Battery problems of the 1997 Ford Expedition

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idled in the driveway, he noticed that the exterior and interior lights were flashing, the stereo would turn on and off, and the door locks would lock and unlock. The contact unplugged the battery and the vehicle operated as normal. In addition, the contact stated that the transmission completely failed and the contact noticed water leaking in from the windshield onto the dashboard. Both the dealer and manufacturer were notified, but denied any assistance with repairs of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 140,000 and current mileage was 197,000.

In 1998, my 1997 Ford Expedition began having electrical problems. Window locks going up and down on their own, radio playing when no one was in the car, clicking from under the dash, seatbelt lights coming on when seatbelts were being worn, wipers working on their own. I had this vehicle in the shop multiple times for these issues. After having his vehicle in the shop numerous times to no avail, I threatened a law suit if something wasn't done. The dealership called in a crew that they referred to as the rain doctors. Come to find out, the windshield was leaking on the gem module and shorting out the electrical system. The vehicle was under warranty at that time. Now, in 2007, I am still driving the same 1997 exped. In the last few weeks, all these problems have started all over again. This time, the 4x4 cluster lights coming on and going off, clicking under the dash again, heater coming on by itself when car isn't running and running the battery down, beeping under the dash on passenger side, radio playing on its own. The whole scenario happening all over again. I am currently parking the vehicle 100 yards from my house for fear it may catch on fire by itself as I have read many, many instances in which the 1997 exped. Caught fire while parked. This should be a recall by now. Several recalls on this vehicle but all these were checked out. However, I cannot for the life of me understand why this leaky windshield problem is not being recalled. Now ten years later, when this problem is discussed at garages and parts store in my community, the technicians immediately are familiar with the problem. Again, I cannot imagine why this has not been a recall issue. The first time I went through this nightmare, it was under warranty. This time, I guess it is completely up to me to repair this faulty windshield problem. I sincerely hope no one dies or has died due to one of these Expeditions catching fire. Recall where are you???!!!!!.

Wet conditions cause electrical malfunctions on my 1997 Ford Expedition. Was traveling on 01-10-05 on snow packed roads with 4x4 activated. Four whell drive cluster on the instrument panel started to flash intermittently causing the vehicle to shift very akwardly. Took car out of 4x4 and seemed to correct the problem. Next occurance was on 01-21-05, traveling on wet roads. Turned off vehicle in parking lot and interior lighting and running board lights would not shut off for a few minutes. After the vehicle had dried out after a few days the problem seemed to fix itself again. The next incident was on 01-29-05, once again wet road conditions. Parked vehicle in driveway overnight went out to start the next day and heater blower was still running without the key in the ignition. Vehilcle had dead battery, jump started the car and the interior lights would not turn off, as well as the running boards. Heater blower would not shut off. Took the vehicle out to make sure that the battery was charged enough and the speedometer stopped working and it would not shift correctly. It felt at one point that it had shifted itself into neutral. This is very unsafe as the traffic behind me had to suddenly brake. Managed to get the car home safely. I have been made aware that this seems to be a common problem on the Expeditions of any year. I am having the car serviced tomarrow to find out what the problem is. Hopefully this can be corrected, but the more I look into it other owners have had their vehicles in several times before it can be corrected. I think this is a terrible situation that should be looked into by the Ford motor company. It is not an isolated incident.