2000 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

VEHICLE WAS PARKED NEXT TO A FORD EXPEDITION THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURN MY VEHICLE TOO. *TR

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF AND THE ASHES FROM THIS VEHICLE BURNED THE VEHICLE NEXT TO IT. *TR

MY FAMILY AND I WERE AWAKEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH OUR HOME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT WAS DETERMINED BY FORD INVESTIGATORS AND OUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM MY FORD EXPEDITION THAT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE ALONG WITH MY WIFE'S VEHICLE. IT TURNED OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON A CRUISE SWITCH ON MY VEHICLE. MY WIFE OR I NEVER RECEIVED ANY LETTER OR PHONE CALL FROM FORD NOTIFYING US OF THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. WE WERE BLESSED TO ESCAPE WITH OUR LIVES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. IN 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. TWO YEARS LATER, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 134,000.

OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED FOR 12 HOURS AND THEN A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. IN 2007, WE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL REPLACED BY A FORD DEALER DUE TO THE RECALL. THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED. APPARENTLY THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE FIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH OF THE REAR CHILD SAFETY LOCKS WERE INOPERATIVE IN HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 334,000.

I WENT OUT TO MY TRUCK TO START IT AND THE RADIO WAS ON. NO KEYS IN IGNITION. STARTER ENGAGES WHILE RUNNING IN PARK AND NEUTRAL. WIPERS COME ON AND OFF NO KEYS IN IGNITION. LOCKS AND UNLOCKS BY ITSELF NO KEYS IN IGNITION. WHILE DRIVING HAVE TO PUT IN NEUTRAL TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN AND UP. ALL THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE IN A HARD RAIN AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I COULD NOT SEE AND WAS FORCED TO QUICKLY BRAKE AND PULL OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED A CAR BEHIND ME TO SWERVE OUT OF CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NOT ANY PHYSICAL ACCIDENT. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL LIKE I CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE SAFELY IN THE RAIN. SYMPTOMS IN THE RAIN ONLY: WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. RADIO, FAN LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CLICKING NOISES AND FAN RUNNING WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF AND KEY IS NOT IN IGNITION. VERY WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. DUE TO LEAKY WINDSHIELD WHICH DAMAGES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BUT FORD HAS NO RECALL SINCE IT IS "NOT A SAFETY ISSUE". CASE NUMBER FROM FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE - 0382221079. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO, REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER, AND INTERIOR LIGHTING IN THE VEHICLE HAVE ALL STOPPED WORKING. THE FAILURES WOULD OCCUR ON RAINY DAYS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE CAUSED BY THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE AND THE FUSE BOX. BOTH OF THESE COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

RECURRENT ISSUE WITH MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHEN IT RAINS, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTS OUT, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN, MAKING IT UNDRIVEABLE. VARIOUS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS GO ON AND OFF WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, AND SOME GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO FAIL DURING A RAINSTORM!!! SOMETIMES, THERE IS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM BELOW THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR