2000 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE LIFTED THE HOOD, FLAMES WERE PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TWO HOURS. THE DEALER REFERENCED RECALL # 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL), BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

I AM HAVING SEVERE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE 2000 FORD EB EXPEDITION. THESE PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE SEAL OF THE FACTORY INSTALLED WINDSHIELD LEAKING WATER INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME INCAPACITATED, AND ONE INSTANCE WHEN SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRONT DASHBOARD WATER WAS SEEPING INTO THE CAB AND ACCESSING THE FUSE BOX. UPON CONTACT A SHORT WAS CREATED, CAUSING THE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT, HEATER AND A/C UNIT FAN TO BEGIN BLOWING WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ANYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS EXPOSED TO RAIN OR SNOW. *AK

WE HAD BEEN ADVISED REGARDING THE RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL. BEFORE THE PART WAS AVAILABLE, WE HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. AT THE TIME, THE SERVICE DEPT. DEACTIVATED THE SWITCH. BEFORE THE PART WAS INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS BEYOND REPAIR. WE INFORMED THE FORD COMPANY AND A LETTER WAS SENT TO US STATING THAT THIS WAS OUR FAULT FOR NOT HAVING THE PART INSTALLED. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER SUV NEW FROM A LOCAL DEALER IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 127,300. THIS CONCERNS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY USED TO COMMUTE TO WORK, NEVER OFF-ROAD OR ABUSED IN ANY MANNER. A FEW MONTHS INTO OUR OWNERSHIP, WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AND GOING OVER A OVERPASS AT 60 MILES AN HOUR THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED OFF THE SUV AND ROLLED ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AT NIGHT. LUCKILY, IT DID NOT KILL SOMEONE. THEN ABOUT 8 OR 9 MONTHS AGO IT HAPPENED AGAIN JUST BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY. INSPECTING THE PROBLEM IT IS CLEAR THE STEEL CABLE HOIST HOLDING THE TIRE UP UNDER THE REAR IS BREAKING UNDER STRESS. IT IS CLEAR THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND A VERY REAL SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE CALLED THEIR 800 NUMBER. THEY CLAIM THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I SAY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD SHOULD NOT ONLY FIX BUT SHOULD REDESIGN THE WHOLE MOUNTING SYSTEM TO BETTER SUPPORT THE TIRE. THE TIRE AND RIM SHOULD HAVE A POSITIVE LOCKING DEVICE THAT SECURELY HOLDS THE TIRE IN PLACE SO THE STEEL CABLE HOIST IS USED ONLY TO RAISE AND LOWER THE TIRE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT REST. FORD WILL NOT PUT THIS IN WRITING. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE HERE IN CALIFORNIA WITH THE DMV AND OTHER AGENCIES - THEY ARE REFERRING ME TO MEDIATION BOARDS TO SETTLE IT FINANCIALLY. BUT THE FORD FIX OF INSTALLING ANOTHER STEEL CABLE HOIST SYSTEM IS NOT SAFE. I AM CONSIDERING A THIRD PARTY MOUNTING SYSTEM TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. PRESENTLY, I AM DRIVING WITHOUT THE SPARE TIRE BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT ANOTHER FORD FIX AND IT WOULD BE UNSAFE CARRYING IT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. YOU ARE MY LAST CHANCE OF RESOLVING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. MY NEXT STEP WILL BE TO PURSUE THIS COMPLAINT DIRECTLY WITH THE PUBLIC MEDIA. THAT IS HOW SERIOUS I AM TAKING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND ON MAY 17, 2007 WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY 5 FEET FROM MY HOUSE AND 5 FEET FROM MY HUSBAND'S TRUCK PARKED IN FRONT OF IT, PART OF MY HUSBANDS TRUCK , FENCE AND HOUSE BURNED. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR ONE HOUR, THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 55 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR. THE INSPECTOR STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 176,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEVICE ATTACHED TO THE CABLE THAT MOUNTS THE TIRE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE FAILED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.*AK THE CONSUMER PROVIDED AN INCIDENT REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. UPDATED 05/23/07 *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ADJACENT TO THIRD SEAT (CARGO AREA) OF 2000 FORD EXPEDITION SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON; WINDOW WAS OPEN FOR VENTILATION PER DESIGN (TEMPERED GLASS WINDOW PIVOTS OPEN ABOUT 3" VIA ELECTRIC ACTUATOR). SPEED WAS 65 MPH UNDER CALM CONDITIONS, SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE. I INITIALLY BELIEVED I HAD SUFFERED A COMPLETE LEFT/REAR TIRE FAILURE AS THERE WAS A VERY LOUD "BANG" AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS HURLED INTO ADJACENT TRAFFIC LANE. APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF THE VOLUME OF SHATTERED GLASS WAS HURLED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, PRIMARILY IN THE THIRD ROW. FORTUNATELY I WAS ALONE IN THE VEHICLE; ANYONE IN THIRD ROW WOULD HAVE, AT A MINIMUM, SUFFERED LACERATIONS AND LIKELY EYE INJURY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WITNESSED SMOKE ASCENDING FROM THE FUSE PANEL AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE SOURCE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000. AK