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#61 of 281 Re: 2003 exp. elect. prob. [sgl1955] by dabare1

Oct 03, 2008 (9:05 pm)

Replying to: sgl1955 (Sep 27, 2008 12:15 am)
I am having a similar problem. I live in Chicago IL. (20 minutes outside) and my Expedition was left outside. It got cold (48 outside) over night, and my Ford was dead in the morning, (dome lights wouldn't even turn on). I jumped it, and noticed that the climate control was inoperable (doesn't even light up). I took it to Ford, and they had thought that the unit burned out. Cool, I can buy one on e-bay for about $40.00 instead of 326.00 that they quoted me... I left feeling a little better, knowing what the problem was....Then something strange started happening... The 4wd high/low is flashing in 1 minute intervals at the same time. The driver seat is adjusting on it's own, the back up aid is not working, when I exit the vehicle the radio stays on, I have to re-open the doors and close them again to turn it off, and I still have the problem with the climate controls. Call me stupid, but this sounds a little more indepth than a climate control burning out. After reading countless issues with the Expedition (including the cool feature of auto ignite, where it decides to burn it's self to the ground after being parked for 3-5 hours) I am not sure I am very fond of this truck anymore. I am not encouraged by everyone on this having similar electrical problems, and not having Ford be able to identify the problem causes grave concern, seeing how my wife and 3 kids (who are secured in their car seats) are driving in a fire laden death trap. I almost hope it does burn down to the ground while parked on my street (I stoped parking in the garage, which is directly under the kids room). Does anyone have any clue as to what the problem is?? Seriously, this is scarry! I want to drive it to Chevy and get a tahoe if my dealer won't/can't fix it. I am sure this is going to cost huge, considering I am out of work, and out of warranty. Damn Murphy's law~ Anyone help?? please??
 
 

#62 of 281 eletrical issue by niewulis

Nov 13, 2008 (4:15 pm)

Started with air bag light coming on and off, then the other day the 4 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive high lights started blinking. Now the drivers side door will not open using the inside handle.
 
Any suggestions
 
Kevin

#63 of 281 Re: eletrical issue [niewulis] by dabare1

Nov 13, 2008 (7:54 pm)

Replying to: niewulis (Nov 13, 2008 4:15 pm)
Well, I got the internal temperature control and I need to say that 99% of my problems got resolved. I still have the back up aid not working though. I suggest trying it as well. Look on e-bay for a used temp control interface (the one in the dash, under the radio (I am not sure if this is the correct name or not)). Give that a shot as it resolved my issues except for the back up aid. It is super easy to uninstall/reinstall the new one, and it only runs like 40-60 bucks on e-bay and takes 1 hour (its plug and play, for lack of better terms) to install. The door sounds like a different problem all together though.
 
Give it a shot, good luck.

#64 of 281 Ford and Electrical Faulties by firstfordfan

Nov 20, 2008 (3:39 pm)

Dear Lord and Ford Owners,
I wish I had seen these discussions before I bought my 2002 Ford Expedition 2 months ago...
Lord, I am a low income guy and can only afford a Ford on a monthly payment basis...If my SUV went down like those mentioned in this Forum, I would be suicidal...
I just got a V8 4.5L 2WD 2002 Ford Expedition and the first thing I ever noticed at the dealer was the windshield washer light was lit. I spoke with the used car dealer manager and he said he already ordered the new washer fluid's container with sensors attached. I picked it up from him a week later and replaced the old one. I couldn't find any issue with the old one (no holes, no crack, no burn sensors, etc..). Anyways, since I had the new one on, I went to Kragon and got a full gallon of washer fluid. I dumped the whole thing in there. Everything worked fine, the light on dash disappeared. I was happy with my hard work. When I got home the light came back on, I went check the fluid, nothing was there. It charged off into the fender and beneath the floor. It ran all the way to the muffler...Lord...I took the container back out and couldn't find anything wrong with it. I suspected that the pressure release sensor is bad which is why it activated on its own and charge off the fluid. Well, I am not going to mess with it and wait for my brother who's a master mechanic to get a hand on it when he came back from out of state...
I've always heard the term" Fail On Road Dead" "Fix Over Rate Daily" and laughed at it. But it seems that Ford sucks even though on new ones...
My is not too bad. I just took a 1K miles trip and it runs very good. The only thing I've seen so far is the oxidation residues on the terminal of the battery.
Lord, help us!
Why would ford make money putting people in danger? Isn't Ford supposed to love its own country and the patriotism of the people who stil stick with Ford instead of imported cars?
Darn Ford!!!
My first and will be my last Ford product.

#65 of 281 02 Expedition Fuse 1 25A Radio-Blowing Fuse by jlaw053

Nov 30, 2008 (3:36 pm)

Help Please!!! I have a 02 Expedition and just the other day my radio stopped working while driving. I looked in the fuse box and Fuse 1 25A was blown, I replace the fuse it blows immediately. There is nothing that I notice not working with the exception of the radio. I removed the radio and put in a replacement fuse and it still blows. My vehicle does have the entertainment package cd/vhs in the arm rest area. Any help would be appreciated.

#66 of 281 Electrical problems with 02 Expedition by Muchavio

Dec 01, 2008 (8:58 pm)

Hello all, new here. I've been searching for the electrical problems and found this site. I'm having some of the symptoms with my 02 expedition, it started about 2 weeks ago. First the battery seemed like it was not getting a charge, had to jump start it, took it to Autozone, had it tested, everything checked out ok. It started fine after I got it home, but the next morning it wouldn't start, the battery seemed to be drained again over night. I checked the battery post, cleaned, then re-tightened the terminals. Then the running board and interior lights started flashing as well as the alarm light was flashing very fast. I connected the jumber cables from the mustang to the expedition let it run for a while, then started the expedition disconnected the jumper cables, let it run for a while, turned it off, waited about 2 - 3 hours, it started right up no problem. The next mornig same thing it seemed like the battery was drained over night. I checked the fuse box under the dash no moisture, no corrosion, no burnt smell. So what esle should I look for or check besides replacing the fuse box and GEM? Like a few others have said, this will be my last Ford and hate to say it but I may look at getting either a european or jap vehicle next, since those don't seem to have these problems and if so at least they stand behind their product.....just getting frustrated with this. Any help would be greatly apprecieated. TIA

#67 of 281 Re: 02 Expedition Fuse 1 25A Radio-Blowing Fuse [jlaw053] by tidester

Dec 01, 2008 (10:36 pm)

Replying to: jlaw053 (Nov 30, 2008 3:36 pm)
Does that happen whether the radio is turned on or not? The problem is probably a short ciruit somewhere - either in the radio itself or in its electrical connections to the power supply.
 
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#68 of 281 Re: 02 Expedition Fuse 1 25A Radio-Blowing Fuse [tidester] by jlaw053

Dec 02, 2008 (12:18 pm)

Replying to: tidester (Dec 01, 2008 10:36 pm)
I went as far as to unplug the radio totally and it continues to blow fuse. I dont believe the radio is the problem.

#69 of 281 Re: 02 Expedition Fuse 1 25A Radio-Blowing Fuse [jlaw053] by tidester

Dec 02, 2008 (1:51 pm)

Replying to: jlaw053 (Dec 02, 2008 12:18 pm)
Hmm. Interesting. There's a short in there somewhere but I am clueless at this point. Perhaps someone else can provided insights. Anyone?
 
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#70 of 281 2000 Expedition Lock Problems by MGK711

Dec 30, 2008 (12:50 pm)

I am new to this forum...I am having a problem with my electric locks.
The first time the lock problem started it sounded like someone had set their elbow down on the lock button and the lock sound keep repeating. This went on for a while and the only way to get it to stop is to open all doors and manually lock and shut every door. This happened for a while then stopped now it is started again....
 
Now the locks don't unlock with the key fob and the locks go only half way down and keep the sound of popping up and down with out actually unlocking and just runs down the battery. So now I recharge my battery re hook it up and the next day the battery is dead again???? (It also does it while I am driving)
Any guesses??? My macanic said that the car was just possessed!

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