2005 Ford Expedition complaints

2005 EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER 4X4 - GOT A THROTTLE CONTROL ERROR MESSAGE, WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY (DC/BALT) AND WAS LUCKY NOT TO GET SLAMMED INTO. VEHICLE ENGINE DIED, EVERYTHING ELSE WORKED. I SHUT IT ALL DOWN, TURNED THE KEY AND FIRED IT BACK UP AND IT IS RUNNING FINE AGAIN. IT DID THE SAME THING ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. FORD SHOWS NO RECALLS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN PUT ON A COMPUTER AND NO ERROR CODES CAME UP. THE COMPUTER IS REPORTING NOTHING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM... HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T1061679-ELECTRONIC_THROTTLE_CONTROL_LIGHT_CAME#SAMEPROBLEMCONTINUED. *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION - NORMAL DRIVING, COMPLETE LOSS OF DRIVE POWER. COMES UP AS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. YOU MUST PULL OFF ROAD, TURN VEHICLE OFF, THEN RESTART. THIS IS VERY WIDESPREAD, JUST DO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR THROTTLE EXPEDITION. IT HAS RECURRED AT VARIOUS TIMES ALWAYS SEEMING TO RESET. FORD WANT $700 TO FIX. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, CHECK ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. THE CAR ESSENTIALLY SHUTS DOWN - LOSES ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING, ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES...DECEMBER 10, 2008, FEBRUARY 23, 2009, AND MARCH 2, 2009. THE CAR WILL START AGAIN IF YOU TURN IT OFF AND RE-START IT. THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS AT A POINT WHERE IT'S HARD TO PULL OVER. AFTER READING MESSAGE BOARDS, IT SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM IN 2005 EXPEDITIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FAIL AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HER SPEED REDUCED TO 30 MPH. SHE WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT OFF AND TOOK THREE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY DISENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $700. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 42K MILES AND I WAS GOING 30 MPH WHEN I LOST THE GAS PEDAL(POWER) TO MY VEHICLE. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN I PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. LUCKY I WAS NOT HIT FROM BEHIND DUE TO LOSING POWER TO THE ENGINE. TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN TURNED BACK ON. NO WARNING LIGHT AND TRUCK RAN FINE. TOOK IT TO LOCAL APPLE FORD DEALER WHO FOR $98 TELLS ME I NEED TO SPEND ANOTHER $600 TO REPLACE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. II HAVE NOTICED FROM VARIOUS INTERNET SITES THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. AFTER A LONG DISCUSSION WITH SERVICE MANAGER I DECIDED TO DECLINE THE REPAIR UNTIL I CONTACT FORD AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY BOARD. SO FAR, THE TRUCK IS STILL RUNNING FINE, BUT I EXPECT IT IS GOING TO DO THE SAME THING AGAIN. THIS IS SOMETHING FORD AND/OR THE FEDERAL GOV.'T SHOULD RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH AND THE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN MY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAD TO PULL OVER WITH NO POWER AND LITTLE ABILITY TO TURN BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. IT HAS DONE THIS NOW THREE TIMES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE COST FOR REPAIRS BUT DUE TO THE HIGH EXPENSE ($500) I AM NOT ABLE AT THIS TIME TO FIX. *TR

