2005 Ford Expedition

I OWN A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS, WHEN I STOP THE CAR, THE GLASS (ONLY) ON THE REAR LIFTGATE POPS OPEN AUTOMATICALLY. IF THERE IS ANYTHING IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE (PERSON OR THING) IT COULD POSSIBLY FALL OUT OF THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS WONDERING IF OTHERS HAD REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AND IF IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO FOR RECALL. LATEST INCIDENT WAS 07/03/07.

WE ARE THE OWNERS OF A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION XLT. IN AUGUST 2006 I INCURRED A BRAKING PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS AND MACHINED THE FRONT ROTORS. PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. THEN LAST WEEK ON FEB. 14TH WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MI/HOUR AS I BROKE THE VEHICLE GROANED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY SOFT. AFTER SEVERAL PUMPS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BRAKES BACK. UPON DRIVING A LITTLE FURTHER IT DID IT AGAIN. THEN WE RESUMED USING THE VEHICLE UNTIL SUN. FEB. 18TH WHEN THE SAME THING OCCURRED WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND BEGAN TO BRAKE AT THE APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 20 MI/HOUR. WE RETURNED OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID THEY RAN A FULL BATTERY OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND FOUND THE VEHICLE TO BE FREE OF PROBLEMS. WE FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT LOSES ITS ABILITY TO BRAKE. WE REALIZE THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT AS FAR AS FAIRWAY FORD IS CONCERNED WE NEED TO CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL IT DOES IT OFTEN ENOUGH THAT THEY CAN PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. OUR PROBLEM IS THAT COULD MEAN A MAJOR ACCIDENT TO SAY THE LEAST. WE ARE INQUIRING AS TO WHETHER THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ENCOUNTERED BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS. WE ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN ANY PATHS THAT WE SHOULD TAKE IN AN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY IF THIS IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE OR AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT IN GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS WELL. ANY DIRECTION THAT YOU COULD PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB

NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION CC: FORD MOTOR COMPANY ; FAIRWAY FORD, PLACENTIA, CA TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: WE ARE THE OWNERS OF A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION XLT. IN AUGUST 2006 I INCURRED A BRAKING PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER AND HAD IT CHECKED OUT. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS AND MACHINED THE FRONT ROTORS. PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN RESOLVED. THEN LAST WEEK ON FEB. 14TH WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MI/HOUR AS I BROKE THE VEHICLE GROANED, SHUDDERED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY SOFT. AFTER SEVERAL PUMPS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BRAKES BACK. UPON DRIVING A LITTLE FURTHER IT DID IT AGAIN. THEN WE RESUMED USING THE VEHICLE UNTIL SUN. FEB. 18TH WHEN THE SAME THING OCCURRED WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND BEGAN TO BRAKE AT THE APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 20 MI/HOUR. WE RETURNED OUR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT. THEY SAID THEY RAN A FULL BATTERY OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND FOUND THE VEHICLE TO BE FREE OF PROBLEMS. WE FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT LOSES ITS ABILITY TO BRAKE. WE REALIZE THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT AS FAR AS FAIRWAY FORD IS CONCERNED WE NEED TO CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL IT DOES IT OFTEN ENOUGH THAT THEY CAN PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. OUR PROBLEM IS THAT COULD MEAN A MAJOR ACCIDENT TO SAY THE LEAST. WE ARE INQUIRING AS TO WHETHER THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ENCOUNTERED BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS. WE ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN ANY PATHS THAT WE SHOULD TAKE IN AN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY IF THIS IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE OR AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORT IN GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS WELL. ANY DIRECTION THAT YOU COULD PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *JB

TL* - WHILE DRIVING A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION AT APPROXIMATELY AT 5 MPH SHE NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD HER PHONE CHARGER PLUGGED INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHT ADAPTER. THE CONTACT INITIALLY THOUGHT THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SHE THEN DISCOVERED THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM INSIDE THE CAR. THE PLASTIC AROUND THE PHONE CHARGER CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT POURED BABY FORMULA ON THE FLAMES TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. THE VEHICLE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES.*AK

I OWN A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION (LIMITED) ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS MY VEHICLES MOTOR HAS REVIVED UP AND I HAD TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE VERY HARD TO PREVENT CRASHING INTO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME... IT ALSO HAPPENED ONE TIME WHEN I WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE CAR FOR NOW APPARENT REASON ACCELERATED TO 60 VERY QUICKLY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THEY ADVISE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. (MARONEY FORD, DELRAY BEACH, FL) *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AS IF CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER UNTIL IT GOES AWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME, THE SERVICE DEALER ADJUSTED THE CALIBRATION FOR A TEMPORARY REMEDY. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO INSTALLED A FLIGHT RECORD BOX. THE CONTACT KEPT THE FLIGHT RECORD BOX FOR TWO WEEKS AND RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEALER BUT THE READINGS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX SEPARATE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT OFFERED ANY RESOLUTION.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A WET HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE BROADSIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT WAS IN USE AND WORKED PROPERLY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE WAS A LIGHT INDICATING THE GAS CAP WAS LOOSE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ALERTED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE. UPDATED 10/25/06. *JB

I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT CRAIG AND I-15. THIS IS KNOWN TO HAVE A GREEN LIGHT, YET THE TRAFFIC WILL SUDDENLY STOP INSTEAD OF A STEADY FLOW. I WAS DRIVING MY FORD EXPEDITION THAT I PURCHASED LESS THAN 2 WEEKS BEFORE. SUDDENLY THE TRAFFIC STOPPED, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. I ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I GOT CITED FOR GOING TOO FAST FOR THE CONDITION OF THE TRAFFIC. AT THAT TIME I DID NOT NOTICE A PROBLEM WITH THE PEDALS, ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE HAVE A CONFLICT. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW TO ME, I DID NOT NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL A MONTH LATER, ALTHOUGH I QUESTIONED HOW I COULD HAVE THIS COLLISION AFTER SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES AS I DID. AFTER THE VEHICLE GOT OUT OF THE SHOP, I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND NOTICED THE ACCELERATION INCREASING. IT WAS THEN THAT I REALIZED THAT I WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. I AM 6'3" TALL WITH A 11 1/2 IN SHOE. MY FOOT IS LARGER THAN THE AVERAGE MAN, I BELIEVE THAT THE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER UNTIL YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS AND MAKE A CONSCIENCE EFFORT TO SWITCH FROM ONE PEDAL TO ANOTHER. *NM