2001 Ford Expedition Electrical System

HAVE OWNED MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS. HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND WHEN IN RAINS, I HAVE TO KEEP TOWELS IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF LEAKING WINDOWS. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS LEAK IN THE SAME SPOT. MANY TIMES I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD. NOW WHEN I SHUT MY VEHICLE OFF, THE BLOWER FANS TURNS ON AND RUNS UNTIL THE BATTERY IS DEAD. I ALSO WILL BE DRIVING, AND ALL MY DASH LIGHTS WILL BLINK ON AND OFF. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE GEM MODULE AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY COULD CAUSE A FIRE, EVEN WHEN NOT RUNNING. I AM HEARING ESTIMATES FOR REPAIR OF UP TO $1,500.00. IN MY RESEARCH ON THIS, IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT, NOR AN INEXPENSIVE ONE TO FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ACTIVATES CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW ELECTRICAL BOX, WHICH CONTROLS THE HORN AND ALL OTHER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENTS, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE DEALER ADVISES HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR; HOWEVER, THEY NEVER REPAIR IT CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT DOES NOT WANT TO CONTINUE PAYING THE DEALER FOR INCORRECT REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,000.

CAR WAS PARKED CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. HAD CITY OF SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE MARSHAL INVESTIGATOR SHOWED UP ALSO HE DETERMINED FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. HE GAVE ME A REPORT NUMBER I ALSO REPORTED INCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. MY CAR IS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET ALL THE OTHER REPORTS I HAVE NO DOUBT IT WAS BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL MENTIONED ON MANY, MANY OTHER SITES. I AM NOW STUCK IN A POSITION WHERE I HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER CAR, I HAVE LOST ALL THE MONEY I HAVE INVESTED INTO THIS VEHICLE. IF I WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN 05 I COULD HAVE HAD IT TURNED AROUND. THE THING THAT REALLY STICKS OUT IS THAT THE RECALL WAS IN 05 AND MAKES ME QUESTION WHY WASN'T THIS FIXED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *TR

2001 FORD EXPEDITION HAS ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WIPERS DON'T WORK WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR. LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND LIGHT SWITCH IS OFF. RADIO COMES ON WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF. *TR

ON THE MORNING OF 12/1/08 MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WOULD NOT START, BATTERY WAS DEAD. I JUMPED IT OFF AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE AC FAN AND RADIO REMAINED ON EVEN WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THE ABS SYSTEM COULD BE AFFECTED. ALSO; DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTING OUT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FIRE. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED WATER ONTO THE FUSE BOX/GEM. FORD ISSUES A SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE #15773, IN APRIL OF 2002. I BOUGHT THIS EXPEDITION FROM B&B FORD AT BARNWELL, SC 29812, 803-259-5524 ON 2/21/2004. NO ONE MENTIONED THE SSM TO ME. NOW MY VEHICLE IS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE UNDER WHEEL DASH REMOVED. THEY ARE TELLING ME THE IT WILL BE OVER $600.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THIS INCLUDES RESEALING THE WINDSHIELD, REPLACING THE FUSE BOX AND GEM. I FEEL THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN A VEHICLE THAT IS POISED TO CAUSE MY FAMILY HARM OR DEATH. PURCHASING FROM A DEALER ONE WOULD HAVE TO AGREE THAT THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE RESOLVED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME. ONCE AGAIN, I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF ANY ISSUES NOW A POSSIBLE $600.00 PLUS BILL. THEY ORDERED THE PARTS TODAY. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FORD PROBLEM NOT AN ED PROBLEM. HOW MANY OTHERS ARE RIDING AROUND IN THESE TIME BOMBS? THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. ED CORLEY *TR

I WAS COMING HOME FROM CHURCH IN HEAVY RAIN IN 2001 EXPEDITION WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND RADIO QUIT. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE ROAD AHEAD. I SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE RADIO AND WIPERS CAME ON. BUT AS SOON AS I SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE THEY QUIT AGAIN. SO I WAITED OUT THE RAIN. WHEN RAIN CEASED I MADE IT HOME WITH NO WIPERS OR RADIO. WHEN I SWITCHED THE IGNITION TO OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY THE RADIO AND WIPERS STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. THE READING ON THE SPEED ODOMETER WAS LITTLE DASHES, AND THREE WARNING LIGHT WERE OWN. TURN KEY BACK ON AND TRIED TO CRANK SUV. IT WOULD ONLY TURN THE ENGINE OVER (NOT STARTING IT). I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO KEEP FROM RUNNING BATTERY DOWN. IF THIS HAD HAPPEN IN HEAVY RAIN ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND PROBABLY DEATH. IT SEEM THAT THE 2001 EXPEDITION HAS A HISTORY OF WINDSHIELD LEAKS LETTING THE RAIN GET ON THE FUSE PANEL JUNCTION AND GEM MODULE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET FORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, DEATH AND PROPERTY DAMAGE? *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 94000 FAILURE MILEAGE AND BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THREE FIRE ENGINES WERE DISPATCHED BECAUSE THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE. THE VEHICLE HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK

UNWANTED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY. THE BLOWER MOTOR COMES ON (SOMETIMES) WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. ALSO HEARD A CLICKING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD, MAY BE THE ABS. WILL NOT START AS BATTERY IS LOW. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION AND 1 YEAR AGO THE HEATER WOULD STAY ON AFTER I WOULD REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY WOULD BE DEAD EVERY MORNING. 4 MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND WHEN I PUT MY CAR INTO PARK THE RADIO WOULD TURN ON AND I WOULD PUT IT INTO DRIVE AND IT WOULD TURN OFF. TWO DAYS AGO I WAS AT WORK AND I HAD GONE TO MY CAR TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING AND I COULD HEAR ACROSS THE PARKING LOT THAT MY CAR WAS TRYING TO START WITHOUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION I WAS FREAKING OUT, HOW CAN A CAR START WITHOUT A KEY. I OPENED MY CAR AND PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION, NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO I TRIED TO START IT TO TURN IT OFF AND WHEN IT WAS OFF I CLOSED THE DOOR AND STARTED TO WALK BACK INTO WORK AND IT ALL THE SUDDEN WAS TRYING TO START ITSELF AGAIN. I WENT INTO WORK TO GET A MAN TO COME AND UNPLUG MY BATTERY. AFTER WORK I RECONNECTED THE BATTERY AND IT STARTED I PICKED UP MY CHILDREN AND ON THE WAY HOME MY CAR STARTED GRINDING MAKING WEIRD NOISES THEN THE RADIO WAS GOING ON AND OFF. I PULLED OVER AND GRABBED MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR THINKING IT WAS GOING TO START AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I HAD TO STAND IN THE RAIN AND WAIT FOR A RIDE TO PICK US UP AND TAKE US HOME. THIS ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN IN THE RAIN. I WAS SO SCARED FOR MY SELF AND MY CHILDREN. I WENT HOME AND CALLED A FRIEND WHO KNOWS A LOT ABOUT CARS AND HE SAID THAT THIS IS COMMON IN FORD EXPEDITIONS THE WINDSHIELD WINDOW LEAKS. HE SAYS I HAVE TO GET A NEW WINDSHIELD AND A GEM MODULE AND A FUSE BOX AND A JUNCTION BOX. HOW CAN THIS BE SUCH A PROBLEM AND FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THE LEAKY WINDSHIELDS. *JB MY HUSBAND IS VERY ILL AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MONEY TO FIX THIS. I NOW HAVE NO WAY TO GET HIM BACK AND FORTH TO THE HOSPITAL. WE ALL PAY SO MUCH MONEY FOR OUR CARS AND WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRES AND UNWANTED ELECRICAL ACTIVITY WHEN THE CAR IS UNATTENDED. I REALLY HOPE FORD CAN HELP ME AND MANY OTHERS OUT THEIR. *JB

2001 FORD EXPEDITION CAUGHT FIRE ON THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION (EDDIE BAUER). THE TRUCK IS EXPERIENCING ERRATIC ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS SUCH AS DYING DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, ELECTRIC FUNCTIONS TURNING ON AND OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS UNATTENDED, SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING, MILEAGE INDICATOR HAS LINES THROUGH IT, RADIO TURING ON AND OFF, BLOWER TURNING ON AND OFF, LIGHTS ACTING ON THEIR OWN, ETC. THE FAILURE TO RUN AND DYING UNEXPECTEDLY HAS CAUSED NEAR DEATH ACCIDENTS AS I PULL ONTO THE ROADWAY FROM A CROSS STREET. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO FORD AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED FROM A LEAKING WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSED THE GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX TO CORRODE. AFTER FIXING THE WINDSHIELD, GEM MODULE, AND FUSE BOX, THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WILL CAUSE A FIRE DUE TO THE VEHICLE TURNING THINGS ON AND OFF BY ITSELF. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE , AND IT WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL 05V388000. AFTER REVIEWING THE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE'S FAILURE THE DEALER RAISED THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE RECALL REPAIR MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 84,000.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 100,010 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNDER WET OR SNOWING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD HIM THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A BATTERY PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD CHANGED THE BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT LATER FOUND THAT HIS WINDSHIELD WAS LEAKING WATER TO THE FUSE BOX UNDER WET CONDITIONS WHICH WAS THE CAUSED THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER TO STOP WORKING. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURE.

