2005 Ford Expedition complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION EQUIPPED WITH MIRADA, TIRE LINE: CROSS TOUR SLX, TIRE SIZE: 265/70R17, AND DOT NUMBER: CC70-V2L3011 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR AND DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRES BOTH EXPERIENCED SEVERE SIDE WALL CRACKING AND SEPARATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12T014000 (TIRES). THE FAILURE TIRE AND VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 68,550.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

ACCELERATED ENGINE TO PASS, ENGINE COUGHED AND HEAVED. THE RPM CLIMBED BUT VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT WAS DYING. CAR EVENTUALLY DIED. TURNED CAR OFF RE- STARTED IT. CHK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE RAN ROUGH WANTED TO RAMP UP IN RPMS BUT STILL ACTED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. (THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME, IT IS VERY INTERMITTENT) THE LAST TIME IT SEEMED SERIOUS AND CONTINUOUS THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM DID NOT LEAVE. I READ NUMEROUS POST ON THE WEB SITE AS THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO COME BACK. NEVER SHOWING CODES. JUST RUNS LIKE CRAP. NUMEROUS IDENTICAL PROBLEMS ON THE INTERNET. BOUGHT A NEW MAF. NO HELP. REPLACED COIL PACKS NO HELP. CHECKED AND CLEANED VCT SOLENOIDS. NO HELP. REPLACED CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. NO HELP. NO CHK ENG LIGHTS. WILL NOT EXCEED 3500 RPM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WEST ON EISENHOWER BLVD AT ABOUT 25 MPH. I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF EISENHOWER AND CLEVELAND AVE WHEN A PICK-UP TRUCK RAN A RED LIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER, RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR, COMPLETELY DISLODGING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND BUCKLING THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I SUSTAINED INJURIES, INCLUDING A BRUISED STERNUM AND BRUISED LUNGS. NEITHER FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED, WHICH WOULD HAVE MITIGATED MY INJURIES!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,797.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION AT 25MPH AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. I STOPPED. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT I COULDN'T. MY RPM WHERE MOVING BUT CAR WOULD NOT. THEN THE CHECK ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL MESSAGE POPPED ON. CAR FINALLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE BUT DIED OUT. IT THEN RESTARTED AND DROVE NORMALLY FOR 4 BLOCKS, BEFORE NOT ACCELERATING AT ALL. HAD TO BE TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL HELP, I HAVE A 2005 EXPEDITION,. THE THING HAS JUST STARTED SHUTTING DOWN ON ME WHILE DRIVING. FOR NO APPARENT REASON, WHILE DRIVING ALONG, IT STOPS RUNNING, AND AFTER SHUTTING IT OFF, PLACING IT IN PARK, IT WILL START BACK UP. IT WAS SO SCARY , THANKS GOD I DIDN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENT ,THIS IS A BIG ISSUE FROM FORD *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THEN STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STILL SPUTTERED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

DRIVING UP A SMALL INCLINE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I HAD ELECTRICAL POWER JUST NO FUEL GETTING TO THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FUEL TANK WAS JUST BELOW A 1/4 TANK. ADD A GALLON OF GAS AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. CALLED FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO TAKE TO THE GARAGE. THE GARAGE HAD TO DROP THE FUEL TANK AND TOLD ME THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD. THEY HANDED ME THE MODULE UPON PICKING UP MY VEHICLE AND I CAN TELL YOU WHY THE MODULE WENT BAD. IT HAS A HOLE IN IT FROM CORROSION. I HAVE SAID MODULE IF ANYONE FROM FORD OR NHTSA WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE THE MODULE. *TR

