2001 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

LUGS: NUTS KEEP COMING LOOSE AND WILL NOT STAY TIGHT ON 2 OTHER FORDS OWNED BY DISTRICT. *AK

THE VEHICLE ERUPTED IN FLAMES UPON IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND BURNED ON THE SHOULDER. THE FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEN ENGULFED THE PASSENGER AREA. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THE OTHER TWO VEHICLES THAT WERE INVOLVED CAUSED THE CONSUMER VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE.

COSCO EDDIE BAUER CHILD CARSEAT : MANUFACTURED 05/09/2000; MODEL # 02870EBG. RECEIVED AS A GIFT 06/2000 AND BEGAN USING APPX 11/2000. THIS SEAT HAS AN ARM/BAR THAT IS PART OF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM. THE ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY. THE RESTRAINT WAS INTACT WHEN SON PLACED IN THE SEAT. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING (1/2 WAY INTO OUR TRIP) MY OLDER SON NOTICED THE ARM WAS LOOSE. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ARM HAD SNAPPED AND WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE SEATBACK. THE JOINT IS LIKE A BALL AND SOCKET WITH A SPRING. I THOUGHT THE "BALL" OF THE ARM HAD COME OUT OF THE "SOCKET" OF THE SEATBACK, BUT IN FACT THE ARM HAD BROKEN BEFORE THE JOINT. THE PLASTIC COMPLETELY SNAPPED. MY SON THAT WAS IN THE CARSEAT IS ONLY 15 MONTHS OLD. IT AMAZES ME THAT A 15 MONTH OLD CAN BREAK PART OF A RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND IT SCARES ME TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED HAD WE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW CARSEAT AND CHOSE A 5-POINT SYSTEM VS. A SEAT WITH AN ARM/BAR. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE SAFE. THANK YOU.*AK

WHENEVER FUEL TANK IS BELOW 1/4 TANK & VEHICLE IS DOWN HILL OR ON DOWN SLOPE, VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR PROBLEM. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AFTER HAVING FUEL PUMP AND OTHER RELATED PARTS REPLACED.*AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED AND RUNNING FOR A MINUTE IT WOULD SUDDENLY CUT OFF FOR NO REASON. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. ALSO, ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP ENGINE REVS AND VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD EVEN WITH CONSUMER PRESSING ON BRAKES. VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. *AK

SOME KIND OF SILVERY WHITE SUBSTANCE I POWDER, AND SOMETIMES PIECES WERE COMING OUT OF AIR CONDITIONER VENT. SUBSTANCE WAS MAKING FAMILY ILL WHEN RIDING IN VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER INSPECTED AND REPLACED HEATER CORE AND VACUUM PAD, BUT PROBLEM HAS COME BACK. PLEASE ADD VIN#*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25-30 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THEN, VEHICLE SHUT OFF ENTIRELY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE ENGINE ISIDELING, VEHICLE WILL SURGE FOWARD WITHOUT THE DRIVERS FOOT ON THE GAS, THIS HAS OCCURRED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM AT THIS TIME.*AK CONSUMER STATES FOUR TIMES INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE ROLLING WITH DRIVERS FOOT ON BRAKE, THE FIFTH TIME WAS WITH THE BRAKE TOTALLY DEPRESSED HAD JUST COME TO A STOP AND ENGINE SURGED.*JB

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT UNBUCKLES BY ITSELF, WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE SITTING STILL. *AK