2012 Ford Expedition Engine

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle independently slowed to approximately 2 MPH. The contact observed that the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, the speedometer went blank. The contact stated that when she depressed the accelerator, the vehicle would jerk forward. The contact pulled off of the road and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that when she restarted the vehicle the vehicle failed to respond when shifted into drive with the accelerator pedal depressed. The contact stated that she drove the vehicle to her residence. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic who could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

CAR WAS DRIVING FINE AND THEN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING, WOULDN'T CHANGE GEARS OR GO OVER 20MPH. WE BROUGHT IT TO OUR LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. WE THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER (KOONS IN FALLS CHURCH, VA) THEY SAID THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH LOW OIL PRESSURE AND THE ENGINE HAS BEEN AFFECTED. THEY GAVE US AN ESTIMATE OF $11,000 TO REPAIR (NEEDS A NEW ENGINE). THE CAR ONLY HAS 89,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN PERFECTLY MAINTAINED. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT A CAR THIS YOUNG THAT HAS BEEN PROPERTY MAINTAINED HAS SOME KIND OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

CAM PHASER ISSUE RESULTING IN HEATED/CRACKED MANIFOLD, MELTING INTO PISTON 4, DISABLING ENGINE. REQUIRES FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT $6K PARTS & LABOR.

THE 2012 EXPEDITION HAS PRIOR RECALLS FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I PURCHASED MINE 3 MONTHS AGO AND AM NOW BEING TOLD I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $6,000 BUT YET MY VIN# IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL LIST.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 EXPEDITION 45 - 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING AND STALLED MORE THAN ONCE AND JERKED REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THE SAME OCCURENCE LISTED ON THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY "FIXED" THE PROBLEM BY INSTALLING THE NEW SOFTWARE AGAIN. THE ISSUE OCCURED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE ACCELERATION DROPPED DOWN TO FIRST AND THE REAR TIRE LOCKED UP. WE ALL THOUGHT WE WERE ABOUT TO DIE WITH THE TRAFFIC COMING BEHIND US. FORD NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SOMETHING SO DANGEROUS BEFORE. FORD MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT AND FIX THE ISSUE AS PEOPLE HAVE INVESTED IN PURCHASING THIER BRAND. I PRAY NO ONE GETS INJURED FROM THIS MALFUCTION AND DEFECT ON THESE VEHICLES.