2001 Ford Expedition complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND MIDDLE SEATBELTS ARE INOPERABLE. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS ALERTED, NO INSPECTION HAS BEEN MADE.

LEAKY WINDSHIELD CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THE GENERAL ELECTRONIC MODULE, CAUSING MOST SYSTEMS IN VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION, INCLUDING TRANSFER CASE SWITCHING, TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. FORD, NOR ADVANTAGE WARRANTY COMPANY WOULD STAND BEHIND THE COST OF THIS FAILURE BROUGHT ON BY POOR QUALITY IN MANUFACTURING. *NM

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WITH A 5.4 LITER ENGINE, THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE HEAD AND DAMAGED IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL KEPT AND FROM SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD ENGINES. I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED, IF THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL OR FORD SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIRS. REPAIR COST APX. 3,700.00. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WITH OPTIONAL SIDE AIR BAGS. WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MY SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AS THE DRIVER STARTED THE CAR. NOTHING WAS DONE YET TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *JB

2001 FORD EXPEDITION LEAKAGE FROM WINDSHIELD INTO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. SERVICED BY CELLA FORD NEW BERN NC ON 10-12-05. COST OF REPAIR $225.00. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO, CLOCK, ALL STOP WORKING DUE TO WATER LEAK. IT WAS RAINING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. IN ADDITION, THE AC BLOWER WAS RUNNING WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. DEALER FIXED WINSHIELD WATER LEAK AND INSTALLED SOP PARTS GEM MODULE AND CJB; ALSO REPLACED CENTRAL JUNCTION BOX. DESPITE ALL THIS, IN TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE AC CONTINUED TO RUN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS FINALLY FIXED. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *NM

ON MAY 18 2005 MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION VIN #[XXX] STOPPED WORKING WHILE AT A LOCAL WALMART STORE I HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO MY HOME BEING THAT IT WAS ABOUT 11 PM AND NO SHOPS WERE OPEN I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY ADDRESS AND PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT EVENING WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY UNDRIVEN OR STARTED FOR 24 HOURS A NEIGHBOR RAN INTO MY HOME TO GET MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN OUT OF OUR HOME. SCREAMING THAT OUR TRUCK WAS ON FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY PARKED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE. AFTER PULLING MY FAMILY OUT WE THEN CALLED 911. WHERE THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT WAS SENT OUT TO OUR HOME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE MARSHALL AT THAT TIME TOLD US WHERE THE HOT POINT WAS AND THAT WE SHOULD CONTACT FORD. I CONTACTED FORD IMMEDIATELY THAT MORNING AND THEY DENIED ANY PART OF A RECALL FOR THAT OR MY OTHER 98 FORD EXPEDITION. WE THEN CONTACTED SHERRY PULLEN AT NHTSA TO TRY TO GET ASST. IN THIS MATTER WE ALSO HAD OUR 98 FORD EXPEDITION TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AFTER THIS IN FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. AND THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH AT NO CHARGE TO US AND SAID THERE WAS A RECALL SENT TO THEM BY FORD. I FAXED THE WORK ORDER AND ALL INFO TO SHERRY PULLEN. AND WEEKS LATER SAW ON THE NEWS THAT FORD DID EXPAND THERE RECALL TO INCLUDE BOTH OF MY VEHICLES. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITH NO RESPONSE AND HAVE ALSO FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE BBB AS WELL AS THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUA

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE USING THE TURN SIGNALS, THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH DISENGAGED BEFORE COMPLETING THE CURVE. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PERMANENTLY MALFUNCTIONED AND IS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER VERBALLY ON THE PHONE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR.

2001 FORD EXPEDITION WINDSHIELD LEAKING INTO FUSE BOX AND GEM MODULE , CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND SHORTS.*AK

OPENED MY SUN ROOF ON FRIDAY JANUARY 20, 2006 WAS A VERY NICE DAY, IT STARTED TO RAIN AND THE SUN ROOF WOULD NOT CLOSE STOP AT THE DEALERSHIP ROUNDTREE MOORE OF LAKE CITY, AND WE TRY FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO CLOSE AND COULD NOT. I LEFT AND PUT MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY MONDAY JANUARY 23, 2006, AND THEY SAID THE TRACK GOT BROKEN SOME HOW. WE NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE WINDOW AND IT WOULD COST ME $1100.00 FOR A BRAND NEW ONE, I STATED NO WAY, THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BROKEN, IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I CALLED FORD, AND THEY STATED NO. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING THEY PUT IN MOST OF THEIR VEHICLES SHOULD BREAK AFTER 5 YEARS. *AK

2001 FORD EXPEDITION IGNITION COILS CONTINUE TO SHORT OUT WHEN WET AND ALWAYS AFTER A RAIN - WATER SEEPS INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND INEVITABLY THAT AN IGNITION COIL WILL BEGIN TO SHORT OUT / BEGIN MISSING AND LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. BECAUSE THIS ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER THE DANGER FACTOR IS HEIGHTENED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER 2001 EXPEDITION OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. ANOTHER ISSUE OF CONSUMER CONCERN IS THAT FORD MOTOR CO. AND IT'S SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE KEENLY AWARE OF THIS AND IN FACT HAVE REPAIRED THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM DURING THE FIRST 75,000 MILES. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD THE COILS GO OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING IN DANGEROUS WEATHER AND HAVE NOW HAD FIVE(5) IGNITION COILS GO OUT ON ME AT THIS TIME. FORD MOTOR CO NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS INHERENT MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND FINALLY CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS OCCUR. *NM

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE (1 YEAR AGO) WE NOTICED THE SEAT BELT WOULD RANDOMLY RELEASE FROM A SECURELY LATCHED POSITION. WE WOULD HAVE TO RE-LATCH IT WHILE DRIVING, NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WOULD RELEASE AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE, THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR FORD EXPEDITIONS BUILT AT THE MICHIGAN PLANT FROM APRIL 2000 THROUGH THE END OF MAY 2001. FORD MOTOR CO. ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MY CAR WAS BUILT AT THE MICHIGAN PLANT MAY 2, 2001 AND THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY MY CAR WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FORD DEALERSHIP NEARBY HAD NO IDEA OF A RECALL ISSUED AT ALL. I FEEL MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I ALSO FEEL THAT ALL CAR COMPANIES SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS OF PERSONAL SAFETY, LIKE SEAT BELTS. I PAID TO HAVE A NEW SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY PUT ON THE VEHICLE. *NM

FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS SINCE I OWNED MY VEHICLE IT MALFUNCTIONS WHEN IT RAINS. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS GO HAYWIRE AND THEY CONTINUES TO RUN WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TAKE THE KEYS OUT. EVENTUALLY THE BATTERY DIES AND IT DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL THE RAIN STOPS FOR AT LEAST 3 DAYS. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR WHEN IT IS LIKE THIS. *JB

ON 3 OCCASIONS THIS YEAR,2005 ( JULY, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER) WHEN HUMIDITY IS REALLY HIGH, AND/OR SNOW WOULD COVER MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION, I WOULD HAVE UNEXPLAINABLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. EITHER MY HEADLIGHT WON'T SHUT OFF, THE BLOWER WOULD NOT SHUT WHEN TURNING ENGINE OFF, POWER WINDOWS WONT WORK, SEATED HEAT WON'T WORK, ABS LIGHT WOULD TURN ON. AN UNUSUAL TICKING SOUND UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BE HEARD INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A DAY OR TWO, THE PROBLEM SEEM TO SELF RESOLVE. THIS THEN MAKES IT DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE FORD DEALERS AREN'T ABLE TO HELP ME IF THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT IN DECEMBER WAS THE MOST FRUSTRATING. I CONSULTED 3 FORD DEALERS AND NON OF THEM WOULD FIX IT FOR ME. I HAVE 78,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND I DID BUY THE PREMIUM EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 100,000. THE DEALER SAID, WE WON'T FIX YOUR PROBLEM BECAUSE LEAKS IS NOT COVERED IN YOUR WARRANTY AND THAT IS THE CAUSE OF YOUR PROBLEM. I EVEN POINTED OUT TO THE DEALERS THAT I READ ON NHTSA WEB SITE THAT THIS WAS NOT AS UNCOMMON AS WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS ( REFERRING TO NVS-212CAG EA05-015). NONE OF THEM WOULD HELP ME WITHOUT ME PAYING AT LEAST $600 JUST TO CHECK THE TRUCK ,BECAUSE THEY SAID IT REQUIRED OPENING THE DASH BOARD. *JB

