2001 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

I HAVE SO MUCH GOING ON WITH RUST, I FORGOT ABOUT MY BRAKES LINES BURSTING AND HAVING NO BRAKES AFTER HAVING THE FRONT BRAKES REPAIRED. THEY BURST DUE TO RUST!!!!!! *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD THIS LOUD CRASH AND BANG, AND WAS JERKED FORWARD. THOUGHT THE PICK UP TRUCK BEHIND ME REAR-ENDED ME. THAT DRIVER PULLED UP ASIDE OF ME AND TOLD ME YOU JUST DROPPED YOUR DRIVESHAFT. SINCE IT WAS DARK AND MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AT AN INTERSECTION I CALLED THE POLICE. WHEN THEY ARRIVED THEY TOLD ME WE CAN'T WAIT FOR YOUR TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO GET HERE, IT'S TO DANGEROUS, SO THEY CALLED ANOTHER TOWING COMPANY. WELL AFTER A LONG HASSLE AND THE 1ST TOW OF $150.00, I GOT MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY HOUSE. AFTER MAKING SEVERAL PHONE CALLS I FINALLY GOT IT TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP ON 7/8/13 AND HAD TO PAY ANOTHER TOW OF $75.00. FINALLY GOT THE CALL ON 7/10/13 WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO MY ROTTED OUT EXPEDITION, ALL 4 CONTROL ARMS WHERE RUSTED OUT, 2 OF THEM ACTUALLY BENT AND BROKE, DAMAGING MY DRIVESHAFT. COSTING ME ANOTHER $559.14 FOR THE REPAIR. THAT'S ONLY FIXING THE 2 LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THEY HAVE TO FIND THE 2 UPPER AND REPLACE THEM. WHICH WILL BE AT LEAST ANOTHER $350.00 THIS ISN'T EVEN MENTIONING THE $1,000.00 I SPENT ON THE RUSTED OUT ROTTED RADIATOR BRACKETS NOT EVEN A YEAR AGO. I WAS TOLD AND EXPECT RUST BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND ALSO TOLD FORD COULD HAVE COATED THIS PARTS OR MADE THEM STRONGER TO AVOID THESE SERIOUS RUST PROBLEMS. LUCKILY I ONLY GOT MUSCLE SPASMS IN MY BACK, SHOULDER, AND LOWER NECK FROM THIS. BUT I DON"T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANY MORE. THIS IS MY LAST FORD I WILL EVER PURCHASE AGAIN !!!!!!!!!! FORD = FOUND ON ROADSIDE DEAD !!! THIS STORY IS ALSO SHORTENED BUT THE TRUTH OF WHAT HAPPENED, I DIDN'T MENTION THE HEAT, THE ASTHMA ATTACK I HAD, AND THE HASSLE I WENT THROUGH WHILE ALL THIS OCCURRED. *TR

FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L 2001 - SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH IN PARKING LOT. BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSED SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE. CAR HAD UNDERCARRIAGE CLEANING FREQUENTLY DURING WINTER MONTHS AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS. WHEN REPLACING THE BRAKE LINES, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER REAR CONTROL ARMS WERE RUSTED THROUGH AS WELL AND THAT IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY TO AVOID THE REAR TRACK ARM FAILURE WHICH RESULTS IN DROPPING THE REAR AXLE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JUNE 2001 AND MAINTAINED CONTINUOUSLY.OWNER HAS POSSESSION OF CORRODED CONTROL ARMS AFTER REPAIR FOR EVIDENCE IN NHTSA INVESTIGATION. NHTSA IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE OWNER OF VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION OF FAILED PARTS FOR INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT.. THIS IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND PARTS REPLACED TO AVOID LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, ACCIDENTS, INJURY AND FATALITIES DUE TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEGLIGENCE. *TR

MY CHEVY IMPALA FEW MONTHS I FILLED UP WITH GAS ALL THE WAY AND WHEN I GO T ON THE INTERSTATE THE FUEL GAUGE WENT DOWN FROM FULL TO HALF FULL OF GAS . THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE NO MECHANIC KNOWS WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE CAR. IT CAN TURN TO EMPTY TANK IN 20 MILES OF DISTANCE . WHEN I ADD UP MORE GAS TO IT TURNS BACK TO FULL. I NEED A SOLUTION. I HAVE A SMALL CHILDREN AND ONE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL FROM HOME TO WORK. *TR ..TIRE COMPLAINT ON 2001 FORD EXPEDITON..*BF....UPDATED 03/08/17 *BF SPARE TIRE FELL DOWN UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WHILE DRIVING.UPDATED 07/17/17 *BF UPDATED 07/19/2017*JS

THIS VEHICLE WAS BEING USED TO PULL A STUCK TRUCK FROM THE SAND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INCHING FORWARD TRYING TO PULL THE STUCK TRUCK WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND HIT THE DRIVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT NEAR ANY OTHER VEHICLES AND DID NOT TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE DURING THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

