2006 Ford Expedition Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLICKERED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE STALLED SHORTLY AFTER BEING STARTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

FIRST OCCURRENCE EXHIBITED FLICKERING DASHBOARD LIGHTS BEFORE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AND THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE ACCELERATING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART ENGINE NORMALLY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL SHORT INSTANCES OF DASH FLICKERING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH NO APPARENT ENGINE PROBLEMS. DURING THAT SAME PERIOD THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 4 INSTANCES OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEING COMPLETELY DEAD UPON THE INITIAL ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ONLY LIGHT THAT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH (OR ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER) IS WHAT I THINK IS THE AIRBAG LIGHT; HOWEVER, NORMAL ELECTRICAL POWER HAS, THUS FAR, RE-APPEARED WITHIN 5 MINUTES AND THE ENGINE THEN STARTS AND RUNS NORMALLY. YESTERDAY THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL A CODE OF P0119 (ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE CIRCUIT INTERMITTENT) UPON RETURNING HOME. I SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED THE CODE, BUT THE READER INDICATES ANOTHER CODE IS "PENDING". I BELIEVE THIS IS A SYMPTOM OF A LARGER PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE" WARNING MESSAGE, BUT THIS COMPLAINT IS VERY SIMILAR TO MANY OTHERS ALREADY POSTED AND I AGREE WITH THE RELATED SAFETY CONCERNS AND NEED FOR A RECALL. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH WHEN ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE CAME ON. WITH NO POWER, HAD TO VEER OFF TO A TURN LANE PUT IN PARK AND RESTART CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST WAS ON HIGHWAY AS WELL AROUND 40 MPH, SAME THING HAPPENED; NO POWER HAD TO VEER OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, PARK AND RESTART CAR. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND HAVE EXPEDITION SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25-30MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER STEERING OR ANYTHING. IT WAS TOTALLY OFF AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IF A CAR HAD BEEN COMING IT WOULD HAVE HIT US. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE KEY, PUT IT IN PARK AND START IT UP AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. I DECIDED TO CAREFULLY TRY TO GET HOME. ON THE WAY HOME I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN, NO WARNING. I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC. I WAS AGAIN ABLE TO TURN OFF THE KEY, PUT IT IN PARK, AND START IT UP. I MADE IT HOME A SHORT DISTANCE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED ON A HIGHWAY BY A CAR RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF AND BECOMING UNSTEERABLE. *TR

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE CAME ON AND TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES BETWEEN LOCATION AND HOME. ALMOST GOT REARENDED WHEN IT HAPPENED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE FAIL SAFE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

IT WAS SNOWING ON MY WAY TO AN APPOINTMENT AND MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. I COULDN'T SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT THE FRONT END OF MY 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. ALSO THE OTHER DRIVERS AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BUT MINE DID NOT. MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED. I SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL WITH BACK INJURIES AND LEG INJURIES, AS WELL AS A HEAD INJURIES WHICH CAUSED ME TO TEMPORARILY LOSE MY MEMORY AND CONSCIOUSNESS. *TR

ENGINE FREQUENTLY GOES IN TO ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE. THIS HAPPENS TYPICALLY WHEN THE CAR IS BEING LIGHTLY THROTTLED SUCH AS AROUND CORNERS OR IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CAR RESTARTS FINE, BUT MUST BE COMPLETELY TURNED OFF, WHICH DISABLES AIRBAGS, MAKES POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES IMPOSSIBLE TO USE. PREVIOUSLY I HAVE CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY OF THE CAR AT THE SUGGESTION OF NUMEROUS MECHANICS, AND THIS RESOLVED THE ISSUE FOR NEARLY A YEAR. NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY WIFE'S SAFETY. THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED AS THE THROTTLE PLATE STICKING RETURNING INVALID DATA TO THE COMPUTER SENDING THE ENGINE INTO FAILSAFE MODE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I LOSE POWER AND DEACCELERATE AND GO INTO FAIL SAFE MODE. THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH. THEN THE ENGINE CUTS OFF COMPLETELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MULTIPLE SPEEDS. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! ONCE I TURN THE KEY OFF I RESTART THE ENGINE AND IT MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A MONTH. I REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND IT DID NOT DO THIS FOR ABOUT A YEAR, NOW IT IS STARTING AGAIN AND IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. IT HAS HAPPENED AT 65MPH, 40MPH, 25MPH, 55MPH, 30 MPH. THERE IS NO PATTERN. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR TURN INTO A PARKING LOT EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, IT SCARES ME! I HAVE READ MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS OF THIS HAPPENING ONLINE TO THE 2006 AND WONDER WHY IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED IF THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD TWICE AND BC THE LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON AND IT IS NOT HAPPENING WHEN I BRING IT TO THEM THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, RUNNING OVER THE CONCRETE STOP AND THE CURVE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND RAN HEAD ON INTO A TREE THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AWAY FROM THE PARKING SPACE. THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

