2005 Ford Expedition Fuel System

DRIVING UP A SMALL INCLINE AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I HAD ELECTRICAL POWER JUST NO FUEL GETTING TO THE ENGINE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FUEL TANK WAS JUST BELOW A 1/4 TANK. ADD A GALLON OF GAS AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. CALLED FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO TAKE TO THE GARAGE. THE GARAGE HAD TO DROP THE FUEL TANK AND TOLD ME THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE WAS BAD. THEY HANDED ME THE MODULE UPON PICKING UP MY VEHICLE AND I CAN TELL YOU WHY THE MODULE WENT BAD. IT HAS A HOLE IN IT FROM CORROSION. I HAVE SAID MODULE IF ANYONE FROM FORD OR NHTSA WOULD LIKE TO EXAMINE THE MODULE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE THREE MONTHS BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THERE WAS NO AFTER MARKET FUEL PUMP THAT WOULD WORK ON THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000 *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION HAS EXPERIENCED APPROXIMATELY 5 EPISODES WHERE IT HAS STALLED WITH NO NOTICE OR PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 50K MILES AND HAPPENED MOST RECENTLY AS ABOUT 120K MILES. ON AT LEAST 2 OCCASIONS THE CENTER DASH INDICATED ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE. EACH TIME, THE TRUCK COULD BE IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED AND WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE ONLY COMMON CIRCUMSTANCE IS THAT THE TRUCK WAS COASTING TO A LOWER SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. NO CODES ARE RECORDED, SO NO TROUBLESHOOTING CAN BE PERFORMED. REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, BUT FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE. THE NEXT STEP IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *TR

VEHICLE STOPED RUNNING ON FLAT LEVEL READ AT 65 MILES PER HOUR.VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE HAD BEEN STALLING PRIOR. MECHANIC CANT PINPOINT PROBLEM BUT FEELS FUEL PUMP, FUEL PUMP MODULE, FUES BOX MALFUNCTION ARE THE CAUSE. TO MANY STORIES OF THIS PROBLEM SURFACING. MY FAMILY IN DANGER WITH VEHICLE STOPPED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY, CAUSED BY A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM FORD IS AWARE OF. *TT

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR, THE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" INDICATOR APPEARED ON THE DASH CONSOLE AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL GEAR AND COASTED TO A STOP ON A SIDE ROAD. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH NO ISSUE AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY TRIP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ENUMERABLE TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE. MY WIFE, SON AND I ALL KNOW THE DRILL. WHY HASN'T FORD PUT A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS ISSUE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,859. UPDATED 05/05/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED, HE LOST POWER STEERING. HE WAS ON STEEP HILL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP BY PLACING THE TRUCK INTO PARK AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. UPDATED 07/01/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE WAS LOCATED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE DESTROYED THE FUEL PUMP AND BLEW THE 15 AMP FUSE THAT ALLOWS THE FUEL PUMP TO FUNCTION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS CURRENTLY ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

I OWN A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THIS YEAR MODEL EXPEDITION HAS A KNOWN THROTTLE CONTROL ISSUE THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE TO DEFAULT TO "FAILSAFE MODE," WHICH IS A REDUCED POWER MODE. THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE "FAILSAFE MODE" CAN BE ACTIVATED ANYWHERE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. IMAGINE THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUDDENLY LOSING MOST OF YOUR ENGINE'S POWER AT INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NOW, IMAGINE THE SAME SCENARIO WITH YOUR FAMILY ON BOARD AND A BOAT IN TOW, A VERY COMMON USE FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF FAILED THROTTLE BODY COMPLAINTS, YET FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. THIS IS MUCH MORE THAN A NUISANCE ISSUE THAT THREATENS ONLY THE OWNERS' POCKETBOOKS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THEIR NEGLIGENCE IS SHAMEFUL. *TR

MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS AND THE ONLY MESSAGE YOU RECEIVE IS "CHECK ELECTRONIC FUEL THROTTLE." TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE CAR LOSES POWER IN THE SENSE LIKE IT HAS BEEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN THIS OCCURS YOU CAN STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT ITS LIKE IT ISN'T ACKNOWLEDGED. YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART IT AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. YOU MAY GO DAYS OR IT MAY BE WEEKS BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IT IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE BEEN SO LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.

DRIVING AT 50MPH IN 2005 FORD EXPEDITION LMTD. WHEN LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL AND HAD TO TRY AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. "CHECK THROTTLE CONTROL" WARNING CAME ON DURING INCIDENT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME AT 108,500 MILES. IT SEEMS THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT ON THIS VEHICLE MODEL. NOT A VERY SAFE DEFECT FROM FORD. FORD NEEDS TO THINK OF THEIR CONSUMER SAFETY AND RECALL AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE. MEANWHILE MY NEXT CAR THAT WAS GOING TO BE A FORD WILL BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT. *TR

MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION SUDDENLY STALLED AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION. THE DASH DISPLAYED CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL OR ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE AND THEN I LOST ALL POWER. I QUICKLY STARTED THE TRUCK BACK UP AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME, BUT HAD ACCELERATION ISSUES ALONG THE WAY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED IT WAS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENOR. NO SIGNS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. APPARENTLY THIS TP SENSOR MALFUNCTION CAUSED ME TO HAVE MY THROTTLE BODY AND FUEL INJECTORS SERVICED TOO. MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TP SENSOR ON THE INTERNET. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER MOST OF US PURCHASE AN EXPEDITION FOR HAULING AROUND OUR CHILDREN. I HAD MY TWO YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION EB FUEL PUMP BROKE AT 65000 MILES. AUTO BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FORD DEALER AND FORD REP CANNOT LOCATE THE REPLACEMENT PUMP.. SAID IT WILL BE LATE FEBRUARY IF I AM LUCKY. THIS IS MY MAIN MODE OF TRANSPORTATION!! *TR

DRIVING NORMALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STALLS AT REGULAR SPEED, LOSS OF ALL POWER, COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

ON 1/23 MY WIFE (5 MONTHS PREGNANT) WAS DRIVING ALONE WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON THROUGH THE CA DESERT ON HER WAY TO PHOENIX, AZ. IN OUR 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITH ONLY 35K MILES ON IT. ABOUT 20 MILES FROM BLYTHE, CA THREE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED. LUCKILY SHE FOUND A FORD DEALERSHIP IN BLYTHE THAT WAS OPEN ON THAT FRIDAY AND ABLE TO REPLACE THEM. UPON ARRIVAL IN PHOENIX, ANOTHER DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DESTROYED AS A RESULT. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO REPLACE THE REMAINING 5 FUEL INJECTORS BEFORE THEY FAIL. WHAT KIND OF FORD POLICY IS IT TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 120K MILES ON A KNOWN DEFECT AND WAIT FOR DISASTER? IT IS INSANE TO NOT BE ABLE TO RELY ON OUR CAR FOR LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL AND ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT THIS INCIDENT REPEATING. THE COST OF REPLACING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND RESULTING POLLUTION SHOULD ALSO BE A CONSIDERATION TO FORD? FYI: THE INJECTORS FROZE IN THE OPEN POSITION AND FLOODED THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH FUEL I.E. FIRE! *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION WILL DIE WHILE DRIVING AND A WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 5 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE OCCURRENCES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT AN $800 OWNERS EXPENSE. THE EXPEDITION IS NOT THE ONLY MODEL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 60MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE DASH LIT UP WITH "CHECK ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL." I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THE ENGINE TURNED ITSELF OFF, NO POWER STEERING, AND LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP IT BACK HOME AND I PLAN ON TAKING INTO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. *TR

