2001 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT DURING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS UNLOCK CAUSING INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. TS

HIGH RPMS WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED, VEHICLE WILL SURGE FOWARD WITHOUT THE DRIVERS FOOT ON THE GAS. THIS HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 6 OR MORE TIMES IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERYDAY. SOMETIMES WEEKS CAN PASS FOR IT TO HAPPEN. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. IT'S AT THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME. DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CAN CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT WIFE IS AFFAIR TO DRIVE. DT

LEFT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT IN DRIVE WAY DUE TO ROAD HAZARD, WHEN TIRE WAS CHANGED NOTICED 3" CRACK IN SIDEWALL. WENT TO GENERAL REPRESENTATIVE, WHERE THEY FOUND ALL OTHER TIRES HAD CRACK IN SIDEWALL ALL OF WHICH WERE AT LEAST 1" WIDE. GENERAL REP., STATES THEY ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. TIRE MANUF. UNCOOPERATIVE. DT

BECAUSE OF CONSUMERS LARGE GIRTH, CONSUMER NEEDS TO UTILIZE A SEAT BELT EXTENDER. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS DIFFICULTY GETTING THE BUCKLE ON THE SEAT BELT EXTENSION TO STAY LATCHED INTO THE FIXED BUCKLE RECEPTOR MOUNTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BUCKLE ON THE BELT ITSELF, DOES STAY LATCHED TO THE SEAT BELT EXTENSION. IT TAKES REPEATED ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT LATCHES. CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL REGARDING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. AS INSTRUCTED CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE SEAT BELT CHECKED. NO DEFECT WAS FOUND AT THAT TIME, BUT THE CHECK WAS DONE WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT EXTENSION. CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS SITUATION TO BE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *JG

FREQUENTLY, WHEN I AM IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND PROCEED TO PULL OFF OR MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY AS I TRY TO ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES I CAN RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AND OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO WAIT FIVE MINUTES. I'VE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE REGENCY FORD DEALERSHIP (WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED) 4 TIMES. THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO MAKE A COMPLAINT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT THIS LIFE ENDANGERING HAZARD, BUT NO SIMILAR DEFECTS WERE REPORTED FROM OTHER 2001 FORD EXP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE TO DUPLICATE AND CORRECT IT. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768009

WHILE DRIVING, THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING OVER ONCE. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. GENERAL TIRE GRABBER AW (LAWYER HARVEY FRIEDMAN ON BEHALF OF CLIENT) *JB *SCC

WHEN FOT RELEASED ACCELERATOR, ACCELERATOR STUCK AND VEHICLE CONTINUED GAINING SPED. DESPITE PLACING TRANSMISION IN PARK AND ENGAGING PARKING BRAKE, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. DRIVER TOK VEHICLE OFF ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION AND WAS INVOLVED IN COLLISSIONS WITH TRES BEFORE COMING TO REST AFTER IMPACT WITH IRON GATE.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT COIL PACK AND PLUG ON ONE CYLINDER HAD A SHORT CIRCUIT AND FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER ALSO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE.*AK

PRIOR TO LEAVING MY HOUSE FOR A TRIP TO NAPA VALLEY WITH MY FAMILY, I CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURES ON ALL FOUR TIRES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS AND MYSELF. I HAVE 6 RELATIVELY SMALL-SIZED ADULT AND A CHILD AS PASSENGERS. 25 MILES INTO THE TRIP, TRAVELLING ON THE SLOW LANE OF INTERSTATE 880, I HEARD A POPPING SOUND AS IF SOMETHING HIT THE UNDERSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. A FEW SECONDS LATER, I CAN SEE SMOKE FROM BEHIND THROUGH MY SIDE MIRROR AND A SHUDDER. REALIZING I HAD A FLAT TIRE, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE OUTER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED ITSELF FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. AN OFFICER OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL BY THE NAME OF OFFICER ESPIRITU ASSISTED US IN GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED TIRE THEN BECAUSE OF SAFETY CONCERN BUT I WAS ABLE TO TAKE SOME PICTURES OF IT AS SOON AS I GOT HOME. THE AAA TOW TRUCK DRIVER/MECHANIC WHO HELPED US EVEN COMMENTED THAT THE TIRE IS STILL IN GOOD SHAPE. THE TIME AND DATE OF THE INCIDENT WAS BETWEEN 9:15 - 9:45 AM OF AUGUST 25.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER FIVE TIMES, AND CAUSE CAN NOT BE DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK