2005 FORD EXPEDITION Vehicle Speed Control Problems

MY CAR AT TIMES WILL GIVE A HARD START. TURNING, BUT NOT FULLY TURNING OVER OR GIVES OFF A SOUND THAT I CAN ONLY DESCRIBE AS AN ELEPHANT TRUMPETING. WHEN IT DOES START AT TIMES IT WILL SHUT COMPLETELY OFF JUST AS FAST. IT HESITATES TO PICK UP ADEQUATE SPEED AND WILL STUMBLE OR JERK, AND WHEN PUT IN REVERSE IT WILL COMPLETELY STALL OUT. I'VE HAD A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED, AND THE SPARK PLUGS AND BOOTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED, BUT TO NO AVAIL.

Mileage: 152,600

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

Mileage: 160,000

I HAVE AN 05 EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EDITION AND THE TRUCK WAS SHUDDERING AND VIBRATING WHILE ON INCLINE OR DRIVING. IT ALSO WOULD HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION. THE NEXT DAY THE TRUCK WILL ONLY ROLL IN REVERSE IT WILL NOT DRIVE FORWARD AND THE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" MESSAGE CONTINUES TO POP UP. DROVE IT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULDN'T SHIFT, AND ALL GAUGES WENT FLAT, TRUCK WAS STILL REVVING BUT GAUGES WERE AT ZERO AND THE TRUCK WOULDN'T MOVE. I WAS GOING 60 MPH. AND IT JUST STOPPED MOVING COMPLETELY. CANNOT DRIVE THE TRUCK.

Mileage: 186,000

MY 2005 EXPEDITION IS MAINTAINED NORMALLY AND SPARK PLUGS CHANGED AND THE ENGINE WILL EITHER CUT OFF OR SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A ERROR MESSAGE FAIL SAVE MODE. MOST TIMES WHEN I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT TURNS OVER BUT DOESN'T STAY ON. TOTALLY UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. PLEASE RESEARCH AND RECALL WHAT THE ISSUE IS! THIS ISSUE HAS STARTED ABOUT 4 YEARS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING MAYBE ONE TO TWO TIMES A MONTH SINCE.

Mileage: 120,000

RED LIGHT UP AHEAD. DRIVER SLOWING DOWN GIVING PLENTY OF SPACE. ENGINE STARTED REVVING AND VEHICLE STARTED SPEEDING UP. DRIVER PUSHED BRAKE AS HARD AS SHE COULD. VEHICLE WAS ALMOST STOPPED BEFORE ACCELERATION BUT ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 10 MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. 2005 FORD EXPEDITION STRUCK REAR OF CAR WHICH WAS STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AT GAS STATION TO CHECK FOR MECHANICAL PROBLEM- NO DEFECT FOUND. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

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

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION AT 25MPH AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. I STOPPED. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT I COULDN'T. MY RPM WHERE MOVING BUT CAR WOULD NOT. THEN THE CHECK ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL MESSAGE POPPED ON. CAR FINALLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE BUT DIED OUT. IT THEN RESTARTED AND DROVE NORMALLY FOR 4 BLOCKS, BEFORE NOT ACCELERATING AT ALL. HAD TO BE TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THEN STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STILL SPUTTERED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

