2006 Ford Expedition

TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT STALLED A SECOND TIME WITHIN SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND BELIEVED IT TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

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

ENGINE SAFE FAIL MODE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 FORD EXPEDITION WHICH ALSO LEAD TO THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE NEXT READING THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THIS WARNING WAS...ENGINE OFF...LOW FUEL OIL PRESSURE. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY OIL LEAKS OR IF THE READING WAS REALLY LOW AND ALL SEEN FINE. THIS IS A VERY SCARY INCIDENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRASH WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT MAYBE FATAL. *TR

MY FAMILY, WHICH I HAVE FIVE CHILDREN IN THE TRUCK. ON 10FWY ON MOTHERS DAY EXPEDITION LOST POWER IN SECOND LANE 65MPH FLOWING W/ TRAFFIC. WE MANAGED TO GET IN EMERGENCY LANE. HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS HAPPENING! AMBER LIGHT APPEARS (WRENCH)?? CLUELESS. PUT TRUCK IN "PARK" TURNED OFF TRUCK WAITED 5 MINUTES. TRUCK STARTED?? DROVE HOME AS TRUCK IS NOT UNSAFE. PARKED TRUCK FOR 3-DAYS NOW TRUCK WILL NOT TURN ON. DEALER WILL LOOK AT TRUCK FOR CHARGE OF COURSE. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK VIA FREEWAY, HAD JUST REACHED THE BOTTOM OF A FREEWAY OFF-RAMP, AT A STOPLIGHT. LIGHT TURNED GREEN, HAD JUST STARTED TO GO AND THE "FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE" LIGHT ON MY 2006 FORD EXPEDITION CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, WITHIN 5 SECONDS THE CAR TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN, LIKE TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS, SAID THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET, GOOGLING "FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE" AND "FORD" AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. ASKED WHY IT'S NOT A RECALL ITEM OR HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN WITH SO MANY CASES OF IT, PLUS IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. MANY IN THEIR INTERNET POSTINGS SAID THE PROBLEM COMES BACK. DEALERSHIP SAID TO CONTACT FORD CORPORATE, OPENED A CUDL CASE FOR ME TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. WROTE A LETTER TO FORD CORPORATE, INCLUDED INTERNET LINKS TO ALL THE POSTINGS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, ASKED FOR $480.35 REIMBURSEMENT, ALSO ASKED WHAT THEY ARE DOING ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. FORD CORPORATE SEND ME A LETTER BACK, SIMPLY SAID I'M PAST WARRANTY AND UNABLE TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT. THEY DID NOT REPLY REGARDING MY QUESTION ABOUT WHAT'S BEING DONE ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER UNDER 5 YEARS OLD THAT THE TAILGATE IS SEVERELY BLISTERED ALL OVER, PAINT HAS EVEN POPPED OFF OF IT. THERE IS ALSO SOME ON THE HOOD. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ADMITTED THAT FORD HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BLISTERING PAINT AND TOLD ME HOW BAD MY VEHICLE WAS. THEY TOOK PICTURES AND SENT TO FORD. FORD REP DENIED IT AND I WAS TOLD THAT EVEN IF HOLES APPEARED AS A RESULT NOW THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR ME BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY DENIED AND ONLY LOOK AT A CLAIM FOR ONE THING ONE TIME. I PURSUED FURTHER BY CALLING CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EMAILING THEM AS WELL. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ALSO ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH PAINT BLISTER BUT COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME BECAUSE IT HAD ALREADY BEEN DENIED. I HAVE OWNED FORDS ALL OF MY LIFE AND EVEN WORKED FOR A LINCOLN MERCURY DEALERSHIP FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I AM CONTINUING TO PURSUE THIS AS FAR AS I CAN AND ASK FOR ANY HELP THAT CAN BE OFFERED IN THIS MATTER. *TR

2006 FORD EXPEDITION (LAW ENFORCEMENT PACKAGE) WITH STEEL WHEELS AND APPROX. 120,000 MILES; WHEEL SEPARATION (CRACKED ALONG WELD). PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THIS VEHICLE WAS USED DAILY FOR ROUTINE LAW ENFORCEMENT PATROL DUTIES. WE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE ON SEVERAL 2006 EXPEDITIONS. UPON LEARNING OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THE WHEEL FAILURE, WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED PROCEDURES TO INSPECT THE WHEELS FOR CRACKS AND OTHER DAMAGE REGULARLY. IN ALL CASES, THERE HAVE BEEN NO OBVIOUS WARNING SIGNS BEFORE FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE OFFICER NOTICED A FLAT TIRE PRIOR TO STARTING HIS SHIFT FOR THE DAY. UPON FINDING THE CRACKED WHEEL A NEW REPLACEMENT WHEEL WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. *TR