Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control › cruise control. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility/Wiper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Air Bags | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
IN HEAVY RAIN THE WIPERS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS QUIT WHILE DRIVING - CAUSED BY A WINDSHIELD LEAK ONTO THE GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX. THIS WINDSHIELD LEAK IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT ON 1997 THRU 2000 FORD F150 PICKUPS. *TR
ON 12/12/06 A LADY TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING ME TO BROADSIDE HER. I WAS DOING APPROX 40 MPH AT THE TIME. ALL HER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NONE OF MINE DID, EVEN THOUGH THE ENTIRE IMPACT OF THE ACCIDENT WAS ACROSS MY FRONT END. ADDITIONALLY MY FUEL CUTOFF SWITCH DID NOT FUNCTION. WHEN THE VEHICLES CAME TO REST, AND I RECOLLECTED MY WITS, I REALIZED THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND AT CLOSE TO FULL THROTTLE. *NM
ON JAUNUARY 28, 2005 I TOOK MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION TO FAMILY FORD IN MARIETTA, OH TO HAVE THE NECESSARY ITEM DISCONNECTED TO AVOID A FIRE. I HAD HEARD THE CAUTION ON THE NATIONAL NEWS AND TOOK THE CAR IN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF ABOVE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL. DURING THE FIRST PART OF FEBRUARY 2005 I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I DID NOT ACT ON THE LETTER AS I HAD ALREADY DONE WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED AND PLANNED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A PERMANANT REPAIR WHEN THE PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. ON 2-24-05 ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES AFTER I HAD PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR THE NIGHT MY HUSBAND, WHO HAD BEEN OUTSIDE, OPENED THE DOOR AND CALLED IN "CALL 911 YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE". HE THEN WENT OUTSIDE AND TRIED TO USE THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER THROUGH THE GRILL TO STEM THE FIRE. THE WILLIAMSTOWN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY, PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. IN ADDITION TO THE ENGINE/HOOD, ETC. DISAPPEARING IN THE FIRE, THE BATTERY BLEW UP AND THERE IS LEAD ALL OVER OUR HOUSE, YARD, AS WELL AS ANTI-FREEZE SOAKED INTO THE GRAVEL DRIVEWAY. CERTAINLY AN ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD TO OUR FAMILY WHICH INCLUDES THREE DOGS. ALSO A PROBLEM FOR THE NEIGHBOR DOGS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS INFORMED AND ON 3-1-05 I WAS GIVEN THE OPTION OF LETTING MY INSURANCE HANDLE IT OR HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP [ANOTHER EXPENSE] AND HAVING THEM EVALUATE IF IT IS A MECHANICAL DEFECT. IF IT IS FORD WOULD GIVE ME TR
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.