2006 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

OUR 2006 FORD EXPEDITION ONLY HAD 35,490 MILES, AND WOULD START UP WITH A RATTLE. THE AIR WAS OK, BUT IT STOPPED WORKING OVER THE WEEKEND AND THE START UP RATTLE IN THE MORNING WENT AWAY. WE TOOK IT TO FORD, AS WE HAD 19 DAYS LEFT ON THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY, AND IT NEEDED A NEW COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY AND MANIFOLD AND TUBE ASSEMBLY, SUCTION AND DISCHARGE. NOW OUR AIR IS JUST LIKE NEW, NO START UP RATTLE. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND SEEMS MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS RATTLE, HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT THE FORD EXPEDITION DOES. WE NOTICED DIE IN THE DISCHARGE THAT CAME FROM THE COMPRESSOR WHEN IT FAILED, LIKE SOMEONE HAD LOOKED AT THIS BEFORE AND JUST PATCHED IT. WE BOUGHT IT FROM CARMAX JAN 2009. I THINK A RECALL NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE FOR ALL 2006 FORD EXPEDITION OWNERS CAN GET THEIR AC COMPRESSOR AND MANIFOLD AND TUBE REPLACED. *TR

MY CAR STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION LIGHT. IT WAS DRIVING POORLY-MAKING LOUD NOISES AND STICKING AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND WE TOOK IT IN TO FORD. THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN BUT BECAUSE THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF SLUDGE, THE WARRANTY CLAIM WAS DENIED BY FORD. THEY CLAIM WE DID NOT MAINTAIN OUR VEHICLE. WE BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM. WE HAVE MAINTAINED THE OIL ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HAVE HAD OTHER MAJOR REPAIRS WITH THIS CAR. IT HAS HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 35,000 AS WELL AS A NEW SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE STEREO/DVD SYSTEM. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY PRIOR EVIDENCE OF SLUDGE. AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR STALLED. *TR

LOW DRIVER SIDE TIRE INDICATOR SOUNDED A FEW HOURS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT WHERE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER 4 TIMES 70-80 FEET END OVER END BOUNCED OFF A TELEPHONE POLE THEN LANDED IN THE OPPOSITE LANE BACK WARDS. THE LOW TIRE INDICATOR HAD GONE OFF TWICE TO WHICH THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE STATION TO BE REFILLED UP TO AIR PRESSURE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SERVICE MANUAL. DRIVING SPEED WAS CLOSE TO 50 MPH ON A SLIGHTLY RURAL ROAD WITH NOT MANY TURNS MOSTLY STRAIGHTAWAYS. JUST COMING OUT OF A SMALL RIGHT TURN THE TIRE MUST HAVE LOST AIR JERKED THE STEERING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER END OVER END CARTWHEELING AND LANDING IN 4 SPOTS ACCORDING TO TIRE MARKS ON THE ROAD ITSELF EACH DOUBLE LINED MARK WAS ON THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD ABOUT 70-80 FEET APART BEFORE HITTING THE POLE AND BOUNCING THE VEHICLE INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE FACING THE OTHER DIRECTION. WHERE UPON AIDE OF OTHERS IT COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. THE VEHICLE BROKE OUT 3 WINDOWS AND THE WINDSHIELD IS WASTED, CAN BE STARTED BUT GRINDS WHEN PUT IN GEAR, CAN NOT BE DRIVEN EVEN AFTER TIRE REPLACEMENT. *TR

ENGINE FAILURE OF 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THE ENGINE HAD A BENT INJECTOR ROD . ADVISED NEW ENGINE WAS NECESSARY. COST ESTIMATE $4000-$7000. *TR

PAINTED METAL TRIM AT THE BOTTOM OF SIDE WINDOWS IS RUSTING AND THE PAINT IS PEELING. IF PAINTED CORRECTLY AT THE FACTORY NO WAY THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THIS SAME PRBLEM ON MANY OTHER EXPEDITIONS, YET FORD SAYS NOT THERE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND READ, "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE." AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT BEGAN SMELLING A BURNING OIL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL BECAME STRONGER AND THEN TURNED INTO A GASEOUS ODOR, WHICH WAS ALSO ENTERING THROUGH THE INTERIOR VENTS. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE ANY GAS LEAK. THE ODOR BECAME SO OVERPOWERING THAT ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS HAD A NOSE BLEED AND SEVERAL OTHER OCCUPANTS SUFFERED HEADACHES AND STOMACH ACHES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS TOO HIGH AND CAUSED THE FUEL ODOR. THE ODOR IS STILL PRESENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 66,000.

I HAVE A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION THAT HAS BUBBLING AND PEELING PAINT ON THE HOOD AND BACK HATCH. *TR

2006 FORD EXPEDITION, HAS STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE IN ROUTE SOMEWHERE. JUST STOPS AT ONCE AND SAFE MODE FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON. POWER STEERING FAILS, AS WELL AS ENGINE STOPPING. HAVE HAD REBUILT TRANSMISSION, REPLACE THE THROTTLE, AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS INCLUDING I BELIEVE AIR PUMP. NONE OF THIS CHEAP. BUT BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN VERY BLESSED THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN BEHIND ME WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED OR ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS TO OCCUR. *TR

MY 2006 EXPEDITION HAD A SPARK PLUG BLOWOUT. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM AND IS A DESIGN DEFECT VERSUS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. I DID BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED. *TR

A WHEEL SEPARATED ON A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. WE REPLACED THE WHEEL AND I HAVE THE ORIGINAL THAT FAILED. *TR