2000 Ford Expedition Complaint Log

I AM CONCERNED WITH THE FAULTY MECHANICS ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN TWICE NOW SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE. ON JAN 27-2001, I WAS COMING OFF THE 5 FWY AND LOST ALL POWER OF BRAKES. I HAD TO DOWNSHIFT TO 1ST GEAR TO GET MY VEHICLE TO STOP, ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT BEACH BLVD. 2ND TIME, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE 91 FWY AT APPROX 70 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTED SWERVING AND BECAME VERY BUMPY. I HAD TO VEER OFF THE FWY IN A STATE OF SHOCK AND DANGEROUS MATTER. WHEN I STOPPED, MY TRUCK DROPPED IN THE FRONT RIGHT AREA. I GOT OUT TO LOOK AND SAW THAT THE WHEEL HAD COME OFF AND WAS LEANING INTO THE INSIDE OF MY TIRE WELL. I AM NOW AFRAID OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND REPORTING IT TO YOU SO YOU CAN LOOK INTO IT. PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH ME AS TO YOUR ACTIONS AND AS TO WHAT ACTIONS I NEED TO DO TO TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER. THIRD STRIKE USUALLY ENDS UP IN ***DEATH*** I DO NOT WANT TO BE PART OF STATISTICS OR WANT TO HEAR OF ANY OTHERS GETTING HURT BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. THANK YOU DEAN AUGHENBAUGH. *AK

PE 00 020/TREAD SEPARATION: LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A RIPPLE AND A BUBBLE ON SIDEWALL WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON A 2000, FORD, EXPEDITION; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE P255/70R16, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. TIRE WAS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. *AK CONSUMER STATES ALL TIRE WERE FOUND TO HAVE RIPPLES ON THE SIDEWALLS AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRES WITH BRIDGESTONE. *SLC

DEAL CLAIMED ASHT RAY MELTED INSIDE DUE TO A CIGAR -- NO JOKE, BUT REFUSED TO REPLACE THE WARRANTY ITEM OR REPORT THE DEFECT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY.*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 10MPH ON A SIDE STREET COMING TOWARDS A INTERSECTION FOR A STOP SIGN. SHE CAME TOWARDS A FULL STOP, AND STARTED TO BACK UP, AND HEARD A NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. RIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS P255170, R16109SM/F THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY TO FULL SPEED WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT LOOKED AT VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

ITS A LOUD THUMP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK, AT A VERY LOW SPEED??*AK

CENTER ROW PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOESN'T LOCK. LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE FROM MANUFACTURER. COST WILL BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. FOUND OUT THAT TREAD WAS SEPARATING, AND ALL AIR WAS COMING FROM TIRE. FORD, EXPEDITION ,2000 P-255/70R16 DOT W20U. *AK CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ALL TIRES. *SLC

FRONT END COLLISION AT 40 MPH AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HUSBAND WAS INJURED. *AK VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *AK

I HAD JUST GOTTEN ON INTERSTATE 71 IN OHIO & WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. WHEN I RETURNED TO NY, I SHOWED THE TIRE TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE SIDEWALL FAILED. I THEN WENT TO VAN KLEEK'S TIRE, FIRESTONE DEALER IN LAKE KATRINE, NY. THE TECHNICIAN AGREED THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE SIDEWALL FAILED BUT SENT ME TO THE FIRESTONE SERVICE CENTER IN WAPPINGERS FALLS TO HAVE IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HE WENT SO FAR AS TO SAY THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES BASED UPON THE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER WILDERNESS TIRES. THE FIRESTONE TECH. SAID THAT IT WAS CLEARLY A ROADHAZARD; THAT I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY WOULD GIVE ME 30% CREDIT ON A NEW TIRE. I CALLED THE 800-356-4644 NUMBER IN MY FIRESTONE WARRANTY MANUAL & EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT IF I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS STORE'S ASSESMENT, I SHOULD GO TO ANOTHER FIRESTONE STORE IN NEWBURGH OR MIDDLETOWN. I DECLINED & RETURNED TO VAN KLEEK'S THE FOLLOWING DAY. I WAS CHARGED $130 FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE, EVEN THOUGH THEY FOUND NO PUNCTURES OR OTHER DAMAGE TO THE TREAD OR EVIDENCE OF ROADHAZARD. I STILL HAVE THE TIRE & WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT INSPECTED BY A UNBIASED PROFESSIONAL. *AK (DOT NUMBER: VNCU1RD499 TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

