2015 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

OUR 2015 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 20,000 MILES IN CALIFORNIA HAS ALUMINUM BODY CORROSION ON THE FRONT HOOD AND REAR TAILGATE DOOR. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS "IRON CONTAMINATION" PROBLEM SINCE THE YEAR 2000 AND HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT, DOCUMENTED IN THREE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS 2004 TSB 04-25-1, 2006 TSB 06-25-15 AND 2016 TSB 16-0028. DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE, BUT DO NOT DISCLOSE THE FACTORY DEFECT PRIOR TO SALE AND IS "NOT" COVERED UNDER THE CORROSION WARRANTY.

2015 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 20,000 MILES HAS GALVANIC CORROSION ON ALUMINUM HOOD AND ALUMINUM REAR HATCH DOOR AND ROOF WELD CRACKS. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE YEAR 2000 NOTED IN TSB 16-0028. DEALERS ARE AWARE, BUT DO NOT DISCLOSE MANUFACTURING DEFECT PRIOR TO SALE, WHICH IS FRAUD. NOT PROPERLY SEPARATING THE OUTER ALUMINUM FROM THE STEEL INSIDE CAUSES EXTREME CORROSION. THIS LEADS TO HOOD AND DOOR LATCH METAL FAILING WITH HOODS OR DOORS OPENING DURING DRIVING CAUSING ACCIDENTS OR DEATH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

STARTED TO NOTICE VIOLENT SHAKING IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. THE 2015 EXPEDITION 4WD HAS 19,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AT VERY LOW SPEEDS THERE IS THE SAME SHAKING OF THE FRONT BRAKES---BUT MUCH LESS NOTICEABLE APPARENTLY DUE TO THE LOW SPEED. TRYING TO SCHEDULE WARRANTY INSPECTION AT LOCAL FORD DEALER.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR FRONT END COLLISION YESTERDAY THAT IS MOST LIKELY RESULTING IN TOTALING MY BRAND NEW CAR. MY ENTIRE FRONT END IS DEMOLISHED AND FRAME WAS DEFINITELY EFFECTED AS CAR DOORS COULDN'T EVEN BE OPENED. WITH ALL THAT SAID MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY, THE SAFETY FEATURE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT MY FAMILY AND I GOD FORBID WE GET IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH WE DID AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY! I CONTACTED FORD LAST NIGHT AND THEY REFERRED MY TO MY DEALERSHIP AND WHEN I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THEY DON'T MAKE THE CARS! I JUST WANT ANSWERS.

THE THROTTLE BODY HAD A COMPLETE FAILURE AT AN INTERSECTION, RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO SHUTDOWN MODE AND EVENTUALLY LOCKED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. A FAILURE LIKE THIS AT SPEED, OR OTHERWISE, PRESENTS THE POSSIBILITY FOR VEHICLE CRASHES AND INJURIES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND STALLED MORE THAN ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REPAIR SOLUTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO SUPPLY THE PART TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH AND THE WRENCH MAINTENANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO RELEASE, AND OFTEN BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000.

[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR