This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that sporadically with the key in the ignition, the vehicle would start without being engaged. The air conditioner would also exhibit the same failure. In addition, the temperature gauge would fail intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was awaiting diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but denied any assistance with repairs to the defect. The dealer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 52,000 and the current mileage was 52,200.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Expedition. The contact inserted the key in the ignition and the vehicle would not start. The contact stated there was a code in the owners manual for the security alarm system to deactivate and believed that to be the cause of the failure. The contact entered the code and after waiting a few minutes the vehicle restarted. The failure recurred a second time. The contact used the same code but the vehicle would not start until the following day. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that he would need to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 129,999.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Expedition. While driving approximately 60 mph, the traction control system, ABS and air bag warning indicators illuminated spontaneously. In addition, the headlights became dimmer. The contact was able to continue driving with caution to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing where they detected two trouble codes related to the wiring harness and computer system. There was a technical service bulletin under NHTSA item number 10009329 (electrical system). The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 81,700.
The contact owns a 2004 Ford Expedition. The contact turned the engine off and exited the vehicle. Suddenly, a fan blowing noise came from underneath the hood area and the interior lights blinked continuously. The engine was restarted and turned off. However, the failure continued to occur. When the battery cable was disconnected the failures stopped. The failures occurred under rainy conditions on several separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician stated the failure was contributed to water leaking into the smart junction box apart of the electrical system. The contact scheduled an appointment for diagnostic testing. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 7/16/10 the consumer stated the failure has been corrected, even though she had to pay out of pocket. Updated 07/22/10
Driving my 2004 Ford Expedition down the highway when we herd a load pop coming from the engine, pulled over thought it was a blown head gasket. Pulled of the highway and looked at it again turns out that the engine spit out the spark plug and shredded the rubber boot on the coil pack. This a pears to be a safety issue, if it went any farther up it could have hit and ruptured the fuel rail and ignited.the good thing is that I have engine knowledge and knew to disconnect the coil pack and the injector for that cylinder. I was 56 miles away from home and putted back home. Drop it of at the dealer tonight will wait to here from them tomorrow.
I have had problems with my 2004 Ford Expedition with the electrical system. It seems any time it rains or I wash the car there is some kind of electrical short that shuts it down. I've heard there is a problem in the windshield that water leaks to the electrical box causing problems. I am having the same problems, but what worries me is that I smell something burning. I am concerned that this problem my eventually cause a fire while driving.
[29 day's new] 2004 Ford Expedition 4X4 eddie B.- I started the car and attempted to back up out of a parking space. I noticed the steering was stiff and the brake pedal was heavy. I then noticed all the warning lights were on. The car had rolled back out of an inclined parking spot, so I tried to put the car in drive and place it back in its previous spot. I could put the vehicle in drive, but it wouldn't move forward; I cycled from park to drive a couple of times to be sure it was properly in drive. The engine was running fine the whole time this was happening. I turned the engine off, restarted it, and had the same results. This was a major malfunction, so I called the Ford towing service. While waiting for the tow driver, I started the car again and the vehicle returned to a normal running state, with no warning lights etc. The dealer has had the car for almost a week and can not recreate the problem or produce any fault codes.
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- Hazlet, NJ, USA