2000 Ford Expedition

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  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 STOP FUNCTIONING, VEHICLE TRYING TO START WITH KNOW KEYS IN IT. IT CAN EFFECT ALL FACETS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

• 12/31/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2000 FORD EXPEDITION SPARK PLUG EJECTED. *TR

• 12/31/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  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.

• 12/30/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE

  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

• 12/30/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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

• 12/30/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  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 EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. CONSUMER STATED THAT CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING ONE MONTH BEFORE THE FIRE, AND THAT THE REAR DOOR WIPER MOTOR ALSO STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID KEAKED BEFORE THE FIRE.*AK

• 12/30/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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

• 12/29/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  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 THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS INJURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. PER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V017000; THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. FIRES HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLES WERE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF. *AK UPDATED 2/13/2007 - *NM

• 12/29/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICFire

  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 TO BURST INTO FLAMES. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS NOT FLAMMABLE, ESPECIALLY AFTER SITTING FOR TWO HOURS IT SHOULD NOT HAVE EVEN BEEN HOT ENOUGH. MY TRUCK WAS FIXED AND WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT YET. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY PUT OUT CAUSING THERE TO BE ONLY $6500 IN DAMAGE. PARTS REPLACED CONSIST OF THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS, THE COMPONENTS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. IF NEEDED WE CAN FAX A COMPLETE INVOICE OF ALL PARTS AND LABOR. *NM

• 12/28/2011· AIR BAGSCrash

  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 WHEEL, HOPING THE AIR BAG WOULD GO OFF AND NEVER DID. FORD TOOK THE CLAIM BUT HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM THUS FAR. WE HAVE HEARD THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME AIR BAGS HAVE NOT GONE OFF. HE IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED. *TR

• 12/28/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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 LEFT-FRONT TIRE WAS ON FIRE. 2 NEIGHBORS AND I SPRAYED THE VEHICLE WITH GARDEN HOSES UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THEY HAD TO RIP THE HOOD OFF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. AFTER INSPECTING THE BURN DAMAGE, THE FIREMAN INDICATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED ON TOP OF THE ENGINE AND WAS PROBABLY DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. HE ALSO STATED THERE WAS NO SIGN OF MALICIOUS ACTIVITY. THE ADJUSTER WILL NOT COME OUT UNTIL MONDAY, BUT THE FIREMAN INDICATED THAT IT WOULD MOST LIKELY BE TOTALLED.*AK

• 12/28/2000· STEERING

  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

• 12/27/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NUMBER THREE AND SIX COIL PACKS NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THEY NOTICED GUNK ON THE SPARK PLUGS. AS OF DECEMBER 27, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/27/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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.*AK

• 12/26/2001· SUSPENSION

  DURING WET ROAD CONDITION TRUCK HYDROPLANES. CONSUMER HAS NO CONTROL . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED FORD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 12/26/2001· POWER TRAIN

  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 AWARE OF PROBLEM. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TWICE FOR SAME PROBLEM.*AK

• 12/24/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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 REMOVED THE CAR IS STILL IN THE START POSITION,RADIO,FUEL INJ.,HEATER,WIPERS. ALL STAY ON. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP BATTERY FROM DYING IS TO DISCONNECT THE NEGV. POST. THEN THE THEFT LIGHT FLASHES SOMETIMES WHEN BATTERY IS RE-CONNECTED CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START. I HAVE CHECKED AND REPLACED MANY RELAYS. I AM AT A LOSS,WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

• 12/24/2003· TIRES

  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

• 12/24/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  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 HAD TO PUT MY CAR INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO GET IT TO STOP LURCHING FORWARD. IT MUST HAVE LURCHED FORWARD 3 OR 4 TIMES INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME AFTER MAKING INITIAL HIT. WE'VE NOTICED WHERE THE IDLE WOULD INCREASE IN THE PAST BUT NOTHING THAT SEEMED TO BE DANGEROUS IN ANY WAY. WE HAD A 98 EXPIDITION THAT WOULD INCREASE IN RPM'S AND LURCH FORWARD AND HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THAT DRIVER IN THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME COMPLAINED OF NECK PROBLEMS AND HAD TO BE TAKEN IN AN AMBULANCE. *AK

• 12/23/2009· VISIBILITY

  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 DIDN'T DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE,(SCARED )ABOUT A WEEK OR SO I DECIDED TO TRY IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE,BUT AS SO AS IT RAINED IT STARTED ALL OVER AND I WENT ON WITH IT LIKE THAT UNTIL NOVEMBER WE WERE PLANNING A TRIP FOR THANKSGIVING AND WANTED TO BE SAFE ON THE ROAD ,SO WE PUT IT IN THE SHOP,NOVEMBER 2009 ,THE DISTRIBUTION BOX (PDB),ELECTRONIC MODULE(GEM)/FUSE BOX SHORTAGE,A GOOD WEEK LATER IT RAINED AND THE RADIO WENT OUT ,THEN THE TRUCK WOULDN'T START, I GOT TOAD HOME,CONTACTED THE MECHANIC,TO FIND OUT ITS NOT HIS FAULT(THE MECHANIC) ,ITS THE DEALERS FAULT(FORD) THE WATER IS COMING IN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD SO I'M OUT OF POCKET FOR EXPENSES FOR PARTS AND LABOR AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

