2005 Ford Expedition complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED DOWN A HILL HITTING A TREE. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH, THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED HOWEVER, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAVE BEEN INFORMED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE HAS SEVERE CUPPING AND CHOPPING. THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE ORIGINAL AND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT IS THE ONLY TIRE WITH THIS DEFECT. THE TIRE PRESSURE IS 35PSI. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE APRIL 6TH, 2006 WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WAS A NORMAL PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER IS CONTINENTAL HOWEVER THE MODEL AND TIRE LINE ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

ENGINE GOES TO FULL THROTTLE AT START UP AND WHILE IN GEAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT A STOP SIGN. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED AND DOCUMENTED WITH THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. FIRST INCIDENT WAS WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK AFTER PURCHASE IN JULY 2005. LAST INCIDENT WAS LAST WEEK, MARCH 2006. *NM

THIS 2005 EXPEDITION HAS ONLY 15K MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING REALLY HARD I HAD TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER IN GEAR 2. ONCE I ARRIVED THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE TWO WEEKS FOR THEM JUST TO EVEN LOOK AT IT(ONLY ONE TRANS TECH) I CALLED AND FOUND A DEALER WHO COULD FIX IT FASTER. I TRIED TO CALL FORD CORP TO SEE IF THEY WOULD TOW MY SUV 30-40 MILES, BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY DON'T DO DEALER TO DEALER TOWS. I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HELPING A CUSTOMER IM ONLY 28 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS MY 5TH AND LAST FORD VEHICLE. *NM

GEORGE NEWCOMB LANDERS MCLARTY 2609 SOUTH WALTON BENTONVILLE, AR 72712 I PURCHASED A 2005 EXPEDITION FROM YOU A FEW WEEKS AGO. ON 11-23-05 I BROUGHT IT OVER TO HAVE SOME DEFECTS REPAIRED. DEFECTS THAT WERE TO BE FIXED. TRANSMISSION. WHEN STOPPED ON A HILL IF YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS IF YOU ARE STOPPED WITH THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE GOING DOWN A HILL OF IN DRIVE GOING UP A HILL. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT AT ODD TIMES AS YOU ARE DRIVING. REAR PASSENGER DOME LIGHT FLICKERS WHEN YOU TURN IN ON WITH THE SWITCH IN THE BACK. RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FLASHES VERY FAST. TIRES ARE VERY BAD OUT OF BALANCE. DRIVER DOOR DOES NOT LATCH UNLESS IT IS SHUT HARD. I TOLD JESSE THAT THEY HAD TO BE DONE BY 5:00 PM. AFTER KEEPING THE VEHICLE ALL DAY NOTHING WAS FIXED. DURING MY VISIT IN YOUR OFFICE ON 12-9-05 YOU ASSURED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE REPLACED. YOU ALSO STATED THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE BAD TIRES AND WOULD REPLACE THEM NOW THAT I HAD COMPLAINED. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE THE FOLLOWING NEW DEFECTS HAVE BEEN FOUND. TURN SIGNALS WILL SOMETIMES NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN THE REAR END WILL SLIP. YOU CAN FILL IT NOT HOLDING THE ROAD. OUTSIDE FUMES ARE SUCKED INTO THE VEHICLE. ANY SMELL OR EXHAUST FROM THIS OR OTHER VEHICLES IS PULLED INSIDE. THE LEATHER ON THE FRONT SEATS HAS TURNED BLACK. THE TRANSMISSION, REAR END PROBLEM AND TIRES ARE ALL MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS. THESE MUST BE FIXED. I FEEL THAT HAVING MY WIFE DRIVE

DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN HE PIVOTS THE FOOT TO THE LEFT TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE FOOT WILL ALSO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. HE FEELS THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE TO CLOSE TOGETHER.*AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND ALMOST LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLOWED INTO THE BRAKES AND PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO SET IN PARK AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AND ANYONE/ANYTHING OUT ON THE ROADS. *JB

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN A PARKING LOT. WE STOPPED TO ALLOW A CAR TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED TO ALLOW THE CAR TO SLOWLY ROLL INTO THE PARKING SPACE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. MY WIFE PLOWED INTO THE BRAKES AS THE VEHICLE CAME CLOSE TO RUNNING OVER PEDESTRIANS WALKING BY. DEALER CHECKED AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THIS IS ONE OF TWO INCIDENTS IN A 3 MONTH PERIOD. THIS VEHICLE IS A MAJOR CATASTROPHE WAITING TO HAPPEN, PLEASE BEWARE OF THE DANGER. *JB

THE EXPEDITION THAT I HAVE MAKES AN ANNOYING NOISE AT VARYING SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST 8 MONTHS. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP IN FEB FOR A NOISE WHICH ENDED UP BEING A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR END. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND RENTED A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE , CAUSING IT TO HIT A TREE. AS THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED IT TURNED SIDEWAYS AWAY FROM THE SHOULDER AND HIT A TREE FROM THE SIDE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE FRONT AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT TYPES OF AIR BAGS ARE IN THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE RENTAL CAR AGENCY, BUT HAS NOT INFORMED THEM THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STALL AND NOT GO FORWARD IN THE DRIVE GEAR. STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH THE FAMILY IN THE EXPEDITION. HAD TO DRIVE HOME IN SECOND AND FIRST GEAR. VEHICLE IS 27 DAYS OLD WITH 952 MILES PURCHASED AT BILLINGLSEY FORD IN LAWTON, OK 73501. *JB

I WAS TRAVELING AT 50MPH IN MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION (3,700 MILES) WHEN A CHEVY CAVALIER RAN A STOP SIGN. I IMPACTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIT MY BRAKES. I WAS THE SOLE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE. IMPACT DESTROYED THE FRONT END OF MY VEHIVLE, AND PUSHED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAVALIER TO THE DRIVERS SEAT. MY VEHICLE THEN EXITED THE ROAD THROUGH A STAND OF TREES, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE EMBANKMENT. FAILURE: PASSNGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT, RESULTING IN NECK INJURIES. MAJORITY OF DAMAGE WAS TO DRIVER'S SIDE OF FRONT END. FORD HAS EXPRESSED NO INTEREST AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAG FAILURE.

DT: THE CAR WAS SITTING AND RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES NEAR A BUILDING. THE CAR WAS IN PARK. THE OWNER WAS UNLOADING THE VEHICLE, AND THEN WALKED BACK INTO THE BUILDING. THE OWNER HEARD A BOOM, AND CAME OUTSIDE AND SAW THAT THE CAR HIT A FAN, AND ALMOST HIT THE BARN. THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE WHEN THE OWNER GOT BACK INTO THE CAR. THE OWNER PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED, AND WAS DETERMINED THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. THE OWNER HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD MINIMAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE FAN.THE OWNER NOTED THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND THE VEHICLE. *AK

DT HAS A GLARE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD, ALMOST LIKING LOOKING IN A MIRROR BECAUSE DASHBOARD LIGHTS INTERFERE WITH THE VISIBILITY OF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. HAD A DARK TOWEL ON THE DASHBOARD TO HELP WITH THE GLARE. NOTICED THIS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. BEEN TO THE DEALER, THEY HAD CONSUMER CALL FORD BECAUSE OTHER CUSTOMERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

(1) VEHICLE STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE (2) IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHIFTING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, EXPERIENCED FULL ENGINE THROTTLE CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION FORWARD AND ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS (3) VEHICLE TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND PROBLEM REOCCURED 2 DAYS LATER