2000 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A STORE PARKING LOT, NOT RUNNING/IGNITION OFF, AND IT CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THE FIRE DAMAGED EVERYTHING IN THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THE HOOD, THE COWLING AND THE GRILL. PROBABLY NOT REPAIRABLE.

#7 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT DESTROYING THE COIL ON PLUG WITH IT. ALL THE THREADS ARE STRIPPED OUT AND THERES NO WAY TO PUT A NEW PLUG IN IT. WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T HAVE AN ENGINE FIRE FROM FUEL VENTING OUT OF SPARK PLUG HOLE. THIS IS A TRITON 5.4L V8

THE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THERE IS ABOUT 30K ON THE TIRES WHICH HAVE A 70K MILE WARRANTY. THE SAME TIRE ALTHOUGH DIFFERENT SIZE ARE RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE.

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AROUND 10:25 PM. VEHICLE WAS PARK AND COLD SINCE THE LAST TIME IT WAS USED WAS AROUND 1:00 PM THE SAME DAY. MY WIFE GOT HOME AND WAS PARKING HER CAR A SUDENLY SAW THE FORD EXPEDITION CACHING FIRE AND FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE ENGINGE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE IS TOTAL THERE ARE NO POSSIBILITY OF REPAIR.

WHILE DRIVING THIS EXPEDITION I BEGAN NOTICING STRANGE INTERMITTANT ELECTRICAL BEHAVIOR LIKE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING, RADIO TURNING OFF, WINDSHIELD WASH LIGHT BLINKING, AND 4X4 LIGHT BLINKING. SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT I'D NOTICE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON ON THEIR OWN. ALSO THE AIR RIDE WOULD TURN ON AND OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF, AND THE HEATER FAN WOULD ALSO COME ON. THIS WOULD KILL THE BATTERY. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE 4X4 WOULD TURN ON IN THE LOW GEAR MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE STARTER WOULD TURN ON WHILE THE CAR WAS ALREADY RUNNING. I REPLACED THE GEM MODULE AND HAD THE WINDSHIELD RESEALED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT AFTER JUST A FEW MONTHS THE PROBLEMS WOULD RECUR. THE FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN WAS WHEN THE STARTER KICKED ON WHILE RUNNING AND IT TOOK A MINUTE TO GET THE CAR SAFELY STOPPED. I COULD SMELL SMOKE FROM THE BURNED UP STARTER MOTOR. THE EXPEDITION HAS SAT FOR 1.5 YEARS AS I AM UNABLE TO SELL IT AND AM UNWILLING TO PUT ANY ADDITIONAL MONEY TO FIX THIS LEMON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED OF THE FIRE BY NEIGHBORS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. AN INVESTIGATOR ASSESSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH WHICH WAS RELATED TO AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHEN IT RAINS REAL HEAVY IT LEAKS THROUGH THE SUNROOF THROUGH THE WALL ON THE SIDE OF THEODORE WITH IS CONNECTED TO THE WINDOW

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 MPH, CAUSING UNCONTROLLED STOP IN MOVING TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. NEVER HAD ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH ABS SYSTEM. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON (AND IS STILL NOT ON). FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS CENTER SUGGESTED I TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY ALSO SAID THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, RECALLS OR PROGRAMS THAT WOULD PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THIS CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. BEFORE I DO ANYTHING ELSE TO MY VEHICLE I WANTED TO NOTIFY NHTSA FIRST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL, THE FUEL NOZZLE WOULD CONSTANTLY CLICK OFF. AFTER REMOVING THE FUEL FILLER TUBE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL FILLER SCREEN WAS CLOGGED WITH PLASTIC DEBRIS FROM THE INNER LINING OF THE FILLER TUBE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEBRIS HAD ALSO CLOGGED UP THE FUEL FILTERS AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SPUTTER AND HESITATE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A LOUD POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE ALONG WITH THE ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL ON PLUG TO THE ENGINE WAS OUT OF POSITION AND A SPARK PLUG HAD POPPED OUT OF THE ENGINE HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.