2000 Ford Expedition: engine knocking or ticking

Filed Jul 11, 2008 · Engine · 152,000 miles · AZ

Driving down the road and hear a knocking in the engine. Open up hood and find that we have blown a spark plug. This has happened three times in my 2000 expedition. We have been stranded unless we find the spark plug or are able to get a new spark plug. Also the wiring has had to be replaced due to this issue. Unfortunately the last time it blew was in the middle of the california desert in 100 plus temperatures.

Filed Dec 27, 2007 · Engine · 120,000 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 ford expedition. The contact stated that he heard knocking sound coming from the engine and the engine skipped. The dealer stated that one of the coil packs caused the failure and they made the replacement. Approximately eleven months later the failure occurred again. The dealer stated that the number three and six coil packs need to be replaced. In addition, they noticed gunk on the spark plugs. As of december 27, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The current mileage was 143,000 and failure mileage was 120,000. The purchase date was unavailable.

Filed Sep 21, 2007 · Acceleration · 69,785 miles · CA · fire

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 letter saying that their records had up dated and that I was now the current owner of this truck to please take it in to have the recall done to it I called back and the same thing they said no no no.

Filed Oct 17, 2005 · Acceleration, Electrical · FL

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.

Filed Mar 1, 2005 · Airbags, Electrical · 35,000 miles · CA

(1) air bag light stays on after vehicle started. (2) dealer stated air bag would not deploy in accident unless sensor replaced. (3) sensor has been replaced once and wiring harness has been replaced once. (1) instrument cluster odometer flickered then failed. (3) instrument cluster replaced. (1) engine knock (2) 5.4 engine failed at 32,000 miles. (3) engine replaced under warranty. (1) transmission slipping at 55,000 miles. (2) transmission slipping. (3) transmission replaced. (1) transmission began slipping again at 76,000 miles. (2) high RPM before shifting into next gear. (3) body assembly replaced under extended warranty.

Filed Dec 21, 2004 · Tires · CA

While driving 65 MPH consumer heard a loud knocking noise coming from the rear. Consumer pulled over, and noticed that the passenger's rear tire tread was separating. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the tire needed to be replaced.

Filed Sep 21, 2004 · Electrical · TN · fire

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.

Filed Jun 18, 2002 · Airbags · PA · crash · 1 injury

Head on collision at 35 MPH, neither airbag deployed. Driver suffered minor injuries.*ak consumer and another vehicle hit head on, thereby knocking consumer into a telephone pole. Neither collision ignited the air bags to deploy. A ford rep informed consumer that the impact did not set off the inertia switch. There are pictures available upon request.

Filed Nov 4, 1999 · Electrical · NY · crash

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?