2005 Ford Expedition Power Train

MY TRUCK LOST ALL FORWARD GEARS EXCEPT FOR REVERSE OUT OF THE BLUE THE OTHER MORNING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE HOME. VALVE BODY, SERVOS, SOLENOIDS, HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL HAS NOT CORRECTED THE ISSUE. THE VEHICAL HAS LESS THEN 155000 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. *TR

A CLUNK/THUMP NOISE FROM THE REAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS ENGAGED OR SHIFTED, DURING A CHANGE IN VEHICLE DIRECTION OR ON ACCELERATION. HAVE HAD MY TRANS REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW ITS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. *TR

TRAVELING IN A PARKING LOT CAR DIED AND SAID CHECK ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL. WONT RUN OR CRANK. LEFT STUCK IN A PARKING LOT HAD TO GET TOWED HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN MINUTES. THE OVERDRIVE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

2005 FORD EXPEDITION HAS BEEN STALLING WITH NO WARNING WITH THE CHECK THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ON. WILL RESTART AFTER TURNING OFF. I HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE SENSOR TWICE AND HAS NOT HELPED. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON FOR THE 2005 EXPEDITION. FORD DEALER WILL NOT HELP,BUT OFFERS A $700. FIX THAT I UNDERSTAND DOES NOT ALWAYS HELP. *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM .WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, THE O/D OFF LIGHT CAME ON. THEN LATER ON , THE CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE POSITION . THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A LIMP HOME MODE. UNSAFE'WHEN I DID INVESTIGATE ,I NOTICED MY VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE SPOT WHERE IT WAS LEAKING FROM WAS NEAR THE RADIATOR, THE TRANSMISSION LINES TO AND FROM THE RADIATOR AND THE EXTERNAL TRANS COOLER AND TRANSMISSION WERE CORRODED. MY REPAIR SHOP TRIED TO OBTAIN AFTERMARKET ONLY TO FIND THEY HAD TO BE SPECIAL ORDERED FROM FORD. WHILE DOING THAT ,FORD INFORMED HIM, THEY HAD SOME 15 KITS COMING IN, HOWEVER THEY WERE ALL ACCOUNTED FOR AND THE NEXT SET WOULD BE IN ANOTHER MONTH. APPARENTLY THERE IS SOMETHING FAULTY. AND DEFINITELY UNSAFE.. *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING. UNFORTUNATELY SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO BE SEVERELY INJURED BEFORE FORD TAKES A LOOK AT THIS. *TR

FORD EXPEDITION 2005 TRANSMISSION FAIL, SUV HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN NORMAL WAY, WITH GOOD MAINTENANCE. TOO NEW TO FAIL. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND I KNOW MANY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SUDDENLY O/D DASH LED BLINKING AND AFTER 10 MINUTES ONLY REVERSE GEAR WORKS WELL, NOW I NEED TO PAY 2500.00 DLLS FOR REPAIR ON VEHICLE NOT PAID OFF YET. *TR

DRIVING MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED IN THE MORNING. AFTER ABOUT 2 MILES THE CAR POWERED TO A CRAWL AND GAVE ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE ALERT. PULLED TO SIDE. POWERED DOWN CAR AND THE RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS APPARENTLY A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT. THIS DESCRIPTION IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND IS A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM AS PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO THEM ON THE FREEWAY. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN, FORD COMPANY IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY. ALL NHTSA HAS TO DO IS GOOGLE "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" AND SEE THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS THAT COME UP WITH SAME ISSUE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A WELL KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL. DEALER SAYS THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $514.61 + TAX. THIS PROBLEM MAY ALSO HAVE TAKEN OUT MY AIR CONDITIONING. IT WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE SECOND FAILURE, BUT DEALER (VISTA FORD IN OXNARD) IS SAYING THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED A/C SHUTTING DOWN WHEN ENGINE FAIL SAFE FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON 2005 EXPEDITION IS SLIPPING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE AND THE FOOT THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT THEN JERKS FORWARD. OTHER TIMES IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO UPSHIFT WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I MUST ALSO STATE THAT THE PAINT ON THE TIP OF THE HOOD AND ON THE TAILGATE ARE STARTING TO BUBBLE /BLISTER, THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND THE PAINT IS CARED FOR THROUGH POLISHING AND WAXING TWICE A YEAR. *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION WAS STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON MESSAGE CENTER, ALONG WITH AN ANNUNCIATING "DING". ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. SHUT OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND ACCELERATOR CONTROL RETURNED TO NORMAL. THERE WAS ONE OCCURRENCE SO FAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,991 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000. UPDATED 05/06/09. *LJ UPATED 05/07/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE FAIL SAFE MODE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE THROTTLE ALSO DISENGAGED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IN NEUTRAL GEAR. HE USUALLY HAS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,195. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

MY 05 FORD EXPEDITION WAS RECENTLY IN THE SHOP SEVERAL MONTHS BACK FOR ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ISSUES. TONIGHT THE CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAUSED A TOTAL LOSS OF ACCELERATION. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING OFF MY ENGINE AND RESTARTING MY VEHICLE RUNS LIKE NORMAL AGAIN. LUCKILY IT WAS VERY LATE AT NIGHT AND NO OTHER CARS WERE AROUND. THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS IF IT OCCURS IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND SEE COUNTLESS POSTS ON INTERNET FORUMS FROM 05 FORD EXPEDITION OWNERS DETAILING MY EXACT ISSUE AND TEMPORARY SOLUTION. WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED BY FORD AS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND RECALLED? *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH A SMALL CHILD IN THE CAR - LESS THAN 15MPH NEAR A RESIDENTIAL AREA - MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION LTD SUDDENLY FLASHED AN ERROR MESSAGE "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" AND IMMEDIATELY LOST ACCELERATION, BRAKING AND STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO VEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME I MANUALLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WAITED A FEW MOMENTS, AND MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED AND RUNNING AGAIN. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING AND THE VEHICLE GIVES YOU NO OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE VEHICLE PULLED OVER SAFELY BEFORE DISENGAGING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SUDDEN MECHANICAL FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE RPM'S INCREASED TO OVER 5,000 WHILE IT WAS IN GEAR AND WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL, THE FAILURE CEASED AND THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE CONTACT HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY CRASHES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,275.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A DITCH. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHTS AND BUMPER WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, BUT DID NOT. THE MANUFACTURER PAID TO INSTALL THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FEATURE IN DECEMBER OF 2006. ON DECEMBER 1, 2007, THE VEHICLE SLID OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. IN JANUARY OF 2008, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REINSTALLED THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE ON JANUARY 10, 2008 AND THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FAILED AGAIN SEVEN DAYS LATER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN THE DEALER HAS SINCE FIXED THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE.

THIS 2005 EXPEDITION HAS ONLY 15K MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING REALLY HARD I HAD TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER IN GEAR 2. ONCE I ARRIVED THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE TWO WEEKS FOR THEM JUST TO EVEN LOOK AT IT(ONLY ONE TRANS TECH) I CALLED AND FOUND A DEALER WHO COULD FIX IT FASTER. I TRIED TO CALL FORD CORP TO SEE IF THEY WOULD TOW MY SUV 30-40 MILES, BUT THEY TOLD ME THEY DON'T DO DEALER TO DEALER TOWS. I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HELPING A CUSTOMER IM ONLY 28 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS MY 5TH AND LAST FORD VEHICLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IT JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED DOWN A HILL HITTING A TREE. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH, THE GEAR INDICATOR WAS IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED HOWEVER, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALERSHIP AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAVE BEEN INFORMED.

THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STALL AND NOT GO FORWARD IN THE DRIVE GEAR. STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH THE FAMILY IN THE EXPEDITION. HAD TO DRIVE HOME IN SECOND AND FIRST GEAR. VEHICLE IS 27 DAYS OLD WITH 952 MILES PURCHASED AT BILLINGLSEY FORD IN LAWTON, OK 73501. *JB

DT: THE CAR WAS SITTING AND RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES NEAR A BUILDING. THE CAR WAS IN PARK. THE OWNER WAS UNLOADING THE VEHICLE, AND THEN WALKED BACK INTO THE BUILDING. THE OWNER HEARD A BOOM, AND CAME OUTSIDE AND SAW THAT THE CAR HIT A FAN, AND ALMOST HIT THE BARN. THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE WHEN THE OWNER GOT BACK INTO THE CAR. THE OWNER PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED, AND WAS DETERMINED THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. THE OWNER HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAD MINIMAL DAMAGE. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE FAN.THE OWNER NOTED THERE WAS NO ONE AROUND THE VEHICLE. *AK