2001 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

I AM HAVING THE SAME WATER LEAK PROBLEMS THAT I'VE SEEN ON HERE BEFORE. WATER IS GETTING INTO MY FUSEBOX EVERY TIME IT RAINS. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR THIS SO IT IS AN ONGOING SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME. I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN RECALLED AFTER VIEWING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION AND 1 YEAR AGO THE HEATER WOULD STAY ON AFTER I WOULD REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY WOULD BE DEAD EVERY MORNING. 4 MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND WHEN I PUT MY CAR INTO PARK THE RADIO WOULD TURN ON AND I WOULD PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND IT WOULD TURN OFF. TWO DAYS AGO I WAS AT WORK AND I HAD GONE TO MY CAR TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING AND I COULD HEAR ACROSS THE PARKING LOT THAT MY CAR WAS TRYING TO START WITHOUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION I WAS FREAKING OUT, HOW CAN A CAR START WITHOUT A KEY. I OPENED MY CAR AND PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION, NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO I TRIED TO START IT TO TURN IT OFF AND WHEN IT WAS OFF I CLOSED THE DOOR AND STARTED TO WALK BACK INTO WORK AND IT ALL THE SUDDEN WAS TRYING TO START ITSELF AGAIN. I WENT INTO WORK TO GET A MAN TO COME AND UNPLUG MY BATTERY. AFTER WORK I RECONNECTED THE BATTERY AND IT STARTED I PICKED UP MY CHILDREN AND ON THE WAY HOME MY CAR STARTED GRINDING MAKING WEIRD NOISES THEN THE RADIO WAS GOING ON AND OFF. I PULLED OVER AND GRABBED MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR THINKING IT WAS GOING TO START AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I HAD TO STAND IN THE RAIN AND WAIT FOR A RIDE TO PICK US UP AND TAKE US HOME. THIS ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN THE RAIN. I WAS SO SCARED FOR MY SELF AND MY CHILDREN. I WENT HOME AND CALLED A FRIEND WHO KNOWS A LOT ABOUT CARS AND HE SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON IN FORD EXPEDITIONS THE WINDSHIELD WINDOW LEAKS. HE SAYS I HAVE TO GET A NEW WINDSHIELD AND A GEM MODULE AND A FUSE BOX AND A JUNCTION BOX. HOW CAN THIS BE SUCH A PROBLEM AND FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THE LEAKY WINDSHIELDS. *JB MY HUSBAND IS VERY ILL AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MONEY TO FIX THIS. I NOW HAVE NO WAY TO GET HIM BACK AND FORTH TO THE HOSPITAL. WE ALL PAY SO MUCH MONEY FOR OUR CARS AND WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRES AND UNWANTED ELECRICAL ACTIVITY WHEN THE CAR IS UNATTENDED. I REALLY HOPE FORD CAN HELP ME AND MANY OTHERS OUT THEIR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE BUSHES AND CONCRETE WERE DAMAGED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. TWO DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS REFILLED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED SMOKING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 128,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM ENGINE. STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE #3 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF HEAD WHICH BROKE THE IGNITION COIL PACK ABOVE IT. MECHANIC (NOT DEALER) INSTALLED AN AFTERMARKET KIT MADE FOR THE FORD MOTOR. 2001 EXPEDITION 5.4L TRITON 113,000 MILES. *TR

2001 FORD EXPEDITION HAD ITS 2ND SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT THIS WEEK. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WOKE UP TO FIND HER VEHICLE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE HAD APPARENTLY CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SHE SHOULD RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, BUT THEY FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 109,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK AND DESTROYED THE COIL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE HOUSE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED AND STATED THAT THE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE VEHICLE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. AN INVESTIGATOR FROM HIS HOME OWNER'S INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE FIRE DAMAGED THE HOUSE. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

THE SPARK PLUG EXPLODED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD DUE TO A MECHANICAL DEFECT IN MY CYLINDER HEAD, AND MY EXPEDITION IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I OWN WHICH LEGALLY FITS ALL OF MY CHILDREN IN THEIR BOOSTER SEATS. THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS I PAY THEM $750, WHICH I DON'T HAVE, AND DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THEIR DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR, BUT THREE DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DRIVE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.