There are 9 owner-reported lighting complaints for the 2000 Ford Expeditionin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
MY TRUCK HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE WITH NEW PARTS ON IT. I WENT TO MY FRIEND'S HOUSE WENT IN TO SWITCH MY LAUNDRY, LOOKED OUT HER WINDOW AND MY WAS ON FIRE!! TRUCK OFF AND KEYS WERE NOT IN IGNITION AND IT WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY UNDER A CARPORT. IT POSED NO PROBLEMS ON THE WAY OVER THERE, NO SMELLS, NO SOUNDS, NO NOTHING. AND THEN BAM! HOOD SHOOTING OUT FLAMES.
HEADLAMP SWITCH BLEW/FAILED/CHARRED AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF HEAT/AC DASH VENT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM OUT OF THE HAZARD SWITCH. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH DEFECT CAUSES HEADLIGHTS TO GO OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. *JB
HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF ON AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND TOWING A 4X8 FT U-HAUL TRAILER WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN THE AUTOLAMP CONTROL POSITION. I WAS FOLLOWING MY WIFE IN HER VEHICLE AND SHE OBSERVED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD PERIODICALLY BE OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN BE ON AGAIN. SHE MENTIONED THIS TO ME WHEN WE STOPPED AT A REST AREA AND I TOLD HER I DID NOT TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF OR ON . I HAVE LEFT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN THE AUTOLAMP CONTROL POSITION SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW (PAST 19 MONTHS). THAT ALLOWS ME TO START THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE WITH THE LIGHTS ON UPON STARTING AND THE HEADLIGHTS REMAIN ON FOR 12-20 SECONDS UPON TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND GETTING OUT OF THE VEHILCE. I WILL BE TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER IN FRANKLIN NC ON THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2001 TO HAVE THEM TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM.*AK
HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SEEM AS BRIGHT AS OTHER AUTO I HAVE DRIVEN.MUST USE HIGH BEAM IN AREAS WHERE REGULAR BEAM SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD AS IT CONCERNS ME. IS POWER BEING DRAINED OR ARE LIGHT JUST NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH?
WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED THERE IS NO ALERT SOUND TO LET DRIVER KNOW THAT THE BLINKER IS ON AS THERE IS IN THE OLDER MODEL VEHICLES. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE MADE THAT WAY. ALSO, 4 WAY HAZARD FLASHERS ARE SILENT. *AK *ML
THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT STAY ENGAGED (CLICK INTO THE ON POSITION) WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED SLIGHTLY IN EITHER DIRECTION.. THE PROBLEM MAY SEEM MINOR, BUT I CANNOT LET OTHERS KNOW MY INTENTION TO TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY OR STREET WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED SLIGHTLY (AS IS THE CASE WHEN ROUNDING A BEND). THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO FORD'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY STATE THAT "OPERATION OF SIGNALS IS NORMAL" ON A REPAIR ORDER DATED 02/24/2000. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS HAPPENS ON THE FORD RANGER TOO. MY CONCERN SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE I HAVE HAD TO EITHER TAKE ONE HAND OFF THE STEERING WHEEL TO "HOLD DOWN" THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER, OR NOT SIGNAL TO OTHER DRIVERS. WITH THE POPULARITY OF FORD SUV'S , THE NUMBER OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS INCIDENTS IS VERY HIGH. A MASSIVE RECALL MIGHT BE IN ORDER TO ALLOW DRIVERS TO OPERATE THEIR VEHICLES MORE SAFELY. *AK
HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT AS THEY SHOULD BE. MUST BE LENS DESIGN. NOT AS BRIGHT AS 91 & 96 EXPLORER, 96 JAGUAR, 1953 SUNBEAM, 98 F150. NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS HAVE REMARKED HOW BAD THEY ARE. HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BY DEALER. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026