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON FORD EXPEDITION. THREADS IN HEAD STRIPPED CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE. *NM

MY FORD EXPEDITION WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2001. BY NOVEMBER OF '01 THE BATTERY HAD DIED. TO SHORTEN THE STORY, I HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS. BASICALLY IT WAS DETERMINED BY MYSELF AND FORD THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS UNTOUCHED FOR MORE THAN 2 WEEKS, THE ACTIVE POWER DRAIN ON THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO DRAIN THE BATTERY. AFTER 9 INSTANCES OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO FORD OVER A 3 YEAR PERIOD, TOWING THE VEHICLE IN, AND WORKING WITH THEM ON WHAT WAS WRONG, I WAS TOLD THAT TOP FORD ENGINEERS SAID IT WAS ACCEPTABLE THAT IF A FORD VEHICLE HAD A SUBSTANTIAL POWER DRAIN THAT IT WAS OKAY IF THE VEHICLE COULD HOLD A CHARGE FOR 2 WEEKS. BASICALLY ADMITTING FAULT AND TELLING ME IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO WORK AROUND THIS ISSUE BY INSTALLING A BATTERY CHARGER. SINCE THE EXPEDITION IS MY 2ND VEHICLE I ONLY DRIVE IT ONCE A MONTH OR SO. IF I DO NOT KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED VIA EXTERNAL CHARGER THE BATTERY WILL DIE. ONE NOTE HERE IS THAT THE AMPERAGE DRAW TO GROUND ON THE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL SPARKING IF THE BATTERY CABLES ARE LOOSE OR REMOVED. THIS ALSO WAS DEEMED OKAY BY FORD. THIS CAUSES ME ENOUGH CONCERN THAT I WILL NOT PARK THIS VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE OF MY HOME DUE TO FEAR OF FIRE. BUT THE VEHICLE COST ENOUGH THAT I CAN'T SIMPLY REPLACE IT. I'VE NOTIFIED MANY FORD DEALERSHIPS AND CONTACTS INCLUDING CALLING, EMAILS, AND WRITTEN LETTERS ON THIS SUBJECT AND THEY SIMPLY ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THEY MANUFACTURE UNSAFE VEHICLES. HOPEFULLY THIS FORM WILL CAUSE STATI

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. FIRST, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES SURGE FORWARD. SHE THOUGHT THE SURGING WAS RELATED TO APPARENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SHE FINALLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. PART OF THE COST WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. SECONDLY, THE SEAT BELT IN THE MIDDLE ROW DID NOT RETRACT CORRECTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE SEAT BELT. THIRDLY, THE LEFT REAR DOOR ACTUATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE POWER LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING. FOURTHLY, THE REAR PASSENGER CHILD SAFETY LOCK DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. ONCE THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS DEACTIVATED, AND THE DOOR HANDLE WAS RAISED FROM THE INSIDE, THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM BY TAKING APART THE LOCK AND CLEANING IT. SHE HAD TO PUSH VERY HARD ON THE EXTERIOR KEY PAD TO GET IT TO WORK. THE DEALER DID NOT THINK THIS WAS A PROBLEM SINCE SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO WORK EVENTUALLY. LASTLY, THE RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND NO REPAIR WAS MADE.*AK

NO EVENTS PRIOR TO FAILURE. BLOW OUT OF #3 SPARK PLUG FROM CYLINDER HEAD. FORD ESTIMATES $3,600.00 TO REPAIR. NO REPAIR DONE. DECIDING WHAT TO DO. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V388000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HE SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

INCIDENT: 2001 FORD EXPEDITION 1. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK, RADIO WOULD GO OFF WHEN VEHICLE WAS PUT IN GEAR, BLOWER, COMPASS, THERMOMETER LETS & BELLS WOULD NOT WORK, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, BATTERY EVENTUALLY WENT DEAD, ETC 2. HAD TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE FOR SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE REASONS 3. EXPEDITION WAS SERVICED AT A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED US THAT THERE WAS A WATER LEAK AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. WATER WAS LEAKING INTO AN ELECTRICAL BOX - HAD TO REPLACE FUSE PANEL AND RESEAL GLASS AT A COST OF $456.96. *NM

