2001 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

OPENED MY SUN ROOF ON FRIDAY JANUARY 20, 2006 WAS A VERY NICE DAY, IT STARTED TO RAIN AND THE SUN ROOF WOULD NOT CLOSE STOP AT THE DEALERSHIP ROUNDTREE MOORE OF LAKE CITY, AND WE TRY FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO CLOSE AND COULD NOT. I LEFT AND PUT MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE, AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY MONDAY JANUARY 23, 2006, AND THEY SAID THE TRACK GOT BROKEN SOME HOW. WE NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE WINDOW AND IT WOULD COST ME $1100.00 FOR A BRAND NEW ONE, I STATED NO WAY, THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BROKEN, IT MUST BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I CALLED FORD, AND THEY STATED NO. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING THEY PUT IN MOST OF THEIR VEHICLES SHOULD BREAK AFTER 5 YEARS. *AK

2001 FORD EXPEDITION WINDSHIELD LEAKING INTO FUSE BOX AND GEM MODULE , CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND SHORTS.*AK

2001 FORD EXPEDITION IGNITION COILS CONTINUE TO SHORT OUT WHEN WET AND ALWAYS AFTER A RAIN - WATER SEEPS INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND INEVITABLY THAT AN IGNITION COIL WILL BEGIN TO SHORT OUT / BEGIN MISSING AND LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. BECAUSE THIS ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER THE DANGER FACTOR IS HEIGHTENED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER 2001 EXPEDITION OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. ANOTHER ISSUE OF CONSUMER CONCERN IS THAT FORD MOTOR CO. AND IT'S SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE KEENLY AWARE OF THIS AND IN FACT HAVE REPAIRED THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM DURING THE FIRST 75,000 MILES. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD THE COILS GO OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING IN DANGEROUS WEATHER AND HAVE NOW HAD FIVE(5) IGNITION COILS GO OUT ON ME AT THIS TIME. FORD MOTOR CO NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS INHERENT MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND FINALLY CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS OCCUR. *NM

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE (1 YEAR AGO) WE NOTICED THE SEAT BELT WOULD RANDOMLY RELEASE FROM A SECURELY LATCHED POSITION. WE WOULD HAVE TO RE-LATCH IT WHILE DRIVING, NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WOULD RELEASE AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE, THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR FORD EXPEDITIONS BUILT AT THE MICHIGAN PLANT FROM APRIL 2000 THROUGH THE END OF MAY 2001. FORD MOTOR CO. ACKNOWLEDGED THAT MY CAR WAS BUILT AT THE MICHIGAN PLANT MAY 2, 2001 AND THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY MY CAR WAS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FORD DEALERSHIP NEARBY HAD NO IDEA OF A RECALL ISSUED AT ALL. I FEEL MY CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I ALSO FEEL THAT ALL CAR COMPANIES SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS OF PERSONAL SAFETY, LIKE SEAT BELTS. I PAID TO HAVE A NEW SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY PUT ON THE VEHICLE. *NM

FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS SINCE I OWNED MY VEHICLE IT MALFUNCTIONS WHEN IT RAINS. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS GO HAYWIRE AND THEY CONTINUES TO RUN WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TAKE THE KEYS OUT. EVENTUALLY THE BATTERY DIES AND IT DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL THE RAIN STOPS FOR AT LEAST 3 DAYS. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR WHEN IT IS LIKE THIS. *JB

ON 3 OCCASIONS THIS YEAR,2005 ( JULY, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER) WHEN HUMIDITY IS REALLY HIGH, AND/OR SNOW WOULD COVER MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION, I WOULD HAVE UNEXPLAINABLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. EITHER MY HEADLIGHT WON'T SHUT OFF, THE BLOWER WOULD NOT SHUT WHEN TURNING ENGINE OFF, POWER WINDOWS WONT WORK, SEATED HEAT WON'T WORK, ABS LIGHT WOULD TURN ON. AN UNUSUAL TICKING SOUND UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BE HEARD INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A DAY OR TWO, THE PROBLEM SEEM TO SELF RESOLVE. THIS THEN MAKES IT DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE FORD DEALERS AREN'T ABLE TO HELP ME IF THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT IN DECEMBER WAS THE MOST FRUSTRATING. I CONSULTED 3 FORD DEALERS AND NON OF THEM WOULD FIX IT FOR ME. I HAVE 78,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND I DID BUY THE PREMIUM EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 100,000. THE DEALER SAID, WE WON'T FIX YOUR PROBLEM BECAUSE LEAKS IS NOT COVERED IN YOUR WARRANTY AND THAT IS THE CAUSE OF YOUR PROBLEM. I EVEN POINTED OUT TO THE DEALERS THAT I READ ON NHTSA WEB SITE THAT THIS WAS NOT AS UNCOMMON AS WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS ( REFERRING TO NVS-212CAG EA05-015). NONE OF THEM WOULD HELP ME WITHOUT ME PAYING AT LEAST $600 JUST TO CHECK THE TRUCK ,BECAUSE THEY SAID IT REQUIRED OPENING THE DASH BOARD. *JB

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON FORD EXPEDITION. THREADS IN HEAD STRIPPED CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE. *NM

MY FORD EXPEDITION WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2001. BY NOVEMBER OF '01 THE BATTERY HAD DIED. TO SHORTEN THE STORY, I HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS. BASICALLY IT WAS DETERMINED BY MYSELF AND FORD THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS UNTOUCHED FOR MORE THAN 2 WEEKS, THE ACTIVE POWER DRAIN ON THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO DRAIN THE BATTERY. AFTER 9 INSTANCES OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO FORD OVER A 3 YEAR PERIOD, TOWING THE VEHICLE IN, AND WORKING WITH THEM ON WHAT WAS WRONG, I WAS TOLD THAT TOP FORD ENGINEERS SAID IT WAS ACCEPTABLE THAT IF A FORD VEHICLE HAD A SUBSTANTIAL POWER DRAIN THAT IT WAS OKAY IF THE VEHICLE COULD HOLD A CHARGE FOR 2 WEEKS. BASICALLY ADMITTING FAULT AND TELLING ME IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO WORK AROUND THIS ISSUE BY INSTALLING A BATTERY CHARGER. SINCE THE EXPEDITION IS MY 2ND VEHICLE I ONLY DRIVE IT ONCE A MONTH OR SO. IF I DO NOT KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED VIA EXTERNAL CHARGER THE BATTERY WILL DIE. ONE NOTE HERE IS THAT THE AMPERAGE DRAW TO GROUND ON THE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL SPARKING IF THE BATTERY CABLES ARE LOOSE OR REMOVED. THIS ALSO WAS DEEMED OKAY BY FORD. THIS CAUSES ME ENOUGH CONCERN THAT I WILL NOT PARK THIS VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE OF MY HOME DUE TO FEAR OF FIRE. BUT THE VEHICLE COST ENOUGH THAT I CAN'T SIMPLY REPLACE IT. I'VE NOTIFIED MANY FORD DEALERSHIPS AND CONTACTS INCLUDING CALLING, EMAILS, AND WRITTEN LETTERS ON THIS SUBJECT AND THEY SIMPLY ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THEY MANUFACTURE UNSAFE VEHICLES. HOPEFULLY THIS FORM WILL CAUSE STATISTICAL NOTIFICATION OF THEIR SHORTFALLS. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. FIRST, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES SURGE FORWARD. SHE THOUGHT THE SURGING WAS RELATED TO APPARENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SHE FINALLY HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. PART OF THE COST WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. SECONDLY, THE SEAT BELT IN THE MIDDLE ROW DID NOT RETRACT CORRECTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE SEAT BELT. THIRDLY, THE LEFT REAR DOOR ACTUATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE POWER LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING. FOURTHLY, THE REAR PASSENGER CHILD SAFETY LOCK DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. ONCE THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS DEACTIVATED, AND THE DOOR HANDLE WAS RAISED FROM THE INSIDE, THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM BY TAKING APART THE LOCK AND CLEANING IT. SHE HAD TO PUSH VERY HARD ON THE EXTERIOR KEY PAD TO GET IT TO WORK. THE DEALER DID NOT THINK THIS WAS A PROBLEM SINCE SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO WORK EVENTUALLY. LASTLY, THE RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND NO REPAIR WAS MADE.*AK

NO EVENTS PRIOR TO FAILURE. BLOW OUT OF #3 SPARK PLUG FROM CYLINDER HEAD. FORD ESTIMATES $3,600.00 TO REPAIR. NO REPAIR DONE. DECIDING WHAT TO DO. *NM