EVERY TIME IT RAINS, MY CAR WON'T START, FRONT DASH LIGHTS WILL TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY, WIPERS WON'T WORK, RADIO WON'T WORK, ABS AND THEFT LIGHT COMES ON, IT HAS SMOKED AND SOMETIMES SMELLS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. WATER POOLS IN THE FRONT LEFT OF MY DASH, IT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED UNDERNEATH MY DASH ON THE LEFT SIDE. *TR

UNEXPLAINED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY WHEN THE CAR IS UNATTENDED. SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC/WIRING AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF. CLICKING/HISSING COMING FROM UNDER DASH AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF AND KEY REMOVED. HEATER, RADIO WILL CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER KEY HAS BEEN REMOVED, HAS EVEN COME ON BY ITSELF AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEFT UNATTENDED. MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING FOR NO REASON AS WELL AS RANDOM WARNING BELLS. *NM

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION WAS COMPROMISED AND REQUIRED REPAIR DUE TO A LEAKING FRONT WINDSHIELD. DURING HEAVY RAINSTORMS THE WINDSHIELD LEAKED AND SOAKED MY ELECTRICAL BOX CAUSING SHORTAGES IN ALL OF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING WHICH CAUSED SOME UNSAFE MOMENTS ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER REPLACED ELECTRICAL BOX UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT I (OWNER) HAD TO REPLACE FRONT WINDSHIELD AT MY OWN COST. *NM

TODAY (7/21/06) I AGAIN CONTACTED THE FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER CONCERNING A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY 2001 EXPEDITION. IT HAS CONTINUALLY EATEN BATTERIES AND THE BATTERY SAVER RELAY DUE TO A WINDSHIELD LEAK THAT FORD CLAIMS THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF, YET NHTSA HAS BEEN RECEIVING REGULAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. INITIALLY THE DRAWDOWN WAS DIAGNOSED BY FORD AS RELATING TO RHE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL. GUESS WHAT? THAT'S FIXED BUT THE FRYING OF THE BATTERY SAVER RELAY AND BATTERY DRAWDOWN CONTINUE. I DID NOT APPRECIATE DALE AT THE FORD CONSUMER RELATIONSHIP NUMBER REFERRING ME TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN CARSON CITY, I'M SURE IF I DROVE THE VEHICLE FROM HAWAII THE LEAK WOULD GET WORSE. MEANWHILE, WHAT IS NHTSA DOING ABOUT COMPLAINTS YOU'VE BEEN RECEIVING FOR YEARS? THIS DEFECT IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND CAUSED INJURIES AND ECONOMIC STRESS. WOULD YOU PLEASE TAKE SOME ACTION?

2001 FORD EXPEDITION IGNITION COILS CONTINUE TO SHORT OUT WHEN WET AND ALWAYS AFTER A RAIN - WATER SEEPS INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND INEVITABLY THAT AN IGNITION COIL WILL BEGIN TO SHORT OUT / BEGIN MISSING AND LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. BECAUSE THIS ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER THE DANGER FACTOR IS HEIGHTENED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER 2001 EXPEDITION OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. ANOTHER ISSUE OF CONSUMER CONCERN IS THAT FORD MOTOR CO. AND IT'S SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES ARE KEENLY AWARE OF THIS AND IN FACT HAVE REPAIRED THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM DURING THE FIRST 75,000 MILES. I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD THE COILS GO OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING IN DANGEROUS WEATHER AND HAVE NOW HAD FIVE(5) IGNITION COILS GO OUT ON ME AT THIS TIME. FORD MOTOR CO NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS INHERENT MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND FINALLY CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS OCCUR. *NM

I OWN A 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. FOR ABOUT THE LAST 3 MONTHS, WHEN IT RAINS, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. IT STARTED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO WHEN THE HEATER FAN WOULD CONTINUE TO BLOW ON HIGH AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. IT WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN UNTIL THE BATTERY DIED. IT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS WITH A NEW SYMPTOM BEING ADDED TO THE LIST. CURRENTLY THE RADIO AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AFTER IT HAS BEEN RAINING HEAVILY FOR AWHILE. ALSO THE FAN PROBLEM CONTINUES WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. ALL THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT HAS BEEN RAINING HEAVILY FOR A WHILE. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO THEM SO I'M REPORTING IT TO YOU. SINCE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DOESN'T WORK WHEN IT IS RAINING, THIS COULD BE A BAD PROBLEM. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO, CLOCK, ALL STOP WORKING DUE TO WATER LEAK. IT WAS RAINING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. IN ADDITION, THE AC BLOWER WAS RUNNING WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. DEALER FIXED WINSHIELD WATER LEAK AND INSTALLED SOP PARTS GEM MODULE AND CJB; ALSO REPLACED CENTRAL JUNCTION BOX. DESPITE ALL THIS, IN TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE AC CONTINUED TO RUN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS FINALLY FIXED. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *NM

ON MAY 18 2005 MY 2001 FORD EXPEDITION VIN #[XXX] STOPPED WORKING WHILE AT A LOCAL WALMART STORE I HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO MY HOME BEING THAT IT WAS ABOUT 11 PM AND NO SHOPS WERE OPEN I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY ADDRESS AND PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE NEXT EVENING WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY UNDRIVEN OR STARTED FOR 24 HOURS A NEIGHBOR RAN INTO MY HOME TO GET MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN OUT OF OUR HOME. SCREAMING THAT OUR TRUCK WAS ON FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY PARKED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE. AFTER PULLING MY FAMILY OUT WE THEN CALLED 911. WHERE THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT WAS SENT OUT TO OUR HOME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE MARSHALL AT THAT TIME TOLD US WHERE THE HOT POINT WAS AND THAT WE SHOULD CONTACT FORD. I CONTACTED FORD IMMEDIATELY THAT MORNING AND THEY DENIED ANY PART OF A RECALL FOR THAT OR MY OTHER 98 FORD EXPEDITION. WE THEN CONTACTED SHERRY PULLEN AT NHTSA TO TRY TO GET ASST. IN THIS MATTER WE ALSO HAD OUR 98 FORD EXPEDITION TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AFTER THIS IN FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. AND THEY REPLACED THE SWITCH AT NO CHARGE TO US AND SAID THERE WAS A RECALL SENT TO THEM BY FORD. I FAXED THE WORK ORDER AND ALL INFO TO SHERRY PULLEN. AND WEEKS LATER SAW ON THE NEWS THAT FORD DID EXPAND THERE RECALL TO INCLUDE BOTH OF MY VEHICLES. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITH NO RESPONSE AND HAVE ALSO FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE BBB AS WELL AS THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS SINCE I OWNED MY VEHICLE IT MALFUNCTIONS WHEN IT RAINS. THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS GO HAYWIRE AND THEY CONTINUES TO RUN WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TAKE THE KEYS OUT. EVENTUALLY THE BATTERY DIES AND IT DOES NOT GO AWAY UNTIL THE RAIN STOPS FOR AT LEAST 3 DAYS. I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR WHEN IT IS LIKE THIS. *JB

MY FORD EXPEDITION WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2001. BY NOVEMBER OF '01 THE BATTERY HAD DIED. TO SHORTEN THE STORY, I HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS. BASICALLY IT WAS DETERMINED BY MYSELF AND FORD THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS UNTOUCHED FOR MORE THAN 2 WEEKS, THE ACTIVE POWER DRAIN ON THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO DRAIN THE BATTERY. AFTER 9 INSTANCES OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO FORD OVER A 3 YEAR PERIOD, TOWING THE VEHICLE IN, AND WORKING WITH THEM ON WHAT WAS WRONG, I WAS TOLD THAT TOP FORD ENGINEERS SAID IT WAS ACCEPTABLE THAT IF A FORD VEHICLE HAD A SUBSTANTIAL POWER DRAIN THAT IT WAS OKAY IF THE VEHICLE COULD HOLD A CHARGE FOR 2 WEEKS. BASICALLY ADMITTING FAULT AND TELLING ME IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO WORK AROUND THIS ISSUE BY INSTALLING A BATTERY CHARGER. SINCE THE EXPEDITION IS MY 2ND VEHICLE I ONLY DRIVE IT ONCE A MONTH OR SO. IF I DO NOT KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED VIA EXTERNAL CHARGER THE BATTERY WILL DIE. ONE NOTE HERE IS THAT THE AMPERAGE DRAW TO GROUND ON THE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL SPARKING IF THE BATTERY CABLES ARE LOOSE OR REMOVED. THIS ALSO WAS DEEMED OKAY BY FORD. THIS CAUSES ME ENOUGH CONCERN THAT I WILL NOT PARK THIS VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE OF MY HOME DUE TO FEAR OF FIRE. BUT THE VEHICLE COST ENOUGH THAT I CAN'T SIMPLY REPLACE IT. I'VE NOTIFIED MANY FORD DEALERSHIPS AND CONTACTS INCLUDING CALLING, EMAILS, AND WRITTEN LETTERS ON THIS SUBJECT AND THEY SIMPLY ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THEY MANUFACTURE UNSAFE VEHICLES. HOPEFULLY THIS FORM WILL CAUSE STATISTICAL NOTIFICATION OF THEIR SHORTFALLS. *JB

FUSE BOX AND MODULE ALL KINDS OF ELECTRIAL PROBLEMS ALSO CAR WILL START ON ITS OWN THE CAR WILL JUMP INTO REVERSE

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED, COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES