Expedition Recall????

Yea, its real. I got my recall notice about a month ago. You need to unplug the cruise control. The dealer will do it... watch where he does his deed, so you know where to do it yourself.

The parts are not available until April or May for the repair, so they are dissabling the cruises right now until the parts are in.

Scott,

Thanks for the clarification. I will be making an appointment tomorrow.

Oh, well :-(

I still have to use my Expy to travel occasionally. So I looked over the shoulder of the mechanic that pulled the plug (amazing, it is right out in the open, as if they knew this would have to be done!) and I plug it in when I travel, and unplug it at night and when I am just using it in town.

Not that I recommend it.

:-)

Not all models are affected. At the moment, Ford is only recalling 2000 model year Expeditions. That is subject to change, sinc ehte same system was employed from 1997 through

Ed

Gotta love the sleazy attorneys. They never miss an opportunity to encourage lawsuits.

I browsed through these shark's pages and see that they aren't missing any opportunities. They even are encouraging my fellow Vue owners to sue GM over the Vue rear suspensions (they were recalled after a NHTSA test) despite the fact there is no history of problems in the "real" world.

Ed

No, but I suspect Ford will eventually recall all Expeditions and Navigators built before 2003. The cruise control systems are the same. Ford is hoping (wishing) that the problem can be blamed on a bad supply of switches. However, now that the sharks lawyers are smelling blood, they will try to blame any fire, or even unrelated accidents on the cruise control switch. Ford would be better off recalling them all now instead of waiting. In today legal enviroment, truth has little to do with justice.

Ed

There's a now recall that covers more model years than that one...

Nope, there's a new recall...

Yes, it is.

This is the same link as before. Only one model year of Exeditions is coverd (so far). "The recalled vehicles include model year 2000 Ford F-150s, Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators. Also affected are 2001 F-Series Super crew trucks made at the same time." This is not change. There is an "investigation" of other models and years, but it is still only an investigation.

Ed

Go back and read the article carefully....

"The recalled vehicles include model year 2000 Ford F-150s, Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators. Also affected are

This is the same as before. The article is written to make it seem like there is already a recall for other models and years, but so far this is not the case. An investigation is not a recall.

Ed

No it is not. Read the article. "The recalled vehicles include model year 2000 Ford F-150s, Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators. Also affected are 2001 F-Series Super crew trucks made at the same time." There is no mention of

Ed

My error; it's an investigation. I heard it reported on radio news as a recall.

This is exactly why I get mad a sites like the one you referred to. Trial lawyers routinely fed the media with misinformation in an attempt to create a public preception of a major problem. It is just fishing for clients, or more correctly trying to create clients.

Ed

I went to the dealer and inquired about it and they had said that only the

Ken

Is it any wonder why Lawyers are so despised?

Well, when I ask any vendor about which of his products are faulty, I fully expect him to only admit to those for which a recall has been issued. I do *not* expect him to outline all known or suspected faults. That's why I seldom ask such questions of a vendor.