2005 Ford Expedition Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 61
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 61 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- electronic throttle · 39 records
- throttle control · 32 records
- check electronic · 24 records
- each case · 15 records
- side road · 13 records
- warning light · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 31 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
This is the fifth incident regarding this vehicle. In each case, the car was traveling at a normal rate of speed under ordinary traffic conditions. Without warning, the car either lost power and shut off suddenly or lost the ability to accelerate and slowed to a stop. In each case the dashboard message center warning "check electronic throttle control" (or something similar) appeared. In each case the driver turned…
ODI 10378107
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford expedition. While driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle made a beeping noise and a warning light was displayed on the dashboard indicating to check the electronic throttle control. He lost all control of the vehicle when the accelerator pedal was engaged. He coasted the vehicle onto the side of the road, turned the vehicle off and back on. The vehicle began to function normally. He…
ODI 10376271
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
This is the fourth incident regarding this vehicle. In each case, the car was traveling at a normal rate of speed under ordinary traffic conditions. Without warning, the car either lost power and shut off suddenly or lost the ability to accelerate and slowed to a stop. In each case the dashboard message center warning "check electronic throttle control" (or something similar) appeared. In each case the driver turned…
ODI 10374084
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford expedition. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the electronic throttle control warning light was illuminated and the vehicle immediately stalled. The contact stated that the failure would recur when driving any speed. The vehicle would restart immediately and drive as normal. The dealer was contacted and stated that the throttle body would possibly need replacing at a cost of…
ODI 10392731
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford expedition eddie bauer. While driving approximately 45 mph, the contact stated that the vehicle stalled, when the electronic throttle control warning light illuminated causing the vehicle to loose power. The dealer was notified and informed the contact that there were no recalls and offered no further assistance. The manufacturer was informed and advised the contact that they were not…
ODI 10370958
Engine And Engine Cooling · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on us 95 north the vehicle all of the sudden stalled. This has happened twice before while driving at speeds of 60 and greater on busy interstates. The engine just stops and the car must coast to the side of the road and sit for a few minutes and then it will start again and run fine for at least a week or two. Recently this has been happening every couple of months. The first incident was in jan of…
ODI 10371673
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
This is incident 3 of 3 with respect to this vehicle. In each case, the car was traveling at a normal rate of speed under ordinary traffic conditions. Without warning, the car either lost power and shut off suddenly or lost the ability to accelerate and slowed to a stop. In each case dashboard message center warning "check electronic throttle control" (or something similar) appeared. In each case the driver turned…
ODI 10366744
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford expedition eddie bauer edition(na). While driving 10-20 mph, the electronic throttle control light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle stalled and the contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. After a few minutes, the vehicle was restarted and functioned properly. The light on the instrument panel turned off as well. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop…
ODI 10381010
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
2005 ford expedition. While driving on the hwy the "check electronic throttle control" light came on and shut down my car.. I had no accelerator pedal control. This occurs on average once a month. When this happens ,you have no power. You have to coast to the side of the road and call for help. *tr
ODI 10360572
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford expedition. While traveling 45 mph he contact noticed that the check electronic throttle control light had appeared on the instrument panel , seconds later the vehicle had suddenly shut off. The vehicle was restarted and taken to the dealership where the throttle body was replaced. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages was 65000.
ODI 10340758
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
2005 ford expedition without warning stalled while making a right hand turn at an intersection. Vehicle taken to dealership and informed electronic throttle body needed to be replaced. Vehicle only has 60,000 miles. Informed by dealership reasons for defect unknow. However, we were still responsible for all repair costs. Review of internet indicates several ford customers have reported same problem with exact year…
ODI 10324936
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
2005 ford expedition with 90,000 miles on it, driven in normal vehicle stalls while driving under normal conditions, and the "check electronic throttle control" message comes on infor screen, then engine light comes on. Almost ran into ditch along side of road last time when engine stalled, as power steering and brakes shut down as well. *tr
ODI 10318468
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
2005 ford expedition 78,000 miles. In the last few months the car at times has felt as though there is little to no acceleration, almost like the car is in neutral. Today my car stalled and i was able to drift to the side of the road. The "check electronic throttle" light came on. The car is at the dealer now, with a $600+ repair bill. Seems there should be a check for such systems. What would have happened had i…
ODI 10313929
Vehicle Speed Control
3rd incident of this issue with this vehicle and multiple complaints online. Vehicle runs fine and the wrench light will come on with a message "electronic throttle control" the vehicle remains on but throttle does not operate. One of the incidents happened in an intersection and under similar circumstances would have resulted in a crash. If the vehicle is turned off and restarted it works fine until next incident.…
ODI 10313735
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
This is incident #2 of 3 with respect to this vehicle. In each case, the car was traveling at a normal rate of speed under ordinary traffic conditions. Without warning, the car either lost power and shut off suddenly or lost the ability to accelerate and slowed to a stop. In each case dashboard message center warning "check electronic throttle control" (or something similar) appeared. In each case the driver turned…
ODI 10366741
Vehicle Speed Control
Car was running fine then beep and warning shows on dash something about "electronic throttle control'. The car is still running but gas pedal doesn't work. I was stuck at a street light stopped until i could turn off and restart the car. This is the 2nd incident with this vehicle. It happened the first time driving over 50 mph on a highway and had to coast to the side of the road. There is apparently nothing that…
ODI 10300417
Vehicle Speed Control
Driving 2005 ford expedition passed through intersection driving 45 mph and all of a sudden car light turned on and read electronic throttle control failure and car immediately could not drive over 5 mph. I turned and got off the main road, scared that i was going to get hit by another car. Was able to turn car back on after leaving the car their for a few hours, told that i needed to replace the throttle body and i…
ODI 10292431
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford expedition. While driving 25 mph the check electronic throttle control warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel, and then the vehicle stalled. He was able to safely restart the vehicle to resume normal vehicle operation. The dealer was notified, and a technician stated that they were aware of the failure, but because they were no recalls they would not provide any…
ODI 10289630
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
This is incident #1 of 3 with respect to this vehicle. In each case, the car was traveling at a normal rate of speed under ordinary traffic conditions. Without warning, the car either lost power and shut off suddenly or lost the ability to accelerate and slowed to a stop. In each case dashboard message center warning "check electronic throttle control" (or something similar) appeared. In each case the driver turned…
ODI 10366740
Vehicle Speed Control
Own a 2005 ford expedition, in the past 6 months at about a rate of once/month the engine will shut off loss of power with difficulty steering, the vehicle has indicated that the electronic throttle control is the issue. Once i'm able to coast the vehicle to the side of the road i shut off the vehicle and restart within a few minutes and able to continue until the next incident with this problem. I have researched…
ODI 10280894
Fuel System, Gasoline · Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems · Vehicle Speed Control
I have a 2005 ford expedition limited. My complaint is the throttle body failure. When driving down the road, the engine will shut down and you loose all power to the vehicle. I have had this happen at speeds of 55+ mph as well as speeds of approx less than 10 mph, such as while in a parking lot. This problem started in the summer of 2009, and has happened every month since, sometimes several times during the month.…
ODI 10316047
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving 55mph on highway, when all of a sudden there was no power to gas pedal. The check electronic throttle control light flashed, i pulled over three lanes to side of road. I sat there trying to start vehicle continuously, finally after 10 minutes it started. My 9 month old daughter and i was almost killed on the highway due to this problem. My vehicle is now running terrible. I came home to see if i could…
ODI 10264202
Vehicle Speed Control
2005 ford expedition - loses complete power unexpectedly. Happens off-and-on. Difficult to re-create problem to mechanic. Blogs full of similar experiences. Very unsafe condition while on an expressway. Receive error message - "check throttle control". Cost $500 to replace throttle body. Seems to be popular problem in the 2005 expedition. *tr
ODI 10261405
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Check electronic throttle message appeared and accelerator pedal became inoperative. This is the second time this has occurred. Shifted vehicle into neutral, restarted engine while rolling along and error was corrected. *tr
ODI 10252614
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
2005 ford expedition. While driving on the hwy the "check electronic throttle control" light came on and put the vehicle in "limp mode" i had no accelerator pedal control. December 22, 2008. Taken to dealer, no problem found. Code was " p2104". Same thing happened again december 20, 2009. Taken to dealer no problem or code found. When this happens ,you have no power. You have to coast to the side of the road and…
ODI 10308927