Ford Expedition Complaints (2000)
890 consumer complaints on file.
- #10181955February 8, 2007WHEELS:HUB
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION, THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 137000. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HUB CAPS WERE PLASTIC, AND HAD PLASTIC PRONGS THAT PROTRUDED THROUGH A CIRCULAR MEDAL BRACKET. THE BRACKET BENDED,THE PRONG BROKE , AND THAT THE MEDAL BRACKET EXPANDED DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER, AND THIS CAUSED THE BRACKET TO BREAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THEM TWICE TO DATE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10181482February 3, 2007VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON JAN 31, 2007 IN THE PARKING LOT AT 9935 WALKER IN CYPRESS, CA. THE INCIDENT (FIRE) STARTED APPROXIMATELY AT 5:30 PM. THE 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1:00 HR BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED, A PASSER BY SAW THE FIRE START IN THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MY SON DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME CAME OUT FROM WORK AND THE WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AND CYPRESS POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ON SITE. WHEN I ARRIVED THE FIRE WAS OUT, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RULED OUT ARSON. A PASSER BY IN ANOTHER FORD EXPEDITION TOLD US AT THE SITE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. I LOOKED INTO IT ON THE INTERNET AND YES THERE IS, 2000 FORD EXPEDITION RECALL 05V017000 RELEASED ON 27 JAN 2005. I AM THE SECOND OR THIRD PARTY OWNER AND DIDN'T KNOW ANY THING ABOUT THE RECALL. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY THE NEXT DAY. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10179522January 23, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I TOOK OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION (EDDIE BAUER ED.) INTO JOPLIN FORD LINCOLN MERCURY BECAUSE OF VARIOUS ELECTRICAL ABNORMALITIES. INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: WIPERS STOPPING WHILE DRIVING(1-20-07). I HAD THE DEALERSHIP RUN COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS TO TELL ME WHAT THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEMS WAS. I WAS INFORMED THAT "WDS PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOUND CENTRAL JUNCTION BOX, AND GEM MODULE CAUSING CONCERN, WATER INTRUSION CAUSED BY LEAKING WINDSHIELD." TOTAL ESTIMATE TO REPAIR BETWEEN $885 AND $948 (DEPENDING ON WHETHER WINDSHIELD COULD BE REUSED). I DECLINED TO HAVE REPAIRS MADE (COULDN'T AFFORD IT) BUT PRE-PAID ($503.04 FOR PARTS AND DIAGNOSTICS) SO THAT I COULD DO THE WORK MYSELF. IT WAS DURING AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR "GEM MODULE" THAT I HAPPENED UPON THIS (NHTSA) WEBSITE. I'VE READ ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS (EXPEDITION ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS) AND REALIZED THAT MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE, BUT QUITE COMMON. I WENT ON TO READ ( EA05015) BY THE ODI AND DOCUMENTS. UNLESS THEY WERE NOT PUBLISHED, THERE ARE SEVERAL FLAWS IN THE REPORT. 1. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT WIPERS FAILING IS NOT WIDESPREAD; BUT, THE RESULT OF FAULTY PRODUCTION AT ONE PLANT? THE REPORT I SAW DOESN'T INDICATE THAT ANY DISCERNMENT WAS ATTEMPTED IN THIS REGARD. 2. THE LEAK WAS IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD BEHIND THE SUPPORT COLUMN. IT WAS OUT OF SIGHT, CONTRARY TO FORD'S ASCERTION. 3. ODI'S RATIONAL FOR NOT RECOMMENDING A RECALL IS THAT NOT ENOUGH PERCENTAGE COULD BE ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF SERVICE RECORDS AND CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS TO NHSTA. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO CONTACT SOME OF THE OWNERS THAT HAD GEM PROBLEMS AND LEAKS; AND ASK THEM IF THEY HAD THEIR WIPERS STOP... BECAUSE, THOUGH I REPORTED THE WIPERS TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, WHAT WAS SHOWN ON THE REPAIR ORDER IS, "...A C/S THE BLOWER FAN RUNS ON HIGH WHEN THE KEY IS SHUT OFF. HEARD CLICKING NOISE FROM THE ABS WHEN THE VEH IS SHUT OFF..." MAYBE JUST A MISTAKE, MAYBE NOT. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10179295January 21, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
1. VEHICLE OPERATING NORMALLY, STALLED AND WOULD NOT START ON INTERSTATE. 2. GEM FAILED DUE TO WATER, CARPET AND BEHIND FIREWALL WET. POTENTIALLY FATAL DUE TO TOTAL IMMOBILIZATION OF VEHICLE. TOWED. 3. GEM AND FUSE BOX REPLACED, SEE BELOW LOOKS LIKE NHTSA INVESTIGATION AND ENGINEERING STUDY STARTED. 39 CASES REPORTED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE05033 NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER : N/A MAKE : FORD MODEL: EXPEDITION MANUFACTURER : FORD MOTOR COMPANY YEAR : 2000 COMPONENT : ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : JUNE 15, 2005 DATE INVESTIGATION CLOSED : OPEN SUMMARY: COMPLAINANTS ALLEGE THAT WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS, WATER LEAKS INTO THE VEHICLE AROUND THE WINDSHIELD. THE WATER SEEPS INTO THE FUSE BOX AND FORD'S GEM (GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE) CAUSING THE WIPERS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO MALFUNCTION. THE GEM CONTROLS MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, WIPERS AND LIGHTING. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10179230January 20, 2007ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
ON JANUARY 16, 2007 MY WIFE DROVE OUR 2000 EDDIE BAUER EXPEDITION TO WORK AS USUAL PARKED N A COVERED PARKING GARAGE AND WENT TO WORK. AT THE END OF THE DAY SHE ATTEMPTED TO START HER CAR AND IT WAS TOTALLY DEAD AND WOULD NOT START. SHE THEREFORE HAD TO GET JUMP STARTED IN ORDER TO GET HOME. ON 1-17-07 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAD THEM EVALUATE AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SEEMS THAT THE GEM AND CJB WERE WATER DAMAGED AND CREATING SIGNIFICANT ELECTRICAL SHORTS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLES OPERATING SYSTEM. WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF THE FAN MOTOR WOULD ACTUALLY CONTINUE TO BLOW EVEN WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. ALSO THE CAR AT TIMES WOULD NOT TURN OFF WITH THE KEY. YOU CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WOULD STILL RUN. ANYWAY, THE DEALER INDICATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND SEALED AS THIS WAS THE SOURCE OF THE WATER DAMAGE. I QUESTIONED THE VALIDITY OF THE DIAGNOSIS AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON 2 MORE TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR IS GOING TO BE $1150 TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD THE GEM AND CJB. I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON THIS PROBLEM AND FINE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PRETTY WIDE SPREAD IN FORD EXPEDITIONS AND WANT TO MAKE MY PARTICULAR SITUATION A MATTER OF RECORD WITH THE NHTSA IN AN EFFORT TO ADD TO THE NUMBER OF CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH WERE CORRECTED UNDER A EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS WINDSHIELD LEAK PROBLEM IS THE SOURCE OF MY LONG STANDING PROBLEMS. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10179095January 18, 2007VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, STRUCTURE
WATER IS LEAKING IN FROM THE WINDSHIELD ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE WATER IS THEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND AFFECTING THE FUSE BOX AND THE GEM MODULE. IT DOES VERY WEIRD THINGS TO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE, WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, RADIO TURNS OFF ONCE VEHICLE IS PUT IN DRIVE, RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, BATTERY DIES, JUST TO NAME A FEW THE LIST GOES ON AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE VERY DANGEROUS IN SOME CASES. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE NO WIPERS. LET ME TELL YOU NOT GOOD. THE DEALER WANTS AN ARM AND A LEG TO FIX IT, MONEY I DO NOT HAVE AFTER SPENDING 15K ON A VEHICLE. SO HELP ME ANYTHING HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE AND THERE WILL BE A LAWSUIT. TAKE A LOOK AROUND ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS MAYBE THOUSANDS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10177360December 29, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL* - THE 2000 FORD EXPEDITION'S SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT SAW SMOKE IN THE VEHICLE. THE IGNITION WAS OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY HER NEIGHBOR THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS INJURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. PER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V017000; THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. FIRES HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLES WERE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF. *AK UPDATED 2/13/2007 - *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10176714December 20, 2006TIRES
4 NEW DUNLOP A/T RADIAL ROVER P255/70R16 109S M+S DOT PJCU 78HR TIRES BOUGHT FROM INTERNET SELLER DISCOUNT TIRE DIRECT INSTALLED ALSO BY DISCOUNT TIRE, HAMPTON, GEORGIA, SHIPPED FROM ARIZONA TO DISCOUNT TIRE IN HAMPTON, GEORGIA, ALL HAD DEFECT OF STEEL BELT INTERNAL SEPARATION (SOME CALLED TREAD SEPARATION) AFTER DRIVING ONLY ABOUT 30 MILES, ONE TIRE HAD SIDEWALL BLOW-OUT, PAPER THIN AT POINT OF DEFECT, RIDGE OF TREAD SEPARATION EASY TO SEE AND FEEL, OTHER 3 TIRES ALL HAD BELT SEPARATION, FELT AND SEEN BY A, B, J, L (DT EMPLOYEES) AND OTHERS, ALL AMAZED THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAD SAME DEFECT, OF DISCOUNT TIRE HAMPTON. DISCOUNT TIRE ADVISED BY ME TO NOTIFY DUNLOP, DUNLOP CALLED ONCE MONDAY BASICALLY ASKING FOR THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT (DISCOUNT TIRE COULD NOT REACH ANYONE OVER WEEKEND AT DUNLOP). I HAVE THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT AT MY HOME. I BELIEVE THESE TIRES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA IMMEDIATELY. DISCOUNT TIRE HAMPTON EMPLOYEES WERE GRACIOUS, RETAINED OTHER 3 TIRES, REPLACED WITH 4 KELLY TIRES. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10176249December 15, 2006ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IT STARTED LAST WINTER THE WIPERS WOULD FAIL WHEN IT RAINED AND THEN WE CAME OUT AND THE RADIO AND DASH WAS ON AND THE KEYS WERE NO WHERE NEAR THE IGNITION. NOW AFTER THE LAST RAIN MY HUSBAND TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND MY CAR TRIED TO TURN OVER!!! WHAT NEXT, WE ARE NOT SURE HOW TO CORRECT IT BUT IM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE WIPERS FAIL AND I HAVE NO VISIBILITY. IT IS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION, FORD REALLY NEEDS A RECALL THIS IS DANGEROUS. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10175426December 6, 2006SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM:SPRINGS/BAGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION AND DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT, A FAN HAS BEEN TURNING OFF AND ON WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. NOW, THE FAN IS TURNING ON MORE OFTEN AND IT IS LOUDER THAN BEFORE. WE ARE AFRAID THAT IT MAY SHORT OUT AND CAUSE A FIRE. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE RAISES EVERY TIME THE FAN TURNS ON AND VEHICLE LOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WE ARE ALSO AFRAID THAT WE MAY HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10175023December 3, 2006ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
