2001 Ford Expedition Complaint Log

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR A RECALL ISSUED RELATED TO TREAD SEPARATION OF CONTINENTAL TIRES. *NLM

AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WE PARKED OUR 2001 EXPEDITION IN THE CAR PORT AND WENT TO BED. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR WE WOKE UP WITH OUR HOUSE ON FIRE AT THE WEST END WHERE THE CAR PORT IS LOCATED. INVESTIGATORS AND FIRE INSPECTORS DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE EXPEDITION BUT DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE COULD NOT DETERMINE THE EXACT LOCATION THE FIRE STARTED OTHER THAN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE, HOUSE, BELONGINGS, AND SEVERE BURN TO ONE FAMILY MEMBERS ARM AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE PARKED CLOSE BY. THE FORD PART NUMBER FOR RECENTLY RECALLED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES IS THE SAME AS THE ONE ON MY EXPEDITION AND WAS CHANGED FOR THE 2002 MODELS.*AK

PINION SEAL LEAKING AT 34,000 MILES. TOOK TO HOLMES TUTTLE FORD DEALERSHIP IN TUCSON, AZ FOR REPAIRS. SIX THOUSAND MILES LATER PINION SEALS AGAIN FAILED PREMATURELY. FORD DEALERSHIP WILLNOT CALL BACK AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS. *AK

WHEN DRIVEN IN COLD WEATHER, VEHICLE THROTTLE WILL SUDDENLY STICK AND ACCELERATE TO VERY HIGH RPM. BRAKING SYSTEM IS UNABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. WENT TO DEALER WITH SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER AND WAS LAUGHED AT. TOLD ME TO LEAVE VEHICLE WITH THEM.

ENGINE ACCELERATED AND VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO CREEP FORWARD WHEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THEN TO PARK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO SECURITY GATE AND VEHICLE. VEHICLE STOPPED ONLY WHEN ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. *JB

CONSUMER STATES RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD MANUFACTURER ON TIRE GENERAL GRABBER AW, SIZE P275/60R17. FORD MOTOR STATED THEY DIDN'T HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. CONTINENTAL AGREED TO REPLACE THE FOUR TIRES WITH SMALL SIZE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH TO VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE SEAT BELT; HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO UNLATCH WHEN HE MOVED AROUND. THE SEAT BELT ALSO OPENED WHEN HE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V227001 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY). THE FAILURE BEGAN IN JANUARY OF 2003 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE THE SEAT BELTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $200 AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE IS CURRENTLY OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

GENERAL TIRES RECALL ON 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHICH CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE DEFECTIVE TIRES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STOP ACCELERATING BUT THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN AND THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER COASTED THE VEHICLE HOME. BURNING SMELL WAS CAUSED BY THE ASBESTOS FROM THE BACK BRAKES.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN REVERSE GEAR ,IT DOESN'T REVERSE, IT JUST MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP DID A FULL DIAGNOSE, BUT COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE.*AK

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHEN SHE SUDDENLY HAD NO BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND FAILED TO RESPOND. SHE THEN BEGAN TO PUMP THEM WILDLY AND GOT SOME BRAKING ACTION. (THIS IS IN AN NEW FORD EXPEDITION WITH ONLY 47,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ) SHE DROVE IN FIRST GEAR TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. A RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAD ALREADY WORN OUT-APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO BECOME LOOSE FROM THE AXLE. AS IT CAME LOOSE, THE BRAKE SHOE AND PISTON MECHANISM OF THE BRAKE CEASED TO FUNCTION. SHE WAS LUCKY THAT SHE HIT NO ONE ELSE AND THAT THE WHEEL DID NOT COME OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FLIP. SHE WAS FORTUNATE SHE WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID SHE WAS LUCKY TO GET IN BEFORE THE WHEEL FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. I AM APPALLED TO THINK THAT AN SUV THAT HAS ONLY HAD SOFT ON- ROAD USE AND NEVER USED OFF -ROAD COULD HAVE A WHEEL BEARING GO OUT AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH PROFILE NATURE OF THE VEHICLE, THE POTENTIAL FOR FLIPPING IS EVEN GREATER WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM THAN POORLY CONSTRUCTED TIRES. I AM VERY ANGRY THAT SUCH A PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE, WHEN IT IS NOT EVEN TWO YEARS OLD.

THERE IS A LEAK THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, ENABLING WATER TO RUN DOWN THROUGH THE ELECTRONIC MODULE. THIS IS CAUSING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. DEALER WILL REPAIR FOR THE SECOND TIME AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE.*AK

TIRE RECALL FROM CONTINENTAL TIRES. *MR. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD A BUMPY RIDE, WHEN HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS DAMAGED, THE RUBBER HAD PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND THE WIRES WERE EXPOSED. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM 3 MONTHS LATER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL, BUT IT HAD ALREADY ENDED. *JB

THE CONSUMER DIDN'T RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. SHE WILL GIVE MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK WHILE VEHICLE'S GEAR IS IN DRIVE. WIPERS ONLY WORK WHEN GEAR IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED WIPER MOTOR, BUT PROBLEM OCCURRED. RELATED TO RECALL 01258000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

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

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT GOT TANGLED IN THE SEAT BACK RELEASE. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. DEALER REPLACED SEAT BELT, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK

NEW 2001 EXPEDITION. STARTED LURCHING FORWARD IN 2002. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I WAS PARKING IN THE GARAGE, THE FOOT IS NOT TOUCHING ANY OF THE PEDALS ITS COASTING VERY VERY SLOWLY CAUSE YOUR GOING TO PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BREAK TO STOP. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LUNGES FORWARD AT THE SAME TIME RADIO GOES LOUDER AND THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER SPEEDS UP, ITS LIKE A POWER SERGE. IT HAS TAKEN A WHILE TO FIGURE THAT OUT, IT HAPPENS SO FAST AND IS NOT PREDICTABLE. WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN LIKE LAST WEEK IT HAD BEEN MONTHS, I HAD COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT IT. I WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY PARKING BY OUR CHEVY TRUCK AND ALMOST HIT IT. ONE TIME IN THE BEGINNING IT HAPPENED AT A STOP LIGHT I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BUT I ALWAYS HAVE A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF ME. HOWEVER IF I WAS AT STOP LIGHT AND A PEDESTRIAN WAS WALKING ACROSS AND THIS HAPPENED , I'M SURE IT WOULD HIT THEM CAUSE THEY DON'T ALWAYS WALK BETWEEN THE WHITE LINES. IN 2002 I DID TAKE THE TRUCK INTO FORD DEALER THEY RAN A TEST AND IT DIDN'T ACTED UP ON THEM THEY SAID THAT UNTIL IT WOULD DO IT FOR THEM THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. SO NOW MY SON WILL BE DRIVING NEXT YEAR IF THE PROBLEM ISN'T FIXED WE WILL HAVE TO GET RID OF IT . IT IS A NICE SUV AND WE WANTED TO HAVE IT FOR AT LEAST 200,000 MILES. *NM

WHILE DRIVING UP A MOUNTAIN VEHICLE STALLED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. *AK

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

THE KNOB TO TURN ON AND OFF THE HEADLIGHTS BREAKS OFF UNDER NORMAL USAGE. THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE WAY TO CONTROL THE HEADLIGHTS. THEY ARE STUCK ON OR OFF. DT

