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really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 1 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 2 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 100,150 miles
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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.
- Laguna Beach, CA, USA
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.
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
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.
- Sachse, TX, USA
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.
- Hammonton, NJ, USA
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.
- Ft Worth, TX, USA
Engine shuts off while driving and shows 'engine fail safe mode'. this has happened 6 times since I bought the vehicle in March 2012 (I've had the vehicle a little over a year now). It has happened in 1) a restaurant parking lot while on vacation; 2) in a parking garage at work; 3) in a store parking lot; 4) in a store parking lot; 5) on a road; 6) in a store parking lot. (#5/#6 just happened yesterday to my wife while shopping with our 3yr. Old son). This is a serious safety issue because it can happen any time, anywhere, without warning. I have contacted Ford and of course they say they are not aware of the problem - even though I have found hundreds of complaints on various online forums and right here on the NHTSA website. It seems (from my research online) that the problem can be fixed by replacing the throttle body and tps - which is a costly repair for which I do not have the money (after just buying new tires in addition to a separate $500 repair). Ford needs to recall and fix this issue before someone is injured or killed!!
- Centre Hall, PA, USA
While traveling on the highway at approximately 75 mph in a 2006 Ford Expedition, the vehicle's engine suddenly and without warning shut down. Due to the loss of power, the steering and brakes were extremely difficult to control. The vehicle coasted on the highway until I was safely able to direct the vehicle to the side of the roadway. After stopping and parking the vehicle safely, I was able to restart the vehicle without further incident. This occured a total of three times in months that followed. I took the vehicle to a Ford dealership and they could not find a problem with the vehicle. After researching the incident online, I learned that the throttle control switch may have been the cause of the problem. I notified the dealership of my research and they did not agree. I replaced the switch on my own and I have not encountered any additional engine failures since.
- Temecula, CA, USA
Relating to article editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/autosblogpost-ros.aspx?post=9D5D443C-A8B6-43A1-8cc6-5942B4C36E39&icid=autos_4051 my vehicle has experienced the same issue dozens of time. I took the vehicle to a dealership, gus machado Ford in miami, fl and mentioned this issue. I was told they were not aware of the problem with the car going into engine failsafe mode and loosing power while the vehicle was still running. The vehicle was under factory warranty at that point and they refused to fix it. At that time, I was not really aware of the problem. After it happened again and again, I did some research online and found out that thousands of owners are having the same problem. At the time the vehicle was out of factory warranty. I contacted Ford a couple of year ago and again they told me they were not aware of the problem, even if they are hundreds and hundreds of owners that have reported this problem to Ford as described in different blogs online. When this happens, I have to find a place to stop since the vehicle does not respond to the gas pedal even if it is still running. The vehicle must be turned off and started again. This is a huge safety concern for me a my family, even more now with a newborn. If it happens while on the expressway or highway, we can be rear ended by another drive or truck since the vehicle looses power and the vehicle must be turned off. Here in miami, there is a lot of construction going on and highways are being expanded. Must of the construction has eliminated the emergency lane, which means that if that happens, we are going to be stranded in the middle of the highway. I contacted Ford again a few weeks ago and mentioned the problem again, they still ""don't know"" about this even if it is being investigated by the NHTSA. Please help. My vehicle is a Ford Expedition 2006.
- Miami, FL, USA
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.
- Norton, MA, USA
On 1/9/2013, I was driving at approx. 35 mph when the engine turned itself off. I attempted restarting the engine to no avail. I coasted to the side of the road where the engine still would not start. After waiting about five minutes, I was able to restart the engine. The car seemed to run slowly on the way back home. The next time I drove the car, it seemed to run normally. On 2/12/2013, my wife was driving the car at 25 mph when the engine died again. She had to coast to the side of the road & wait to restart the car. She slowly drove back home with the vehicle. Next time the car was taken out, it ran normally. I am concerned that this problem could occur on the interstate highways at a higher speed & the result could have been vastly different.
- Punta Gorda, FL, USA
This is the 1st complaint on this issue. While driving down the road, the engine fail safe mode engages, the engine loses power, for no apparent reason. You pull over if you can. Put the vehicle in park. Turn everything off. Shut off engine. Restart and if you are lucky, put it in drive and continue on. This is very dangerous, if someone is tailgating you and this happens, they could rear end your vehicle and people could have a major accident and die. This has happened 4 times now. There's are hundreds of complaints on this issue online. Thank you.
- Berkley, MI, USA
Engine lost throttle control, reduced to idle and then stalled. I coasted off road, and restarted after 2 attempts.
- Aliquippa, PA, USA
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20-60 mph, the safe mode operation engaged and caused the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and an independent mechanic for diagnosis, and neither was able to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. The current mileage was approximately 98,000. The VIN was unavailable... updated 02-07-13 updated 02/13/2013
- Middleburg, PA, USA
Twice in last week, driving at slow speed and "engine fail safe mode" light comes on. Lost power, braking, and steering. Forced to put car in neutral while car was rolling to restart. Rolled right thru stop sign. Restarted fine, luckily. In second event, almost got hit when turning left across oncoming traffic! started turn and couldn't stop turn due to loss of braking. Fortunately, first time I tried the restart in neutral and it worked, otherwise I would have been hit in second event or hit something since I couldn't steer.
- Liberty Township, OH, USA
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving 75 mph. The warning light started to illuminate and showed that the engine fail safe mode had engaged. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who previously ran a diagnostic test but could not find a failure. The contact was able to secure an appointment to have the dealer further inspect the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified and a complaint was filed. There were no recalls for the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
- Lebanon, OH, USA
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle went into safe mode at 65 mph and stalled. The failure occurred without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred on three different occasions and the check engine light illuminated immediatelly after the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer after the first failure and the catalytic converter was replaced. The remedy failed to repair the problem. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic the second time who diagnosed that the catalytic converter had failed again and needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was unknow and the current mileage was 96,000.
- Copley, PA, USA
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated on the dashboard. In addition, the vehicle would stall sporadically while driving 30 mph. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer where the dealer advised that the wiring harness needed to be replaced. After the wiring harness was replaced, the vehicle continued to stall sporadically. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer and the dealer advised that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact had the vehicle towed to another dealer for a second opinion and the second dealer advised that the engine needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 82,000.
- Fort Worth, TX, USA
I was driving on a two lane highway, fm 185. I was driving northeast while the other driver was somewhat stopped heading West, trying to turn South onto cattle drive. The other driver was stopped at an intersection awaiting to turn left. The other driver turned left in front of me as I was headed straight. The initial impact was driver's front side and then down the drivers side door. We hit, and then my vehicle did a 180 degree turn which turned my vehicle around facing my initial path of direction. My airbags did not deploy. I had curtain side airbags, driver, and passenger air bags as well. The airbags of the car causing the accident did deploy.
- Crawford, TX, USA
My 2006 Ford Expedition has shut off multiple times since the summer of 2010. It was serviced in the summer of 2010 and ran fine for a while. In 2011, it started cutting off at random times. I could be at a stop light, intersection, driving, or turning the corner. I have had the vehicle tested about 3 times over the last year and no one can seem to figure out the problem. The scariest incident happened while I was making a left turn at a busy intersection and the vehicle shut off and the power steering went out. I turned on the hazard light, put the car in park and started it very quickly. The vehicle started up with no problem. Luckily no one was behind me or coming towards me. This problem needs to be fixed. I have read multiple post about this problem and Ford has not recalled the vehicle yet. Please help!
- Beaufort , SC, USA
- Odessa, TX, USA