2000 Ford Expedition Electrical System

WHILE BEING PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK SAME AS ODI #10099927

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHILE ALL OF A SUDDEN CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, EVENTUALLY BURNING DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK

2000 EXPEDITION PARKED IN STORE PARKING LOT, KEY REMOVED. STORE EMPLOYEE EXTINGUISHED FIRE BY USING EXTINGUISHER UNDER WHEEL WELL. FIRE WAS CONFINED TO MASTER CYLINDER AND ADJOINING HARNESSES AND PLASTIC. CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TWO MONTHS PRIOR.WAITING FOR CALL BACK FROM DEALER TO SEE ABOUT REPAIR.*AK

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAME ON WHEN THERE WAS NO KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE FAN BLEW AND THE IGNITION KEY SOUND CAME ON BY ITSELF WITHOUT THE KEY. WHEN PLACING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION IT WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN WHOSE HOUSE BURNED DOWN BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME IT RAINED. *JB

WHILE PARKED FOR TWO DAYS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

MY CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. ROUND 5:00 AM ON YES 9/ 11/ 04 I WAS AWAKENED BY NEIGHBORS TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE SOMEONE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT IT OUT. *AK IT COMPLETELY BURNED UP EVERYTHING IT WAS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION XLT. I CONTACTED FORD AND FILED A COMPLAINT BUT THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NO WIRING PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO

IN PROCESS OF MOVING PARKED VEHICLE AT OLD HOUSE FOR 1 OR 2 HOURS IN DRIVEWAY, AND WHILE TALKING WITH NEIGHBOR SAW SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. ANOTHER NEIGHBOR PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A HOSE. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THE FIRE STARTED NEAR MASTER CYLINDER. WILL FAX INVOICE FOR REPAIR WORK. CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING FOR 6 MONTHS OR A YEAR. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED. NO AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLE.*AK

PARKED THE EXPEDITION IN A PARKING GARAGE, APPROX. 2.5 HOURS LATER WAS CALLED AND TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. A CONCERNED CITIZEN PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT THE FIRE HAD STARTED ON THE LEFT SIDE NEAREST BRAKE CALIBER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RULED IT TO BE AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. AFTER MUCH THOUGHT AFTER THE FIRE, WE REMEMBERED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING. MARK WAS CONTACTED ON 12/13/04 BY BRUCE YORK TO TALK ABOUT WHERE THE FIRE HAD STARTED. THE OWNER, MARKPIATT, SAID THAT HE HAD MADE A MISTAKE AND THERE WAS FIRE WAS AT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEAR THE FUSE PANEL NOT THE CALIPER. MARK SAID HE WOULD SEND PICTURES.

I DROVE MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION TO WORK PARKED IT AND 1 1/2 HOURS LATER I WAS TOLD IT WAS ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT QUICKLY AND NO ONE WAS HURT. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE IS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE DASH. IT WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

2000 FORD EXPEDTION 4.6, IGNITION COILS FAILING, DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. FORD KNOWS IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM, FORD DEALERS NOT WARRANTEEING OR REPLACING THE PART.*AK

OUR 2000 FORD EXPEDITION BURNED TO THE GROUND SITTING IN A PARKING LOT. AFTER LOOKING AT WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM, WE SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. THEY MOSTLY REPORTED REAR WIPER MOTOR PROBLEMS/REPLACEMENTS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURES. BOTH IN OUR CASE. WE WERE NOT HURT. I SEE SOME OF THESE OTHER PEOPLE LOST THEIR HOMES IN A FIRE STARTED BY THEIR EXPEDITION. DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS? DOES FORD KNOW?*AK

WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND THE KEY WAS OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE PARKED WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT 8:00 AM. PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ALL DAY. 5:30 IN THE AFTERNOON, RECEIVED A KNOCK ON THE DOOR WITH SOMEONE INFORMING US THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND TOTALLY DESTROYED, ALMOST CATCHING THE HOUSE ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT STATED IT WAS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BOOM NOISE, AND THEN ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT STARTED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHERE THE BLACK BOX WAS. THERE WAS NO WARNING IT JUST EXPLODED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD BEEN ACTING UP. AT TIMES WHEN THE CONSUMER SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 90 MILES IT WOULD TAKE OFF AND THEN SOME TIMES IT WOULD NOT WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER SITTING 5 HOURS. KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. CRUISE CONTROL HAD GONE OUT, AND A BRAKE LIGHT WAS COMING ON ONCE IN A WHILE. CRUISE CONTROL WAS OUT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. INSURED BY ALLSTATE. THEY SENT AN INVESTIGATOR, AND HE SAID IT WAS A BRAKE SWITCH THAT WAS SOME HOW BECAME CONNECTED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.*AK

CONSUMER WAS AWAKENED AFTER SMELLING SMOKE. HE WENT TO THE GARAGE AND THE DOOR WAS TOO HOT TO TOUCH. VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. T A RECALL WAS RECEIVED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. HOWEVER THE FIRE SEEMS STARTED UNDER THE HOOD.*AK

ON 6/2/03, EXPEDITION AT 50,907 MILES HAD COIL ON PLUG SYSTEM ON #7 AND #8 FAIL. REPLACED. ON 8/7/03 AT 56,363 MILES HAD COIL ON PLUG SYSTEM ON #3 FAIL. REPLACED. ON 5/4/04 AT 74,500 MILES HAD COP SYSTEM ON #4 AND #2 FAIL AT HIGH SPEEDS. REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING FIVE OF EIGHT COP SYSTEMS AT A TOTAL COST OF $1,862.07, I'M NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THE SYSTEM. I WAS PLANNING ON WRITING UP A GOOD EVALUATION OF THE 2003 FORD EXPEDITIONS THAT WE HAD IN BAGHDAD, BUT AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE, I WON'T. *AK

A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2004. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN OFF FOR OVER 1 HOUR WITH THE KEYS OUT AND IN THE PARK POSITION. THE FIRE STARTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND BURNED VERY QUICKLY LEAVING NOTHING LEFT OF THE VEHICLE. FIRE MARSHALL STATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS UNKOWN BUT THE INSURANCE COMANY IS STILL INVESTIGATING. THEY HAVE CLAIMED THE VEHICLE AS A TOTAL LOSS AND ARE REPLACING IT FOR ME. JUST LAST NIGHT, MY NEIGHBOR'S EXPEDITION ALSO CAUGHT FIRE IN A SIMILAR MANNER AND FELT IT NECESSARY THAT I REPORT MY INCIDENT. *AK

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT WITH NO WARNING AND BEFORE RECOMMENDED TIME THEY WERE TO BE REPLACED. THREADS WERE STRIPPED. HEAD ALONG WITH RELATED COMPONENTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED BY 7 PM IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. AROUND 3 AM THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *AK *JB

THE IGNITION COIL FAILED TWICE WHICH RESULTED IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION COIL SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK *NM

PARKED VEHICLE AT 11:00 PM, SON SLEPT OVER GARAGE. WHEN SON WOKE UP SAW ORANGE COLOR OUTSIDE WINDOW. SON WARNED FAMILY. CONSUMER LOOKED IN GARAGE AND SAW SMOKE. RAN OUT AND CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT. STATE FIRE MARSHAL SAID FIRE IN EXPEDITION. INSURED BY AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE. AGENT DAVID POTTER 417-883-3307. PRIOR TO FIRE REAR WIPER QUIT WORKING. 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO FIRE CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING. RADIO HAD BEEN ACTING FUNNY. NO AFTER MARKET EQUIPMENT ADDED.*AK