Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. The contact received a safety recall notice in 2003 for the vehicle speed control: cruise control. He has received five notices since that time and has been to five different ford dealers. The dealers continue to state that the parts are unavailable. The contact's most recent attempt to have the vehicle repaired was on april 1, 2008. There had been no failure to date. The purchase date and recall number were unknown. The current mileage was 166,175.
2001 Ford Expedition acceleration complaints
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On 2 february 2008, my wife put our 2001 ford expedition in reverse to back into a parking spot. At this moment the vehicle accelerated at an extreme rate of speed backwards. My wife attempted several times to gain control of the vehicle. The brakes failed to stop the vehicle. The vehicle glanced off one wall into a small vehicle causing minor damage, ran into another small vehicle causing major damage, crashing into a brick wall of a church, spun around, and landed on the porch of a residents home for final rest, causing damage to the residents home. Our 2001 ford expedition is totaled out. The airbags never deployed. There were no major injuries to individuals involved.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control in august of 2007, and would like to know when the parts will be available for the repair. She is upset because no one knows their availability. There had been no failure to date. The VIN, engine size, number of cylinders, recall number, and current mileage were unknown.
Re a recall on his 2001 ford expedition, wants to be reimbursed for out-of-pocket costs. *kb the consumers vehicle caught on fire and he believed it was related to the speed control deactivation switch. The consumer stated he never received a recall letter, however the manufacturer stated it was mailed to him. The consumer sustained injuries trying to put the fire out.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. The vehicle was parked for approximately 5 hours when it caught fire. The vehicle was parked in the driveway. The bushes and concrete were damaged. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. Two days prior to the incident, the brake warning light illuminated and there was smoke coming from under the hood. The brake fluid was refilled and the vehicle stopped smoking. The current and failure mileages were 128,000. Updated 12-12-07. *kb updated 12/12/07
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. The contact woke up to find her vehicle completely destroyed. The vehicle had apparently caught fire without warning. The vehicle has not been inspected to determine the cause of the fire. The manufacturer stated that she should receive a recall notice in the mail, but they failed to provide any assistance regarding the fire. A fire report was filed. The VIN, engine size, number of cylinders, and powertrain were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 109,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. While the vehicle was parked next to the house, the fire department called and stated that the house was on fire. The fire originated in the vehicle. A fire report was filed. An investigator from his home owner's insurance company stated that the fire was caused by the cruise control switch. The contact never received a recall notice. The fire damaged the house. He notified the manufacturer, but they have not provided any assistance. The current and failure mileages were 95,000.
Cruise control switch in 2001 ford expedition caused SUV to catch on fire after sitting parked for 2 hours in a hospital parking lot.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. The contact stated that her vehicle caught fire after being parked in the driveway for four hours. The fire spread to her house. The insurance investigator stated that the fire was caused by the cruise control. The contact's sister was hospitalized for four days due to chronic coughing caused by the smoke. A hospital note is available if needed. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 100,000.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition with a current odometer reading of 122,000 miles. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and caught on fire. The contact came out and witnessed the vehicle smoking, and as they put out the fire, the contact saw that the fire came from the master cylinder cruise control area under the hood. Later in the day the vehicle started to smoke again, an the contact had the fuse for the cruise control removed, which stopped the vehicle from smoking. The contact found that there was recall 05v388000, but she never received any recall notification.
Several times, usually at stop lights, while idling with foot on the brake, the engine surges up to approx 1000 RPM for approx 3-5 sec. If foot was not on the brake, the truck could have accelerated into the car in front of me, or into the intersection. Every time I'm at the ford dealership I have them investigate, but nothing is found on the computer code search, and the symptom is very irregular and rare, so it has not reproduced while at the dealer. I've seen this reported before on mycarstats.com.
Accelerator sticks at freeway speeds when very cold outside and driving at a steady speed over time. Causes unsafe condition, only way to stop is shut off vehicle.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle accelerated on its own while approaching a traffic light traveling 5-10 MPH. The cruise control was not activated at the time. The vehicle continued to accelerate while stopped at the light. In order to stop the acceleration the contact put the vehicle in the park position. The vehicle continued to drive normally after pulling out from the light; however the problem reoccurred. This has gotten progressively worse over the last two weeks. The dealership has been informed and determined there was a recall on the vehicle speed control; however concluded this specific problem was not one of the characteristics of that recall. The federal safety agency recall number is: 05v388000, regarding the vehicle speed control.
Dt: the contact complained about several problems with vehicle. First, the accelerator pedal stuck. The dealer cleaned the throttle body which seemed to solve the problem. The vehicle would sometimes surge forward. She thought the surging was related to apparent transmission problems. She finally had the transmission rebuilt. Part of the cost was covered under the extended warranty. Secondly, the seat belt in the middle row did not retract correctly. The dealer could not duplicate the problem. Therefore, no repairs were made to the seat belt. Thirdly, the left rear door actuator had to be replaced because the power locks were not working. Fourthly, the rear passenger child safety lock did not work properly. Once the child safety lock was deactivated, and the door handle was raised from the inside, the child safety lock activated. The contact's husband corrected this problem by taking apart the lock and cleaning it. She had to push very hard on the exterior key pad to get it to work. The dealer did not think this was a problem since she was able to get it to work eventually. Lastly, the right front power window worked intermittently. The dealer could not duplicate the problem, and no repair was made.
Dt: the contact states there is the federal safety agency recall campaign 05v388000 concerning the vehicle speed control deactivation switch. The parts needed to repair the vehicle are not available at the local dealership. He spoke to the manufacturer, who confirmed the parts were not available.
Dt: the contact stated her vehicle caught on fire while parked in driveway. There was no prior warning to the fire. The fire department was called and the fire was extinguished. The vehicle was towed to the dealership. The dealership told her that this vehicle was included in the federal safety agency recall 05v388000 for the cruise control. When she contacted the manufacturer ,she was told that vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.
Dt: contact states the car takes a long time to start, it's like the battery is dead. When vehicle was inspected the contact was told that the battery was good. When hitting the alarm the horn will sound very low, sometimes it will not make a sound at all. The automatic locks will not engage until the vehicle is already down the road. They suppose to engage when taking foot off the brakes. When starting the car the gauges will flash on/off, and then go back to normal. Also, when starting the vehicle the headlights will flash on as if the alarm has sounded, then , they will go off. The light that indicates if the car is in overdrive or regular drive no longer works. The contact received a recall letter last month regarding the scds. He reports having no problems with the cruise control. He believes the aforementioned problems are related to the defective scds. He has not taken the car to dealer to have the scds disconnected as stated in the recall. He plans to do so as soon as possible.
Dt: the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. On friday, september 30, 2005, the contact was driving home from work, went home, picked up his family and started driving again. While in motion the contact began smelling and electrical burn. The contact had received a recall about the speed sensor control and called the dealer. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who disconnected the speed control sensor. The contact complained that the dealership only checked the speed control sensor and did not do anything to the rest of the wiring. There was no electrical continuity test.
New 2001 expedition. Started lurching forward in 2002. This happens when I was parking in the garage, the foot is not touching any of the pedals its coasting very very slowly cause your going to put your foot on the break to stop. All of a sudden it lunges forward at the same time radio goes louder and the air conditioner or heater speeds up, its like a power serge. It has taken a while to figure that out, it happens so fast and is not predictable. When it does happen like last week it had been months, I had completely forgot about it. I was in the driveway parking by our chevy truck and almost hit it. One time in the beginning it happened at a stop light I almost hit the car in front of me but I always have a few feet in front of me. However if I was at stop light and a pedestrian was walking across and this happened , I'm sure it would hit them cause they don't always walk between the white lines. In 2002 I did take the truck into ford dealer they ran a test and it didn't acted up on them they said that until it would do it for them they couldn't fix it. So now my son will be driving next year if the problem isn't fixed we will have to get rid of it . It is a nice SUV and we wanted to have it for at least 200,000 miles.
I was dropping my grandmother off at church. I pulled into a parking space. When I went to start the truck, the engine started making noises and I saw and smelled smoke. I opened the hood and I saw the engine shaking went the truck was on. Today, ford is recalling 2000 expeditions along with other models due to cruise control problems causing fires under the hood. The truck is a 2001 expedition which has 75,000 miles on it. Ford is saying it is not their problem and they are not taking responsibility for this issue.
(1)wouldn't shift out of park, due to blowing fuses; had to constantly replace #15 fuse-took to a ford dealer in spartanburg, sc and in myrtle beach, sc, where the problem was not resolved at either place (2)speed control deactivation control device caught on fire, burning components around it (3)vehicle was towed to local ford dealership; replaced master cylinder, pig tail, brake pres. Switch, ABS cont. Unit.
My vehicle, a 2002 ford expedition. Spontaneously went into flames as it was parked behind my bakery business in hialeah, florida. It was destroyed and it also caused significant damage to my bakery business. This vehicle was off when it went into flames.
2001 ford expedition fire resulting from speed control deactivation switch of the cruise control components.
2001 ford expedition cruise control caught on fire.*mr while driving the consumer smelled smoke. The consumer exited the vehicle, checked under the hood and noticed flames. The consumer extinguished the fire which was located at the cruise control. The cruise control had stopped working a few weeks prior to the fire.
Truck was just sitting there when it caught on fire
Dt: the cruise control went out, the membrane broke. The brake fluid filled the servo of the cruise control. It was from the broken membrane on the cruise control switch. Deactivation switch was leaking, cruise control servo was full of fluid. That was the statement from the invoice. The consumer noticed the cruise control stopped working, last week. The ford was called, and they told consumer to check the deactivation switch. At that point, the consumer noticed the deactivation switch was full of fluid. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, and the part was on back order. The deactivation switch was changed, and the cruise control will not work until the servo was installed. The vehicle was 2001 ford expedition. It was costing the consumer $516 to fix this $21 part.
No failure at this time, however we are concerned about the safety of the vehicle given the serious nature of the fire hazard (cruise control).
The vehicle completely burned due to a fire that originated from the fuse of the master cruise control modulator area of master brake cylinder. *jb this make/model is under investigation by cpsc for a mnufactirer defect of the cruise control system. *sc
Surge gas/odi no.10108106- 010,odi895445,odi897959,odi8009292,odi8012749,odi10037108,odi10041253.odi10066799,odi10080504, I have a lot more off your site, surge is going to hurt someone please, this does warrent a safety on this. Please respond, my garbage can could have been a child in crosswalk.
Vehicle was parked for over 38 hours. At 2:30 am on monday april 4, 2005 owner was awakened by a neighbor informing her that vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire department was also notified. Later, the owner contacted the manufacturer, and was informed that this vehicle not included in the recall for the speed control cruise control deactivation switch due to VIN.
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