2000 FORD EXPEDITION Vehicle Speed Control Problems

THROTTLE FEELS LIKE ITS STICKING. THE BREAKS FEEL LIKE THEY GET HARDER THE LONGER YOU DRIVE OR USE THEM. ITS BEEN EXTREMELY COLD THE LAST FEW WEEKS (AIR TEMP OF -28F LOWS TO -3F FOR HIGHS). YOU LET OFF THE BREAK FROM A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT AND IT WILL SUDDENLY ACCERLERATE BY ITSELF. SEEMS TO HAPPEN ANYTIME AFTER 40MPH, EVEN IF YOU SLOW BACK DOWN TO 10-15MPH IT WILL ACCELERATE BACK UP ON ITS OWN, UP TO AS FAST AS 65MPH!) I NEED TO DOWNSHIFT AND RIDE BRAKES (WHICH ARE HARD AS A ROCK!!!) TO KEEP IT FROM EXCELLING THOUGH TOWN AND TO TRY TO KEEP THE RPMS AT BAY. WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND TURNING ITS HARD TO STEER AND IT MAKES JUMPY/JERKY MOVEMENTS FORWARD WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP THE RPMS SKYROCKET UNTIL YOU SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. IF YOU...

I HAVE OWNED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION FOR APPROX. 3 YRS. AND ON NOV. 22, 2017 WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT AT MY WORK(APPROX. 3HRS) IT DECIDED TO LIGHT ITSELF ON FIRE! I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL AND AM EXTREMELY ANGRY AS I HAVE PUT OVER $10,000 WORTH OF UPGRADES TO THE VEHICLE. HAD I BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL I WOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT IMMEDIATELY. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 05V017000 AND FORD RECALL NUMBER IS 05S28. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THIS AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY RESPONSE. BEFORE I CONTACT AN ATTORNEY I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING THE NHTSA CAN DO TO HELP? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

WHILE I PULLED IN A PARKING LOT AFTER FREEWAY DRIVING THE THROTTLE STICKS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN LOT TEMPERATURES. THIS MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. YOU HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP AND THE MOMENT YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ON SNOW COVER ROADS THE ABS KICKS IN. WHEN THE ABS RELEASES THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD 2 TO 3 FEET. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FORD HAS ISSUES A TSB ON THE PROBLEM (TSB 01-21-5) SUGGESTING A PVC REPAIR KIT. THE PROBLEM IS NOT BEING CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE PART, IT IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ENTER THE SYSTEM FROM THE PCV AND ICE UP THE THROTTLE PLATE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY MOM'S DRIVEWAY ABOUT 8:30 P.M. IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS AND FLAMES BEGAN COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. MY MOMS NEIGHBOR THAT LIVES IN THE NEXT BLOCK SAW THE FLAMES AND CAME TO TELL US THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. I CALLED 911. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BLOCKED THE STREET FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT HERE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. AS HE STARTED THE ENGINE, HE NOTICED BLACK SMOKE AND THEN FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RAPIDLY EXIT THE VEHICLE AND FELL, INJURING HIS BACK, LEG AND FOOT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED WHO ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

THE FORD EXPEDITION MODEL YEAR 2000 WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS ON THE EVENING OF FEBRUARY 13,2012. THE FAMILY WENT TO BED AND WAS AWAKENED AROUND 8:30PM BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO HAD KICKED THE FRONT DOOR OF THE RESIDENCE IN TO INFORM US OUR GARAGE WAS ON FIRE. THE SMOKE HAD NOT YET ENTERED THE HOME BUT SOME FUMES WERE THOUGHT TO BE COMING THROUGH THE DUCT SYSTEM CAUSING US TO SLEEP MORE DEEPLY. WE GOT OUT OF THE HOUSE AND CROSSED THE STREET BY THAT TIME THE GARAGE WAS FULLY ENGAGED IN FLAMES. THE METAL GARAGE DOORS MELTED WITH THE HEAT. LATER WHEN THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT THE FIRE CHIEF DID AN INVESTIGATION TO SAY THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE FORD BEHIND THE LOCATION OF THE BATTERY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY SENT OUT SPECIALISTS WHO SAID IT WAS THE SPEED CONTROL MODULE THAT WAS...

2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS TOTALED DUE TO A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *TR

WELL FIRST IT WAS THE HORN THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND NOW ALL OF THE SUDDEN CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. I WAS ANNOYED ABOUT THE HORN, BUT NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL... SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THAT HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL SET UP.... AND I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE PAINT BECAUSE IT IS ALSO PEALING LIKE CRAZY... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SITTING IDLE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND ADVISED THAT THE ORIGIN WAS AT THE ENGINE. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GARAGE, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. A FIRE INCIDENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HIM IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE SEPT 24 2010. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE THAT I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR. MASTER SOLENOID AND PLASTIC COATING UNDER HOOD ARE ALL MELTED, SUV IS TOTALED. *TR

I DROVE THE EXPEDITION YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND RETURNED HOME APPROXIMATELY 5:45 PM CST. APPROXIMATELY 11:15 P.M. HE HEARD POPPING NOISES AND ATTRIBUTED IT TO EARLY FIREWORKS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AT 11:30 P.M. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT KNOCKED ON OUR FRONT DOOR TO ASK IF OUR VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE IN THE BACK. OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PUTTING THE FIRE OUT. IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION SEVERAL TIMES SINCE LAST NIGHT THAT THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN UNDER A RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AND SIMILAR FIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON MAY 19, 2007 FOR A RECALL REMEDY REPAIR PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE CONSEQUENCE MENTIONED IN THE RECALL WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND SUDDENLY, AN ALARM SOUNDED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THEN THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO MASSIVE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CONTACT IS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AFTER SITTING FOR 2 DAYS. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. I AM APPALLED THAT CONGRESS IS SO UPSET AT TOYOTA WHEN FORD KNOWS THAT 11 MILLION VEHICLES HAVE THESE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHES AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO GET FORD TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. OUR HOUSE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND MY WIFE AND 2 DOGS ESCAPED WITH THEIR LIVES. THE SAME DAY IN A NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY ANOTHER FAMILY'S HOUSE WAS BURNED DOWN BY A 2001 EXPEDITION WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY ARE YOU SO CRITICAL OF A FOREIGN COMPANY AND SO AMBIVALENT TO A DOMESTIC CAR COMPANY WITH A HISTORY OF DEFECTS THAT THEY DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR? THESE VEHICLES ARE STILL EXPLODING AND KILLING PEOPLE AND YET I DO NOT HEAR ANY OUTRAGE OVER THIS.*TR

2000 FORD EXP WENT UP IN FLAMES AFTER RETURNING FROM A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE ON 8/16. WAS JUST AT REPAIR SHOP FOR CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING ON 8/14. TOLD THAT FORD HAD A RECALL AND THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED. EVERYTHING INSIDE THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AS WELL AS THE CONCRETE SIDEWALK IT WAS PARKED ON. *TR

ALL FOUR WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN ON VEHICLE. WENT TO CAR LOT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. MECHANIC FIXED THE PROBLEM. WENT BACK TO WORK. I GOT OFF AT 5:00PM. WENT HOME AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. 2 HOURS LATER A NEIGHBOR TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR HOURS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT FOR INVESTIGATION BY THE CITY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT THEY DID NOT CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WAS AWAKENED BY HIS VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE. HIS VEHICLE AND HOUSE WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. HE HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILED INCIDENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS IN THE PROCESS OF INSPECTING THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 175,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS AN EXHAUST LEAK, THE ELECTRICAL ODOMETER FLICKERS ON AND OFF, AND THERE IS RUST AT THE BOTTOM OF EVERY DOOR ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE FOR 50% OF THE REPAIR COSTS, AND THE OTHER 50% WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,150, WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE DUE TO THE FAILED ODOMETER.

MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION APPARENTLY HAD A RECALL FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT COULD CATCH FIRE. IN JUNE 2007 MY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED AND TURNED OFF FOR OVER 9 HOURS. WE LOST THE VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE HOUSE. *TR

ON JULY 10 2008 AT 5:30AM OR THERE ABOUT OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE. AT THIS TIME THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS. IT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF OUR GARAGE WHICH ALSO BURNT OUR GARAGE. BY THE GRACE OF GOD A NEIGHBOR WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK AND WOKE US UP AND CALLED 911. MYSELF MY WIFE AND MY SIX YEAR OLD GOT OUT OF THE HOUSE SAFELY. HAD THE CAR BEEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE THE LIKELIHOOD OF US BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY MAKE IT OUT OF THE HOUSE ON TIME WOULD HAVE BEEN SLIM TO NONE. WE CALLED FORD MOTORS AND FILED A COMPLAINT. HOWEVER, THEY TOLD US THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP US AT THIS TIME. AND THAT WE SHOULD EXPECT A LETTER FROM THEM (FORD) IN ABOUT 10-12 DAYS. ONCE WE RECEIVE THE LETTER THEN...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL) IN 2005. THREE YEARS LATER, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE DERIVED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FIRE. TWO DAYS LATER, SHE RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT FORD WOULD NOT BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 6-19-05. MY DAUGHTER & I HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME. 30 MINUTES LATER THE TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS NOT IN THE GARAGE. THE FIRE DEPT CAME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED. I RECEIVED NOTHING FROM FORD. NOT ONE DIME. 3 YRS LATER I STILL GET NOTICES IN THE MAIL ASKING TO BRING MY TRUCK IN FOR THE RECALL. I NEVER REC'D ONE NOTICE BEFORE THEN. IT IS TOO LATE. I HAVE EMAILED FORD BUT THEY DO NOT CARE. I LOST MY TRUCK. IF IT WASN'T FOR MY INSURANCE THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE A CAR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND BECAUSE OF AN ERROR ON FORDS PART, I HAD TO START OVER. FORD SHOULD HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS TRAGIC EVENT. ME & MY DAUGHTER TO THIS...

MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE, SITTING IN SA PARKING LOT. *TR

2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER THEN FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. *KB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL 05V388000 - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE FOR THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 5/5/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR TWO AND A HALF HOURS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. SMOKE AND FLAMES BEGAN POURING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT'S HOME THEN CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY. THE FIRE MARSHALL BELIEVES THAT THE FIRE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND INVESTIGATIVE NOTES ARE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE PURCHASE DATE AND MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 4/22/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHATTERED A WINDOW IN ORDER TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A FIRE INSPECTOR WAS SENT OUT AND STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS A RESULT OF A RECALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CONSULTED FORD AND SENT ALL THE INFORMATION THEY REQUESTED; HOWEVER, THEY HAVE YET TO CALL HIM BACK. THEY ADVISED HIM TO CALL THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 181,000.

PRIOR TO OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION BEING RECALLED FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS, WE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTING GROUP; RADIO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, ETC. AFTER A RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK AND THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD REMAIN ON OR BE ON WITHOUT IGNITION ACTIVATION. THE BATTERY HAS RUN DOWN BECAUSE OF THIS! WE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEMS AGAIN AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED AN ELECTRICAL SPECIALIST. HE DIAGNOSED THE WINDSHIELD SEAL LEAK AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE JUNCTION BOX-GEM MODULE MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED IN MY MOM'S DRIVEWAY WHILE WE WENT TO THE BEACH. WE RETURNED 4 HOURS LATER AND THE HORN WAS BLARING AND SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND I HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER, WHO SOLD US THE CAR. I REFUSED TO GET BACK IN THE CAR WITH MY KIDS, AFTER I SPENT $700 TO REPAIR THE BURNED OUT WIRING, AND ENDED UP TRADING IT IN FOR A BRAND NEW EXPEDITION. THE RECALL NOTICE CAME OUT IN JAN -05, AFTER MY INCIDENT. MY FRIEND'S F150 WENT ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH THE HORN BLARING - WHICH CAUSED ME TO INVESTIGATE THE RECALL. SOME OTHER FIRES HAVE INVOLVED HORNS BLARING. I WANT MY $700 BACK. *JB

ON 07/28/2007 MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY WE HAD GOTTEN BACK FROM THE STORE AN HOUR AGO WHEN MY LAND LORD COMES KNOCKING ON MY DOOR SAYING YOUR TRUCK IS ON FIRE SO WE WENT OUTSIDE AND IT WAS FLAMING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT IT OUT I CHECKED FOR ANY RECALLS ON THIS TRUCK AND THERE WAS ONE FOR THE SPEED DEACTIVATION SWITCH I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID SOMEONE WOULD BE CALLING ME SO A WEEK GOES BY AND I GET THIS LETTER SAYING THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HELP ME IN ANY WAY BECAUSE THEIR RECORDS SHOWED THAT THEY SENT A LETTER IN 03/23/2006 I TOLD THEM THAT I WAS THE 2ND OWNER OF THIS TRUCK AND I NEVER GOT THIS LETTER SO THEY SAID TO BAD NO WE WILL NOT HELP YOU 4 DAYS LATER I GET THIS FORD...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR AN HOUR BEFORE IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 05V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,864.

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE4 AND THERE WAS NO NEED TO CONTACT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR OBTAIN A REPORT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,291. THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE ATTACHED TO THE SWITCH AND DAMAGED DURING THE FIRE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THEY DEALER STATED THAT THEY SENT HIM FIVE NOTICES AND HE DIDN'T RESPOND TO ANY OF THEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY OF THEM. THE CONTACT WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,296. *AK

ON JAN 31, 2007 IN THE PARKING LOT AT 9935 WALKER IN CYPRESS, CA. THE INCIDENT (FIRE) STARTED APPROXIMATELY AT 5:30 PM. THE 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1:00 HR BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED, A PASSER BY SAW THE FIRE START IN THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MY SON DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME CAME OUT FROM WORK AND THE WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AND CYPRESS POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS ON SITE. WHEN I ARRIVED THE FIRE WAS OUT, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RULED OUT ARSON. A PASSER BY IN ANOTHER FORD EXPEDITION TOLD US AT THE SITE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. I LOOKED INTO IT ON THE INTERNET AND YES THERE IS, 2000 FORD EXPEDITION RECALL 05V017000 RELEASED ON 27 JAN 2005. I AM THE SECOND OR THIRD PARTY OWNER AND...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT UNATTENDED, A FIRE ERUPTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE POLICE WERE ALERTED, AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE, THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE BEGAN IN THE FRONT END, AND BURNED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS, AND WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL# 05V388000 WHICH PERTAINED TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS RECALL ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # IS 05V017000. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THEIR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER HAS SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *JB

2000 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *MR THIS OCCURRENCE DAMAGED TWO OTHER VEHICLES. (SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH) *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND COMING OFF A RAMP VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES.*AK PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. IT WAS TO THE POINT CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WOULD SEIZE OR EXPLODE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WAS TO SIMPLY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE AND BURNING COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *BF *NM

ON THE MORNING OF 6 JAN 2004, MY KIDS AND I WERE ON A ROUTINE TRIP TO THE GYM. THIS GYM IS ONLY A FEW MILES FROM OUR HOME. OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND STAYED AT 30 MPH EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. WHEN I TRIED TO STOP AT SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL STOP SIGNS NEAR THE GYM, THE EXPEDITION WOULD NOT BRAKE AND PROCEEDED TO RUN THROUGH THE STOP SIGNS. THE EXPEDITION WOULD NOT STOP AND STAYED STUCK ON 30 MPH. I CALLED 911 FOR ASSISTANCE. THE OPERATOR TOLD ME TO PUT MY PARKING BRAKE ON, AND I DID. WHEN THIS ACTION DID NOT STOP THE CAR, SHE SUGGESTED THAT I SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR. I DID, AND STILL THE EXPEDITION WOULD NOT STOP. I HAD TO DRIVE DOWN A STEEP HILL WITHOUT THE PROTECTION OF BRAKES. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE...

PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS BLOWING OUT, REPLACED BULB, STILL NO HIGH BEAM. LIGHTS COMPLETELY WENT OUT ONE NIGHT. HAD TO HAVE FAMILY MEMBER FOLLOW ME HOME. BATTERY DETACHED TO GET LIGHTS INSIDE OFF. LIGHTS ORIGINALLY WENT OFF WHEN I PLUGGED MY CELL PHONE IN FOR CHARGING; SOMETHING THAT I HAVE ALWAYS DONE IN MY PRIOR VEHICLES. VEHICLE CUTTING OFF, SHOP STATES THAT IT IS DUE TO PROBLEM WITH EMISSION. AC RUNS HOT WHEN VEHICLE KEEP TURNING OFF. VEHICLE ACCELERATION IS BAD. VEHICLE EVEN WHEN RUNNING ON INTERSTATE APPEAR TO BE HAVING DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING SPEED, APPEARS TO BE WANTING TO CUT OFF. VEHICLE CUTS OFF IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON. STARTED PUTTING PREMIUM GAS, BUT GAS SMELLS ARE BAD WHEN I RUN VEHICLE IN GARAGE TO WARM UP. SHOP THINKS THAT ONCE CHARGE AC MAY IMPROVE. *LA

WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHER SPEEDS VEHICLE WILL DROP TO LOWER GEAR AND RPMS DRASTICALLY INCREASE. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO ADVISED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR RANGE IS FAILING.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE TENDS TO JUMP FORWARD AND/OR JUMP INTO NEUTRAL WHEN COMPING TO A STOP. ON SEPERATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS HIT OTHER VEHICLES AND ALSO HAS HIT PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. NLM DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A BAD ODOR COMING FROM THE A/C UNIT. DEALER DRAINED A/C UNIT, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR WINDOW IS LEAKING. *TT

WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT BEHIND OTHER VEHICLES, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED PUSHING ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MINE. APPLYING FULL PRESSURE WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LURCH FORWARD INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND PUSHING IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD TO PUT MY CAR INTO PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO GET IT TO STOP LURCHING FORWARD. IT MUST HAVE LURCHED FORWARD 3 OR 4 TIMES INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME AFTER MAKING INITIAL HIT. WE'VE NOTICED WHERE THE IDLE WOULD INCREASE IN THE PAST BUT NOTHING THAT SEEMED TO BE DANGEROUS IN ANY WAY. WE HAD A 98 EXPIDITION THAT WOULD INCREASE IN RPM'S AND LURCH FORWARD AND HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THAT DRIVER IN THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME COMPLAINED OF NECK PROBLEMS AND HAD TO...

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2000, WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH IDLING, TRANSMISSION NOT WANTING TO SHIFT, FRONT END CLUNKING, REAR END SUSPENSION AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. EXTENSIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, YET NONE OF THE ABOVE ITEMS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING A VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY IT WILL ACCELERATE AND DRIVE ON ITS OWN. THE CAR CAN DRIVE AT 50 - 60 MPH FOR SEVERAL MILES WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE ENGINE, WATCH THE RPM'S AND BE READY TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND PUSH FORCEFULLY ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE CAR FROM PLOWING INTO THE CAR AHEAD. LAST WEEK I PULLED INTO THE BANK PARKING LOT AND WITH NO WARNING THE CAR'S RPM'S JUMPED TO 3,000 AND I BARELY MISSED HITTING...

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN MARCH 2000, WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ROUGH IDLING, TRANSMISSION NOT WANTING TO SHIFT, FRONT END CLUNKING, REAR END SUSPENSION AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION. EXTENSIVE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, YET NONE OF THE ABOVE ITEMS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING A VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY IT WILL ACCELERATE AND DRIVE ON ITS OWN. THE CAR CAN DRIVE AT 50 - 60 MPH FOR SEVERAL MILES WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE ENGINE, WATCH THE RPM'S AND BE READY TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND PUSH FORCEFULLY ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE CAR FROM PLOWING INTO THE CAR AHEAD. LAST WEEK I PULLED INTO THE BANK PARKING LOT AND WITH NO WARNING THE CAR'S RPM'S JUMPED TO 3,000 AND I BARELY MISSED HITTING...

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT APPROX. 4000 MILES. FORD REPLACED TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY, BUT FORD WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH EXPEDITION. I FEEL TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE ON FORD RECALL LIST. I KNOW OF NUMEROUS OTHER EXPEDITION OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. I ALSO HAVE AN ENGINE ACCELERATION PROBLEM, WHICH FORD HAS ACKNOWLEDGED IS VERY COMMON ON THE EXPEDITION. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO FIX IT ON 8/27/01. FORD TECH. TOLD ME IT IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY MAY HAVE A RECALL ON IT. (THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT SAME INTERMITENT POWER LOSS FOR THE PAST 13 MONTHS. VEHICLE IS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS, AS LOSS OF POWER REQUIRES COMPENSATION ON DRIVERS PART TO ANTICIPATE TRAFFIC FLOW. TRAVELING THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA BAD LANDS (TOWING 25FT TRAVEL TRAILER), CLIMBING OUT OF VALLEY, WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER. VEHICLE WAS CLIMBING OUT WITH NO PROBLEM, WHEN HALF WAY UP THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 35MPH TO LESS THAN 5MPH (NO CHANGE IN HILL GRADE). VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES FROM RAPID CITY SD. CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE BURNED-UP. ALL DEALERS VISITED OVER THE LAST 13 MONTHS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DEFINE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SELF DESTRUCT.*AK

ON 5/3/01, AT APPROX. 2:40 PM, I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON 10TH(AMSTERDAM) AVE IN MANHATTAN IN RELATIVELY LIGHT TRAFFIC AT APPROX 20-25MPH. AS I CROSSED THE INTERSECTION OF AMSTERDAM & 58TH ST, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY TOWARD A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH ALL MY WEIGHT ONLY MANAGED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO PERHAPS 30MPH, WITH ENGINE RACING AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WERE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR, WHEN OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS NO PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO IT AT ALL. AS I CROSSED THE INTERSECTION OF 59TH ST, I MANAGED TO GENTLY EASE THE GEARSHIFT LEVER INTO NEUTRAL. THIS COMBINED WITH MY CONTINUOUS PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO NEARLY A STOP, WITH THE ENGINE STILL RACING. THE INSTANT FORWARD MOTION CEASED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED INTO REVERSE, WITH THE GEARSHIFT STILL IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TRAVELING...

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON. HAVE BEEN TO DEALERSHIP TWICE BEFORE, BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED BY MECHANIC.*AK