THE REPORTED MODEL WAS CRUISING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR ALONG NORTH BOUND I-795 @ NC RTE 42, WILSON, NC (STATE POLICE RESPONDED TO THIS DISABLED VEHICLE CALL) VEHICLE ACTED LIKE IT RAN OUT OF GAS. ELECTRICAL PROVEOUT INDICATORS WERE NORMAL. IGNITION SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONAL, AS WERE ALL OTHER FACETS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMED FINE DURING THE ENGINE POWER FAILURE, HOWEVER , LOSS OF STEERING POWER AND BRAKING POWER WAS EVIDENT AND PROMINENT. AFTER SAFELY COASTING OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER JUST PAST THE SAID INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. A FINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED AND WAS DETERMINED OF A RELAY CONTACT FAILURE. THIS RELAY IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE MAIN POWER DISTRIBUTION PANEL / FUSE BLOCK RIGHT OF THE PASSENGER FOOT WELL. MAKING THIS PART INTEGRAL TO THE POWER BLOCK MAKES IT EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE AS FAR AS A REASONABLE REPAIR TO A CRITICAL SYSTEM AND PLACES OTHER SYSTEMS AT RISK BY THE NATURE OF REPLACING THE ENTIRE POWER BLOCK TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM.. IE: THE FUEL PUMP. WHEN THIS RELAY CONTACT FAILS, POWER IS LOST TO THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER'S REAR WHEEL WELL. THIS MODULE SUPPLY POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP MOTOR IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE ITSELF SHOULD BE SCRUTINIZED HENCE IT'S LOCATION MAKES IT VULNERABLE TO WEATHER AND QUICK CORROSION. *TR

WHILE SETTING AT A STOP LIGHT A WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON ABOUT CHECKING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I COASTED INTO THE INTERSECTION ONLY TO FIND THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE HAD NO RESPONSE. FORTUNATELY THE ENGINE IDLE WAS ENOUGH TO GET ME THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BEFORE THE LIGHT TURNED RED. I THEN COASTED TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH NO CHANGE IN ACCELERATOR PEDDLE RESPONSE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH AND SEEING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE I SEE I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THIS ISSUE HAPPEN. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED WHEN THEIR VEHICLE JUST QUITS WORKING. *TR

I HAVE TALKED TO A FEW OTHER OWNERS OF FORD EXPEDITIONS (LATER MODELS 2004-2008) AND THERE IS A DEFINITE ISSUE WITH RUST AND OTHER COMPONENTS RUSTING OUT. IT SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH RUST ESP WHEN THE BRAKE LINES ARE BASICALLY ALL RUSTED OUT IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE CROSS MEMBER FRAME UNDERNEATH HAS A LOT MORE THAN ACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF RUST, NEVER SEEN THIS MUCH EVEN WITH A TRUCK I HAVE NOW A 1997 DODGE WITH 190,000 MILES DOESN'T EVEN COME CLOSE TO THE RUST I SEE WITH THE FORD. RUST BUBBLES ON THE REAR LIFT GATE HANDLE AREA AND JUST ABOUT ALL AROUND THE WINDOW AREAS AND THE HOOD. MIND YOU THAT THE TIME WE'VE HAD THE VEHICLE ONLY MAYBE A HANDFUL OF TIMES IT WAS OUT IN SNOW OR EVEN RAINY WEATHER - LOW MILES FOR THE YEAR 67,000/8 YEARS+. THE LINES AND RUST REPAIR WILL COST MONEY $$ TO FIX I BELIEVE THAT FORD KNOWS THERE'S AN ISSUE AND STIFFS THE CONSUMER KNOWING THAT THE MATERIALS RUST OUT CAUSING A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. ANYBODY FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HERE? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITH ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT OF THE BRAKE PEDDLE. THE ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT WORK AND THE HEIGHT OF THE BRAKE PEDDLE IS AT A HEIGHT THAT WHEN THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE ACCELERATOR IS ALSO DEPRESSED CAUSING UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND WWW.FORD.COM ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND BOTH HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX OR ASSIST ME ON THIS. I BELIEVE THAT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING PUSHED. THE FOOT BRAKE WAS APPLIED WITH INCREASING FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM GOING INTO THE INTERSECTION. THIS SLOWED THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE DOWN, BUT DIDN'T STOP IT UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED WITHIN TWO MINUTES AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEMS THAT CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND GET PEOPLE KILLED. THIS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/BODY NEEDS TO BE RE-ENGINEERED AND A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PRODUCT. TOO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS NOT TO IGNORE IT. *TR

VEHICLE DIED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE THIS ON HERE. IF A RECALL ISN'T IN ORDER PEOPLE WILL DIE AND THE LAWSUITS WILL BEGIN. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEM. FORD AND THE NHTSA SHOULD BE LIABLE. THIS IS SERIOUS AND READING THROUGH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE NHTSA IS DOING THEIR JOB. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME DOWN A SLIGHT DECLINE, I HEARD A BEEP AND THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH READ (CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) WHICH I THEN MENTALLY ADDED TO MY LIST OF THINGS TO DO. NOT UNTIL A NEEDED TO START ACCELERATING AGAIN DID I REALIZE THAT MY THROTTLE WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. LUCKILY, A WORD USED FREQUENTLY BY OTHER OWNERS TO DESCRIBE THIS SAME ISSUE, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WHILE OTHER VEHICLES WENT AROUND ME. TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING IT SEEMED TO "RESET" THE THROTTLE CONTROL. I DO NOT TRUST THAT IT WILL BE SAFE TO USE, PARTICULARLY WITH THE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT I ENCOUNTER. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE, I AM SHOCKED THAT MORE ACTION (RECALL) HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN. DOES A CRASH, FIRE, INJURY, OR FATALITY NEED TO OCCUR BEFORE THIS CAN BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? I AM BAFFLED THAT A WARNING MESSAGE CANNOT BE DISPLAYED IN ADVANCE OF COMPLETE THROTTLE FAILURE CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC OUTCOMES. THIS VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED/SERVICED NOVEMBER 2013. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE. THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DRIVER FUEL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EDITION WHEN I STARTED TO MAKE A TURN. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING AND AN INDICATOR LIGHT STATING "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" CAME ON. DURING THE TURN, A VEHICLE WAS COMING TOWARD ME AND I BARELY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO GET MY VEHICLE OUT OF THE LANE BEFORE I GOT HIT. I HAD TO STOP MY VEHICLE, PUT IT IN PARK (WHILE SITTING ON THE ROADWAY), SHUT IT OFF, AND RESTART IT BEFORE I COULD MOVE AGAIN. IT RAN FINE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN IT HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AND AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCES. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER SPENDING $409.00 (BECAUSE OF COURSE IT WAS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY) TO REPAIR IT HOPEFULLY THE PROBLEM MAY BE FIXED. I FIGURED SPENDING THE MONEY WAS BETTER THAN THE OPTION OF POSSIBLY GETTING IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND BEING KILLED IF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND MAKE FORD RESPONSIBLE FOR COSTS SINCE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ON INTERSTATE 95 IN PHILADELPHIA, PA WITH MY WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AND I WAS DANGEROUSLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSTATE 95. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MESSAGE CAME ON. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND MY WIFE AND I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT NOW IN FEAR OF THIS INCIDENT OCCURRING AGAIN RESULTING IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. BASED UPON MY RESEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED TO THOUSANDS OF FORD EXPEDITION OWNERS. I WOULD APPRECIATE THE PROBLEM BEING ADDRESSED EXPEDITIOUSLY BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED AND/OR INJURED. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH CHANGING LANES AND A ODB MESSAGE APPEARS "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN. IT WAS A LIFE THREATENING MOMENT FOR MY FAMILY AND I AS A TRUCK THAT WAS ON COMING FROM BEHIND WITH SPEED HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES IN ORDER NOT TO COLLIDE WITH ME SINCE I HAD NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ONLY FORTUNATE THAT THE TRUCK HAD A CLEAR LANE TO CHANGE INTO ABRUPTLY. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MESSAGE AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH IS A WIDE SPREAD KNOW ISSUE AMONG FORD CARS AND I AM LIVID AND VERY ANGRY THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS KNOW ISSUE AS IT IS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE ONLINE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL FUTURE TRAGEDIES. I HOPE FORD DOES NOT WANT BLOOD ON THERE HANDS! *TR

