2004 Ford Expedition: won't start

Filed Sep 10, 2019 · Electrical, Fuel system · TX

While driving a 2004 ford expedition 178,000 kept stalling on the highway and streets. I had it towed several times because it won't start back on the next day it would turn on. Had the fuel pump replaced and still having the same problems it turn off on my 18 year old son like 5 times going to school and work where it almost got to the point where we felt it wasn't a reliable due the fact it stalls while on the road or even just turning and almost caused my sons life . Finally we found out it's the relay gets hot and it causes for the car to stop and I'm aware that ford knows about this very frustrating and disappointing they have not done a recall on this the relay can not be change by its self has to be the whole circuit board

Filed Oct 13, 2016 · MS

Vehicle stalls while driving in traffic, stops and will not start for 2-3 days. After 2-3 days vehicle starts back with no problem, but in a couple of days does the same thing all over again.

Filed Jun 4, 2015 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · NJ

I am the 2nd owner of this vehicle. Had problem w/ drivers seat & mirror fuse blowing out since I purchased truck in august 2011. Some time in 2012 I started having additional problems w/ my truck like radio &/or heating/air not coming on when started. Check engine light going on & off & back windshield wiper stopped working. Then it was the vehicle was dying quickly by leaving the radio on for 10 min after vehicle was turned off. We replaced the battery & terminals that connect at the positive & negative. We had plenty of other issues like the entire brake lines needing replacing due to rusting. There is now rusting on other parts of the truck. Blew fuse to air conditioner 2x. Things seem to be ok after battery was replaced until the truck shut off several times while driving it over the past year. Sometimes if you waited 5-10 minutes it would restart. Vehicle has been in shop & nothing comes back on diagnostic test. We have had the alternator & fuel pump tested. The cables to the battery were just found rotted & replaced but something is still killing my battery. The fuse box has been making loud click noises when the truck struggles to start. Today it wouldn't start again until jumped & now the radio wouldn't go on. At the shop again & the mechanic is stumped but working on it! From research it seems to be either a fuel pump relay that is apparently sodder into the fuse box & almost impossible to replace w/ replacing the whole box or it is the fuse box itself. I am also seeing claims of water leaking down windshield & getting into fuse box. All I know is ford should acknowledge & recall before someone gets killed! My children were in the car several times now when it staled while I was driving or stuck in parking lot & even a severe thunderstorm when it won't start. And now I'm reading the fuse box has caught fire in some of these cars! I rely on this vehicle!

Filed Apr 11, 2014 · Fuel system · 150,000 miles · NC

Was driving my SUV and was coming close to my turn off let off the gas and my vehicle cut off had to steer to side of the road. Had fuel pump replaced was driving the next day after pump was replaced stopped still and the vehicle started shaking and cut off. It started up about ten minutes later. The next time was riding down the road going 55 and my SUV just shut down I veered it to the side of the road was able to start it tried to head home vehicle shut down a good 5 miles and was able to start again after waiting this happened again 4 more times in the same nite before my vehicle didn't start anymore that was march 31,2014 it left me stranded on the side of the road with my three children. Eleven days later my vehicle is still not starting and diagnostic test is not showing anything wrong!

Filed Mar 8, 2011 · Electrical · 129,999 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford expedition. The contact inserted the key in the ignition and the vehicle would not start. The contact stated there was a code in the owners manual for the security alarm system to deactivate and believed that to be the cause of the failure. The contact entered the code and after waiting a few minutes the vehicle restarted. The failure recurred a second time. The contact used the same code but the vehicle would not start until the following day. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that he would need to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 129,999.