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Search Results   Report Date : November 21, 2009 at 10:08 PM NHTSA Action Number : PE05033 N/A NHTSA Action Number : PE05033 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : N/A Make / Models :         Model/Build Years:          FORD / EXPEDITION     1999-2001 Manufacturer : FORD MOTOR COMPANY Component : ELECTRICAL SYSTEM EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD Date Investigation Opened : June 15, 2005 Date Investigation Closed : October 13, 2005 Summary: ODI HAS RECEIVED 39 REPORTS ALLEGING THAT WATER LEAKS AROUND THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE HEADLAMPS. FORD REPORTS THAT WATER ENTERING THE VEHICLE CAN WET THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX (PDB) AND THE GENERIC ELECTRONIC MODULE (GEM). THESE COMPONENTS CONTROL VARIOUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, EA05015, TO ALLOW FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THE ISSUE AND TO ASSESS THE NATURE OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY CONSEQUENCE. Check to Request Research. Submit below.