Ford Expedition Complaints (2003)

615 consumer complaints on file.

#10442287January 3, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT REMAIN LATCHED OR CLOSED. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441581December 29, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT IS SEVERELY PEELING OFF EVERY WHERE. MOSTLY THE HOOD, AND REAR HATCH. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441697December 29, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR INFANT SON AND OUR TEENAGE DAUGHTER IN OUR 2003 EXPEDITION XLT 4.6L 2X4. SHE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STARTED SMOKING AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY. SHE THOUGHT THE EXPEDITION WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. WE HAD THE EXPEDITION CHECKED OUT AND THE CYLINDER NUMBER 7 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. THE ALUMINUM THREADS IN THE HEAD GAVE AND THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT, THE INJECTOR KEPT SPRAYING RAW FUEL AND THE COIL IGNITED IT. WHEN ALL THIS HAPPENED IT BURNED THE IGNITION COIL, COIL BOOT, SPARK PLUG AND THE COIL HARNESS. NOW WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE CYLINDER HEAD REPLACED. WE LOVE OUR EXPEDITION AND I CONSIDERED BUYING A NEW ONE, BUT I DON'T KNOW NOW. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441123December 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE CUTS OUT/DIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439028December 8, 2011
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DRIVER SEAT WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT COMMAND. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF FOR THE SEAT TO STOP MOVING FORWARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT TO MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO GET A DIAGNOSIS ON THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,801 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436661November 21, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE DRIVER OWNED A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH AND COMPLETING A TURN WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A BRICK BUILDING. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AND FOUR OTHER PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
1
#10436492November 20, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AFTER MAKING A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I MADE A LEFT TURN AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP WHICH AT FIRST I THOUGHT WAS A TIRE BLOW OUT. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SO ERRATICALLY THAT I COULD FEEL IT IN MY STEERING. WE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR A FLAT WHEN WE NOTICED EVERY TIRE WAS FINE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND REMOVED THE TOP COVER TO THE ENGINE TO DISCOVER A SPARK PLUG LAYING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE AND THE COIL THAT WAS ONCE ATTACHED BLOWN OFF OF THE PLUG AND DAMAGED OFF TO THE SIDE STILL CONNECTED TO ITS ELECTRICAL SOURCE. THIS COLD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. FOR THE RECORD THESE PLUGS WERE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SPARK-PLUGS. VIA THE INTERNET I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS WEBSITE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426609September 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE BOLTS WERE ROTTED AND CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMELL OF THE FUMES CAUSED DIFFICULT IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE NICKEL BOLTS WEAKENED AFTER TIME AND BEGAN TO ROT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN THE PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426313September 19, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLEW #3 SPARK PLUG AFTER STARTING UP FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. WITH VEHICLE IDLING, OPENED THE HOOD, BUT THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. CALLED AAA AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420811August 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I JUST EXPERIENCED MY SECOND SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. THE FIRST WAS THE #4 PLUG IN FEBRUARY AND NOW THE #3 IN JULY. BOTH REPAIRS HAVE BEEN OVER 700 DOLLARS EACH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419666August 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER TEN MINUTES AND WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416553August 1, 2011
