NHTSA Complaint #10660302 — 2000 FORD EXPEDITION

5 PEOPLE IN MY VEHICLE DRIVING 55MPH ON I40 AROUND MIDNIGHT WHEN AIR SUSPENSION WENT OUT AND EVERYTHING IN THE DASH WENT CRAZY. THINGS CUTTING OFF AND ON MOVING BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS, WHEN I CUT IT OFF SO TO NOT DRIVE WITH AIR SUSPENSION DOWN IT WOULD NOT RESTART UNLESS YOU STARTED IT IN NEUTRAL BUT THE BATTERY KEPT DYING AND EXPLODED DRIVING TO SHOP,.GOT ANOTHER BATTERY, IT EXPLODED TO. NOTHING ELECTRICAL WORKED. DOOR LOCKS, WINDOWS,SPEEDOMETER, STEREO WOULDN'T COME ON THEN WOULD COME ON BY ITSELF, LIGHTS TO. AIR SUSPENSION WOULD NOT WORK, BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE. FIRST TIME THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. THIS TIME THEY KNOW BUT I CAN AFFORD TO FIX IT. THE GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX IS OVER 600.00 PLUS LABOR! IM DISABLED WITH A FIXED INCOME AND I HAVEN'T DRIVEN ANYWHERE SINCE FEB I CANT GET TO MY DOCTOR, GROCERY STORE, TO GET MEDICINE FOR HEART ATTACK AND OTHER DISABLING ILLNESSES. I CANT AFFORD ANOTHER CAR OR TO FIX MY EXPO. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS I SURE NEED SOME HELP WITH THIS.ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE NHTSA PRELIMINARY EVALUATION #PE05033 STATUS:CLOSED DATE OPENED:JUNE 15, 2005 DATE CLOSED: OCTOBER 13, 2005 RECALL: NO RECALL ISSUED COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD SUMMARY: ODI HAS RECEIVED 39 REPORTS ALLEGING THAT WATER LEAKS AROUND THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE HEADLAMPS.FORD REPORTS THAT WATER ENTERING THE VEHICLE CAN WET THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX (PDB) AND THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM).THESE COMPONENTS CONTROL VARIOUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE.THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, EA05015, TO ALLOW FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE ISSUE AND TO ASSESS THE NATURE OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY CONSEQUENCE.NHTSA: FOR DETAILED INFORMATION & SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, SEE THE OFFICIAL NHTSA INVESTIGATION#PE05033. *TR