ON 1/23 MY WIFE (5 MONTHS PREGNANT) WAS DRIVING ALONE WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON THROUGH THE CA DESERT ON HER WAY TO PHOENIX, AZ. IN OUR 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITH ONLY 35K MILES ON IT. ABOUT 20 MILES FROM BLYTHE, CA THREE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED. LUCKILY SHE FOUND A FORD DEALERSHIP IN BLYTHE THAT WAS OPEN ON THAT FRIDAY AND ABLE TO REPLACE THEM. UPON ARRIVAL IN PHOENIX, ANOTHER DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DESTROYED AS A RESULT. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO REPLACE THE REMAINING 5 FUEL INJECTORS BEFORE THEY FAIL. WHAT KIND OF FORD POLICY IS IT TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 120K MILES ON A KNOWN DEFECT AND WAIT FOR DISASTER? IT IS INSANE TO NOT BE ABLE TO RELY ON OUR CAR FOR LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL AND ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT THIS INCIDENT REPEATING. THE COST OF REPLACING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND RESULTING POLLUTION SHOULD ALSO BE A CONSIDERATION TO FORD? FYI: THE INJECTORS FROZE IN THE OPEN POSITION AND FLOODED THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH FUEL I.E. FIRE! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN THE MESSAGE CENTER TONE SOUNDED AND THE MESSAGE READ "CHECK THROTTLE CONTROL". THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, HOWEVER, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME INOPERABLE. IT SEEMS AS IF A LOT OF 05 EXPEDITION OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS JUST WAY TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH THIS ISSUE. I NEVER DRIVE IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON HIGHWAYS NOW FOR FEAR THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE NOT HAVE ANY THROTTLE RESPONSE AND "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE COMPONENT" SHOWS ON DASH. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OR COASTING INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVE-WAY ON A CURVEY ROAD, TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART ENGINE AND IS FINE. HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES NOW, ALL 3 AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 45 MPH. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CHARGED ME $75 TO TELL ME THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THAT IS ALL THE CODES THAT THEY CAME UP WITH. THEN I WOULD HAVE TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT CHECKED AGAIN. ON MY DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE CODES P-1867-2F, B-1317-2F, B1318-2F, B2477-60, B2486-20, B1318-20, U1900-20, P0121-FF, P2104-FF, P2112FF, B1318FF, WERE ALL FOUND. *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER. DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIES AND A "CHECK ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL" MESSAGE COMES UP ON THE DISPLAY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS IT OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PULLED OVER AND IGNITION IS TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES IN MY VEHICLE. AFTER DOING NUMEROUS INTERNET SEARCHES THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM IN MULTIPLE 2005 EXPEDITIONS. *TR

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH WHEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO A STOP AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND ROLLING, BUT I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. (SCARY) *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER AND UNDERWENT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT THE SAME DEALER. AT 94,000 MILES, THE ENGINE FAILED. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE REACHED ABOVE 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD AND FAIL TO DRIVE SMOOTHLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY ONCE AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER HAD TO TEAR APART THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. AFTER INSPECTION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED AFTER THE TIMING CHAIN WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ISSUE SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED TO A VEHICLE WITH 90,000 MILES AND LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OLD. THE CONTACT PAID FOR ALL THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,746 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,900. UPDATED 02/05/09. *LJ UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND PUT CAR ON REVERSE IT SPEED OUT OF CONTROL, IMMEDIATELY TRY TO PUSH ON BRAKES BUT IT DIDN'T STOP AND I CRASHED INTO A PALM TREE. *TR

"CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE" MESSAGE APPEARED AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE IN TRAFFIC. PULLED OVER, RESTARTED ENGINE AND ISSUE CORRECTED ITSELF. *TR

"CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE" MESSAGE APPEARED AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME INOPERATIVE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, RESTARTED ENGINE WHILE ROLLING ALONG AND ERROR WAS CORRECTED. *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION CAR FIRE LOST NINE MONTHS OF PAYMENTS CARS SEATS WALLET EASY UP CANOPIES ETC. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 60MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE DASH LIT UP WITH "CHECK ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL." I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THE ENGINE TURNED ITSELF OFF, NO POWER STEERING, AND LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT BACK HOME AND I PLAN ON TAKING INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION IN MARCH 2007 WITH 21K MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 DIFFERENT INJECTORS IN 16 MONTHS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL START CUTTING BACK AND ACTING LIKE IT WANTS TO CUT OFF WHEN IT STOPS AT A LIGHT . THE MOST RECENT REPLACEMENT CAME WHEN I DROVE IT 5 MILES FROM HOME AND IT JERKED CONTINUOUSLY THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE SMELLED LIKE GAS VERY STRONGLY AS WELL AS THE EXHAUST. THE TRUCK STAYS PARKED MOST OF THE TIME BECAUSE IM TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND ITS A GAS HOG!!!!!! THE REPLACEMENT OF THE INJECTORS ARE NOT CHEAP!!!! THE INSIDE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND GO OFF AT ANYTIME FOR NO REASON. I TAP THE BRAKES AND THEY COME ON, I ROLL THE WINDOW UP OR DOWN AND THEY COME ON. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY DUE TO THIS HAPPENING EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK HAS BEEN PARKED FOR HOURS. I HAVE REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND A COLI PACK. ITS NEVER ENDING AND I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CONTINUE TO REPLACE THESE THINGS WHEN I AM OBVIOUSLY NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR CRAPPY PRODUCTS. I HAVE 5 MORE YEARS @ $515 PER MONTH TO PAY FOR THIS PIECE OF CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 50,000 MILES. SHE STATED THAT THE RADIO QUIT WORKING AND THEN THE VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING. AT THAT POINT THE HORN BEGAN TO BLOW CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASH. AT THIS TIME SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH OUR BOYS AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY INVOLVED WITH FIRE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE EXPEDITION IS TOTALED FROM THE FIRE. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR IS BURNT UP AND MELTED. I HAVE FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL FORUMS. *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION 4 WHEEL DRIVE, VEHICLE FACTORY RIMS SPLITTING APART, OUTWARD SIDE OF RIM. RIMS ARE COMING APART ALMOST FULL CIRCUMFERENCE OF RIM INSIDE OF RIM. CANNOT BE SEEN FROM OUTSIDE. HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL VEHICLES. ALSO HAVE LOCAL REPORTS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OF SAME PROBLEM. FEEL IT IS AND EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. HAVE REPLACED RIMS WITH FACTORY RIMS. HAVE KEPT OLD RIMS TO VIEW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS AND CONSTANTLY SHUTS OFF AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON EIGHT OCCASIONS FOR THE FAILURES. IN JANUARY OF 2008, THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED ON JUNE 1, 2008 WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT SPENT $2,400 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2005. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

FORD EXPEDITION PAINT. I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EDITION IN 5/2005 FROM A CAR DEALER. THE 36000/3 YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND THE PAINT IS BLISTERING ON THE TAILGATE. I CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR IT BUT IT WILL DO NO GOOD TO FIX IT UNLESS THE ENTIRE TAILGATE IS REPLACED WITH STEEL. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT STANDING BEHIND IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE RPM'S INCREASED TO OVER 5,000 WHILE IT WAS IN GEAR AND WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL, THE FAILURE CEASED AND THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE CONTACT HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY CRASHES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,275.

SLOW SPEED, APPLIED BRAKES, NO RESPONSE. PEDAL WAS SOFT. *TR

OUR 2005 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER WAS DRIVING EXTREMELY ROUGH, WAS DIFFICULT TO START, AND THERE WAS ALSO A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEAREST LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED US THAT TWO OF OUR FUEL INJECTORS HAD GONE BAD, WHICH HAD ALSO DAMAGED TWO SPARK PLUGS. APPARENTLY THEY FROZE OPEN AND ALLOWED TOO MUCH FUEL INTO THE SYSTEM. SINCE FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO VEHICLE OWNERS FOR THE DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS TO 120,000 MILES. LATE LAST YEAR THEY SENT OUT A LETTER TO IMPACTED VEHICLE OWNERS. HOWEVER, THEY ONLY REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS AS THEY GO BAD. WE NOW HAVE TWO NEW AND IMPROVED FUEL INJECTORS IN OUR VEHICLE AND SIX OF THE FAULTY ONES. WE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF US CONTINUING TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THE ENGINE COULD STOP AT ANY MOMENT LEAVING US IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC OR IN A REMOTE AREA, AND WITH THE FLOODING OF FUEL INTO THE SYSTEM THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF FIRE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE OWNERS. I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD HAS CHOSEN TO NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND LEAVE THEIR CUSTOMER IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. OTHERWISE, WE HAVE BEEN PLEASED WITH THIS VEHICLE. I RECOMMEND THAT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE BLOGS ONLINE WHERE OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR UNSAFE SITUATIONS RELATING TO THESE FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS. MANY HAVE HAD TO GO BACK TO FORD

RECURRING ENGINE NOISE WHICH IS MORE NOTICEABLE DURING COLD WEATHER. UNDER LOAD THE ENGINE , PARTICULARLY AT 2000 RPM, SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS A MANIFOLD LEAK OR A VALVE TICKING. I HAVE BEEN TO MY DEALER TWICE(OUT OF BUSINESS) AND TWO OTHER DEALERS THREE TIMES WITH NO SATISFACTORY RESULTS. *TR

MOONROOF IS LEAKING CAUSING INTERIOR WATER DAMAGE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION, 85,000 MILE DRIVEN, WAS TRAVELING ON LEVEL GROUND IN TRAFFIC AT 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SPEED WENT TO IDLE AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND BOTH POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING STILL FUNCTIONED. THE MESSAGE ON THE INFORMATION PANEL STATED SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE DYSFUNCTION." FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND ALLOWED TO SET FOR A FEW MOMENTS. UPON RESTARTING EVERYTHING FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO SINCE. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A FATAL PROBLEM IF THE TIMING HAD BEEN POOR. MY FORD DEALER SERVICE MANAGER STATED THIS IS THE 3RD. ONE LIKE THIS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. MY VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY REPLACING PART OF ITS COMPUTER. UNFORTUNATELY, FORD DOES NOT SEE FIT TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING ON A WET ROAD AT 45 MPH, THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE. THE CONTACT WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRACADE. A VEHICLE THAT WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE AMBULANCE AND POLICE ARRIVED AND TRANSPORTED THE CONTACT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, THE CONTACT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT SPEAKING WITH THEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT CANNOT INSERTED THE NOZZLE INTO THE FUEL TANK TO PLACE GAS IN THE VEHICLE ,BUT THE GAS BLEW BACK OUT AT HIM AND HE STATED THAT IT TOOK 25 MINUTES TO FILL UP THE VEHICLE. FORD STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST AT LEAST $500. THE DEALER WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE AND REINSTALL THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 04/02/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINEERS HAD INSTALLED A HOSE ON THE FUEL SYSTEM THAT RELOCATED FUMES AWAY FROM THE FILL TUBE. THEIR EXPLANATION WAS THAT THE HOSE MAY HAVE BEEN FROZEN AND NOT ALLOWING THE TANK TO VENT. UPDATED

IT TAKES 20 MINUTES TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK. FORD PUT SOME TIME OF RESTRICTION OR REROUTED THE FUMES AT THE GAS CAP. I HAVE TO ACTUALLY HOLD THE NOZZLE BACK AND INCH FROM THE OPENING AND SHOOT THE GAS AT THE TANK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I AM SURE MUCH MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM THE ENGINEERS WERE TRYING TO CORRECT (DUE TO A LAWSUIT). NOW FORD IS SAYING THAT THEY WILL NEED TO PUT THE CAR ON AN ENGINE ANALYZER ($160) THEN LOWER THE GAS TANK ($500 TO $600) IN ORDER TO SEE IF THE FUME VAPOR HOSE MAY BE FROZEN OR SUPPOSEDLY THERE IS A REPLACEABLE FILTER THAT THEY LOCATED ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. MY RESPONSE WAS ..."NO ENGINEER WOULD LOCATE A REPLACEABLE FILTER ABOVE THE FUEL TANK"! THEN THE SERVICE MANAGER BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON EPA...AS HE IS AWARE OF OTHER EXPEDITIONS WITH THIS PROBLEM...I SAID " I RETIRED FROM EPA..THEY MAY HAVE REQUIRED YOU TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE EMISSIONS....BUT THEY NEVER INSTRUCTED YOUR ENGINEERS TO LOCATE A FILTER ABOVE THE FUEL TANK"!!! I HAVE SPOKE WITH TWO DIFFERENT FORD GARAGES AND FILL THAT THEY ARE GIVING ME A RUN AROUND...MAYBE BECAUSE I AM A WOMEN AND THEY THINK I WILL PAY CLOSE TO $1,000 TO JUST GET FUEL IN THE VEHICLE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A DITCH. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHTS AND BUMPER WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, BUT DID NOT. THE MANUFACTURER PAID TO INSTALL THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FEATURE IN DECEMBER OF 2006. ON DECEMBER 1, 2007, THE VEHICLE SLID OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. IN JANUARY OF 2008, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REINSTALLED THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE ON JANUARY 10, 2008 AND THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FAILED AGAIN SEVEN DAYS LATER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN THE DEALER HAS SINCE FIXED THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE.

THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING, THERE IS NO WARNING OF ANY TYPE. JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR TRUCK WON'T MOVE. THIS CAN CAUSE SOMEONE TO REAR END YOUR VEHICLE. *CN

2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITH PEDAL DESIGN DEFECT. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALSO CAN GET DEPRESSED. DEALER TOLD HIM THEY COULD DO NOTHING IT WAS THE WAY THE PEDALS WERE SET UP. *KB THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION, EDDIE BAUER. MOST RECENTLY (2 WEEKS AGO), MY CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON, I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND PLANNED TO TAKE IT IN THE NEXT DAY. I WORK CLOSE TO HOME AND HAVE LIMITED DRIVING DISTANCE. ON THE WAY HOME, THE THROTTLE WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. MY LOCAL DEALER DID FIX IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. HOWEVER...THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM. WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND WITHIN A MONTH THE FUEL INJECTOR WENT OUT WHEN I WAS COMING BACK HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN, MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ADJUSTMENT WENT OUT TWICE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I AM SHORT AND HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY SEAT ALL THE WAY BACK. 2 CAM PHASERS HAD TO BE REPLACED BACK IN THE SUMMER AND THEN MOST RECENTLY THIS. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND WOULD PREFER A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE. I FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND HEARD FROM THEM TODAY OF WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT HAVING 49,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL FOR PARTS TO GO BAD. I LIVE ON A HARD SURFACE ROAD AND DRIVE TO WORK, NORMAL DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES AND OF COURSE VACATION. THE ONLY THING THEY WOULD DO WAS UPGRADE MY WARRANTY TO COVER THE TRANSMISSION. IT ALREADY HAS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM DISAPPOINTED THEY WOULD NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. I HAVE OWNED 2 TOYOYTA'S IN THE PAST AND PLAN TO GO BACK TO A TOYOTA AND A FORD COULD NOT BE GIVEN TO ME AGAIN. *TR

OUR 2005 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EXHIBITS THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS WERE REPORTED TODAY REGARDING "CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON FORD 7 LTR ENGINES 1997-2003 - ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING FORWARD , AT VARIABLE SPEED: VERY SLOW TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WILL RESTART ON FIRST TRY AFTER COMING TO COMPLETE STOP. MESSAGE PANEL SHOWS "CHECK THROTTLE LINKAGE" OR SIMILAR. FIRST OCCURRED AROUND JULY 07 SECOND TIME TOOK TRUCK TO FORD DEALER AUG 11 - THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM AFTER TESTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS (AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THE CHARGE SAID). ONE MONTH LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, HAS NOW INCREASED INTERMITTENT TO ONCE EVERY 2-3 WEEKS. INCIDENT DATES START APPROX JULY 2007 THROUGH YESTERDAY 12/05. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND SUDDENLY I HEARD AN ALARM AND THE DASH INDICATED "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. AT THAT INSTANT THE VEHICLE STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE BURM. TRIED TO START BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND. FINALLY AFTER ABOUT TWO MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND RETURN TO WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO BASS FORD SHERFFIELD VILLAGE OHIO. THEY ARE INVESTIGATING. *TR

TURNED ON IGNITION, LARGE EXPLOSION , SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER HOOD, SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED BATTERY HAD EXPLODED- BLEW THE TOP COVER OF THE BATTERY OFF OF BASE AS WELL AS RIGHT FRONT SIDE. CRACKED THE CLEAR COAT ON HOOD DIRECTLY ABOVE THE BATTERY.*JB

THE SEAT DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY IN THE VEHICLE, YOU HAVE TO PROP IT UP ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT, SO THE BABY IS SITTING CORRECTLY, THEN IT WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE DOWN THEN THE BABIES HEAD WILL FALL FORWARD. IT ALSO DOES NOT HAVE THE 5 POINT HARNESS. *JB

2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITH FACTORY DEFECTS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE CAR SOMETIMES SHOCKS THE BODY WHILE GOING THROUGH THE CAR WASH**CC 08/14/07 ADD TO CUSTOMER SENT IN ADDITIONAL INFO**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED PLEASE ASSIST IN RETRIEVING THE $29,000 PAID OUT FOR THE VEHICLE AS THEY HAVE LEARNED THE VEHICLE IS NOT A NEW VEHICLE BUT WAS USED AND WAS SERIOUSLY DAMAGED. THE CONSUMER STATED IF IT RAINS OR GOES THROUGH A CAR WASH THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND RUNNING THE VIN NUMBER INDICATES THAT THIS INFACT IS A USED VEHICLE NOT A NEW VEHICLE AS STATED BY THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROOF SHAKES BADLY. *TR

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.

BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDALS TOO CLOSE. MANY TIMES GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN DEPRESSED WHILE TRYING TO ONLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS AGO THE STEERING COLUMN AND FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW LOCKED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 46,890.*AK

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 DIRECTIO

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

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