This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 2006 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph the vehicle went into engine fail safe mode and stalled with warning. The vehicle was left with brakes, but the vehicle would no longer accelerate and loss power steering. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and it was determined that the throttle actuator sensor failed on the vehicle. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage and current mileages were 150,000.rl
While driving my 2006 Ford Expedition eddie bauer, the engine completely shuts off. Sometimes while sitting idle and other times while driving 70 mph on the interstate. Tonight, within 1 hour this happened about 15 times where the engine cut off, I lost power steering, had to roll over to the shoulder, turn the key off and back on to restart...sometimes it would take up to 10 minutes to restart. I was lucky we were not hit from behind. I have 2 kids in carseats still that could have been injured. Research online reveals that I am not alone. This is a very dangerous defect that could get somebody killed.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Expedition. The contact was driving 30 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure would recur sporadically when traveling at various speeds. The vehicle was able to be restarted and was taken to the dealer who repaired the throttle body and motor assembly, stating that the vehicle had engaged in fail-safe mode. The manufacturer was contacted and a complaint was filed but no further assistance was provided. The current mileage was approximately 51,000 and the failure mileage was approximately 50,500.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Expedition. While driving approximately 50 mph, the contact stated that the fail safe mode symbol illuminated on the dashboard as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable to duplicate the failure. A private mechanic diagnosed the vehicle with a throttle body failure. The contact did not inform the manufacturer nor was the vehicle repaired. The current and failure mileage was 102,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Expedition. While driving approximately 70 mph all of the interior and exterior lights began to dim. The radio shut off and the vehicle then stalled. The vehicle was towed home where she replaced the alternator. Approximately 5 months later the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the starter was replaced. Approximately 1 month later the failure began to intermittently recur. During one of the failures the check engine light also began to illuminate on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken back to an authorized dealer where she was informed the failure was due to the throttle body. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 87,000. The VIN was unavailable.
- Covington, GA, USA
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The contact owns a 2006 Ford Expedition. The contact was driving under 20 mph when he applied the brakes. There was an increase in engine rpms and the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The brake pedal was applied with force and the vehicle continued to accelerate. When the gear selector was shifted into the neutral position, the vehicle came to a complete stop. The engine was turned off and restarted. The vehicle was able to resume normal operations. The contact was in the process of taking the vehicle to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was 44,000.
Contact owns a 2005 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving at 50 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle but it stalled a second time within seconds. The vehicle was towed to his residence. The contact was able to locate numerous complaints regarding the throttle control and believed it to be the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Driving to work via freeway, had just reached the bottom of a freeway off-ramp, at a stoplight. Light turned green, had just started to go and the "fail safe engine mode" light on my 2006 Ford Expedition came on the dashboard, within 5 seconds the car turned off on its own, like taking the key out of the ignition. Had it towed to a Ford dealership, they ran diagnostics, said the throttle body assembly needed replacing. I looked on the internet, googling "fail safe engine mode" and "Ford" and found this to be a common problem. Asked why it's not a recall item or has a technical bulletin with so many cases of it, plus it's very dangerous. Many in their internet postings said the problem comes back. Dealership said to contact Ford corporate, opened a cudl case for me to request reimbursement. Wrote a letter to Ford corporate, included internet links to all the postings of other people having the same problem, asked for $480.35 reimbursement, also asked what they are doing about this dangerous situation with the throttle body assembly. Ford corporate send me a letter back, simply said I'm past warranty and unable to provide reimbursement. They did not reply regarding my question about what's being done about this dangerous problem.
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- Mansfield, OH, USA