2006 Ford Expedition

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the contact stated that there were exhaust fumes inside the vehicle. The engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic and confirmed the failure was a defective charcoal canister for the evac system. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure however, the part was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, RUNNING OVER THE CONCRETE STOP AND THE CURVE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND RAN HEAD ON INTO A TREE THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AWAY FROM THE PARKING SPACE. THE DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY CAR WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN OFF RAMP LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE, NO STEERING, NO BRAKES. I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO COST TO THE SHOULDER UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. EXTREMELY SCARY HAD IT HAPPEN 2 MINUTES EARLIER WOULD OF BEEN OFF THE RAMP AND INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!! MY MECHANIC SAYS IT'S THE FUEL PUMP, AND JUST THE PART IS 500 DOLLARS?!? THIS COULD OF ENDED VERY BADLY AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS PIECE OF JUNK. THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF, LOOKS LIKE NO PRIMER OR SEALER WAS USED IT LITERALLY IS FLAKING OFF ON THE HOOD AND REAR GATE RIGHT WHERE YOU WOULD PUT YOUR HANDS TO OPEN IT. IN THE MANUAL IN VERY SMALL PRINT IT SAYS THE OIL FROM YOUR FINGERS MAY CAUSE PAINT TO CORRODE, ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? YOUR NOT SUPPOSED TO OPEN YOUR HOOD OR TAILGATE??? RIDICULOUS!! THIS VEHICLE IN MY OPINION IS A LEMON!! *TR

MY CUSTOMER CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT HE WAS SMELLING RAW FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON APRIL 13,2012. I TOLD HIM IT WAS PROBABLY A STUCK INJECTOR. BEING A FORD SENIOR MASTER CERTIFIED AUTO REPAIR TECHNICIAN/ASE MASTER CERTIFIED FOR FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR OVER 14 YEARS I WAS AWARE OF THE INJECTOR CONCERNS WITH THESE VEHICLES. I CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL TO FIND THAT IT WAS OVERFILLED A QUART AND SMELLED OF FUEL. MY DIAGNOSIS WAS CORRECT #2 INJECTOR WAS LEAKING BADLY. I REPLACED #2 INJECTOR AND CHANGED THE OIL,FOUND SMALL SHARDS OF RUST IN THE INJECTOR THAT COULD ONLY HAVE COME FROM THE FUEL RAIL AS THEY WERE TOO LARGE TO HAVE BY-PASSED THE FUEL FILTER. 2005 F SERIESEXPEDITIONS/NAVIGATORS HAD A RECALL ON INJECTORS AND THE 2006-2007 VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE HAD THE RECALL. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZZARD CAUSING MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE IF IT OCCURS AGAIN.RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF FORD EXPEDITION,LICOLN NAVIGATOR AND F-150-250 OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH INJECTORS. I AM ALSO AWARE OF A RECALL THAT WAS ON CERTAIN EXPEDITIONS AND NAVIGATORS FOR A NEW FUEL RAIL THAT WAS RUSTING INTERNALLY CAUSING THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT THE RECALL JUST CLAIMS THAT THE FUEL RAILS WERE "DEFECTIVE".FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE OF THESE CONCERNS AND REFUSES TO RESOLVE OR HELP ANY OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES OUTSIDE THE RECALL. IF THESE VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE WITHOUT BEING PROPERLY REPAIRED EVENTUALLY SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE INJURED OR WORSE. I HAVE WITNESSED ENGINE EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES CAUSED BY LEAKING INJECTORS. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND SHOULD BE ADRESSED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY.I URGE ANY FORD OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM TO FILE A CLAIM WITH NHTSA AS WELL AS FORD MOTOR COMPANY SO THEY CAN RESOLVE THESE CONCERN BEFORE ANYONE IS HARMED.ALL MY CUSTOMER WANTS IS THE FUEL RAIL AND INJECTORS REPLACED. *TR

I WAS COMING ACROSS ARIZONA, INTERSTATE 10 IN MY 2006 EXPEDITION HEADING HOME TO SAN DIEGO WHEN MY "ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE" INDICATOR CAME ON, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT NEVER WENT OFF UNTIL I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE THROTTLE CLEANED OUT AND MAY NEED A NEW SENSOR FOR THE SIDE OF THE THROTTLE REPLACED. I HAVE 59K MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE THE MAINT. COMPLETED EVERY 4K TO 6K AND HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE START. I HAD 2 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN OCT 2005. AFTER READING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS I THINK FORD SHOULD BE ABLE TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING THE CUSTOMER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. BOTH TIMES WE HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNED ON. AFTER STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE PART OF ARIZONA ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WE RESTARTED THE MOTOR AND MADE IT BACK HOME AFTER OUR VACATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED FROM THE ROADWAY AND WHEN THE CONTAC EXITED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR AND BLACK SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE TAILPIPE. THE POLICE WERE DISPATCHED AND WHEN THEY ARRIVED AND OPENED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THICK BLACK SMOKE WAS POURING OUT FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE ALSO FLAMES FROM THE INTERIOR AND UNDER THE FRAME. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE CHIEF ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE AND AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE BUT THE RESULTS WERE INCONCLUSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

1/8/09 WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE'S "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" ALARM SOUNDED & MESSAGE FLASHED ON PANEL. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. TURNED OFF VEHICLE, RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 MILES. I WAS IN TURN LANE, STARTED TO TURN LEFT, ALARM SOUNDED, MESSAGE FLASHED AND ALL POWER WAS GONE. I QUICKLY TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON TO TRY AND GET OUT OF PATH OF ONCOMING TRACTOR TRAILER. I WAS ABLE TO GET JUST OFF ROADWAY AFTER 15 MINS STARTED VEHICLE, DROVE 4 MILES FAILED AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. AFTER CALLS TO FORD AND FURTHER TESTING THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. ON 1/30/10, 35 MILES FROM HOME, DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" ALARM SOUNDED & MESSAGE FLASHED ON PANEL. AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO SHOULDER OF ROAD TO AVOID ACCIDENT. I CALLED FORD DEALER LOCATED IN THAT TOWN, HAD VEHICLE AGAIN TOWED TO SHOP AND THEY REPLACED AN ADDITIONAL PART. I CALLED FORD AFTER 2ND EVENT, I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER SINCE THEY DON'T HAVE A SOLUTION TO IT THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS. ON 4/20/11 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" ALARM & MESSAGE FLASHING ON PANEL. I WAS IN FAR RIGHT LANE SO AGAIN WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SHOULDER BEFORE STEERING LOCKED FROM NO POWER. IF I HAD BEEN IN LEFT LANE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET OFF ROADWAY. (ON 4/19/11 I HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED, IN NYS, NO CODES WERE ON THIS VEHICLE). TOWED TO SHOP, AFTER RUNNING TESTS AND CALLS TO FORD THEY HAVE AGAIN REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AS IT HAD FAILED. STILL NO RECALL. THIS IS EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE AVOIDED ACCIDENTS 3 TIMES, IF I HAD BEEN IN LEFT LANES I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO LUCKY. THIS HAPPENS WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2006 FORD EXPEDITION DOWN A BUSY ROAD AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 40 MPH. SHE WAS DRIVING WITH ANOTHER FRIEND AND OUR 2 CHILDREN (18 MONTHS AND 1 WEEK!) A WRENCH SYMBOL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. SHE PUT ON HER HAZARDS AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY COME TO A STOP. SHE TURNED THE IGNITION KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. AFTER TALKING TO A MECHANIC AND DOING INTERNET RESEARCH I FOUND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WHICH CONSISTS OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL OF THE THROTTLE. THE FIX IS UPWARDS OF $500; SO A RECALL OF SOMETHING THAT EXPENSIVE CAN EASILY BE BRUSHED UNDER THE TABLE BY FORD. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD. IF MORE VEHICLES KEEP SHUTTING DOWN ON THEIR OWN SOMEONE WILL SOON BE INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE STUCK OPEN AND FLOODED THE ENGINE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT BOTH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE RUINED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE ENGINE WAS POSSIBLY DAMAGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE FOR PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS AND WARRANTIES WERE EXTENDED AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 11/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED A NEW ENGINE WAS PUT IN THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER STATED THE #6 CYLINDER HAD COMPRESSED CAUSING THE PISTON TO STOP A HALF INCH FROM THE TOP WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. UPDATED 11/24/10