Ford Expedition Complaints (2001)

578 consumer complaints on file.

#10135741September 7, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135337September 5, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134380August 27, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
(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
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134229August 25, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133991August 23, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
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)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133735August 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132998August 16, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
2001 FORD EXPEDITION FIRE RESULTING FROM SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH OF THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPONENTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131531August 4, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131321August 2, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130126July 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TRUCK WAS JUST SITTING THERE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129634July 21, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT, THE MEMBRANE BROKE. THE BRAKE FLUID FILLED THE SERVO OF THE CRUISE CONTROL. IT WAS FROM THE BROKEN MEMBRANE ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS LEAKING, CRUISE CONTROL SERVO WAS FULL OF FLUID. THAT WAS THE STATEMENT FROM THE INVOICE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, LAST WEEK. THE FORD WAS CALLED, AND THEY TOLD CONSUMER TO CHECK THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH. AT THAT POINT, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS FULL OF FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS CHANGED, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THE SERVO WAS INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. IT WAS COSTING THE CONSUMER $516 TO FIX THIS $21 PART.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128658July 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUSE BOX AND MODULE ALL KINDS OF ELECTRIAL PROBLEMS ALSO CAR WILL START ON ITS OWN THE CAR WILL JUMP INTO REVERSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10127598July 6, 2005
SEAT BELTS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT-BELT BUCKLE BECOMES UNLATCHED ON AN INTERMITTANT BASIS. BELT BUCKLE WILL INSERT AND SNAP MOST OF HTE TIME, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN THE BUCKLE SNAPPED AS IF IT WAS LATCHED, BUT COME UNLATCHED WHEN A FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BUCKLE (AS WHEN LEANING FORWARD).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127600July 6, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BEGINNING ABOUT 8-12 MONTH'S AGO, THE RIGHT REAR CHILD SAFETY LOCK FREQUENTLY SWITCHES FROM THE "UNLOCKED" POSITION TO THE "LOCKED" POSITION, APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3RD-TO-4TH TIME THE RIGHT REAR DOOR IS SHUT. THIS MALFUNTION OF A SAFETY FEATURE CREATES SITUATIONS WHERE THE PASSENGER IS LOCKED WITHIN THE CAR AND CANNOT LET THEMSELVES OUT UNLESS THE DOOR IS OPENNED FROM THE OUTSIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127605July 6, 2005
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION'S (65300 MILES) CABLE WHICH MOUNTS THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE HAS FRAYED AND THE TIRE HAS FALLEN OFF. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHICH JUST WORKED ON THE CAR, AND THEY SAID, "YA, WE'VE SEEN THAT HAPPEN A FEW TIMES... THE CABLE RUSTS OUT, AND THE TIRE FALLS OFF." I HAVE NEVER BOTTOMED OUT THE CAR, WE HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNERS, AND IT WAS JUST IN TO FORD FOR REPAIRS, AND A "SAFETY INSPECTION" SO IT MUST HAVE HAPPENED RECENTLY. I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN OR WHERE THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I MUST HAVE BEEN DRIVING, BECAUSE OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BACKED OVER IT, HAD I BEEN PARKED. I MAY HAVE BEEN GOING 65 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR! AND GOD HELP ANYONE BEHIND ME! THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT, I CAN ONLY HOPE MY CAR WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT TO ANOTHER. NOW I AM FORCED TO ENDURE YET ANOTHER COSTLY REPAIR TO A CAR, WHICH FOR ITS LIMITED 65,000 MILES HAS ALREADY HAD ITS SHARE. TWO MONTHS AGO I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT I BROUGHT IT IN FOR REPAIRS TO AN ENGINE PROBLEM, BECAUSE ITS BALL JOINTS WERE SO BAD THAT THE FRONT WHEELS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF! THIS IS NOT THE KIND OF THING THAT A MOTHER, WHO USES THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT HER THREE SMALL CHILDREN AROUND IN, WANTS TO HEAR! AND NOW, THE SPARE TIRE HAS FALLEN OFF! IT WILL REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MOUNTING MECHANISM, AS WELL AS THE TIRE AND WHEEL, ASSUREABLY, NOT TO BE CHEAP! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. RESPECTFULLY, KIM WYMAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126171June 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THIS EXPEDITION STARTS UP WITH NO KEY WIPERS START AND STOP DOOR LOKES OPEN AND CLOSE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES IN PARK OR NEUTRAL THE CAR TRIES TO START AGAIN WHEN IT IS ALREADY RUNNING . THE CAR WAS PARKED WHILE I WENT INTO THE STORE MY WIFE WAS IN THE CAR IT JUMPED INTO REVERSE SHE JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR THE DOOR HIT HER NOCKED HER DOWN AND ALMOST RAN HER OVER THIS CAN BE REPEATED THE FUSE BOX AND MODULE WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $1,000.00 ALSO I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AS IT WAS LEAKING THEY SAID THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRENTY THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10126248June 22, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
DT: CONTACT STATES THE WINDSHIELD IS LEAKING, CAUSING THE COMPUTER IN THE FUSE PANEL TO SHORT OUT. THE STEREO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER COME ON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN USE. WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. WARRANTY EXPIRED , AND ELECTRONIC PANEL HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. FORD MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126051June 21, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
2001 FORD EXPEDITION (EDDIE BAUER) HAS HAD REPEATED WATER LEAKS IN FRONT WINDSHIELD. I'VE HAD THE WINDOW REPLACED ONCE AND REPAIRED 2 MORE TIMES, SO FAR IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. IT CAUSED MY AUTOMATIC HEAD-LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH TO FAIL. ALSO MY REAR-WINSHIELD WIPERS FAILED ONCE, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS RELATED TO A WINDSHIELD LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126157June 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD COMPLETE FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DUE TO WATER LEAK AROUND FRONT WINDSHIELD AND/OR MOON ROOF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125868June 20, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
NO FAILURE AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE GIVEN THE SERIOUS NATURE OF THE FIRE HAZARD (CRUISE CONTROL).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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