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25 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
64,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 model year. Data updated: . 9 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 4 of 25 complaints (16.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Transmission and shifting | 1 | 4.0% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 4 |
| Tires | 4 |
| Tires:Tread/Belt | 3 |
| Air Bags:Frontal | 2 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 2 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
| Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood | 1 |
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 4; Tires: 4; Tires:Tread/Belt: 3; Air Bags:Frontal: 2; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 2; Air Bags: 1; Electrical System: 1; Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood: 1
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 3 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 4 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 1 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 1 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 3; 50,000 to 74,999: 4; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 1; 150,000 and above: 0
50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (4). 16 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
1999: 2; 2000: 3; 2001: 8; 2002: 1; 2003: 2; 2005: 5; 2006: 1; 2007: 1; 2010: 1; 2011: 1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
PURCHASED A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR LAST WEEK OF JANUARY 2004 FOR THE PRICE OF 13900.00. THE VAN WAS STORED OUT BACK FOR A WHILE, AND WAS UNDER 30,000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALER NEVER GOT IT INSPECTED UNTIL TWO WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED AND PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. BY JULY 2004, OUR VAN WAS IN THE SHOP REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THEY HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS. UPON PICKING IT UP, THEY LEFT ME NO WORK ORDER THAT WAS DONE AND CLAIMED THEY PUT IN 4,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK (VERBALLY). I THEREFORE CONTACTED A LAWYER. BY DECEMBER 2004, CHRIS…
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10112240 at NHTSA ↗
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
25 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
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| Tires | 116.7% | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 444.4%ODI 728530THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE CASING. DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE RIGHT REAR PANEL OF THE VAN. THE SECOND DAMAGED TIRE WAS DISCOVERED DURING A STATE OF UTAH ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 ) | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 16.7%ODI 555027THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER TO THE SHOULDER, THE DRIVER OVERCORRECTED THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT BACK ONTO THE ROAD AND OVERTURNED FOUR COMPLETE TIMES COMING TO FINAL REST ON ITS ROOF, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VNHL1M0343, LEFT REAR). NLM | 14.8% | 316.7%ODI 10037922WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO A SPLIT IN THE SIDEWALL, CAUSING DRIVER TO PULL OVER, OFF THE ROAD.*AK | 823.5%ODI 557539ATTORNEY IS WRITTING IN TO REPORT AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE (WORKHORSE LT245/75R16 TIRE) WHICH EXPERIENCED FAILURE RESULTING IN COLLISION IN WHICH FOUR INJURIES OCCURRED, THE VAN WAS USED AS A SCHOOL BUS WITH 11 TOTAL OCCUPANTS 8 CHILDREN AND THREE ADULTS. *MJS | 728.0%ODI 10052183BOTH REAR TIRES ON VEHICLE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. *MR *SC THE CONSUMER STATED HE FELT THE VEHICLE VIBRATE AND MANAGED TO PULL OVER, THE TIRES WERE NOT FOUND. *JB | 26.1%ODI 736490AFTER SHIPPING TIRE AND ESTIMATES AND PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGES AS REQUIRED BY FIRESTONE, MY CLAIM WAS DENIED , THEIR REASON WAS: FAILURE DUE TO UNDER INFLATION. BECAUSE WE TRAVEL A LOT WITH OUR FIFTH WHEEL CAMPER, I REGULARLY CHECK AND KEEP MY TIRES INFLATED AT THE MANUFACTURE'S RECOMMED (75LBS) OF AIR PRESSURE.FIRESTONE HAS THE TIRE IN QUESTION AND WILL SEND IT BACK TO ME AT MY ADDITIONAL EXPENSE. (REF. NO. 028739) THE OTHER TWO TIRES THAT BLEW OUT HAD JUST OVER 36000 MILES. THEY WERE ALSO ON THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. I DID NOT FILE ON THESE TWO BE… | 416.0%ODI 728413WE WERE DRIVING THE RV IN EASTERN COLORADO ON HOT PAVEMENT. IT WAS ABOUT 93 F. SUDDENLY THE TIRE LOST ALL OF ITS TREAD AND DAMAGED THE BACK OF THE RV. LUCKY FOR US WE HAD DUAL WHEELS OR WE HAD DUAL WHEELS OR WE WOULD HAVE HAD A CRASH. THE TIRE WAS ORIGINAL AND ONLY HAD ABOUT 6200 MILES ON IT.( DOT NUMBER: VD1L1XD279 TIRE SIZE: 75R16 ) | 315.0%ODI 727255TIRES ROTATING ON RIM. TIRES MOVED 90 DEGREES ON RIM CAUSING TIRES TO BECOME UNBALANCED( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 ) | 25.4%ODI 10116396I HAD BOUGHT A USED 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOTICED A LOT OF HORIZANTAL CUTS ON THE SIDEWALLS OF THE MICHELAN TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER LOOKING ON THIS WEB SITE AND NOTICED A RECALL FOR THE FORD THAT I OWNED ( NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 01V171000 ) AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NEAR ME. THEY SAID THEY HAD NO RECALL IN THEIR SYSTEM FOR MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH MY FORD WAS MADE AT THIS LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY PLANT AT THE TIME SPECIFIED ON THIS RECALL. I EVEN CALLED THE FORD COMPLAINT LINE AND THEY AS WELL SAID NOTHING WAS IN THEIR SYST… | 18.3%ODI 11405941 · 140,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER TIRES, TIRE LINE: DISCOVER AT3, TIRE SIZE: 275/65/R18, DOT NUMBER: UTYJIM62518. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED, HE NOTICED A 2-INCH BLISTER ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 213.3%ODI 750013THE OIL PAN STARTED DRIPPING OIL ON MY DRIVEWAY. WENT TO GARAGE AND ASKED IF IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR OIL PAN TO BECOME POROUS AND THE GARAGE MECHANIC STATED THAT MOST FORDS AND MERCURYS OF YEAR 1994 HAVE DEVELOPED THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THE FORD COMPANY HASN'T ISSUED ANY RECALL BUT HAS DRPPPED THE PRICE OF AN OIL PAN. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT WITH LABOR WAS $527.05. NOW I FIND THAT MY GAS TANKS ARE LEAKING AND AGAIN WENT BACK TO THE GARAGE AND THEY STATED THAT YEAR 1994 AGAIN, HAD PROBLEMS WITH FUEL TANKS LEAKING AND BECOMING POROUS. I HAVE ORDER… | 29.5% | 211.1%ODI 10114234 · 79,900 miTHE HEAD GASKET OF MY 1996 FORD WINDSTAR VAN FAILED AT 79,900 MILES. THIS FAILURE IN 1995 FORD WINDSTAR VANS RESULTED IN A RECALL WHERE FORD MOTORS REPLACED THE ENGINES OF THOSE VEHICLES. I AM TOLD BY MY FORD PLATINUM MECHANIC THAT THE 1995 AND 1996 WINDSTAR ENGINES ARE THE SAME AND THAT THE GASKETS WERE SUPPLIED BY THE SAME SUPPLIER. MY VAN WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCTOBER, 1995. THIS FAILURE OCCURS IN OTHER FORD MOTORS 3.8 ENGINES, SPECIFICALLY THE CROWN VICTORIA, AND LINCOLN TOWNCAR. *AK | 25.9% | 14.0%ODI 10324621 · 154,000 miWHILE RIDING BACK HOME FROM WALMART, I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD BOOM THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A CONSISTENT ROARING LOUD NOISE. FRIGHTENED I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GOT THE GIRL OUT AND AWAY FROM THE TRUCK BEFORE IT CAUGHT FIRE , BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE. CAUGHT A RIDE HOME AND HAD A FRIEND DRIVE IT TO MY HOME. I TOOK MY CAR TO A FEW SHOPS TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT WAS WRONG . THERE WASN'T ANY LEAKS PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, AND THERE WAS PLENTY OF OIL IN IT TOO. THREE MONTHS BEFORE I HAD OIL CHANGE AND TUNE UP DONE FOR… | 39.1%ODI 10144700DRIVING NORMALLY WHEN LOAD SOUND CAME OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. ACCELERATING SLIGHTLY TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD SOUNDED LIKE BACK FIRING. EXPEDITION WAS TOWED TO MECHANICS. TOW TRUCK OPERATOR ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE HIMSELF HAD TOWED BETWEEN 15 AND 20 EXPEDITIONS DUE TO THIS SPARK PLUG PROBLEM AND WE LIVE IN A SMALL COMMUNITY. AFTER EXAMINING, MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT ONE HALF OF THE HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE SPARK PLUG COMING OUT OF THE HEAD AND STRIPING THE THREADS ON ITS WAY OUT. HE CALLED FELLOW MECHANIC THAT WORKS AT FORD WHO TOLD … | 416.0%ODI 10005724 · 64,000 miI OWN A '00 FORD LIGHTNING AND IT RECENTLY LAUNCHED A PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. I AM OUTSIDE OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY, SO I AM FORCED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO A FAULTY MECHANICAL DESIGN OF THE 5.4L ALUMINUM HEADS THAT FORD PUTS ON IT'S 5.4L V8 TRUCKS. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM ONLY ON LIGHTNINGS, IT IS INHERRENT TO ALL OF THE 5.4L HEADS. I AM A MEMBER OF SEVERAL MESSAGE BOARDS AND HAVE INCREASINGLY HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH LIGHTNINGS AS WELL AS REGULAR F150'S. THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD IS FATALLY FLAWED. IT IS AN ALUMIN… | 315.0%ODI 10122268BOUGHT A 2001 FORD EXPLORER 6 WEEKS AGO FROM A FORD DEALER. NOW I AM HAVING A NOISE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I AM TOLD IT NEEDS TIMING CHAIN WORK DONE. THERE IS A TSB 02-8-1 OUT ON THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. APPROX. $800. I DON'T FEEL CUSTOMERS WHO SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON CARS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR PROBLEMS THAT ARE EVIDENTLY OCCURING TO A LOT OF THEIR CARS. | 12.7%ODI 10126050 · 65,000 miPURCHASED A 2002 FORD EXPLORER NEW. WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. CAR NOW HAS LESS THAN 65000 MILES AND THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACE. FORD WILL NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. RAPHAEL | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 110.0%ODI 752502STATE TROOPERS FIREMEN AND POLICE WITNESSED TRANSMISSION FIRE, TOTALLY DESTROYED MY VAN. *AK | 114.3% | 16.7%ODI 745208TRANSMISSION REBUILT MULTIPLE TIMES. TROUBLE CAUSING PROBLEM DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN IN DRIVESHAFT. TOO LONG AND TOO HEAVY,GOES OUT OF BALANCE CAUSING IMPROPER WEAR ON TRANSMISSION. | 314.3% | 211.1%ODI 712684THIS TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH E4 OD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHILE STILL UNDER ORIGINAL WARRENTEE I COMPLAINED OF JERKY AND ROUGH SHIFTING AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER, THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, TO PROTECT MYSELF AT 32,000 MILES I HAD THE TRANSISSIOM SERVICED AND CHECKED AGAIN FOR DEFECTS, AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS A-OKAY. THE ROUGH AND JERKY SHIFTING STILL OCCURRED. AT 67,000 MILES THE E4 OD TRANSMISSION FAILED. A REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION AUTHORITY WAS CONTACTED, THE PROBLEM AND THIS IS KNOWN BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY, IS THE TRA… | 12.9% | 14.0%ODI 10116074 · 77,345 miON FEBRUARY 25, 2005, I WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC WHEN MY 1998 FORD WINDSTAR BEGAN TO LEAK OIL AND SLOW DOWN. AFTER SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I INSTRUCTED EVERYONE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SMOKEY SMELL. I THEN CALLED KEYSTONE AAA MID-ATLANTIC MY EMERGENCY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SERVICE. NEXT, THE KEYSTONE AAA MID-ATLANTIC TECHNICIAN ARRIVED AND HE COMMENTED ON THE NUMBER OF FORD WINDSTARS THAT HE PICKS UP ON A DAILY BASIS. AFTER OBSERVING MY VEHICLE, HE STA… | 13.0%ODI 715754TRANSMISSION DIDN'T DOWN SHIFT AND STAYED IN GEAR WHEN THE DRIVE SELECTOR WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL. *AK | 14.0%ODI 10112240 · 45,000 miPURCHASED A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR LAST WEEK OF JANUARY 2004 FOR THE PRICE OF 13900.00. THE VAN WAS STORED OUT BACK FOR A WHILE, AND WAS UNDER 30,000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALER NEVER GOT IT INSPECTED UNTIL TWO WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED AND PICKED UP THE VEHICLE. BY JULY 2004, OUR VAN WAS IN THE SHOP REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THEY HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS. UPON PICKING IT UP, THEY LEFT ME NO WORK ORDER THAT WAS DONE AND CLAIMED THEY PUT IN 4,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK (VERBALLY). I THEREFORE CONTACTED A LAWYER. BY DECEMBER 2004, CHRIS… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 718.9%ODI 10126050 · 65,000 miPURCHASED A 2002 FORD EXPLORER NEW. WITH LESS THAN 45,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. CAR NOW HAS LESS THAN 65000 MILES AND THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACE. FORD WILL NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. RAPHAEL | 18.3%ODI 10129388 · 50,000 miMY 2003 FORD EXPEDITION WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND HIT A BUILDING. IT DAMAGED THE BUILDING AND THE VEHICLE(YET TO BE DETERMINED IN AMOUNT). TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CALLED THE FORD SATISFACTION LINE AND THEY ARE LOOKING INTO IT. THE TRUCK SHOULD NOT ROLL DOWN AN INCLINE IN PARK. I WATCHED THE VEHICLE ROLL. I REFUSE TO PLACE MY 3 CHILDREN BACK IN THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION CAN BE FIXED. I BELIEVE THERE IS A… |
| Tires:Tread/Belt | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 111.1%ODI 9001659FELT VIBRATION IN RIGHT FRONT, NOTICE A 6 X 10 BUBBLE IN THE TREAD, TREAD BROKE LOOSE TORN UP TAIL PIPE AND RUBBER SHIELD ON SHOCK, BENDING UP RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL, LEFT FRONT DID THE SAME THING | 110.0%ODI 872216FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX RADIAL, LT24575R16 ON A FORD, SHUTTLE VAN. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE HAS STEEL BELTS BUSTING THROUGH MIDDLE OF THE TREAD.*AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 213.3%ODI 554989THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AND WENT INTO A COUNTER CLOCKWISE SPIN, BOTH RIGHT SIDE TIRE RIMS DUG INTO THE ASPHALT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER 3 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP, DURING THE ROLLOVER THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER WAS EJECTED, ALL THREE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED INCAPACITATING INJURIES (FLORIDA TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, P235/75R15, RADIAL ATX M/S, VNHL1M0, LEFT REAR). NLM | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 211.1%ODI 554346RIGHT REAR TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE DAMAGING RIGHT LOWER QUARTER PANEL AND TAIL PIPE. NLM (FIRESTONE 2857516) | 25.9%ODI 524952GENERAL (P235/70R) TIRES FAILED, TREAD SEPARATED ON BOTH TIRES. | 312.0%ODI 752053THE TREAD CAME OFF, BUT THE TIRE ITSELF DID NOT LOSE ANY AIR.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W208 1PT TIRESIZE: P235/70R16) | 13.0%ODI 726737I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THESE TIRES BEFORE MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO DIE THIS IS A VERY FEARFUL WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THE TIRE TREAD IS GONING TO FLY OFF, AND YOU AND YOUR LOVE ONES ARE DEAD. PLEASE MAKE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DIES,IT COULD BE YOU. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 ) | 312.0%ODI 563828CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH RECALL TIRES, DEALER REPLACED TIRES WITH UNIROYAL BRAND WHICH DEVELOPED KNOT-LIKE BULGES, FIRESTONE REPLACED ONE WHICH BLEW OUT. *JG ( FIRESTONE TIRES) | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.7%ODI 8020419CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE LEFT REAR INSIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AND BLEW OUT, SIZE LT22575R16. MR DOT # VD1L 1X1 (THIS VEHICLE IS AN AMBULANCE). *YH | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 112.5% | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 110.0%ODI 734453CONSTANT STALLING OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT 50 M/H WITH HIGH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES (80+ DEGREES). SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO VAPOR LOCK. MUST BE TOWED OFF HIGHWAY AND ALLOWED TO COOL DOWN. PROBLEM DOES NOT SEEM TO EXIST IN COOL WEATHER. HAS STALLED ON OFF-RAMPS BLOCKING TRAFFIC COMING OFF HIGHWAY. ALSO STOPPED ON SIDE OF ROAD ON INTERSTATE. THE FORD TRUCK IS ON A CLASS C MOTORHOME. WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY OF OUR YOUNG GRANDCHILDREN WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WE NEVER ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED. COULD NOT KEEP THE MOTOR RUNNI… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 14.8%ODI 721913HEAD GASKET FAILED THE FIRST TIME, REPLACED UNDER RECALL #98M01, THEN TIMING COVER GASKET AND ORING FAILED, WAS REPLACED AND PAID FOR BY OWNER, ENGINE THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. SALVAGED ENGINE INSTALLED AND PAID FOR BY OWNER AT 95,563 MILES. SALVAGE ENGINE HAD 45,000 MILES ON IT JAN 1999. VAN NOW HAS A 110,000 TOTAL VEHICULAR MILES ON IT AND SECOND ENGINE HAS FAILED. FORD DOES NOT WANT TO REIMBURSE FOR ENGINE FAILURE BEFORE 100,000 MILES AND WILL NOT REPLACE HEAD GASKET ON SECOND ENGINE ON RECALL #00M09, SINCE THERE IS OVER 100,000 MILES. TH… | 15.6%ODI 721790WHEN DRIVNG THOUGH A PUDDLE @ SLOW SPEEDS, BATTERY LIGHT BLINKED AND ENGINE SHUT OFF. BROUGHT CAR INTO SHOP, WAS TOLD LOOSE BATTERY CONNECTION. I READ ON YOUR WEB SITE THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. | 25.9%ODI 563963THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING A FORD F-37 U-HAUL STRAIGHT TRUCK PULLING A TRAILER. WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK HE PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO PUT IT OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT HE COULD NOT. THE VEHICLE BURNT OUT RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE CONSUMER, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS AN ENGINE OIL LEAK IN WHICH THE OIL LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST (OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT#10-91-594). *YH | 28.0%ODI 729608FORD V-10 ENGINE SPARK PLUG AND COIL PACK BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER HEAD. MOTORHOME | 39.1% | 28.0% | 15.0%ODI 10005746 · 12,000 miMY 2001 FORD LIGHTNING SHOT A SPARK PLUG OUT OF ITS MOTOR. THE TRUCK IS 100% STOCK AND HAS NEVER BEEN TOUCHED. I JUST TURNED THE KEY AND IT POPPED OUT, STRIPPING THE MOTOR HEAD. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 233.3%ODI 509083CRUISE CONTROL DEFECTIVE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURIES. | 112.5% | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 213.3%ODI 525550VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 15.6%ODI 10222951 · 52,000 miRECEIVED A NOTICE, SEPTEMBER 2005, FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THAT A DEFECTIVE SWITCH IN THE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM EXIST ON CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES, INCLUDING MINE. THE SWITCH CAN CAUSE A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING OR OFF. SWITCHES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN NOVEMBER 2005. AS OF THIS DATE NO AVAILABLE SWITCHES AT ANY DEALER I'VE CALLED. THEY KEEP SAYING NEXT MONTH. CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. AND THEY ARE SAYING THE NEW SWITCHES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN JUNE 2008. *TR | 12.9%ODI 717358A BROKEN WIRE AT THE BRAKE TERMINAL CONNECTOR PREVENTS THE CRUISE CONTROL FROM FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND NO BRAKE LIGHTS. FORD WILL NOT REPAIR THIS PAST VEHICLE WARRANTY. FORD HAS REPAIRED THIS FOR VEHICLES UNDER WARRANTY. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 13.0%ODI 702434(MOTOR HOME) IT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON SEVERAL RV BULLETIN BOARDS ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE NEW FORD TRUCK CHASSIS THAT IS BEING USED IN CLASS A MOTOR HOME PRODUCTION. AT FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE CABLE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL IS FREEZING. IF ONE IS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH (AS ONE PERSON REPORTED), THEN THE THROTTLE IS FROZEN AT 70 MPH, AND ONE HAS NO WAY TO REDUCE SPEED. SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL SHOT OVER A 20 FOOT EMB… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 15.0%ODI 10144166FORD 2001 EXPEDITION HAS RANDOM PROBLEM WITH UNCONTROLLED THROTTLE SURGE WHEN STOPPING. STARTED OUT HAPPENING ONCE EVERY 2 MONTHS AND HAS DEGRADED TO ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. DEALER HAS RUN FULL DIAGNOSTICS AND ROAD TESTS BUT CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. SUSPECT BAD COMPUTER BECAUSE MANY THINGS SURGE UP AT THE SAME TIME (SPEEDOMETER, TACK, GAUGES). WITHOUT FOOT ON BRAKE, SURGE WOULD SLAM TRUCK INTO WHATEVER IS IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. *JB | 25.4%ODI 10131163 · 54,290 miTURNED CAR INTO PARKING LOT, HAD FOOT ON BRAKE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. FINALLY, WITH MUCH PUMPING OF THE BRAKE, IT FINALLY STOPPED. NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *JB | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Air Bags | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 14.8% | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 26.1% | 14.0%ODI 10003883 · 25,200 miTHE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK PUSHED THE ENGINE IN ENOUGH, THAT IT HAD BROKEN THE WINDSHIELD, AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. (BOTH VEHICLES IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE TOTALED) FORD/F150/2000 SCC | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 25.4%ODI 10121998 · 31,000 miWAS DRIVING A 2002 FORD RANGER AND HIT A CAR BROADSIDE AND THEN HIT A UTILITY POLE AND AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. | 18.3%ODI 10133793ON JULY 30, 2005,WE WERE TOTALLY STOPPED, WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN WE WERE STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A DRIVER GOING ABOUT 50 MPH (IN A 30 MPH ZONE). WE WERE IN A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR SPORT VAN WITH QUAD-CAPTIAN SEATS. OUR FRONT SEATS BOTH COLLAPSED BACKWARD AND MINE ON THE PASSENGER STRUCK OUR 9-YR OLD SON WHO WAS DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. HE IS SMALL FOR HIS AGE. HE HAD A BUMP ON HIS FOREHEAD, AND HIS KNEE, AND STILL HAS MUSCLE PAIN IN THE THIGH OF THIS LEG. IF THERE HAD BEEN A FULL-SIZE ADULT SITTING BEHIND EITHER FRONT SEAT, THERE COULD HAVE… |
| Electrical System | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 110.0%ODI 9006130WITHOUT ANY WARNING, NO SMELL OR SMOKE, THREE HOURS LATER AFTER IT WAS PARKED IT IGNITED, OPENED THE DOOR AND SPRAYED WATER ON THE FIRE TO PUT IT OUT. OPENED HOOD AND DISCONNECTED BATTERY. FIRE STARTED IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 14.8%ODI 842854THERE WAS A CRACK WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION ,AND A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANMISSION, ALSO, AND AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 25.9%ODI 10300372 · 195,000 miI WAS GOING DOWN THE ROAD AROUND 55 MPH AND HAD A SUDDEN LOOSE OF POWER DUE TO A SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE AND BREAKING A COIL PACK . THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ONE WITH FORD F150 5.4 LITER TRITON ENGINES FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 14.0%ODI 10140303CLOCK AND RADIO 'READ OUT-NUMBER' JUST QUIT WORKING - FAIL TO LIGHT UP. MILEAGE READ OUT COMES ON AND OFF AS IT PLEASES, DOES NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. THE RADIO BUTTONS ARE STARTING TO NOT COME ON WHEN YOU START THE CAR AND DO NOT STAY ON - 2005.