mileage: 104,000
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SHIFT CABLE FAILURE. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE SHIFT LEVER BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT, ALSO, DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO INDICATE WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN. THE CABLE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. THERE WAS RECALL ON 97 V 171 000 ON THIS ISSUE, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
Mileage: 51,163
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR ONE WEEK. POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES WERE AVAILABLE. *AK
AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR FLASHES THEN IT STAYS ON. THIS ACTION OCCURS ONLY WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *AK
AFTER TAKING MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION FOR A ROUTINE TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND BRAKE JOB AT AL PACKER WEST IN ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO SEVEN MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS SERVICED. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. IN ORDER FOR THEM TO REPAIR I...
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE BROAD SIDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED, AND TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. *AK
ON 5-03-03 IGNITION COIL FOR #7 CYLINDER FAILED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS UNUSUAL TO OCCUR ON A VEHICLE WITH 56,000 MILES. ON 10-06-03 IGNITION COIL FOR #6 CYLINDER FAILED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL THAT THIS OCCURS ON A VEHICLE WITH 63,000 MILES. ON 10-14-03, I CONTACTED FORD REQU...
Mileage: 63,885
CONCERN: ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH WITH HESITATION BETWEEN SHIFTS (AUTOMATIC) AND THE AMBER SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON. CORRECTION BY DEALER: TEST EEC, R&I UPPER INTAKE, CLEAN EGR PASSAGES, REPLACE PFE SENSOR AND NUMBER THREE COIL, REPLACE SPARK PLUGS *LA
Mileage: 77,367
CONCERN: SURGE/HESITATION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 55-65 AS GEARS ARE SHIFTING (AUTOMATIC) DEALER CORRRECTION: NEEDS TORQUE CONVERTER. *LA
Mileage: 78,027
TWO TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TIRES. *MR *SCC *JB
Mileage: 40,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE RUBBER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE HAD COME OFF. THE ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR BECAUSE OF THE TIRE. THE TIRES HAD COME WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED. *AK THE RUBBER TIRE DAMAGED THE GAS TANK. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO FILL THE TANK. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ...
PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS BLOWING OUT, REPLACED BULB, STILL NO HIGH BEAM. LIGHTS COMPLETELY WENT OUT ONE NIGHT. HAD TO HAVE FAMILY MEMBER FOLLOW ME HOME. BATTERY DETACHED TO GET LIGHTS INSIDE OFF. LIGHTS ORIGINALLY WENT OFF WHEN I PLUGGED MY CELL PHONE IN FOR CHARGING; SOMETHING THAT I HAVE ALWAYS D...
Mileage: 87,500
PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS BLOWING OUT, REPLACED BULB, STILL NO HIGH BEAM. LIGHTS COMPLETELY WENT OUT ONE NIGHT. HAD TO HAVE FAMILY MEMBER FOLLOW ME HOME. BATTERY DETACHED TO GET LIGHTS INSIDE OFF. LIGHTS ORIGINALLY WENT OFF WHEN I PLUGGED MY CELL PHONE IN FOR CHARGING; SOMETHING THAT I HAVE ALWAYS D...
Mileage: 87,500
PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS BLOWING OUT, REPLACED BULB, STILL NO HIGH BEAM. LIGHTS COMPLETELY WENT OUT ONE NIGHT. HAD TO HAVE FAMILY MEMBER FOLLOW ME HOME. BATTERY DETACHED TO GET LIGHTS INSIDE OFF. LIGHTS ORIGINALLY WENT OFF WHEN I PLUGGED MY CELL PHONE IN FOR CHARGING; SOMETHING THAT I HAVE ALWAYS D...
Mileage: 87,500
PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS BLOWING OUT, REPLACED BULB, STILL NO HIGH BEAM. LIGHTS COMPLETELY WENT OUT ONE NIGHT. HAD TO HAVE FAMILY MEMBER FOLLOW ME HOME. BATTERY DETACHED TO GET LIGHTS INSIDE OFF. LIGHTS ORIGINALLY WENT OFF WHEN I PLUGGED MY CELL PHONE IN FOR CHARGING; SOMETHING THAT I HAVE ALWAYS D...
Mileage: 87,500
PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS BLOWING OUT, REPLACED BULB, STILL NO HIGH BEAM. LIGHTS COMPLETELY WENT OUT ONE NIGHT. HAD TO HAVE FAMILY MEMBER FOLLOW ME HOME. BATTERY DETACHED TO GET LIGHTS INSIDE OFF. LIGHTS ORIGINALLY WENT OFF WHEN I PLUGGED MY CELL PHONE IN FOR CHARGING; SOMETHING THAT I HAVE ALWAYS D...
Mileage: 87,500
ENGINE OIL LEAK. REPAIRED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY, THIRD TIME THEY COULDN'T FIND THE SAME LEAK. *LA
Mileage: 25,000
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED DRIVER SLIGHTLY TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO GO AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. *AK
GENERAL, GRABBER AW, SIZE# P275/60R17, DOT# ADTO-44T-449 . THESE TIRES WERE RECALLED, AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONORTHE RECALL.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AND WOULD START TO TURN STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT, IT WOULD ALMOST BECOME FREE WHEELING. THIS CAUSE THE DRIVER TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE STEERING WHEEL CHECKED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *NLM
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW HEAVY SMOKE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED CRUISE CONTROL SENSOR BURNED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS FRONT RIGHT TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. TIRE SIZE 275/60R16.*AK
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NORMAL SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. CONTINENTAL, GRABBER AW, P275/60R17, DOT ADT044T24000. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS TRANSFER CASE (4 WHEEL DRIVE) WOULD ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK
Mileage: 8,250
I PURCHASED A NEW FORD EXPEDITION IN AUGUST 2000. AT TIME OF PURCHASE I NOTICED THAT A NOISY MOTOR WOULD RUN UNDER THE HOOD FOR 30-45 SECONDS. THIS RATTLING NOISE WAS AUDIBLE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. I QUESTIONED THIS NOISE TO THE SALES PERSON. HE SAID IT WAS THE COMPRESSOR OF THE SUSPENSION LEVELING...
Mileage: 76,930
THE LETTER FOR THE GENERAL GRABBER AW TIRE RECALL WAS SENT TO CONSUMER'S PREVIOUS ADDRESS. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE LETTER AFTER THE CAMPAIGN HAD ENDED. MANUFACTURER ONLY AGREED TO PAY PART OF THE COST FOR THE REPLACEMENT TIRES. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AT RANDOM. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ALL FOUR TIRES HAS TREAD SEPARATION. CONTINENTAL, P275/60R17. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE STALLED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE BRAKE POWER AND, POWER STEERING. A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM MR *CB *JB
Mileage: 34,260
DRIVETRAIN, HAD REPAIRED BUT STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM HERE AND THERE. *JB
Mileage: 66,000
AIR SUSPENSION FAILURE ON 2000 EXPEDITION CAUSING REAR OF TRUCK TO DROP TOTALLY AND RIDE UNSAFELY ON THE FRAME BUMPERS. ALL SPRINGING WAS TOTALLY LOST. FORTUNATELY THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT BUT A SIMILAR FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY COULD CREATE A SERIOUS HAZARD IN MY OPINION. PART NUMBER ...
Mileage: 23,175
THE VEHICLE IS RATED TO EASILY TOW MY BOAT AND TRAILER. WHILE MOVING MY BOAT SO I COULD MOW AROUNG WHERE IT SITS THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM LET OUT A VERY LOAD SOUND OF AIR. I UNHOOKED THE TRAILER AND THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE WAS ALMOST ON THE GROUND. I JUST DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD ...
2000 FORD EXPEDITION WITH CONTINENTAL TR P265/70R17 TIRES (REPLACEMENTS FOR RECALLED TIRES) HANDLES VERY POORLY DURING RAIN. TERRIBLE HYDROPLANE PROBLEMS, EVEN AT MODERATE/SLOW SPEEDS (40-45MPH).*AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE, INSPECTOR STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. DEALER NOTTIFIED.*AK
Mileage: 45,175
FUEL LINE RUBBING AGAINST A SHARP EDGE ON FIREWALL OF 2000 FORD EXPEDITION 4WD,5.4 ENGINE, CAUSED GAS LEAK WHICH WAS LEAKING DIRECTLY ON THE EXHAUST AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON TRIP WHICH I HAD PLANNED IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS MY FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR WORSE.*AK
Mileage: 74,480
WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH WITHOUT ANY INDICATION DRIVER'S REAR TIRE SEPARATED BUT STILL HAD AIR IN IT. *AK
TRUCK WOULD VIBRATE WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT REAR END WAS GONE. THEY HAD TO REPLACE A REAR END.*AK
JUNE 5, 2003 TO:MR. WILLIAM CLAY FORD, JR.VIA FAX 313-845-6073 FROM:JUDY HARDIN (281-272-2845) RE:OUTRAGED OVER SCAM FORD MOTOR IS PULLING ON CUSTOMERS WHO OWN A FORD SUV!!!!!! WE WILL MAKE SURE THIS SCAM STOPS HERE AND NOW!!!!! YOU KNEW WHEN YOU DESIGNED THE FORD SUV VEHICLES THAT TH...
A METAL ROD ON THE FRONT OF MY FORD EXPEDITION'S DRIVER'S SEAT POKED THROUGH THE EXTERIOR LEATHER/FABRIC AND CAUSED ME TO GASH MY LEG AS I SAT DOWN ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *NLM
Mileage: 35,700
AUTO LOAD LEVELING SUSPENSION FAILED JUNE 2002. DEALER FOUND WIRING PROBLEM THAT CAUSED SHORT AND CAUSED SENSOR TO FAIL. WHEN SYSTEM FAILS, SYSTEM DROPS REAR OF CAR DOWN ON AXLE WITH NO SUSPENSION. VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY OVER ROUGH ROAD AND WHEN CORNERING. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEA...
Mileage: 59,500
NAR 05/21/2003. *MR` NEGLIGENT SERVICE ON RECALL TIRES. GENERAL GRABBER TIRES AW DOT ADT0044T109 THROUGH ADT044T4400 BEING RECALLED. *CB
I OWN A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD 2 DAYS AGO WHEN THE SPARE TIRE WINCH ASSEMBLY FAILED AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BOUNCED UP AND HIT THE VEHICLE AND THEN ROLLED DOWN THE STREET. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AND IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDEN...
Mileage: 32,500
REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER FAILS TO WORK. *NLM
Mileage: 37,000
CONTINENTAL TIRE COMPANY FAILURE TO REIMBURSE PAYMENT ON RECALLED TIRES FROM A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. *NLM
Mileage: 25,000
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED. *JB
Mileage: 38,000
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER REALIZED THAT HER FRONT TIRES WERE WOBBLING. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND LEARNED THAT THE TIRES WERE ON RECALL. THE CONSUMER SAID SHE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE THE TIRES WHICH EXPIRED, ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER, IN MARCH 2003. THE CONSUMER WAS TOL...