THE CAR STALLED WHILE TURNING NO WARNING AT 25MPH START AND SHUT DOES IT 6 TIMES GOING HOME. *JS

ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF, ESPECIALLY AT A STAND STILL & A/C ON. NOT AS OFTEN IF A/C IS NOT ON. *TR

DRIVING IN TOWN ON FOUR LANE AT 45 MPH. FAIL SAFE LIGHT APPEARED AND ENGINE CUT OFF AND LOST POWER STEERING. ALMOST REAR ENDED AS THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD! ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN WHILE RETURNING HOME. *TR

LESS THAN 3 MINUTES AFTER CAR PARKED, FIRE DEVELOPED FROM TOP OF FUEL TANK AND IN 15 MINUTES, VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. *TR

2006 EXPEDITION FAIL SAFE MODE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO UNDER 10MPH. WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART IT. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT ON THE EXPRESSWAY DOING 60+ MPH. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. IT WAS VERY SCARY! *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN OFF RAMP LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE, NO STEERING, NO BRAKES. I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO COST TO THE SHOULDER UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. EXTREMELY SCARY HAD IT HAPPEN 2 MINUTES EARLIER WOULD OF BEEN OFF THE RAMP AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!! MY MECHANIC SAYS IT'S THE FUEL PUMP, AND JUST THE PART IS 500 DOLLARS?!? THIS COULD OF ENDED VERY BADLY AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS PIECE OF JUNK. THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF, LOOKS LIKE NO PRIMER OR SEALER WAS USED IT LITERALLY IS FLAKING OFF ON THE HOOD AND REAR GATE RIGHT WHERE YOU WOULD PUT YOUR HANDS TO OPEN IT. IN THE MANUAL IN VERY SMALL PRINT IT SAYS THE OIL FROM YOUR FINGERS MAY CAUSE PAINT TO CORRODE, ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? YOUR NOT SUPPOSED TO OPEN YOUR HOOD OR TAILGATE??? RIDICULOUS!! THIS VEHICLE IN MY OPINION IS A LEMON!! *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY EXPEDITION, THE TRUCK SUDDENLY SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND I HAD TO POWER STEERING AND THEN IN THE MESSAGE CENTER IT SHOWED "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". I HAD TO PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND COAST TO A STOP IN THE LANE I WAS IN AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE I COULD RESTART MY TRUCK. I WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH LANES OR MOVE TO A SAFER LOCATION BECAUSE I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN IN MARCH OF 2009 WHEN I WAS GOING 60 ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND LOST ALL POWER AND HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN THAT LANE WITH MY FLASHERS ON HOPING EVERYONE AROUND ME WOULD SEE I WAS HAVING CAR TROUBLE. I HAD 3 OF MY KIDS IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. IN 2009 I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT WHICH COST ME $536.00. IN 2009 IT HAPPENED 5 TIMES BEFORE IT WAS FIXED. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TODAY AND THEY SAID AGAIN ITS THE THROTTLE BODY AND BECAUSE IT'S BEEN 5 YEARS THE OTHER ONE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. SO NOW I'M GETTING A NEW THROTTLE BODY PUT IN. I EMAILED FORD CORPORATE AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD THAT THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL NOR PLANS FOR ONE SO THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME! *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT: THE FIST WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET YESTERDAY WHEN THE "FAIL SAFE MODE" INDICATOR CAME ON AND SAID ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN. CAR TURNS OFF, CANNOT STEER. VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF. TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED AND I DROVE TO WORK, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE WHO RAN IT AND IT CAME UP AS THROTTLE BODY FORCES IMMEDIATE IDLE. WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THE 10 PAGES ON COMPLAINTS ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM SAID IT WOULD SAY - HOWEVER INFORMATION ON THAT SITE ALSO SAID IT'S ACTUALLY THE FUEL PUMP MODULATOR, BUT THE COMPUTER DID NOT INDICATE THAT AT ALL. THERE WERE ALMOST 60 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME SITUATIONS - WHEN I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC TODAY THE CAR 'HESITATED' AND DID NOT ACCELERATE CORRECTLY. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY - AND AGAIN I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THIS DEFECT IS GOING TO CAUSE AN INJURY OR EVEN DEATH AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED. I WILL BE CONTACTING FORD CORPORATE; BUT WITH THE RECENT INCIDENTS WITH GM I WOULD HATE TO SEE AN ACCIDENT OR FATALITY OCCUR WHEN FORD AND OTHERS ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY I HAVE TO GET THIS FIXED, I'M HOPING MY FORD DEALER WILL WORK WITH ME, BUT I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD SO TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE AND I'M GUESSING MONEY WILL BE TOO. REGARDLESS OF FORD'S CORPORATE RESPONSE, I WILL BE CONTACTING THE MEDIA. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT FORD IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

RUST IN THE CHANNELS OF THE ROOF HAS PENETRATED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE SHEET METAL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND IS OTHERWISE IN PERFECT CONDITION. *TR

CAR JUST DIED ON HIGHWAY JUST SHUT OFF WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER LOOKING AT IT THE FPDM WAS CORRODED AND BAD. THIS HAS BEEN A INTERRMTINT PROBLEM AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS WHEN CAR STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT INTERSECTIONS AND SUCH ALUMINUM AND STEEL DONT WORK WELL UNDER A CAR AND CORRODE VERY BADLY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 46MPH, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, MY TRUCK CUT OFF FOR AROUND 5 SECONDS. I ALMOST GOT BY THE TRUCK BEHIND ME. MY TRUCK KICKED BACK ON BY ITSELF, ALL WHY I WAS DRIVING. I WAS SO TERRIFIED THE TRUCK BEHIND ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN EXPEDITION STARTED TO LURCH AND NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. TOOK IT IN TO AUTO SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT PISTONS 3 AND 7 WERE MISFIRING. WENT TO CHANGE SPARK PLUGS AND PLUGS BROKE OFF IN THE ENGINE. HAD TO ORDER SPECIAL TOOL TO REMOVE THEM, SECOND TIME THEY HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED BOTH TIMES THEY HAVE BROKEN OFF. COST WAS OVER 1500.00 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 09/30/14*LJ UPDATED 2/27/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED SIX TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

SUV ENTERED SAFE MODE ... ENGINE SHUDDERED, LOW POWER IN LOW RPM BANDS.. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD SPARK PLUGS REPLACED IN 2014 AT 88000 MILES. IN 2015, 115,000 MILES ENGINE DOES AGAIN WHILE DRIVING INTERSTATE PUTTING ME AT RISK ON ROAD OF COLLISION DUE TO POWER LOSS. DID NOT ENTER SAFE MODE SECOND TIME... JUST COULD NOT GET POWER - HAD TO PUSH HARD ON GAS TO GET IT INTO LOWER GEAR/HIGHER RPMS. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP THINKING COILS (COP) NEEDED REPLACED. TOLD ENGINE IS NO GOOD AND NEEDS FULL REPLACEMENT. A WRECK COULD OCCUR WHEN ENGINE FAILS LIKE THIS. ENGINES SHOULD NOT BE DEAD AT 115,000 MILES. I MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MFG SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FAIL SAFE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION IN ORDER TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 KPH MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKE LIGHT THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT. (CHECK ENGINE NEVER GOES OFF. REPLACE ALL PLUGS AND COILS. REPLACE OF SENSORS AND SEVERAL FUSES.) THE HEADLIGHTS BEGIN TO FLASH OFF AND ON THEN TRUCK STARTED SPUTTERING. THE FUEL LIGHT WENT FROM 3/4 TANK TO E. I PULLED INTO SHOPPING CENTER PLACED IT IN PARK. WENT TO PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND COULDN'T SOMETHING WAS DRAINING BATTERY THAT IS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD. DON'T KNOW RESOLUTION BUT TIRED OF THIS TRUCK! IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS TRUCK HAS SO MANY REPEAT ISSUES AND NO RECALL. FORD NEEDS TO BE SUED. I DAILY HAVE TO TURN ON MY HAZARDS AND RESTART CAR BECAUSE IT SPONTANEOUSLY GOES INTO LIMP MODE, ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC. *TR

DRIVING AT 25MPH THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND WENT INTO FAILSAFE MODE, POWER STEERING ALSO DISABLED CAUSING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TRYING TO STEER THE CAR FROM TRAFFIC TO A SAFE AREA WITHOUT ASSISTED STEERING. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS AND USUALLY IN COLDER WEATHER. LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON A MAIN HIGHWAY BUT LUCKILY I WAS ALONE WITHOUT MY FAMILY AND IN THE INSIDE LANE SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THANKFULLY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THE OVERTAKING LANE AS THERE IS NO TIME TO SAFELY CHANGE LANES WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN. SURPRISED THERE HAS BEEN NO FATALITIES DUE TO THIS AS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2006 FORD TRUCKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AFTER A LOUD ALARM SOUND, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS FAILING. THE FAILURE HAD REOCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FAIL SAFETY ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

VEHICLE SIMPLY SHUTS OFF AT ANY TIME AND SHOWS 'ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE'. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE (USED) IN MARCH 2012 (MOST RECENTLY ON 10/13). I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. WE REPLACED THE TPS AT A COST OF AROUND $300 AS A POSSIBLE FIX AND THIS WORKED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS - NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK AND MY RESEARCH INDICATES WE NEED TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THIS WILL COST US AROUND $500 - FOR A TOTAL REPAIR COST OF AROUND $800 - WHICH WE CANNOT AFFORD! FORD HAS LITERALLY $HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS AND MUST RECALL DUE TO THIS ISSUE - THERE IS NO EXCUSE TO ALLOW THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM TO CONTINUE. FORD MOTOR CO. OWES ME $800 DUE TO THEIR POOR ENGINEERING AND UNWILLINGNESS TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE - THEY ARE GREEDY CROOKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FAIL SAFE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

ENGINE WENT IN TO FAIL SAFE MODE AND STALLED WHILE COASTING TO PULL OFF. PUT IN NEUTRAL SHUT OFF KEY AND THEN RESTARTED. NO MORE PROBLEM..UNTIL A YEAR LATER. FAIL SAFE THEN STALL. RESTARTED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. AFTER 10 MILES FAIL SAFE AND STALL. RESTARTED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON TOOK TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS THROTTLE BODY $650 REPAIR. OBVIOUSLY; I AM NOT THE FIRST VICTIM! SHAME ON YOU FORD FOR NOT STEPPING UP AND TAKING CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS AND REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODIES. TO CONSUMERS..FAIL SAFE DOESN'T MEAN SAFE TO KEEP DRIVING, IT IS DESIGNED TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING JUST LONG ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHILE YOU PULL OVER. GOOD LUCK! *TR

I BELIEVE THAT FORD EXPEDITIONS FROM YEARS 2003 - 2006 HAVE A SERIOUS DEFECT. I AM EXPERIENCING RADIATOR SUPPORT MOUNT ROT. MY MECHANIC SAYS THIS SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND HAVE READ ON THE FORD EXPEDITION FORUM THAT MANY EXPEDITION DRIVERS ARE NOW FINDING THIS TO BE THE CASE WITH THEIR VEHICLES AS WELL. I SERIOUSLY BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THE A/C CONDENSER IS NOW FALLING THROUGH AND THE BODY MOUNTS ARE BEING COMPROMISED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FAIL SAFE MODE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED CLEANING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

LEMON! 2006 FORD EXPEDITION BEGINNING OF JUNE IT STARTED "BOGGING" DOWN WHILE DRIVING. WE TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE, MISFIRE. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WE KNOW AND HE TOLD US THE CODES SHOWED 6,7,8 SPARKPLUGS. TRYING TO SAVE $.THIS HELPED A LITTLE, STARTED DOING IT AGAIN BUT WORSE, THIS TIME IT WAS DECELERATING WE WERE GOING 75 & CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING & BOGGED DOWN TO 50 ON THE HWY ALMOST CAUSE SEVERAL WRECKS AS I TRIED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE (WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR) TOOK IT INTO THE MECHANIC & OTHER SPARK PLUGS COIL PACKS & 1 INJECTOR GOT IT FIXED PICKED IT UP & DIDN'T EVEN GET DOWN THE ROAD & IT DID IT AGAIN.THIS TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AFTER FLASHING.TOOK IT BACK TO HIM & NO CODES COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING.WENT HM & ALMOST GOT IN A WRECK AGAIN! IT DECELERATE TO 45 AFTER GOING 70. WE WENT HM, NEXT MORNING GOING TO TAKE IT BACK TO HIM AGAIN!! WHILE DRIVING, A/C TURNED OFF, DOOR SENSOR ALARM FAIL POPPED UP, ANOTHER SENSOR FAIL, &PULLED OVER PUT IN PARK & WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK.CALLED MECHANIC,AFTER SO MANY LOOK OVERS THINKING IT WAS PCM, SECURITY MODULE, HE GIVES UP AFTER 2 WKS OF WORKING ON IT.WE GET IT HM & START LOOKING ON HERE & FIND SO MUCH ABOUT THIS LIKE ITS GOING IN SAFE FAIL MODE WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF. START LOOKING AT ALL THE OTHER FORUMS & THIS YR MODEL HAD 362 COMPLAINS ON ANOTHER SITE & MANY ON HERE, SEVERAL OF THIS SAME DEAL.WE STARTED WITH FUSES #5 BLOWN, CHANGE BLOWS IMMEDIATELY, CHANGE AGAIN BLOWS AGAIN. START CHASING WIRES, CHANGE AGAIN STARTS UP.OKAY GREAT!!! NOW ROUGH IDLE, WAY BAD WHO CARES IT STARTS! DRIVE IT TO WORK, WE DESPERATELY NEED MY CAR & FORD CANT GET TO IT FOR 1 1/2 MONTHS.STARTS STALLING WHILE DRIVING AGAIN A/C SHUTS OFF AND SLOWS DOWN. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE! THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT THAT WILL KILL! I HAVE FOUND THIS SAME ISSUE ON THIS SAME SITE A LOT! WHY ISN'T ANYTHING BEING DONE? HELP!!!!!!!!! *TR

I WENT TO MOVE MY VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE TO THE DRIVE WAY AND IT WOULDN'T STOP, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD NOTHING BUT AIR AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I STEPPED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I GOT OUT.. THERE WAS A HUGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID BENEATH THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIGOROUSLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FAIL SAFE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

DRIVING 30MPH IN (D) WITH O/D ON AND LOST FORWARD MOMENTUM JUST LIKE I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO DRIVE IN L2 TO GET HOME.THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THIS HAPPENED. TOOK A TEST DRIVE AFTER I CHECKED FLUID LEVELS THAT WERE FULL AND PROPER WHICH I WISHED WERE LOW(EASY FIX).I TOOK IT DOWN THE ROAD IN D BUT SLIPPED OUT ABOUT 50' LATER BUT I TOOK IT OUT OF O/D OVERDRIVE AND WENT DOWN THE ROAD FINE FOR 2 MILES BUT DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE UNTIL I TOOK IT TO THE TRANSMISSION GARAGE. WE TREAT OUR VEHICLES EXCELLENT AND I HAVE NEVER HAULED ANYTHING BUT FAMILY AROUND,NO TRAILERS,NO PLOWS..NO PULLING OF ANY KIND.THERE WERE NO PRIOR INDICATORS EXCEPT A SMALL WHINE THAT GOT A LITTLE LOUDER WHEN I ACCELERATED BUT ONLY HEARD IT MAYBE 10 TIMES AT MOST BUT DON'T KNOW IF THAT MEANS ANYTHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION...PLEASE HELP WERE NOT RICH$$ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND MISFIRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE AND SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,628. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO LUNGE AND HESITATE. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ACTIVATING FAIL SAFE MODE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT FIVE OF HER SPARK PLUGS HAD FRACTURED INSIDE THE CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUG FAILURE HAD CAUSED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO FAIL AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.