Alarm went off and truck caught a fire; local fire department put fire out.
2000 Ford Expedition electrical complaints
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Gem module failure causing rear windshield wiper and radio display not to work and heat/AC only to work in defrost mode.
I have a 2000 ford expedition and I have problems when it rains or snows with the windshield leaking and then the car starts doing things like windows going up and down wipers not working or the car will just stop working this has happened twice the first time I wasn't driving when it happened I was in my driveway. Then today I started my car up and it had been raining but everything seemed fine then the windows went down and the care shut down I could not steer and I hit a parking sign I tried to find out if the windshield was recalled I no a few people that have had the same problem with leaking wind shield and the electrical wires getting wet thank you for your time.
A 2000 ford expedition parked in the yard for 3 hours and suddenly started burning under the hood. We didn't smell anything burning .it just started to burn after 3 hours. Is there a recall on this truck? It has cruise control. Thank you.
2000 ford expedition caught on fire and burned.
When I turned my trucks engine off last night and removed the key, the AC blower continued running. Of course it drained my battery. I replaced the battery. I researched the situation on the internet and found that hundreds of other ford expedition owners have the same problem. Due to a mal-fitting windshield, water drains into the fuse box. It shorts out the fuse box and gem module. My truck is now not working and estimates range about $1000 to fix. Clearly this should have been a recall issue, since ford admits that the windshield is the cause of the problem.
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.
Our 2000 ford expedition has an electrical problem that was described in ford special notice 15773. When it rains, water leaks into the gem/cjb and causes the electrical system to short out. This results in blowers running while the key is not in the ignition, the car to stall out while in use, and the car to not start at all at sometimes. Since it is an electrical problem, it may also lead to vehicle fire. This occurs every time there is rain/snow. The dealership has looked at the problem before, but has not been able to find the problem. I discovered the problem searching on the internet and finding many other owners with the same problems. Finally, one post referenced ford special notice 15773 which describes exactly what is happening to our vehicle. This needs to be recalled before fires and worse occur.
I have a 2000 expedition that is experiencing electrical failure, dead battery every week, clicking from under the dash, lights flashing on the interior, radio/clock lights fail, drivers side back side window fails to open and rear window wiper stopped working. The flashing, clicking and other various electrical quirks happen at random times but the drained battery happens every week. I can jump start the truck but when it sits for a few days undriven and I try to start it...dead battery. I have replaced the battery several times until I realized it wasn't a faulty battery, it is an electrical malfunction. I took it to our local ford dealership to have it checked. I had also informed them of the leaking windshields/gem module problem I had read about. They informed me that they had several expeditions serviced with the same electrical malfunctions. They called me and said it was a dead battery after I did their job and informed them of the leaking windshield/gem module. I asked them to please check the module and whatever else was needed to fix my truck. They later said they checked it and found no corrosion in the gem module. They also said since it wasn't "coding" they had no clue what was causing the electrical failure. They said this without further investigation into other possible causes such as moisture in the keyless entry pad which is known to be faulty and a replacement part available. All that was done was to put a new battery in my truck, told my problem was a dead battery because it's their policy that when a vehicle comes in for service, to find the most logical reason for malfunction when it wont code and sent home with a truck that I know will not start in a week, possibly catch fire due to electrical problems, possibly kill someone or burn my house down.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford expedition. While driving at various speeds with the key in the ignition, the vehicle would attempt to restart itself. There was an opened and closed investigation (ea05015) regarding this failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 98,000.
Heavy rains yesterday. On the way home from work, stopped at a store, turned off the key, but the heater blower did not turn off. Turned the heater control to off and heard many rapid clicks from under the dashboard to the right of the steering wheel. On arriving home, blower did the same thing. Vehicle parked in garage overnight. Next morning, several series of five beeps came from under the dash. Heater blower still stays on when key is out. We had water leaking around the windshield a couple years ago that caused the odometer to go out. Had the windshield re-sealed. Odometer intermittently comes back on since then. It would appear the leak is happening again, and water is getting down into the gem module and fusebox. Have not attempted to replace these yet. I'm afraid this electrical problem will cause a fire in the expedition, which in my attached garage could likely burn down the entire house and threaten my family's safety. Www.ford-forums.com, townhall-talk.edmunds.com, and www.automotiveforums.com all have many posts of similar water-leaking-causing-electrical-problems.
Rain/snow cause water to leak into the gem module & fuse box under driver's side dashboard causing complete electrical failure, wacky electrical things like fan motor running without key in ignition, strange "stupid lights" periodically on dash, etc. Have replaced these twice, very expensive.
I posted a complaint earlier and would like to follow up on it. I had several electrical problems after the rain. This last time caused my battery to completely die and all of my electrical stopped working. I had aaa come out and jump start the battery and I let it idle for about 45 min. Until the electrical shop opened. During the idling I heard a loud noise that sounded very strange and unfamiliar so I jumped in and when I put it in gear to leave the noise stopped and I continued to the electrical shop. As soon as I parked and put it in park the noise began again. The guys at the shop heard it and immediately recognized it as the starter engaging. This was a result of my electric system malfunctioning. After a whole day of diagnosing where the electrical problem came from, they found that the main fuse box located inside the vehicle below the drivers side had a lot of moisture, rust and corrosion on the back side. They were not able to locate where the water is leaking from because it stopped raining. I am familiar with the windshield seal and the drain hole of the wiper blade as being the suspected origin of the leak, so as soon as it rains again I will go back to the shop so they can try and find the leak. They ordered a new fuse box from the dealership and it was around $145 but will take 4 days to ship, so they cleaned the back of the fuse box to hold me over. It runs fine and seems to be back to normal. So I would check that fuse box if you're having trouble. The high power fuse box in the engine compartment was not damaged. I'll update again if I find out where the leak is coming from.
I've had several problems with the electrical system of my 2000 ford expedition after it rains. Today my alarm would not work so I had to use the keyless pad to unlock my vehicle, but it does not work to lock the vehicle. When I open the door there are dinging noises and you can hear the fan running in the motor. The SUV will not start, it tries to turn over but ends up failing and ending with clicking noise. The air bag light will stay lit and give me warning chimes. This has happened several times and I have managed to start it once it dries up . I've read many complaints on this issue and it is time that ford does a recall........we can not all be lying!!
I own a 2000 ford expedition and after a hard overnight rain an electrical problem began. When I got into it the next morning the radio was playing and the heater display was on. When I started it all seemed normal until I put it into gear and the radio stopped, the heater stopped, the windshield wipers wouldn't work, and the windows wouldn't lower and when put back into neutral or park everything went back to normal. I brought it into the ford dealer who does all my repairs and he told me it was the gem module and it would cost $1000.00 for repair. I have no choice so I authorized the repair. He then informed me that when I pick it up I need to take it to a windshield repair shop to get the windshield resealed due to a defective seal that caused a leak that caused the gem module to malfunction. It seems that this is a large burden to put on the consumer since it is a known defect and there is no assurance that it won't happen again. I also believe this could be dangerous causing the vehicle to stall while driving or wipers to malfunction in the rain or any number of other problems since this module controls so many of the vehicles controls and instruments.
Windshield leaks water on to gem module and fuse box. After rain or snow vehicle will try to start while already running wipers, radio, door locks, power windows, lights flashers will not work. Dummy lights on dash will come on that water level low, no oil pressure and low battery. Now it will not shift out of park. Filed a formal complaint three months ago with ford motor compny and they have yet to acknowledge that I ever filed report.
My 00 ford expy has several electrical problems when ever there's rain this latest incident happen on 1/6/08 I came out of my house because I keep on hearing like someone was trying to start the truck and yeah it had been raining all night I open the truck and the radio was on the lights were coming on I started the truck and when it was on the starter was still spinning hitting the fly wheel I had to disconnect the battery I think if there's water leaking everytime it rains it could create a short and cause a fire on the truck I will like someone to look into this thanks
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford expedition. Occasionally in cold, snowy, or rainy conditions, the vehicle would experience electrical failure. The windshield wipers would not work, the radio would turn on and off randomly, and the headlights flashed on and off. The contact needed to disconnect the battery in order to shut off the headlights. The dealer could not duplicate the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000 and current mileage was 60,000.
We recently had a specialist inspect the 2000 eddie bauer ford expedition because of repeated electrical problems. He found a technical service bulletin for ford on the failure of windshield seals. He further advises that the repairs will be in excess of $1000. We have experienced failure of the vehicles electric system as outlined on at least 5 separate occasions. All times were preceded by moisture. The interior lights malfunctioned, the windshield wipers stopped, the blower motor was on high with ignition off, the radio shuts off, the interior dash lights remained on, etc. I have had my mechanic replace several items including the fuses and relays for the electronics.
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.
I have a 2000 ford expedition, the windshield is leaking onto my gem module and fusebox behind the dash and causing all kinds of electrical problems. The dealership has quoted me over $1000 to fix this problem, and I have read many forums and alot of complaints about this exact same problem all over the country. Sounds like this problem should be made into a recall. It is costing people lots of money to fix one of fords screw-ups.
My husband bought me a 2000 expedition 9/15/2007, on 10/26/2007 after a rain, the electrical system went crazy. When I open the door, the radio was on and the chirp like I had a key in the ignition, not only to say, I just replace the battery this morning. The blower motor will not cut off even though the key is out. And the radio will turn off when I put the car in drive or reverse.
I have a 2000 ford expedition that has an electrical problem. I have researched online and discovered many others with similar problems. It is apparently due to a windshield leak that causes the gem module to short out. This first happened to me a month after I purchased the vehicle in february 2007. The vehicle wouldn't start, dash clicking noise , locks unlocking and locking continuously, lights on dash wouldn't go out, after key is removed dash info lights still on. When vehicle did start radio wouldn't work and by the way it was raining/icy. This problem has occurred several other times. Windshield wipers not working properly, radio not working all problems happen only when it is raining. I personally cannot afford the $1,000. Or so dollars it is apparently going to cost to fix this problem, which is obviously a factory defect. I have 4 children and have come to depend on this vehicle, I am afraid this short could cause and engine fire.
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.
2000 ford expedition - when it rains - the electrical system goes crazy. Sometimes the defroster will be on (no key in the ignition). Other times, lights, radio, wipers control themselves. Tonight 9/4/07 - thought someone was trying to steal it - however - (no key in the ignition) it was trying to crank(start) over. We had to remove a battery cable for it to stop.
I am having severe electrical problems with the 2000 ford eb expedition. These problems were caused by a defect in the seal of the factory installed windshield leaking water into the cab of the vehicle. There have been many incidents where the vehicle has become incapacitated, and one instance when smoke emerged from the driver's side of the front dashboard water was seeping into the cab and accessing the fuse box. Upon contact a short was created, causing the climate control unit, heater and A/C unit fan to begin blowing when the key was removed from the ignition. This problem occurred anytime the vehicle was exposed to rain or snow.
2000 ford expedition caugth on fire while truck was park at midnigth
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford expedition. After being parked for one hour, the entire front end of the vehicle suddenly caught fire. Prior to the fire, the vehicle was driven at 55 MPH for approximately one hour. The inspector stated that the cause of the fire was electrical. The engine size was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 176,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford expedition. The vehicle caught on fire without warning while parked. The fire department extinguished the fire and there were no injuries. A fire report was available. The current and failure mileages were unknown.*ak the consumer provided an incident report from the fire department. Updated 05/23/07
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford expedition. The contact witnessed smoke ascending from the fuse panel and disconnected the battery. Water was leaking into the vehicle, but the source was unknown. The cause of failure has not been diagnosed. The current and failure mileages were 110,000. Ak
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