2000 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

I HAVE A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME A SPARK PLUG HAS BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER, I DID SOME SEARCHING AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THE LAST ONE WAS A WAYS FROM HOME AND I DROVE IT HOME, JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. IT'S TIME FORD DID SOMETHING ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. THANKS JOHN BENDIK *TR

MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 6-19-05. MY DAUGHTER & I HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME. 30 MINUTES LATER THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS NOT IN THE GARAGE. THE FIRE DEPT CAME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED. I RECEIVED NOTHING FROM FORD. NOT ONE DIME. 3 YRS LATER I STILL GET NOTICES IN THE MAIL ASKING TO BRING MY TRUCK IN FOR THE RECALL. I NEVER REC'D ONE NOTICE BEFORE THEN. IT IS TOO LATE. I HAVE EMAILED FORD BUT THEY DO NOT CARE. I LOST MY TRUCK. IF IT WASN'T FOR MY INSURANCE THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE A CAR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND BECAUSE OF AN ERROR ON FORDS PART, I HAD TO START OVER. FORD SHOULD HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS TRAGIC EVENT. ME & MY DAUGHTER TO THIS DAY ARE SCARED TO DEATH TO PARK IN THE GARAGE OR UP NEAR THE HOUSE. MY DRIVEWAY WAS BURNT. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 EXPEDITION THAT IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL FAILURE, DEAD BATTERY EVERY WEEK, CLICKING FROM UNDER THE DASH, LIGHTS FLASHING ON THE INTERIOR, RADIO/CLOCK LIGHTS FAIL, DRIVERS SIDE BACK SIDE WINDOW FAILS TO OPEN AND REAR WINDOW WIPER STOPPED WORKING. THE FLASHING, CLICKING AND OTHER VARIOUS ELECTRICAL QUIRKS HAPPEN AT RANDOM TIMES BUT THE DRAINED BATTERY HAPPENS EVERY WEEK. I CAN JUMP START THE TRUCK BUT WHEN IT SITS FOR A FEW DAYS UNDRIVEN AND I TRY TO START IT...DEAD BATTERY. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL I REALIZED IT WASN'T A FAULTY BATTERY, IT IS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. I TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. I HAD ALSO INFORMED THEM OF THE LEAKING WINDSHIELDS/GEM MODULE PROBLEM I HAD READ ABOUT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD SEVERAL EXPEDITIONS SERVICED WITH THE SAME ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THEY CALLED ME AND SAID IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY AFTER I DID THEIR JOB AND INFORMED THEM OF THE LEAKING WINDSHIELD/GEM MODULE. I ASKED THEM TO PLEASE CHECK THE MODULE AND WHATEVER ELSE WAS NEEDED TO FIX MY TRUCK. THEY LATER SAID THEY CHECKED IT AND FOUND NO CORROSION IN THE GEM MODULE. THEY ALSO SAID SINCE IT WASN'T "CODING" THEY HAD NO CLUE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THEY SAID THIS WITHOUT FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO OTHER POSSIBLE CAUSES SUCH AS MOISTURE IN THE KEYLESS ENTRY PAD WHICH IS KNOWN TO BE FAULTY AND A REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE. ALL THAT WAS DONE WAS TO PUT A NEW BATTERY IN MY TRUCK, TOLD MY PROBLEM WAS A DEAD BATTERY BECAUSE IT'S THEIR POLICY THAT WHEN A VEHICLE COMES IN FOR SERVICE, TO FIND THE MOST LOGICAL REASON FOR MALFUNCTION WHEN IT WONT CODE AND SENT HOME WITH A TRUCK THAT I KNOW WILL NOT START IN A WEEK, POSSIBLY CATCH FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, POSSIBLY KILL SOMEONE OR BURN MY HOUSE DOWN. *TR

WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE COIL PACKS GO OUT, LEADING UP TO THE FIRE. OUR GARAGE COUGHT FIRE AND BURNT OUR NEW HOME DOWN. *TR

2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER THEN FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO RESTART ITSELF. THERE WAS AN OPENED AND CLOSED INVESTIGATION (EA05015) REGARDING THIS FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

HEAVY RAINS YESTERDAY. ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, STOPPED AT A STORE, TURNED OFF THE KEY, BUT THE HEATER BLOWER DID NOT TURN OFF. TURNED THE HEATER CONTROL TO OFF AND HEARD MANY RAPID CLICKS FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD TO THE RIGHT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. ON ARRIVING HOME, BLOWER DID THE SAME THING. VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT. NEXT MORNING, SEVERAL SERIES OF FIVE BEEPS CAME FROM UNDER THE DASH. HEATER BLOWER STILL STAYS ON WHEN KEY IS OUT. WE HAD WATER LEAKING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD A COUPLE YEARS AGO THAT CAUSED THE ODOMETER TO GO OUT. HAD THE WINDSHIELD RE-SEALED. ODOMETER INTERMITTENTLY COMES BACK ON SINCE THEN. IT WOULD APPEAR THE LEAK IS HAPPENING AGAIN, AND WATER IS GETTING DOWN INTO THE GEM MODULE AND FUSEBOX. HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THESE YET. I'M AFRAID THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WILL CAUSE A FIRE IN THE EXPEDITION, WHICH IN MY ATTACHED GARAGE COULD LIKELY BURN DOWN THE ENTIRE HOUSE AND THREATEN MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. WWW.FORD-FORUMS.COM, TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM, AND WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM ALL HAVE MANY POSTS OF SIMILAR WATER-LEAKING-CAUSING-ELECTRICAL-PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL 05V388000 - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE FOR THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 5/5/08 *CN

RAIN/SNOW CAUSE WATER TO LEAK INTO THE GEM MODULE & FUSE BOX UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD CAUSING COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, WACKY ELECTRICAL THINGS LIKE FAN MOTOR RUNNING WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION, STRANGE "STUPID LIGHTS" PERIODICALLY ON DASH, ETC. HAVE REPLACED THESE TWICE, VERY EXPENSIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR TWO AND A HALF HOURS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. SMOKE AND FLAMES BEGAN POURING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT'S HOME THEN CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY. THE FIRE MARSHALL BELIEVES THAT THE FIRE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND INVESTIGATIVE NOTES ARE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE PURCHASE DATE AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 4/22/08 *CN