• 12/23/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  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

• 12/23/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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 REVERSE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN OVER WHEN IGNITION INITIALLY TURNED. *TR

• 12/23/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WENT TO START MY CAR ONE NIGHT AND THE KEY WOULD NOT FIT IN THE IGNITION. MY COUSIN HAS TRIED WORKING ON IT AND HE CAN'T EVEN GET THE OLD IGNITION SWITCH OUT OF THE CAR TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. I HAVE BEEN OUT OF A CAR FOR A WEEK AND AFTER RESEARCHING FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS NOT FIXED. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

• 12/23/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  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 WAS ON FIRE. FORD DEFECT!!!!*AK

• 12/22/2004· STRUCTURE

  DETAILS: THE VINYL COVERING ON THE DASHBOARD IS PEELING AWAY FROM THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE. IT HAS, OVER A PERIOD OF ABOUT 5 MONTHS, PEELED BACK FAR ENOUGH THAT IT OBSTRUCTS THE VIEW OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD DEFROST VENT TRIM NO LONGER FITS INTO PLACE. THE DEFROSTER NO LONGER WORKS PROPERLY, AS THE VINYL NOW OBSTRUCTS THE AIR FLOW. THE VINYL IS ALSO IN SUCH A POSITION AS TO POTENTIALLY IMPEDE THE FUNCTION OF THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE DASH, FORD WILL NOT COVER THE FULL COST OF THE REPLACEMENT ($1200). THE DASH ON A 4 YEAR CAR SHOULD NOT WARP SO BADLY IT LOOKS LIKE A PRINGLES CHIP. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERNS, AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. *JB

• 12/22/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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 SYSTEM DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME IT RAINED. *JB

• 12/21/2004· TIRES

  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

• 12/21/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE PARKED FOR TWO DAYS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

• 12/20/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  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 OUT, VEHICLE EMPTY AND CLOSED. SOMETIMES BLOWER WILL COME ON IN EMPTY VEHICLE. IF THE CAR STARTS SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT WORK, THE HORN WILL NOT WORK, RADIO WILL NOT WORK, LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK OR BLINKERS GO ON. ANY OR ALL OF THIS MAY OCCUR. SOMETIMES AND ODER LIKE BURNING OR SOUR GAS WILL OCCUR. IF THE RAIN QUITS AND THE VEHICLE SITS FOR MINUTES TO HOURS ALL THESE SYMPTOMS GO AWAY. I HAVE PULLED THE LOWER KICKER PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF WATER BELOW THE GEM NEAR THE EDGE OF THE CARPET. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE PROBLEM REPORTED BY MANY AS THE WATER ENTERING FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND SHORTING AT THE GEM FUSE CONNECTION. I AM CONTACTING THE DEALER, IF THEY WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF IT I WILL HAVE A WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT COMPANY TRY TO RESEAL AND EXAMINE FOR LEAKS. THIS APPEARS TO BE POTENIALLY DANGEROUS IF ENGINE WOULD DIE WHILE DRIVING, LIGHT GO OUT OR WIPERS STOP WORKING. *TR

• 12/20/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SPARK PLUG # 2 WAS SPIT OUT OF THE ENGINE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *TR

• 12/20/2006· TIRES

  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 SEPARATION) AFTER DRIVING ONLY ABOUT 30 MILES, ONE TIRE HAD SIDEWALL BLOW-OUT, PAPER THIN AT POINT OF DEFECT, RIDGE OF TREAD SEPARATION EASY TO SEE AND FEEL, OTHER 3 TIRES ALL HAD BELT SEPARATION, FELT AND SEEN BY A, B, J, L (DT EMPLOYEES) AND OTHERS, ALL AMAZED THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAD SAME DEFECT, OF DISCOUNT TIRE HAMPTON. DISCOUNT TIRE ADVISED BY ME TO NOTIFY DUNLOP, DUNLOP CALLED ONCE MONDAY BASICALLY ASKING FOR THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT (DISCOUNT TIRE COULD NOT REACH ANYONE OVER WEEKEND AT DUNLOP). I HAVE THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT AT MY HOME. I BELIEVE THESE TIRES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA IMMEDIATELY. DISCOUNT TIRE HAMPTON EMPLOYEES WERE GRACIOUS, RETAINED OTHER 3 TIRES, REPLACED WITH 4 KELLY TIRES. *NM

