2000 Ford Expedition complaints

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 FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

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 TIME PERIOD IS INADEQUATE IN MY CASE. A DEFECTIVE TIRE IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM BEING PENALIZED BECAUSE MY TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED EARLIER THAN THE ALLOTTED DATES. ESSENTIALLY, IF I HAD WAITED 3 MORE MONTHS TO HAVE MY TIRES REPLACED, PERHAPS INJURING MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD, THEN I COULD HAVE BEEN REIMBURSED. THE TIME PERIOD NEEDS TO EXTENDED ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES. DT

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 JUSTIFIED.(GENERAL GRABER TIRES)*JB

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 NOT GOT AN ANSWER ,ON WHAT DATE MY TIRES WILL BE SHIPPED TO MY FORD DEALER ;CLAUDE DEBEAUX IN VIVIAN, LA. DT

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 INTO THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS THIS PROBLEMS RECURS. THIS PROBLEM NEVER SHOWS UP ON FLAT TERRAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE FORD REPRESENTATIVE HAS INDICATED TO ME THAT 5 OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN BUT THAT NO ONE HAS EVER REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769312

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 GRABBER AW. *JG

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, DOT# ADT044T369) *JG *DT

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. MY FRONT BAKES ARE COMPLETELY GONE AND SO ARE THE ROTORS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT SINCE I LIVE ON A DIRT ROAD, THIS MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT. I HAVE HAD (2) OTHER FORD TRUCKS (F-150'S) THAT NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM, MY HUSBAND HAS A F-250 AND IT HAS 2 TIMES THE MILEAGE ON IT AND IT DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.*AK

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 SUDDENLY NOT SHIFT BEYOND SECOND GEAR ON THE INTERSTATE. MAX SPEED I COULD MAINTAIN WAS 50MPH AT 3400RPM'S. DEALER REPLACED SENSOR, 30 MILES LATER WENT OUT AGAIN, NEXT DEALERSHIP REPLACED AGAIN AND MAIN PROCESSOR. NOW UNANNOUNCED GOES INTO 4X4 DIFFICULT TO TURN, AND THEN IN A FEW MILES, GOES BACK OFF. THIS SYMPTOM, IS NOW THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IN 2 YEARS.

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 TO CHECK THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WHERE STARTING TO WEAR ON THE EDGES. I WAS ADVISED BY TIRESPLUS THAT ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE STEEL BELT WAS COMING THROUGH THE TREAD. THESE TIRES ONLY HAD 20K MILES ON THEM FOR A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICHLE. WHICH 20K IS UNDER THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR MILEAGE ON A VEHICLE. I'M SO LUCKY THAT THESE TIRES DIDN'T BLOW OUT DUE TO THE STEEL BELTS COMING THROUGH WHILE I WAS DRIVING THEM. I CONTACTED THE CAR DEALERSHIP ON A FEW OCCASIONS AND THEY NEVER RESPONDED TO ME. THANK YOU

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 PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. CONSUMER CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW. DAMAGE AQUIRED CAME FROM THE TIRE FRAGMENTS.*JG GENERAL GRABBERS.

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 044T369. *JG

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. CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND PULLED FORWARD, PLACED IN PARK AND VEHICLE ROLLED. THE MECHANIC FOUND A ROCK IN THE SHIFTING MECHANISM ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION. *JG

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 MAINTAINED WITH NORMAL TREAD WEAR ON TIRES. ONE TIRE HAD BEEN REPAIRED FOR A FLAT. GENERAL TIRE WAS CONTACTED AND DEMONSTRATED NO CONCERN OVER FOUR TIRE TREADS SEPERATING ON ONE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL USE ON 6-19-2002. I BELIEVE GENERAL HAS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS TIRE THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.*AK

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 INERTIA SWITCH. THERE ARE PICTURES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *JG

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

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, ESPECIALLY HERE IN ARIZONA, AND THE CONSUMER HAS NO IDEA. THESE TIRES WERE NOT WORN AND WERE PROPERLY INFLATED, AND THE ONLY LEGAL RECOURSE I WOULD HAVE AGAINST GENERAL TIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN IF MY WIFE AND INFANT CHILD HAD BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. I AM INCENSED ABOUT THIS AS THE ONLY REASON GENERAL WILL GET AWAY WITH THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT MY WIFE'S DRIVING SKILLS SAVED HER LIFE. MY OPINION IS GENERAL AND FORD CONTINUE TO DECEIVE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE PRODUCT THEY ARE PUTTING ON THE ROAD, AND THERE IS NO REPERCUSSION FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE.*AK