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE CAMPAIGN # 02T012000 FOR THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR WHICH STATED THAT THE TIRE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ENDED 4/1/03. THE DEALER IS REQUIRING PAYMENT TO REPLACE THE TIRES. *NLM
THE RECEIPT IN WHICH THE CONSUMER SUPPLIED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FELL OUTSIDE OF THE DATES OF PURCHASE WHICH QUALIFIED FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. MR SCC *JB
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *NLM
THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE ORIGINAL CONTINENTAL GENERAL GRABBER AW TIRES PRIOR TO THE RECALL, HOWEVER IN 09/02 HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE TIRES. CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER CONTINENTAL DENIED THE CLAIM, THEY STATED THE DEADLINE HAD PASSED. *JB
FAULTY TIRES WERE REPLACED BEFORE LEARNING OF THE RECALL. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR EXPENSES OF REPLACEMENT TIRES. *TS
THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE GRABBER TIRES, WHICH WERE REPLACED WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES. THE CONTINENTAL TIRES FAILED AFTER FOUR WEEKS. BOTH SUFFERED BLOW OUTS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. MR SCC *JB
THE CONSUMER HAS MADE FIVE ATTEMPTS IN REFERENCE TO THE VOLUNTARY RECALL PROGRAM REIMBURSEMENT. MR SCC *NLM
THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TIRE(S). MR THE CONSUMER DIDN'T RECEIVE THE LETTER OF REIMBURSEMENT UNTIL AFTER THE DEADLINE. CONTINENTAL TIRE(S) SCC *JB
Mileage: 31,000
THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR CONTINENTAL TIRE REPLACEMENT. MR ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED WHEN THE ONE TIRE FELL APART. SCC *JB
THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR TWO TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE NEEDED TWO TIRES AND A ALIGNMENT. MR SCC *JB
THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
ELECTRICAL MOTOR UNDER DRIVER SEAT WAS HOT AND STARTED A FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AT HOME BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE. STARTED AS SMOKE FROM UNDER SEAT AND INVESTIGATED TO FIND THE MOTOR VERY HOT. *JB
Mileage: 37,600
WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD SEAM, AND SHORTED OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FUSE BOX AND THE WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED.
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. *NLM
CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH CONTINENTAL TIRE MANUFACTURER. THEY WON'T PAY OR REPLACE CONTINENTAL GRABBER TIRES SIZE # P275/60R17. DOT ADTO44T489. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES TWICE. *NLM
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CONTINENTAL TIRES. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO ON THE CONTINENTAL GRABBER SIZE:9275//60R17 DOT: ADT044T109. THEY MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE MONEY. *NLM
SIDEWALL SEPARATION ON 4 TIRES, 2 TIRES HAD 2 SEPARATIONS, ALL ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE THAT WAS TO THE INSIDE OR CENTER OF THE VEHICLE (OPPOSITE SIDEWALL FROM THE WHITE LETTERING). *JB
Mileage: 43,728
CONSUMER RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT LETTER FOR CONTINENTAL TIRES VOLUNTARY RECALL PROGRAM. HOWEVER WAS DECLINED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED OUTSIDE THE DATES OF PURCHASE. CONSUMER HAD PROOF WHICH STATED THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED WITHIN QUALIFIED DATES AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FOR REIMBURSEMENT. ...
Mileage: 54,000
THE SWAY BAR SEPARATED FROM THE SUSPENSION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *JB
Mileage: 45,000
I BOUGHT A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION ,THE CAR IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD AND THE ENGINE "SEIZED". MY VEHICLE IS OVER 36000 MILES SO IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THE CAR WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND THE ENGINE ALWAYS HAD OIL. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNI...
REPLY TO REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES RELATED TO REPLACEMENT OF CONTINENTAL TIRES ON A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. SENT A VOQ FOR FUTURE USE. *SCC *JB
THERE WAS IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR ON THE CONTINENTAL TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DATE OF PURCHASE HAD FELL OUTSIDE OF THE WEEKS OF RANGE GIVEN IN THE RECALL NOTICE. SCC *JB
THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT A ON 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WHICH LED TO THE CONSUMER'S UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT. *DT *JB
I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. LAST JUNE, JUST AFTER HAVING THE CAR SERVICED, I NOTICED MY GENERAL GRABBER TIRES DELAMINATING AND COMING APART. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TIRES, BUT TO SAVE ANY RECEIPTS WHEN I PURCHASE NEW TIRES IN THE EVENT T...
Mileage: 36,182
BOTH FRONT TIRES FAILED AT THE SAME TIME, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED REIMBURSEMENT, BECAUSE THE RECEIPTS FELL OUT OF DATE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES AT 10K MILES. SCC *JB
WHILE DRIVING THE CABLE HOLDING SPARE UNDER CAR TORE ALLOWING TIRE TO HIT MY CAR AND ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*JB
THE MASTER SWITCH FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NO BLINKERS, THE WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE SECURITY SYSTEM DID NOT WORK PROPERLY.*JB
THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT CAUSE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE REAR END, AND REPLACED IT, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *JB
Mileage: 60,000
CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE HE DID NOT APPLY WITHIN THE SPECIFIED TIME. *AK *JB
THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAULTY TIRES BECAUSE THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE TIRES DID NOT FALL WITH THE PURCHASED DATE ALLOWED (CONTINENTAL TIRES). *JB
CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT REGARDING THE TIRES, HOWEVER THE CLAIM WAS DENIED.*JB
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE'S GAUGES BEGAN FLASHING ERRATICALLY AND THE ENGINE STALLED IMMEDIATELY. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT ENGINE HAD FAILED AND CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE.
TIRE FAILURE.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL REGARDING THE TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. *JG PH
CONSUMER SENT IN REIMBURSEMENT FORM ON CONTINENTAL GRABBER AW SIZE P27560R17 DOT:ADT044U109. HE CALL TO VERIFY THE STATUS OF REIMBURSEMENT AND MANUFACTURER TOLD THAT THEY DON'T HAVE HIS NAME ON FILE. PH
ALL FOUR TIRES SHOWED SIGNIFICANT CRACKING AND SPLITTING IN THE SIDE WALLS. ALL FOUR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *JG
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON TIRES FROM CONTINENTAL, STATING TO CONTACT A FORD DEALER AND HAVE RECALL PERFORMED. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER AND DEALER STATED TIRE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT CONSUMER WOULD NEED TO CONTACT CONTINENTAL. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING ON DEFECTED TIRES. CONSUMER H...
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO. EVERY TIME THAT HE CALLS THE DEALER THE ANSWER IS "WE DON'T HAVE THE TIRE YET." PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH...*AK
CONTINENTAL TIRE REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE CONUMER PURCHASED HIS TIRES PRIOR TO THE RECALL. *JB
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WORE OUT AND GRINDING AGAINST THE ROTOR. TS
NAR 1/29/2003. THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES PRIOR TO THE RECALL DUE TO POOR TREAD WEAR. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED ALL THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK AND WAS TOLD HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED, HOWEVER THERE HAS BEEN NO REFUND. 8JB
IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL ON THE CONTINENTAL/GENERAL GRABBER AW TIRE SIZE P275/60R17 ON MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS PER CONTINENTAL TIRE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF TIRES I HAD ALREADY REPLACED, NOW THEY REFUSE TO DO SO. UNFORTUNATELY I FEEL THIS COULD BE RESOLVED IF SOMEONE WOULD...
CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY COULD SEE WIRE SHOWING FROM THE OUTSIDE OF ALL 4 TIRES. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
NO PARTS AVAILABLE. RECALL ON CONTINENTAL GRABBER TIRE. SIZE#275/60R17 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. LEADERSHIP FORD 214-361-8100 PLEASE PROVIDE THE ADDRESS OF THE DEALER. TS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEWOUT CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT CONTINENTAL GENERAL GRABBER P275/60R17 DOT ADT044T300) THIS TIRE HAS BEEN RECALL MANUFACTURER SENT A RECALL LETTER TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER WAS OUT OF STOCK FOR THE NEX...
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER STATES' THE VEHICLE'S TAIL PIPE WAS SHOOTING OUT METAL. CONSUMER WITNESS FLAMES IN THE REAR SEAT, PULLED OVER AND VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
UPON SLOWING DOWN FOR A LIGHT, CONSUMER STATES' VEHICLE SPEED INCREASED WITHOUT PRESSING ACCELERATOR. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
NHTSA RECALL 02T012000; THE OWNERS' NEW TIRES WERE PURCHASED MARCH 2002 WHICH THE RECALL BY CONTINENTAL MANUFACTURE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE OTHER MONTHS BEFORE AUGUST 2002. THE OWNER WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED DUE THAT BUT THE TIRES HE REPLACE WERE THOSE OF CONTINENTAL WHICH WERE RECALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE...
I HAD 4 TIRES REPLACED DUE TO IRREGULAR TREAD WEAR ON MAY 22, 2001. I JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL STATING THAT THESE PARTICULAR TIRES WERE RECALLED, BUT IN ORDER TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MY PURCHASE, I WOULD HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE THE TIRES BETWEEN AUGUST 19, 2001 AND OCTOBER 10, 2002. THE...
CONSUMER STATED SHE BECAME OF AWARE OF A TIRE RECALL BEFORE THE RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED AND FOUND IT TO BE IMPERATIVE TO REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES FOR SAFETY REASONS, HOWEVER CONTINENTAL ONLY REIMBURSED CONSUMER OF WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS COMPARABLE AND CONSUMER FEELS THAT IS NOT FAIR NOR IS IT JUSTIFIE...
THE CONTINENTAL TIRE CO ISSUED A TIRE RECALL AUG 20 2002. MY TIRES WERE IN THE DATES GIVEN FOR THE RECALL BUT UNTIL NOW I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REPLACEMENT TIRES EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER ORDERED THEM SEPT 23, 2002. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CTNA NUMEROUS TIMES BY E-MAIL AND TELEPHONE BUT I HAVE N...
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THERE IS WATER LEAKING FROM THE WINDSHIELD INTO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
AT HIGH SPEED, ON LONG SUSTAINED, STEEP GRADES 5-7%, AT HIGH RPM, THE STEERING LOCKS UP FOR 2-10 SECONDS. THE STEERING MAKES A NOISE AND THEN BREAKS FREE. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND CAN NOT REPRODUCE THIS EVENT. EVERY TIME I DRIVE IN...
Mileage: 17,000
THE VEHICLE HANDLED SO BADLY BECAUSE OF VIBRATION AND IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR, CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. A RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT SHORTLY AFTER CONCERNING THE TIRES. CONSUEMR REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT, BUT HAS HAD NO HELP FROM CONTINENTAL. TIRES ARE CONTINENTAL GENERAL GRA...
THE CENTER TREAD OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE CAME OFF WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING. THE TREAD DAMAGED THE BACK QUARTER PANEL AND THE REAR OF THE VEHCILE. THE CONSUMER WAS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE TIRE AND REPAIRE TO THE VEHICLE. TIRE WAS GERERAL P275/60R17. *YH
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON THE GENERAL TIRE FAILURES AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE TIRES. DOT # ADTO44T2100. *YH
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 60MPH THE SPARE TIRE FELL ON TO THE HIGHWAY. TS
WHILE IN MOTION THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, CONSUMER DISCOVERD PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT THAT THE TIRES WERE ON RECALL, HOWEVER WHEN HE CONTACTED CONTINENTAL HE WAS TOLD A SYSTEM HAD NOT BEEN SET UP AS OF YET TO HANDLE RECALL SITUATIONS.(CONTINENTAL TIRES P275/60R17, DO...
THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THEN A RIGHT REAR TIRE DEVELOPED A BULGE.(CONTINENTAL TIRE 275/60R17 AND DOT # ADTO 44T 1600) *YH
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A RECALL ON HIS TIRES GENERAL TIRES SIZE #P275/60R17.DEALER WAS CONTACTED. MR
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON CONTINENTAL TIRES. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND DEALER INFORMED HIM, THAT THE CONTINENTAL TIRE COMPANY HAD NOT YET RELEASED THE NEW TIRES FOR REPLACEMENT. *YH
CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER HAVING RECALL DONE THE TIRE THAT THEY ARE REPLACING IT WITH, IS CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER TO BE OFF BY 31/2 MILES AND THE ODOMETER TO BE OFF ALSO. CONTACTED DEALER ,CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. MR
CONSUMER STATES UNDER RAINY CONDITION THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKED UP, CONSUMER WENT INTO A SPIN AND HIT A WALL. CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
REAR BELTS BUCLES AND LATCH DO NOT RETRACT AFTER RELEASING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
DOTADT044T369 P27560R17 GENERAL GRABBERS, CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPERATED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR
THE TRUCK HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FRONT ROTORS ARE NO GOOD. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN TURNED (1) TIME. I BOUGHT THE EXPEDITION USED AND HAVE PUT MAYBE 10,000 MILES ON IT. SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BOUGHT FROM THEM, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ROTORS OR BRAKES. ...
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT ALL FOUR TIRES BE REPLACED, GENERAL GRABBERS AW, 275/60R17. *SLC
THERE ARE SEVERAL INCIDENTS, WITH DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS INVOLVING THE ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGINNING 4/00, THIS HAS BECOME AN ONGOING PROBLEM. BACK IN SHOP AT THE MOMENT, GOING INTO 4X4 BY ITSELF. THE INCIDENT THAT I REPORTED, INVOLVED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE RANGE SENSOR, VEHICLE COULD S...
WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHER SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL DROP TO LOWER GEAR AND RPMS DRASTICALLY INCREASE. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR RANGE IS FAILING.*AK
WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHER SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL DROP TO LOWER GEAR AND RPMS DRASTICALLY INCREASE. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR RANGE IS FAILING.*AK
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES ON NORMAL CONDITIONS AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED HEAVILY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE GEAR IT WILL SHIFT INTO 4X4 LOW GEAR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
TREAD SEPARATION OF LEFT REAR TIRE AND ROLLOVER ON INTERSTATE 75 IN COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA.*AK
WE FOLLOWED THE MANUFACTUERS CERTIFICATION LABEL INSIDE THE DRIVERS DOOR FOR THE CORRECT PSI FOR ALL 4 TIRES. THE CERTIFICATION LABEL INDICATED 26PSI FRONT AND 30PSI REAR. WE TESTED THE TIRES ON A MONTLY BASIS AND KEPT THE TIRE PRESSURE AS INDICATED. WHEN I WENT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE I WANTED THEM...
AIR BAG LIGHT WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND OFF. SINCE 2000, THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR, FOR THIS PROBLEM, EACH TIME THE DEALER WOULD RE-ROUTE WIRES, BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. *AK *SCC
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH BACK END DROPPED. MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION, AND POSSIBLY CAME THAT WAY FROM MANUFACTURER. NO INJURIES IN THIS ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. TIRE SIZE P27560R17, DOT ADT044T. *AK THIS VEHICLE IS A FORD TRUCK EXPEDITION MODEL YEAR 2000. CONSUMERS WIFE WAS OPERATING VEHICLE. VIBRATIONS WERE FELT. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND CHECKED TIRES FOR PRESSURE. THE TIRE PR...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE REAR TIRES AFTER 20 THOUSAND MILES TWICE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED; HOWEVER, IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
WHEN APPLYING TENSION STEERING AND GOING AROUND A CURVE, TENSION IN WHEEL BROKE FREE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK INTO DIRECTION OF THE TURN.COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 70MPH ENGINE JUST CUT OFF.*AK
AT 70MPH TIRE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE/DOT# UNKNOWN, PLEASE PROVIDE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. AFTERWARDS, FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 22OOO MILES, CONTINENTAL GENERAL AMERICAN 275/60R17, MOUNTED ON A 2000, FORD, EXPEDITION. *AKTHE DOT NUMBER RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THE LEFT REAR, DOT ADT 044T3...
AIR LINK COUPLER SEPARATED, CAUSING REAR SUSPENSION TO DROP. DEALER IS INSPECTING VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
MOTOR MOUNT BOLT HAD BROKEN FROM VEHICLE, CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUTTER AND LOSE POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CAR WAS LEFT IN PARK, WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. DRIVER MANAGED TO JUMP IN,AND GEAR SHIFT LEVER HAD MOVED TO REVERSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERA, AND THEY STATED THAT A ROCK HAD GOTTEN INTO GEAR BOX. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
FOUR 1' CRACKS AROUND PERIMETER OF SIDEWALL NEAR TREAD; BELTS BROKEN INSIDE TREAD; STILL HAS GREATER THAN 3/32" TREAD; TIRE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY INFLATED. BELTS SHOULD NOT BREAK IN TIRES. WHAT IS CAUSE ? ? ?*AK
VEHICLE STARTED STALLING AT 24000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT ANY SPEED. TAKEN TO DEALER 9 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND PCM MODULE, DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL PUMP SENSOR AND PROCESSOR HAVE BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC
ENGINE WAS ON WITH VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN IT SUDDENLY BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS. CONSUMER MANAGED TO JUMP IN AND SAW SWITCH LEVER WENT INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS. CONSU...
CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A CLANKING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING TURNS. CONTACTED DEALER.*JB
AIR LINK CUPLER SUSPENSION CAUSING REAR SUSPENSION TO DROP. DEALER IS INSPECTING VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ALL FOUR VEHICLE TIRES HAD SEPARATED TREAD, ONE MAJOR, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN OVER 70 MPH HIGHWAY AND WAS NOT TAKEN OFF-ROAD AT ANY TIME. TIRES WERE REPLACED BY DISCOUNT TIRE 1300 E EXPRESSWAY 83 MCALLEN TX 956-668-9789 ON 6-18-2002. TIRES WERE KEPT INFLATED PROPERLY, ALIGNMENT MAINTAINE...
HEAD ON COLLISION AT 35 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*AK CONSUMER AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HEAD ON, THEREBY KNOCKING CONSUMER INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. NEITHER COLLISION IGNITED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. A FORD REP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE IMPACT DID NOT SET OFF THE IN...
WHILE TRAVELING ON 40MPH HOUR ON HIGHWAY BOTTOM OF VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN IN REAR OF SUSPENSION.*AK
INITIAL CONTACT WITH ONCOMING VEHICLE AT 35 MPH. NO AIR BAGS WNET OFF. BOUNCED OFF CAR AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE STRAIGHT ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND AGAIN NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF.*AK
INITIAL CONTACT WITH ONCOMING VEHICLE AT 35 MPH. NO AIR BAGS WNET OFF. BOUNCED OFF CAR AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE STRAIGHT ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND AGAIN NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 45-55 MPH DRIVER'S FRONT TIRE FELL OFF COMPLETELY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME UNDRIVEABLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER HAS FIXED PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE IN PARK THE CAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND HIT A TRUCK. SHIFTER REMAINED IN PARK THROUGH THE INCIDENT.*AK
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 EXPEDITION ON THE FREEWAY AT 60MPH WHEN THE TREAD SEPARATED ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, CAUSING A BLOW OUT AND AN ACCIDENT, ALMOST CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC ROLLOVER. I AM FORTUNATE SHE WAS NOT KILLED. WHAT IRRITATES ME THE MOST IS GENERAL TIRE HAS A REPUTATION FOR THIS PROBLEM...
I HAVE FILED A PAPER REPORT ON TWO OF THE ORIGINAL SET TIRES THAT FAILED. I WENT TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY SET A 3RD OF THE SET WAS BAD SO I REPLACED IT. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DEAL WITH GENERAL, FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THE DEALERSHIP BUT THERE PROCEDURE TO GET SOMETHING DONE HAS BEEN AN ORDEAL THAT...
I HEARD A TAPPING NOISE IN THE HOOD. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP THEY STATED I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF IT CONTINUED TO IDLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
I PURCHASED MY NEW EXPEDITION IN OCTOBER OF 2000. ON 5/16/02 I TOOK IT IN FOR MY SECOND ANNUAL INSPECTION (44,000 MILES). I HAD ALSO ASKED THEM TO LOOK INTO A SMALL OIL LEAK ON MY VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS THE PLUG WASNT FULLY TIGHTENED AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS SHOCKE...
TREAD BELT SEPARATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND ROLL OVER ACCIDENT W/INJURY. *AK
TREAD BELT SEPARATION/CAME OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND ROLL OVER ACCIDENT W/INJURY. *AK
THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION.*AK *JB
Mileage: 33,000
WHILE DRIVING, SPARE TIRE LOCKED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE HAD ITS BOLTS SNAP, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL ONTO GROUND.*AK *SLC
TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. GENERAL TIRE, AW#27516R17.*AKTHAT TIRE DID DAMAGE TO THE FRONT FENDER AREA, THE RUNNING BOARD, AND TO THE PLASTIC MOULDING THAT WAS BOLTED TO THE BUMPER. THERE IS A 2ND TIRE LOCATED IN THE REAR WHICH DEVELOPED A KNOT. TIRE MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A THIRD TIRE W...
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. REAR PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. TIRE GOODYEAR, GRABBER AW, GENERAL,P275/60R17. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50-70 MPH ON HIGHWAY THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM WHEEL. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDERS, GENERAL GRABBER AW ADTO44T0200 RIGHT TIRE SEPARATED. ANOTHER DAY, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARTED. *AK 3 WEEKS LATER ANOTHER TIRE SEPARATED. *TT
WHILE DRIVING SUN ROOF SHATTERED. ALSO, ON ANOTHER OCCASION SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
WHILE DRIVING SUN ROOF SHATTERED. ALSO, ON ANOTHER OCCASION SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. [XXX]. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
FRONT/REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES HAVE SEPARATED ON OUTSIDE.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE TENDS TO JUMP FORWARD AND/OR JUMP INTO NEUTRAL WHEN COMPING TO A STOP. ON SEPERATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS HIT OTHER VEHICLES AND ALSO HAS HIT PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. NLM DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION BUT PROBLEM STILL...
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE TENDS TO JUMP FORWARD AND/OR JUMP INTO NEUTRAL WHEN COMPING TO A STOP. ON SEPERATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS HIT OTHER VEHICLES AND ALSO HAS HIT PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. NLM DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION BUT PROBLEM STILL...
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE TENDS TO JUMP FORWARD AND/OR JUMP INTO NEUTRAL WHEN COMPING TO A STOP. ON SEPERATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS HIT OTHER VEHICLES AND ALSO HAS HIT PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. NLM DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION BUT PROBLEM STILL...
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE TENDS TO JUMP FORWARD AND/OR JUMP INTO NEUTRAL WHEN COMPING TO A STOP. ON SEPERATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS HIT OTHER VEHICLES AND ALSO HAS HIT PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. NLM DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION BUT PROBLEM STILL...
FRONT RIGHT WHEEL STARTED TO WOBBLE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55-60 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED THAT PLASTIC BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONTINENTAL GRABBER AW SIZE 275-60R17 DOT#: ADT044T2600 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATI...