Mileage: 155,000

WHILE SETTING AT A STOP LIGHT A WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON ABOUT CHECKING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. WHEN I RELEASE THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I COASTED INTO THE INTERSECTION ONLY TO FIND THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE HAD NO RESPONSE. FORTUNATELY THE ENGINE IDLE WAS ENOUGH TO GET ME THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BEFORE THE LIGHT TURNED RED. I THEN COASTED TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITH NO CHANGE IN ACCELERATOR PEDDLE RESPONSE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH AND SEEING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE I SEE I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THIS ISSUE HAPPEN. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED WHEN THEIR VEHICLE JUST QUITS WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING PUSHED. THE FOOT BRAKE WAS APPLIED WITH INCREASING FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM GOING INTO THE INTERSECTION. THIS SLOWED THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE DOWN, BUT DIDN'T STOP IT UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED WITHIN TWO MINUTES AND OPERATED NORMALLY. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEMS THAT CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND GET PEOPLE KILLED. THIS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/BODY NEEDS TO BE RE-ENGINEERED AND A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PRODUCT. TOO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS NOT TO IGNORE IT. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME DOWN A SLIGHT DECLINE, I HEARD A BEEP AND THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH READ (CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) WHICH I THEN MENTALLY ADDED TO MY LIST OF THINGS TO DO. NOT UNTIL A NEEDED TO START ACCELERATING AGAIN DID I REALIZE THAT MY THROTTLE WAS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. LUCKILY, A WORD USED FREQUENTLY BY OTHER OWNERS TO DESCRIBE THIS SAME ISSUE, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WHILE OTHER VEHICLES WENT AROUND ME. TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING IT SEEMED TO "RESET" THE THROTTLE CONTROL. I DO NOT TRUST THAT IT WILL BE SAFE TO USE, PARTICULARLY WITH THE WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT I ENCOUNTER. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE, I AM SHOCKED THAT MORE ACTION (RECALL) HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN. DOES A CRASH, FIRE, INJURY, OR FATALITY NEED TO OCCUR BEFORE THIS CAN BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? I AM BAFFLED THAT A WARNING MESSAGE CANNOT BE DISPLAYED IN ADVANCE OF COMPLETE THROTTLE FAILURE CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC OUTCOMES. THIS VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED/SERVICED NOVEMBER 2013. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

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

Mileage: 78,000

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

Mileage: 170,000

DRIVING ON I-75 AT 78 MPH MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I HAD NO POWER AND NEARLY WAS INVOLVED IN A 18 WHEELER HITTING ME. THE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BUT AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. ONCE I CALMED DOWN THE CAR STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. I JUST HAD MY SECOND ISSUE WITH THE SAME WARNING LIGHT AND ENGINE POWER SHUTTING OFF. I HAD TO COAST THROUGH A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. THEN THE CAR STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM ON MORE THAN A FEW EXPEDITIONS AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THE ISSUES ARE NOT RESOLVED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO HELP.... *TR

Mileage: 133,000

WE HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS OF UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION ON OUR FORD EXPEDITION. ONCE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND TWICE WITH MYSELF. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO KNOWN VEHICLE PROBLEM AND ONLY OFFERED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. IF FORD IS CORRECT AND THERE IS NO KNOWN PROBLEM, THEN WHY WOULD FORD BE WILLING TO PAY THE COST OF TOWING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP? I SPOKE WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE ON MARCH 5TH AND TODAY APRIL 1ST. [XXX] A FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER STATED THE ABOVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 125,000

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE A 2005 EXPEDITION AND HAVE HAD A ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE ON IT TWICE IN THE LAST 10 MONTHS. BOTH CASES HAPPENED WHILE TURNING THROUGH A MAJOR INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT THERE WAS NO CONNECTION BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE (STEPPING ON THE GAS HAD NO EFFECT). LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND ONTO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING HIT. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN DEC 2011, AND IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING (1 OCT 2012), LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING AND SAFELY MANEUVERED OUT OF HARM'S WAY. IF IT HAD BEEN MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, OR IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THAT THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS SAME FAILURE ON THE INTERNET. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE AND CHILDREN RIDE IN THE VEHICLE TRIED TO HAVE FIXED AT THE DEALER IN DEC 2011 AND THEY HAD NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT, JUST WANTED TO START REPLACING PARTS. CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN TODAY AND THEY HAD NO OTHER ANSWER. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE HOWEVER, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CHECK BODY THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT IMMEDIATELY LOST ACCELERATION. AN ALARM ON DASH IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEMS AS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND I WAS LUCKY NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING ME CLOSE. MY WIFE IS NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHICH I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT A RECALL WOULD BE INITIATED BY FORD. I SEARCHED AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WAS THE FIRST ONE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I FIND THAT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE READ ON THE WEBSITE. ANYONE ONE WHO READS THIS THAT HAS HAD THE PROBLEM SHOULD CALL FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND COMPLAIN. JUST GO TO FORD.COM AND CLICK ON SUPPORT TO GET THE PHONE NUMBER. *TR

