2001 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

SLOWING FOR A LIGHT, TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD WHILE PLACING FOOT ON BRAKE. REPEATED SITUATION ON WED 05/30/12 WHILE SITTING AT A DRIVE THRU, ALMOST HIT CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE CHASSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,400. UPDATED 06/29/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE BROKE. UPDATED 07/10/12

AFTER DROPPING OFF MY CHILDREN AT DAYCARE I STOPPED AT THE STORE. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR AND STARTED IT, IT MADE A LOUD POP LIKE SOMETHING HAD CAME OFF. SO I PROCEEDED TO TURN THE IGNITION ON AND THEN SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TOP VENTS AND THE TRUCK BEGAN MAKING A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE ENGINE WAS SHAKING. I WAS SCARED AS HELL AND I THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS ABOUT TO BLOW UP FROM THE SOUND OF IT. SO I CALMED DOWN AND DROVE TO THE AUTO SHOP THANKFULLY DOWN THE STREET. WELL MY SPARK PLUG HAD BLEW OUT THE HEAD AND THAT'S WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. I HAD JUST REPLACED THE #5 COIL AND PLUG WITH FORD ON FEBRUARY 23, 2012 AND THAT WAS $340.61. I AM BARELY MAKING IT FINANCIALLY AND TO READ ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK AND FORD NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SITUATION IS DISHEARTENING. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN AND LIVE IN AN AREA WITH NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SO I AM NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND NO WAY TO GET TO WORK AND SUPPORT MY FAMILY, NOW WHAT DO I DO? ITS AMAZING HOW THIS DEALERSHIP CAN SWOOP YOU IN AND TAKE YOUR MONEY AND REQUIRE YOU TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENTS ON TIME BUT WON'T PROVIDE YOU WITH A SAFE VEHICLE. I NOW HAVE TO GET A CAB TO PICK MY KIDS UP FROM DAYCARE BECAUSE I CAN'T DRIVE MY TRUCK, NOT TO MENTION WHEN YOU GET INSIDE IT SMELLS LIKE PURE SMOKE WHICH MAKES IT SCARY TO EVEN WANNA TURN THE THING ON. VERY FRUSTRATED AND DISAPPOINTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND IMMEDIATELY CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR UPPER AND LOWER TRAILING ARMS WERE FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF RUST AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD WHILE THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 04/06/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. 04/16/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A POPPING NOISE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE NUMBER TWO SPARK PLUG. THE NUMBER TWO SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD HOLDER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. A FAILURE WAS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED WITH THE NUMBER SEVEN SPARK PLUG, WHICH ALSO BLEW OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD HOLDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

A SPARKPLUG BLEW OUT OF MY ENGINE AND ANOTHER WAS LOOSE. THE PLUG IN QUESTION RUINED THE THREADS IN THE CYLINDER HEAD, AND WILL REQUIRE $700-$1000 FOR THE DEALER TO FIX. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH PROVES FORD HAD BEEN HAVING A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL YEARS, YET HAS DID NOTHING ABOUT IT !! *TR

MY VEHICLE SUFFERED SPARK PLUG EJECTION. UPON PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POP OR BANG AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER IMMEDIATELY. UPON INSPECTION, THE COIL-OVER-PLUG ON THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER WAS BROKEN FROM THE BRACKET AND A LOUD CLANKING NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE IN THAT SPOT. AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY TRYING TO REPLACE THE COIL, THE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET WITHOUT AND FORCE OR TOOLS. THE SPARK PLUG CAME OUT WITH THE COIL. THE AREA HAD TO BE RETHREADED AND REPAIRED BUT WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR CLOSE TO THREE MONTHS. *TR

ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 26, 2012 I PARKED MAY CAR AT MY EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5:50AM. I HEAD TO WORK LIKE ANY ORDINARY DAY, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 AM, I HAD CO-WORKERS INFORMING ME THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I RAN OUT TO THE PARKING LOT AND FOUND MY CAR IN FLAMES. MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER CAUSED THE TWO CARS ON MY SIDES TO CATCH ON FIRE AS WELL. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED IT WAS TOO LATE TO SAVE ANYTHING FROM THE CAR. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS, EVERYTHING INSIDE WAS DESTROYED INTO ASHES, MY PERSONAL BELONGINGS WERE UNRECOGNIZABLE. I ONLY HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE ON MY CAR, AND WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGES THAT MY CAR CAUSED TO THE OTHER PEOPLE..I AM NOW LEFT WITH NO CAR, AND HAVING THE BLAME OF THE FIRE WHEN I DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG. MY FORD EXPEDITION WAS IN PERFECT CONDITIONS AND UP TO DATE WITH ALL OF THE SERVICES; NOW THAT IT WAS THE FAMILY CAR AND WE TRAVELED ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH IT. WE WERE THE ONLY OWNERS AND BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW FOR A REASON. THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL WAS TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIVING THE LETTER IN THE YEAR 2004, AND WAS NEVER RE-INSTALLED. THE CAUSES OF THE FIRE ARE STILL UNKNOWN, AND I WILL LIKE TO LET FORD KNOW OF THE SITUATION SO THEY CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. IT IS SUCH A TRAUMATIZING SITUATION THAT I WOULD NOT LIKE ANYONE ELSE TO EXPERIENCE. I HAVE LOST ALL OF MY TRUST ON FORD. BE AWARE PEOPLE, DO NOT PARK NEXT TO A FORD, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY MIGHT CATCH ON FIRE. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRAILING ARMS DETACHED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER TRAILING ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 128,400 UPDATED 02/27/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH TRAILING ARMS HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE REAR END TO BECOME LOOSE. UPDATED 03/21/12