general problems of the 1999 Ford Expedition - part 1

My car has been over heating and having problems since I first bought it. I could not understand why I have to continue to keep fixing it after I just bought it. Someone told me to check if it had a recall and sure enough it does! I checked on the dmv website today.

Bought a 99 Ford Expedition 5. 4 4x4 about 4 months ago. Today 1/30/18 was driving and started to hear clicking noise under dash the windshield fluid light and 4x4 light started to flash as the same time as it flashed I hard the clicking noise the radio then turned off and the passenger side window stopped working also fan blower will work with the truck is shut off. Last week I had shut my Ford expo off I went to restart it about a half hour later and would not start back up. The truck finily started about a hour later.

The contact owns a 1999 Ford Expedition. After parking the vehicle near the contact's garage, a fire erupted under the hood. The contact was alerted to the failure due to the alarm sounding. The fire department extinguished the flames. The vehicle was not diagnosed and remained parked at the contact's residence. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 06e056000 (fuel system, gasoline) and 98v312000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

Dome lights, running lights, door ajar lamp, odometer lamp, door ajar audible activating intermittently while in motion on a street or highway. Sometimes staying on after vehicle is turned off. Coming on at anytime after vehicle is turned off and stationary, causing a dead battery leaving driver, family and occupants stranded.

My 1999 Ford Expedition went up in flames last night (June 26) in my driveway. I had driven the truck home, turned it off and walked inside to go to bed. Approximately fifteen minutes later, I was awoken to my car having seven foot flames coming from the hood. The fire department was called and we began trying to fight the fire. The truck is a total loss. I bought this vehicle in may of 2008 and I understand that there was a recall on this vehicle. I was never notified of any recall.

When it rains my 1999 Ford Expedition turned on the lights all by itself , and then proceeded to try and crank itself with no key. Radio and air comes on by themselves, clicking noise under dash , found several complaints saying that it is a leak in the windshield causing the computer to get wet.

Electrical system malfunctioning on 1999 Ford Expedition. Lights, door lock, windows, air conditioning, radio, flashers, lights, gauges.

Windshield leaked into fuse box and gem module, growing a fungus and needing replacement, creating electrical functions to turn on and off at will with the potential of causing a fire.

Electrical system had intermittent failures, lights going on and off, dash lights flashing, radio going on and off, ammeter fluctuating.

I own a 1999 Ford Expedition truck, this truck caught on fire and blew up Tuesday October 2, 2007 at approximately 7:02 pm. I had just finished parking the truck 7 minutes prior to it catching on fire and blowing up. The vehicle is now of no use. The consumer stated wrote Ford twice about the defect but Ford informed him there was nothing they could do due to the extensive damage on the vehicle. New jersey incident report. Updated 11/06/07.

My Ford Expedition caught on fire on 4th of June 2007. In my driveway at 5 am - my garage was burned and the car was a crisp.

Many Ford trucks have a "water intrusion" problem leading to serious safety issues. Some of their windshields are not sealed properly -in a hard rain water leaks into the fuse box causing an electrical burning, causing the vehicle to stop running instantly! Ford is aware of this and is failing to address it.

1999 Ford Expedition burned in garage, destoying garage and damaging house. Not driven for over 12 hours. Burned so badly investigators could not determine how it started. Recall was done for cruise control switch.

1999 Ford Expedition, eddie bauer with 67,000 miles. During/after rain certain electrical components malfunction (I. E. Four wheel drive system, lighting, windshield wipers (front and rear), radio, climate control (important in alaska). Problem is intermittent and occurs without warning. At the suggestion of the local Ford dealership, the dealership replaced the generic electronic module ($350. 00) but this failed to correct the problem. The technicians stated they did not know what to do or why the problem is occurring.

: the consumer stated there was a recall 05v388000 concerning the cruise control. The vehicle was taken to a local service dealer for repair under the recall. When the dealer made the repairs the 5 amp fuse in one of the circuits was replaced with a 15 amp fuse without the consumers knowledge or consent. The manufacturer was contacted and indicated the dealer should not have replaced the fuse with a large amp when completing the recall work. As result of a larger amp fuse being installed in the smaller circuit the electrical circuits were melted. The four wheel drive will no longer disengage, the windshield wipers and the front defroster will not work. The consumer discovered the larger fuse when inspecting the fuses because of the other electrical problems. Updated 2/28/2006 -.

My 1999 Ford Expedition has a recurring problem with a supposes safety feature. The "door ajar" warning light comes on even when there is no door open. Part of this system turns on the dome light at speeds between 5 and 18 mph. This light makes it difficult to see out the windows. Imagine yourself backing out of an unlit driveway at night and not being able to see if there is a child approaching the rear of your car. There is no way to turn off or over-ride the dome light short of removing the bulbs. Ford tried to fix the problem once and it worked properly for a while, but the problem returned. It is frightening when you have your sight impaired. I would rather have the dome light warning system disabled that have it malfunction. The odds of an incident happening due to impaired vision are surely greater than of an open door not being noticed and subsequently causing an incident.