2001 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER WITH A 5.4 V8. SITTING AT A STOP SIGN, AS SOON AS I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PROCEED THE ENGINE BLEW THE 3RD SPARK PLUG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. TOWED TO FORD DEALER ESTIMATES TO FIX ARE 800 FOR HELI COIL, 3500 FOR HEAD REPLACEMENT. *JB

THERE WAS A HEAVY RAIN THE EXPEDITION WAS PARKED OUTSIDE. THERE WAS WATER ON THE FLOOR MAT. THE HEADLIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO WORKED WHEN THE EXPEDITION WAS OFF. YET WOULD NOT WORK WHEN THE CAR WAS ON. THE EXPEDITION ACTED ON ITS OWN. WE TOOK THE EXPEDITION TO THE DEALERSHIP (JIM KEIM FORD) WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THEY CHARGED US 893.00 TO FIX THE FUSE PANEL, SENSOR PANEL AND RESEAL THE ENTIRE FRONT WINDOW. THEN JIM KEIM TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ANOTHER 200.00 IF THEY BROKE THE WINDSHEILD. I PAID THE MONEY AND HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. *JB

SINCE I GOT THE TRUCK THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM HAS BEEN FAILING, ALSO THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND ALMOST HAD US KILLED. THE BACK DOOR LOCKS BY ITSELF AND CAN'T BE OPENED. AIR COMES IN FROM THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND IT ALSO LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE VERY WASTED, ALSO I WAS LIED ABOUT THE INTEREST RATE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY INTEREST WOULD BE 6.78% AND IN THE CONTRACT IT APPEARS AS 12.15%.*JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED HER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 05V388000 FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ,SHE WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE CHILD SAFE LOCKS ON THE REAR DOORS OF MY 2ND FORD EXPEDITION ACTIVATE THROUGH NORMAL DOOR OPERATION. THEY ARE ACTIVATED BY USING THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AS WELL AS NORMAL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE USE. I HAVE OWNED TWO EXPEDITION AND THIS HAS OCCURRED ON EACH VEHICLE ( A 1997 XLY EXPEDITION AS WELL AS A 2001 EDDIE BAUER EDITION). I AM AWARE OF THE SAME OCCURRENCE ON MY BROTHERS FORD EXCURSION SO THIS OBVIOUSLY IS NOT A SINGLE ISSUE BUT A ENGINEERING FAILURE. THIS ACTION LOCKS PEOPLE UNINTENTIONALLY IN THE BACK SEATS OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT NOTICE OR EASY CORRECTION SINCE YOU CAN'T REACH THE EXTERIOR HANDLE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE DUE TO LIMITED WINDOW OPENING HEIGHT. IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT A PERSON WOULD BE LIKELY BE LOCKED IN UNABLE TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE. OTHER OCCUPANTS WOULD LIKELY NOT BE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND THUS POSSIBLY FIND NECESSARY ACTION UNNECESSARY. A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN . *JB

DT: CONTACT STATES THE CAR TAKES A LONG TIME TO START, IT'S LIKE THE BATTERY IS DEAD. WHEN VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE BATTERY WAS GOOD. WHEN HITTING THE ALARM THE HORN WILL SOUND VERY LOW, SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT MAKE A SOUND AT ALL. THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS WILL NOT ENGAGE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS ALREADY DOWN THE ROAD. THEY SUPPOSE TO ENGAGE WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKES. WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE GAUGES WILL FLASH ON/OFF, AND THEN GO BACK TO NORMAL. ALSO, WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AS IF THE ALARM HAS SOUNDED, THEN , THEY WILL GO OFF. THE LIGHT THAT INDICATES IF THE CAR IS IN OVERDRIVE OR REGULAR DRIVE NO LONGER WORKS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER LAST MONTH REGARDING THE SCDS. HE REPORTS HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. HE BELIEVES THE AFOREMENTIONED PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO THE DEFECTIVE SCDS. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE THE SCDS DISCONNECTED AS STATED IN THE RECALL. HE PLANS TO DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEFT OUTSIDE DURING SEVERAL RAINY DAYS. UPON STARTING VEHICLE, WIPERS, FANS WOULD NOT WORK. RADIO WOULD NOT OPERATE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN AUXILIARY POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD START ITSELF WITHOUT TURNING THE KEY. IF THE CAR WAS LEFT RUNNING AND IN PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD TRY TO START WHILE RUNNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, DURING WET RAINY WEATHER. THE VEHICLE, A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PROBLEM EXPLAINED. BY THIS TIME THE AREA AFFECTED HAD DRIED OUT AND VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATING SYSTEMS. THE DEALER SAID IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED UNTIL IT OCCURRED AGAIN. *NM

2001 FORD EXPEDITION LEAKING FRONT WINDSHIELD CAUSED ELECTRICAL DAMAGE TO FUSE BLOCK AND ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE BECAME A NO START RESULTING IN OUT OF POCKET REPAIRS BY FORD DEALER IN STOCKBRIDGE, MI. MECHANIC COMMENTED AT TIME OF REPAIR HE HAD ALREADY FIXED SEVERAL VEHICLES PREVIOUSLY TO MY REPAIR FOR WATER DAMAGE UNDER DASH DUE TO LEAKING WINDSHIELD. *JB

CERTIFIED LTR REQUESTING NHTSA INITIATE A DEFECT INVESTIGATION RE SELECTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY VEHICLES LEFT FRONT INNER BEARINGS FOR ADVANCED FATIGUE CRACKS. *TS COMPLAINANT WAS RECENTLY ASKED TO CONSULT IN THE MATTER OF A FATAL HIGH SPEED HEAD ON TWO-VEHICLE COLLISION. WHILE DRIVING WESTBOUND 2001 FORD EXPEDITION VEERED INTO THE ONCOMING LANE AND STRUCK AN EASTBOUND 2000 FORD F250 LONG BED TRUCK TOWING A 5TH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER. THE RESULTING COLLISION KILLED THE THREE OCCUPANTS IN THE 2001 EXPEDITION AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE 2000 FORD F250 PICKUP TRUCK. METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT THE LEFT FRONT INNER BEARING FAILED ON THE EXPLORER AS A RESULT OF PROGRESSIVE FATIGUE. THE BEARING FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. PLEASE REFERENCE ODI# 10139953 TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THE 2000 FORD F250 PICKUP TRUCK. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE SPARK PLUG, BUT THE #3 CYLINDER HEAD. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE CONSUMER CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT THE CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER ONLY HAD VEHICLE FOR TEN MONTHS AND SEARCHED THE WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. *AK (12/01/05) THE SPARK PLUG VIOLENTLY EJECTED CAUSING A LOUD NOISE WHICH STARTLED THE DRIVER, ALMOST CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *SC

I OWN A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WHICH HAS HAD FAILURE OF ONE OF THE REAR SEAT BELTS. WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO LOCK THE SEAT BELT INTO THE BUCKLE IT DOES NOT LOCK. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED IF I WAS TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET THE EXPENSES BECAUSE MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES TO COVER THE REPAIR OF MY SEAT BELT. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND IT IS THE LAW TO HAVE THEM SECURED IN MY VEHICLE. *JB

IT JUST KEEPS FEELING LIKE SOMEONE IS REAR ENDED US EVERY TIME WE GO TO STOP AND I HAD THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED OUT AND ITS FINE. *JB

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION SINCE MARCH 2004. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FUSE THAT DISPLAYS LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD. THIS FUSE REPEATEDLY BLOWS. SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ALLAN VIGIL FORD IN MORROW, GEORGIA AND THE REPEATEDLY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. AT THIS PRESENT TIME THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED THEREFORE I AM FORCED TO BE INSIDE BEFORE NIGHT FALL. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2005, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, WENT HOME, PICKED UP HIS FAMILY AND STARTED DRIVING AGAIN. WHILE IN MOTION THE CONTACT BEGAN SMELLING AND ELECTRICAL BURN. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED A RECALL ABOUT THE SPEED SENSOR CONTROL AND CALLED THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DISCONNECTED THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED THAT THE DEALERSHIP ONLY CHECKED THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR AND DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO THE REST OF THE WIRING. THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY TEST. *SC

