2001 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK WHILE VEHICLE'S GEAR IS IN DRIVE. WIPERS ONLY WORK WHEN GEAR IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED WIPER MOTOR, BUT PROBLEM OCCURRED. RELATED TO RECALL 01258000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED HEARED A NOISE. FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED, AND WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE STOPPING WE WOULD HEAR A THUD SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS IT WOULD SURGE. THEN IT LOST THE ABILITY TO DISENGAGE FROM 4TH GEAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK. GOT IT BACK, AND ON THE WAY HOME THE PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN AND THE ERROR CODE STARTED AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF REPAIRS. SO FAR THIS HAS COST FORD $2,300 AND COUNTING. *JB

TIRE RECALL FROM CONTINENTAL TIRES. *MR. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD A BUMPY RIDE, WHEN HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS DAMAGED, THE RUBBER HAD PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND THE WIRES WERE EXPOSED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM 3 MONTHS LATER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL, BUT IT HAD ALREADY ENDED. *JB

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON 10/25/02 FROM CONTINENTAL WHICH STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CONTINENTAL TIRES GENERAL GRABBER AW P275/60R17. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED REPLACEMENT TIRES BECAUSE THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. RECALL #02T012000. *NLM

THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR A RECALL ISSUED RELATED TO TREAD SEPARATION OF CONTINENTAL TIRES. *NLM

IN 07/01 THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A SIDEWALL BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE. THE REPLACEMENT TIRE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY WHILE DRIVING. TIRE DEALER STATED THE TIRE COULD NOT BE BALANCED, BECAUSE THE TIRE WAS COMING APART ON THE INSIDE. TIRE INFO: CONTINENTAL GENERAL AW GRABBERS P275/60R17 ORIGINAL 1ST FAILURE-100 MILES ON TIRE 2ND FAILURE- 29K MILES ON TIRE DOT# 1ST TIRE- ADT044T5100 DOT# REPLACEMENT TIRE- ADT0441701 *JB MANUFACTURER DID NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *SCC

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

I HAVE TWO INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER. 1. ON 4 OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS SURGED FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AT 5 MPH, 50 MPH, AND 15 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ON. AT THE SLOWER SPEEDS I WAS EITHER SLOWING DOWN OR COASTING AND THE RMP RAPIDLY INCREASED FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND THEN SLOWED DOWN.(FROM 1100 RPMS UP TO 2200 RPMS) AT THE HIGHER SPEED, IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. IT TOOK OFF FOR A SIMILAR TIME AND THEN RETURNED TO THE PRIOR RPMS. I TOOK IT TO A BLUE OVAL CERTIFIED DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. 2. EITHER WHILE STOPPING OR ACCELERATING, THE RADIO VOLUME WILL TURN ITSELF WAY UP FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. IT SCARES THE HELL OUT OF YOU. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. THE FIRST ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS I NARROWLY MISSED REAR-ENDING A VEHICLE ONE TIME AND A MAILBOX ANOTHER. THE SECOND ISSUE IS MORE OF A NUISANCE THAN A SAFETY ISSUE. BOTH APPEAR TO BE ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER ISSUES.*JB

ENGINE ACCELERATED AND VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO CREEP FORWARD WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THEN TO PARK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO SECURITY GATE AND VEHICLE. VEHICLE STOPPED ONLY WHEN ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. *JB