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

THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL. *JB

WHILE ON TRIP ON HIGHWAY TIRE BEGAN RIDING ROUGH, CALLED FORD NATIONAL CUSTOMER HOTLINE, WHILE TALKING TO FORD TIRE DELAMINATED CAUSING OUT OF CONTROL CONDITION, FORD SAYS TIRES PUT ON VOLENTARY RECALL TWO DAYS EARLIER, $1,290 DAMAGE TO CAR, FORD DENIES RESPONSIBILITY, FORD UNABLE TO REPLACE TIRES WHILE ON TRIP, NO FORD DEALER BETWEEN ATLANTA AND MIAMI ABLE TO SUPPLY TIRES THUS REQUIRING DRIVING FROM ATLANTA WITHOUT SPARE AND ON 4 RECALLED TIRES. CONTINENTAL WILL ONLY REPLACE WITHOUT CHARGE THROUGH FORD DEALER, OTHERWISE REQUIRING CUSTOMER TO PAY FOR REPLACMENT AND THEN "SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSMENT" FROM CONTINENTAL. ARMSTRONG FORD, HOMESTEAD, FL, SERVICE MGR, FRED OLIVERA SAYS THAT CONTINENTAL WILL NOT PAY FOR DAMMAGE TO VEHICLE.*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

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER WILL RESTART. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

I TOOK MY 2001 EXPEDITION IN TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS THAT WERE BEING RECALLED. THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS REPLACED.ONE MONTH AFTER BEING REPLACED IT STARTED TO COME UNHOOKED WITH ANY SUDDEN MOVEMENT OR TURNING IN THE SEAT . I WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO BE AWARE THE NEW SEATBELT THEY RECEIVED COULD ALSO BE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS UPSETTING TO ME BECAUSE I TOOK MY CHILDREN ON A 1000 MILE TRIP AND WORE A SEAT BELT WITH ALL THE CONFIDENCE THAT I WOULD BE PROTECTED IN AN ACCIDENT HOWEVER MINOR OR SERIOUS.DOES THE DEALER HAVE TO REPRORT THE PROBLEM?

WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN CONSUMER INITIATED ACCELERATION AND DRIVESHAFT FELL OFF. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT "EAR OF THE YOKE" BROKE, CAUSING DRIVE HAFT TO FALL OFF. *AK

VEHICLE WAS GOING 35MPH AND STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION VEHICLE WAS STEERING. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO STRAIGHT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WE WERE ON VACATION AND WERE NEAR PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA TRAVELLING ON THE I-10 W/B WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED AND CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL. IF THE SEPARATED TREAD HADN'T HIT THE TAILPIPE AND QUARTER PANEL, THEN THE TIRE MAY HAVE COME UP AND HIT THE REAR PASSENGER. THE TREAD ACTUALLY PUSHED UP THE CARPETING AND INDENTED THE UNDERCARRIAGE. WE KEPT THE SEPARATED TIRE.TOOK PICTURES.WE BOUGHT NEW TIRES. WE JUST FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES AS OF 7-6-03. I THINK THEY EXPECTED US TO DRIVE ON THE THREE OTHER TIRES UNTIL OUR VACATION WAS OVER. WHEN I TOLD THEM I REPLACED THE OTHER TIRES THEY SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO, EXCEPT EXAMINE THE BAD TIRE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A FATALITY(S) BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? CONTINENTAL TIRES SAID MY TIRES { GENERAL GRABBERS AW 275/60/R17 } WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. ACCORDING TO MY DOT #. I HOPE THEY WILL AT LEAST REPLACE MY ONE TIRE AND REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO MY 2001 EXPEDITION. WELL AT LEAST THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY DEATHS/INJURIES. BUT I REMEMBER SEVERAL YEARS AGO FORD HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES, IT TOOK LAWSUITS AND DEATHS TO RECALL THOSE TIRES. I CAN SEE THAT FORD IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TIRES AGAIN. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS. OR WARN OTHER OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES.*AK

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 3 DAYS WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK *SCC

WHILE BACKING UP, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BUSTED, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK *TT

CONSUMER STATES AT 15MPH THE SPARE TIRE LOCATED UNDER THE VEHICLE FELL ONTO THE GROUND AND COULD HAVE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*JBTHE TIRE CARRIER WAS REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATES. TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT THE FRONT SENSOR WIGGLES AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR DUE TO IT BEING FROZEN ON THE HUB. ALL WERE REPLACED. *JG

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

TREAD ON THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED COMPLETELY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO TAKE EVASIVE MANUVERS GOING IN A CLOCKWISE MOVEMENT AND ROLLING OVER (FLORIDA TRAFFIC REPORT). (GENERAL TIRES GRABBER AW) LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CLIENT.*SCC *JB

