2005 Ford Expedition: fire, smoke or burning smell

6 of the 315 complaints about the 2005 Ford Expedition describe fire, smoke or burning smell.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 81,800
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 6 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year

2025
1
2024
1
2023
3
2021
3
2020
8
2019
11
2018
4
2017
12
2016
8
2015
7
2014
3
2013
4
2012
2
2011
1
2010
1
2008
1
2007
4
2006
6
2005
6
2004
17
2003
25
2002
51
2001
87
2000
161
1999
68
1998
61
1997
59
1996
1

What owners say

Filed Nov 7, 2016 · Fuel system · IL

My SUV was parked in parking lot of a store. Smoke started coming out from my vehicle. Then it started to catch on fire. Fire fighters said the fire started from the fuel injectors.

Filed Jul 15, 2013 · Engine · 98,300 miles · MI · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle caught on fire. The fire started from under the rear seat of the vehicle. The vehicle was destroyed in the fire. A police report was filed. The contact stated that his mechanic believed that a failed catalytic converter could have potentially caused the fire. The failure and the current mileage was 98,300.

Filed Mar 13, 2012 · Electrical · 88,000 miles · PA · fire

I was driving on four lane highway in right lane at 40mph. I noticed the car starting to slow down and when I pressed the gas pedal it did not react and the car continued to slow down. I looked at my gauges on the dash and there were no warning lights and all gauges read normally. I thought I could smell smoke, and the car continued to slow down, and I knew I needed to get off the road as traffic was heavy. As I pulled off the road into the parking lot for the strip mall, the car stalled, lights came on the dash to indicate the car stalled and I was able to stop the car, put it in park and turn the car off. I could smell smoke and I could see smoke going out the car windows from inside the car as I had the windows open a couple of inches. There was no smoke coming from under the hood. I debated whether to call aaa or 911. As the smoke increased I called 911. I then went to the car to get my purse. When I opened the passenger front door the car was filled with smoke and I thought I could see fire in the middle row of seat on the floor. I opened the back door on the passenger side and saw flames shooting up from the floor 6 inches high in the center of the floor. I tried to put out the fire with a snow scraper with the brush end, but I was not successful. I asked the dry cleaning lady if she had a fire extinguisher. It took 30 seconds to get the extinguisher and on my way back to the car, I could see flames under the car and when I opened the back passenger door the fire had spread to the back seat. I was fearful for how fast the fire spread and the smoke prevented me from reaching the fire with the extinguisher. The fire department then arrived and it took them 15-20 minutes to put out the fire as the flames were shooting at least 20 feet into the air. The car was completely engulfed in flames. I have pictures I took with my phone.

Filed Aug 19, 2010 · Engine · 81,800 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford expedition. While driving 35 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle began to drive rough. There was also a large quantity of smoke coming from the tail pipe. The vehicle was towed to a local repair facility where the contact was informed that the fuel injector failed. The fuel injector was replaced yet the failure recurred. The dealer advised there was a problem with the catalytic converter and recommended replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 81,800.

Filed Aug 15, 2007 · Electrical · 56,600 miles · GA

Turned on ignition, large explosion , smoke came out from under hood, subsequent investigation showed battery had exploded- blew the top cover of the battery off of base as well as right front side. Cracked the clear coat on hood directly above the battery.

Filed Feb 8, 2007 · Electrical · 39,000 miles · CA · fire

Tl* - while driving a 2005 ford expedition at approximately at 5 MPH she noticed black smoke coming from the interior of the vehicle. The contact stated she had her phone charger plugged into the cigarette light adapter. The contact initially thought the fire was coming from under the hood, she then discovered the fire was coming from inside the car. The plastic around the phone charger caught fire. The contact poured baby formula on the flames to extinguish the fire. The failure mileage was 39,000. The vehicle was towed to a ford dealer. The vehicle failure had not been diagnosed at this time. The contact has pictures.