Ford Expedition Complaints (2000)
890 consumer complaints on file.
- #10141428November 1, 2005VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10140954October 27, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 DONE. THE BATTERY FINALLY DIED AND I HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY. MY EXPEDITION IS CURRENTLY AT MULLINEX FORD IN APOPKA, FL. THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED. I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME OCCURRENCE, PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL DUE TO A LEAKY WINDSHIELD. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND FORD SHOULD HELP ME WITH THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. I DON'T MIND PAYING FOR REPAIRS IF THEY ARE WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS, BUT DUE TO ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND SERVICE BULLETINS I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CAR REPAIR. RECALL DATE: MAY 13, 1998 COMPONENT: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 1520000 SUMMARY: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES AND LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS. THE LUG NUTS ON THESE VEHICLES MAY NOT CREATE SUFFICIENT CLAMP LOAD ALLOWING WHEEL MOVEMENT IN RELATION TO THE HUB/ROTOR MOUNTING SURFACE. CONSEQUENCE: THIS CAN RESULT IN THE LOOSENING OF LUG NUTS, STUD FATIGUE FAILURE, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A WHEEL SEPARATION FROM THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. REMEDY: OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES WILL BE RECEIVING TWO NOTIFICATIONS. THE FIRST NOTIFICATION, WHICH BEGAN IN MAY 1998, WILL PROVIDE AN INTERIM REPAIR PROCEDURE UNTIL PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THIS INTERIM PROCEDURE CAN BE COMPLETED BY OWNERS OR THEIR DEALERS. IT SPECIFIES THAT THE LUG NUT TORQUE MUST BE VERIFIED TO BE 100 LBS. THEN THE LUG NUTS NEED TO BE TIGHTENED AN ADDITIONAL 1/8 TO 1/4 TURN MORE. THERE WILL BE A SECOND OWNER NOTIFICATION, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN JULY 20, 1998, UNDER WHICH DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WHEEL STUDS AND REPLACE THE WHEEL LUG NUTS. NOTES: FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10140821October 26, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10140326October 20, 2005AIR BAGS
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 PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALED, THEREFORE NO REPAIRS. *JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10109132October 20, 2005VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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 DETERMINED.*AK *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10139831October 17, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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 FLASHING ON AND OFF OR NON-FUNCTIONING, ILLUMINATED TEMP. AND COMPASS FLASHING OR NON-FUNCTIONING, FAN IN A/C RUNNING FOR NO REASON W/VEHICLE OFF AND KEYS OUT OF IGNITION, INDICATOR LIGHTS IN DASH FLASHING ON AND OFF, WIPERS OPERATING W/OUT PROMPTING, REAR WINDOW WIPER NON-FUNCTIONING, STEREO ONLY WORKING IN PARK AND REVERSE OR NOT AT ALL, ELECTRICAL CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE DASH, LEFT BLINKER FASTER THAN THE RIGHT)/BLACK FOAM SUBSTANCE COMING FROM A/C VENTS/THUMPING NOISE RIGHT WIPER WHEN IN USE. THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO FORD DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS A BAD GEM MODULE AND TOLD US THAT IT WAS GETTING WET. THEY STATED TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. THESE PROBLEMS ARE WORSE WHEN IT RAINS. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN IF IT IS HUMID. WE LIVE IN FLORIDA, I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY EVERYTIME WE PARK THE VEHICLE. BUT IF WE DON'T, WE HAVE ALL OF THIS GOING ON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF AND THEN THE BATTERY GOES DEAD. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THESE THINGS STARTED HAPPENING AT ONE TIME, IT WAS RAINING. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TRYING TO GET THE WIPERS TO FUNCTION AND GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD UNTIL ALL OF THIS STOPPED. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER BACK IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. THE PROBLEMS BEGAN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. AS THE PROBLEMS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE, I LOOKED THIS UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT FORD KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE GEM MODULE, JUST AS THEY KNEW ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT. AS I STATED ABOVE, THEIR ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM WHICH THEY KNEW EXISTED, IS TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY EVERYTIME I PARK THE VEHICLE. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10139812October 16, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
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 NIGHT). DEALER CLAIMED FUSE BLOCK AND GEM MODULE WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE WATER LEAK (A DEFECT). THE SAME LEAK WE HAD BEEN CONTINUALLY COMPLAINING ABOUT. THE WINDSHIELD, WINDSHIELD SEAL, FUSE BLOCK AND GEM WERE ALL REPLACED. THE INTERIOR RUSTING WAS NOT AND CANNOT EASILY BE FIXED. ALL THIS BECAUSE OF A FORD DEFECT. THE TOTAL REPAIR WAS OVER $1,000. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10138275September 30, 2005FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FORD EXPEDITION HESITATES DURING ACCELERATION FORD DID NOTHING TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10137801September 27, 2005STRUCTURE
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 REPAIR. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10137379September 23, 2005LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
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 THE REPAIR? FORDS ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR IS 450.00. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10137009September 19, 2005FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
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 CAN DO SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10136861September 18, 2005ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10136615September 15, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
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 WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALSO DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD AND SAME APPOINTMENT I HAD TO HAVE A BRAKE SENSOR REPLACED. I STARTED NOTICING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS LIKE THE RADIO WOULD TURN OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OUT OF PARK AND SOME TIMES IT WOULD TURN OFF WHEN YOU WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TURN BACK ON BY ITS SELF. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I WOULD BE LEAVING WORK AND TRY TO USE THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS AND IT WOULD NOT WORK AND WHEN I USE THE KEY TO OPEN THE DOOR THE RADIO WOULD BE ON AND THE AC WOULD BE BLOWING AIR. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING AND AFTER A RAIN WAS WHEN THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR MOSTLY. I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AND ADVISED FORD WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE FORD EXPEDITION AND FORD F150. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE SEAL ON THE WINDSHIELD OVER TIME SEPARATES FROM THE FRAME AND CAUSES THE LEAK. I SAID THEN THIS IS A DEFECT AND WAS ADVISED NO ITS NOT ITS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS. MY EXPEDITION IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD ITS A 2000 IN GREAT CONDITION AND HAD BEEN GARAGE KEPT FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS. NOW I AM OUT $1043.69 JUST TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED AND THE GM MODULE AND FUSE BOX REPLACED AS WELL. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10135761September 7, 2005SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
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 IMMEDIATE REPAIR. AFTER ARRIVAL AT THE DEALER, I STAYED WITH THE MECHANIC TO OBSERVE REPAIRS. HE SHOWED ME TWO RUSTED AND BROKEN HALVES OF LINK THAT HAD SNAPPED IN TWO FROM CORROSION AND METAL FATIGUE. HE SAID THAT HE GETS SEVERAL OF THESE EACH WEEK ON F150S, EXPEDITIONS AND EXPLORERS. HE REFERRED TO IT AS A DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS BEEN RECTIFIED BY A RECALL ON THE EXPLORER WITH A LARGER OR REINFORCED LINK, BUT NOT ON THE EXPEDITION OR THE F150. I DECIDED THIS SHOULD BE REPORTED FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST, SOMEONE COULD BE INJURED OR HAVE THEIR VEHICLE DAMAGED BY THE BOTTOM HALF OF THESE LINKS FALLING OF ONTO THE ROADWAY. SECOND, I SUSPECT THE PREMATURE AND CHOPPY WEAR OF MY FRONT TIRES IS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS DEFECT. SOMEONE EQUIPPED THIS VEHICLE WITH THAT ITEM FOR A REASON. IT ISN'T PERFORMING ITS INTENDED PURPOSE. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED WITH AN ACCEPTABLE AND SAFE PART.1 *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10121058August 31, 2005VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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 THIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD REGULAR MULTI-POINT INSPECTIONS. LATER CONSUMER FINDS THAT FORD HAS HAD PROBLEMS (PER CHANNEL 7 LOCAL NEWS) WITH CRUISE CONTROL ISSUES. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, FORD WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WOULDN'T TALK TO CONSUMER. *TT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS SENSOR. A WORN IDLER ARM CAUSED NOISE AND VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10135611August 30, 2005EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
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. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10134739August 30, 2005VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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 HAS NOT YET TALKED TO FORD. THE VEHICLE HAS CRUISE CONTROL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOLD HER THERE WAS A RECALL 05V017000. SHE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND S NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10133581August 19, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 POINTED OUT THE SMOKE AND I RAN TO THE BEDROOM TO GET THE KEYS TO THE CAR AND HAD MY SONN CALL 911. I THEN RAN OUT THE DOOR AND WAS GOING TO TRY AND MOVE THE CAR AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. BY THE TIME I COULD GET CLOSE TO THE CAR FLAMES STARTED TO APPEAR ON DRIVERS TO MIDDLE OF THE CAR BETWEEN THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. THE BLACK SMOKE BEGAN TO THICKED AND I COULD SEE THE PAINT BUBBLES IN THE HOOD. I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, BUT IT WAS TOO HOT AND MY SON AND THE 911 OPERATOR WERE TELLING ME TO GET AWAY FROM IT. AT THAT POINT I COULD DO NOTHING BUT WATCH AS MY CAR WAS BURNING AND THEN IT STARTED TO CATCH THE HOUSE ON FIRE AS WELL. AS WE WAITED FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ARRIVE ALL WE COULD DO IS WATCH CAR EXPLODE SEVERAL TIMES AND CAUSE SEVRE DAMAGE TO OUR HOUSE. FORD MOTOR WILL BE AT THE HOUSE MONDAY AUG. 22, 2005 TO REVIEW THIS CASE. EXPERTS IN THE AREA ARE TELLING US THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY CURISE CONTROL SWITCH AND FORD, TI AND DUPONT ALL KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I WILL HOWEVER NOT STAND BY AND WATCH SINCE WE WERE LUCKY AND NO LIVES WERE LOST,
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10127802August 19, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 PAID FOR REPAIRS BUT THE DEALER HASN'T INFORMED THE CONSUMER AS TO WHY VEHICLE IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER ALWAYS TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND SERVICE. CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF AN ARTICLE IN THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS MAGAZINE DEALING WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF HIS VEHICLE. *AK *TT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10133345August 18, 2005VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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 COUPLE OF MINUTES AND CONSUMED THE ENTIRE GARAGE.HOME AND BUSINESS. THEIR HOME IS OVER 80 PERCENT BURNED, THEY LOST BOTH VEHICLES IN FIRE. THE PEOPLE ESCAPED THE FIRE. *AK *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0