I have a 1999 Ford Expedition eddie bauer 4x4 that has all the symptoms of your investigation #ea05015. I took my vehicle in while it was still under warranty and I was denied a claim for them to fix it at my local dealer because they said that the cause was due to moisture and it was not covered by under warranty. This sounded to me to be a manufacturing defect and felt it should have been fixed by them. During that time I had to replace my transmission and transfer case which are controlled in some way by the gem module so I am told. I have not been able to fix the gem and fuse box to this date due to the high cost that was presented to me. I am not certain of the actual date this took place but it was identified while the vehicle was still under warranty.

Major electrical problems: air suspension stop working; interior and exterior lamps continually click on and off; rear windshield wipers stop working. Abs warning clicks on an off, when off brakes tend to lock during braking.

1999 Ford Expedition. Consumer had a spark plug blow out. The spark plug came out when consumer's wife was driving. The plug was still attached, and there were sparks coming from this. The vehicle was pulled over and turned off. Consumer heard a funny noise. A local mechanic stated they can fix it with a thread insert. When consumer called Ford, they stated they would not fix the problem, but they would change the head. This happened on August 1, 2005, at 100,000 miles. The owner's manual stated there should be no spark plug maintenance until 100,000 miles. These were the original spark plugs. Consumer states vehicle could have caught on fire.

Vehicle parked 90 mins, noticed smoke from hood, raised hood flames 12-14 " high, cc did not work 6 mos prior to vehicle fire.

Spark plug has blown out of the head.

While consumer was driving and coming to a stop sign there was a loud noise. Consumer pulled to the side of the road, and the vehicle cut off. After having the vehicle towed, it was discovered the spark plug blew out.

I own a 1999 Ford Expedition. I have had 3 spark plugs blow out of the heads. 2 didnt take the threads out but 1 completely ripped the threads out with it. I had it retapped and a helocoil put in but that only lasted about a month. Now best Ford is telling me I need to replace the passenger head at a cost to me of 2500. 00, and Ford will not do anything about it due to the mileage. I have spoken to Fords customer relations center trying to work something out to no avail. I have found hundreds of consumer complaints on the internet of defective aluminum cylinder heads with the same thing happening to them. People experienced the same problems with there trucks with as low as 25 thousand miles.

While vehicle was parked it caught on fire. The night before it caught fire the emergency brake light illuminated the dash board.

I have recently discovered (local news cast) that a problem I encountered with my 1999 Ford expedtion has been reported to you dept on several occasions. I would like to add that I was told by a local mechanic that this is a common poroblem with the Ford Expedition and f-150's. The damage to my vehicle @1700. 00 was casued by a spark plug shooting out of the cylinder casuing damage to the engine and the needed repairs were expensive abd time consuming for our family not to mention the need for a rental vehicle that pushed nearly 700. 00. Thanks for you response to this matter greg jensen burnsville mn.

The contact owns a 1999 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that water penetrated the vehicle causing the general electrical module, and fuse box, to corrode. The vehicle started on its own and caused the radio, heater, and all other electrical functions to fail. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times for the failure. The dealer replaced the electrical module and the fuse box several times. The windshield was replaced, but the dealer wasn't able to locate determine where the water penetrated the vehicle. The manufacturer took a report 0478403130 and advised the contact to take the vehicle back to the dealer. The failure mileage was 30,000. The current mileage was 135,000. Updated 3/8/11.

1999 Ford Expedition collided head-on with another vehicle. Both were travelling at highway speeds. The Expedition immediately caught fire, including the passenger compartment. The fire wall failed and fuel apparently fed the fire.

I have a 1999 Ford Expedition,and while I was driving on the highway, one of my spark plugs popped out of cylinder.

My 1999 Ford Expedition spontaneously combusted in the early morning hours on 1/21/04 while we slept. The car had been sitting for many hours - with the engine turned off. A loud noise woke us up and the Ford Expedition was on fire. The fire completely destroyed the Ford Expedition, the Cadillac deville(parked across from it), the portcache, and the roof of our house. The fire was coming from the engine compartment. Cruise control stopped working for a period of time. It stopped about a week before the fire. Two of the running board light bulbs had also gone out. No aftermarket equipment. The fire spread to the structure and another vehicle. Will e-mail pictures to bruce york. Vehicle was insured by state farm policy number 930041594. State farm did a fire investigation.

It started a year and a half ago. The windshield wipers would come on for no reason. It didn't happen very often at the time I took it in to evaluate the problem. The dealer told me they could not fix a problem they didn't see. Slowly the problem got worst, especially in wet weather. About eight months ago, the headlights would go out if the steering column was lowered. I can no longer raise or lower the column anymore for fear the wipers, locks and headlamps will not work. At times, the locks to the back seat would not respond to the power lock buttons. The rear wiper does not work anymore, you can hear the motor run at times, but no movement. The odometer blinks on and off at times. There have been times it doesn't come on at all. That normally happens when I'm on the road for a long period of time. With all of that going on, the worst thing is to drive the car in the rain and snow and not know if the wipers will work at all.

Water leaking under dash around windshield dealer tried twice to fix problem and to date it leaks when subjected to rain.

Back wiper failure odometer failure running board light failure radio failure rear door lock failure.

The vehicle stalled without warning. The consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The mechanic informed the consumer that the spark plugs blew out causing the engine to fail.

Vehicle fire - possible engine fire with extensive property damage.

Spark plugs blow out of cylinder heads on the 5. 4 v-8 and on the v-10 motors as well. This has happened to me three times and Ford recognizes the problem. It needs to be investigated as this is a potential fire issue, and may result in loss of control.