2000 Ford Expedition defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2000 Ford Expedition. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• WINDSHIELD LEAK CAUSES ELECTRIC FAILURES
  Engineering Analysis EA05015 · opened Oct 13, 2005 · closed Dec 6, 2006

  Consumers alleged that when it rained or snowed, water leaked into the vehicle around the windshield.moisture flowing through the seal that surrounds the front windshield follows a path through the seal into the generic electronic module (gem) and fuse box, and may cause the electrical components in the vehicle to malf…

• SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD
  Defect Petition DP05005 · opened Sep 22, 2005 · closed Jan 4, 2006

  On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or t…

• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE05033 · opened Jun 15, 2005 · closed Oct 13, 2005

  Odi has received 39 reports alleging that water leaks around the windshield causing electrical failures, including but not limited to the windshield wipers and the headlamps.ford reports that water entering the vehicle can wet the power distribution box (pdb) and the generic electronic module (gem).these components con…

• SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE04078 · opened Nov 19, 2004 · closed Mar 22, 2005 · led to recall 05V017000

  In its letter dated january 27, 2005 to odi, ford indicated that it would conduct a safety recall (nhtsa recall # 05v-017) to remedy an overheating speed control deactivation switch in approximately 738,490 subject vehicles.the vehicles affected by the recall are certain 2000 model year (my) ford f150, ford expedition …

• WHEEL STUD AND NUT
  Investigation SQ00016 · opened Sep 15, 2000 · closed Dec 6, 2001

  In december 1999, ford issued technical service bulletin 99-26-3, entitled increased wheel nut and stud size-service tip,for 2000 model year expedition, navigator, and certain f-150 vehicles, built on or after november 27, 1999.these vehicles have increased wheel stud and nut diameters from 12mm to 14mm.the wheel nut t…