I AM HAVING VARIOUS ELECTRICAL ISSUES RANGING FROM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOING ON PERIODICALLY WITH CODES NOT STORED WHEN CHECKED, ON, DOME LIGHT IN THE CAR NOT TURN ON WHEN DRIVER DOOR OPENED, RADIO NOT WORKING WHEN KEY IS IN ON POSITION, DASH LIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ONE NIGHT DURING A VERY HEAVY RAIN STORM THE ALARM WENT OFF AND WE WERE UNABLE TO DISABLE FOR OVER 30 MINS. HAD TO REMOVE THE BATTERY FOR THE BEEPING TO STOP. WHEN WE CHECKED THE NEXT DAY, INSIDE THE VEHICLE WAS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE DASHBOARD & DROPLETS WERE COMING FROM THE TOP DRIVERS SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO NOTICED THAT WATER WAS STREAMING DOWN FROM INSIDE A HANDLE ON THE FRAME BY SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD ON DRIVER SIDE. UNAWARE OF GLOBAL WINDSHIELD/SEAL ISSUES WITH FORD WE PROCEEDED TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. AT THE TIME WE WERE UNAWARE OF ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SHORTLY AFTER WHILE DRIVING WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE VARIOUS EPISODES OF THE CAR REVVING ITSELF UP, AS IF IT WAS IN CONTROL OF ITS OWN SPEED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR. DURING THESE EPISODES OF ACCELERATION THE CAR TEMPERATURE & OIL GAUGES REGISTERED AT OVERHEATED LEVELS & MANY TIMES THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF. IN THIS CASE I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON, THE CAR WAS BACK TO NORMAL AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. TYPICALLY WHEN THIS HAPPENED ALTHOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS LIT, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN TO BE SERVICED BY THE DEALER I WAS TOLD NO ERROR CODES WERE STORED IN THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SELF ACCELERATE AND REV UP INTERMITTENTLY. AT PRESENT I NEED TO HAVE THE CAR SMOGGED FOR RENEWAL BUT THE VEHICLE SYSTEM READINESS TEST REGISTER INCOMPLETE AND THERE ARE NO FAULTY CODES LISTED. I HAVE READ THAT VARIOUS OWNERS EXPERIENCE THESE CONDITIONS WHICH HAS BEEN CAUSED BY WATER LEAK INTO THE FUSE BOX AND THE GEM DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD SEAL FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A POPPING NOISE, JERKED AND BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION POWER WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH DETERMINED THE FAILURE TO BE A SPARK PLUG THAT SEPARATED FROM THE THREAD. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 218,000.

THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE MOTOR AND IT CAN NOT BE PUT BACK IN TO THE MOTOR. *TR

VEHICLE IS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION XLT 4X4 PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2001 AND OWNED CONTINUOUSLY BY CURRENT OWNER, ONLY SERVICED AT HUB FORD OF COLCHESTER, CT AND GIRARD FORD OF NORWICH CT. FAILURE OF SUSPENSION/DRIVETRAIN COMPONENTS OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY ONRAMP. BOTH REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS HAD CORROSION THAT LED TO COMPLETE DISCONNECTION FROM REAR AXLE. WITH NO SUPPORTING LOWER CONTROL ARMS, THE REAR TRANSAXLE SHIFTED DURING VEHICLE ACCELERATION. SHIFTING OF TRANSAXLE THEN INTRODUCED EXCESSIVE FORCE ON DRIVE SHAVE UJOINT (REAR TRANSAXLE UJOINT) WHICH CAUSED COMPLETE FAILURE AND DISCONNECTION OF REAR DRIVESHAFT. VEHICLE'S 4WD SYSTEM ENGAGED, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO BE SAFELY GUIDED ONTO THE AVAILABLE OFFRAMP (CLOVERLEAF HIGHWAY INTERSECTION) AND INTO SAFE RECOVERY LOCATION FOR TOWING BY AAA TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. GIRARD FORD REPAIR ESTIMATES COSTS FOR ALL FOUR CORRODED CONTROL ARMS TO BE APPROXIMATELY $1500. SHATTERED PARTS OR DEBRIS ALSO CUT REAR BRAKE LINE LEADING TO LOSS OF REAR BRAKING AND ALL BRAKE FLUID LOSS - CAUSING ADDITIONAL INDIRECT REPAIR COSTS. OWNER IS RECOVERING CORRODED CONTROL ARMS AFTER REPAIR FOR EVIDENCE TO BE USED IN ANY NHTSA INVESTIGATION. NHTSA IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE OWNER/COMPLAINANT OF VEHICLE FOR ACCESS TO FAILED PARTS FOR INVESTIGATION SUPPORT. *TR

VEHICLE WAS HAVIN JERKIN ISSUES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, TOOK TO SHOP AND IT WAS ABOUT TO BLOW OUT THE SPARK PLUG, I WAS LUCKY AND CAUGHT IT AND GOT IT REPLACED BUT I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND SEEN THAT MANY OTHERS HAVEN'T BEEN AND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. MY NEXT PROBLEM WAS ACCELERATION, THE GAS PEDAL ACCELERATED AND CAUSE ME TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FLED THE SCENE, THERE WAS NO MAJOR INJURIES BUT 4 KIDS WERE IN THE VEHICLE AND ARE NOW SCARED TO EVEN RIDE WITH ME. MENTAL STRESS IS A MAJOR INJURY IN MY CONCERN CAUSE IT HURTS MY HEART TO KNOW MY OWN CHILDREN ARE SCARED THAT I WONT PROTECT THEM. MY THIRD PROBLEM IS THAT JUST YESTERDAY WE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE DIED AND WONT START, TALKED TO MECHANICS AND THEY SAY 01 FORDS HAVE THIS PROBLEM, WE NOW HAVE A BROKE DOWN VEHICLE AND NOT TOO SURE WHAT THE DEFECT HAS CAUSED MORE PROBLEMS TO BE WORSE. DUE TO THE DEFECT NOW THE STARTER SOLENOID IS OUT AND WE ARE UNSURE IF POSSIBLY EVEN THE FUEL PUMP. FORD KNOWS OF ALL THESE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS AND HAS DONE NOTHING. JUST IN MY FAMILY I HAVE 2 OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, WHY IS IT THAT FORD IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THESE DEFECTS THAT CAN CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES??? *TR