2004 Ford Expedition Electrical System

Electrical fire today. Vehicle was parked outside garage. A clicking noise was heard and noticed the mirror was trying to move/click and car was filled with smoke. Mirror switches didn't work when tried. Knocked mirror off and fire stopped. Wiring Harness around the emergency brake area melted. Fire melted a hole in the dash corner by windshield. Vehicle was last driven about 25 hrs. earlier with no issues. Approx. 128K miles. Glad it wasn't in garage and the clicking was heard or garage/house would have burned. We haven't done anything to it yet.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

BATTERY DRAINS, TOOK FUSE TO RADIO OUT AND FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE BUT THEN THE LOCKS STARTED TO ACT ON THERE OWN NO WAY TO FIX DEALERS KEEP SAYING THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM OR THEY WANT TO TRY THINGS BUT ALL THEY END UP DONG IS COSTING ME MORE MONEY. BUT I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILED. THE RADIO POWERED OFF AND ON INDEPENDENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SEIZED, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WOULD NOT POWER OFF, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND 4X4 LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. *TR

AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS THE BATTERY WENT DEAD, I PUT A NEW BATTERY IN IT AND IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS THEN IT WAS DEAD AGAIN. I HOOKED IT TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND NO CODES. I THEN REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND NOW THERE IS A CODE BUT SINCE THE 1ST INCIDENT I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY EVERY TIME I TURN THE ENGINE OFF OR AFTER 4 TO 8 HOURS THE BATTERY IS DEAD AGAIN. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CODES CHECK YET BUT I WILL SOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY EXPEDITION JUST SHUT DOWN. ALL POWER OFF AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. WAS STUCK IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HAD IT TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE MAIN FUSE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 6 MONTHS LATER. ONCE AGAIN HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. ONCE AGAIN MAIN FUSE BLEW AND MY SUV LOST ALL POWER. FORD DEALERSHIP GAVE US EXTRA FUSES. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND WE REPLACED THE MAIN FUSE . THE LAST TIME WHICH WAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 17TH, MY TEENAGE SON WAS DRIVING AND HE RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. WHEEL RIM BENT BUT HE THANKFULLY WAS JUST SHOOK UP AND NOT INJURED.THIS TIME IT WAS NOT THE FUSE BUT THE SUV JUST LOST POWER AND STEERING LOCKED AND HE WENT OFF THE ROAD. MISSED A TREE BY A FEW FEET. WHEN THIS FIRST BEGAN TO HAPPEN I CALLED FORD AND WROTE THEM MULTIPLE LETTERS. THEY WERE POLITE, BUT STATED IS WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM SINCE CAR HAD 120,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SPORADICALLY WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD START WITHOUT BEING ENGAGED. THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD ALSO EXHIBIT THE SAME FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,200.

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ABS AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED SPONTANEOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME DIMMER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH CAUTION TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THEY DETECTED TWO TROUBLE CODES RELATED TO THE WIRING HARNESS AND COMPUTER SYSTEM. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN UNDER NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10009329 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,700.

2004 FORD EXPEDITION SHUTS DOWN WITH OUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEED!! *TR

DRIVING MY 2004 FORD EXPEDITION DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN WE HERD A LOAD POP COMING FROM THE ENGINE, PULLED OVER THOUGHT IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PULLED OF THE HIGHWAY AND LOOKED AT IT AGAIN TURNS OUT THAT THE ENGINE SPIT OUT THE SPARK PLUG AND SHREDDED THE RUBBER BOOT ON THE COIL PACK. THIS A PEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE , IF IT WENT ANY FARTHER UP IT COULD HAVE HIT AND RUPTURED THE FUEL RAIL AND IGNITED.THE GOOD THING IS THAT I HAVE ENGINE KNOWLEDGE AND KNEW TO DISCONNECT THE COIL PACK AND THE INJECTOR FOR THAT CYLINDER. I WAS 56 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND PUTTED BACK HOME. DROP IT OF AT THE DEALER TONIGHT WILL WAIT TO HERE FROM THEM TOMORROW. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 FORD EXPEDITION WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IT SEEMS ANY TIME IT RAINS OR I WASH THE CAR THERE IS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT SHUTS IT DOWN. I'VE HEARD THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT WATER LEAKS TO THE ELECTRICAL BOX CAUSING PROBLEMS. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT WHAT WORRIES ME IS THAT I SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MY EVENTUALLY CAUSE A FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED A WEEK LATER. ON JANUARY 21, 2008, THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT ONE OF THE HARNESSES WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER. THE DEALER ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO A PREVIOUS CRASH THAT OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER IN THE CORPORATE DIVISION STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY $2,700 TO REPLACE THE HARNESS, BUT LATER ADJUSTED THE PRICE TO $780. THE CONTACT'S CLAIM NUMBER WITH THE MANUFACTURER WAS 1386151017. THE CONTACT DOES NOT FEEL THAT HE SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PART AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. HE ASKED IF THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT NO ONE HAS GIVEN HIM A RESPONSE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AT REDUCED SPEEDS TO PREVENT THE ENGINE FROM SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE 55 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED AND WAS REQUESTING SPECIFICS REGARDING HIS YEAR, MAKE, MODEL VEHICLE AND 4.6L ENGINE. THE DEALER INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE FUSE BOX LOCATED UNDER THE DASH KEEP WHICH ALWAYS SHORTED OUT. INTERMITTENTLY, ELECTRICAL SPARKS AND INSULATION BURNING WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *JB

VEHICLE FAILS TO START. MULTIPLE SQUEAKS AND RATTLES FROM DASH - INTO DEALER THREE TIMES TO REPAIR - UNABLE TO RESOLVE AT DEALESHIP LEVEL. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER HOOD. CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY NEW EXPEDITION EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE IT DOES NOT WANT TO START ON THE FIRST TRY,IT DRAGS LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE BATTERY.I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING WRONG AT ALL WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOR MY BATTERY.I HAVE NOT HAD MY TRUCK NOT EVEN 4 MONTHS NOW.IT IS BRAND NEW AND IT IS FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU GET IN YOUR TRUCK AND IT ACTS LIKE IT DOES NOT WANT TO START, AND NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM.I NEED SOMETHING OR SOMEONE TO FIND OUT THE PRBLEM BECAUSE WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER IT DOES NOT DO IT, AND IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES THIS WEEK.I AM FRUSTRATED AND ABOUT TO GO UNDER THE LEMON LAW IF NOT HANDLED IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS.*AK

[29 DAY'S NEW] 2004 FORD EXPEDITION 4X4 EDDIE B.- I STARTED THE CAR AND ATTEMPTED TO BACK UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS STIFF AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HEAVY. I THEN NOTICED ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. THE CAR HAD ROLLED BACK OUT OF AN INCLINED PARKING SPOT, SO I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PLACE IT BACK IN ITS PREVIOUS SPOT. I COULD PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, BUT IT WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD; I CYCLED FROM PARK TO DRIVE A COUPLE OF TIMES TO BE SURE IT WAS PROPERLY IN DRIVE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE THE WHOLE TIME THIS WAS HAPPENING. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED IT, AND HAD THE SAME RESULTS. THIS WAS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION, SO I CALLED THE FORD TOWING SERVICE. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW DRIVER, I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO A NORMAL RUNNING STATE, WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS ETC. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST A WEEK AND CAN NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM OR PRODUCE ANY FAULT CODES. *AK