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ABSORB IMPACT FROM DRIVING OVER A POT HOLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE MAY BE CAUSED BY THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING AND BALL JOINTS PREMATURELY WEARING OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412077July 12, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY BEST FRIEND'S 2003 FORD EXPEDITION BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD WHILE PULLING A BOAT ACROSS A HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND SEVERAL CARS HAD TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVE TO BARELY AVOID COLLISION. UPON INTERNET RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME ENGINE IN FORD VEHICLES OVER SEVERAL YEARS OF PRODUCTION. FORD DENIES THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND ENDANGERS LIVES EVERYWHERE WITH THIS MOTOR. I SAW THIS PROBLEM MYSELF, AND MECHANICS I HAVE TALKED TO SAID THAT THESE FORD CYLINDER HEADS ARE ALL BAD WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS FOR EVERY FORD TRITON 5.4 LITER V8 ENGINE, SO IT EXISTS ACROSS THOUSANDS OF VIN NUMBERS. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409193June 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FACTORY SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF ENGINE. I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406728June 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT 4:40AM, WAS WOKE UP BY THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO RESPONDED TO A CALL IN OF OUR VEHICLE, A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION BEING ON FIRE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE FIRE CREW CHIEF, THE FIRE HAD STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND APPEARED TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. THE CAR HAD LAST BEEN USED THE PRIOR NIGHT AT 8PM, WHEN WE RETURNED FROM EATING DINNER, AND HAD REMAINED IDLE SINCE THAT TIME. UPON HEARING OUR STORY, SEVERAL FRIENDS MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD READ STORIES ABOUT FORD VEHICLES THAT HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CAUSING FIRES, EVEN IN VEHICLES THAT HAD REMAINED IDLE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. I CHECKED AND IT DOES NOT APPEAR THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE'S YEAR, BUT HAD BEEN FOR THE PRIOR YEAR'S (2002). HERE IS A LINK TO ONE ARTICLE (ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY): HTTP://ARTICLES.CNN.COM/2005-06-16/US/FORD.VEHICLES_1_FORD-VEHICLES-BRAKE-FLUID-CRUISE-CONTROL?_S=PM:US THE CAR IS A COMPLETE LOSS, THE ENGINE MOSTLY GONE AND THE TIRE AND PART OF THE BODY MELTED TO MY DRIVEWAY. THE DAMAGE INSPECTOR FOR OUR INSURANCE COMPANY STATED IT WAS LIKELY THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COVER OUR FULL LIEN AMOUNT AND I BELIEVE AT THE VERY LEAST FORD SHOULD MAKE WHOLE FOR US. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS WORKING WITH FORD ABOUT POSSIBLE SUBROGATION, BUT IT IS UNCLEAR AT THIS POINT IN TIME IF THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL ASK FOR DOLLARS BEYOND WHAT THEY WOULD PAY OUT IN THE LOSS. WE WERE FORTUNATE IT DID NOT SPREAD TO OUR HOME, MY HUSBAND'S FORD PARKED NEXT TO IT OR TO OUR BOAT WHICH WAS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF IT. IT WAS VERY, VERY CLOSE AND COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED. WE FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE DID NOT PARK THE VEHICLE IN OUR GARAGE OR ANY CLOSER TO THE BOAT, WHOSE COVER HAD MELTED AND COULD HAVE EASILY SET ON FIRE GIVEN THE HEAT AND SEVERITY OF THE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403649May 28, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DRIVING SOUTH ON HWY 42, MCDONOUGH, GA. SPEED LIMIT 55MPH. WIFE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 45-50MPH. CAR IN FRONT OF HER SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO TURN INTO A GAS STATION, WHICH HAPPENED TO HAVE THE COUNTIES CHEAPEST GAS. WIFE ATTEMPTED TO STOP, BUT NOT IN TIME, RESULTING IN THE FRONT OF HER 2003 FORD EXPEDITION CRASHING INTO THE REAR OF THE STOPPED DRIVER. ON A FAIRLY SEVERE TRAFFIC CRASH, THE AIRBAGS FOR OUR 2003 FORD EXPEDITION DID NOT DEPLOY. ALL DAMAGE TO THE EXPEDITION WAS FRONTAL. ALL DAMAGES TO THE STOPPED VEHICLE WERE TO THE REAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10397379April 25, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOODYEAR TIRE BLOWOUT. SIZE: 265/75/17 #1306431. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393880March 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 FORD EXPEDITION WILL BE DRIVING FINE, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL DIE IN TRAFFIC AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS OF BEING REAR ENDED. ONE OTHER TIME IT DIED AND WHILE COASTING AFTER IT DIED, IT STARTED AGAIN CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE AND MY WIFE ALMOST REAR ENDED SOMEONE ELSE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE REPAIR SHOP AND IT IS DIAGNOSED AS A PCM THAT IS AND NOW HAS A HARD FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386792March 7, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SPARK PLUG STRIPED AND BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD ON MY 5.4L ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386038March 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 FORD EXPEDITION WOULD NOT START AFTER LONG TOW TO MECHANIC IT WAS A BURNT RELAY SWITCH BUT NOW IT TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING, CHANGE THE RELAY SWITCH AND PROBLEM IS TEMPORARILY FIXED NOW SINCE THE RELAY IS FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND PCM MY TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP NOT SHIFTING 3RD OR OVER DRIVE NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM BUT WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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