I HAVE SIX KIDS AND WHEN YOUR DRIVING AND YOUR CAR SHUTS OFF GOING 50-60 MILES AN HOURS AND GIVES YOU A MESSAGE FAIL SAFE MESSAGE, THAT'S PRETTY SCARY. I FIXED THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR ONCE AND NOW HAVE ISSUES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS AND SURPRISED THAT THERE ARE NOT RECALLS. THIS IS ONE EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

MY MOTHER HAD MY CAR WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND THE INCIDENT AND SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH SHOWING A DANGEROUS PATTERN AND NO RECALL OF THIS ISSUE HAS ME VERY CONCERNED. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE FAILSAFE MESSAGE FLASHED ACROSS THE DASH WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON WHILE MAKING LOUD ALERT BEEPS. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. MY MOTHER PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE WITH NO ISSUES. MY CONCERN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE IS THAT THIS CAN OCCUR WHILE IN MOTION. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED A MINUTE EARLIER OR LATER, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DURING HIGH SPEEDS OR LEFT TURNS. I AM NOW ALMOST FEARFUL FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH 4 KIDS IN THE CAR, WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR TURNED OFF, ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO A PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, TURNED BACK ON, NOTHING. TRIED AGAIN AND IT WORKED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 50 MILES HOME AND AS I WAS TURNING IN MY DRIVEWAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

DRIVING ON I-75 AT 78 MPH MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER AND NEARLY WAS INVOLVED IN A 18 WHEELER HITTING ME. THE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BUT AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. ONCE I CALMED DOWN THE CAR STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. I JUST HAD MY SECOND ISSUE WITH THE SAME WARNING LIGHT AND ENGINE POWER SHUTTING OFF. I HAD TO COAST THROUGH A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. THEN THE CAR STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM ON MORE THAN A FEW EXPEDITIONS AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THE ISSUES ARE NOT RESOLVED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO HELP.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. *TR

REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF AND THERE IS NO WAY TO SEND IT UP. IS STUCK OPEN. I AM REPORTING BECAUSE I FOUND MORE THAN 20 FORUMS ONLINE WITH HUNDREDS OF REPORTED COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE AND I DON'T SEE THE NECESSARY RECALL ON THIS ITEM. *TR

VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN AT INTERSECTION, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE AT STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE ON INTERSTATE HWY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALL THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 20 TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED FROM UNDER THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS MECHANIC BELIEVED THAT A FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTER COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED THE FIRE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,300. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60MPH AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND SHOWED "CHECK ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL". I WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE. THE TRUCK WORKED FINE AFTER I RESTARTED IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. WE WERE LUCKY THAT NOBODY HIT US ON THE FREEWAY. THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND 1 ELECTRICIAN SAID THIS A DEFECT AND THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME WITH THIS ENGINE. *TR

WAS DRIVING WHEN CHECK ELECTRONIC CONTROL SENSOR CAME ON AND WITH OUT WARNING VEHICLE DIED IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED TO HOLD TOGETHER. A "THUMPING" SOUND WAS HEAD JUST PRIOR TO THE TIRE EXPLODING. DIVER MAINTAINED CONTROL AFTER HITTING THE RETAINING WALL ALONG THE FREEWAY. VEHILE IMPACTED RATAINING WALL ONCE, THEN SPUN AND INPACTED IT AGAIN TOTALING THE VEHICLE AFTER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. UPON THE ON SCENE INSPECTION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE SEPARATED AND LOST ALL TREAD. NO DEATHS HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THE DRIVER NOT PANICING AND MAINTAINING WHAT CONTROL SHE WAS ABLE TO. TIRE WAS A CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC SUV. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE THREE MONTHS BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THERE WAS NO AFTER MARKET FUEL PUMP THAT WOULD WORK ON THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000 *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 & MY TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI. A WRENCH SIGN CAME ON, I PUT IT IN PARK & SHUT IT OFF & STARTED IT BACK UP. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. I BELIEVE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED,FROM WHAT IM READING ITS HAPPENS TO ALOT OF OWNERS. SO PLEASE FOR OUR SAFETY DO SOMETHING DON'T WAIT TILL ITS TO LATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN AND WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE VARIABLE CAM TIMING PHASER HAD FAILED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

GETTING ON FREEWAY AN AUDIBLE BIP AND A WARNING CAME ON SCREEN INDICATING TO CHECK ELECTRIC THROTTLE AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE DIED. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. HAD KIDS IN CAR. THIS SHOULD BE A MATTER FOR RECALL. *TR

FAILURE OF CAM SHAFT AND VALVE, LIFTER PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS 5.4L ENGINE. MOST LIKELY DUE TO VARIABLE CAM TIMING UNITS. 5.4 L ENGINE IN 2005 EXPEDITION, FIRST PLACED IN SERVICE IN DECEMBER 2004. RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A TICKING NOISE WITHIN 30,000 MILES. DEALER SERVICE STATED TICKING NOISE IS NORMAL, NO ISSUES. NOISE CONTINUED. NOISE RECENTLY BECAME WORSE. RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE. MILEAGE FOR VEHICLE IS AT 142,000 MILES. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATES HYDRAULIC LIFTER ISSUE, CAM SHAFT IS BAD. $1,200+ REPAIR. DOING RESEARCH ON VARIOUS CAR SITES REVEALS MANY ISSUES SIMILAR TO THIS WITH THE 5.4L FORD ENGINE. ISSUES STATED DEALT WITH: DEFECTIVE CYLINDER HEADS, FAILING CAM PHASERS, CAMSHAFT BEARINGS FAILING, FAILED CAM SOLENOIDS, THRUST BEARING FAILURE, VARIABLE CAM TIMING (VCT) FAILURE AND CAM SHAFT FAILURE DUE TO OTHER PARTS. THIS DEFECT SEEMS TO BE COVERED IN A TB PUT OUT BY FORD (TSB 05-15-8), BUT DID NOT INVOLVE A RECALL. THIS ISSUE HAS AFFECTED 100'S IF NOT 10,000'S OF EXPEDITION OWNERS. INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL AGREE FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR OR REPLACE. *TR

WE HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS OF UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION ON OUR FORD EXPEDITION. ONCE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND TWICE WITH MYSELF. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO KNOWN VEHICLE PROBLEM AND ONLY OFFERED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. IF FORD IS CORRECT AND THERE IS NO KNOWN PROBLEM, THEN WHY WOULD FORD BE WILLING TO PAY THE COST OF TOWING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP? I SPOKE WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ON MARCH 5TH AND TODAY APRIL 1ST. [XXX] A FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER STATED THE ABOVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE ENGINE JUST STALLED AND THE MESSAGE "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" APPEARED. LUCKILY WE WERE RIGHT AT A PARKING LOT THAT WE ROLLED INTO WITH MY HUSBAND STEERING. WE HAD JUST PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING 65 MPH. IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES AND/OR DEATH. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ENGINE STOPPED WORKING MAKING BRAKES AND STEERING FAIL. LIMPED OFF BUSY ROAD LUCKILY! ENGINE LIGHT SHOWED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILURE. NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. GOING TO DEALERS FOR REPAIR TODAY-SINCE THIS IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM FOR FORD WHY HAVEN'T THEY ADDRESSED IT! COULD BE DEADLY IF FAILS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. *TR

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING DONE THE INTERSTATE, MY FORD EXPEDITION LOST ALL POWER AND COMPLETELY STALLED. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME. PREVIOUSLY, I HAD MY FUEL PUMP SENSOR CHANGED BECAUSE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THAT IS WHAT IT INDICATED; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXITS AND MY MECHANICS ARE BAFFLED. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE DIED. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP AND EVERYTHINGS WORKED FINE. THE NEXT DAY TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, THEY WERE NOT REALLY SURE OF WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. BUT THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING THE THROTTLE BODY. WE DECIDED TO TAKE VEHICLE HOME. VEHICLE WORKED FINE UNTIL YESTERDAY, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. THERE IS A LARGE ABOUT OF E-MAIL TRAFFIC ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE CAME ON IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND THE TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT...IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN ONE TRIP. *TR

THE SPARK PLUG BROKE IN THE ENGINE COSTING A LOT OF MONEY TO REPAIR. NOW ANOTHER ONE IS STUCK AND I CANT AFFORD TO GET IT FIXED. THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE FIRE AND CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OUT THERE AND THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL SITUATION. *TR

WAS DRIVING AROUND 40 MILES PER HR AND ENGINE JUST QUIT. NO POWER STEERING. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON REGARDING THROTTLE. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT ON THE INTERSTATE AND COULD PULL OVER. MY SON WILL BE TURNING 16 IN A FEW MONTHS AND HE WAS GOING TO BE DRIVING THIS. NOW WE ARE WORRIED. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS. SOMEONE WILL END UP BEING HURT OVER THIS. I HAVE SEEN THAT REPLACING THROTTLE DOES NOT FIX IT. WE TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WORKED FINE. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DIED. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER 1 HOUR VEHICLE THE VEHICLE STARTED AND THEN DIED WITHIN SECONDS. THE FUEL FILTER AND FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED BECAUSE ALL INDICATIONS LEAD TO BELIEVE THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS FROM OTHERS, I FOUND ONE PERSON WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND FOLLOWED THEIR ADVISE ON HOW TO FIX IT. I FOUND THE "DRIVERS MODULE" ON THE BACK TOPSIDE OF THE FRAME. WHEN THE MODULE WAS REMOVED, IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE TWO LARGE SECTIONS OF CORROSION ABOUT 1/4 INCH THICK. WHEN THE CHUNKS WERE KNOCKED OFF, UNDER THEM WERE TWO HOLES THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE MODULE AND THE CIRCUIT WAS BURNT, THE PLUG WAS ALSO STARTING TO CORRODE. THE PLACEMENT FOR THE MODULE IS A TERRIBLE SPOT. IT IS ALUMINUM ATTACHED TO A STEEL FRAME, WITH NOTHING SEPARATING THEM. WHEN THE NEW MODULE ARRIVED, IT NOW HAS A RUBBER GASKET TO KEEP THEM SEPARATE. THIS LOOKS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW ON FORD'S PART AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED. FORD SHOULD FURTHER REFUND THE COST OF THE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE ALL INDICATIONS SHOW THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS BAD, WHEN IN TRUTH IT IS THE MODULE AND NOT THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 20 MPH AND THERE WAS NO CONTROL OF THE CAR - WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTART. FAULT ON THE CONSOLE WAS "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE". HAS HAPPEN APPROX 4 MORE TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS WITH THREE DIFFERENT DRIVERS. NO PROBLEM EVER FOUND BY DEALER. HAS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED ON THE FREEWAY COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING AND POWER OCCURS MORE CONCERNING IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. I FIND THIS TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED WHEN BY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING SHE WAS SCARED TO DEATH REFUSING TO DRIVE IT HOME. THIS REMINDED ME OF TOYOTA PRIUS SO I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO REPORT MY INCIDENTS. LOOKING AT THE INTERNET I NOW FIND IT OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. *TR