Mileage: 77,850

I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 84K MILES AND I WAS GOING 30 MPH WHEN I LOST THE GAS PEDAL(POWER) TO MY VEHICLE. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN I PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. LUCKY I WAS NOT HIT FROM BEHIND DUE TO LOSING POWER TO THE ENGINE. TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN TURNED BACK ON. NO WARNING LIGHT AND TRUCK RAN FINE. TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO FOR $98 TELLS ME I NEED TO SPEND ANOTHER $600 TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER A LONG DISCUSSION WITH SERVICE MANAGER I DECIDED TO DECLINE THE REPAIR UNTIL I CONTACT FORD AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY BOARD. *KB

Mileage: 84,328

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT RESPONDING AND SO I NEED TO COAST THE CAR TO THE CURVE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND SO MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND SO I TOOK THE CAR IN AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY REPLACED THE PART THIS WAS IN MARCH 2009, IT IS NOW JANUARY 21, 2012 AND I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MESSAGE BOARD READS, CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

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

Mileage: 92,000

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

Mileage: 134,500

WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH ON US 85 N THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" THE SPEED BEGAN TO DROP AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I BEGAN TO MERGE TO THE RIGHT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND STARTED AGAIN. THEN I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL PROBLEM. *KB

2005 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER, 90,000 MILES. (VEHICLE MANUFACTURED IN 2004.) WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED THROTTLE STUCK IN FULLY DEPRESSED POSITION AFTER BEING ENGAGED FOR A ROUTINE PASS OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS NOTED TO ACCELERATE. ACCELERATOR PEDAL COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO NON-DEPRESSED STATE WHEN FORCE APPLIED. BRAKES APPLIED FORCEFULLY, VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SLOWED OR BROUGHT TO A STOP. STRONG SMELL OF "BURNING" BRAKE PADS WAS NOTED. ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT VEHICLE INTO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POSITION OF NEUTRAL. NO CHANGE IN ENGINE SPEED NOTED. TRANSMISSION THEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 100 - 150 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. ANTILOCK SYSTEM AND OTHER SYSTEMS DID NOT ACTIVATE. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THROTTLE PEDAL WAS INSPECTED. NO INTERIOR INTERFERENCE FROM FLOOR MATS OR OTHER MATERIALS NOTED. OPERATOR IS 100% CERTAIN AS A RESULT OF "REAL-TIME" VISUAL CONFIRMATION, THAT ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE NOT MISTAKENLY ENGAGED OR DUALLY ENGAGED. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AND MAINTAINED REGULARLY AND WITH PRECISION AND DETAIL. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IMMEDIATELY POST THE INCIDENT. THROTTLE BODY FOUND TO BE FOULED AND DIRTY. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC IS REASONABLY CERTAIN THAT DIRTY THROTTLE BODY IS MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF THIS EVENT. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HAS PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF SIMILAR THROTTLE BODY FAILURES PRODUCING SIMILAR EVENTS AS HAS BEEN DESCRIBED ABOVE. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD OTHER PREMATURE FAILURES, INCLUDING (1) NEED FOR TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE TO BE REBUILT AT 28,000 MILES; (2) FAILURE OF POWER DRIVER'S SEAT TO MOVE ON ITS TRACK AT 25,000 MILES; (3) PREMATURE CAM PHASER FAILURE AND REBUILD AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEPING NOISE AND THEN NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. HE REMOVED THE BATTERY TERMINAL, RESET THE COMPUTER, CLEARED ALL CODES, REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION CENSOR, AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PREVIOUS FAILURES AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/25/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAPPENED FOR A SECOND TIME. UPDATED 06/20/11

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART IMMEDIATELY AND DRIVE AS NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD POSSIBLY NEED REPLACING AT A COST OF $600. THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 73,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EDITION(NA). WHILE DRIVING 10-20 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED OFF AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 92,000

THIS IS THE FIFTH INCIDENT REGARDING 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 THE 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 ANY FURTHER IMMEDIATE INCIDENT. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE (INCIDENT #5), THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH SOUTH ON 14TH ST NW IN WASHINGTON, DC, WHEN THE CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, AND THE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" WARNING APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER. DUE TO TRAFFIC AND STREET PARKING CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE ACTIVE TRAFFIC LANE, THEREBY TEMPORARILY BLOCKING TRAFFIC. THE DRIVER TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, WAITED APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES, AND THEN STARTED THE CAR. THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. INCIDENTS SIMILAR TO THIS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY IN THE PAST WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 02/11/11 *BF THE TPS SENSOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. UPDATED 03/11/11

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A BEEPING NOISE AND A WARNING LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING TO CHECK THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. HE LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. HE COASTED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. HE CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ORDERED THE PARTS BASED ON HIS DESCRIPTION OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT REGARDING 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 THE 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 ANY FURTHER IMMEDIATE INCIDENT. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE (INCIDENT #4), THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO A SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT IN CHEVY CHASE, MARYLAND. AS THE CAR PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT, THE CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, THE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" WARNING APPEARED IN THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE CENTER. THANKFULLY, THE CAR HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO SAFELY PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE DRIVER TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, WAITED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, AND THEN STARTED THE CAR. THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. *TR

Mileage: 69,400

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.

Mileage: 36,000

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

Mileage: 58,000

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

Mileage: 63,000

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

Mileage: 53,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 82,000

2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY THE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" LIGHT CAME ON AND SHUT DOWN MY CAR.. I HAD NO ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONTROL. THIS OCCURS ON AVERAGE ONCE A MONTH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ,YOU HAVE NO POWER. YOU HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR HELP. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH HE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL , SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 65000.

Mileage: 65,000

2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITHOUT WARNING STALLED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT AN INTERSECTION. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES. INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP REASONS FOR DEFECT UNKNOW. HOWEVER, WE WERE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIR COSTS. REVIEW OF INTERNET INDICATES SEVERAL FORD CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED SAME PROBLEM WITH EXACT YEAR AND MAKE OF VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 90,000 MILES ON IT, DRIVEN IN NORMAL VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, AND THE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" MESSAGE COMES ON INFOR SCREEN, THEN ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. ALMOST RAN INTO DITCH ALONG SIDE OF ROAD LAST TIME WHEN ENGINE STALLED, AS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES SHUT DOWN AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED. MY COMPLAINT IS THE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN AND YOU LOOSE ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT SPEEDS OF 55+ MPH AS WELL AS SPEEDS OF APPROX LESS THAN 10 MPH, SUCH AS WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. THIS PROBLEM STARTED IN THE SUMMER OF 2009, AND HAS HAPPENED EVERY MONTH SINCE, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE MONTH. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT TESTED AND WERE TOLD IT WAS A TPS SENSOR. THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED ($75.00) BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 EXPEDITIONS. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF 2 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED, ONE OF WHICH HAS HAD IT REPLACED TWICE NOW. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN SINCE YOU DO LOOSE ALL POWER AND HAVE TO TRY TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHILE TRYING TO AVOID BEING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. MY CONCERN IS THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE RESULT WILL BE A ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE REPAIR COST FOR JUST THE PARTS IS $600.00, BUT THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE LABOR. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE DOES DIE OR IS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AS IT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. FORD AND THEIR DEALERS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, YET THE ONLY RESOLUTION IS TO HAVE THE CONSUMER PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOW BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD TPS SENSOR, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL DOING THIS AND DO STILL HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY THAT IS BAD ON THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE INFORMATION CENTER IN THE DASH TELLS YOU TO "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CABLE". *TR

Mileage: 70,000

3RD INCIDENT OF THIS ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE. VEHICLE RUNS FINE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON WITH A MESSAGE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" THE VEHICLE REMAINS ON BUT THROTTLE DOES NOT OPERATE. ONE OF THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN AN INTERSECTION AND UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IT WORKS FINE UNTIL NEXT INCIDENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED WITH THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

2005 FORD EXPEDITION 78,000 MILES. IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE CAR AT TIMES HAS FELT AS THOUGH THERE IS LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION, ALMOST LIKE THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL. TODAY MY CAR STALLED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE" LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER NOW, WITH A $600+ REPAIR BILL. SEEMS THERE SHOULD BE A CHECK FOR SUCH SYSTEMS. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN ON A BUSIER STREET OR FREEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY THE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" LIGHT CAME ON AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN "LIMP MODE" I HAD NO ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONTROL. DECEMBER 22, 2008. TAKEN TO DEALER, NO PROBLEM FOUND. CODE WAS " P2104". SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN DECEMBER 20, 2009. TAKEN TO DEALER NO PROBLEM OR CODE FOUND. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ,YOU HAVE NO POWER. YOU HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FOR HELP. *TR

Mileage: 62,572

CAR WAS RUNNING FINE THEN BEEP AND WARNING SHOWS ON DASH SOMETHING ABOUT "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL'. THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING BUT GAS PEDAL DOESN'T WORK. I WAS STUCK AT A STREET LIGHT STOPPED UNTIL I COULD TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS IS THE 2ND INCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME DRIVING OVER 50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE IS APPARENTLY NOTHING THAT CAN BE FOUND WRONG AND NO WAY TO TELL IF IT IS GOING TO HAPPENED AGAIN AND WHY IT HAPPENED. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REPAIR SINCE I CAN NOT FIND A REASON AS TO WHY IT HAPPENED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 79,800

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

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT BECAUSE THEY WERE NO RECALLS THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45000.

Mileage: 45,000

OWN A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION, IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS AT ABOUT A RATE OF ONCE/MONTH THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF LOSS OF POWER WITH DIFFICULTY STEERING, THE VEHICLE HAS INDICATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL IS THE ISSUE. ONCE I'M ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AND ABLE TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE NEXT INCIDENT WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THROUGH THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN REFERENCE TO THIS SAME ISSUE WITH SOME INVOLVING ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE INADVERTENT LOSS OF POWER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY WILL ONLY TELL ME THAT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO COVER THIS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING 55MPH ON HIGHWAY, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS NO POWER TO GAS PEDAL. THE CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHED, I PULLED OVER THREE LANES TO SIDE OF ROAD. I SAT THERE TRYING TO START VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY, FINALLY AFTER 10 MINUTES IT STARTED. MY 9 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS NOW RUNNING TERRIBLE. I CAME HOME TO SEE IF I COULD FIND ANYTHING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON IN THE 2005 FORD EXPEDITION AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED FOR FORD TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM? IT OBVIOUSLY IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I WILL BE CONTACTING FORD TOMORROW TO SEE ABOUT GETTING MY VEHICLE IN AND FIXING THIS. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

2005 FORD EXPEDITION - LOSES COMPLETE POWER UNEXPECTEDLY. HAPPENS OFF-AND-ON. DIFFICULT TO RE-CREATE PROBLEM TO MECHANIC. BLOGS FULL OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE ON AN EXPRESSWAY. RECEIVE ERROR MESSAGE - "CHECK THROTTLE CONTROL". COST $500 TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. SEEMS TO BE POPULAR PROBLEM IN THE 2005 EXPEDITION. *TR

Mileage: 60,135

WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE ON AND PUT CAR ON REVERSE IT SPEED OUT OF CONTROL, IMMEDIATELY TRY TO PUSH ON BRAKES BUT IT DIDN'T STOP AND I CRASHED INTO A PALM TREE. *TR

Mileage: 28,800

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

Mileage: 63,000

"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

Mileage: 63,130

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

Mileage: 49,511

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

Mileage: 70,298

BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDALS TOO CLOSE. MANY TIMES GAS PEDAL HAS BEEN DEPRESSED WHILE TRYING TO ONLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL.*AK

Mileage: 1,000

I OWN A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION (LIMITED) ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS MY VEHICLES MOTOR HAS REVIVED UP AND I HAD TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE VERY HARD TO PREVENT CRASHING INTO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME... IT ALSO HAPPENED ONE TIME WHEN I WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE CAR FOR NOW APPARENT REASON ACCELERATED TO 60 VERY QUICKLY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THEY ADVISE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. (MARONEY FORD, DELRAY BEACH, FL) *JB

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.

Mileage: 12,433

I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT CRAIG AND I-15. THIS IS KNOWN TO HAVE A GREEN LIGHT, YET THE TRAFFIC WILL SUDDENLY STOP INSTEAD OF A STEADY FLOW. I WAS DRIVING MY FORD EXPEDITION THAT I PURCHASED LESS THAN 2 WEEKS BEFORE. SUDDENLY THE TRAFFIC STOPPED, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. I ENDED UP HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I GOT CITED FOR GOING TOO FAST FOR THE CONDITION OF THE TRAFFIC. AT THAT TIME I DID NOT NOTICE A PROBLEM WITH THE PEDALS, ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE HAVE A CONFLICT. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW TO ME, I DID NOT NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL A MONTH LATER, ALTHOUGH I QUESTIONED HOW I COULD HAVE THIS COLLISION AFTER SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES AS I DID. AFTER THE VEHICLE GOT OUT OF THE SHOP, I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND NOTICED THE ACCELERATION INCREASING. IT WAS THEN THAT I REALIZED THAT I WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. I AM 6'3" TALL WITH A 11 1/2 IN SHOE. MY FOOT IS LARGER THAN THE AVERAGE MAN, I BELIEVE THAT THE PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER UNTIL YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS AND MAKE A CONSCIENCE EFFORT TO SWITCH FROM ONE PEDAL TO ANOTHER. *NM

Mileage: 22,000

ENGINE GOES TO FULL THROTTLE AT START UP AND WHILE IN GEAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT A STOP SIGN. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED AND DOCUMENTED WITH THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT BUT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. FIRST INCIDENT WAS WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK AFTER PURCHASE IN JULY 2005. LAST INCIDENT WAS LAST WEEK, MARCH 2006. *NM

Mileage: 100

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

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND ALMOST LOST OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLOWED INTO THE BRAKES AND PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO SET IN PARK AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE AND ANYONE/ANYTHING OUT ON THE ROADS. *JB

Mileage: 15,089

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN IN A PARKING LOT. WE STOPPED TO ALLOW A CAR TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED TO ALLOW THE CAR TO SLOWLY ROLL INTO THE PARKING SPACE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. MY WIFE PLOWED INTO THE BRAKES AS THE VEHICLE CAME CLOSE TO RUNNING OVER PEDESTRIANS WALKING BY. DEALER CHECKED AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THIS IS ONE OF TWO INCIDENTS IN A 3 MONTH PERIOD. THIS VEHICLE IS A MAJOR CATASTROPHE WAITING TO HAPPEN, PLEASE BEWARE OF THE DANGER. *JB

Mileage: 10,386

(1) VEHICLE STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE (2) IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHIFTING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, EXPERIENCED FULL ENGINE THROTTLE CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION FORWARD AND ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS (3) VEHICLE TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND PROBLEM REOCCURED 2 DAYS LATER

Mileage: 7,500