2015 Ford Expedition Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced. The contact researched and was made aware of an unknown recall; however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while attempting to drive from being stationary, the vehicle hesitated and stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced or rebuilt. The contact stated that the timing chain had been replaced on two separate occasions. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 132,000.

Driving 45mph the stuttered quickly and the wrench symbol appeared on the dashboard. I had to put the car in Neutral and tranisted to the shoulder of the road, stopped and turned the vehicle off. This is not the first time this has happened. It happened to my wife and my daughter at separate times also.

Engine lack of power and excessive noise during acceleration.

During cold starts the engine has a loud rattling sound. The sound goes away after about a minute.

The mechanic assessing my vehicle stated that the vehicle has a coolant leak which cause the vehicle to run hot and ruin the head gaskets and requiring a new engine to repair at a significantly high cost. I explained to him that a check engine light only came on a day before and he stated that he has seen this a common problem in Ford Truck (F150 and expedition engines) with the 3.5 L turbo. The coolant sensor doesn’t pick up the leak because the coolant evaporates before the sensor can detect and only has cooler air passing over it thus not notifying the driver of the vehicle. I have maintained this vehicle properly since purchased in 2018. The risk was the engine could’ve overheated potentially causing fire or harm at high speeds.

WHILE PASSING SLOWER TRAFFIC ON I 80 EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. WAS TRAVELLING AT SPEED LIMIT (80) WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO THE MEDIAN TO AVOID A SUDDEN SLOW DOWN IN THE LEFT LANE LINE OF TRAFFIC. LATER DIAGNOSED TO BE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN AN AREA OR SITUATION WHERE I COULD NOT HAVE IMMEDIATELY LEFT THE ROAD IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

WAS TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND EXITED HIGHWAY WHEN SAFE AND VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING AND WOULDN'T RESTART. IT SEEMS THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THEN DAMAGED THE ENGINE. DEALER REP SAID THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE, BUT NOT RECALLS YET.

2015 EXPEDITION 3.5 ECOBOOST STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY (CODE P2112). THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL.

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, IN A STEADY-STATE IN MILD TRAFFIC, WHEN THE WRENCH ICON IN THE LEFT-SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD LIT UP MOMENTARILY AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WAS UNRESPONSIVE. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP, TURN IT OFF THEN RE-START THE VEHICLE. IT DID SO AGAIN UPON DRIVING IT ON MONDAY AUG 19. FORD WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH THIS EXACTLY MIMICS THE REASON FOR THE RECALL ON 2015 FORD FLEXES/LINCOLN MKTS, ETC. WITH THE SAME POWERTRAIN!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND HIS WIFE NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED TO THE FRAME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE AND CALLED COOK COUNTY FORD DEALER, (LOCATED AT 1000 S HUTCHINSON AVE, ADEL, GA 31620, (229) 896-7411) TO GET INSURANCE INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AS IT WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE TO SEE OWNER'S MANUAL. VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE COULD ONLY COAST. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER WHILE COASTING. ONCE ON THE SHOULDER, STOPPED AND VEHICLE IDLED ROUGH SO SHUT IT OFF. I THEN RESTARTED AND THE ISSUE WENT AWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FLUKE WITH THE COMPUTER AND TO BRING IT IN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY SO WE TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY UNDER CODE P2112 WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE FORD HAS HAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT FORD DID NOT INCLUDE THE EXPEDITION IN THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. IT APPEARS THEIR RECALL DID NOT COVER ALL VEHICLES IMPACTED BY THIS ISSUE.

ENGINE GOES INTO LIMP MODE NO PROBLEM RESPONSE NO POWER CANNOT MOVE OUT OF ITS WAY VERY DANGEROUS HAPPENED TO ME WAS PULLING OUT INTO MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE JUST COASTED. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON HAD TO COAST OUT OF THE WAY SHUT VEHICLE OFF RESTARTED IT WAS FINE THIS IS HAPPENED TO ME FOUR TIMES TOOK THE DEALER NOT WARRANTABLE

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 FORD EXPEDITION HOME FROM WORK, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL GAS POWER TO THE VEHICLE. MY STEERING STILL WORKED AND POWER WAS STILL ON BUT I HAD NO GAS. I PULLED OVER, TURNED MY ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED AND COULD GO AGAIN. IT TOOK 6 TIMES TO RESTART TO GET 2 MILES TO SAFE POINT. WHERE I THEN HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE FORD ENGINE, THE NHTSA HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THAT FORD ISSUED A MANDATORY EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 4 OTHER TYPE FORD VEHICLES BUT NOT THE EXPEDITION, WHICH HAS THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE. I HAD TO PAY $560.00 TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE WHEN IT'S A KNOWN FORD ISSUE. MY VEHICLE HAD 50,700 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FORD EXPAND THEIR MAKE AND MODEL WARRANTY AS WELL AS REIMBURSE ME FOR MY EXPENSES FOR THIS REPLACEMENT.

1/28/17 DRIVING 65 MPH ON A FLORIDA HIGHWAY (NOT ON CRUISE CONTROL) THE THROTTLE/GAS PEDDLE SENSOR (THROTTLE BODY) SHUTS OFF THE GAS TO THE ENGINE AND THE CAR SLOWS TO A STOP. THIS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. WE MANAGE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AND THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS FOR ANOTHER 50 MILES WE DRIVE THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY FOR $500. I AM . OUT OF WARRANTY = OVER 36,000 MILES I TELL MY STORY TO 2 ST LOUIS FRIENDS, ALSO OWN FORDS (2006 EXPLORER, 2008 EDGE) AND THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE AND NECESSARY REPAIR. I JUST NOTIFIED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE 800-392-3673 AND THEY SAY THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL OR ISSUE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HAS BEEN IGNORED BY FORD FOR YEARS. I ALSO OWNED A TOYOTA DURING THEIR SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM A FEW YEARS AGO AND THIS SEEMS WORSE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT NUMBER FIVE ENGINE CYLINDER IGNITION COIL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.