11/01 VEHICLE STALLS NO POWER VALLEY FORD CHANGES KEY AND RE-CODES ,3/20 VEHICLE STALLS CAN'T RESTART/ TROUBLE SHOTS BY VALLETY FORD THEY REPLACE A NEW BATTERY FOR A NEW BATTERY. 3/25/02 BACK IN SERVICE OFFICERS STALLS WHILE DRIVING , HE BELEIVES IT TO BE THE FAULT OF AN ELECTRONIC GAS KEY ON RING,...
11/01 VEHICLE STALLS NO POWER VALLEY FORD CHANGES KEY AND RE-CODES ,3/20 VEHICLE STALLS CAN'T RESTART/ TROUBLE SHOTS BY VALLETY FORD THEY REPLACE A NEW BATTERY FOR A NEW BATTERY. 3/25/02 BACK IN SERVICE OFFICERS STALLS WHILE DRIVING , HE BELEIVES IT TO BE THE FAULT OF AN ELECTRONIC GAS KEY ON RING,...
VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES ON AN INCLINE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM, AND HAS PUT A BOX TO RECORD THE STALLING. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
ENGINE CAM BEARING ARE WORN. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE AT DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
I HAD TO REPLACE THE GENERAL GRABBER TIRES ON MY FORD EXPEDITION TODAY BECAUSE THEY WERE UNSAFE, ACCORDING TO NYB WHERE I PURCHASED NEW TIRES. THE TIRES HAD ONLY 23,500 MILES ON THEM BUT I WAS SHOWN HOW THREE OF THE FOUR DID NOT "TRACK" I.E. THEY SERIOUSLY WOBBLED ON THE BALANCE MACHINE. I WAS TO...
WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, GENERAL TIRE SIZE 275/60R17, DOT ADT044T2300, RIGHT REAR AND LEFT REAR TREAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK *YD
WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION, THE RIGHT BRAKE BEGAN A GRINDING SOUND AND WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THOUGH UNDER WARRENTY, THE REPORT WAS A $700 REPAIR FOR A NEW ROTOR. THE SERVICE MANAGER REPORTS THIS IS COMMON AND OWNERS NEED TO REPORT THIS.*AK
WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS FROM 55MPH AND UP, VEHICLE SWAYS OUT OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 3 TO 4 TIMES, AND CANNOT FIX IT. *AK THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS MADE, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MOSTLY SWAYED FROM SIDE TO SIDE DURING LANE CHANGES. *SLC
THE VEHICLE IS RATED CAPABLE OF PULLING OUR TWO HORSE TRAILER, WHILE COMING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, REAR AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM WENT FLAT DRIVING THE NOSE OF THE HORSE TRAILER INTO THE ROAD. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR MESS. IS THIS COMMON?*AK
CONSUMER STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SWERVED MISSING 2 OTHER VEHICLES, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, HOWEVER DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*JB
CONSUMER STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SWERVED MISSING 2 OTHER VEHICLES, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, HOWEVER DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*JB
THE #4 IGNITION COIL PACK FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON FORD 4.6L AND 5.4L ENGINES. I AM CREATING A DATABASE OF FAILURES FROM MULTIPLE USER GROUPS AND CAN CONFIRM MULTIPLE (UP TO FIVE ON THE SAME VEHICLE) FAILURES OF THIS PART BECAUSE OF A HEATER HOSE THAT LEAKS ON TO THE CO...
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 30-35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
GENERAL, GRABBER AW, P275/60R17, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, FORD EXPEDITION WITH 19700 MILES. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH DRIVERS REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK DOT# ADT044T2000 CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE.*TT
CABLE HOLDING SPARE UNDER CARRIER TORE ALLOWING TIRE TO HIT MY CAR AND ALMOST HITTING CAR. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL AT TIMES RESTART. . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD FLASHED ON AND OFF, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO CRANK SENSOR FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR WHEEL JINGLES. VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE ACCELERATING, AFTER...
WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD FLASHED ON AND OFF, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO CRANK SENSOR FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR WHEEL JINGLES. VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE ACCELERATING, AFTER...
WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD FLASHED ON AND OFF, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO CRANK SENSOR FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR WHEEL JINGLES. VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE ACCELERATING, AFTER...
WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD FLASHED ON AND OFF, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO CRANK SENSOR FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR WHEEL JINGLES. VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE ACCELERATING, AFTER...
WHEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, ALSO LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD FLASHED ON AND OFF, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO CRANK SENSOR FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR WHEEL JINGLES. VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE ACCELERATING, AFTER...
WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING IS VERY UNSTABLE. WE HAVE TAKEN IN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND YET THEY HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ADJUSTED THE RIDE HEIGHT TWICE, SET THE ALIGNMENT, INSTALLED NEW STEERING GEAR, IDLER ARM (DID THIS TWICE), PITMAN ARM,...
TIRE BLEW OUT IN FOUR LARGE TEARS THROUGH THE SIDEWALL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 113S TIRESIZE: P265/70R17)
DURING WET ROAD CONDITION TRUCK HYDROPLANES. CONSUMER HAS NO CONTROL . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED FORD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT OF A DRIVE THROUGH WINDOW. CONSUMER PULLED FORWARD, AND VEHICLE PUT ITSELF INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. CONSUMER COULDN'T DISENGAGE SYSTEM. TURNED, VEHICLE OFF AND IT WAS STILL IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. IT FELT LIKE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON. DEALERSHIP WAS ...
WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED PUSHING ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MINE. APPLYING FULL PRESSURE WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LURCH FORWARD INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND PUSHING IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I...
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND RADIO STOPPED WORKING. WHEN SHUTTING OFF ENGINE, HEATER BLOWER BLEWOUT COLD AIR FULL BLAST, AND STARTER KEPT CLICKING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE, COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND RADIO STOPPED WORKING. WHEN SHUTTING OFF ENGINE, HEATER BLOWER BLEWOUT COLD AIR FULL BLAST, AND STARTER KEPT CLICKING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE, COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND RADIO STOPPED WORKING. WHEN SHUTTING OFF ENGINE, HEATER BLOWER BLEWOUT COLD AIR FULL BLAST, AND STARTER KEPT CLICKING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE, COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND RADIO STOPPED WORKING. WHEN SHUTTING OFF ENGINE, HEATER BLOWER BLEWOUT COLD AIR FULL BLAST, AND STARTER KEPT CLICKING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE, COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
METAL SUPPORT POST ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS RIPPING APART. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND WANTED TO PATCH IT UP. FEEL FREEE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER INOPERABLE AFTER ONLY 3 USES. *AK
WHILE CHILD WAS OPENING OUTSIDE DOOR BY HANDLE CHILD'S TWO FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BY INSIDE OF HANDLE AND WERE CUT. *AK *YH
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2000, WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH IDLING, TRANSMISSION NOT WANTING TO SHIFT, FRONT END CLUNKING, REAR END SUSPENSION AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. EXTENSIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, YET NONE OF THE ABOVE ITEM...
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2000, WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH IDLING, TRANSMISSION NOT WANTING TO SHIFT, FRONT END CLUNKING, REAR END SUSPENSION AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. EXTENSIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, YET NONE OF THE ABOVE ITEM...
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2000, WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH IDLING, TRANSMISSION NOT WANTING TO SHIFT, FRONT END CLUNKING, REAR END SUSPENSION AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. EXTENSIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, YET NONE OF THE ABOVE ITEM...
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2000, WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH IDLING, TRANSMISSION NOT WANTING TO SHIFT, FRONT END CLUNKING, REAR END SUSPENSION AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. EXTENSIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, YET NONE OF THE ABOVE ITEM...
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2000, WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH IDLING, TRANSMISSION NOT WANTING TO SHIFT, FRONT END CLUNKING, REAR END SUSPENSION AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. EXTENSIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, YET NONE OF THE ABOVE ITEM...
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2000, WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH IDLING, TRANSMISSION NOT WANTING TO SHIFT, FRONT END CLUNKING, REAR END SUSPENSION AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. EXTENSIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, YET NONE OF THE ABOVE ITEM...
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2000, WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH IDLING, TRANSMISSION NOT WANTING TO SHIFT, FRONT END CLUNKING, REAR END SUSPENSION AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. EXTENSIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, YET NONE OF THE ABOVE ITEM...
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2000, WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH IDLING, TRANSMISSION NOT WANTING TO SHIFT, FRONT END CLUNKING, REAR END SUSPENSION AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. EXTENSIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, YET NONE OF THE ABOVE ITEM...
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. * AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING, DEALER REPLACED THE MAIN CONTROL VALVE BODY, TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET, AND ACCUMULATOR PISTONS. DEALER INSTA...
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. * AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING, DEALER REPLACED THE MAIN CONTROL VALVE BODY, TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET, AND ACCUMULATOR PISTONS. DEALER INSTA...
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. * AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING, DEALER REPLACED THE MAIN CONTROL VALVE BODY, TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET, AND ACCUMULATOR PISTONS. DEALER INSTA...
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. * AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING, DEALER REPLACED THE MAIN CONTROL VALVE BODY, TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET, AND ACCUMULATOR PISTONS. DEALER INSTA...
WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. * AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING, DEALER REPLACED THE MAIN CONTROL VALVE BODY, TRANSMISSION PAN GASKET, AND ACCUMULATOR PISTONS. DEALER INSTA...
WHILE TRAVELING HEARD NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND TECHNICIAN STATED BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, REPAIRS WERE MADE. WHILE TRAVELING REAR TIRE (GENERAL TIRE 17 INCH, NO DOT #) HAD A BLOWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *A...
WHILE TRAVELING HEARD NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND TECHNICIAN STATED BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, REPAIRS WERE MADE. WHILE TRAVELING REAR TIRE (GENERAL TIRE 17 INCH, NO DOT #) HAD A BLOWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *A...
WHILE TRAVELING HEARD NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND TECHNICIAN STATED BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, REPAIRS WERE MADE. WHILE TRAVELING REAR TIRE (GENERAL TIRE 17 INCH, NO DOT #) HAD A BLOWOUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *A...
ONE OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES, SIZE: P255/70R16, DOT: W2CUIRD030 ON 2000, FORD, EXPEDITION HAS CUTS IN SIDEWALL. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 9400 MILES ON THE TIRE, AND IT IS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR VEHICLE. CUTS HAVE AN ARC SHAPE THAT COVERS 20% OF SIDEWALL. *AK *JB
WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AT LOW SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE FROM FRONT END. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REPLACED DIFFERENT PARTS, HOWEVER, PROBLEM RETURNED FEW DAYS LATER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NEW VEHICLE SUBMITTED TO DEALER FOR ENGINE OIL LEAK WARRANTY SERVICE AT ODOMETER 3973, 9402, 9565, AND 11,864. ALL MAJOR GASKETS REPLACED IN COURSE OF WARRANTY SERVICE. ON FOURTH WARRANTY SERVICE VISIT, PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS WARPED BLOCK. REMANUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLED. REQUESTING DISPUTE SE...
ALL THE TIRES I AM REPORTING WENT BAD WHILE I HAD SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THEM WENT BAD AS THE RESULT OF A SEPARATION. THEY ALL GOT BIG BUBBLES IN THEM WHERE THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. I BELIEVE THAT THE ONLY REASON I DIDN'T HAVE A BIG ACCIDENT WAS BECAUSE I COU...
NEW VEHICLE DELIVERED WITH DEFECTIVE ENGINE RESULTING IN OIL LEAK NONCONFORMANCE. AFTER FOUR SERVICE VISITS TO CORRECT, REMANUFACTURED ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR WAS FOR NEW VEHICLE AND ENGINE WHICH WAS NEVER DELIVERED.*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF RECALL 01V258000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE, AND WAS REFUSED SERVICE BY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP RAN VEHICLE ID NUMBER AND SHOWED THAT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL EVEN THOUGH HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THROUGH MAIL. PLEASE PROVI...
GASKET FAILED CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. NLM
THE REAR WIPER SHORTED OUT, DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR, WIPER MOTOR PARK SWITCH FAILED. NLM
THE SAFTY CAP WOULD NOT STAY ON THE LIGHTER OUTLET. NLM
CASSETTE PLAYER MALFUNCTIONED. NLM
DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC MIRRORS FAILED. NLM
DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC MIRRORS FAILED. NLM
SUSPENSION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE OVER HIGHWAY. VEHICLE IS VERY DEFFICULT TO CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER ALIGNED VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY JUMPS INTO 4-WHEEL LOW WHEN IN REVERSE, AND THENJUMPS IN 4-WHEEL HIGH WHEN IN DRIVE. SWITCH IS SUPPOSE TO CONTROL 4-WHEEL DRIVE ON AND OFF.*AK
BOTH REAR TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND A BLOW OUT OCCURRED ON ONE OF THEM .... THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERS AND HAD BRAKE REPAIRS AT APPROX. 34,000 MILES . FROM INITIAL LEASE OF VEHICLE, THERE WERE COMPLAINTS OF ROUGH RIDE AND APPARENT TIRE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER NEVER MADE ANY OFFER TO...
BOTH REAR TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION AND A BLOW OUT OCCURRED ON ONE OF THEM .... THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERS AND HAD BRAKE REPAIRS AT APPROX. 34,000 MILES . FROM INITIAL LEASE OF VEHICLE, THERE WERE COMPLAINTS OF ROUGH RIDE AND APPARENT TIRE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER NEVER MADE ANY OFFER TO...
TWO OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES FAILED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE REMAINING TWO AS WELL (OEM GENERAL GRABBER AW,P275 60 R 17'S) . *YH
TWO OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES FAILED DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE REMAINING TWO AS WELL (OEM GENERAL GRABBER AW,P275 60 R 17'S) . *YH
CONSUMER WAS PULLING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT APPROX. 4000 MILES. FORD REPLACED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY, BUT FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH EXPEDITION. I FEEL TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE ON FORD RECALL LIST. I KNOW OF NUMEROUS OTHER EXPEDITION OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I...
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT APPROX. 4000 MILES. FORD REPLACED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY, BUT FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH EXPEDITION. I FEEL TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE ON FORD RECALL LIST. I KNOW OF NUMEROUS OTHER EXPEDITION OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I...
WHILE GOING UP A HILL WHEN FUEL IS LOW OR HALF FULL AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL, AND WOULD NOT RESTART UNTILE IT IS ON LEVEL GROUNDS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DEALER REPLACED FIRESTONE TIRES WITH GOODYEAR TIRES. GOODYEAR TIRES COULD NOT BE BALANCED, OR WERE OUT OF ROUND. AFTER TRYING TEN GOODYEAR TIRES THE DEALER PUT ON B F GOODRICH TIRES. THE 17" GOODYEAR REPLACEMENT TIRE IS VERY POOR QUAILTY AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VIRBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WILL B...
VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN PERIODICALLY/ WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE REMEDY. . *AK DEALER HAS REPLACED COMPONENTS TO ALLEVIATE PROBLEM, BUT STILL NO REMEDY. *TT
WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR WHEEL JINGLES, DEALER FOUND COTTER PINS LOOSE IN HUB CAPS AND TIGHTENED. *TT
CUSTOMER STATES TRANSMISSION SLIPS, NO CODES OR CONDITIONS FOUND BY DEALER. *TT
DASH RATTLES, DEALER DROPPED LOWER DASH AND TIGHTENED ALL DASH SUPPORTS. *TT
CUSTOMER STATES PEDAL BUTTON ON LEFT OF STEERING WHEEL IS INSTALLED BACKWARD, DEALER REMOVED AND REINSTALLED CORRECTLY. *TT
ON THE 8 PASSENGER FORD EXPEDITION, THE STEP DOWN LEDGE INSIDE THE VEHICLE, IS TOO NARROW WHEN THE SECOND ROW SEAT IS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE DROP DOWN IS SLIGHT AND THE WIDTH IS NARROW. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY BACKWARDS. OUR VEHICLE CONTAINS 2 BOOSTER SEA...
REPORTED ENGINE LOSING POWER TO DEALERSHIP WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY ON 2 PRIOR OCCASIONS BEFORE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN TOTALLY WHILE IN DRIVING MODE. DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM ON THOSE PRIOR VISITS. WITH THE COMPLETE POWER FAILURE, THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOU...
DRIVING ON HIGHWAT AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE COMPLETELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. I MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. *AK (TIRESIZE: 275/60/17)
MY EXPEDITION REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR AT 35MPH . THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY EXPEDITION WAS CAVED IN . UPON INPACT, DRIVER'S/ PASSANGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT35 MPH, AND AS RESULT OF A CRASH, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAITON.*AK
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT SAME INTERMITENT POWER LOSS FOR THE PAST 13 MONTHS. VEHICLE IS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS, AS LOSS OF POWER REQUIRES COMPENSATION ON DRIVERS PART TO ANTICIPATE TRAFFIC FLOW. TRAVELING THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA BAD LANDS (TOWING 25FT TRAVEL TRAILER), CLIMBING OUT OF VALLEY, WHE...
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT SAME INTERMITENT POWER LOSS FOR THE PAST 13 MONTHS. VEHICLE IS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS, AS LOSS OF POWER REQUIRES COMPENSATION ON DRIVERS PART TO ANTICIPATE TRAFFIC FLOW. TRAVELING THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA BAD LANDS (TOWING 25FT TRAVEL TRAILER), CLIMBING OUT OF VALLEY, WHE...
ALL FOUR TIRES SHOW SIGNIFICANT CRACKS ALONG INSIDE ABOVE AND INCLUDING THE BEAD. CHECKED TIRES AFTER HEARING SLAPPING NOISE FROM BOTH REAR TIRES. GENERAL TIRE DEALER DETERMINED FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT REPLACE DUE TO SHORTAGE OF THE TIRES. REPLACED WITH MICHELON AT MY EXPENSE AS FORD MOTOR AND CON...
I CAN PROVIDE DOT # FROM PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN. ALL FOUR TIRES DEVELOPED 1-3 INCH CRACKS ON THE INNER SIDE OF TIRE APPROX. 1 INCH ABOVE BEAD AND INCLUDING THE BEAD ON ONE TIRE. GENERAL TIRE DEALER IDENTIFIED FAILURE. GENERAL 800 COULD NOT OFFER ANY HELP. CLOSEUP PHOTOS WERE TAKEN OF FAILURES.*AK ...
PASSENGER'S SEAT LATCH WHICH HOLDS BACK REST IN PLACE HAS BROKEN, CAUSING THE SEATBACK REST TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK *SLC
VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING INTO GEARS CORRECTLY. WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK, RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT OPERATING THEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS CUT OFF WITHOUT OPERATING THEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *...
VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING INTO GEARS CORRECTLY. WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK, RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT OPERATING THEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS CUT OFF WITHOUT OPERATING THEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *...
VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING INTO GEARS CORRECTLY. WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK, RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT OPERATING THEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS CUT OFF WITHOUT OPERATING THEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *...
VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING INTO GEARS CORRECTLY. WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK, RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT OPERATING THEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS CUT OFF WITHOUT OPERATING THEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *...
VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING INTO GEARS CORRECTLY. WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK, RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT OPERATING THEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS CUT OFF WITHOUT OPERATING THEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *...
INJECTOR IN CYLINDER #5 WAS HELD WIDE OPEN WHICH ALLOWED RAW FUEL TO SATURATE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH ENDED UP RUNNING OUT OF EXHAUST. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND WAS GOING TO REPLACE ENGINE BLOCK WITHOUT RENEWING ANY WARRANTY ON VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT FORD BUY BA...
THE RIGHT REAR GENERAL TIRE BLEW OUT AND SEPARATED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 60MPH, DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT BECAUSE OF TREAD SEPARATION AND RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THE REMAINING THREE AS WELL, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE HOME 400 MILES TO GET REPLACEMENT TIRES. *YH
HAD VEHICLE PARKED WHEN REAR WINDOW EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. HAD NO WARNING OF PROBLEMS.*AK
I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT RECALL INFORMATION ON MY TIRES,BEFORE THEY FAIL! NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. (TIRESIZE: 17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )
HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF ON AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND TOWING A 4X8 FT U-HAUL TRAILER WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN THE AUTOLAMP CONTROL POSITION. I WAS FOLLOWING MY WIFE IN HER VEHICLE AND SHE OBSERVED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD PERIODICALLY BE OFF FOR A PERIOD O...
AUXILIARY POWER POINT ON LOWER REAR OF CENTER CONSOLE BETWEEN FRONT SEATS HAS THE POWER POINT MOUNTED ON THE REAR OF THE CONSOLE ABOUT ONE INCH FROM THE FLOOR. WHEN THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS ARE FOLDED DOWN AS MANY PEOPLE DO WHEN TRAVELING, THE TOP OF THE SECOND SEAT BACKS BLOCKS ACCESS TO THE POWER ...
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
ITS A LOUD THUMP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK, AT A VERY LOW SPEED??*AK
WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS A 1/4 TANK OF GAS OR LESS "AND" SITTING ON AN INCLINE FUEL GUAGE WILL NOT REGISTER FUEL BEING IN VEHICLE, AND ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS OCCURS WHILE PARKED OR WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *NOTE: CONSUMER STATED THAT IF ...
WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS A 1/4 TANK OF GAS OR LESS "AND" SITTING ON AN INCLINE FUEL GUAGE WILL NOT REGISTER FUEL BEING IN VEHICLE, AND ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS OCCURS WHILE PARKED OR WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *NOTE: CONSUMER STATED THAT IF ...
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHEN FORD MANUFACTURED VEHICLE THERE WAS NO STABALIZER INSTALLED IN ROOF OF VEHICLE. NOT INSTALLING STABILIZER, CAUSES A LOUD BOOMING NOISE TO BE HEARD WHEN WINDOWS ARE ROLLED UP, AND ROOF OF VEHICLE IS CAPABLE OF BEING PRESSED DOWN. DEALERSHIP IS NOW IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE, AND IS GOING TO...
OWNED THE CAR FOR TEN MONTHS. DURING THIS PERIOD, THE VEHICLE REPEATLY LOOSES POWER WITHOUT NOTICE. LATELY THIS HAS BECOME A SAFETY PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON I-75 AND THE INTERSECTION I-475 (HAULING TRAVEL TRAILER) THE TRUCK LOST POWER UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED 2 GEARS AND ENG...
PE00 048 ; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MHP ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED THAT LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P25570R16, DOT W2CUIRD160. CONSUMER WILL CONTACTED FIRESTONE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *AK CONSUMER ...
ON 5/3/01, AT APPROX. 2:40 PM, I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON 10TH(AMSTERDAM) AVE IN MANHATTAN IN RELATIVELY LIGHT TRAFFIC AT APPROX 20-25MPH. AS I CROSSED THE INTERSECTION OF AMSTERDAM & 58TH ST, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY TOWARD A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDA...
PE 00 020/TREAD SEPARATION: LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A RIPPLE AND A BUBBLE ON SIDEWALL WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON A 2000, FORD, EXPEDITION; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P255/70R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. TIRE WAS AV...
DEAL CLAIMED ASHT RAY MELTED INSIDE DUE TO A CIGAR -- NO JOKE, BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE THE WARRANTY ITEM OR REPORT THE DEFECT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY.*AK
I AM CONCERNED WITH THE FAULTY MECHANICS ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN TWICE NOW SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE. ON JAN 27-2001, I WAS COMING OFF THE 5 FWY AND LOST ALL POWER OF BRAKES. I HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR TO GET MY VEHICLE TO STOP, ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT BEACH ...
I AM CONCERNED WITH THE FAULTY MECHANICS ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN TWICE NOW SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE. ON JAN 27-2001, I WAS COMING OFF THE 5 FWY AND LOST ALL POWER OF BRAKES. I HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR TO GET MY VEHICLE TO STOP, ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT BEACH ...
VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY TO FULL SPEED WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT LOOKED AT VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
CENTER ROW PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOESN'T LOCK. LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE FROM MANUFACTURER. COST WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK *SLC
WHENEVER DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE UP AND DOWN THE HIGHWAY.*AK *JB
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10MPH ON A SIDE STREET COMING TOWARDS A INTERSECTION FOR A STOP SIGN. SHE CAME TOWARDS A FULL STOP, AND STARTED TO BACK UP, AND HEARD A NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. RIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE WILDERNES...
A SEVERE OVERSENSITIVE STEERING WHEEL, HARDER TO CONTROL WHEN DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED REAR OF VEHICLE SHOOK. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED 3 OF THE LUGS: NUTS: BOLTS BROKE OFF. RIVERHEAD FORD FIX THE RIGHT WEEL (AFTER 3 DAYS) TWO WEEKS LATER THE LEFT WEEL DID THE SAME.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. FOUND OUT THAT TREAD WAS SEPARATING, AND ALL AIR WAS COMING FROM TIRE. FORD, EXPEDITION ,2000 P-255/70R16 DOT W20U. *AK CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALL TIRES. *SLC
I KEEP GETTING DISCONNECTED OFF MY INTERNET CONNECTION BEFORE I CAN FINISH MY COMMENT. I WILL MAIL A HARD COPY OF MY COMMENTS TO YOU. (DOT NUMBER: W2T61RE210 TIRESIZE: P265/70R17)
FRONT END COLLISION AT 40 MPH AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HUSBAND WAS INJURED. *AK VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SLC
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE BEFORE, BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED BY MECHANIC.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK
MAJOR FRONT END COLLISION. SEAT BELT WAS ON - DRIVER SOLE OCCUPANT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. FORD WAS NOTIFIED, AND TO DATE HAS DONE NOTHING TO EXPLAIN WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION, BUT FORD HAS NOT CHOSEN TO LOOK AT IT, AND CANNOT OFFER ANY REASON WHY THE AIRBAG...
MAJOR FRONT END COLLISION. SEAT BELT WAS ON - DRIVER SOLE OCCUPANT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. FORD WAS NOTIFIED, AND TO DATE HAS DONE NOTHING TO EXPLAIN WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION, BUT FORD HAS NOT CHOSEN TO LOOK AT IT, AND CANNOT OFFER ANY REASON WHY THE AIRBAG...
I HAD JUST GOTTEN ON INTERSTATE 71 IN OHIO & WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. WHEN I RETURNED TO NY, I SHOWED THE TIRE TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE SIDEWALL FAILED. I THEN WENT TO VAN KLEEK'S TIRE, FIRESTONE DEALER IN LAKE KATRINE, NY. THE TECHNICIA...
THE SPARE TIRE CABLE WENCH THATS BRING THE TIRE UP AND DOWN BROKE WHILE TURNING A CORNER CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO COME OFF, THE CONSUMER THINKS THE LOCATION OF THE SPARE IS IN A DANGEROUS AREA. NLM
BLOW OUT OF FIRESTONE TIRE. STANDARD ISSUE ON EXCURSION. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 )
FRONT TIRES ARE CUPPING, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, VEHICLE INSPECTED AND ALIGNED,POSSIBLE TIRE RELATED DEFECT (NO MAKE/MODEL OF TIRES PROVIDED). *CJ
FRONT TIRES ARE CUPPING, UNEVEN TIRE WEAR, VEHICLE INSPECTED AND ALIGNED,POSSIBLE TIRE RELATED DEFECT (NO MAKE/MODEL OF TIRES PROVIDED). *CJ
TIRES SLIPPING ON WHEEL RIMS, VEHICLE SUBLET TO BYMAR TO REMOUNT AND BALANCE, ADD SILPTACK, AFTER REPAIR THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS RELATED TO VIBRATION, REPLACED THE WHEEL RIMS TO CORRECT PROBLEMS. *CJ
DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY STICKS AND WON'T OPEN, JIGGLE SWITCH AND IT STARTS, SCRATCH IN DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW, LEFT DOOR TRIM PANEL AND INSIDE BELT MOLDING REMOVED, INSPECT GLASS, TEST WINDOW OPERATION AND REPLACED WINDOW SWITCH, SEVERAL REPAIRS COMPLETED TO REMEDY PROBLEMS. CJ
SHIMMY AT SPEEDS 70 MPH AND ABOVE, DIAGNOSE VIBRATION, TRIED TO BALANCE REAR DRIVESHAFT, DRIVESHAFT REMOVED AND SENT OUT FOR BALANCING. CJ
WHEN DRIVING BY A BEARER THERE IS A JUNGLING NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION, DEALER REMOVED LUBRICATE,REINSTALLED AND RETORQUE BOTH FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *CJ
ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN FIRST STARTED AND WHEN PLACED IN PARK. HEAT/ AIR SYSTEM AND RADIO SHUTS OFF AT THE SAME TIME. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR EIGHT DAYS AND DID NOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK
ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN FIRST STARTED AND WHEN PLACED IN PARK. HEAT/ AIR SYSTEM AND RADIO SHUTS OFF AT THE SAME TIME. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR EIGHT DAYS AND DID NOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK
ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN FIRST STARTED AND WHEN PLACED IN PARK. HEAT/ AIR SYSTEM AND RADIO SHUTS OFF AT THE SAME TIME. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR EIGHT DAYS AND DID NOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK
WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED THAT THE REAR END TREMBLES AND VIBRATES. DEALERSHIP IS AWRAE OF PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. TO GAIN CONTROL ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER WILL ADD A COMPONENT TO THE PCV SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. TO GAIN CONTROL ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER WILL ADD A COMPONENT TO THE PCV SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. TO GAIN CONTROL ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER WILL ADD A COMPONENT TO THE PCV SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
ALL BEARINGS ON RIGHT TIRE HAVE FALLEN OFF WHICH ALMOST CAUSED TIRE TO FALL OFF. *AK
CONSUMER HEARD A PINGING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, CALLED DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, CLOSED APPOINTMENT, IT WAS THURSDAY, AND ON WENDESDAY NIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID OIL HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED FOR A YEAR. CONSUMER STATED OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. CO...
CONSUMER HEARD A PINGING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, CALLED DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, CLOSED APPOINTMENT, IT WAS THURSDAY, AND ON WENDESDAY NIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID OIL HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED FOR A YEAR. CONSUMER STATED OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. CO...
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WITHOUT A TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. (P255/70R16, 109S-M+S DOT W2CU IRD070. *AK *SLC
ON A DRY-FLAT ROAD, THE SUV WAS STOPPED - PUT IN REVERSE - THE SUV AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MILES PER HOUR - THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE SUV - AN EY-WITNESS SAID THE THE SUV WAS "BUCKING" - POSSIBLY FROM THE BRAKES CATCHING BUT NOT STOPING THE SUV. THE SVU HIT A TREE AND FLEW INTO THE WOODS...
ON A DRY-FLAT ROAD, THE SUV WAS STOPPED - PUT IN REVERSE - THE SUV AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MILES PER HOUR - THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE SUV - AN EY-WITNESS SAID THE THE SUV WAS "BUCKING" - POSSIBLY FROM THE BRAKES CATCHING BUT NOT STOPING THE SUV. THE SVU HIT A TREE AND FLEW INTO THE WOODS...
VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL UNDERNEATH HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
COULD NOT KEEP VEHICLE IN HIGHWAY LANE ,HAD TO CORRECT STEERING CONSTANTLY ON TRIP TO FLA. WENT TO FORD DEALER IN FLA. AND GOT NOTHING WRONG WITH TRUCK ,DROVE HOME AT 55MPH TO DEALER ,IT TOOK 3 SERVICE VISITS TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH DOWN A TOW LANE HIGHWAY THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING WIDE OPEN, AND CAUSING UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. ALSO, ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS FREE OF PLAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC
THE TIRE BLEW WHILE DRIVING AROUND 70 MPH. THE RECALL STARTED SHORTLY AFTER WE HAD IT REPLACED. WE ASKED BILL CURRIE FORD TO REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTEE BECAUSE IT LOOKED LIKE A DEFECT NOT A REGULAR BLOW OUT. THE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE. THEY REFUSED SAYING THE TIRES WERE NOT...
FUEL MILEAGE HAS PLUMETED TO 12MPG AVERAGE FROM 17MPG AFTER REPLACEMENT OF A/C COMPRESSOR AFTER ACCIDENT.
TWICE TWO BRAND NEW TIRES BLEW UP ON THE HIGHWAY,AND THE FIRESTONE REFUSED TO EXCHANGE THEM FOR FREE,THEY CHANGED THEM AND CHARGED ME FULL PRICE (TIRESIZE: 16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
TWICE TWO BRAND NEW TIRES BLEW UP ON THE HIGHWAY,AND THE FIRESTONE REFUSED TO EXCHANGE THEM FOR FREE,THEY CHANGED THEM AND CHARGED ME FULL PRICE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT MY VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY A DELIVERY TRUCK. CAUSING ME TO SMASH INTO THE FRONT AND SASH INTO THE REAR OF A TRACTOR TRAILOR RESULTING IN MASSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND REAR OF MY VEHICLE, AND INJURIES TO MYSELF AND PASSENGER. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT...
VEHICLE WANDERS MOSTLY AT 60-70MPH. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. VEHLICE ALMOST FLIPPED OVER. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT IT 3 OTHER TIMES. DELAER SAID THAT BECAUSE THEY WERE HIGHLY SENTITIVE THEY WILL DO THIS. DEALER WILL INSPECT VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN.*AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT CLIP WILL NOT GO INTO BUCKLE. DEALER STATED THAT SEATBELT RECEIVER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND IT'S ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
TIRE CAN'T BE BALLANCED REPETIVE TIMES TRIED, FORD STATES TIRES DEFECTIVE (TIRESIZE: P27560R-17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P27560R-17 )
THIS IS MY 4TH NEW FORD VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED AND SECOND EXPEDITION (LAST ONE 97) I NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH TIER SEPARATION IN MY LIFE. ON THIS VEHICLE I HAD 2 TIRES SEPARATION IN 3 MONTHS. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ACCEPTABLE RESPONSE FROM FORD DEALERS (NEW FORD VEHICLES HAVE 1 YEAR/12 MONTHS WARRANTY O...
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE (P255 70 R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CRACKING, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS MULTIPLE TRAVELING LOW SPEED NO COLLISIONS (DOT NUMBER: W2CU TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)
THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES FAILED AT LESS THAN 500 MILES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2T6 TIRESIZE: P265 70R17)
WHEN ARE THESE TIRES GOING TO BE RECALLED? MY FAMILY AND I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING ON THESE TIRES! I HAVE CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND FORD DIRECTLY TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS, BUT I CAN NOT GET ANY SATISFACTION. THE 15" TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED ARE MADE EXACTLY LIKE THE 16" ONES ON MY VEHICL...
BOTH FRONT TIRES ARE "BUBBLING" ON THE OUTER EDGES. THE RIGHT SIDE IS WORSE. MY MECHANIC THINKS IT IS FROM THE SHOCKS AND WARRENTS ATTENTION AT ONLY 11.5K MILES. HE IS WORRIED OF A BLOW-OUT. HE SAYS TIRE IS "BOUNCING". *AK( DOT NUMBER: )
TIRE WENT FLAT FOR NO DISCERNBLE REASON WITH 200+ MILES ON IT. FIRESTONE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY IT WOULD HOLD AIR. I REPLACED IT WITH A BRAND NEW TIRE AT MY EXPENSE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/75R16 )
WAS TRAVELING 65MPH WHEN A LOUD POP SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM BACK. GOT OFF FREEWAY TO CHECK & NOTICED TIRE WAS FLAT. LEFT REAR TIRE WAS THE PROBLEM. SIDEWALL HAD BLOWN OUT. EXCHANGED TIRE WITH THE SPARE. TOOK TIRE TO TIRE SHOP & WAS INFORMED THE HAD HIT AN OBJECT & DID NOT GET TIRE EXCHANGED. ...
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255-70-R16 )
DIXIE DONELSON HAD ONLY PURCHASED HER FORD EXPEDITION THE MONTH PRIOR (EARLY JUNE), AND WAS JUST UNDERWAY FOR A TRIP TO VISIT HER DAUGHTER IN COLORADO. THE ORIGINAL POLICE REPORT DOCUMENTS HER LOSING CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE WITHIN THE FIRST 40 MINUTES OF HER TRIP. FURTHER OBSERVATIONS OF THE CRASH ...
DIXIE DONELSON HAD ONLY PURCHASED HER FORD EXPEDITION THE MONTH PRIOR (EARLY JUNE), AND WAS JUST UNDERWAY FOR A TRIP TO VISIT HER DAUGHTER IN COLORADO. THE ORIGINAL POLICE REPORT DOCUMENTS HER LOSING CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE WITHIN THE FIRST 40 MINUTES OF HER TRIP. FURTHER OBSERVATIONS OF THE CRASH ...
PE-00-020; RENTAL VEHICLE 2000, FORD EXPEDITION, TIRE SIZE NOT AVAILABLE, AND DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. WHEN DRIVING IN STATE OF ARIZONA ON A VERY HOT DAY AT 55 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT. *AK
STEERING BECAME HEAVY, PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE, TIRE WAS BULGING ALL AROUND SIDEWALL. LIMPED ALONG SHOULDER AT 2 OR 3 MPH AND 50 TARDS LATER, TIRE EXPLODED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2T6 TIRE SIZE: P265/70/17 )
STEERING BECAME HEAVY, PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE, TIRE WAS BULGING ALL AROUND SIDEWALL. LIMPED ALONG SHOULDER AT 2 OR 3 MPH AND 50 TARDS LATER, TIRE EXPLODED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2T6 TIRE SIZE: P265/70/17 )
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE (P255 70 R16) EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, TIRE WAS EXTREMELY HOT, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A FULL REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
I HAD MY TIRES INSPECTED AT THE SEARS AUTO CENTER IN ODESSA, TX. THE VEHICLE HAD DEVELOPED A VAGUE ROUGHNESS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE INSPECTOR FOUND DEPRESSIONS IN THE CENTER OF THE TREADS ON TWO OF THE TIRES AND TOLD ME THAT THIS INDICATED THAT ONE OR MORE OF THE BELTS UNDER THE TREADS HAD SEPARATE...
I HAD MY TIRES INSPECTED AT THE SEARS AUTO CENTER IN ODESSA, TX. THE VEHICLE HAD DEVELOPED A VAGUE ROUGHNESS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE INSPECTOR FOUND DEPRESSIONS IN THE CENTER OF THE TREADS ON TWO OF THE TIRES AND TOLD ME THAT THIS INDICATED THAT ONE OR MORE OF THE BELTS UNDER THE TREADS HAD SEPARATE...
SUNROOF ASSEMBLY BROKE IN THE OPEN POSITION. DEALER RECEIVED VEHICLE FOR REPAIR ON 8/21/00. ON 8/24/00, REPLACEMENT PART ARRIVED AT DEALER IN A DAMAGED CONDITION. SERVICE TECHINICIAN STATED IT WAS COMMON FOR FORD TO KNOWINGLY SHIP DEFECTIVE PARTS WHEN INVENTORY OF 1ST QUALITY PARTS IS DEPLETED. ...
SUNROOF ASSEMBLY BROKE IN THE OPEN POSITION. DEALER RECEIVED VEHICLE FOR REPAIR ON 8/21/00. ON 8/24/00, REPLACEMENT PART ARRIVED AT DEALER IN A DAMAGED CONDITION. SERVICE TECHINICIAN STATED IT WAS COMMON FOR FORD TO KNOWINGLY SHIP DEFECTIVE PARTS WHEN INVENTORY OF 1ST QUALITY PARTS IS DEPLETED. ...
I CAME HOME FROM WORK AND WENT INTO THE SUPERMARKET. WHEN I CAME OUT I NOTICED MY RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS ALMOST FLAT. I PUT THE SPARE ON AND THE NEXT MORNING DROVE UP TO THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER. THE FIRESTONE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A HOLE BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE SIDEWALL AND THEREFORE IT COULDN...
I CAME HOME FROM WORK AND WENT INTO THE SUPERMARKET. WHEN I CAME OUT I NOTICED MY RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS ALMOST FLAT. I PUT THE SPARE ON AND THE NEXT MORNING DROVE UP TO THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER. THE FIRESTONE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A HOLE BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE SIDEWALL AND THEREFORE IT COULDN...
TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT DURING ROUTINE DRIVING, WITH NO WARNING. A TIRE TECHNICIAN SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE SIDEWALL FAILED BECAUSE IT HAD BULGED OUT AND THE TIRE WAS UNREPAIRABLE.( DOT NUMBER: W2T6Z08L TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )
TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT DURING ROUTINE DRIVING, WITH NO WARNING. A TIRE TECHNICIAN SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE SIDEWALL FAILED BECAUSE IT HAD BULGED OUT AND THE TIRE WAS UNREPAIRABLE.( DOT NUMBER: W2T6Z08L TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )
WHY DID THE NHTSA ONLY EXPAND THIER INVESTIGATION TO INCLUDE 16" FIRESTONE TIRES. I HAVE 17" TIRES ON MY VEHICLE AND THINK THEY SHOULD BE LOOKED AT ALSO, AND POSSIBLY INCLUDED IN ANY FUTURE RECALLS OF FIRESTONE TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/75 17 )
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH HEARD A POP, REAR LEFT WHEEL BOLTS CAME OFF AND STUDS SNAPPED, AND WHEEL COME OFF.*AK
CONSUMER IS TAKING IN VEHICLE IN FOR THE 5TH TIME. VEHICLE WANDERS TO THE LEFT. DEALER HAS NO REMEDY & THAT THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY COULD FOR THE VEHCILE. MANUFACTURER SENT DEALER SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO DO TO VEHICLE. RIGHT SIDE WAS ADJUSTED SO FAR. VEHICLE WAS NOW GOING TO THE LEFT & RIG...
THERE IS A "CRACK/TEAR" ON THE UPPER SIDE WALL THAT I DISCOVERED ON 8/28/00. I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARD; I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH FIRESTONE'S RESPONSE AND AM WORRIED THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH THIS TIRE ...
TIRE BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY! SUPPOSEDLY NON RECALLED TIRES. NHTSA NEEDS TO EXPAND RECALL BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET HURT!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70/R1 )
THE SUN ROOF WAS INOPERABLE WHEN I WENT TO PURCHASE THE VECHICLE. SALESMAN TOLD ME MAYBE HE WASN'T OPERATING CORRECTLY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO SERVICE CENTER, THEY TOLD ME IT NEED A MOTOR. THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW A MOTOR WAS BURNED OUT WITH ONLY 26 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS DEFINTE...
WHILE DRIVING T 3 BOLTS THAT HOLD THE STEERING GEAR BOX CAME APART. TWO BOLTS MADE A LOUD NOISE AND BROKE, AS THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THE 3RD BOLT CAME FLYING OFF. CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF VECHICLE, IT WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER AND OFFERED A R...
THIS TIRE IS NOT A PART OF THE NATIONAL RECALL, HOWEVER, THE TIRE WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE AND THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED THE TIRE UNDER THE "WARRANTY". I WANTED TO INFORM YOU OF THE FAILURE OF THIS MODEL/SIZE OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT BRAND.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P25570RR16...
THE FRONT TWO FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P255/70R16 TIRES ON MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION HAVE THE STEEL BELT SHOWING THROUGH THE TREAD AT SEVERAL PLACES. INTERESTING THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT 15" AND DID NOT COME FROM DECATUR!( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1RD369 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )
I EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL SIDEWALL BLOW-OUT ON A TIRE WITH LESS THEN 10,000 MILES ON IT. THE BLOW OUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIM AND HUB OF THE WHEEL. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED THAT I MAY HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE SOON WITH THE OTHER FOUR TIRES. I CONTACTED GENERAL TIRES AND THEY WANT ME TO SENT THE T...
TIRE LESS THAN ONE WEEK OLD, TRAVELING MIDDAY ON FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WITH CLEAR UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW AHEAD, CLEAN DRY ROAD, HEARD LOUD "POP" COME FROM REAR OF CAR, TIRE FLAT AT EXIT JUST A FEW MILES LATER, FORD DEALER DECLINED RESPONSIBILITY, REFERRED US TO FIRESTONE DEALER WHO SUGGESTED HIGHWAY HAZARD P...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255X70X16 )
WHILE LOOKING OVER TIRE, NOTICED SEPARATION AND SPLITTING. *AK THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE 17", DOT #W2T61RE169 IS SPLITTING AND CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALL, THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE TREAD COULD SEPARATE AT ANY TIME. *SLC
SIGNIFICANT CRACKING / SPLITTING HAS OCCURRED ON THE 17 INCH SIZE. NEED ALL FOUR TIRES INCLUDED FOR REPLACEMENT IN RECALL. IMMENENT SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: ??? TIRE SIZE: 17 )
WE WERE TRAVELING ON I-40 RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO COLORADO AND HAD A BLOW OUT ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF WEATHERFORD, OK. THE TIRE WAS ON A BRAND NEW CAR WITH ONLY 4500 MILES. WE HAD CHECKED THE TIRES WHEN WE LEFT COLORADO THAT MORNING AND THEY WERE FINE. WHEN THE TIRE BLEW, THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO...
FIRESTONE HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON ONLY ONE SIZE OF THE FAILING TIRE, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER SIZES? THE 265 COME ON MY EXPEDITION, IT IS MADE WITH THE SAME DESIGN FLAW, MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME FACTORY, WHY IS NO ONE ADDRESSING OR ADMITTING TO ANYTHING BUT THE 235. 235'S ARE THE MOST POPULAR SIZE USED...
ALL FOUR TIRES ON VEHICLE SHOW 'BRUISING' ON SIDEWALL NEAR TREAD. THE TWO FRONT TIRES SHOW 'FEATHERING', CRACKS AROUND SIDEWALL TREAD. NONE OF THE FOUR TIRES WILL SUSTAIN PROPER AIR PRESSURE AS REQUIRED BY MANUFACTURER TO AVOID ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH. JUNE 6,2000 THREE TIRES TOOK 8 PSI, ONE TOOK ...
WHILE DRIVING POWER ASSIT SYSTEM CUTS ON AND OFF, CAUSING ERRATIC MOVEMENTS AND LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/AT P235/R75/17 IS STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THE NEW FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AND IN HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED, CAUSING THE ENTIRE SIDEWALL TREAD TO SEPARATE. FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: 109S TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )
AUG 7, 2000 , I-40 , 35 MILES WEST OF LITTLE ROCK, AR. I HAD BEEN TRAVELING 3 HOURS OF A 9 HOUR TRIP. I WAS GOING 70 MPH. LEFT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY SEPERATED FROM OUTSIDE SIDEWALL. SIDE WALL IS STILL IN TACT AROUND RIM. CAME VERY CLOSE TO ROLLING VEHICLE. WENT TO COMPANY OWNED ...
FIRESTONE RECALL DOESN'T ADDRESS ALL TIRES SIZES, ONLY ONE SIZE. I CAN NOT SEE WHY ONLY ONE SIZE WOULD BE AFFECTED. I FEEL THAT A TOTAL RECALL OF ALL SIZES IN THE AFFECTED SERIES SHOULD BE DONE. ANYTHING LEES SEEMS TO BE AN ATTEMPT BY A MAJOR BUSINESS TO PACIFY WASHINGTON AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONSU...
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS/ATX TIRE WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. WHEN CONSUMER WENT OUT TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM, SIDEWALL TREAD WAS SEPARATED, LIKE SOME ONE HAD CUT IT. FORD AND FIRESTONE HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK (TIRE SIZE 255/70R16)
PE02000, TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50-55 MPH TIRE ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DISINTEDGRATED. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE. ONE OTHER PASSENGER WAS IN THE TRUCK. NO ONE WAS HURT. TIRE WAS A FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS, P25570R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. FORD WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE...
PE00020, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 2000 FORD EXPEDATION, ALL FOUR TIRES PRESSURE KEEPS LOWERING, AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO RIGHT, AND IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE. *AK THE DEALER SUGGESTED TO INFLAT FRONT TIRES TO 30 LBS RATHER THAN MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION AND IT WORKED. *YH
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SEEM AS BRIGHT AS OTHER AUTO I HAVE DRIVEN.MUST USE HIGH BEAM IN AREAS WHERE REGULAR BEAM SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD AS IT CONCERNS ME. IS POWER BEING DRAINED OR ARE LIGHT JUST NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH?
ON JULY 10,2000 MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING TO THE AIRPORT WHEN OUR TIRE SEPARATED WE WERE TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON I-80 APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES FROM THE GWB AT THE TIME WE THOUGHT IT VERY STRANGE THE WAY THE TIRE HAD SEPARATED WE FELT VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY AND NO ...
ROAD CONDITIONS: DRY, FLAT, LITTLE TO NO TRAFFIC. ON HWY 249 JUST NORTH OF SPRING CYPRESS, WHERE THE HWY ENDED AND BECAME A 4 LANE FLAT HWY. APPROXIMATELY 4:00-4:30 IN THE AFTERNOON. BACK PASSENGER TIRE ON 2000 FORD EXPEDTION, FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT, TREAD SEPARATION CAUSING A BLOWOUT, AND CAUSI...
TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW OUT DURING ROUTINE DRIVING, WITH NO WARNING. A TIRE TECHNICIAN SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE SIDEWALL FAILED BECAUSE IT HAD BULGED OUT AND THE TIRE WAS UNREPAIRABLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 027582 TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )
TIRE BLOW OUT AT 65 MPH. THERE WAS NOTHING HIT IN THE ROADWAY - NOTHING VISIBLE ON NEW ROAD WITH NO POTHOLES AND NO NOISE OF STRIKING AN OBJECT. JUST THE SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. UPON INSPECTION THERE WAS HUGE HUNKS OF THE TIRE TREAD COMPLETELY TORN AWAY FROM THE TIRE AND A HOLE AP...
LEFT REAR TIRE AND RIM CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND PULLING A SMALL UTILITY TRAILER, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE TRAILER WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED. THE TIRE, WHICH APPARENTLY LEFT THE VEHICLE WHEN SEVERAL LUG BOLTS SHEARED OFF, WAS RETRIEVED UNDAMAGED FROM A FIELD NEAR THE ROAD. THE TIRE HAD NOT B...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING REAR DIFFERENTIAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WAITED FOR PARTS AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
WITH LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL, FACING DOWNWARD, VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. COULD NOT BE RESTARTED WHILE DOWN HILL. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSU...
WITH LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL, FACING DOWNWARD, VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. COULD NOT BE RESTARTED WHILE DOWN HILL. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSU...
LEFT REAR TIRE AND RIM CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. LUGS: NUTS WERE NOT FOUND ON VEHICLE , THEY WERE COMPLETELY OFF.*AK
WHEN USING JACK TO REMOVE TIRE, JACK GAVE WAY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FALL DOWN ON ITS AXLE, POTENTIALLY INJURING THE OWNER'S ARM. CONSUMER HAS LINKED THE PROBLEM TO BASE PLATE OF THE LIFT WHICH JACK WAS TOO SMALL TO SUPPORT DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF VEHICLE. *AK *ML
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 60 MPH OR OVER CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END. ALSO, VEHICLE SHOOK, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TIRES AND RIMS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED THERE IS NO ALERT SOUND TO LET DRIVER KNOW THAT THE BLINKER IS ON AS THERE IS IN THE OLDER MODEL VEHICLES. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE MADE THAT WAY. ALSO, 4 WAY HAZARD FLASHERS ARE SILENT. *AK *ML
WHEN DRIVING OVER 45MPH VEHICLE SHAKES EXCESSIVELY. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING; INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, SUCH AS MIRRORS/SEATS, AND BODY. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 6 TIMES, AND CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT OWN, WITHOUT HAVING FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, TRAVELING UP HILL AT 55MPH. USED BOTH FEET AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, RESTART AND THE RPMS REVED TO 5,500 AND SOUNDED LIKE A ROCKET. REPLACE IAC FOUND OIL FILL CAP SEAL LEAKING S...
ON ENGINE START, AT 1,935 MILES THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROP TO ZERO AND THE "ENGINE OIL" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL ON THE DIP STICK. THE DIP STICK INDICATED BELOW "MIN". I POURED 3 QTS. OF OIL IN THE ENGINE AND DROVE TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO HAVE SERVICE. ...
ON ENGINE START, AT 1,935 MILES THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROP TO ZERO AND THE "ENGINE OIL" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL ON THE DIP STICK. THE DIP STICK INDICATED BELOW "MIN". I POURED 3 QTS. OF OIL IN THE ENGINE AND DROVE TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO HAVE SERVICE. ...
HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT AS THEY SHOULD BE. MUST BE LENS DESIGN. NOT AS BRIGHT AS 91 & 96 EXPLORER, 96 JAGUAR, 1953 SUNBEAM, 98 F150. NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS HAVE REMARKED HOW BAD THEY ARE. HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BY DEALER. *AK
THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT STAY ENGAGED (CLICK INTO THE ON POSITION) WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED SLIGHTLY IN EITHER DIRECTION.. THE PROBLEM MAY SEEM MINOR, BUT I CANNOT LET OTHERS KNOW MY INTENTION TO TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY OR STREET WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED SLIGHTLY (AS IS THE CASE WHEN...
FAILURES OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER (-10 TO 5 F). VEHICLE SEEMS TO OPERATE NORMALLY UNTIL WARM. INITIAL EPISODE OCCURRED ON JAN 14, 2000. ON THAT DATE THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 20 MILES ON AN INTERSTATE NORMALLY USING CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 65 MPH. UPON EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND BRAKING THE VEHICLE MAINT...
PLASTIC FUEL TANK LEAKS DUE TO HAVING A 1 INCH HOLE FROM ROAD HAZARDS. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM'S CONDENSATION POURS DOWN ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAUSING A VERY LOUD CRACKING SOUND. NLM
THE RUNNING BOARDS HAVE A NONSKID SURFACE AND IS PAINTED OVER RESULTING IT THE SURFACE BEING SLICK AND CAUSING PEOPLE TO SLIP WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. NLM
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VIBRATION. WHENEVER VEHICLE PULLED OFF FROM A STOP POSITION IT WOULD VIBRATE, STOP FOR A WHILE AND COMMENCE AGAIN WHEN VEHICLE REACHEED 45 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND ON EACH VISIT, PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. BUT PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK
FAILURES OCCUR DURING COLD WEATHER (-10 TO 5 F). VEHICLE SEEMS TO OPERATE NORMALLY UNTIL WARM. INITIAL EPISODE OCCURRED ON JAN 14, 2000. ON THAT DATE THE VEHICLE TRAVELED 20 MILES ON AN INTERSTATE NORMALLY USING CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 65 MPH. UPON EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND BRAKING THE VEHICLE MAINT...
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING OUTSIDE WHILE CONSUMER WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE WHEN HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. WHEN SHE RETURNED BACK TO THE VEHICLE THE GEAR HAS CLICKED INTO DRIVE, AND IT WAS IN PARK. VEHICLE HIT THE CURB, AND THE FRONT TIRE BUSTED. *AK
WHILE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR & DRIVING, WOULD HAVE FOOT ON BRAKES TO STOP, AND VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AT 10MPH. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE SLIGHTLY RELEASED, THE RPMS WOULD BE REVVING UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC AFTER DIAGONISTIC WAS RUN, THAT EVERYTHING WAS ACCORDING TO SP...
WHILE TRAVELING NOTICE REAR OF VEHICLE SHOOK. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED 3 OF THE LUGS: NUTS: BOLTS BROKE OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . *AK
ON DAY OF PURCHASE, VEHICLE SHOOK, PULLED TO RIGHT AND REQUIRED CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTIONS TO MAINTAIN COURSE. STEERING IS VERY SENSITIVE AND THERE IS A TRACKING PROBLEM. RETURNED TO DEALER THREE TIMES AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR CORRECTION OF THESE PROBLEMS 14 DAYS.
ON DAY OF PURCHASE, VEHICLE SHOOK, PULLED TO RIGHT AND REQUIRED CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTIONS TO MAINTAIN COURSE. STEERING IS VERY SENSITIVE AND THERE IS A TRACKING PROBLEM. RETURNED TO DEALER THREE TIMES AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR CORRECTION OF THESE PROBLEMS 14 DAYS.
MY CONCERN IS THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE, THIS WAS A REAR END COLLISION WITH A MAZDA 626 , WHY SO MUCH DAMAGE, WHY DID THE REAR WINDOWS POP OPEN ON IMPACT,
IF THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED TO IGNITION POSITION #3 AS DEFINED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL, (P61), THE GEARSHIFT LEVER MAY BE MOVED OUT OF PARK, WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. POSITION #3 IS SUPPOSED TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND ALL ACCESSORIES WITHOUT LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT ALS...