There are 13 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2001 Ford Expeditionin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR FAME AND THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FRAME HAD ROTTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
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
ON 02/13/10 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 A.M., I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WITH THE 5.4 LITER V-8 DOWN US HIGHWAY 151 NORTH OF FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN. THE THROTTLE/ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE EXPEDITION ACCELERATED TO OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE AND THE BACK TIRES SPUN ON THE ICE AND THE FRONT TIRES STOPPED AS I CAME TO A STOP UPON THE ICE. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I STARTED THE 5.4 LITER ENGINE AGAIN. THE ENGINE RACED AGAIN WITH RPMS REACHING OVER 5000 RPMS. I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE IGNITION AGAIN AND OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED FOR OBSTRUCTIONS. NO APPARENT OBSTRUCTIONS. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, I STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN AND THE ENGINE IDLED DOWN TO NORMAL RPM. I HAD AN ADULT PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE THAT WITNESSED THE THROTTLE/ACCELERATOR STICK.*TR
ELECTRICAL: WINDSHIELD LEAKING FOR A FEW YEARS. FIRST A SMALL LEAK AND DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT. NOW IT SEEMS TO BE GREATER LEAKS INTO THE CAR WHEN IT RAINS- LEADING TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES SUCH AS DASH LIGHTS GO OUT, BLOWER STAYS ON, FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ RIGHT. RADIO SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK RIGHT AND THE LIGHTS GO OUT. FUEL TANK: ISSUES FROM DAY ONE - FLOATS DID NOT WORK RIGHT, NOW GAUGE DOES NOT READ RIGHT, ONE POINT I COULD NOT FILL THE CAR - MECHANIC DID SOMETHING TO TRY AND CORRECT IT. HOOD/WINDSHIELD LEAK: MUST BE CAREFUL NOT TO GO TO AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH. WATER INTO THE ENGINE AREA. MUST PARK AT A CERTAIN ANGLE DURING THE RAIN. COIL PACKS GO OUT.
I BOUGHT MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION BRAND NEW. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN MY TRUCK HAS SURGED. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE WAITING AT AN INTERSECTION WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE TRUCK SURGES AS IF SOMEONE HAS STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR. EVEN THE RADIO GET LOUDER. LUCKILY I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE FIRMLY. IT HAS EVEN HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK ACCELERATES WITHOUT MY CHANGING PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THANKFULLY I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT. IT IS VERY NERVE RACKING AND DANGEROUS. I AM VERY NERVOUS HAVING MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE SINCE THERE IS A GREAT POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENTS. *NM
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2001 FORD EXPEDITON, RECENTLY (AUGUST 22,2005) I EXPERIENCED A SPARK PLUG BLOW-OUT IN THIS VEHICLE.I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE COST OF REPAIR FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, AND THE DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. IN A RECENT ARTICLE IT WAS STATED THAT IF THIS PLUG WERE TO POP OUT IT COULD IN FACT PUNCTURE A NEARBY FUEL LINE AND IGNITE IN FIRE OR CAUSE AN EXPLOSION SO I SEARCHED THE INTERNET(WWW.FORDDEFECTS.COM) FOR SOME ANSWERS. THERE, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FORD THAT THEY HAVE NEGLECTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER FRUSTRATED CONSUMERS ARE ASKING THAT A RECALL BE INITIATED BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA)
2001 FORD EXPEDITION FUEL SYSTEM INDICATOR PROBLEM. WITH VEHICLE TANK CAPACITY AT 1/4 FULL AND WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE (ENGINE DOWN) VEHICLE HAS REPETITIVE IGNITION PROBLEMS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT FUEL PICK UP. SERVICE TECHNICIANS FROM FORD DEALERSHIP INDICATE THEY ARE AWARE OF SUCH, BUT CAN ONLY RECOMMEND "ALWAYS KEEPING TANK AT >1/2 FULL AND THEY WILL NOT/CAN NOT REPAIR DEFICIENCY". THIS PRACTICE ISN'T ALWAYS PRACTICAL. FURTHER RESEARCH FROM YOUR WEBSITE INDICATES THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM ACCORDING TO NHTSA ITEM #10010731. ISN'T THIS ENOUGH FOR A RECALL CAMPAIGN?*AK
WHEN EVER YOU PARK ON A HILL WITH MY 2001 EXPEDITON THE TRUNKGOES DEAD WILL NOT COME BACK ON UNLESS ON A LEVEL SURFACE ITHAS DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES. THE WINDOW SHEILD WASHER SENSOR AL WAYS COMES ON EVEN WHEN FULL.*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 STALLS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AT 10-DEGREE ANGLE OR GREATER. OCCURS REGARDLESS OF FUEL LEVEL OR ENGINE TEMPERATURE. THE VEHICLE MUST BE MOVED TO A LEVEL POSITION TO BE RESTARTED. HAZARDOUS OR DEADLY IN HOT WEATHER TO UNATTENDED OCCUPANTS OR AT RAILROAD CROSSINGS AND INTERSECTIONS. *NLM
WHENEVER FUEL TANK IS BELOW 1/4 TANK & VEHICLE IS DOWN HILL OR ON DOWN SLOPE, VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR PROBLEM. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AFTER HAVING FUEL PUMP AND OTHER RELATED PARTS REPLACED.*AK
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
AFTER 3 SERVICE VISITS, I STILL HAVE A FUELING PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. I DEMONSTRATE THE PROBLEM TO A FORD REPRESENTATIVE. AS DEMONSTRATED, WE STARTED FILLING THE FUEL TANK. AFTER 9.4 GALLONS, THE NOZZLE AUTOMATICALLY CLICKED OFF, WE CONTINUED TO FUEL THE TANK OVER THE NEXT 10 15 MINUTES, WITH NEAR CONTINUOUS CLICKING OFF OF THE NOZZLE. AT ABOUT 15 GALLONS, THE FORD REP WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH FURTHER FUELING. I CONTINUED TO 18.6 GALLONS, WHEREUPON THE FUEL FINALLY ROSE TO THE FILLER NECK AND EVEN SPILLED OVER A BIT. I HAVE FOUND THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO COMPLETELY FILL THE TANK. THE FORD REP EXPLAINED TO ME, VERY COURTEOUSLY, THAT ONCE THE NOZZLE CLICKS OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES, THE TANK IS CONSIDERED FULL BY FORD MEASURES. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT BY THAT MEASURE, I AM REDUCING MY FUEL CAPACITY BY ABOUT 9 GALLONS, AND AT HIGHWAY MILEAGE OF 20 MPG, REDUCING MY CRUISING RANGE BY 180 MILES. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO TELL ME I HAVE TO REFUEL MY EXPEDITION 180 MILES SHY OF WHERE I SHOULD BE ABLE TO CRUISE AND REFUEL. THIS IS MY FOURTH FORD AUTO IN 4 YEARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I AM REQUESTING THAT FORD REMOVE THE IDIOTICALLY DESIGNED FUEL TANK IN MY EXPEDITION, AND REPLACE IT WITH A REGULAR IDIOT-PROOF FUEL TANK. FUELING A CAR SHOULD NOT BE ROCKET SCIENCE.*AK
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