2006 Ford Expedition

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE COOLANT HOSE IN THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE DEALER TO HAVE THE HOSE REPLACED, THE DEALER STATED THE HOSE WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO THE FAULTY HOSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THERE IS NO WARNING - MY FORD EXPEDITION JUST GOES INTO ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE AND SHUTS OFF - NO ABILITY TO STEER, DRIVE ETC. WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55+ MPH) WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE HAD COME ON BEFORE BUT WAS A BIT SCARY UPON DRIVING AT A SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 55000 MILES ON IT - AND FROM READING OTHER FORUMS I SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF FORD EXPEDITIONS. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW (AT A COST OF $700) BEING FIXED, I AM GOING TO REQUEST TO HAVE THE OLD PARTS SAVED SO I CAN KEEP FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AS IT WILL CAUSE A DEATH ONE DAY SOON - AS THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF DURING DRIVING. *TR

1/8/09 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE'S "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" ALARM SOUNDED & MESSAGE FLASHED ON PANEL. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. TURNED OFF VEHICLE, RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES. I WAS IN TURN LANE, STARTED TO TURN LEFT, ALARM SOUNDED, MESSAGE FLASHED AND ALL POWER WAS GONE. I QUICKLY TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TO TRY AND GET OUT OF PATH OF ONCOMING TRACTOR TRAILER. I WAS ABLE TO GET JUST OFF ROADWAY AFTER 15 MINS STARTED VEHICLE, DROVE 4 MILES FAILED AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. AFTER CALLS TO FORD AND FURTHER TESTING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. ON 1/30/10, 35 MILES FROM HOME, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" ALARM SOUNDED & MESSAGE FLASHED ON PANEL. AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO SHOULDER OF ROAD TO AVOID ACCIDENT. I CALLED FORD DEALER LOCATED IN THAT TOWN, HAD VEHICLE AGAIN TOWED TO SHOP AND THEY REPLACED AN ADDITIONAL PART. I CALLED FORD AFTER 2ND EVENT, I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION TO IT THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. ON 4/20/11 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" ALARM & MESSAGE FLASHING ON PANEL. I WAS IN FAR RIGHT LANE SO AGAIN WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SHOULDER BEFORE STEERING LOCKED FROM NO POWER. IF I HAD BEEN IN LEFT LANE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OFF ROADWAY. (ON 4/19/11 I HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED, IN NYS, NO CODES WERE ON THIS VEHICLE). TOWED TO SHOP, AFTER RUNNING TESTS AND CALLS TO FORD THEY HAVE AGAIN REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AS IT HAD FAILED. STILL NO RECALL. THIS IS EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE AVOIDED ACCIDENTS 3 TIMES, IF I HAD BEEN IN LEFT LANES I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO LUCKY. THIS HAPPENS WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD EXPEDITION & THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON & THAT STOPS THE GAS PEDAL FROM WORKING. YOU THEN COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD & TURN THE TRUCK OFF & RESTART IT LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES ABOUT 3 MONTHS APART. I HAD THE TRUCK CHECK BY BOB BOYD FORD & THEY SAID IT NEEDED THE THROTTLE BODY & GAS PEDAL SENSOR REPLACED,I CALLED FORD & FILED A COMPLAINT OF HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE MAKING A LEFT TURN IN ON COMING TRAFFIC( MY FORD CASE NUMBER [XXX]) I THEN WENT ON A FORD TRUCK FORUM & FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH FORD F-150 & EXPEDITIONS ALL 2006 MODELS. A PERSON RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR ,SO I DID AT BOB BOYD FORD FOR $196.58. I ALSO KEPT THE OLD PART.THE NEW PART IS DIFFERENT IN SIZE & HAS METAL KEY HOLES INSTEAD OF PLASTIC. THE FAIL SAFE ENGINE IS ONLY SUPPOSE TO COME ON IF THE ENGINE COOLANT IS VERY LOW ACCORDING TO THE FORD OWNERS MANUAL, THERE WAS NO REASON FOR IT TO COME ON AT ANY TIME IN MY SUV TRUCK. FORD WROTE ME & THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE & SAID THAT I HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR ON MY OWN & ME PAYING FOR IT ( CASE CLOSED). FORD NEVER SAID ANY THING TO ME ABOUT REPLACING THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. AGAIN THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY & GAS PEDAL SENSOR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE HAS BEEN SPUTTERING WHEN ACCELERATING AT ABOUT 40MPH. SPARK PLUGS ARE "SEERED" AND FORD MECHANIC TELLS US ITS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE SPARK PLUGS ARE CONSIDERED MAINTENANCE. THE MANUAL SAYS WE THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE IS 100,000 MILES AND WE ARE ONLY AT 76,000. IF THEY ARE KNOWN TO BE FAULTY AND WE ARE NOT NEAR THE SCHEDULED/RECOMMENDED MAINTEANCE THEN SHOULDN'T THIS BE A WARRANTY ISSUE? I THINK FORD IS MILKING ITS CUSTOMERS WITH FAULTY PARTS AS I HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY BRAKES. IT FEELS AS IF I AM LANDING A PLANE WHEN I COME TO A STOP WITH ALL THE SHAKNIG AN RATTLING. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE FORD BRAKES - THEY JUST WARP. *TR

