Vehicle caught on fire while parked and not running. Origin in area of master brake cylinder.
2000 Ford Expedition electrical complaints
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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?
While parked with the key in the ignition a fire erupted under the hood.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
We parked our 2000 ford expedition xlt in front of our house after driving it approximately 45 miles towing our boat. We arrived at our house around 9:15pm. At around 10:30pm, my neighbor knocked on my door and told me that my car was on fire. Flames were coming out from under the hood and the left-front tire was on fire. 2 neighbors and I sprayed the vehicle with garden hoses until the fire department arrived. They had to rip the hood off the vehicle in order to put the fire out. After inspecting the burn damage, the fireman indicated that the fire started on top of the engine and was probably due to an electrical failure. He also stated there was no sign of malicious activity. The adjuster will not come out until monday, but the fireman indicated that it would most likely be totalled.
On 5-03-03 ignition coil for #7 cylinder failed. I was told that it is unusual to occur on a vehicle with 56,000 miles. On 10-06-03 ignition coil for #6 cylinder failed. I was told that this is highly unusual that this occurs on a vehicle with 63,000 miles. On 10-14-03, I contacted ford requesting an inspection of this unusual occurrence to prevent any further failure of the ignition coils and was told that they could not help me because I repaired the condition.
Vehicle caught fire in the engine, inspector stated it was an electrical problem. Dealer nottified.
Electrical motor under driver seat was hot and started a fire. I was able to get out car out of the garage at home before it caught fire. Started as smoke from under seat and investigated to find the motor very hot.
The master switch failed, which caused the vehicle to have no blinkers, the wipers worked intermittently, and the security system did not work properly.
When vehicle was shut off it continued to idle. Dealer has been notified.
11/01 vehicle stalls no power valley ford changes key and re-codes ,3/20 vehicle stalls can't restart/ trouble shots by vallety ford they replace a new battery for a new battery. 3/25/02 back in service officers stalls while driving , he beleives it to be the fault of an electronic gas key on ring, removes key to glove box, restarts vehicle 1 hour later vehicle stalls ,removes key re-starts vehicle operating/ emsg sent to winner ford and valley ford regarding continual problem growing worse with no solution.
The #4 ignition coil pack failed and was replaced. This is a common problem on ford 4.6l and 5.4l engines. I am creating a database of failures from multiple user groups and can confirm multiple (up to five on the same vehicle) failures of this part because of a heater hose that leaks on to the coil pack directly beneath it. Mine failed while accelerating on to a highway, and was almost rear-ended since the truck suddenly lost power being that the #4 cylinder was no longer firing. Since multiple failures have been recorded, ford should be liable for this as it is clearly a design flaw.
While driving windshield wipers and radio stopped working. When shutting off engine, heater blower blewout cold air full blast, and starter kept clicking. Vehicle taken to dealer twice, could not remedy problem. Please add further details.
Reported engine losing power to dealership while vehicle was under warranty on 2 prior occasions before vehicle shut down totally while in driving mode. Dealer's service department could not find a problem on those prior visits. With the complete power failure, the dealer's service department found that a fire had occurred in the electrical junction box, burning several wires that had to be replaced. Dealer insisted that this total shutdown had nothing to do with previous lost of power that I reported to them. I was fortunate not to be in a lot of traffic when my failure occurred, but the next person may not be so lucky.
Vehicle is not shifting into gears correctly. When shifting into park, radio and interior lights come on without operating them. Also, while driving radio and interior lights cut off without operating them. Consumer has contacted dealer. Dealer unable to determine cause of problem. *ak
If the ignition switch is turned to ignition position #3 as defined in the owners manual, (p61), the gearshift lever may be moved out of park, without depressing the brake. Position #3 is supposed to shut off engine and all accessories without locking the steering wheel. The problem is that it also unlocks the brake shift interlock safty mechanism that is supposed to prevent the gearshift lever from being moved from p (park). Our 2 year old son was able to knock the gearshift lever down 1 position out of park(reverse) and the car rolled forward, down a hill and into a pond, wth him in it! The vehicle door locks automatically locked as the vehicle started to move. Luckily the passanger window opened when the vehicle went into the water (must have shorted out) we were able to rescue him before the vehicle sank (approx 1 min). When the vehicle was removed from the water, the gearshift lever was in reverse position and the ignition switch was in position #3. We are concerned that the brake shift interlock is not activated when the ignition switch is in position #3. Is there a valid reason for this, or is it an oversight in the design. I have since tested this on a 1997 expedition and it does the same thing. Has there been any other reported problems with this? We called ford and they said that they do not do their own safety testing and that we should contact the federal safety agency. What should our next course of action be?
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