2005 Ford Expedition Electrical System

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE NOT HAVE ANY THROTTLE RESPONSE AND "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE COMPONENT" SHOWS ON DASH. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OR COASTING INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVE-WAY ON A CURVEY ROAD, TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART ENGINE AND IS FINE. HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES NOW, ALL 3 AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 45 MPH. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY CHARGED ME $75 TO TELL ME THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THAT IS ALL THE CODES THAT THEY CAME UP WITH. THEN I WOULD HAVE TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT CHECKED AGAIN. ON MY DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE CODES P-1867-2F, B-1317-2F, B1318-2F, B2477-60, B2486-20, B1318-20, U1900-20, P0121-FF, P2104-FF, P2112FF, B1318FF, WERE ALL FOUND. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 50,000 MILES. SHE STATED THAT THE RADIO QUIT WORKING AND THEN THE VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING. AT THAT POINT THE HORN BEGAN TO BLOW CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASH. AT THIS TIME SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH OUR BOYS AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY INVOLVED WITH FIRE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE EXPEDITION IS TOTALED FROM THE FIRE. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR IS BURNT UP AND MELTED. I HAVE FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL FORUMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION, 85,000 MILE DRIVEN, WAS TRAVELING ON LEVEL GROUND IN TRAFFIC AT 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SPEED WENT TO IDLE AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND BOTH POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING STILL FUNCTIONED. THE MESSAGE ON THE INFORMATION PANEL STATED SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE DYSFUNCTION." FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND ALLOWED TO SET FOR A FEW MOMENTS. UPON RESTARTING EVERYTHING FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO SINCE. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A FATAL PROBLEM IF THE TIMING HAD BEEN POOR. MY FORD DEALER SERVICE MANAGER STATED THIS IS THE 3RD. ONE LIKE THIS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. MY VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY REPLACING PART OF ITS COMPUTER. UNFORTUNATELY, FORD DOES NOT SEE FIT TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

TURNED ON IGNITION, LARGE EXPLOSION , SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER HOOD, SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED BATTERY HAD EXPLODED- BLEW THE TOP COVER OF THE BATTERY OFF OF BASE AS WELL AS RIGHT FRONT SIDE. CRACKED THE CLEAR COAT ON HOOD DIRECTLY ABOVE THE BATTERY.*JB

TL* - WHILE DRIVING A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION AT APPROXIMATELY AT 5 MPH SHE NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD HER PHONE CHARGER PLUGGED INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHT ADAPTER. THE CONTACT INITIALLY THOUGHT THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, SHE THEN DISCOVERED THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM INSIDE THE CAR. THE PLASTIC AROUND THE PHONE CHARGER CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT POURED BABY FORMULA ON THE FLAMES TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. THE VEHICLE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES.*AK