2006 Ford Expedition Engine Problems
- 85
- 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 85 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- fail safe · 30 records
- safe mode · 28 records
- failure mileage · 24 records
- repaired failure · 18 records
- light illuminated · 16 records
- engine fail · 15 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 35 |
| 60–100k mi | 29 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
Driving down highway at 45 mph when engine fail safe mode came on. With no power, had to veer off to a turn lane put in park and restart car. This is the second time this has happened. First was on highway as well around 40 mph, same thing happened; no power had to veer off to the side of the highway, park and restart car. Extremely dangerous to be driving on a busy highway and have expedition shut off completely.…
ODI 10701390
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
Engine · Steering
Was driving about 35 mph when engine fail safe mode came on and truck just shut off. This happened 4 times between location and home. Almost got rearended when it happened. *js
ODI 10690292
Electrical System · Engine
Engine frequently goes in to engine failsafe mode. This happens typically when the car is being lightly throttled such as around corners or in rush hour traffic. The car restarts fine, but must be completely turned off, which disables airbags, makes power steering and power brakes impossible to use. Previously i have cleaned the throttle body of the car at the suggestion of numerous mechanics, and this resolved the…
ODI 10669324
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle jerked and lost power as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
ODI 10714059
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that the electronic throttle control and the service engine warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle stalled, but was able to be restarted and resume normal operation. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
ODI 10638800
Engine · Power Train
As i am driving down the road i lose power and deaccelerate and go into fail safe mode. The little wrench light comes on the dash. Then the engine cuts off completely. This has happened at multiple speeds. It is extremely dangerous! Once i turn the key off i restart the engine and it may not happen again for a month. I replaced the throttle position sensor and it did not do this for about a year, now it is starting…
ODI 10667242
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
Electrical System · Engine
Engine just shuts off, especially at a stand still & a/c on. Not as often if a/c is not on. *tr
ODI 10632045
Engine · Steering
Driving in town on four lane at 45 mph. Fail safe light appeared and engine cut off and lost power steering. Almost rear ended as there was no place to pull off the road! Engine was restarted and did not occur again while returning home. *tr
ODI 10608197
Engine
2006 expedition fail safe mode came on while driving my children to school. Car immediately slowed to under 10mph. Was barely able to pull over and restart it. Thank goodness i was not on the expressway doing 60+ mph. There are numerous complaints on this issue with this car. It was very scary! *tr
ODI 10584816
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Structure
Was driving down off ramp lost all power to the vehicle, no steering, no brakes. I had my 3 children in the vehicle with me and thankfully i was able to cost to the shoulder until help arrived. Extremely scary had it happen 2 minutes earlier would of been off the ramp and into oncoming traffic! This is unacceptable!! My mechanic says it's the fuel pump, and just the part is 500 dollars?!? This could of ended very…
ODI 10584466
Engine · Steering
As i was driving my expedition, the truck suddenly shut completely off and i had to power steering and then in the message center it showed "engine failsafe mode". I had to put my flashers on and coast to a stop in the lane i was in and come to a complete stop before i could restart my truck. I was unable to switch lanes or move to a safer location because i had no power steering. I had the same thing happen in…
ODI 10577260
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
Electrical System · Engine
Was driving down the road when expedition started to lurch and not shift properly. Took it in to auto shop and they diagnosed that pistons 3 and 7 were misfiring. Went to change spark plugs and plugs broke off in the engine. Had to order special tool to remove them, second time they have had to be replaced both times they have broken off. Cost was over 1500.00 *tr
ODI 10584459
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled and the entire instrument panel illuminated. This failure occurred six times over a period of six months. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 123,000.
ODI 10594383
Engine
Suv entered safe mode ... Engine shuddered, low power in low rpm bands.. Would not accelerate. Had spark plugs replaced in 2014 at 88000 miles. In 2015, 115,000 miles engine does again while driving interstate putting me at risk on road of collision due to power loss. Did not enter safe mode second time... Just could not get power - had to push hard on gas to get it into lower gear/higher rpms. Took to repair shop…
ODI 10676673
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the fail safe warning indicator illuminated as the engine stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle had to be shifted into the park position in order to be restarted. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the…
ODI 10816393
Engine
While driving approximately 35 kph my abs light came on followed by the brake light then the airbag light. (check engine never goes off. Replace all plugs and coils. Replace of sensors and several fuses.) the headlights begin to flash off and on then truck started sputtering. The fuel light went from 3/4 tank to e. I pulled into shopping center placed it in park. Went to put it back in drive and couldn't something…
ODI 10554452
Engine
Driving at 25mph the vehicle engine shut down and went into failsafe mode, power steering also disabled causing a very dangerous situation trying to steer the car from traffic to a safe area without assisted steering. This problem has occurred several times over the past 2 years and usually in colder weather. Last time it happened was on a main highway but luckily i was alone without my family and in the inside lane…
ODI 10553237
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. While driving at various speeds and after a loud alarm sound, the vehicle stalled and the engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the spark plugs were replaced and the mechanic informed the contact that the catalytic converter was failing. The failure had reoccurred on several occasions. The failure mileage was 80,000.
ODI 10924646
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the fail safety engine warning light illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 110,000.
ODI 10548694
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
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the fail safe warning lamp illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was…
ODI 10583919