2004 ford expedtion starter

[raider006]

well i was on my way to pick up my girl from school
when i came to the stop sigh my suv just stopping running
well my lights and battery were still on but my moter stopped
this is just great just in time for xmax
well when i opened my hood i saw some white smoke coming from the starter

has happened to anyone before
if so is it easy to repair and is it just my starter or something else
thx for reading my post

[Perry]

my '04 exp had a similar problem, a wire rubbed thru grounding out the starter, needed a new starter. About a month later it happened again, 1st ford dealer garage did not find and fix the root cause - insulation rubbed off of starter wire. This was about 2 yrs ago, with about 40,000 mi, so no warranty and $500 later. I believe this is a Ford problem. The 1st time I knew I had an electrical problem, could smell the insulation burning.

[TBIRD430]

WOW!! I would def. be checking those starter wires 1st then. But I bet it fried ur starter too...