2015 Ford Expedition

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER PARKING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES, BUT HAD NOT DETERMINED WHAT HAD CAUSED THE FIRE. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A YARD AND THEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. LANDERS FORD (19501 I-30, BENTON, AR 72015, 1-(501) 315-4700) WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ON NOVEMBER 2, 2018 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEIR OFFICE OF COUNCIL WOULD RESPOND BACK WITHIN FIFTEEN BUSINESS DAYS TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THEIR RESPONSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TT*JB

WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE OF MY 2015 FORD EXPEDITION BEGAN TO LABOR, EVIDENCED BY LOW AND HESITATING RPM AND REDUCED FAN SPEED OF THE AIR-CONDITIONER. ISSUE WAS RESOLVED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS SHUT OFF, BUT HAS REAPPEARED SEVERAL TIMES AS A RESULT OF TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER RECENT MODEL FORD EXPLORER AND EXPEDITION OWNERS WHO HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRING IN THEIR VEHICLES. THIS POSES A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC AS THE CAR'S ENGINE HESITATES AND NEARLY STALLS REDUCING REQUIRED ON-DEMAND POWER AND ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY AND IDLING AND ALSO WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS (0 - 55 MPH) ON BOTH CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. WAS SURE I'D FIND A RECALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUE (MOST LIKELY A VEHICLE COMPUTER ISSUE) ON THIS SITE, BUT NO ACTIVE RECALLS FOR 2015 FORD EXPEDITIONS EXIST.

01 JUNE 2015 DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 FROM BEAUMONT TEXAS I ENTERED A HEAVY RAIN STORM, TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 50 M.P.H. IN A 70 M.P.H. SPEED ZONE. I PASSED A TRACTOR TRAILER, WHEN THE MIST FROM THE TRUCK AND THE RAIN HIT MY VEHICLE, MY ENGINE LOST POWER. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS, AFTER A FEW HUNDRED YARDS THE POWER CAME BACK BUT MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED 4 OR 5 TIMES THRU LOUISIANA AND INTO FLORIDA.I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER PALM BAY FORD WITH 3,000 MILE SINCE NEW THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO I WAS TOLD THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. 17 SEPT. 2015 WITH 12826 MILES I RETURNED TO PALM BAY FORD AGAIN, AFTER RETURNING FROM WEST VIRGINA IN ANOTHER HEAVY RAIN STORM THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THE ENGINE LOST POWER I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM SO NO PROBLEM EXIST. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

I WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE REAR LIFT GATE, THE WINDOW DID WORK FINE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVERY NOW AND THEN NON PREDICTABLE.. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LATCH AND WAS AMAZED THE ELECTRIC KEY FOB DID NOT WORK OF THE MANUAL LIFT GATE. THERE IS NO EMERGENCY OVERRIDE!!!! IF SOME WAS IN THE 3RD ROAD SEAT, AND SOMETHING HAPPENED THEY COULD NOT GET OUT. AUGUST 1, 2015 I WENT TO THE VET WITH MY DOG IN HER KENNEL IN THE BACK. OUTSIDE AIR TEMP WAS 93 DEGREES. I COULD NOT OPEN THE BACK HATCH TO GET MY DOG OUT. I HAD TO LOWER ALL THE MIDDLE SEATS, OPEN HER KENNEL, AND "CONVINCE " HER TO COME OUT AND WALK AROUND . I HAD TO LIFT HER UP AND PUT HER ON THE GROUND. BEING HANDICAPPED THIS WAS NOT FUN.. OF COURSE AFTER THE VETS VISIT, THE DARN THING WORKED IT IS DANGERSOUS!!!