2006 Ford Expedition Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 28
- 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 28 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 15 records
- fail safe · 12 records
- safe mode · 9 records
- failure recurred · 6 records
- failure mileage · 6 records
- without warning · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 12 |
| 100–150k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle's speed decelerated to 20 mph. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and turned off the engine. Once restarted, the vehicle was able to operate normally. The contact stated that the failure recurred after driving 30 miles down the road and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not taken to a…
ODI 11111689
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. While driving 72 mph, the vehicle accelerated to 90 mph without warning. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to slow down the vehicle. The contact was able to get the vehicle off the highway and into a field where the vehicle was turned off and allowed to slow down. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed. The vehicle was taken to an…
ODI 11022322
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
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ODI 11062497
Electrical System · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled. On another occasion, the vehicle stalled after the vehicle engine safety mode was initiated while driving approximately 5 mph. The vehicle was restarted but the failure recurred five minutes later. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was…
ODI 10778348
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving about 25-30mph and making a left turn. The vehicle suddenly shut off. I had no power steering or anything. It was totally off and stopped in the middle of the road. If a car had been coming it would have hit us. I was able to turn off the key, put it in park and start it up and pull off the road. I decided to carefully try to get home. On the way home i was stopped at a red light and it shut off again,…
ODI 10701287
Air Bags · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was slowing down and made a right turn into a parking space, the vehicle accelerated on its own, running over the concrete stop and the curve. The car continued to accelerate and ran head on into a tree that was approximately 10 feet away from the parking space. The driver airbag did not deploy. My car was totaled as a result of this accident. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10621042
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The car stalled while turning no warning at 25mph start and shut does it 6 times going home. *js
ODI 10617085
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
This is the second incident: the fist was about 3 months ago. I was driving down a residential street yesterday when the "fail safe mode" indicator came on and said engine shutting down. Car turns off, cannot steer. Very dangerous. I was on a residential street and was able to pull off. Turned the car off for a few minutes and it started and i drove to work, but the engine light remained on. I took it to an auto…
ODI 10575089
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving around 46mph, and in the middle of driving, my truck cut off for around 5 seconds. I almost got by the truck behind me. My truck kicked back on by itself, all why i was driving. I was so terrified the truck behind almost rear ended me. *tr
ODI 10566562
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 mph, the brakes and accelerator pedal failed. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician was unable to locate a failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000. Updated 09/30/14*lj…
ODI 10628480
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle simply shuts off at any time and shows 'engine fail safe mode'. This has happened approximately 15 times since we bought the vehicle (used) in march 2012 (most recently on 10/13). I have researched this online and many other owners have the same complaint. We replaced the tps at a cost of around $300 as a possible fix and this worked for about 6 months - now the problem is back and my research indicates we…
ODI 10547909
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the fail safe mode warning light illuminated as the vehicle independently decelerated and stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who stated that the throttle body would need cleaning. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred several months later. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who stated that the…
ODI 10563369
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the engine stalled and the warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normally. The failure occurred four times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis. The trouble codes detected a faulty throttle body. The vehicle had not bee repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the…
ODI 10507117
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact was traveling 55 mph when the engine fail safe mode warning light illuminated, causing the vehicle to loose power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was told that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vin was not available. The failure and the current mileages were 113,000.
ODI 10477178
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled numerous times with the illumination of the check engine light after the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the throttle body. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 88,000.
ODI 10446900
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle decelerated and entered into fail safe mode while driving 55 mph. The vehicle would not accelerate further once it entered fail safe mode. The contact shut the vehicle off and upon restart, the vehicle operated as normal. The failure recurred once. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the…
ODI 10449526
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving 15 mph on the highway, the vehicle unexpectedly stalled. An engine fail safe light also began to illuminate on the instrument panel. Both the dealer and manufacturer were notified, but denied any assistance with repairs of the failure. The vehicle was on 01/06/12 at the contact's expense. The approximate failure and current mileages…
ODI 10442650
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph the vehicle went into engine fail safe mode and stalled with warning. The vehicle was left with brakes, but the vehicle would no longer accelerate and loss power steering. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and it was determined that the throttle actuator sensor failed on the vehicle. The vin was not available. The failure…
ODI 10439941
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving my 2006 ford expedition eddie bauer, the engine completely shuts off. Sometimes while sitting idle and other times while driving 70 mph on the interstate. Tonight, within 1 hour this happened about 15 times where the engine cut off, i lost power steering, had to roll over to the shoulder, turn the key off and back on to restart...sometimes it would take up to 10 minutes to restart. I was lucky we were…
ODI 10437417
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that while attempting to stop at a traffic stop, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the throttle body was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle…
ODI 10490327
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine shut down at highway speed. Loss of power steering and power brakes. Was able to coast to emergency lane then restart car. Happened two additional times. Took to shop where the throttle body was replaced. No issues since then (~ 1 year ago). Sounds like manufacturer defect. This is a safety issue. *tr
ODI 10644023
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. While driving approximately 50 mph, the contact stated that the fail safe mode symbol illuminated on the dashboard as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable to duplicate the failure. A private mechanic diagnosed the vehicle with a throttle body failure. The contact did not inform the manufacturer nor was the vehicle repaired. The…
ODI 10392175
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact was driving 30 mph when the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure would recur sporadically when traveling at various speeds. The vehicle was able to be restarted and was taken to the dealer who repaired the throttle body and motor assembly, stating that the vehicle had engaged in fail-safe mode. The manufacturer was contacted and a complaint was filed…
ODI 10392883
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact was driving under 20 mph when he applied the brakes. There was an increase in engine rpms and the vehicle abnormally accelerated. The brake pedal was applied with force and the vehicle continued to accelerate. When the gear selector was shifted into the neutral position, the vehicle came to a complete stop. The engine was turned off and restarted. The vehicle…
ODI 10346046
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* contact owns a 2005 ford expedition. The contact stated while driving at 50 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle but it stalled a second time within seconds. The vehicle was towed to his residence. The contact was able to locate numerous complaints regarding the throttle control and believed it to be the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not taken to…
ODI 10340416