2011 Ford Expedition Electrical System
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The contact owns a 2011 FORD Expedition. The contact stated that while driving, there was a burning odor coming from the vehicle. The contact stated at the time she did not see any smoke coming from her vehicle, so she assumed it was the outside. The contact stated that once she parked her vehicle, she sat inside the vehicle for approximately one hour before she exited the vehicle. The contact stated that when she came back to her vehicle, it was filled with smoke. The contact stated that the wires from the rear, middle row, passengers seat, on the driver's side of the vehicle had been burning. The contact stated that it did not cause a fire, however, it did melt the foam inside the seat. The contact stated the wires inside the seat were also melted. The dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 177,000
DOOR CLOSED SENSOR IS FAULTY AND SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD BUT A RECALL WON'T HAPPEN TILL MORE PEOPLE COMPLAIN. I AM MAKING MY COMPLAINT OFFICIAL. ALSO SEEKING WARRANTY REPAIRS FROM THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP SINCE THE ISSUE HAS RETURNED.
A FUSE THAT HAS THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, SUNROOF, COMPASS, TV'S AND BACK WINDOW'S CONNECTED TO IT KEEPS GOING OUT. WE REPLACED THE FUSE OURSELVES FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THEN IT BLEW AGAIN IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS. THEN I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THAT IS CLOSER TO OUR HOME TOWN AND THEY REPLACED THE FUSE AGAIN AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING THAT IS CAUSING IT TO KEEP BLOWING. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER IT BLOWS AGAIN. SO I TAKE IT BACK TO THE SAME FORD DEALER AND THEY WERE HESITANT TO TRY TO FIX IT AGAIN. THEY SAID IT COULD POSSIBLY SPARK FIRE IF THEY KEEP CHANGING IT OUT AND THEY WOULD TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT CAME FROM. SO WE REPLACE IT AGAIN AND IT BLOWS 1 WEEK LATER THIS TIME. REMIND YOU THAT WE SPECIAL ORDERED THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2011, IT HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT. SO I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING EITHER. THEY WANT ME TO KEEP MONITORING IT (AS IF I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THAT ALREADY) TO SEE IF I CAN TELL WHEN IT BLOWS. I TOLD THEM THERE IS NOTHING THAT MY FAMILY OR I AM DOING OTHER THAN DRIVING WHEN IT BLOWS. THEY DON'T THINK IT IS NECESSARY TO TAKE THE CAR APART AND TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I GUESS THEY WANT TO WAIT UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE AND CATCHES FIRE. *TR
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The 2011 Ford Expedition has 3 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.