*JB | 15.0%ODI 10140375 · 38,000 miELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH 2001 FORD EXPEDITION. FIRST NOTICED THAT THE HEATER FAN STAYED RUNNING AFTER IGNITION WAS SHUT OFF. THEN, DURING A STORMY WINTER, THE WIPERS, LIGHTS, RADIO, WINDOWS, AND KEYPAD ENTRANCE ALL STOPPED WORKING--SOMETIMES TOGETHER, OTHER TIMES SEPARATELY. FORCED TO PULL-OFF THE ROAD ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND TURN-OFF AND START OR RESTART THE VEHICLE UNTIL PROBLEM STOPPED. MY KEYPAD ENTRANCE AND REAR WIPER STILL AREN'T RIGHT. THESE PROBLEMS ONLY OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND DURING BAD WEATHER. FORD DEALER SAID I WOULD HAVE … | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | Too few reports for a range | 59,183 mi | 4 (sparse) | ODI 10005724 · 64,000 miI OWN A '00 FORD LIGHTNING AND IT RECENTLY LAUNCHED A PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. I AM OUTSIDE OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY, SO I AM FORCED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. THIS FAILURE IS DUE TO A FAULTY MECHANICAL DESIGN OF THE 5.4L ALUMINUM HEADS THAT FORD PUTS ON IT'S 5.4L V8 TRUCKS. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM ONLY ON LIGHTNINGS, IT IS INHERRENT TO ALL OF THE 5.4L HEADS. I AM A MEMBER OF SEVERAL MESSAGE BOARDS AND HAVE INCREASINGLY HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH LIGHTNINGS AS WELL AS REGULAR F150'S. THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD IS FATALLY FLAWED. IT IS AN ALUMIN… ODI 10118147 · 81,900 miI WAS DRIVING OUR FORD EXPEDITION AND I STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND I HEARD A POP FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO RIDE VERY ROUGHLY, AND WE SMELLED GAS AS WE PULL THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ODI 10213180 · 29,500 miOUR RV SEEMED SLUGGISH ON GOING UP ON HILLS, THEN SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE GOING UPHILL ON HWY 77 IN WV. TOWED TO A LARGE AAA REPAIR CENTRE, WHERE THEY LOOKED INTO SOME SPARK PLUGS AND PULLED 5 OUT, ONE OF WHICH WAS SO BADLY DAMAGED, FLATTENED WITH TWISTED THREADS, THEY DETERMINED IT NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED AGAIN DEC. 26 TO AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER. THEY INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND FOUND A HOLE IN ONE OF THE PISTONS. REPAIR WOULD BE NEW ENGINE ASSEBLY. NOT ONE THAT HAS SEEN THE SPARK PLUG AND KNOW THE MILES (29,500) ON THIS RV BELIEVE… |
| Air Bags | Too few reports for a range | 25,200 mi | 1 (sparse) | ODI 10003883 · 25,200 miTHE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK PUSHED THE ENGINE IN ENOUGH, THAT IT HAD BROKEN THE WINDSHIELD, AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. (BOTH VEHICLES IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE TOTALED) FORD/F150/2000 SCC |
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-10 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2002: 9 complaints · 2003: 8 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 33 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | Tires | Tires:Tread/Belt | Air Bags:Frontal | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | Air Bags | Electrical System | Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires:Tread/Belt | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Bags:Frontal | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Electrical System:Wiring:Front Underhood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
2 patterns with matching reports.
1 mentions · 4.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 81,900 mi (1 usable records).
I WAS DRIVING OUR FORD EXPEDITION AND I STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND I HEARD A POP FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO RIDE VERY ROUGHLY, AND WE SMELLED GAS AS WE PULL THE TRUCK TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b1 mentions · 4.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 54,365 mi (1 usable records).
WHILE DRIVING THE EXCURSION AT A SPEED AROUND 35 MPH, HEARD A VERY LOAD POP NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND LOST POWER FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR TROUBLE SHOOTING PURPOSE. THEY TOLD ME THE NUMBER 7 SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT FROM THE HEAD. THE FIX WAS EITHER A HELI-COIL OR A NEW HEAD. THE HELICOIL COST WAS 900 DOLLARS AND THE HEAD WAS 4500 DOLLARS. READING THIS SITE AND MANY MORE THERE IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF SIZES FROM FORD MOTORS WITH THE SPARK PLUG BLOWING …
\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b