Ford Expedition Complaints (2001)

578 consumer complaints on file.

#10259381February 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
SAFETY RELATED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS DURING RAINY CONDITIONS, INCLUDING FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252291December 19, 2008
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES FAILED. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM MAY NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE OCCUPANT PROTECTION AND INCREASE THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V227001 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 01/09/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/12/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250465December 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THE MORNING OF 12/1/08 MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WOULD NOT START, BATTERY WAS DEAD. I JUMPED IT OFF AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE AC FAN AND RADIO REMAINED ON EVEN WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THE ABS SYSTEM COULD BE AFFECTED. ALSO; DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTING OUT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED WATER ONTO THE FUSE BOX/GEM. FORD ISSUES A SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE #15773, IN APRIL OF 2002. I BOUGHT THIS EXPEDITION FROM B&B FORD AT BARNWELL, SC 29812, 803-259-5524 ON 2/21/2004. NO ONE MENTIONED THE SSM TO ME. NOW MY VEHICLE IS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE UNDER WHEEL DASH REMOVED. THEY ARE TELLING ME THE IT WILL BE OVER $600.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THIS INCLUDES RESEALING THE WINDSHIELD, REPLACING THE FUSE BOX AND GEM. I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN A VEHICLE THAT IS POISED TO CAUSE MY FAMILY HARM OR DEATH. PURCHASING FROM A DEALER ONE WOULD HAVE TO AGREE THAT THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE RESOLVED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME. ONCE AGAIN, I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF ANY ISSUES NOW A POSSIBLE $600.00 PLUS BILL. THEY ORDERED THE PARTS TODAY. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FORD PROBLEM NOT AN ED PROBLEM. HOW MANY OTHERS ARE RIDING AROUND IN THESE TIME BOMBS? THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. ED CORLEY *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250213November 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, VISIBILITY, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
DURING WET WEATHER MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WILL HAVE VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INCLUDING WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, RADIO TURNING ON/OFF, DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING AND WINDOWS NOT WORKING. SOMETIMES CAR WILL NOT START AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249718November 24, 2008
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD "POPPING" NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DISCOVERED ONE THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BEEN "EJECTED" FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE COIL THAT SITS ABOVE THE SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN BROKEN AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG AND TIGHTEN IT DOWN ENOUGH TO SEAL THE CYLINDER AND GET THE VEHICLE TO A SHOP. THE SHOP REPLACED ALL 8 SPARK PLUGS AND THE BROKEN COIL. THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION XLT WITH A 4.8 LITER TRITON V8 ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249558November 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAVE OWNED MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS. HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND WHEN IN RAINS, I HAVE TO KEEP TOWELS IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF LEAKING WINDOWS. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS LEAK IN THE SAME SPOT. MANY TIMES I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD. NOW WHEN I SHUT MY VEHICLE OFF, THE BLOWER FANS TURNS ON AND RUNS UNTIL THE BATTERY IS DEAD. I ALSO WILL BE DRIVING, AND ALL MY DASH LIGHTS WILL BLINK ON AND OFF. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE GEM MODULE AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY COULD CAUSE A FIRE, EVEN WHEN NOT RUNNING. I AM HEARING ESTIMATES FOR REPAIR OF UP TO $1,500.00. IN MY RESEARCH ON THIS, IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT, NOR AN INEXPENSIVE ONE TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247112October 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD LEAKING WATER CAUSING ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL FAILURES IN A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THIS IS DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247172October 29, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2001 EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE WENT TO RECEIVE PART COMPLETED ON VEHICLE SERVICE WERE OUT OF STOCK OF PARTS. DUE TO FORD NOT COMPLETING RECALL VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246427October 22, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE CRUISE CONTROL AND BURNED OUR HOUSE TO A TOTAL LOSS AND ALL OF OUT OTHER AUTOMOBILES WERE BURNED TO A TOTAL LOSS ALSO WE LOST EVERYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10246094October 20, 2008
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH TO VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE SEAT BELT; HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO UNLATCH WHEN HE MOVED AROUND. THE SEAT BELT ALSO OPENED WHEN HE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V227001 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE BEGAN IN JANUARY OF 2003 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE THE SEAT BELTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $200 AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244087October 1, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION THAT BLEW OUT THE #3 SPARK PLUG SIX MONTHS AGO. THE REPAIR COST AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP COST $450.00 WITH NO WARRANTY. THIS MORNING I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND HEARS THE LOUD POP AND KNEW THAT A SPARK PLUG HAD AGAIN BEEN EJECTED. I WAS SEVEN MILES FROM HOME SO I THOUGHT I WOULD DRIVE IT HOME. I DROVE ABOUT 20 MPH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE GAS FUMES WERE SO STRONG THAT I HAD TO OPEN MY WINDOW. ALL IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT A SMALL SPARK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOR MY TRUCK TO HAVE BEEN ON FIRE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243342September 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGHLY. SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG HAD EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE, AND ONLY 7 OF THE 8 SPARK PLUGS REMAINED. HE ALSO WARNED THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL RISK OF A FIRE IF SHE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THAT CONDITION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240592September 2, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE HAD CONTINENTAL GRABBER AW TIRES, SIZE P275/60R17 (NA) THREE YEARS AGO. AT THAT TIME, ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGHLY AND THE TIRES BEGAN TO FORM BUBBLES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS GENERAL CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV TIRES, SIZE 275/60R17 (NA) AND THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE FIRST SET OF TIRES THAT HE REPLACED AND TO HAVE THE CURRENT TIRES REPLACED. HE REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02T012000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT). THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240649September 2, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY DAUGHTER WAS AT HERMANN HOSPITAL IN HOUSTON FOR BRAIN AND SPINE SURGERY. I DROVE MY OLDER DAUGHTER THERE AT 9:00PM. AT 4:00AM I WAS AWAKEN BY SECURITY TO INFORM ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS BURNING IN THE PARKING GARAGE. IT IS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS CONSUMED BY THE FIRE. SMOKE, WATER, AND DEBRIS RUINED THE CONTENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240682September 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE ENGINE EJECTED THE #3 SPARK PLUG, TEARING UP THE THREADS IN THE PROCESS. THE REPAIR INVOLVED INSTALLATION OF A HELICOIL, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER (PACKEY-WEBB OF DOWNERS GROVE IL) INSISTED THAT THE ONLY AVAILABLE REPAIR WOULD BE INSTALLING A NEW HEAD ASSEMBLY. THE HEAD ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING LABOR, WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER 4 TIMES THE COST OF THE HELICOIL. THIS MUST HAVE BEEN DUE TO EITHER WEAK THREADS, OR IMPROPERLY TORQUED SPARK PLUGS FROM THE FACTORY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240115August 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2001 FORD EXPEDITION. DROVE FOR FIVE MINUTES AND PARKED, THEN WALKED INTO HOUSE AND TURNED TO LOOK BACK AT CAR AND SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. I RAN OVER THERE AND FOUND THE WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON FIRE. I SPRAYED WITH HOSE AND UNHOOKED BATTERY. THE PART THAT LOOKS LIKE IT STARTED THE FIRE WAS JUST BELOW THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239613August 25, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT T-BONED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED BACK TO THE MIDDLE WHERE THE TIRES ARE LOCATED. THE CROSS MEMBER OF THE FRONT OF THE FRAME SPLIT IN HALF. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, CHEST, AND KNEE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10237271August 6, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS BACKING UP THE VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL SIMPLY FELL OFF. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS REATTACHED BY A MECHANIC. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING, RESULTING IN A SERIOUS CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,208. UPDATED 10/03/08 *BF UPDATED 10/06/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236436July 30, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SPARKPLUG STRIPPED ITSELF OUT OF ITS SEATING. THE MECHANIC HAS NOTED THIS THREE OTHER TIMES OVER THE YEARS WITHIN HIS BUSINESS ALONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235592July 24, 2008
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WATER LEAKED THROUGH WINDSHIELD. CAR STAYS ON WHEN KEY IS OUT AT TIMES WASTING ALL GAS. BLOWER AND DASH LIGHTS STAY ON AT TIMES DRAINING BATTERY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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