Seven problems related to underhood wiring have been reported for the 2001 Ford Expedition. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Ford Expedition based on all problems reported for the 2001 Expedition.
2001 Ford Expedition caught fire on the driveway of my home.
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.
- 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.
Truck was just sitting there when it caught on fire.
Electrical components fail when the car is put in drive, including radio, rear wiper, fog lamps, compass, outside temperature, power windows, and dash warning lights. Dealer reports windshield leaking, causing component failures and repairs not covered under warranty.
Vehicle parked in garage and started on fire. Cruise control quit working prior to fire. Vehicle severely destroyed and fuses obliterated. Cruise control deactivation switch componenets recovered and xrayed. Internal contacts arced and splattered. Also arcing on wiring harness adjacent to vacuum booster.
While driving, rpms revved. Also, consumer has smelled smoke coming from steering wheel column. Consumer has contacted dealer. Dealer unable to determine cause of problem.