GENERAL TIRES SHREDED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, IT WAS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 24000 MILES, THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, 275/60R17. *AK

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

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

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

WHILE PARKED ON A SLIGHT DECLINE, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD RAN OUT OF GAS, BUT I REMEMBERED I HAD JUST PUT IN $15 THE DAY BEFORE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER THREE (3) ATTEMPTS. A GENTLEMAN SUGGESTED I LET IT ROLL DOWN THE INCLINE, TO A FLAT SURFACE, AND TO TRY AGAIN. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND AFTER TWO (2) MORE ATTEMPTS, IT STARTED.*AK

WHILE AT A STOP ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AT ABOUT 50 MPH. NONE OF THE VEHICLES AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE AT A STOP ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AT ABOUT 50 MPH. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT RECLINED, AND DRIVER'S SIDE HINGE BROKE CAUSING SEAT TO RECLINE ALL THE WAY BACK.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE VIBRATES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION OF TIRE. THE TIRE IS A CONTINTENTAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SINCE APPROXIMATELY MARCH OF 2002 I HAVE EXPERIENCED FOUR SEPERATE INCIDENTS WHERE MY TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. EACH TIME I WAS MOVING SLOWLY USING THE ENGINE IDLE SPEED TO PROPEL THE TRUCK FORWARD WHEN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. TWICE I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE, ONCE PULLING INTO A INSTANT OIL CHANGE STATION ONCE PULLING INTO A CAR WASH. EACH TIME I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK BEFORE STRIKING ANYTHING USING THE BRAKES. PULLING INTO THE OIL CHANGE STATION I WAS VERY STARTLED AS THE MECHANIC WAS GUIDING ME INTO THE STALL AND IF I HAD NOT REACTED AS QUICKLY AS I DID I'M CERTAIN WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER BY TELEPHONE AND THEY STATED THAT NO ONE HAD REPORTED ANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS. I ALSO HAD THE TRUCK EXAMINED BY ANOTHER FORD DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ANY "CODES" NOR COULD THEY DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED MORE THAN 25 VEHICLES DURING MY LIFETIME AND THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME. THIS IS ALSO MY SECOND FORD EXPEDITION, NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED WITH THAT TRUCK EITHER. I HOPE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED BY MY VEHICLE OR ANOTHER EXPEDITION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST, MICHAEL T. ADAMCZAK. DT

WHILE DRIVING 30MPH VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTAIN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER PROPERLY.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT 66 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE THE TO DEALER, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES CV BOOTS FAILED CAUSING FRONT-END TO SQUEAK, THE SEAT BELT HOLD STRAP FELL OFF, DRIVERS WINDOW DOES NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND IT MAKES NOISE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR SHAKES WHILE DRIVING. *YD

AFTER NORMAL TIRE FAILURE THE SUPPLIED CAR JACK WOULD NOT SUPPORT THE VEHICAL WEIGHT AND ALSO WOULD NOT RAISE THE VEHICAL BEFORE THE DEVICE FAILED TO THE PROPER HIGHT FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT RESULTING IN THE JACK FAILING AND COLLAPSING WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICAL TO FALL TO THE GROUND WHEN THE OLD TIRE HAD ALREADY BEEN REMOVED. *AK

I OWN A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4L AND ON AT LEAST TEN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. LUCKILY, EVERY TIME THIS HAS OCCURED THE VEHICLE WAS AT A FULL STOP AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD AND THE TACHOMETER WOULD JUMP TO ABOUT 3500 TO 4000 RPM. THE SURGE ONLY LASTS FOR A FEW SECONDS, BUT IT IS ENOUGH TO LUNGE THE VEHICLE FORWARD. AFTER THE SECOND OR THIRD INCODENT WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT IT (DUB MILLER FORD IN ROSENBERG TX.) AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE MY WIFE OR CHILD ARE INJURED, THIS IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE AND MOST OF THE INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED TO HER.*AK