2001 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY SOON AFTER MY CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING. IT BURNED AND CAUSED MY 2004 FORD F-250 TO BURN AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT MY HOUSE ON FIRE. *TR

ELECTRICAL: WINDSHIELD LEAKING FOR A FEW YEARS. FIRST A SMALL LEAK AND DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT. NOW IT SEEMS TO BE GREATER LEAKS INTO THE CAR WHEN IT RAINS- LEADING TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES SUCH AS DASH LIGHTS GO OUT, BLOWER STAYS ON, FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ RIGHT. RADIO SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK RIGHT AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT. FUEL TANK: ISSUES FROM DAY ONE - FLOATS DID NOT WORK RIGHT, NOW GAUGE DOES NOT READ RIGHT, ONE POINT I COULD NOT FILL THE CAR - MECHANIC DID SOMETHING TO TRY AND CORRECT IT. HOOD/WINDSHIELD LEAK: MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO GO TO AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH. WATER INTO THE ENGINE AREA. MUST PARK AT A CERTAIN ANGLE DURING THE RAIN. COIL PACKS GO OUT.

THIS VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF OUR DEALERSHIP AND HAD BEEN IDLE SINCE 5:00PM ON 5/6/2011. AT APPROXIMATELY 1:15PM ON 5/7/2011, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT A LARGE PORTION OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON FIRE. THE TOTAL DAMAGE IS STILL UNTOLD, BUT THE FIRE HAS SHUT THE DEALERSHIP DOWN UNTIL IT IS DEEMED SAFE TO OPEN AGAIN. AFTER SPEAKING WITH FIRE OFFICIALS AND HEARING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE THE CULPRIT OF MANY FIRES JUST LIKE THIS ONE.

THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IN MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WASN'T SWITCHED OUT BY THE PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OUR TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE IN THE DRIVE WAY AND BURNED UP LAST MONTH MARCH 2011. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND EXITING, THE VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED TO ASSIST. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AND WAS WAITING ON AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THEM OF THE PROCESS OF FILING A CLAIM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SIX YEARS PRIOR TO THE FIRE, SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IDLE IN THE RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND ADVISED HER THAT THE FIRE COULD HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE FAILURES OF THE IGNITION COILS AND BOOTS (5.4L ONLY), AND RESTRICTION OF THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) PASSAGES INSIDE THE INTAKE PLENUM (4.6L ONLY). THE COST TO REPAIR THE IGNITION COILS AND BOOTS IS ESTIMATED AT $103.00 FOR PARTS AND $32.50 FOR LABOR FOR EACH DEFECTIVE COIL. THE COST TO CLEAN THE EGR PASSAGES IS ESTIMATED AT $4.00 FOR PARTS AND $65.00 FOR LABOR. ALL PRICES ARE ESTIMATES BASED ON $65.00 PER FLAT RATE HOUR AND DO NOT INCLUDE DIAGNOSTIC TIME OR ANY APPLICABLE SALES TAX. *TR

HTTP://AUTOS.MSN.COM/RESEARCH/VIP/RELIABILITY.ASPX?YEAR=2001&MAKE=FORD&MODEL=EXPEDITION. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN HIS GARAGE FOR FOUR DAYS. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE STARTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT AND STATED THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE GARAGE WAS DAMAGED BADLY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND HE WAS WAITING ON AN ANSWER FROM THEM. HE ALSO FILES A CLAIM CASE# 0584960551. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000...MW

I WAS DRIVING WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND. MY VEHICLE STARTED MAKING THIS LOUD SUCKING SOUND AND NOISE SIMILAR TO THE SOUND OF A TRACTOR.