2005 Ford Expedition Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 6
- 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.
What owners report
- electronic throttle · 5 records
- throttle control · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Twice i've been driving and all of a sudden i lost power and "electronic throttle control" message came on. Accelerator would not work, coasted to the side of the road-- 2nd time in heavy traffic!! Both times i turned off engine and restarted ok, but i'm scared to death to drive with my children in the car. Driving straight on city street both times. *tr
ODI 10938725
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
I have a 2005 ford expedition and have maintained my vehicle maintenance and only have 124,000 miles on this vehicle. It continues to shut off the engine and code fail safe mode on code appear and when i'm driving on the highway it is dangerous. After reading so many complaints this is unsafe. Also, the computer issues with locking doors, failure of the transmission (which i had to replace) such a disappointment of…
ODI 10852059
Electronic Stability Control
I was driving on central expressway this morning (12/4) and my 2005 ford expedition gave me an "electronic throttle" error message and shut down. I was driving ~50 miles an hour in the middle lanes. Extremely unsafe and see on the internet that there have been several 2005 expeditions who have experienced the same situation. I thought the part would have been recalled or that ford would have fixed this part as i…
ODI 10294517
Electronic Stability Control
Was driving down a 4 lane heavy traffic road in fair weather conditions around 45 mph when vehicle maintenance light "check electronic throttle control" came on and completely shut off any driving power to my vehicle. I was not even able to accelerate to pull over safely. I was driving with a 3 year old and i am also 6 months pregnant. When the car finally stopped itself, i shut the engine off, waited a minute and…
ODI 10274350
Electronic Stability Control
I was driving my car when electronic throttle control light came on and my car lost power instantly and stalled. I have 57,000 miles on my car. I am not covered under warranty but due to the nature of the problem, i figured ford would have recalled this faulty part because of safety concerns. I travel daily with 3 children and this problem happened to me twice before i took it in to dealership. Thankfully no one was…
ODI 10272517
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