2001 Ford Expedition Complaint Log

6 TIMES MY 2001 XLT EXPEDITION HAS TRIED TO TAKE OFF WITH THE BRAKE APPLIED. THE SPEED AND RPM GAUGE WOULD SHOW HIGH OUTPUT. AT THE SAME TIME THE EXPEDITION WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. *TS *NLM *DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***765666

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER FIVE TIMES, AND CAUSE CAN NOT BE DETERMINED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BECAUSE OF CONSUMERS LARGE GIRTH, CONSUMER NEEDS TO UTILIZE A SEAT BELT EXTENDER. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS DIFFICULTY GETTING THE BUCKLE ON THE SEAT BELT EXTENSION TO STAY LATCHED INTO THE FIXED BUCKLE RECEPTOR MOUNTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE BUCKLE ON THE BELT ITSELF, DOES STAY LATCHED TO THE SEAT BELT EXTENSION. IT TAKES REPEATED ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT LATCHES. CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL REGARDING THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. AS INSTRUCTED CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE SEAT BELT CHECKED. NO DEFECT WAS FOUND AT THAT TIME, BUT THE CHECK WAS DONE WITHOUT THE SEAT BELT EXTENSION. CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS SITUATION TO BE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THAT DURING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS UNLOCK CAUSING INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. TS

THE HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING UNIT HAS BEEN BLOWING WHITE FLAKES INTO THE FACE OF THE DRIVER AND OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE HAD TO QUICKLY GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, TO CLEAR MY EYES OF THE FLAKES. SEVERAL TIME COMING CLOSE TO RUNNING INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. FORD REP STATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, KEEP BRINGING IT IN. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO SERVICE ABOUT ONCE A WEEK FOR THIS. PREVIOUS SERVICE ADVISOR STATED,PUT YOUR WINDOWS DOWN AND DONT USE THE A/C SYSTEM. I FOUND ON THE WEB A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM. THERE MUST BE OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM IN 97-02 F-150/EXPEDITIONS. FORD HAS ALREADY REPLACED MY SYSTEM ONCE TO NO AVAIL. HELP. DT

WHITE FLAKES BLOWS OUT OF AIR CONDITIONER WHEN IN USE.

(NHTSA RECALL# 02T012000) CONTINENTAL TIRE TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE NUMBERS DIDN'T MATCH, THEREFORE THE SERVICE WAS DECLINED. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL DID IN FACT INCLUDE HER VEHICLE'S TIRES AND THAT CONTINENTAL TIRES SHOULD HAVE REIMBURSED HER. TS SCC

CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES PRIOR TO RECALL DUE TO TO UNUSUAL TREAD WEAR AND NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT 64 MILES PER HOUR, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM CONTINENTAL TIRES.*JB

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT TIRE RECALL REPLACEMENT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE OWNERS MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS. TIRE RECALL CALLED FOR REPLACED CONTINENTAL TIRE P275/60R17 GENERAL GRABBER AW WITH SMALLER TIRES P265/70R17 CONTENTIAL CONTITRAC TIRES. *TT *NLM

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE'S TIRES. THE RECALL REQUEST WAS DENIED BY THE MANUFACTURER/CONTINENTAL TIRE, DUE TO THE RECEIPT THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED FELL OUTSIDE THE DATES OF PURCHASE WHICH WOULD QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT. SCC *JB

CONSUMER INQUIRED ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR FAILED TIRES. *AK *JB

CONSUMER LEARNED OF 17" CONTI TRAC AND GRABBER AW TIRE VOLUNTARY RECALL PROGRAM, HOWEVER THE FILING PERIOD HAD EXPIRED, REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT WAS DENIED. *TT *JB

THE RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON 10/25/02 FROM CONTINENTAL WHICH STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CONTINENTAL TIRES GENERAL GRABBER AW P275/60R17. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED REPLACEMENT TIRES BECAUSE THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER. RECALL #02T012000. *NLM

VEHICLE'S RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT CAUSE.

GAS TANK IS INVERTING ITSELF. WHEN THE GAS TANK GETS TO 1/4 THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF LIKE THERE IS NO GAS IN THE TANK. GAS TANK AND ITS COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER. *AK

RUNNING BOARD LIGHTS OVERHEATED,RESULTING IN THEIR FAILURE. RELATED RECALL 03V094000, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

VEHICLE HAS KEYLESS ENTRY AND REMOTE START FUNCTIONALITY. CONSUMER HAS INTERMITTENTLY WITNESSED VEHICLE START WITHOUT INITIATION OF REMOTE START FEATURE.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITH KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION. WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO,AND DVD ACCESSORY BEGAN OPERATING WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE BRAKES LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES AND CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . *AK

SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY LOCKED IN THE REAR. THE PASSENGERS ARE NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A SEAT BELT PROBLEM. THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS IF VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO START, HOWEVER NOT VEHICLE WOULD NOT START.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT BELTS. SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK SEAT BELTS STARTED COMING UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING. AT FIRST, CONSUMER THOUGHT SHE DIDN'T LATCH IT PROPERLY. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOO LONG TO BE COVERED. CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL FOR HER VEHICLE BUT HER VIN WASN'T INCLUDED. CONSUMER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT AND THE SECOND SEAT RIGHT PASSENGER BELT ALSO. *PH

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS. WHEN THE WHEEL WAS REMOVED, THE SPINDLE HAD NO THREADS AND WAS PRACTICALLY WORN AWAY. ROTORS AND SPINDLE WERE REPLACED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. JB *MR

AT 30 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED ONE OF THE TIRES WAS MAKING A RUMBLING NOISE. CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. FIRESTONE, STELLTEX AT, LT265/75R16. *AK

AT 30 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED ONE OF THE TIRES WAS MAKING A RUMBLING NOISE. CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. FIRESTON STELLTEX, SIZE ATLT265/75R16. *AK