OUR 2005 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER WAS DRIVING EXTREMELY ROUGH, WAS DIFFICULT TO START, AND THERE WAS ALSO A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL IN THE CABIN. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEAREST LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED US THAT TWO OF OUR FUEL INJECTORS HAD GONE BAD, WHICH HAD ALSO DAMAGED TWO SPARK PLUGS. APPARENTLY THEY FROZE OPEN AND ALLOWED TOO MUCH FUEL INTO THE SYSTEM. SINCE FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO VEHICLE OWNERS FOR THE DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS TO 120,000 MILES. LATE LAST YEAR THEY SENT OUT A LETTER TO IMPACTED VEHICLE OWNERS. HOWEVER, THEY ONLY REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS AS THEY GO BAD. WE NOW HAVE TWO NEW AND IMPROVED FUEL INJECTORS IN OUR VEHICLE AND SIX OF THE FAULTY ONES. WE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF US CONTINUING TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THE ENGINE COULD STOP AT ANY MOMENT LEAVING US IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN TRAFFIC OR IN A REMOTE AREA, AND WITH THE FLOODING OF FUEL INTO THE SYSTEM THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF FIRE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE OWNERS. I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT FORD HAS CHOSEN TO NOT STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND LEAVE THEIR CUSTOMER IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. OTHERWISE, WE HAVE BEEN PLEASED WITH THIS VEHICLE. I RECOMMEND THAT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE BLOGS ONLINE WHERE OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR UNSAFE SITUATIONS RELATING TO THESE FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS. MANY HAVE HAD TO GO BACK TO FORD MULTIPLE TIMES ALREADY, AS AN INJECTOR GOES BAD. THIS SITUATION COULD BE REMEDIED IF FORD WOULD RECALL AND REPLACE ALL OF THESE INJECTORS WHETHER THEY HAVE FAILED YET OR NOT. *TR

IT TAKES 20 MINUTES TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK. FORD PUT SOME TIME OF RESTRICTION OR REROUTED THE FUMES AT THE GAS CAP. I HAVE TO ACTUALLY HOLD THE NOZZLE BACK AND INCH FROM THE OPENING AND SHOOT THE GAS AT THE TANK. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I AM SURE MUCH MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM THE ENGINEERS WERE TRYING TO CORRECT (DUE TO A LAWSUIT). NOW FORD IS SAYING THAT THEY WILL NEED TO PUT THE CAR ON AN ENGINE ANALYZER ($160) THEN LOWER THE GAS TANK ($500 TO $600) IN ORDER TO SEE IF THE FUME VAPOR HOSE MAY BE FROZEN OR SUPPOSEDLY THERE IS A REPLACEABLE FILTER THAT THEY LOCATED ABOVE THE FUEL TANK. MY RESPONSE WAS ..."NO ENGINEER WOULD LOCATE A REPLACEABLE FILTER ABOVE THE FUEL TANK"! THEN THE SERVICE MANAGER BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON EPA...AS HE IS AWARE OF OTHER EXPEDITIONS WITH THIS PROBLEM...I SAID " I RETIRED FROM EPA..THEY MAY HAVE REQUIRED YOU TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE EMISSIONS....BUT THEY NEVER INSTRUCTED YOUR ENGINEERS TO LOCATE A FILTER ABOVE THE FUEL TANK"!!! I HAVE SPOKE WITH TWO DIFFERENT FORD GARAGES AND FILL THAT THEY ARE GIVING ME A RUN AROUND...MAYBE BECAUSE I AM A WOMEN AND THEY THINK I WILL PAY CLOSE TO $1,000 TO JUST GET FUEL IN THE VEHICLE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT CANNOT INSERTED THE NOZZLE INTO THE FUEL TANK TO PLACE GAS IN THE VEHICLE ,BUT THE GAS BLEW BACK OUT AT HIM AND HE STATED THAT IT TOOK 25 MINUTES TO FILL UP THE VEHICLE. FORD STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST AT LEAST $500. THE DEALER WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE AND REINSTALL THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA AND FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 04/02/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT ENGINEERS HAD INSTALLED A HOSE ON THE FUEL SYSTEM THAT RELOCATED FUMES AWAY FROM THE FILL TUBE. THEIR EXPLANATION WAS THAT THE HOSE MAY HAVE BEEN FROZEN AND NOT ALLOWING THE TANK TO VENT. UPDATED