5.4 ENGINE SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. *JB

THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. I WAS CRANKING THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN THE MOTOR STARTED POPPING AND SHAKING. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER THAT HAS HANDLED ALL MY REPAIRS. THEY CLAIM THE ALUMINUM IN THE HEAD IS FAULTY AND THERE ARE NO THREADS ON THE HEAD BUT THE HEADS ON THE SPARK PLUG ARE FINE. THE WARRANTY COMPANY CLAIMS THAT THEY DO NOT COVER THE THREADS ON THE HEAD; JUST THE HEAD ITSELF. WELL DUH IS THAT NOT PART OF THE HEAD. I AM STILL FIGHTING WITH BOTH THE DEALER AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY. I HAVE PAID THE EXTRA COST FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS ON MY VEHICLE OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE I WANTED THE DEALER TO HANDLE EVERYTHING JUST IN CASE SOMETHING LIKE THIS DID HAPPEN AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY COULD NOT GET OUT OF PAYING BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE DEALER DO THE REPAIRS. I EXPECTED BETTER THAN THIS FROM FORD. I HAD EVERY PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECOMMENDS AND IT WAS DONE BY A FORD DEALER; PLUS I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. EITHER FORD, THE DEALER OR THE WARRANTY COMPANY SHOULD PAY FOR THIS; BECAUSE JUDGING FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN; THEY ARE ALL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM!!!!!!! *JB

ON 09-15-2005 AT 12:10 AM I DISCOVERED A LARGE FIRE IN MY GARAGE. MY FAMILY AND I ESCAPED WITHOUT HARM. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED QUICKLY AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. ALL CONTENTS OF THE GARAGE WERE DESTROYED. SOME DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE HOME. ACCORDING TO THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR (CAL STATE LIC NO. PI-75781), THE EXPEDITION IN THE GARAGE WAS PROBABLY THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *JB

NEW 2001 EXPEDITION. STARTED LURCHING FORWARD IN 2002. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I WAS PARKING IN THE GARAGE, THE FOOT IS NOT TOUCHING ANY OF THE PEDALS ITS COASTING VERY VERY SLOWLY CAUSE YOUR GOING TO PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BREAK TO STOP. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LUNGES FORWARD AT THE SAME TIME RADIO GOES LOUDER AND THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER SPEEDS UP, ITS LIKE A POWER SERGE. IT HAS TAKEN A WHILE TO FIGURE THAT OUT, IT HAPPENS SO FAST AND IS NOT PREDICTABLE. WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN LIKE LAST WEEK IT HAD BEEN MONTHS, I HAD COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT IT. I WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY PARKING BY OUR CHEVY TRUCK AND ALMOST HIT IT. ONE TIME IN THE BEGINNING IT HAPPENED AT A STOP LIGHT I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BUT I ALWAYS HAVE A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF ME. HOWEVER IF I WAS AT STOP LIGHT AND A PEDESTRIAN WAS WALKING ACROSS AND THIS HAPPENED , I'M SURE IT WOULD HIT THEM CAUSE THEY DON'T ALWAYS WALK BETWEEN THE WHITE LINES. IN 2002 I DID TAKE THE TRUCK INTO FORD DEALER THEY RAN A TEST AND IT DIDN'T ACTED UP ON THEM THEY SAID THAT UNTIL IT WOULD DO IT FOR THEM THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. SO NOW MY SON WILL BE DRIVING NEXT YEAR IF THE PROBLEM ISN'T FIXED WE WILL HAVE TO GET RID OF IT . IT IS A NICE SUV AND WE WANTED TO HAVE IT FOR AT LEAST 200,000 MILES. *NM

2001 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK. HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE EXHAUST LOOKED AT ON 9/6/05. COMING HOME FROM WORK ON 9/2/05, WAS STUCK IN SLOW TRAFFIC. WHEN TRAFFIC BROKE UP, I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND HEARD A POP AND LOST POWER. I HAD TO GET OVER 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER. THE TRUCK WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND SMELLED GAS. HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO PICK IT UP. IT COST ME $200 TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME. ON 9/6 I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAD WORKED ON IT LAST AND THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME THAT DID NOT WANT TO LOOK AT IT. SO I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL ENGINE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THEY ARE PULLING BOTH HEADS AND INSTALLING 8 NEW HEAD CERTS, WHICH COST ME $2000.

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN THE CHECK ENG LIGHT STARTED RAPIDLY FLASHING. ,PULLED OVER OPENED THE HOOD AND BURST INTO FLAMES , NOW I AM OUT THE DOWN PAYMENT AND THE REMAINING AMOUNT THAT THE INS DID NOT PAY . I AM NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE PUTTING ME INTO A BIND. *NM

I WAS DROPPING MY GRANDMOTHER OFF AT CHURCH. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE. WHEN I WENT TO START THE TRUCK, THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING NOISES AND I SAW AND SMELLED SMOKE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND I SAW THE ENGINE SHAKING WENT THE TRUCK WAS ON. TODAY, FORD IS RECALLING 2000 EXPEDITIONS ALONG WITH OTHER MODELS DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS CAUSING FIRES UNDER THE HOOD. THE TRUCK IS A 2001 EXPEDITION WHICH HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. FORD IS SAYING IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. *JB

MY WINDSHIELD ON MY 2001 EXPEDITION IS LEAKING WATER IN THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CORNER. IT'S SEEPING INTO THE FLOOR BOARDS AND INTO THE ENGINE ELECTRICAL COMPARTMENT UNDER THE HOOD. *JB

(1)WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK, DUE TO BLOWING FUSES; HAD TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE #15 FUSE-TOOK TO A FORD DEALER IN SPARTANBURG, SC AND IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED AT EITHER PLACE (2)SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION CONTROL DEVICE CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNING COMPONENTS AROUND IT (3)VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP; REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, PIG TAIL, BRAKE PRES. SWITCH, ABS CONT. UNIT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION ON A TIRE. THE TIRE WAS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP STATED TO SUBMIT THE TIRES TO CONTINENTAL TIRE FOR EVALUATION OF THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURE IS CONTINENTAL. THE MODEL NAME IS GRABBER AW. THE TIRE LINE IS 27560R17. THE DOT NUMBER IS 27560R17. HE THINKS THAT THE TIRE MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDS THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE BE 33PSI. THE CONTACT DOES NOT THAT THE PSI ON HIS TIRES IS WHAT EVER THE MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDS. THE TIRES ARE REGULARLY SERVICED SUCH AS TIRE PRESSURE CHECKS AND TIRE ROTATION. THERE WHERE SOME VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY ABNORMAL BULGING IN THE TIRE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THIS OCCURRED ON JULY 10, 2005. THE CONTACT DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE THE TIRE BECAUSE HE SUBMITTED IT TO CONTINENTAL FOR EVALUATION. *AK UPDATED 11/16/2005 - *NM

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 FORD EXPEDITON, RECENTLY (AUGUST 22,2005) I EXPERIENCED A SPARK PLUG BLOW-OUT IN THIS VEHICLE.I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST OF REPAIR FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, AND THE DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. IN A RECENT ARTICLE IT WAS STATED THAT IF THIS PLUG WERE TO POP OUT IT COULD IN FACT PUNCTURE A NEARBY FUEL LINE AND IGNITE IN FIRE OR CAUSE AN EXPLOSION SO I SEARCHED THE INTERNET(WWW.FORDDEFECTS.COM) FOR SOME ANSWERS. THERE, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD THAT THEY HAVE NEGLECTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER FRUSTRATED CONSUMERS ARE ASKING THAT A RECALL BE INITIATED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA)

MY VEHICLE, A 2002 FORD EXPEDITION. SPONTANEOUSLY WENT INTO FLAMES AS IT WAS PARKED BEHIND MY BAKERY BUSINESS IN HIALEAH, FLORIDA. IT WAS DESTROYED AND IT ALSO CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY BAKERY BUSINESS. THIS VEHICLE WAS OFF WHEN IT WENT INTO FLAMES.

2001 FORD EXPEDITION FIRE RESULTING FROM SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH OF THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENTS. *NM

DT: 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE BACK DOOR HAS TWO HYDRAULIC LIFTS TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN. ONE ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTION THEY FOUND THE OTHER LIFT WAS WELDED IN SIX PLACES, AND THIS ONE WAS ONLY WELDED IN ONE PLACE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATES THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND IT WILL COST $435 TO FIX. THE DOOR COULD NO LONGER BE USED, IT WILL NOT STAY OPEN. *AK

2001 FORD EXPEDITION CRUISE CONTROL CAUGHT ON FIRE.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE. THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE, CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WHICH WAS LOCATED AT THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. *NM

TRUCK WAS JUST SITTING THERE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE