Five problems related to cruise control have been reported for the 2003 Ford Expedition. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Ford Expedition based on all problems reported for the 2003 Expedition.
The cruise control won't work at times. The few times it does work the cruise control will accelerate or turn off on it's own. I've taken it to different Ford dealerships as well as two firestone businesses and they haven't detected anything wrong.
My 2003 Ford Expedition burst into flames on Sunday, June 22 at 5am. The truck hadn't been driven since 7pm the previous evening. While the travis county fire marshall is still finishing up the investigation, all signs point to the faulty cruise control module. My car was gutted, it also totaled the car next to it and most of my garage went up in flames! Ford should be required to send out serious recall notices to all owners ASAP! people are dying. . . Read more...
2003 Ford Expedition fire, started near the brake master cylinder, vehicle was a total loss. The vehicle was running at the time with no one in it.
The contact owns a 2003 Ford Expedition. While driving at 50 mph the cruise control began making a grinding noise and the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was towed. The contact was concerned about the safety risk after viewing a news report related to the cruise control.
Contact states: has a 2003 Ford Expedition, which is one of the ones cited in the report from cnn on Thursday June 16, 2005 about the cruise control switch. She is going to call Ford to see about getting it replaced. She has 4 small children, and she car pools with small children all of the time. . She wants to file a complaint with NHTSA.