LEAK IN DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WHICH LEAKS INTO FUSE BOX CAUSING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, ENGINE REVS ON ITS OWN, STARTS BY ITSELF, WINDSHIELDS WIPERS TURN ON AND OFF, RADIO WORKS THAN TURNS OFF, HEAD LIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING NOTE HAVE HAD IT INTO DEALERSHIP AND REPAIRED AND IT STILL DOING THE PROBLEMS, WAS TOLD BY THE TECH IT WAS A LEAK AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GUARANTEE THE WORK. HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT SNOWS OR RAINS HEAVILY. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10174577November 28, 2006STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION LEAKS FROM THE WINDSHIELD DURING HEAVY RAINS, AND WATER COMES INTO THE CABIN AREA. THE WATER ALSO HAS CAUSED MY GEM (GENERAL ELECTRONIC MODULE) TO MALFUNCTION, MAKING MY HVAC BLOWER TO SPONTANEOUSLY TURN ON AFTER I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THIS CAUSES MY BATTERY TO RUN DOWN. I WOULD EXPECT THAT THIS KIND OF MALFUNCTION COULD LEAD TO MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE FIRES DUE TO UNWANTED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10174580November 28, 2006ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
RAIN OR SNOW CAUSES MULTIPLE FAILURES IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MOST RECENTLY, THE BLOWER FAN FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. ONCE THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF THE BLOWER FAN WOULD RUN. IN ADDITION, THE WIPERS AND RADIO WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN THE TRUCK WAS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WIPE THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS THE 3RD YEAR IN A ROW THAT THESE ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE LEAKING WINDSHIELD. NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #EA05015. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10174440November 27, 2006AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND PULLING A TRAILER, THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE, LOST CONTROL, CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL AND FLIPPED OVER. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO PEOPLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD, AND DEEMED TOTALED.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10174463November 27, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT UNATTENDED, A FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE POLICE WERE ALERTED, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE, THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10173645November 16, 2006AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES. BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOYED. ALL THREE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE COLLISION WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES RANGING FROM HEAD CONCUSSIONS TO SCRAPES AND BRUISES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, HOWEVER THERE WERE NO INSPECTIONS DONE PER THE REQUEST OF THE CONTACT.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 3
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10173067November 9, 2006EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
VEHICLE'S RADIO, HEAT REMAINED ON EVEN WITH KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10170520October 11, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE BEGAN IN THE FRONT END, AND BURNED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS, AND WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 05V388000 WHICH PERTAINED TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10170315October 9, 2006ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE IN OUR DRIVEWAY ON 10.08.2006 AFTER BEING PARKED FOR12+ HRS. FIRE DAMAGED THE TRUCK HEAVILY AND A VEHICLE PARKED NEXT TO IT AND ALSO DAMAGED THE REAR OF THE GARAGE DOOR, ROOF SOFFIT, AND NEARBY FENCE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY LOCAL FIRE DEPT. NO PERSONAL INJURIES OCCURED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10170209October 7, 2006ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER THE TRUCK 100,000 MILES SERVICE AND WAS GIVING A GREEN ON ALL AREAS OF FORD QUALITY REPORT, I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK THREE DAYS LATER AFTER IT RAIN OUR AREA, I WAS TOLD THE COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE TRUCK WAS NOT DRIVING PROPERLY I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THE COIL REPLACE. IT WORKED FOR ANOTHER THREE WEEKS UNTIL WE HAD ANOTHER DOWN POUR OF RAIN, WHILE DRIVING I HEARD CONTINUOUS BEEPS A MINUTE OR TWO LATER THERE WAS A BURN SMELL IN THE TRUCK IT SEEMS TO COME FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON THE DRIVER SIDE, BEING SCARED I HAD TO PARK THE TRUCK AND HAVE IT TOW. I AM NOW BEING TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE IS A WATER LEAK FROM THE WINDSHIELD WHICH HAS CAUSED A SHORT WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE COST WOULD BE $1400 TO HAVE IT REPLACE. THIS TRUCK HAVE HAD REGULAR SERVICE EVERY 3000 TO 5000 MILES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT, THIS TRUCK HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVE IN ANY ACCIDENT. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0