2006 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

MY FAMILY (ME, WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN) WERE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM A RESTAURANT. WE NORMALLY TAKE THE HIGHWAY BUT DECIDED TO TAKE THE SIDE ROAD HOME AND THANK GOD. DRIVING 45 MPH THE "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" CAME ON AND IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED FINE AND NO WARNING SIGNS.THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED BUT I DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE IS INSIDE THE GARAGE AND I'M CALLING THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THIS IS A FAMILY CAR AND WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A FATAL FAIL THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT 61,408 MILES. I CHECKED THE FORD WEBSITE AND THERE IS NO RECALL. HOWEVER, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME ISSUE. I'M AFRAID FOR MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WHILE THEY ARE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

BOLTS ON FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT RESTRAINT ANCHORS TO HE SIDE WALL LOOSENED ALMOST COMPLETELY OFF. THIS POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAS NEVER NOTICED OR CORRECTED THE PROBLEM IN THE FOUR YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UNDER 20 MPH WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WOULD LIGHTLY TAP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET IT TO ENGAGE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT ONE OF THE COIL PACKS WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT WS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED ONLY ONE COIL PACK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER BUT THERE WERE TWO ADDITIONAL COIL PACKS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

I HAVE A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION AND MY WIFE ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND HIT A CAR WHEN THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD "SPONGY BRAKES" SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE. THERE IS A TSB TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPER/ROTOR AND PADS AND FORD DID THIS BUT IT STILL FEELS SPONGY AND IS NOW LEAKING FLUID. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON MANY EXPEDITIONS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL RATHER THAN A TSB. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL. I KNOW I HAVE HAD INSTANCES WHERE I LITERALLY NEED TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *TR

TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT STALLED A SECOND TIME WITHIN SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND BELIEVED IT TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY WIFE, THREE KIDS AND MYSELF WERE IN OUR 2006 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED COMING DOWN A MOUNTAIN PASS IN LAKE TAHOE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STOPPED! A CODE ON THE DASH READ "FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE". THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THERE WAS NO POWER, NO ACCELERATION. I WAS LUCKY TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE CARSON CITY, NV FORD DEALER AND PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. NOTES FROM DEALER: ROAD TEST COULD NOT VERIFY. PERFORMED EEC SELF TEST, HAS CODE P0104. PERFORMED WIGGLE TEST AND PINPOINT TESTS. PERFORMED RECORDER-MONITOR TEST ALL THE PIDS LOOKED GOOD. REMOVED THE MAF SENSOR. HAS DEBRIS ON THE MAF SENSOR WIRES. RECOMMEND A NEW MAF SENSOR." I PUT IN A NEW MAF SENSOR AND AIR FILTER. IN DRIVING LESS THAN 3 MILES AFTER THIS WAS DONE, THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING. THE "FAIL SAFE ENGINE MODE" CAME ON, LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATION. I HAD TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF COMPLETELY, REMOVE KEY AND RESTART. THEN THE TRUCK DID NOT HOLD THE IDLE AND DIED. AFTER A SECOND TIME, THE TRUCK RESTARTED. I AM STILL DRIVING WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OFF AND HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE FORD DEALER TOMORROW MORNING (6-24-10) TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE TOMORROW AND DRIVE 1100 MILES TO RETURN TO DENVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE STUCK OPEN AND FLOODED THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE RUINED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE ENGINE WAS POSSIBLY DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE FOR PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS AND WARRANTIES WERE EXTENDED AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A NEW ENGINE WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER STATED THE #6 CYLINDER HAD COMPRESSED CAUSING THE PISTON TO STOP A HALF INCH FROM THE TOP WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. UPDATED 11/24/10

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS (BOTH AROUND 40,000 MILES), THE CAR JUST SHUT ITSELF OFF, WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING BOTH FAILED. I WAS JUST ABLE TO COAST ACROSS SEVERAL BUSY LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY IF I WAS ON A FREEWAY OR INTERSTATE. THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE THROTTLE HAD GOTTEN STUCK WIDE OPEN, AND THAT THE CAR HAD TO GO INTO FAILSAFE MODE TO PREVENT IT FROM ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL. WHAT IF THE FAILSAFE MODE FAILS? I'VE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING ON OTHER 2006 FORD EXPEDITIONS. THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART HERE, AND IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2006 FORD EXPEDITION SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING ENGINE GOES INTO FAIL SAFE MODE WHICH IS LIKE NEUTRAL WITH LIMITED STEERING CAPABILITIES AND NO GAS PEDAL USE. BOUGHT VEHICLE IN DEC 09. THIS VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS APPROX 7 TIMES. HAS HAPPENED WHILE ON SURFACE STREETS AS WELL AS THE FREEWAY. VERY DANGEROUS. AT DEALER FOR THIRD TIME AND THEY ARE GIVING A THIRD REASON FOR IT HAPPENING. CHECKED INTERNET AND IT IS FULL OF COMPLAINTS OF EXACTLY SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION FROM ANY MECHANICS BUT SEVERAL DIFFERENT REASONS THEY WERE GIVEN. A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE! ON THE PHONE WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY ABOUT THE ISSUE. THEY WILL GET BACK TO ME TOMORROW. NO RECALLS ON THIS, APPARENTLY UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT. THIS IS ANOTHER TOYOTA ISSUE WAITING TO HAPPEN. I AM A STATE TROOPER AND YOU CAN BELIEVE I FEEL THIS IS SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR