Underhood Wiring Problems of Ford Expedition - part 1

I was driving down the freeway when my Expedition made a noise, the inside dash lights flickered and the transmission started acting up. I pulled over at a hotel. I called a tow truck who came to pick it up a few days later. When he started it the wiring harness caught unfire. The entire wiring burned up on the lift side of the vehicle. The mechanic told us we were luck to have stopped. If we continued down the highway my family and I would have been in great danger. I believe the fire was the fault of bad wiring. I check the recall sites and my vehilce was not part of the faulty wiring recall.

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Vehicle fire of Ford Expedition - total loss.

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After parking vehicle in garage, smelled burning rubber and called 911. Was able to roll vehicle out of garage and fire dept put out fire under hood. Vehicle was totaled.

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2001 Ford Expedition caught fire on the driveway of my home.

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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.

My 1977 Ford Expedition was parked in front of my house off for an hour. It then started on fire in the engine compartment and quickly engulfed the front of the car in flames destroying the car. The fire was so intense that I couldnt put it out with a fire extiguisher the fire dept had to put it out.

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- 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.

: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked in the driveway with the ignition turned off, flames erupted from underneath the hood and engine compartment area without warning. The fire department was alerted, and extinguished the fire. The police were also alerted, and a report was taken. There was extensive fire damage; an insurance adjustor deemed the vehicle a total loss. The manufacturer was not alerted.

A fuse blew & the windows wouldn't go up. When I replaced it smoke started pouring out from under the hood of my Ford Expedition 2002, eddie bower which was parked in my garage. I took out the fuse & tried to back the Expedition out of the garage but I couldn't take it out of park. I put the fuse back in & flew out of the garage smoke again coming out from under the hood. I took out the fuse & open the hood. The smoke was coming from a senor on the master cylinder. I sprayed the fire extinguisher on it and unplugged it. I put it in the shop & they change the cruise control brake switch. The same part was recalled on my f150 XLT 2000 pick-up. My cruise control & horn won't work now & the shop doesn't know what is wrong to fix but I can put the fuse in & the windows go up & down, & we can drive it. The shop said that when this part goes out it lets a charge feed back to the ground side & can cause fires. It is the same part as was recalled on my pick-up!.

I currently own a 2002 Ford Expedition. A recall was performed (at an authorized Ford dealer) to correct an issue with the cruise control switch possibly overheating and causing a vehicle fire. On December 30th 2005, my Expedition became engulfed in flames while parked. The vehicle was a total loss.

My 98 Expedition was parked in my garage when my son came home and opened the garage a saw smoke coming out. I had been home about 80 mins. The smoke was coming from under the hood of my exp. I quickly started the vehicle to get it out of the garage area, but it would not go into reverse - the brake pressure fuse had blown due to the wire fire, so the car was stuck in park. Luckily the fire went out on it's own. Problem was the cruise control deactivation switch sparked (somehow) and started a small wire fire under the hood - near the brake fluid reservior. This could have burned my car and my house down !! north central Ford (richardson TX) would not fix the problem at no charge, because "only the 2000 models had a recall" !! they did acknowledge that the 1997 to 2001 models are currently being "investigated" by Ford engineers and the NHTSA for the same fire problem that I had. My mechanic (not a Ford dealer) disconnected the wire harness so now the fuse won't blow and I can drive the vehicle. I will have my mechanic fix the problem tomorrow.

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1) noticed in mid may that the cruise control on my 1999 Ford Expedition stopped working. No other performance issues were noticed and since it was not critical it was not repaired at that time. 2) on July 27, 2005 the 1999 Ford Expedition caught on fire and burned. The fire chief on site indicated that the fire started in the area of the master cylinder, where the speed control deactivation switch is located. 3) my insurance company, usaa is in the process of investigating the cause of the fire and I am awaiting information from them. I have not contacted Ford at this time.

Truck was just sitting there when it caught on fire.

I have a '99 Ford Expedition and I developed a problem where I lost the brake and turn signal lights in my car. I replaced the fused and it immediately popped again. So I took it to my mechanic, and he looked at it. There was brake fluid up in the cruise control switch, all the way up in the cable harness (in the wires), and in the connector at the junction/fuse box. When he removed the cruise control switch, he discovered that the cruise control switch was the new switch and it sparked and it caught fire. Luckily the flame was contained to just the switch and the mechanic was able to cut the switch out of the car and blow it out before the fire spread. He told me the car had to go to Ford and he suggested that I not drive it, as it was a fire hazard. So it was towed. The Ford dealership got in and investigated and they determined that I needed a whole new cabling harness because of melted wires and brake fluid contamination and that the price was going to be $500 and a new cruise control switch and fuses. I instructed Ford to go ahead with the repairs and to save all of the old parts. Ford said that because the cruise control switch had already been replaced, this vehicle was not subject to the recall despite the entire list of other coincidental failures that could have led to a fire and possible loss of life. I have no doubt that had the old switch still been in place, there would have been a fire already. As things were, my mechanic joe taylor, at taylor's automotive said it was just a matter of time before this one would go up.