THE VEHICLE ENTERS ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE. AT THIS POINT, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF AND YOU WILL LOSE ENGINE POWER AND STEERING CAPABILITIES. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WILL EVENTUALLY KILL SOMEONE IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY. FORD HAS DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE. THE REPAIR IS A $600 - $800 THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. FORD SHOULD BE EATING THIS COST.

2006 FORD EXPEDITION. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL ACTIVATE THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE AND VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, LOSS OF POWER STEERING OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER STATED UPON STOPPING, HE DISCOVERED THAT TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION AND TURNING IT BACK TO THE ON POSITION, THE ENGINE WOULD RE-START. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM BY RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. THE CONSUMER STATED NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED, EXCEPT WHEN THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE ACTIVATED. THE ENGINE SAFE MODE WARNING DISAPPEARED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. *JB

FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN THE PAST 2 YEARS THE SUV HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DASHBOAD LIGHTS UP, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP, AND COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHILE IN TRAFFIC. NO WARNING. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TWICE, BUT NO CODES HAVE SHOWN UP ON THE DIAGNOSTICS. THIS IS EXTREMELTY UNSAFE AND COULD RESULT IN A AN ACCIDENT HARMING MY FAMILY, ANOTHER FAMILY OR BOTH. *TR

I WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A BUSY OFFICE COMPLEX, AND THE ENGINE IN MY 2006 FORD EXPEDITION CUT OFF. THE SYSTEM GENERATED CODE WAS 'ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". I TURNED ON MY HAZARDS, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART. THE ENGINE CAR STARTED, BUT THE FACT THAT IT CUT OFF, WITHOUT WARNING IS EXTREMELY ALARMING. I'VE CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE WHO SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS, AND THAT I NEEDED TO GO TO A SERVICE CENTER. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET AND THIS SITE, I AM CONVINCED THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD PROMPT A RECALL, BUT FORD'S COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT IT IS WAITING UNTIL THERE ARE ENOUGH FATALITIES TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION TO FIX WHAT APPEARS TO BE A $600-800 ISSUE. FORD SHOULD BE AND CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR GROSS NEGLIGENCE IN THEIR DELIBERATE DECISION TO DISREGARD THE ENGINE FAILURE COMPLAINTS. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER FOR SEVERAL DECADES. THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE. *TR

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT DUE TO MY 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. OVER THE FEW YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE S.U.V., FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE VEHICLE JUST QUITS RUNNING, ENTERS A FAIL SAFE MODE, AND ALL POWER IS LOST TO THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW ON MANY OCCASIONS AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ITS HAPPENED ON INTERSTATES, BRIDGES, AS WELL AS CROSSING MULTIPLE LANED HIGHWAYS. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MY CASE MIGHT BE ISOLATED, BUT THEN AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THOUSANDS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR EXPEDITION AS WELL. I FEEL FORD SHOULD FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT BEFORE LIVES ARE DESTROYED. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN ARE IN THIS VEHICLE EVERYDAY. PLEASE IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU CAN DO.....HELP US!! *TR