NHTSA Complaint #10114261 — 2001 FORD EXPEDITION

ELECTRONIC SHORTAGES IS CAUSING MALFUNCTIONS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, WIPERS, RUNNING LIGHTS AND RADIO. THESE MALFUNCTIONS SEEM TO WORSEN WHEN IT RAINS. THE VEHICLE STARTS BY ITS SELF WHILE UNATTENDED. WHEN DRIVING IF THE WIPERS DONT WORK, I HAVE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRL FOR THEM TO OPERATE AND THE SAME FOR THE RADIO. I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY AROUND $1000.00 MORE DOLLARS TO CHANGE OUT THE FUSE BOX AND STILL THIS MAY NOT THE CURE THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNITION STATED THAT WATER WAS GETTING IN BEHIND THE FUSE BOX SOME HOW. HE TOLD ME TO SILICONE THE COW DOWN TO THE WINDSHEILD TO REFLECT THE WATER, SO I DID AND IT DID NOT WORK. EVERY MORNING MY PREGANENT WIFE AS TO USE A BATTERY JUMPER BOX TO JUST START THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ELECTRONICS ON THE VEHICLE STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AS IF THE KEY WAS INSERTERED AND TURNED TO AUXILLARY. THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO START DURING THE NIGHT BY ITS SELF. IT DOES NOT START, THE STARTER JUST TURNS OVER AS IF IT IS TRYING TO START UNTIL THE BATTERY GOES DEAD. I AM SCARED THAT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO CATCH FIRE OR EVEN BLOW UP IN FRONT OF MY RESIDENCE. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL ENOUGH PEOPLE CAME IN ASKING FOR THE SAME HELP. I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS 36,000.00 VEHICLE. I HAVE CARRIED THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY STILL CHARGE ME FOR LOOKING. *AK