1 1/2 hours after parking the car in our garage we heard something in the garage and found the expedition on fire. As a result our house burned.
2000 Ford Expedition acceleration complaints
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We had been advised regarding the recall on the speed control. Before the part was available, we had taken the vehicle in for service. At the time, the service dept. Deactivated the switch. Before the part was installed, the vehicle caught on fire and was beyond repair. We informed the ford company and a letter was sent to us stating that this was our fault for not having the part installed.
The expedition caught on fire and burned to the ground on may 17, 2007 while parked in the driveway 5 feet from my house and 5 feet from my husband's truck parked in front of it, part of my husbands truck , fence and house burned.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford expedition. The vehicle spontaneously ignited while parked. The fire department extinguished the fire, but the vehicle was destroyed. The contact used the cruise control earlier that day. A fire report was filed ,and the contact will attempt to get pictures of the vehicle. The current and failure mileage were 17000.
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.
Tl*- the contact owns s a 2000 ford expedition with an odometer reading of 150000 miles. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in the driveway when it caught on fire. The contact was able to put out the fire without contacting fire department. As the contact was putting out the fire under the hood they found that the master cylinder melted and was a possible source of the fire. The cruise control wasattached to the braking system, and the recall 05v017000 concerning ) vehicle speed control:cruise control could be a cause as well.
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 didn't know any thing about the recall. I reported the incident to my insurance company the next day.
Tl* - the 2000 ford expedition's speed control deactivation switch overheated and caught on fire. The contact saw smoke in the vehicle. The ignition was off and the vehicle was parked. The contact was informed by her neighbor that there was a recall on the vehicle. The fire was contained to the cruise control compartment. The contact's husband was injured while attempting to extinguish the fire. Per the federal safety agency recall campaign id number : 05v017000; this condition could lead to a fire. Fires have occurred while the vehicles were parked with the ignition off. *ak updated 2/13/2007 -
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 the federal safety agency recall# 05v388000 which pertained to the vehicle speed control. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.
Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked in a parking lot at an apartment complex, the vehicle caught on fire. The fire originated from under the hood. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. There were four-five other vehicles damaged as a result of the fire. The manufacturer informed the contact that the vehicle was included in the recall # 05v017000, regarding the vehicle speed control;cruise control. There were no problems with the vehicle prior to the incident.
2000 ford expedition brakes failed and vehicle would not stop. Upon inspection mechanic determined there was a faulty cruise control part. *kb
On august 7, 2005, my wife, 3 year old son and I drove our 2000 ford expedition up to wisconsin to my uncle's lake cottage. The trip was around 120 miles one way. We drove home, another 120 miles, and parked the expedition in our garage about 7:30 pm. It had run flawlessly, and there were no problems evident with the vehicle. At about 2:30 am on august 8, my wife and I awoke to the sound of our smoke detectors in our house, and the house was filled with smoke. My wife ran ahead of me out of the house, and I crawled into our son's room down the hall. He was still asleep, and I reached up, felt his body, grabbed him and tore down the stairs out the front door. Our neighbors were already outside as they had heard crackling and banging from the garage- it was totally swallowed by flames. I had a '98 f-150 4x4 that was parked outside the garage, and when the garage door fell and the whole house went up in flames, it caught on fire too and was totaled. The fire departments from 5 towns all showed up and put the fire out. By the time they arrived, our house and both vehicles were completely destroyed, and the east side of our neighbor's house had the siding, windows and roofing burned off.....that house is over 75 feet away from ours. My wife, my son, our dog, and I all got out safe - we lost our family cat. We lost nearly every single material possession we own in this fire....and further investigation by our insurance companies and ford have deemed it was indeed the cruise control switch that started the fire. We now are living in a rental house waiting for our burned house to be rebuilt....it has been nearly 4 months and nothing has been done due to permit complications.
Dt: the contact states there is recall on the vehicle concerning the vehicle speed control: cruise control. The federal safety agency 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.
Recall campaign 05v017000 concerning ford cruise control deactivation switch. Vehicle caught on fire while parked in the driveway next to another vehicle. Both vehicles were totally damaged due to the fire. Local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire was not determined.*ak
Rolling up driver window-clicking noise/ticking in front end during slow turns-slowing down/engine vibration and roaring on acceleration/accelerator sticking while using cruise control/electrical problems(I.e-windows rolling up and down w/out prompting, door locks inoperable, running board lights flashing on and off or non-functioning, illuminated temp. And compass flashing or non-functioning, fan in A/C running for no reason w/vehicle off and keys out of ignition, indicator lights in dash flashing on and off, wipers operating w/out prompting, rear window wiper non-functioning, stereo only working in park and reverse or not at all, electrical clicking noise under the dash, left blinker faster than the right)/black foam substance coming from A/C vents/thumping noise right wiper when in use. The problems have been reported to ford dealer and they stated it was a bad gem module and told us that it was getting wet. They stated to disconnect the battery when the vehicle is parked. These problems are worse when it rains. They also stated that this will happen if it is humid. We live in florida, I don't think that we should have to disconnect the battery everytime we park the vehicle. But if we don't, we have all of this going on when the vehicle is off and then the battery goes dead. I was driving on the highway and all of these things started happening at one time, it was raining. I almost lost control of the vehicle trying to get the wipers to function and get the vehicle off the road until all of this stopped. I bought the truck used from a local dealer back in november of last year. The problems began almost immediately. As the problems have gotten worse, I looked this up on the internet and found that ford knew about the problem with the gem module, just as they knew about the cruise control problem and they are doing nothing to fix it. As I stated above, their answer to the problem which they knew existed, is to disconnect my battery everytime I park the vehicle.
Dt: consumer went on vacation to return home and find that their ford expedition had burned, the engine compartment was completely gone and the inside was gutted. Fire department stated that the fire started in the front engine area. There were no indication whatsoever that anything was wrong with this vehicle. The vehicle had regular multi-point inspections. Later consumer finds that ford has had problems (per channel 7 local news) with cruise control issues. After this happened, ford was notified, but wouldn't talk to consumer. *tt the ABS light illuminated, the dealer replaced the ABS sensor. A worn idler arm caused noise and vibration in the front end. The check engine light illuminated.
Dt: contact owns a 2000 ford expedition eddie bauer edition) and it caught on fire on 8-19-05 in the driveway. She reported of having no problems prior to this. The fire deptartment was called, and they determined that the fire originated under the hood. The vehicle was completely destroyed. She has not yet talked to ford. The vehicle has cruise control. The fire department told her there was a recall 05v017000. She was not the original owner, and s never received a recall notice.
Dt: the consumer has ford expedition 2000. Vehicle was parked in garage at approximately 10:00 am on august 2, 2005. Vehicle was turned off and garage was closed, and at approximately 1:00 pm, after smelling smoke they discovered an intense fire under the hood that aggressively grew and within a couple of minutes and consumed the entire garage.home and business. Their home is over 80 percent burned, they lost both vehicles in fire. The people escaped the fire. *ak
Dt: truck started smoking and caught on fire in parking lot. The fire occured prior to the consumer receiving the recall notice for the faulty cruise control which caused the fire. The truck was totaled. *ak
2000 ford expedition caught on fire while parked in the garage.*mr the vehicle was parked in the consumer's garage for about 3 1/2 hours when it suddenly caught on fire. The consumer's wife was treated for smoke inhalation.
Contact states 2000 ford expedition burnt in november 2003. She had car serviced 3 days prior to the car burning. It was contained under the hood. She received a recall letter from ford in february 2005 about the cruise control switch on her vehicle. She called ford 6 times, the last time was on 5-11-2005. They recorded contact's information and told her they will pass it on to the legal department . However, they did not give contact a telephone number to the legal department. They claimed that someone will get back to contact, within 3-4 business days. Thus far no one contacted her.
Dt: 2000, ford, expedition, vehicle was parked in front of consumer's home when it caught on fire, the vehicle had not been operating since the previous day, the fire department was notified. Fire investigator said the cause of the fire was cruise control disconnect switch, in august of 2004 consumer took the vehicle to the ford dealer because the steering wheel was lost which caused the vehicle to be uncontrollable, the dealer said it was because of the front tires, this was the only problem consumer had with the vehicle until it caught on. Fire, the fire also caused damage to consumer' s home .
Dt: a week ago the alternator light and ABS light began to flash while the vehicle was being driven. It then died, this happed on thursday. The alternator was draining the battery. The battery has been replaced twice since thursday. The vehicle caught on fire two weeks ago while being driven. The fire was put out by the owner. The vehicle was repaired by the dealer under recall for the cruise control. The vehicle is now in the dealership service department. Dealer is now trying to determine the root of the battery and alternator problem. The owner feels this may be linked to the original cruise control recall.
Dt: consumer states that her 2000 ford expedition was parked for no more than a half an hour and vehicle caught on fire. They put fire out with water. They thought it was because they changed a fuse, but when the vehicle was taken to the dealer, they told them they didn't know why it happened. Consumer was reporting this because of the recent report of ford problems.
Dt: consumer was parked in front of house. After about 2-1/2 hours consumer noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood. Consumer then unhooked the cruise control wires because consumer noticed that was the part causing the smoke. No previous incidents. Vehicle is serviced regularly. This happened about middle of the day.
The consumer stated that a recall was made on the vehicle for the cruise control. The consumer called the dealership and was told to bring the car in which was in feburary, the consumer was told that parts would arrive in april, the consumer called the dealership last week and was told the part was there and to bring the car in today, which was done. When the consumer arrived at the dealership, the part had been given to another customer. The next closest dealer was 73 miles away. The service manager told the customer that they did not know when the next part would arrive. *jb *sc
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
Took car to dealer for fire cruise control switch wire shoted out. Car was sitting still was not running when it caught on fire ,getting no cooperation from dealer or manufacturer.
2000 ford expedition caught on fire while parked. *mr this occurrence damaged two other vehicles. (speed control deactivation switch) *sc
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