2012 FORD EXPEDITION Complaints

I HAVE THE GRACO MY RIDE 65. I HAD TO PUT THE SEAT IN MY MOTHER IN LAWS CAR AND CAN'T GET IT OUT NOW. IT SEEMS LIKE THE LATCH IT LOCKED OR STUCK. IT WILL NOT FEED ANY SLACK TO HELP REMOVE HE SEAT. NORMALLY THIS SEAT IS IN MY EXPEDITION AND A BIT EASIER TO GET OUT HOWEVER STILL VERY HARD. I HATE TO TAKE THIS SEAT OUT AND RE INSTALL OFTEN BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION. AT THE MOMENT THE SEAT IS CURRENTLY STILL STUCK IN THE CAR. I CAN CUT THE STRAPS HOWEVER DON?T WANT TO DO THAT IF I DON'T HAVE TOO! (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2012, MAKE=EXPEDITION , MODEL=FORD) *DT *DT *TR *DT NO VIN, NO ATTACHMENTS.*JB

PAINT BUBBLING APPEARS ON REAL TAILGATE AND EDGE OF HOOD. RUST PIN SPOTS NOTICEABLE ON DOOR PANELS UNDER CLEAR COAT.

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (60-65MPH) THERE'S A VERY NOTICEABLE "CLANK" WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT AN INCLINE AT 1,800-2,000 RPM. I HAVE TO KEEP VEHICLE ABOVE THAT SPEED OR AT A DIFFERENT RPM RANGE.

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES. THE FIRST ONE I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A MAIN ROAD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED PULLING, ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I PULLED OVER TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT AND IT WAS FINE. THE NEXT WAS ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY CRUISING AT ABOUT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, LOCKED UP THE REAR TIRES, WENT INTO LIMP MODE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CODE WAS P0270 FOR THE OUTPUT SPEED SENSOR. SYSMPTONS ARE THE SAME AS DESCRIBED IN FORDS RECALL #16S19 BUT I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE BUILD DATE ALTHOUGH THE SAME TRANSMISSION A D COMPONENTS WERE USED. THE INSTANCE HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY WITH MY WIFE AND 3 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, CRUISING APPROX 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TO FIRST GEAR, VEHICLE SKIDS TOWARD THE EDGE OF AN EMBANKMENT, JUST BEFORE GETTING THERE THE WHEELS UNLOCK AND MY WIFE IS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A NEAR BY CHURCH PARKING LOT TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED DOWN THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ASSISTED BY A POLICE OFFICER WITH DIVERTING TRAFFIC TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SAFELY MOVED OFF OF THE ROADWAY. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BELL ROAD FORD (LOCATED AT 2401 W. BELL ROAD, PHOENIX, AZ 85023, (602)457-2144) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,628. *BF *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE OFF OF HOMESTEAD RDMY TRUCK SLAMS INTO 1ST GEAR JUST RANDOMLY SOMETIMES WHILE IM DRIVING FAST AND SOMETIME WHEN I'M DRIVING SLOW I THINK THE BACK WHEELS LOCKED AT ONE POINT PUTTING ME INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC BUT IT RELEASED JUST IN THE NICK OF TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY I WAS VERY SCARED I'M STILL WORRIED TO DRIVE IT BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW IT'S MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION SO I JUST DRIVE CAREFULLY I'VE HEARD OF OTHER TRUCKS LIKE MINE DOING THIS BUT MINE ISN'T RECALLED ONLY OTHER ONES

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AND THEN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING, WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS OR GO OVER 20MPH. WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. WE THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER (KOONS IN FALLS CHURCH, VA) THEY SAID THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH LOW OIL PRESSURE AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN AFFECTED. THEY GAVE US AN ESTIMATE OF $11,000 TO REPAIR (NEEDS A NEW ENGINE). THE CAR ONLY HAS 89,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN PERFECTLY MAINTAINED. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT A CAR THIS YOUNG THAT HAS BEEN PROPERTY MAINTAINED HAS SOME KIND OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE STARTING THE IGNITION, ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THOROUGHBRED FORD (8501 N BOARDWALK AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64154) WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V248000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WENT TO ZERO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WOULD RESTART OCCASIONALLY. THE CONTACT CALLED MONACO & SONS MOTOR SALES, INC (767 NEW LONDON TURNPIKE, GLASTONBURY, CT 06033, (860) 652-3000) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTS DOWN IN SITUATIONS IT SHOULDN'T. IT ALSO DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAST I AM GOING. THIS CREATES AN ISSUE WITH STEERING. I TRIED TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME SO I COULDN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM FOR THEM. THE PROBLEM ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN I AM TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS (60-80) AND USUALLY WHEN I HAVE BEEN GOING UP AND DOWN MOUNTAINS IN MY AREA. IT HAPPENED VERY FREQUENTLY WHEN I USED CRUISE CONTROL IN THE PAST AND I START GOING DOWNHILL. I STOPPED USING CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE OF THAT.