• 12/20/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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 THE LEAK AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS AND HE EVEN WENT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. THEY ALSO COULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. OUR TRUCK HAS BEEN TOWED NUMEROUS TIMES TO OUR MECHANIC DEAD ON ARRIVAL. THE TRUCK IS COMPLETELY UNRELIABLE IF IT RAINS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. WE HAVE SEEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IT ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. WE WROTE TO FORD AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE BUT FORD SAID THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. OUR MECHANIC HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THIS, BUT AT SOME POINT, IF I WERE HIM, I WOULD CLOSE MY SHOP IF I SAW OUR TRUCK COMING ON THE BACK OF A TOW TRUCK ONE MORE TIME. *JB

• 12/20/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING FOR 6 MONTHS OR A YEAR. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED. NO AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLE.*AK

• 12/20/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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 EXPEDITION XLT. I CONTACTED FORD AND FILED A COMPLAINT BUT THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NO WIRING PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO

• 12/20/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  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. DID NOT USE IT OFTEN. NO AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT. WILL E-MAIL VIN & PICTURES TO BRUCE YORK. *AK

• 12/19/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 12/17/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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 ASSOCIATED WITH CRUISE CONTROL BRAKING. *TR

• 12/17/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,AIR BAGS

  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. AND NO ONE WILL ACCEPT PROBLEM AND WE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX FORD SCREW UP PLEASE READ EMAILS ON THIS ISSUE IF YOU SAY THERE AREN'T ANY YOU LYING TO YOURSELVES NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA05015 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : N/A MAKE / MODELS : MODEL/BUILD YEARS: FORD / EXPEDITION 1999-2001 MANUFACTURER : FORD MOTOR COMPANY COMPONENT : ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EXTERIOR LIGHTING VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : OCTOBER 13, 2005 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED : DECEMBER 6, 2006. *TR

• 12/17/2000· TIRES

  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 UNDER WARRANTEE. WE SHOULD HAVE REPORTED THIS WHEN THE RECALL WAS ANOUNCED, BUT WHEN WE FINALLY DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL FIVE FIRESTONE TIRES FORD GAVE US YOUR WEBSITE TO REPORT OUR ORIGINAL BLOW OUT. WE DO NOT HAVE THE TIRE THAT BLEW BUT WE DID STORE THE FOUR REMAINING FIRESTONE TIRES, WITH THE SAME DOT NUMBER. (DOT NUMBER: W2CU TIRESIZE: 255/70R16)

• 12/16/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  ALARM WENT OFF AND TRUCK CAUGHT A FIRE; LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT. *TR

• 12/15/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,ENGINEFire

  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

• 12/15/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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 BUT IM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE WIPERS FAIL AND I HAVE NO VISIBILITY. IT IS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION, FORD REALLY NEEDS A RECALL THIS IS DANGEROUS. *JB

• 12/15/2004· STEERINGCrash

  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. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WENT OUT. *AK *NM

• 12/15/2000· EQUIPMENT

  FUEL MILEAGE HAS PLUMETED TO 12MPG AVERAGE FROM 17MPG AFTER REPLACEMENT OF A/C COMPRESSOR AFTER ACCIDENT.

• 12/14/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPERFire

  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 CONTROL VARIOUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO START ITSELF WITHOUT ANY KEY IN IGNITION UNTIL IT RESULTED IN THE STARTER BURNING UP AS WELL AS DAMAGING ASSOCIATED WIRING AND BATTERY. VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WAS THE STARTER, ASSOCIATED WIRING AND BATTERY AFTER VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. *TR

• 12/14/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  THIS IS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. LAST YEAR THERE WAS A FIRE STRARTED BY A RELAY FAILURE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS REPAIR WAS $2300.00, $435.00 WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WE PURCHASED. IN THE PAST MONTH I HAVE NOTICED PAINT FAILURE LEADING TO RUST ON THE ROOF, AND LAST FRIDAY THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. FORD SAYS WE NEED A NEW ENGINE WHICH WILL COST $5,500.00. THE ENGINE HAS 71,000 MILES ON IT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 65,000. WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED, IT EFFECT THE BREAKING AND POWER STEERING. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES.*AK

• 12/14/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 12/13/2004· STEERING

  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 QUICKLY AND PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. DROVE SLOWLY 5 MPH TO NEAREST SERVICE GARAGE, LEFT VEHICLE OVERNIGHT, MECHANIC REPLACED THE TIE ROD. I DO HAVE OLD PART.*AK

• 12/12/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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. I AM NOW FORCED TO PAY $3,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE I CAN EVEN CONSIDER TRADING IT IN OR TRYING TO SELL IT. *TR

• 12/12/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  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. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RULED IT TO BE AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. AFTER MUCH THOUGHT AFTER THE FIRE, WE REMEMBERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING. MARK WAS CONTACTED ON 12/13/04 BY BRUCE YORK TO TALK ABOUT WHERE THE FIRE HAD STARTED. THE OWNER, MARKPIATT, SAID THAT HE HAD MADE A MISTAKE AND THERE WAS FIRE WAS AT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEAR THE FUSE PANEL NOT THE CALIPER. MARK SAID HE WOULD SEND PICTURES.