MAJOR FRONT END COLLISION. SEAT BELT WAS ON - DRIVER SOLE OCCUPANT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. FORD WAS NOTIFIED, AND TO DATE HAS DONE NOTHING TO EXPLAIN WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION, BUT FORD HAS NOT CHOSEN TO LOOK AT IT, AND CANNOT OFFER ANY REASON WHY THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN SUCH A CRASH. DRIVER STRUCK CHEST ON STEERING WHEEL, AND IT IS BELEIVED SEAT BELT DID NOT TIGHTEN EITHER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO, VEHICLE WILL AT TIMES RESTART. . PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, RIGHT REAR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT WITHOUT A TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. (P255/70R16, 109S-M+S DOT W2CU IRD070. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER HEARD A PINGING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE, CALLED DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, CLOSED APPOINTMENT, IT WAS THURSDAY, AND ON WENDESDAY NIGHT ENGINE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID OIL HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED FOR A YEAR. CONSUMER STATED OIL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. CONSUMER FELT WARNING LIGHTS MAY BE DEFECTIVE. *AK

ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH DOWN A TOW LANE HIGHWAY THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING WIDE OPEN, AND CAUSING UNWANTED AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. ALSO, ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS FREE OF PLAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC

ON A DRY-FLAT ROAD, THE SUV WAS STOPPED - PUT IN REVERSE - THE SUV AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED TO 50 MILES PER HOUR - THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE SUV - AN EY-WITNESS SAID THE THE SUV WAS "BUCKING" - POSSIBLY FROM THE BRAKES CATCHING BUT NOT STOPING THE SUV. THE SVU HIT A TREE AND FLEW INTO THE WOODS -- ONLY THEN DID IT STOP. FORD CORP. HAS NOT RESPONDED TO ANY INQUIRES - THIS NEEDS ATTENTION - THE NEXT TIME - SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT!*AK

WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED THAT THE REAR END TREMBLES AND VIBRATES. DEALERSHIP IS AWRAE OF PROBLEM. *AK

BLOW OUT OF FIRESTONE TIRE. STANDARD ISSUE ON EXCURSION. *AK (TIRESIZE: 265)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265 )

MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION XLT OUT OF THE BLUE STARTED ACTING BIZARRE. COME TO FIND OUT THE WINDSHIELD SEAL HAD A LEAK WHICH IN TURN DESTROYED MY GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX. ACCORDING TO OTHERS THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT IS OUT OF HAND. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS AND RESEAL ALL WINDSHIELDS, I DON'T HAVE $1000+ TO REPAIR AND HAVE A VEHICLE I PAID TOO MUCH MONEY FOR THAT IS NOW SITTING IN MY GARAGE. *TR

NEW VEHICLE SUBMITTED TO DEALER FOR ENGINE OIL LEAK WARRANTY SERVICE AT ODOMETER 3973, 9402, 9565, AND 11,864. ALL MAJOR GASKETS REPLACED IN COURSE OF WARRANTY SERVICE. ON FOURTH WARRANTY SERVICE VISIT, PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS WARPED BLOCK. REMANUFACTURED ENGINE INSTALLED. REQUESTING DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BOARD HEARING FOR RELIEF IN THE FORM OF FULL REFUND BASED ON BREACH OF PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR NEW VEHICLE AND SUBSTANTIAL IMPAIRMENT OF MARKET VALUE RESULTING FROM INSTALLATION OF REMANUFACTURED ENGINE. SUBMITTED AS REPLACEMENT FOR ODI ID: 753031 FOR BETTER CLARITY OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN FORD MANUFACTURED VEHICLE THERE WAS NO STABALIZER INSTALLED IN ROOF OF VEHICLE. NOT INSTALLING STABILIZER, CAUSES A LOUD BOOMING NOISE TO BE HEARD WHEN WINDOWS ARE ROLLED UP, AND ROOF OF VEHICLE IS CAPABLE OF BEING PRESSED DOWN. DEALERSHIP IS NOW IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE, AND IS GOING TO TAKE TOP HALF OF VEHICLE OFF AND INSTALL A STABALIZER, THEN, REWELD COMPONENTS OF VEHICLE BACK TOGETHER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

AT HIGH SPEED, ON LONG SUSTAINED, STEEP GRADES 5-7%, AT HIGH RPM, THE STEERING LOCKS UP FOR 2-10 SECONDS. THE STEERING MAKES A NOISE AND THEN BREAKS FREE. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND CAN NOT REPRODUCE THIS EVENT. EVERY TIME I DRIVE INTO THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS THIS PROBLEMS RECURS. THIS PROBLEM NEVER SHOWS UP ON FLAT TERRAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE FORD REPRESENTATIVE HAS INDICATED TO ME THAT 5 OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN GIVEN BUT THAT NO ONE HAS EVER REPRODUCED THE PROBLEM. *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769312

EVER SINCE WE PURCHASED A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION AND DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT, A FAN HAS BEEN TURNING OFF AND ON WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. NOW, THE FAN IS TURNING ON MORE OFTEN AND IT IS LOUDER THAN BEFORE. WE ARE AFRAID THAT IT MAY SHORT OUT AND CAUSE A FIRE. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE RAISES EVERY TIME THE FAN TURNS ON AND VEHICLE LOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WE ARE ALSO AFRAID THAT WE MAY HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. *NM

VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING INTO GEARS CORRECTLY. WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK, RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WITHOUT OPERATING THEM. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING RADIO AND INTERIOR LIGHTS CUT OFF WITHOUT OPERATING THEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED REAR OF VEHICLE SHOOK. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED 3 OF THE LUGS: NUTS: BOLTS BROKE OFF. RIVERHEAD FORD FIX THE RIGHT WEEL (AFTER 3 DAYS) TWO WEEKS LATER THE LEFT WEEL DID THE SAME.*AK

FUEL MILEAGE HAS PLUMETED TO 12MPG AVERAGE FROM 17MPG AFTER REPLACEMENT OF A/C COMPRESSOR AFTER ACCIDENT.

I KEEP GETTING DISCONNECTED OFF MY INTERNET CONNECTION BEFORE I CAN FINISH MY COMMENT. I WILL MAIL A HARD COPY OF MY COMMENTS TO YOU. (DOT NUMBER: W2T61RE210 TIRESIZE: P265/70R17)

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THE VEHICLE TENDS TO JUMP FORWARD AND/OR JUMP INTO NEUTRAL WHEN COMPING TO A STOP. ON SEPERATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS HIT OTHER VEHICLES AND ALSO HAS HIT PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. NLM DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, CAUSING THE AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A BAD ODOR COMING FROM THE A/C UNIT. DEALER DRAINED A/C UNIT, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXIST. CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR WINDOW IS LEAKING. *TT

SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS MULTIPLE TRAVELING LOW SPEED NO COLLISIONS (DOT NUMBER: W2CU TIRESIZE: P255/70R16)

A SEVERE OVERSENSITIVE STEERING WHEEL, HARDER TO CONTROL WHEN DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

STEERING BECAME HEAVY, PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE, TIRE WAS BULGING ALL AROUND SIDEWALL. LIMPED ALONG SHOULDER AT 2 OR 3 MPH AND 50 TARDS LATER, TIRE EXPLODED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2T6 TIRE SIZE: P265/70/17 )

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255-70-R16 )

I HAD MY TIRES INSPECTED AT THE SEARS AUTO CENTER IN ODESSA, TX. THE VEHICLE HAD DEVELOPED A VAGUE ROUGHNESS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE INSPECTOR FOUND DEPRESSIONS IN THE CENTER OF THE TREADS ON TWO OF THE TIRES AND TOLD ME THAT THIS INDICATED THAT ONE OR MORE OF THE BELTS UNDER THE TREADS HAD SEPARATED. I HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR TIRES AND I HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRES IN MY GARAGE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255 70 R16 )

THERE IS A "CRACK/TEAR" ON THE UPPER SIDE WALL THAT I DISCOVERED ON 8/28/00. I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARD; I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH FIRESTONE'S RESPONSE AND AM WORRIED THAT IT IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH THIS TIRE BUT THE "CRACK/TEAR" ON THE TIRE MAKES ME WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES FAILED AT LESS THAN 500 MILES. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2T6 TIRESIZE: P265 70R17)

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH HEARD A POP, REAR LEFT WHEEL BOLTS CAME OFF AND STUDS SNAPPED, AND WHEEL COME OFF.*AK

I CAME HOME FROM WORK AND WENT INTO THE SUPERMARKET. WHEN I CAME OUT I NOTICED MY RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS ALMOST FLAT. I PUT THE SPARE ON AND THE NEXT MORNING DROVE UP TO THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER. THE FIRESTONE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A HOLE BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE SIDEWALL AND THEREFORE IT COULDN'T BE FIXED. THEY (FIRESTONE) TOLD ME THE TIRE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST SO THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. LATER I SAW A REPORT ON CHANNEL 2 IN LOS ANGELES ABOUT YET ANOTHER FIRESTONE FAILURE AND THE PICTURE OF THE HOLE IN THE TIRE THEY HAD ON TV LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE THE HOLE IN MY 17" TIRE. I AM SUSPICIOUS THAT ANYTHING ON THE ROAD PUNCTURED MY TIRE BUT FEEL LIKE IT WAS THE START OF A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE 17" WILDERNESS AT TIRES. I BOUGHT A GOODYEAR TIRE FOR MY SPARE AND TODAY I ORDERED FOUR MICHELIN TIRES. YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT ALL WILDERNESS AT TIRES BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET INJURED OR KILLED. FORD AND FIRESTONE SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS MESS. I AM SORRY I PAID $42,000 FOR A BRAND NEW EXPEDITION AND LESS THAN 7 WEEKS LATER HAVE TO SPEND OVER EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS ON REPLACEMENT TIRES JUST TO FEEL SAFE. DO SOMETHING!!!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P265/70R17 )

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE (P255 70 R16) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CRACKING, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING T 3 BOLTS THAT HOLD THE STEERING GEAR BOX CAME APART. TWO BOLTS MADE A LOUD NOISE AND BROKE, AS THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE THE 3RD BOLT CAME FLYING OFF. CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF VECHICLE, IT WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER AND OFFERED A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE TO THE CONSUMER.*AK

TIRE BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY! SUPPOSEDLY NON RECALLED TIRES. NHTSA NEEDS TO EXPAND RECALL BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET HURT!( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70/R1 )

THIS TIRE IS NOT A PART OF THE NATIONAL RECALL, HOWEVER, THE TIRE WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE AND THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DISTRIBUTOR REPLACED THE TIRE UNDER THE "WARRANTY". I WANTED TO INFORM YOU OF THE FAILURE OF THIS MODEL/SIZE OF THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT BRAND.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P25570RR16 )

SUNROOF ASSEMBLY BROKE IN THE OPEN POSITION. DEALER RECEIVED VEHICLE FOR REPAIR ON 8/21/00. ON 8/24/00, REPLACEMENT PART ARRIVED AT DEALER IN A DAMAGED CONDITION. SERVICE TECHINICIAN STATED IT WAS COMMON FOR FORD TO KNOWINGLY SHIP DEFECTIVE PARTS WHEN INVENTORY OF 1ST QUALITY PARTS IS DEPLETED. THIS PRACTICE WOULD DEMONSTRATE TIMELY DELIVERY OF REPLACEMENT PARTS TO THOSE WHO REVIEW SHIPPING RESPONSE TIME. SECOND REPLACEMENT SUNROOF ASSEMBLY ARRIVES AT DEALER APPROXIMATELY 8/28. IT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THIRD REPLACEMENT SUNROOF ASSEMBLY UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. FORD NATIONAL RELATIONSHIP CENTER ADVISES ME THAT PART IS ON "NATIONAL BACKORDER" AND CAN GIVE NO PROMISE DATE FOR AVAILABILITY. ALSO ADVISED THAT FORD ENGINEERING HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PARTS SHORTAGE. SPOKE TO DEALER THIS AFTERNOON (9/6/00) AND THEY HAVE NO INFORMATION AS TO WHEN PART MIGHT BECOME AVAILABLE. THE 2000 MODEL YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT FACTORY INSTALLED SUNROOFS WERE AVAILABLE ON EXPEDITION EQUIPPED WITH REAR A/C VENTS. ONE COULD CONCLUDE FROM THE "NATIONAL BACKORDER" SITUATION THAT THERE IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT WITH THE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY THAT I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND/OR PUBLICIZE. I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OTHER EXPEDITION OWNERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE THEIR VEHICLES WHILE WAITING FOR PARTS FOR OVER 19 DAYS. THANK YOU. REX DYER

THE FRONT TWO FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P255/70R16 TIRES ON MY 2000 FORD EXPEDITION HAVE THE STEEL BELT SHOWING THROUGH THE TREAD AT SEVERAL PLACES. INTERESTING THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT 15" AND DID NOT COME FROM DECATUR!( DOT NUMBER: W2CU1RD369 TIRE SIZE: P255/70R16 )

WHILE LOOKING OVER TIRE, NOTICED SEPARATION AND SPLITTING. *AK THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE 17", DOT #W2T61RE169 IS SPLITTING AND CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALL, THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE TREAD COULD SEPARATE AT ANY TIME. *SLC

SIGNIFICANT CRACKING / SPLITTING HAS OCCURRED ON THE 17 INCH SIZE. NEED ALL FOUR TIRES INCLUDED FOR REPLACEMENT IN RECALL. IMMENENT SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK( DOT NUMBER: ??? TIRE SIZE: 17 )

SUSPENSION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO WOBBLE OVER HIGHWAY. VEHICLE IS VERY DEFFICULT TO CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER ALIGNED VEHICLE. *AK

FIRESTONE RECALL DOESN'T ADDRESS ALL TIRES SIZES, ONLY ONE SIZE. I CAN NOT SEE WHY ONLY ONE SIZE WOULD BE AFFECTED. I FEEL THAT A TOTAL RECALL OF ALL SIZES IN THE AFFECTED SERIES SHOULD BE DONE. ANYTHING LEES SEEMS TO BE AN ATTEMPT BY A MAJOR BUSINESS TO PACIFY WASHINGTON AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONSUMER. PLEASE ENCOURAGE FIRESTONE AND FORD TO RECONSIDER THIS RECALL. UNTIL THIS IS DONE, I CANNOT FEEL CONFIDENT TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY IN MY 30 DAY OLD, 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 17" FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 265R75-17 )

WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH, I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING IS VERY UNSTABLE. WE HAVE TAKEN IN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND YET THEY HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE ADJUSTED THE RIDE HEIGHT TWICE, SET THE ALIGNMENT, INSTALLED NEW STEERING GEAR, IDLER ARM (DID THIS TWICE), PITMAN ARM, AND CHAMBER/CASTER KIT ALONG WITH OTHER CORRECTIONS. JUST THE OTHER DAY, WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY AND FELT THE VEHICLE LOSING CONTROL. IN FACT, WHEN WE TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE WITH ONE OF THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE VEHICLE JUMPED OVER TWO LANES. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND IF YOU CAN PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

I EXPERIENCED AN ABNORMAL SIDEWALL BLOW-OUT ON A TIRE WITH LESS THEN 10,000 MILES ON IT. THE BLOW OUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE RIM AND HUB OF THE WHEEL. I AM GREATLY CONCERNED THAT I MAY HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE SOON WITH THE OTHER FOUR TIRES. I CONTACTED GENERAL TIRES AND THEY WANT ME TO SENT THE TIRE BACK EAST AND WAIT TO GET SOMETHING DONE. THE NOW TIRE, RIM AND HUB CAP COST ME 325.00 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT TO GET IT FROM DETROIT ON SPECIAL ORDER. I WOULD LIKE THE DOT TO INSPECT THE TIRE PRIOR TO RELEASING IT BACK TO GENERAL TO DETERMINE IF A RECALL SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED. LIKE I STATED IN THE BEGINNING OF THIS SECTION THE SIDEWALL BLOW OUT WAS VERY ABNORMAL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )