# 2000 FORD EXPEDITION — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
> NHTSA complaint `627406` · 2007-06-16 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
- **Miles at failure:** 30,000
## Narrative
I AM HAVING SEVERE ELECTRICAL  PROBLEMS  WITH THE  2000 FORD EB EXPEDITION.  THESE PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE SEAL OF THE FACTORY INSTALLED WINDSHIELD LEAKING WATER INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE  BEEN MANY INCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLE HAS BECOME INCAPACITATED, AND ONE INSTANCE WHEN SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRONT DASHBOARD WATER  WAS SEEPING INTO THE CAB AND ACCESSING THE FUSE BOX.  UPON CONTACT A SHORT WAS  CREATED, CAUSING THE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT, HEATER AND A/C UNIT FAN TO BEGIN BLOWING WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THIS PROBLEM  OCCURRED ANYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS  EXPOSED TO RAIN OR SNOW.  *AK
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