Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 02/21/2006 | 35000 | ||
| Engine shuts off while driving. | |||
| 09/24/2012 | 63000 | ||
| 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. kmj | |||
| 09/24/2012 | 63000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford expedition. the contact stated that while driving at 50 mph, contact lost power steering. the contact attempted to brake; however brakes failed. the check body throttle warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, who inspected vehicle and stated the throttle body needed replacement. the vehicle was repaired, by replabing throttle body. the manufacturer was made not aware of the failure. the failure and the current mileage was 63,000.yn | |||
| 12/01/2011 | 92000 | ||
| 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??? | |||
| 04/01/2008 | 70000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/23/2010 | 73000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/23/2010 | 73000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford expedition. the contact stated while driving at varies speed including 35 mph a warning light would illuminate showing check electronic throttle control. immediately the vehicle would stall. the contact would then pull to the side of the road turned the engine off and on and the engine would restart immediately back to normal. the dealer was contacted and stated the throttle body may need replacing at a cost of $600. there are no recalls or warranty for this failure. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 73,000 and the current mileage was 98,000...mw | |||
| 10/25/2010 | 92000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 ford expedition eddie bauer edition. while driving approximately 10-20 mph the electronic throttle control light illuminated on the dashboard. the vehicle stalled and she coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. she stated she turned the vehicle off and wait a few minutes and the vehicle started as normal. she stated the light on the dashboard went out. the contact stated the failure happen a couple of months later and the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or a local mechanic. on the third failure the vehicle was take to a local repair shop and a diagnostic was performed. the diagnostic determined that the throttle sensor needed replacing and it was replaced. the contact stated the failure happen again and the vehicle stalled and the check engine light was on. the vehicle had not been taken to a dealer or mechanic for the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 92,000 and the current mileage was 94,000. vwb | |||
| 01/13/2011 | 71000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 01/11/2011 | 85000 | ||
| Tl-the contact own a 2005 ford expedition. while driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle made a beeping noise and a display came on the dashboard to check the electronic throttle control. he stated he lost all control of the accelerator pedal. he coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. he turned the vehicle off and on and the vehicle started as normal. he called an authorized dealer and the dealer order a part based on his description of the failure. the vehicle had not been repaired yet. the failure and current mileage was 85,000. vwb | |||
| 12/30/2010 | 69400 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 11/19/2010 | 36000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/09/2010 | 58000 | ||
| 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 who informed the contact that there were no recalls and offered no further assistance. the manufacture was informed who advised the contact that they were not aware of the problem and to file a complaint with nhtsa and that they would document the complaint as well. the vehicle was not repaired. the current and failure mileages was approximately 58,000. bw | |||
| 11/19/2010 | 36000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/09/2010 | 58000 | ||
| 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 who informed the contact that there were no recalls and offered no further assistance. the manufacture was informed who advised the contact that they were not aware of the problem and to file a complaint with nhtsa and that they would document the complaint as well. the vehicle was not repaired. the current and failure mileages was approximately 58,000. bw | |||
| 11/19/2010 | 36000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 12/09/2010 | 58000 | ||
| 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 who informed the contact that there were no recalls and offered no further assistance. the manufacture was informed who advised the contact that they were not aware of the problem and to file a complaint with nhtsa and that they would document the complaint as well. the vehicle was not repaired. the current and failure mileages was approximately 58,000. bw | |||
| 11/08/2010 | 63000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 60000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 53000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 11/08/2010 | 63000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 60000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 53000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 60000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 11/08/2010 | 63000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 60000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 53000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 11/08/2010 | 63000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 60000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 53000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 11/02/2005 | 82000 | ||
| Driving aprox. 45 mph loss control of throttle @nd. time this has happened. | |||
| 03/06/2010 | 99000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 06/07/2009 | 70000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 02/24/2010 | 78000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 02/21/2010 | 60000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 12/22/2008 | 62572 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 01/02/2010 | 79800 | 2 | |
| Car was running fine then beep and warning shows on dash something about electronic throttle control | |||
| 11/16/2009 | 53000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 10/13/2009 | 45000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 08/13/2009 | 120000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 04/05/2009 | 52000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 03/09/2009 | 60135 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 11/28/2008 | 28800 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 12/23/2008 | 63130 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 12/16/2008 | 63000 | 1 | |
| Check electronic throttle message appeared and accelerator pedal became unresponsive in traffic. pulled over, restarted engine and issue corrected itself. *tr | |||
| 12/28/2006 | 3 | 06/14/2005 | |
| 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 | |||
| 09/01/2006 | 12433 | 6 | 06/13/2005 |
| 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. | |||
| 03/01/2006 | 100 | 25 | 07/19/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| 07/20/2005 | 10386 | 2 | 01/24/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| 09/30/2005 | 15089 | 2 | |
| 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 | |||
| 07/10/2005 | 7500 | 4 | 12/22/2004 |
| (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 | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 12/04/2007 | 49511 | 3 | 01/04/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| 11/16/2007 | 70298 | 1 | 11/10/2007 |
| 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 | |||
| 07/26/2005 | 1000 | 1 | 06/25/2005 |
| Brake pedal and gas pedals too close. many times gas pedal has been depressed while trying to only depress the brake pedal.*ak | |||
| 11/10/2005 | 22000 | 2 | 11/04/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| 10/01/2005 | 4 | 07/30/2005 | |
| 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 | |||