2000 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AT MY JOB. ENGINE WAS OFF AND NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE CAR IS TOTALED AND INSURANCE IN ONLY PAYING FOR THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH LEAVES ME WITH A BALANCE TO PAY OFF. *NM

I WAS TAKING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL FOR A FIELD TRIP. WE WERE IN THE PARKING LOT FOR APPROX. 20 MIN WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THEN OUT OF NOWHERE A BIG GUSH OF GRAY/BLACK SMOKE APPEARED. I IMMEDIATELY GOT MYSELF AND CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO CALL 911. AT THIS TIME THE 2 BUS DRIVERS CAME AND ASK ME TO POP MY HOOD ASSUMING IT WAS MY CAR RUNNING HOT WHEN THEY LIFTED THE HOOD THERE WAS FLAMES. THEY GOT A FIRE EXT. AND PUT IT OUT. I PROCEEDED TO FIND A WAY TO GET HOME AND GET MY OTHER CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. I THEN CALLED MY MECHANIC AND ASKED HIM TO MEET ME AT MY TRUCK. HE INSPECTED IT AND DETERMINED THE SW ASY AND BRAKE FLUID LINES HAD BURNED AND MELTED . HE TALKED TO A COUPLE OF HIS FRIENDS WHOM OWN JUNKYARDS AND THEY TOLD HIM IN THE LAST YEAR THEY HAVE HAD 10 OR SO EXPEDITIONS COME IN BURNED FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED FORD AND HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAN. DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. ANY HELP OR COMMENTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE TURNED OUT WORSE THAN WHAT IT DID IF I DIDN'T HAVE BUS DRIVERS THERE TO HELP. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND TRYING TO AVOID A VEHICLE THAT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. THE POLICE DID ARRIVE ON THE SCENE AND CITED THE OTHER CONSUMER. *AK *SC

I DROVE MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION TO WORK PARKED IT AND 1 1/2 HOURS LATER I WAS TOLD IT WAS ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT QUICKLY AND NO ONE WAS HURT. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE IS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE DASH. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER SITTING 5 HOURS. KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. CRUISE CONTROL HAD GONE OUT, AND A BRAKE LIGHT WAS COMING ON ONCE IN A WHILE. CRUISE CONTROL WAS OUT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. INSURED BY ALLSTATE. THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR, AND HE SAID IT WAS A BRAKE SWITCH THAT WAS SOME HOW BECAME CONNECTED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.*AK

DRIVING THRU A PARKING LOT WHILE GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP MY SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDER MY FORD 2000 EXPEDITION CABLE BROKE ON WENCH. I AM NOW TALKING WITH DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT.I AM WORRIED THAT SAME THING CAN HAPPEN WITH NEW WENCH POSSIBLE ON FREEWAY. *AK

A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2004. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN OFF FOR OVER 1 HOUR WITH THE KEYS OUT AND IN THE PARK POSITION. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BURNED VERY QUICKLY LEAVING NOTHING LEFT OF THE VEHICLE. FIRE MARSHALL STATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS UNKOWN BUT THE INSURANCE COMANY IS STILL INVESTIGATING. THEY HAVE CLAIMED THE VEHICLE AS A TOTAL LOSS AND ARE REPLACING IT FOR ME. JUST LAST NIGHT, MY NEIGHBOR'S EXPEDITION ALSO CAUGHT FIRE IN A SIMILAR MANNER AND FELT IT NECESSARY THAT I REPORT MY INCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED 5 TO 10 MINUTES. FIRE CENTERED ON DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE FIREWALL. THE CRUISE CONTROL AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF THE FIRE.*AK

WE OWNED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION, WHICH WE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH. THE END OF SEPTEMBER (I CAN'T REMEMBER THE DATE RIGHT OFF HAND) WE ARRIVED HOME FROM THE PLAYGROUND AND 10 MINUTES LATER OUR TRUCK SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE. MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT LOOKED TO BE ELECTRICAL. A NEIGHBOR WHO LIVES DOWN THE STREET INFORMED US THAT THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL EXPEDITIONS THAT RECENTLY CAUGHT FIRE. WE THEN WENT TO AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT THIS ALSO HAPPENED TOO. I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY JUST TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE WERE MANY MORE PEOPLE THAT HAD THIS HAPPEN TO, AND TO THIS DAY NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED US THAT MOST CLAIMS LIKE THIS USUALLY NEVER GET REPORTED TO FORD. WE HAD AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER FROM HOUSTON CALL US TO GET MORE INFORMATION. MAYBE YOU COULD WARN OTHERS SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING THAT WE HAVE. I CAN ALSO OBTAIN AN REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IF THAT WOULD BE OF ASSISTANCE.*AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED AND NOT RUNNING. ORIGIN IN AREA OF MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *AK