2006 Ford Expedition

COMPLAINT FILED REGARDING A PERSONALLY OWNED 2006 FORD EXPEDITION XLT, OWNED FROM 2/2010 TO PRESENT (12/2010)> THREE SEPARATE INSTANCES WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE "FAILSAFE MODE" WARNING LIGHTS AND ALL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL:STEERING, BRAKES, ACCELERATION, ETC. OCCURRED/ RANDOMLY DURING THIS PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP WITH NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. ALL INSTANCES OF THE CONDITION OCCURRED WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW FREEZING (WINTER MONTHS) INTO A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. NO EVIDENCE OF LOSS OF ANTIFREEZE, ENGINE OVERHEATING, COOLANT LEAKS, ETC. MECHANIC ASSESSMENT COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE ACTIVATION. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT, POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THE DRIVER/PASSENGERS OF 2006 FORD EXPEDITIONS EXPERIENCING THE RANDOM OCCURRING ENGINE FAILURE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FAILSAFE FEATURE OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 VEHICLE WENT INTO ENGINE FAILURE MODE VEHICLE CUT OFF COMPLETED I HAD TO HURRY PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK TURN ON MY HAZARDS AND KEEP RESTARTING THE TRUCK UNTIL I GOT IT RESTARTED WHEN IT RESTARTED THE AIR DIDN'T WORK ANY MORE I HAVE NO COLD AIR BUT THE HEAT WORKS AND THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 27000 MILES ON IT AS OF TODAY FORD WOULD NOT FIX IT I HAVE FULL BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND STILL HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 75000 MILES THE VEHICLES SHUTS OFF LIKE ONCE A MONTH AND IT JUST DID IT THIS MORNING I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM FORD DID NOT HONOR MY CONTRACT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON A FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC HERE A BEEP AND CAR GO INTO FAILURE MODE SOMEONE COULD HAVE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ME BY NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING ON ANY THING WHAT IF I WAS GOING UP A HILL AND MY ENGINE GOES INTO FAILURE MODE I NEED HELP SOLVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN START WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED RANDOMLY OVER THE FOUR YEARS THE CONTACT HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER A WEEK AGO AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 74000.

WITH NO WARNING, MY 2006 FORD EXPEDITION WILL LOSE ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHT ON THE CONTROL PANEL COMES ON SAYING "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE." AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I RESTART THE CAR AND ALL IS FINE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO MECHANICS AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR. *TR

MY FAMILY (ME, WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN) WERE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM A RESTAURANT. WE NORMALLY TAKE THE HIGHWAY BUT DECIDED TO TAKE THE SIDE ROAD HOME AND THANK GOD. DRIVING 45 MPH THE "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" CAME ON AND IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED FINE AND NO WARNING SIGNS.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED BUT I DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS INSIDE THE GARAGE AND I'M CALLING THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THIS IS A FAMILY CAR AND WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A FATAL FAIL THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT 61,408 MILES. I CHECKED THE FORD WEBSITE AND THERE IS NO RECALL. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I'M AFRAID FOR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WHILE THEY ARE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WOULD LIGHTLY TAP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET IT TO ENGAGE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT ONE OF THE COIL PACKS WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT WS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED ONLY ONE COIL PACK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT THERE WERE TWO ADDITIONAL COIL PACKS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

MY WIFE, THREE KIDS AND MYSELF WERE IN OUR 2006 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN PASS IN LAKE TAHOE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STOPPED! A CODE ON THE DASH READ "FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE". THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THERE WAS NO POWER, NO ACCELERATION. I WAS LUCKY TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE CARSON CITY, NV FORD DEALER AND PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. NOTES FROM DEALER: ROAD TEST COULD NOT VERIFY. PERFORMED EEC SELF TEST, HAS CODE P0104. PERFORMED WIGGLE TEST AND PINPOINT TESTS. PERFORMED RECORDER-MONITOR TEST ALL THE PIDS LOOKED GOOD. REMOVED THE MAF SENSOR. HAS DEBRIS ON THE MAF SENSOR WIRES. RECOMMEND A NEW MAF SENSOR." I PUT IN A NEW MAF SENSOR AND AIR FILTER. IN DRIVING LESS THAN 3 MILES AFTER THIS WAS DONE, THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING. THE "FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE" CAME ON, LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION. I HAD TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF COMPLETELY, REMOVE KEY AND RESTART. THEN THE TRUCK DID NOT HOLD THE IDLE AND DIED. AFTER A SECOND TIME, THE TRUCK RESTARTED. I AM STILL DRIVING WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OFF AND HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE FORD DEALER TOMORROW MORNING (6-24-10) TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE TOMORROW AND DRIVE 1100 MILES TO RETURN TO DENVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE STUCK OPEN AND FLOODED THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE RUINED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE ENGINE WAS POSSIBLY DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE FOR PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS AND WARRANTIES WERE EXTENDED AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A NEW ENGINE WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER STATED THE #6 CYLINDER HAD COMPRESSED CAUSING THE PISTON TO STOP A HALF INCH FROM THE TOP WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. UPDATED 11/24/10

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS (BOTH AROUND 40,000 MILES), THE CAR JUST SHUT ITSELF OFF, WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING BOTH FAILED. I WAS JUST ABLE TO COAST ACROSS SEVERAL BUSY LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY IF I WAS ON A FREEWAY OR INTERSTATE. THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE THROTTLE HAD GOTTEN STUCK WIDE OPEN, AND THAT THE CAR HAD TO GO INTO FAILSAFE MODE TO PREVENT IT FROM ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL. WHAT IF THE FAILSAFE MODE FAILS? I'VE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING ON OTHER 2006 FORD EXPEDITIONS. THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART HERE, AND IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2006 FORD EXPEDITION SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING ENGINE GOES INTO FAIL SAFE MODE WHICH IS LIKE NEUTRAL WITH LIMITED STEERING CAPABILITIES AND NO GAS PEDAL USE. BOUGHT VEHICLE IN DEC 09. THIS VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS APPROX 7 TIMES. HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON SURFACE STREETS AS WELL AS THE FREEWAY. VERY DANGEROUS. AT DEALER FOR THIRD TIME AND THEY ARE GIVING A THIRD REASON FOR IT HAPPENING. CHECKED INTERNET AND IT IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS OF EXACTLY SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION FROM ANY MECHANICS BUT SEVERAL DIFFERENT REASONS THEY WERE GIVEN. A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE! ON THE PHONE WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY ABOUT THE ISSUE. THEY WILL GET BACK TO ME TOMORROW. NO RECALLS ON THIS, APPARENTLY UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT. THIS IS ANOTHER TOYOTA ISSUE WAITING TO HAPPEN. I AM A STATE TROOPER AND YOU CAN BELIEVE I FEEL THIS IS SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR