2005 Ford Expedition

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING 55MPH ON INTERSTATE 95 IN PHILADELPHIA, PA WITH MY WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING AND I WAS DANGEROUSLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSTATE 95. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MESSAGE CAME ON. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND MY WIFE AND I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT NOW IN FEAR OF THIS INCIDENT OCCURRING AGAIN RESULTING IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. BASED UPON MY RESEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED TO THOUSANDS OF FORD EXPEDITION OWNERS. I WOULD APPRECIATE THE PROBLEM BEING ADDRESSED EXPEDITIOUSLY BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED AND/OR INJURED. *TR

• 12/30/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  TWICE I'VE BEEN DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER AND "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" MESSAGE CAME ON. ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK, COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD-- 2ND TIME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC!! BOTH TIMES I TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED OK, BUT I'M SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. DRIVING STRAIGHT ON CITY STREET BOTH TIMES. *TR

• 12/30/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  1. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN OR IS HAPPENING. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION SIMPLY LOST ALL POWER AND THE WORDS "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" APPEARED. 2. THIS OCCURRED TWICE (OCT. 6, 2009 AND NOV. 16, 2009). I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BOTH TIMES BUT DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT, I LOST THE POWER STEERING AS WELL AND STRUGGLED TO PULL OVER. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" IS THAT THE CAR STOPS WORKING. YOU BECOME A SITTING DUCK WHEREVER THE CAR HAS DECIDED TO GO INTO THIS MODE. YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE -NOT FUN WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY THE FIRST TIME-AND IF YOU DO NOT LOSE YOUR POWER STEERING, YOU CAN PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. 3. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $700. NOWHERE IN THE CAR MANUAL DOES IT LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS CODE COULD LEAD TO THIS REPAIR. I HAD A HARD TIME FIGURING OUT WHAT THE CODE MEANT USING THE OWNER MANUAL. THE MOST FRUSTRATING PART OF THIS FAILURE IS THAT IF THIS HAD OCCURRED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, I PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE HERE TO ENTER THIS COMPLAINT. I WOULD LIKE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

• 12/29/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  CRANK NO START, AFTER REPLACED NEW FUEL PUMP, FILTER AND OTHER PARTS WOULD NOT START AND NOT GETTING FUEL. WAS IN MOTION AND DIED AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK.

• 12/24/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT INTERSECTION TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. WHILE I WAS MAKING THE RIGHT TURN ABOUT 5 MPH, THE 2005 FORD EXPEDITION STALLED AND ALL THE LIGHTS WENT ON. I WAITED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS TO TURN ON THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED. I STOPPED 5 MINUTES LATER TO STOP THE ENGINE TO SEE IF EVERYTHING WAS OK. IT TOOK TWO TRIES TO START THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT INSPECTED. THEY CLAIM IT WAS THE "THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR". I GOT THAT REPLACED FOR ~$340.00. *TR

• 12/23/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TRAVELING IN A PARKING LOT CAR DIED AND SAID CHECK ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL. WONT RUN OR CRANK. LEFT STUCK IN A PARKING LOT HAD TO GET TOWED HOME. *TR

• 12/23/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION ON 2005 EXPEDITION IS SLIPPING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE AND THE FOOT THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT THEN JERKS FORWARD. OTHER TIMES IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO UPSHIFT WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I MUST ALSO STATE THAT THE PAINT ON THE TIP OF THE HOOD AND ON THE TAILGATE ARE STARTING TO BUBBLE /BLISTER, THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND THE PAINT IS CARED FOR THROUGH POLISHING AND WAXING TWICE A YEAR. *TR

• 12/23/2008· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE" MESSAGE APPEARED AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE IN TRAFFIC. PULLED OVER, RESTARTED ENGINE AND ISSUE CORRECTED ITSELF. *TR

• 12/23/2008· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE" MESSAGE APPEARED AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME INOPERATIVE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, RESTARTED ENGINE WHILE ROLLING ALONG AND ERROR WAS CORRECTED. *TR

• 12/21/2013· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH CHANGING LANES AND A ODB MESSAGE APPEARS "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN. IT WAS A LIFE THREATENING MOMENT FOR MY FAMILY AND I AS A TRUCK THAT WAS ON COMING FROM BEHIND WITH SPEED HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES IN ORDER NOT TO COLLIDE WITH ME SINCE I HAD NO POWER TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ONLY FORTUNATE THAT THE TRUCK HAD A CLEAR LANE TO CHANGE INTO ABRUPTLY. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MESSAGE AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH IS A WIDE SPREAD KNOW ISSUE AMONG FORD CARS AND I AM LIVID AND VERY ANGRY THAT THE NHTSA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS KNOW ISSUE AS IT IS PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE ONLINE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL FUTURE TRAGEDIES. I HOPE FORD DOES NOT WANT BLOOD ON THERE HANDS! *TR

• 12/21/2005· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,TIRES,SEATS,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  GEORGE NEWCOMB LANDERS MCLARTY 2609 SOUTH WALTON BENTONVILLE, AR 72712 I PURCHASED A 2005 EXPEDITION FROM YOU A FEW WEEKS AGO. ON 11-23-05 I BROUGHT IT OVER TO HAVE SOME DEFECTS REPAIRED. DEFECTS THAT WERE TO BE FIXED. TRANSMISSION. WHEN STOPPED ON A HILL IF YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAPPENS IF YOU ARE STOPPED WITH THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE GOING DOWN A HILL OF IN DRIVE GOING UP A HILL. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT AT ODD TIMES AS YOU ARE DRIVING. REAR PASSENGER DOME LIGHT FLICKERS WHEN YOU TURN IN ON WITH THE SWITCH IN THE BACK. RIGHT TURN SIGNAL FLASHES VERY FAST. TIRES ARE VERY BAD OUT OF BALANCE. DRIVER DOOR DOES NOT LATCH UNLESS IT IS SHUT HARD. I TOLD JESSE THAT THEY HAD TO BE DONE BY 5:00 PM. AFTER KEEPING THE VEHICLE ALL DAY NOTHING WAS FIXED. DURING MY VISIT IN YOUR OFFICE ON 12-9-05 YOU ASSURED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE REPLACED. YOU ALSO STATED THAT FORD WAS AWARE OF THE BAD TIRES AND WOULD REPLACE THEM NOW THAT I HAD COMPLAINED. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE THE FOLLOWING NEW DEFECTS HAVE BEEN FOUND. TURN SIGNALS WILL SOMETIMES NOT WORK AT ALL. WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN THE REAR END WILL SLIP. YOU CAN FILL IT NOT HOLDING THE ROAD. OUTSIDE FUMES ARE SUCKED INTO THE VEHICLE. ANY SMELL OR EXHAUST FROM THIS OR OTHER VEHICLES IS PULLED INSIDE. THE LEATHER ON THE FRONT SEATS HAS TURNED BLACK. THE TRANSMISSION, REAR END PROBLEM AND TIRES ARE ALL MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEMS. THESE MUST BE FIXED. I FEEL THAT HAVING MY WIFE DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH THESE PROBLEMS IS PUTTING HER IN DANGER. THE TURN SIGNALS AND LIGHT PROBLEM ARE POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARDS. THE UNCONTROLLED AIR INTAKE IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE PEOPLE INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO BE GASSED BY A PASSING VEHICLE. MY WIFE HAS VERY BAD ALLERGIES WHEN THESE SMELLS ARE PULLED INTO THE VEHICLE SHE HAS TROUBLE BREATHING. I HAVE NEVER OWNED ANYTHING MADE FROM LEATHER THAT HAS CHANGED COLORS. *NM

• 12/19/2010· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING ON US 95 NORTH THE VEHICLE ALL OF THE SUDDEN STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 AND GREATER ON BUSY INTERSTATES. THE ENGINE JUST STOPS AND THE CAR MUST COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN IT WILL START AGAIN AND RUN FINE FOR AT LEAST A WEEK OR TWO. RECENTLY THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN JAN OF 2010 ON A TRIP FROM MISSOURI TO VIRGINIA. NOW THAT WE LIVE IN VIRGINIA, NEAR DC THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE FIND VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WITH FOUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR.

• 12/17/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  I HAVE SIX KIDS AND WHEN YOUR DRIVING AND YOUR CAR SHUTS OFF GOING 50-60 MILES AN HOURS AND GIVES YOU A MESSAGE FAIL SAFE MESSAGE, THAT'S PRETTY SCARY. I FIXED THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR ONCE AND NOW HAVE ISSUES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS AND SURPRISED THAT THERE ARE NOT RECALLS. THIS IS ONE EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

• 12/16/2013· ENGINE

  MY MOTHER HAD MY CAR WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND THE INCIDENT AND SUBSEQUENT RESEARCH SHOWING A DANGEROUS PATTERN AND NO RECALL OF THIS ISSUE HAS ME VERY CONCERNED. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE FAILSAFE MESSAGE FLASHED ACROSS THE DASH WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON WHILE MAKING LOUD ALERT BEEPS. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. MY MOTHER PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE WITH NO ISSUES. MY CONCERN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE IS THAT THIS CAN OCCUR WHILE IN MOTION. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED A MINUTE EARLIER OR LATER, IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DURING HIGH SPEEDS OR LEFT TURNS. I AM NOW ALMOST FEARFUL FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

• 12/16/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD DOCUMENT THE COMPLAINT AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 58,000. UPDATED 07/18/11

• 12/16/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  2005 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED ~83.5K MILES VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT A HALF HOUR AND THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, BRAKE OR STEER. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD, SHUT VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, UNABLE TO REGISTER CODE HOWEVER I PROVIDED THEM WITH COMMENTS FROM ONLINE SITES POINTING TO THROTTLE CONTROL BODY FAILURE CAUSING ENGINE TO GO INTO FAILSAFE MODE. DEALERSHIP'S FIRST INCLINATION WITHOUT ANY CODES IS TO REPLACE A FUEL SENSOR. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO ADDRESS THROTTLE CONTROL BODY DESPITE MY SUGGESTION ALONG WITH OTHER VEHICLE OWNER'S INCIDENT REPORTS FROM ONLINE SITES. 8 DAYS LATER WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MYSELF AND FIVE CHILDREN, AFTER ABOUT A HALF HOUR OF DRIVING, HE FOUND HE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, LOOKED AT THE MESSAGE CENTER AND IT SAID CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL AT WHICH TIME HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THE ONBOARD COMPUTER OR SENSORS ARE NOT STORING THESE CODES, THE PROBLEM IS SO FAR INTERMITTENT. THIS PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP DESPITE MY RESEARCH WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE. IT ALSO APPEARS FORD IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THIS EITHER. SO FAR, I HAVE FOUND ONE INSTANCE ONLINE WHERE THE OWNER OF A 2006 EXPEDITION WAS REIMBURSED FROM FORD FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THEIR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL BODY THEREBY ACKNOWLEDGING SOME SEMBLANCE OF RESPONSIBILITY. THIS NEWER THROTTLE CONTROL BODY IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ORIGINAL, IMPROVED. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL OR EVEN A TSB? HOW MANY REPORTS OF THERE OUT THERE, HOW MANY ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, POSSIBLY DEATHS MIGHT BE ATTRIBUTED TO THIS FAILURE? AFTER CONTACTING FORD, WE WILL HAVE THE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY REPLACED. ALSO, IT APPEARS, PEOPLE ARE BEING SUGGESTED TO REPLACE THE SENSOR FIRST ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM OCCUR AGAIN - IT'S NOT THE SENSOR, IT'S THE ACTUAL PART. *TR

• 12/15/2016· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/14/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  AT 45 MPH I LOST THROTTLE CONTROL AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL". I DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. I RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE. HAS BEEN FINE FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. READING EVERYBODY'S CONCERNS ON THIS ISSUE MAKES ME WONDER IF THERE REALLY IS A FIX FOR THIS. I CERTAINLY DON'T TRUST THE DEALERS......WHAT'S UP FORD??? *TR

• 12/11/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION, EDDIE BAUER. MOST RECENTLY (2 WEEKS AGO), MY CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON, I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND PLANNED TO TAKE IT IN THE NEXT DAY. I WORK CLOSE TO HOME AND HAVE LIMITED DRIVING DISTANCE. ON THE WAY HOME, THE THROTTLE WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. MY LOCAL DEALER DID FIX IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. HOWEVER...THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM. WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND WITHIN A MONTH THE FUEL INJECTOR WENT OUT WHEN I WAS COMING BACK HOME FROM OUT OF TOWN, MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT ADJUSTMENT WENT OUT TWICE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I AM SHORT AND HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY SEAT ALL THE WAY BACK. 2 CAM PHASERS HAD TO BE REPLACED BACK IN THE SUMMER AND THEN MOST RECENTLY THIS. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND WOULD PREFER A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE. I FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND HEARD FROM THEM TODAY OF WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT HAVING 49,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL FOR PARTS TO GO BAD. I LIVE ON A HARD SURFACE ROAD AND DRIVE TO WORK, NORMAL DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES AND OF COURSE VACATION. THE ONLY THING THEY WOULD DO WAS UPGRADE MY WARRANTY TO COVER THE TRANSMISSION. IT ALREADY HAS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM DISAPPOINTED THEY WOULD NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. I HAVE OWNED 2 TOYOYTA'S IN THE PAST AND PLAN TO GO BACK TO A TOYOTA AND A FORD COULD NOT BE GIVEN TO ME AGAIN. *TR

• 12/09/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE

  I WAS DRIVING WITH 4 KIDS IN THE CAR, WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR TURNED OFF, ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO A PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, TURNED BACK ON, NOTHING. TRIED AGAIN AND IT WORKED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 50 MILES HOME AND AS I WAS TURNING IN MY DRIVEWAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

• 12/09/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I OWN A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION AND HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSING ALL THROTTLE CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS SCARED . THERE WERE 5 PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE INCLUDING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. VERY DANGEROUS! THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED UP AGAIN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. TODAY I HAVE A DIFFERENT PROBLEM. O/D LED FLASHES ON DASH AND VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC. THEY SUSPECT A TRANSMISSION FAULT. I WISH I NEVER DECIDED ON GETTING THIS SUV. I SHOULD NOT BE SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ASAP!!!!! *TR

• 12/06/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OUR 2005 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EXHIBITS THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS WERE REPORTED TODAY REGARDING "CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR ON FORD 7 LTR ENGINES 1997-2003 - ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING FORWARD , AT VARIABLE SPEED: VERY SLOW TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WILL RESTART ON FIRST TRY AFTER COMING TO COMPLETE STOP. MESSAGE PANEL SHOWS "CHECK THROTTLE LINKAGE" OR SIMILAR. FIRST OCCURRED AROUND JULY 07 SECOND TIME TOOK TRUCK TO FORD DEALER AUG 11 - THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM AFTER TESTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS (AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THE CHARGE SAID). ONE MONTH LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN, HAS NOW INCREASED INTERMITTENT TO ONCE EVERY 2-3 WEEKS. INCIDENT DATES START APPROX JULY 2007 THROUGH YESTERDAY 12/05. *TR

• 12/05/2017· STEERING

  MY GEAR SHIFT BROKE WHICH BROKE THE STEERING COLUMN AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS DEFAULTED SYSTEM SO DO FORD BECAUSE DID CONTINUE THIS STEERING COLUMN SO I HAD TO REPLACE IT WITH ONE FROM JUNK YARD SO HOW IS THAT SAFE FOR ME AS A CONSUMER WELL I FILING THIS JUST IN CASE IT BREAK AGAIN AND MY LIFE IS IN DANGER MY CAR CAME OUTTA OF PARK LIKE TO TANNED ME OVER SO I'M SPEAKING UP BECAUSE THIS PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER

• 12/04/2009· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  I WAS DRIVING ON CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY THIS MORNING (12/4) AND MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION GAVE ME AN "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE" ERROR MESSAGE AND SHUT DOWN. I WAS DRIVING ~50 MILES AN HOUR IN THE MIDDLE LANES. EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND SEE ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL 2005 EXPEDITIONS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME SITUATION. I THOUGHT THE PART WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED OR THAT FORD WOULD HAVE FIXED THIS PART AS I BOUGH THIS VEHICLE USED FROM THEIR DEALERSHIP. VERY DISAPPOINTING. *TR

• 12/01/2012· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 20 MPH AND THERE WAS NO CONTROL OF THE CAR - WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTART. FAULT ON THE CONSOLE WAS "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE". HAS HAPPEN APPROX 4 MORE TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS WITH THREE DIFFERENT DRIVERS. NO PROBLEM EVER FOUND BY DEALER. HAS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEED ON THE FREEWAY COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING AND POWER OCCURS MORE CONCERNING IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. I FIND THIS TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED WHEN BY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING SHE WAS SCARED TO DEATH REFUSING TO DRIVE IT HOME. THIS REMINDED ME OF TOYOTA PRIUS SO I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO REPORT MY INCIDENTS. LOOKING AT THE INTERNET I NOW FIND IT OCCURS FREQUENTLY AND IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. *TR

• 12/01/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENTFire

  2005 FORD EXPEDITION CAR FIRE LOST NINE MONTHS OF PAYMENTS CARS SEATS WALLET EASY UP CANOPIES ETC. *TR

• 11/30/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND ON TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

• 11/30/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  I HAD JUST PICKED UP MY SON FROM HIS SCHOOL AND MADE A LEFT TURN AT THE STOP SIGN TO GO TO THE MAIN ROAD TO PICK MY DAUGHTER FROM HER SCHOOL WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED IN MY TRUCK. THE RED WAS AHEAD,CARS WERE LINED,KIDS WERE CROSSING THE ROAD,AND I HAD TO SOMETHING REALLY FAST. I DROVE IN TO A DRIVEWAY IN MY RIGHT WHICH WAS A PARKING FOR A HOSPITAL. I KEPT TRYING TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR,BUT THE WOULDN'T STOP. IT WENT OVER THE CURB AND HIT A TREE. I CALLED THE POLICE, THEN MY INSURANCE,CAR WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP. THE FORD STORE DID THE DIAGNOSTICS ON THE BRAKE AND TOLD MY INSURANCE COMPANY THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAD FAILED.MY INSURANCE COMPANY GOT THE WORK STARTED FOR THE BODY DAMAGE. I CALLED THE FORD STORE SEVERAL TIMES ASKING FOR A COPY OF THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THE PERSON IN CHARGE WOULD NOT RETURN MY CALL OR GIVE ME A COPY.THREE WEEKS LATER WHEN BODY STARTED THEY SENT A REPORT TO THE BODY SHOP THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT, WAS UNDETERMINED SENT THIS REPORT AFTER HE SPOKE TO THE OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF FORD. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 3:15 ON SEPT.17TH AND MY CAR WENT THROUGH A 60,000 MILE CHECK UP ON SEPT.16TH. AT THE FORD STORE. *TR

• 11/29/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THIS CAR JUST NUMEROUS OF PROBLEM..... WHO EVER BUILT THIS CAR DID NOT HAVE A GOOD JOB OF DOING IT

• 11/29/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DRIVING AT 50MPH IN 2005 FORD EXPEDITION LMTD. WHEN LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL AND HAD TO TRY AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. "CHECK THROTTLE CONTROL" WARNING CAME ON DURING INCIDENT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME AT 108,500 MILES. IT SEEMS THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT ON THIS VEHICLE MODEL. NOT A VERY SAFE DEFECT FROM FORD. FORD NEEDS TO THINK OF THEIR CONSUMER SAFETY AND RECALL AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE. MEANWHILE MY NEXT CAR THAT WAS GOING TO BE A FORD WILL BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT. *TR

• 11/19/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  WHILE MOVING IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE ENGINE CUT-OFF ON ITS OWN. MESSAGE CAME UP ON DASH DISPLAY, SOMETHING ABOUT "ELECT THROTTLE CONTROL". WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY BAD TRAFFIC, WITH HEATERS (FRONT AND BACK) AND THE RADIO ON. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. TURNED OFF RADIO, HEATERS, THEN WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. BATTERY CONDITION WAS FINE (REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO), NO OTHER WARNING. VEHICLE IS WELL-MAINTAINED, NEVER DRIVEN HARD OR USED FOR TOWING. TODAY I AM TAKING IT TO A FORD DEALER FOR EVALUATION. *TR

• 11/19/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  FOR THE 3RD TIME IN THE PAST YEAR I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH - ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON, MESSAGE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" COMES ON - I HAVE NO POWER, I COAST TO THE SIDE LANE TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS, TURN KEY TO OFF POSITION. RESTART THE CAR (TAKES A COUPLE OF TRIES) AND CONTINUE - THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD ( I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE) LOOKING ON LINE AND ON ONE SITE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/EXPEDITION/2005/ENGINE/VEHICLE_SPEED_CONTROL.SHTML THERE ARE 52 COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE MANY OTHER SITES REPORTING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I AM TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TOMORROW - WHAT ELSE SHOULD I BE DOING TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. - IT'S APPARENT THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE- DOES IT TAKE SOMEONE DYING TO GET THE CAR MANUFACTURERS TO LISTEN TO THEIR CUSTOMERS? *TR

• 11/18/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THIS IS INCIDENT #1 OF 3 WITH RESPECT TO THIS VEHICLE. IN EACH CASE, THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED UNDER ORDINARY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR EITHER LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF SUDDENLY OR LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND SLOWED TO A STOP. IN EACH CASE DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER WARNING "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" (OR SOMETHING SIMILAR) APPEARED. IN EACH CASE THE DRIVER TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION, WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES, AND THEN STARTED THE CAR. THE WARNING MESSAGE NO LONGER APPEARED AND THE CAR RAN FINE WITHOUT FURTHER IMMEDIATE INCIDENT. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE (INCIDENT #1), THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 - 40 MPH ON A THREE-LANE (IN EACH DIRECTION) STATE HIGHWAY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR FROM THE MIDDLE LANE TO THE RIGHT LANE BEFORE LOSING ALL POWER TO ACCELERATE. THIS ROAD HAS NO SHOULDER, SO THE CAR BLOCKED TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT LANE UNTIL IT WAS RESTARTED. WHEN THE CAR WAS NEXT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, THE DEALER DID NOT REPORT AN ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC CODE THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THIS INCIDENT. *TR

• 11/18/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THIS IS INCIDENT 3 OF 3 WITH RESPECT TO THIS VEHICLE. IN EACH CASE, THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED UNDER ORDINARY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR EITHER LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF SUDDENLY OR LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND SLOWED TO A STOP. IN EACH CASE DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER WARNING "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" (OR SOMETHING SIMILAR) APPEARED. IN EACH CASE THE DRIVER TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION, WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES, AND THEN STARTED THE CAR. THE WARNING MESSAGE NO LONGER APPEARED AND THE CAR RAN FINE WITHOUT FURTHER IMMEDIATE INCIDENT. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE (INCIDENT #3), THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON A TWO-LANE (ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION) DC CITY STREET. THE CAR LOST POWER COMPLETELY, AND THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE LANE OF TRAFFIC, THEREBY BLOCKING THE HEAVY LINE OF TRAFFIC BEHIND HER. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 11/18/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THIS IS INCIDENT #2 OF 3 WITH RESPECT TO THIS VEHICLE. IN EACH CASE, THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED UNDER ORDINARY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR EITHER LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF SUDDENLY OR LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND SLOWED TO A STOP. IN EACH CASE DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER WARNING "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" (OR SOMETHING SIMILAR) APPEARED. IN EACH CASE THE DRIVER TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION, WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES, AND THEN STARTED THE CAR. THE WARNING MESSAGE NO LONGER APPEARED AND THE CAR RAN FINE WITHOUT FURTHER IMMEDIATE INCIDENT. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE (INCIDENT #2), THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A FOUR-LANE (IN EACH DIRECTION) INTERSTATE HIGHWAY (THE INNER LOOP OF THE CAPITAL BELTWAY IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD). THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR FROM THE SECOND LANE FROM THE RIGHT TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE LOSING ALL POWER TO ACCELERATE, ALTHOUGH AT RAPIDLY DECELERATING SPEED, THIS MANEUVER WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WHEN THE CAR WAS NEXT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, THE DEALER DID NOT REPORT AN ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC CODE THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THIS INCIDENT. *TR

• 11/17/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND SUDDENLY I HEARD AN ALARM AND THE DASH INDICATED "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. AT THAT INSTANT THE VEHICLE STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE BURM. TRIED TO START BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND. FINALLY AFTER ABOUT TWO MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND RETURN TO WORK. TOOK VEHICLE TO BASS FORD SHERFFIELD VILLAGE OHIO. THEY ARE INVESTIGATING. *TR

• 11/17/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHEN HE PIVOTS THE FOOT TO THE LEFT TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE FOOT WILL ALSO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. HE FEELS THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE TO CLOSE TOGETHER.*AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

• 11/16/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I FILED A COMPLAINT IN OCT (10355191) REQUESTING INFO ON VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS WEEK WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. *TR

• 11/16/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DRIVING 2005 FORD EXPEDITION PASSED THROUGH INTERSECTION DRIVING 45 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR LIGHT TURNED ON AND READ ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE AND CAR IMMEDIATELY COULD NOT DRIVE OVER 5 MPH. I TURNED AND GOT OFF THE MAIN ROAD, SCARED THAT I WAS GOING TO GET HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. WAS ABLE TO TURN CAR BACK ON AFTER LEAVING THE CAR THEIR FOR A FEW HOURS, TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND I HAVE 53,000 AND NOT UNDER WARRENTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! *TR

• 11/12/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 2005 EXPEDITION WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 40MPH WHEN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING AND DIED IN TRAFFIC WHILE I WAS TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL. I COULDN'T TURN THE STIRRING WHEEL TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT THREE OR FOUR TIMES. ONCE IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ON A HILL THANK GOD NO ONE ELSE WAS COMING. *TR

• 11/12/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I WAS DRIVING 60MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE DASH LIT UP WITH "CHECK ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL." I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THE ENGINE TURNED ITSELF OFF, NO POWER STEERING, AND LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT BACK HOME AND I PLAN ON TAKING INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. *TR

• 11/10/2019· POWER TRAIN

  MY TRUCK LOST ALL FORWARD GEARS EXCEPT FOR REVERSE OUT OF THE BLUE THE OTHER MORNING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE HOME. VALVE BODY, SERVOS, SOLENOIDS, HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE. THE VEHICAL HAS LESS THEN 155000 MILES

• 11/07/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY SUV WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT OF A STORE. SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM MY VEHICLE. THEN IT STARTED TO CATCH ON FIRE. FIRE FIGHTERS SAID THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE FUEL INJECTORS.

• 11/06/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  2005 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4 ENGINE, MISFIRING 3&5 CYLINDER. ROUGH IDLE. CAR HAS 127,000 MILES AND SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT I HAD ISSUES WITH IT IDLING IN PARK AND ALMOST AT TIMES WANTING TO STALL. ENGINE HAS ON MORE THAN 3 OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY BECOME UN RESPONSIVE WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WOULD RUN BUT NO ACCELERATION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED; IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS RUNNING IN NEUTRAL. INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON SHOWING "ENGINE FAILURE". PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED CAR AND THEN IT RAN FINE AGAIN. FORD SVC DEPT. COULD NOT REPLICATE THE SITUATION WHEN I TOOK IT TO THEM, SO IT WAS NEVER REPAIRED. (CLEARLY THERE IS A FAULTY PROBLEM) CURRENTLY CAR IS IN THE SHOP REPLACING ALL 8 SPARK PLUGS, COILS AND BOOTS. MECHANIC INDICATED A LOT OF CARBON BUILDUP IN THROTTLE BODY. (SEEMS TO ME POSSIBLY SOME OTHER FAULTY COMPONENT COULD BE WHY I'M HAVING TO SPEND $800 TO FULLY REPAIR MY CAR). *TR

• 11/04/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TAKATA RECALL. MY FORD EXPEDITION 2005, HAS BEEN MESSING UP FOR A WHILE NOW. WE'VE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC WAY TOO MANY TIMES. IT STARTS SHAKING SOMETIMES WHEN WE STEP ON THE GAS AFTER WE STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, AND GOING UP A HILL IT FEEL A LIKE IT HESITATES AND FEELS AS IF IT'S PULLING BACK. YESTERDAY WAS WHAT STARTED TO CONCERN ME THOUGH. MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF ON ME COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. MY FORD FOCUS 2012 HAS BEEN DOING THE SAME THING AND IT TURNS OUT IT HAD A RECALL ISSUE, SO I WAS WONDERING IF THAT'S THE CASE WITH MY EXPEDITION.

• 11/04/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DRIVING APROX. 45 MPH LOSS CONTROL OF THROTTLE 2ND. TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

• 10/31/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TRAVELING ALONG CONGESTED CITY STREET DURING MORNING RUSH AND VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS ARE ALL ON. MESSAGE SAY "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE" I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TWICE BEFORE THE ERROR CLEARED. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. BUT THESE OTHER REPORTS DON'T GIVE ME MUCH HOPE. AND I JUST PAID OFF THE NOTE LAST WEEK. *TR

• 10/30/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  2005 FORD EXPEDITION DISPLAYED "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE" MESSAGE AND ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT AT HIGH SPEED IN TRAFFIC ON A CURVED ROAD RESULTING IN A SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS APPEAR TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR WHICH THERE HAS BEEN NO SAFETY RECALL. A FAILURE LIKE THIS WITH NO MECHANICAL BACKUP FOR ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

• 10/27/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  WE WERE SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND WERE REAR-ENDED AT MILEAGE SPEED AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN. *TR

• 10/25/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AS IF CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER UNTIL IT GOES AWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNAL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME, THE SERVICE DEALER ADJUSTED THE CALIBRATION FOR A TEMPORARY REMEDY. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO INSTALLED A FLIGHT RECORD BOX. THE CONTACT KEPT THE FLIGHT RECORD BOX FOR TWO WEEKS AND RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEALER BUT THE READINGS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX SEPARATE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT OFFERED ANY RESOLUTION.