2006 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT DUE TO MY 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. OVER THE FEW YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE S.U.V., FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE VEHICLE JUST QUITS RUNNING, ENTERS A FAIL SAFE MODE, AND ALL POWER IS LOST TO THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW ON MANY OCCASIONS AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ITS HAPPENED ON INTERSTATES, BRIDGES, AS WELL AS CROSSING MULTIPLE LANED HIGHWAYS. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MY CASE MIGHT BE ISOLATED, BUT THEN AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THOUSANDS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR EXPEDITION AS WELL. I FEEL FORD SHOULD FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT BEFORE LIVES ARE DESTROYED. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN ARE IN THIS VEHICLE EVERYDAY. PLEASE IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU CAN DO.....HELP US!! *TR

2006 FORD EXPEDITION, "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR MOVING IS TO START IT AGAIN. EXTREMELY UNSAFE. THIS VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HAS GONE IN FOR SERVICE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. FORD CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM! COMES UP WITH "NO CODE". I'M NOW OFF WARRANTY AND STUCK WITH A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE! FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY! *TR

COMPLAINT FILED REGARDING A PERSONALLY OWNED 2006 FORD EXPEDITION XLT, OWNED FROM 2/2010 TO PRESENT (12/2010)> THREE SEPARATE INSTANCES WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE "FAILSAFE MODE" WARNING LIGHTS AND ALL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL:STEERING, BRAKES, ACCELERATION, ETC. OCCURRED/ RANDOMLY DURING THIS PERIOD OF OWNERSHIP WITH NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. ALL INSTANCES OF THE CONDITION OCCURRED WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW FREEZING (WINTER MONTHS) INTO A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. NO EVIDENCE OF LOSS OF ANTIFREEZE, ENGINE OVERHEATING, COOLANT LEAKS, ETC. MECHANIC ASSESSMENT COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE ACTIVATION. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT, POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THE DRIVER/PASSENGERS OF 2006 FORD EXPEDITIONS EXPERIENCING THE RANDOM OCCURRING ENGINE FAILURE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FAILSAFE FEATURE OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, CONSTRUCTION TRUCK RAN INTO BACK OF MY 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE IMPACT PUSHED ME 20 FEET INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, SANDWICHING MY VEHICLE IN BETWEEN THE OTHER TWO; THE IMPACT FIRST THREW ME BACK THEN FORWARD & SENT MY GLASSES OFF MY HEAD BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I GOT A CONCUSSION & SHOULDER INJURY DUE TO FORCE. POLICE & MEDICAL PERSONS WERE AMAZED THAT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAD FRONT END & REAR DAMAGE, WAS UNDRIVEABLE & HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY. I AM WAITING TO FIND OUT IF IT WILL BE TOTALED OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT CORROSION DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IS WHAT CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE CORROSION SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR BECAUSE THEY DO NOT LIVE IN A SNOW ENVIRONMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 66710 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 68000.

WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT ABOUT 60 VEHICLE WENT INTO ENGINE FAILURE MODE VEHICLE CUT OFF COMPLETED I HAD TO HURRY PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK TURN ON MY HAZARDS AND KEEP RESTARTING THE TRUCK UNTIL I GOT IT RESTARTED WHEN IT RESTARTED THE AIR DIDN'T WORK ANY MORE I HAVE NO COLD AIR BUT THE HEAT WORKS AND THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 27000 MILES ON IT AS OF TODAY FORD WOULD NOT FIX IT I HAVE FULL BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND STILL HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 75000 MILES THE VEHICLES SHUTS OFF LIKE ONCE A MONTH AND IT JUST DID IT THIS MORNING I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM FORD DID NOT HONOR MY CONTRACT I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON A FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC HERE A BEEP AND CAR GO INTO FAILURE MODE SOMEONE COULD HAVE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ME BY NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING ON ANY THING WHAT IF I WAS GOING UP A HILL AND MY ENGINE GOES INTO FAILURE MODE I NEED HELP SOLVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN START WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED RANDOMLY OVER THE FOUR YEARS THE CONTACT HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER A WEEK AGO AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 74000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ALL OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM. THE RADIO SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME WHERE SHE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH LATER THE FAILURE BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY RECUR. DURING ONE OF THE FAILURES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING 45 MILES AN HOUR DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN MY ENGINE IN MY 2006 FOR EXPEDITION JUST SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND WENT INTO "FAIL -SAFE MODE". THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT INCIDENT TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. I SHUT OFF MY CAR AS THE MANUAL TOLD ME TOO. AFTER 20 MINS I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD LOOK INTO THE ISSUE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY. WHEN I ASKED "WHAT HAPPENED? WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?", I WAS TOLD "IT JUST HAPPENS," AND "THERE IS NOTHING PREVENTATIVE THAT CAN BE DONE.". CONVENIENTLY THIS PART WAS NOT COVERED BY MY 100,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY THAT FORD IS SO PROUD OF ON ITS USED VEHICLES. THIS REPAIR COST ME $609. THE NEXT DAY I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE EXACT SAME ISSUE FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL (2006 FORD EXPEDITION) ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2006/FORD/EXPEDITION/ENGINE+AND+ENGINE+COOLING+SYSTEM . I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO DISCUSS AND HE AGREED HE HAS BEEN SEEING ALOT OF THESE THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENTS AND ENGINE SHUTDOWNS ON THIS MODEL AND AGREES A RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. I AM JUST THANKFUL MY 3 KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME AND PRAY THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER GAVE ME THIS WEB ADDRESS TO MAKE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT, HOPING A RECALL WOULD TAKE PLACE. *TR

WITH NO WARNING, MY 2006 FORD EXPEDITION WILL LOSE ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHT ON THE CONTROL PANEL COMES ON SAYING "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE." AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I RESTART THE CAR AND ALL IS FINE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO MECHANICS AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR. *TR