2001 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

SIDE AIR BAG IN DRIVER SEAT DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND IN PARK WITHOUT ANY COLLISION OR IMPACT OF ANY TYPE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND HAD BEEN RUNNING LESS THAN 30-45 SECONDS AND DRIVER WAS REACHING FOR SEAT BELT WHEN AIR BAG EXPLODED WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO CAUSE A HAND LACERATION AND TORN COLLATERAL LIGAMENT.

WHILE MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WERE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE (VEHICLE WAS OFF) A PASSERBY KNOCKED ON THE WINDOW INFORMING ME THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER HOOD AND BELOW THE CAR. COME TO FIND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FOR A FAULTY SPEED CONTROL SWITCH KNOWN TO CATCH FIRE AND EVEN THOUGH I HAD RECENTLY HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP, IT WAS NOT ADDRESSED OR TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THIS FIRE. TOTALLY NEGLIGENT! WE COULD HAVE BURNED UP IN THE CAR WITHOUT ANY WARNING.

REAR UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, RESULTING A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION. I HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED REGULARLY AT A FORD DEALER AND WAS NEVER INFORMED OF SUCH A HAZARD. WHILE DRIVING, HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT A BAD JERK, REAR-END JUST FELL DOWN. HAD SEVERE MEDICAL ISSUES AS RESULT. FORD NEEDS TO ALERT CONSUMERS OF THIS PROBLEM AND IMPLEMENT A RECALL, BEFORE A FATAL OCCURS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OR WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA05015 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EXTERIOR LIGHTING , VISIBILITY I'M HAVING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE SIMILAR TO THE ISSUES DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA05015. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE I'VE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME THE UNIT WAS REPLACED, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. NOW IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. I'M GETTING "DOOR AJAR" NOTIFICATIONS AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON. VEHICLE IS SURGING (FEELS LIKE SOMEONE STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL). VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2012. I HAVE HAD THREE PLUG TO POP/ BLOW OUT, SINCE I'VE OWNED. 1ST TIME- WAS 9/2012. WAS DRIVING AND HEARD A POP, WAS IN MOTION,ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. 2ND TIME-WAS 6/2014 WAS ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD, IN MOTION AND LIGHT CAME ON HEARD A POP , VEHICLE LOST POWER , WAS SCARY THOUGH I WAS GOING TO WRECK , DUE TO LOST OF POWER . 3RD TIME-05/2015 , WAS IN TOWN, COMING BACK FROM THE STORE IN TRAFFIC, WAS IN MOTION , IT POPPED THEN DIED , ( LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON THIS TIME)ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE REAR END ,DUE TO LOST OF POWER. I CRANKED THE VEHICLE AND IT SOUNDED HORRIBLE. WHEN I CRANKED IT AGAIN I LET IT ROLL ON IT'S OWN TO DOWN THE HILL TO GAS STATION TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD, GOT IT TOWED HOME. THIS IS AN ISSUE FORD KNOWS OF,PLEASE GET THEM TO ADDRESS AND FIXED. IT SOON. THIS IS SOLD AS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO LOOSE ANY FAMILY TO GET THIS ADDRESSED AND FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND LATER BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY A FAULTY IGNITION WIRE INSULATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WIPERS FAIL, CAME WITHIN INCHES OF MAJOR CRASH SEVERAL TIMES, DUE TO POOR OR NO VISIBILITY FROM RAIN OR SNOW BECAUSE OF WIPERS COMPLETE FAILURE. ALSO, POWER WINDOWS FAIL, INTERIOR LIGHTS FAIL, RADIO FAILS, 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAIL AND IT WAS STATED ON LINE THAT AIR BAG FAILURE IS ALSO A PROBLEM. CAN NOT DRIVE IN RAIN OR SNOW! WHEN LOOKING UP THE GEM MODULE PART (GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE) IT WAS STATED IN SEVERAL ONLINE PARTS SOURCES THAT THE 2001 FORD EXPEDITION HAD A WINDSHIELD IMPROPERLEY SEALED AT THE FACTORY ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE. THUS WATER LEAKS ON THE GEM MODULE SHORTING IT OUT; AND IT WAS STATED THAT IN SEVERAL OF THE SAME VEHICLES THAT THEIR ENTIRE FUSE BOX FAILS WHICH IS LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDER THE GEM MODULE WHICH IS MOUNTED ON TOP OF THE FUSE BOX CAUSING ENTIRE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I FEEL IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FORD TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. IT IS AN ASSEMBLY LINE FAILURE, I CAN NOT RENEW MY LICENCE DUE TO SAFETY STANDARDS UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESSED AND FORD CORRECTS THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO READ THE CORRECT SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER RESISTANT OF THE AIR CONDITION WAS BURNT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.