2001 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

I HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINING, THEN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THEN REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OVER 6 TIMES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BECOME UNRELIABLE AT THIS POINT. I AM TRYING TO GO THROUGH THE FORD DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD AT THIS POINT BUT I AM LOOKING FOR ALL THE HELP I CAN AT THIS POINT

I AM BEING TOLD MY EXPEDITION TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. ORIGINALLY (TWO WEEKS AGO) WAS TOLD IT WAS A TORQUE CONVERTER, AND NOTICED NO DIFFERECE AFTER SPENDING $885.00. AFTER TAKING CAR BACK IN, I AM BEING TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDS REBUILDING. TOTAL COST IS $2200.00, CHAMPION FORD SAYS FORD WILL PAY 1700.00 I NEED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $300.00. SEEMS ODD THAT A TRANSMISSION GOES OUT AT 44,000 MILES; WE DON'T PULL OR HAUL ANYTHING.

WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WHILE TRAVELING 23 MPH AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED. THEN, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT. A TECHNICIAN SERVICING THE VEHICLE NOTICED THAT THE 4TH SPARK PLUG HAD EXPLODED.*AK LEAVING THREADED PARTS INSIDE THE ENGINE HEAD, UNABLE TO BE REMOVED NORMALLY, THE ENGINE HEAD HAD TO BE REMOVED FOR $1262.02. *CB *JB

THE BRAKE PEDAL SEPARATED FROM ITS LINKAGE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN NEEDED. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO IMPACT A CURB. POLICE INSPECTOR INDICATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT GOT TANGLED IN THE SEAT BACK RELEASE. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. DEALER REPLACED SEAT BELT, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A SEAT BELT PROBLEM. THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS IF VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO START, HOWEVER NOT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELTS. SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK SEAT BELTS STARTED COMING UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST, CONSUMER THOUGHT SHE DIDN'T LATCH IT PROPERLY. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOO LONG TO BE COVERED. CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL FOR HER VEHICLE BUT HER VIN WASN'T INCLUDED. CONSUMER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT AND THE SECOND SEAT RIGHT PASSENGER BELT ALSO. *PH

2001 FORD EXPEDITION SUFFERED FROM TIRE TREAD SEPARATION.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE TREAD OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. THE TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. IT BENT THE EXHAUST PIPE, RIPPED OFF THE WHEEL WELL TRIM, SMASHED THE TURN SIGNAL COMPARTMENT AND SCRAPED THE BUMPER. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGES AND WOULD LIKE REPLACEMENT TIRES. *NLM

I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. EXITED THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE JUMPED INTO REVERSE ACROSS THE STREET STRIKING A TREE CAUSING OVER $2700 IN DAMAGES. *LA

2001 FORD EXPEDITION TRANSMISSION 4R100 FAILED AT 44,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION "LOCKED UP" WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. TOTAL REPLACEMENT NEEDED. TOTAL COST $3200. NUMEROUS SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED ON THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION. THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS PRODUCT AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE. FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *LA