2001 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH IN 2001 FORD EXPEDITION CAUSED SUV TO CATCH ON FIRE AFTER SITTING PARKED FOR 2 HOURS IN A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE, I OWNED A FORD EXPEDITION 2001 THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE ON AUGUST 9, 2007. IT WAS OUT OF MY HOUSE IN THE NIGHT WHEN WE STARTED TO SEE SMOKE IN THE STREET, AND WHEN WE WENT OUT OF THE HOUSE, THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, AND STARTED TO ADVANCE BACKWARDS THE FIRE, UNTIL THE FIREMEN CAME AND SEIZED THE FIRE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THERE CAN BE AN OPTION TO MAKE A LAWSUIT ABOUT THIS EVENT BECAUSE OF THE RISK THAT MY FAMILY AND I LIVED. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4. I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY TWO CHILDREN WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG/POP AND MY TRUCK CAME TO A HALT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO FIND OUT THE NOISE I HEARD WAS MY SPARK PLUG THAT HAD BLOWN OUT AND HIT THE ALUMINUM HEADS CAUSING DAMAGE. THE HEADS WERE SENT OUT TO A MACHINE SHOP AND WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE, I PAID OVER $3,000 TO FIX IT. A FEW DAYS AFTER PICKING IT UP, I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK IN BECAUSE A COOL PACK WENT BAD, THIS WAS LIKE MY THIRD ONE SO FAR. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN OCTOBER 2006 AND NOT EVEN 6 MONTHS LATER IN MARCH OR APRIL, MY TRUCK WAS BACK TO BARELY RUNNING/MOVING. I HAD IT TOWED AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN ITS THE ENGINE. IT HAS BEEN A VISCOUS CYCLE AND ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. IT WILL COST ME AT LEAST $5,000. TO REPLACE THE MOTOR WITH JUST A REMANUFACTURED ONE. IN THE LAST YEAR THE TRUCK HAS SAT IN MY YARD MORE THAN HALF THE TIME DUE TO ENGINE TROUBLE. I AM UNABLE TO GET TO AND FROM WORK WHICH IS CAUSING MY FAMILY MAJOR FINANCIAL STRESS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS AGAIN. I STILL OWE OVER $15,000. ON THE TRUCK AND AM PAYING $420. PER MONTH FOR SOMETHING NOT EVEN RUNNING. I AM STUCK BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY FORD WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. ANY HELP/ADVICE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR FOUR HOURS. THE FIRE SPREAD TO HER HOUSE. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT'S SISTER WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR FOUR DAYS DUE TO CHRONIC COUGHING CAUSED BY THE SMOKE. A HOSPITAL NOTE IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WITH CONTINENTAL 265/70 TIRES PURCHASED AT WAL-MART ON 8/05 STARTED VIBRATING REALLY BAD ON 5/07, WENT TO WAL-MART FOR BALANCE & ROTATE AND TIRE INSPECTION. WAL-MART SAID TIRES LOOKED FINE. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 1 TIRE SEPARATED. GOT IN REPLACED WITH THE SAME BRAND. 6/07 ANOTHER TIRE SEPARATION ON FREEWAY. *JB

THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT AIRBAG DEPOLYED,AND CAUSES SOME INJURIES, ON FEB. 5, 2007,

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE TO VIRGINIA, MY 2001 EXPEDITION POPPED A PLUG FROM ITS ENGINE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 200 MILES BECAUSE THE SMELL OF FUEL IT WAS LATE FRIDAY AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO UNTIL MONDAY. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE IN DEARBORN, MI. I WAS TOLD BY THE FEMALE OPERATOR (CHARLOTTE) TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO BOWDITCH FORD AND TO HAVE THEM RUN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST. MY VEHICLE WENT OFF TO THE SHOP VIA FLATBED AS TO NOT CAUSE ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. I LATER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER TELLING ME THAT IT WOULD COST $92.50, I OK'ED IT BECAUSE OVER THE WEEKEND I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE TRITON ENGINE AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME I WAS STILL IN CONTACT WITH FORD AND HAD EVEN TALKED TO AN OPERATOR NAMED RALPH. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO NEARLY 800,000 VEHICLES AND SOME RESULTING IN DEATH. DEARBORN, MI SAID THEY WOULD KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WOULD CONTACT ME THURSDAY. THURSDAY MORNING CAME AND I WAS CONTACTED BY DEARBORN AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES MYSELF. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY DEARBORN TO ASK THE DEALERSHIP, "WHO RECEIVES CERTAIN ALLOCATED FUNDS EACH YEAR FOR REPAIRS JUST LIKE THIS". THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED ASSISTANCE. AFTER ALL WAS DONE I WAS CHARGED FOR AN ECSD DIAGNOSE (92.50); 2 SPARK PLUGS (6.81); 1 COIL ASSEMBLY IGNITION (103.69); FUEL INGESTION CLEANER (6.47) ANOTHER VEHICLE KEY ? (30.00); MISC DRIVABILITY CHARGE (92.50); PCM REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER? (92.50); CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY (78.75); CLEAN THE INJECTORS? (65.00). THEY ALSO FIXED A SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION DEVICE OF WHICH WAS UNDER RECALL. AS A DISABLED VETERAN THAT WAS HALF MY CHECK FOR THE MONTH. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS. 1ST DAY, CHECKED ENGINE AND FOUND THE NUMBER 1 AND 4 PLUGS WERE SCREWED UP AND THAT THE INJECTORS WERE BACKWARDS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 71000. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH THE SPARK PLUGS SPITS AND IT AFFECTED THE CYLINDER HEAD, WHICH AFFECTED THE ENGINE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO RUN. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH HER INSURANCE COMPANY ,AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION AGAINST FORD FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD BE $4,000 AND THE TWO EXTENDED WARRANTIES WILL NOT COVER THE COST. UPDATE 05/22/07*TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION (EDDIE BAUER). THE TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING ERRATIC ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS SUCH AS DYING DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ELECTRIC FUNCTIONS TURNING ON AND OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS UNATTENDED, SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING, MILEAGE INDICATOR HAS LINES THROUGH IT, RADIO TURING ON AND OFF, BLOWER TURNING ON AND OFF, LIGHTS ACTING ON THEIR OWN, ETC. THE FAILURE TO RUN AND DYING UNEXPECTEDLY HAS CAUSED NEAR DEATH ACCIDENTS AS I PULL ONTO THE ROADWAY FROM A CROSS STREET. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO FORD AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED FROM A LEAKING WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSED THE GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX TO CORRODE. AFTER FIXING THE WINDSHIELD, GEM MODULE, AND FUSE BOX, THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WILL CAUSE A FIRE DUE TO THE VEHICLE TURNING THINGS ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. *AK

MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION BLOW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE ENGINE HEAD. RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD ALUMINUM HEAD ENGINES. FORD WILL NOT PROVIDE THE CONSUMER WITH A PROGRAM TO HELP WITH THE COST TO REPAIR THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT. THEY HAVE A REDESIGNED HEAD THAT WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE HEAD FOR $3,500. FORD TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP THIS ENGINEERING DEFECT HAS CAUSED THOUSANDS OF FORD OWNERS. *JB