2000 Ford Expedition service brakes, hydraulic problems

“I OWN A 2000 MY FORD EXPEDITION XLT. ON JULY 4, 2010, I WAS LEAVING MY HOUSE AND DRIVING DOWN THE STREET TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. UPON PLACEMENT OF MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, VIRTUALLY ALL BRAKING POWER WAS LOST FORCING ME TO QUICKLY APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO AVOID CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. I THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE AROUND AND DROVE BACK TO MY HOUSE AND PARKED IT UNTIL IT COULD BE TOWED. ON JULY 6, 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. LATER THAT SAME DAY THE FORD MECHANIC CONTACTED ME AND SAID THAT THE MAIN SUPPLY LINE FOR THE REAR BRAKES HAD RUSTED CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID. ONCE THE FAILURE ORIGINALLY OCCURRED, IT DID NOT CORRECT ITSELF UNTIL FORD REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM SUPPLY LINE. THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS CATASTROPHIC IN THAT IT CAUSED A NEAR LOSS OF ALL BRAKING CAPACITY. HAD A VEHICLE BEEN IN THE INTERSECTION OR HAD I FAILED TO RAPIDLY ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THE INCIDENT WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH PROPERTY DAMAGE AND OR THE LOSS OF LIFE COULD HAVE OCCURRED. SPECIFICALLY, I WAS VERY FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE FORD DEALERSHIP DID SHOW ME THE…”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THE ODOMETER, HEAT, AND RADIO BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN IDLING LOUDLY. UPON ENTERING HER DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THERE WAS NO REACTION. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGES; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE THAT WAS REAR ENDED SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR A POLICE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND DRAINED INTO THE FUSE BOX, WHICH DAMAGED THE G.E.M MODULE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.”

“PURCHASED TRUCK ON 02/15/2008, AND THE BRAKES WENT ON THE TRUCK ON 02/21/2008, WHICH ALMOST CAUSE ME TO GO HEADON WITH A SEMI-TRUCK. TOLD DEALER ABOUT BRAKES GOING OUT BUT DIDN'T CARE ABOUT IT. TOLD HIM ABOUT ME TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THE INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE MOTOR THAT HAVE THE 5 CYLINDER MISSING IN THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE HAD A LOT OF DEFECTS WITH THE ENGINE. TOOK THE REPORTS TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID HE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT BUT HE INDICATED TO ME THAT HE WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK. HE TOLD ME TO FIX IT MYSELF AND PAY HIM THE CAR NOTE. *TR”

“TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS S A 2000 FORD EXPEDITION WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 150000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITHOUT CONTACTING FIRE DEPARTMENT. AS THE CONTACT WAS PUTTING OUT THE FIRE UNDER THE HOOD THEY FOUND THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER MELTED AND WAS A POSSIBLE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WASATTACHED TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM, AND THE RECALL 05V017000 CONCERNING ) VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL COULD BE A CAUSE AS WELL. *AK”

“I HAVE NOW REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS 3 TIMES SINCE BUYING THIS 2000 FORD EXPEDITION IN LATE 2000. I WAS INFORMED BY A FORMER SERVICE MANAGER FROM FORD THAT THIS DEFECT IS KNOWN AND WIDE SPREAD. WHAT HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY RECEIVED A LARGE LOT OF FRONT RIGHT BRAKE LINES THAT WERE TO SMALL OR CONCLUDED ENOUGH SO AS NOT TO LET THE CALIPER COMPLETELY RELEASE THE PADS FROM THE ROTOR CAUSING FAILURE OF BOTH IN AS LITTLE AS 15000 MILES. THERE IS A COVER UP AND PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY HAVING ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD. WE ALSO HAD THE LEAKING WINDSHIELD OVER THE DRIVERS SIDE THAT WOULD LEAK INTO THE ELECTRICAL BOARDS IN THE DASH CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT/THE RADIO TO GO OFF AND ON BY ITSELF. THE WORST WAS IT TRYING TO START WITH NO KEY OR PERSON IN THE VEHICLE AND RUINING THE STARTER AND THE BATTERY. DO NOT BUY THIS VEHICLE!!!!!!!!!!!!! BECAUSE FORD STILL LIES THAT THESE ARE NOT THEIR PROBLEMS. *JB”

“2000 EXPEDITION HORN FAILED. *TS WHEN THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE ABS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND THE HORN WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE CONTINUED FAILURES OF THE ABS AND HORN WERE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING. *JB”