Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 13248 | 09/01/1999 | 6090645 | Information regarding sbds evap test for dtc po455. *mjs | 03/22/2000 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||||
| 99-4597 | 09/01/1998 | 607117 | Information on programming pcms. *tt | 09/13/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 01/03/2008 | 158000 | 4 | 09/01/2000 |
| Have experience electrical problem for years. a blower continues to run even when the vehicle is turned off, causing the radio and windshield wipers not to work properly. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2007 | 133000 | 1 | 07/08/2003 |
| My 2000 ford expedition caught fire while it was parked and burned until it was totaled. there was also damage done to my house. my family also suffered from mental trauma. *tr | |||
| 05/06/2005 | 8 | 10/24/2002 | |
| Water leaking through windshield into electronic system (gem module). this has caused vehicle to have problems with the following during rainy weather, and sometimes longer, even in beautiful weather. wipers quit working during rainy weather while driving down highway in the middle of rain storm. head lights, parking lights and high beams don't work at all in rain. interior lights including dash board lights quit working. head lights and wipers all quit working if radio is turned on. remote keyless entry won't work. 4 x4 won't transfer if used, stays in one gear and gets stuck, which i am sure is causing damage to transmission. two days after a rain storm, my expedition was outside trying to start itself. i was inside when i heard the noise. it was like someone was over starting their vehicle. it was that grinding sound of the starter being over turned. when i went out side to my disbelief it was my expedition! | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 6 | 07/01/2000 | |
| Emergency flashers cannot be used for more than a few minutes without overheating the component thus causing a complete failure of emergency flashers, turn, parking, brake lights,running lights. tires develop major cupping and feathering thus causing severe bounce and vibrations in the steering and handling. (dot number: 71532b tiresize: 19.5) | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 02/17/2004 | 25214 | 1 | 02/03/2004 |
| This is ergent!!! on 2000-2001 ford focus models have a terrible faulty ignition. when i insert my key in the ignition it does not turn and my steering wheel is locked..i think this is worthy enough to be a recall many people are having this problem with the ignition. there have been deaths due to this faulty ignitions on ford focus cars..can someone please take action on this problem many people don't have transportation because of this ignition failure. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 12/17/2007 | 71500 | 1 | 08/15/2006 |
| I went to start my car one night and the key would not fit in the ignition. my cousin has tried working on it and he can't even get the old ignition switch out of the car to replace it with a new one. i have been out of a car for a week and after researching found this is a common problem that ford has not fixed. i find this unacceptable. *tr | |||
| 01/24/2005 | 1 | 12/21/2003 | |
| Ignition key would not turn in my ford focus 2000. a problem many have had on this type of car. *nm | |||
| 07/22/2004 | 0 | 1 | 05/29/2001 |
| My ford focus ignition locked up on my car and i had to have my car towed to ford west dealership and was charged $40.00 for towing. i then had to pay $398.00 to have my ignition repaired which seems to be a common defect with ford focus. i saw on the internet where this is a common problem with the ford focus. i feel that i should be reimburse because it's not my fault that this a defect problem with ford. *ak | |||
| 12/22/2002 | |||
| Consumer stated that the ignition would just lock up for no reason at all. ph | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 02/17/2007 | 105000 | 1 | 07/03/2000 |
| Ford 2000 expitition caught on fire and was totally destroyed and occured in my driveway around 7am and the vehicle was not on and the last time used around 10:30 pm the previous night. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 03/29/2005 | 58000 | 1 | |
| Upon exiting the grocery story on tuesday march 29, 2005 i found my 2000 ford expedition on fire. fortunately, there was a battalion of firemen shopping at the time & they were able to put out the fire very quickly. because they were the fire captain asked me if i had had the car serviced, in particular the master brake cylinder, as that was obviously the point of origin. i said no. a passerby mentioned the recall (we had only just received a letter in the mail) and after remembering the contents of the letter we received did we realize this faulty part was the cause. we had our car towed to the ford dealer where we bought it and had only gotton the run around since. the fire damage was limited to our vehicle engine compartment as well as left front tire and area between the engine & tire. this was due to the close proximity of the firemen when fire broke out.*ak | |||
| 01/05/2005 | 92000 | 1 | 09/01/1999 |
| (1) my wife drove our 2000 ford expedition to the grocery store on january 5th, 2005. when she came out, about 25 minutes later, the fire engine had arrived and was trying to put out the fire under the hood. they had to break the driver side window to get to to the hood release. 2) he insurance fire investigator claimed fire was caused by an alternator electrical short. but as we now know ford has acknowledged a problem with the cruise control deactivation switch overheating and causing fires. 3) we believe the problem was caused by the cruise control deactivation switch problem ford finally acknowledged having. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 05/06/2005 | 8 | 10/24/2002 | |
| Water leaking through windshield into electronic system (gem module). this has caused vehicle to have problems with the following during rainy weather, and sometimes longer, even in beautiful weather. wipers quit working during rainy weather while driving down highway in the middle of rain storm. head lights, parking lights and high beams don't work at all in rain. interior lights including dash board lights quit working. head lights and wipers all quit working if radio is turned on. remote keyless entry won't work. 4 x4 won't transfer if used, stays in one gear and gets stuck, which i am sure is causing damage to transmission. two days after a rain storm, my expedition was outside trying to start itself. i was inside when i heard the noise. it was like someone was over starting their vehicle. it was that grinding sound of the starter being over turned. when i went out side to my disbelief it was my expedition! | |||