2001 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ENGLUFED INTO FLAMES WITH OUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY BURNT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IGNITED AND BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO TWO ADDITIONAL VEHICLES PARKED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

BOUGHT A 2001 EXPEDITION FROM A USED CAR LOT. SINCE PURCHASE, CRUISE HAS NOT WORKED, SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH WHICH RADIO AND BLOWER STAY ON AND KILL BATTERY. REPLACE TIE ROD ENDS, FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS, REAR SEAL LEAKING. REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH. NICE LOOKING VEHICLE BUT MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS TO BE RIDING IN. I HAVE ONLY OWNED VEHICLE FOR 1.5 MONTHS AND ALREADY HAVE SPENT $1500 IN REPAIRS AND STILL HAS ISSUES. PLEASE HELP IN GETTING THE VEHICLE IN SAFE RUNNING ORDER FOR MY FAMILY. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND I SEEM TO BE DRIVING IT MORE SO THEY CAN USE MY COMPANY CAR FOR SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FIVE SPARK PLUGS HAVE BLOWN OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF THE ALUMINUM TIPS FROM THE SPARK PLUGS ENTERING THE CAST IRON HEADS OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON AND THEY WERE THE ONLY LOCATION WITH THE TOOLS TO PERFORM REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, SHE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL WHEN SHE ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WOULD BECOME LOOSE. UPDATED 09/28/11

A WEEK AGO I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION TO FRIENDS FOR A SOCIAL VISIT. ON THE WAY, I DROVE AS I NORMALLY DO THE SPEED LIMIT AS POSTED. AT AROUND 10:00 PM, IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, I ENCOUNTERED THE NOW WELL KNOWN AND DREADED SPARK PLUG EJECTION. THOUGHT I HAD BEEN SHOT AT THERE FOR A SECOND, BUT SOON REALIZED WHAT IT WAS. IT COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AT A WORSE TIME NOR TO A WORSE SPARK PLUG TO REACH, FAR LEFT REAR. I WAS ONLY 75 MILES FROM HOME STRANDED BY MY VEHICLE. I TRULY AM A LOYAL FORD FAN AND OWNER OF SEVERAL, BUT THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED! I AM THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH THIS PIECE OF YOU KNOW WHAT! AFTER GETTING IT TOWED HOME, I ATTEMPTED A REPLACEMENT OF THE PLUG ONLY TO FIND THE PLUG HOLE WAS SCREWED UP AND COULDN'T GET IT IN THERE STRAIGHT. SO WHAT THE HECK DO I DO NOW? FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THIS IS A CROCK AND YOU KNOW IT! WHATYA GONNA DO NOW? BLOW IT OFF AND DO NOTHING, AS I EXPECT. OR ARE YOU GOING TO REPAIR IT AS YOU WELL SHOULD. THESE VEHICLES AREN'T CHEAP, BUT I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THEY AREA BUILT THAT WAY INTENTIONALLY. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FORD? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AT THE SPARK PLUG THREAD. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REINFORCED THE THREAD AT LOCATION NUMBER EIGHT BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED IN OTHER LOCATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THAT THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND WOULD BE TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK SUDDENLY JUMP FORWARD ABOUT 5FT AFTER ALREADY BEING STOPPED FOR A LITTLE BIT AT A STOP LIGHT. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE THEN ONCE AND MY FOOT IS PLANTED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT FEELS ALMOST LIKE YOU ARE BEING HIT IN THE REAR BUT THERE IS NO ONE THERE SO WHAT GIVES? *TR