1998 Ford Expedition. On July 1, 2005 cruise control deactivation switch burned and melted rendering vehicle inoperable (temporarily). Three children needed to be "evacuated" in tears as smoke billowed from under the hood. Altough a known issue to Ford, because their current recall is 2000 year only they offered no (yes no) assistance for repair (only asking that the defective part(s) be replaced - not any other subsequent damages. There were none other than the smoke). Thought you may like to here about it. Thanks, david.

Consumer's 1998 Ford Expedition burst into flames. While consumer was in vehicle, with the vehicle off, she noticed white smoke coming from under the hood. When the consumer got out of the vehicle the smoke turned to black. When the consumer walked away she looked back towards the vehicle and the vehicle burst into flames.

The contact owns a 1998 Ford Expedition. He states that while he was in a store and came outside and vehicle was on fire while it was parked and the engine was off. The fire department was dispatched. Something exploded towards the right side of the hood and shot up in the air.

My wife driving the vehicle a 98 Ford Expedition on u. S highway 27 about 5 miles east of clewiston and the car started to smoke, she stopped it , got off and then the car caught on fire.

Spouse woke up to glass popping, ran out of house, and saw garage completely engulfed in flames - one week prior to vehicle fire turn signals and hazard lights would not work - blown fuse and replaced it. Cruise control would jerk while activated.

After vehicle was parked for 3 hours a fire started under the hood. Vehicle was totaled. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

I have a 1998 Ford Expedition, and the cruise control stopped working, the anti-lock brakes stopped working, the brake lights stopped working, and I could not put the car in gear. I looked at the fuse box and found a fuse blown. When I replaced the fuse, the engine compartment in the car started smoking profusely. I pulled the fuse out right away, and had someone watch as I put it back in. The smoking started again, and it was coming from some type of brake switch on the front of the master cylinder. I took the car to airport Ford in florence, ky, and they said it was the same problem that the 2000 Fords were being recalled for. I asked them if it was covered under the re-call, and they said it was not the right year or VIN. They said they didn't know why because it was the exact same switch causing the exact same fire that others are experiencing. I had to pay $158. 14 plus $15. 00 "shop supplies" plus $10. 39 in taxes, totaling $183. 53 for a design and safety flaw - the same one that they say only affects the 2000 models. Ford is trying to keep from taking care of the problem for other models even though even their own dealership technicians say is the same exact problem.

While driving 25 mph consumer hear a popping noise from the engine. Vehicle caught on fire under the hood. Pulled over, put out the fire, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. Nm corrected 6/16/05 - incident date wrong and 0 injuries not 2 spoke with owner - passenger (uncle) is devastated and driver (owner) still hears ringing in his ears - they both feared dying because of vehicle exploding while driving.

While vehicle was parked for 1 hour a fire started under the hood. Vehicle was totaled. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

After parking for 5 minutes a fire started under the hood. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

While vehicle was parked a fire started under the hood. The fire was put out. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The consumer stated that he did not know if the cruise control was operating properly because he rarely uses it.

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.

2000 Expedition parked in store parking lot, key removed. Store employee extinguished fire by using extinguisher under wheel well. Fire was confined to master cylinder and adjoining harnesses and plastic. Cruise control failed two months prior. Waiting for call back from dealer to see about repair.

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Parked the Expedition in a parking garage, approx. 2. 5 hours later was called and told that the vehicle had caught fire. A concerned citizen put the fire out with an extinguisher. The fire department arrived and opened the hood to find that the fire had started on the left side nearest brake caliber. The fire department ruled it to be an electrical malfunction. After much thought after the fire, we remembered that the cruise control had stopped working. Mark was contacted on 12/13/04 by bruce york to talk about where the fire had started. The owner, markpiatt, said that he had made a mistake and there was fire was at the brake master cylinder near the fuse panel not the caliper. Mark said he would send pictures.

When the vehicle was parked for 12 hours a fire started under the hood. The fire was put out. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. Same as odi #10104367.

While the vehicle was parked smoke was coming from underneath the hood. Consumer opened the hood, and vehicle caught on fire. Consumer was able to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. Then, vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection.

I drove my 2000 Ford Expedition to work parked it and 1 1/2 hours later I was told it was on fire in the parking lot. The fire was put out quickly and no one was hurt. The origin of the fire is in the electrical system in the left side of the engine compartment near the dash. It was towed to a dealership and my insurance company has been contacted.

At the end of October fuse to the brake lights blew out. Replaced fuse, and saw smoke coming from under hood. Removed fuse, and opened hood to find source of smoke, it was the brake switch on top of the master cylinder. Took it to dealership, who reported that they replaced the switch. 3 weeks later vehicle was parked in driveway for 1 hour after driving for . 5 hours and it caught on fire. Also, house caught on fire. The fire was in the engine compartment. The hole in the hood was centered on the driver's side near the middle. Insured by progressive.

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.

A fire started in the engine compartment of my 2000 Ford Expedition while parked in my driveway on Saturday, October 16, 2004. The vehicle had been off for over 1 hour with the keys out and in the park position. The fire started on the driver's side of the engine compartment and burned very quickly leaving nothing left of the vehicle. Fire marshall stated that the cause was unkown but the insurance comany is still investigating. They have claimed the vehicle as a total loss and are replacing it for me. Just last night, my neighbor's Expedition also caught fire in a similar manner and felt it necessary that I report my incident.

While parked with the key in the ignition a fire erupted under the hood.