2005 Ford Expedition Complaint Log

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 2010 ON A TRIP FROM MISSOURI TO VIRGINIA. NOW THAT WE LIVE IN VIRGINIA, NEAR DC THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE FIND VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WITH FOUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR.

I FILED A COMPLAINT IN OCT (10355191) REQUESTING INFO ON VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS WEEK WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK. *TR

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 THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION, WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES, AND THEN STARTED THE CAR. THE WARNING MESSAGE NO LONGER APPEARED AND THE CAR RAN FINE WITHOUT FURTHER IMMEDIATE INCIDENT. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE (INCIDENT #3), THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON A TWO-LANE (ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION) DC CITY STREET. THE CAR LOST POWER COMPLETELY, AND THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE LANE OF TRAFFIC, THEREBY BLOCKING THE HEAVY LINE OF TRAFFIC BEHIND HER. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. *TR

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 WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

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

2005 FORD EXPEDITION, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM .WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, THE O/D OFF LIGHT CAME ON. THEN LATER ON , THE CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE POSITION . THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A LIMP HOME MODE. UNSAFE'WHEN I DID INVESTIGATE ,I NOTICED MY VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE SPOT WHERE IT WAS LEAKING FROM WAS NEAR THE RADIATOR, THE TRANSMISSION LINES TO AND FROM THE RADIATOR AND THE EXTERNAL TRANS COOLER AND TRANSMISSION WERE CORRODED. MY REPAIR SHOP TRIED TO OBTAIN AFTERMARKET ONLY TO FIND THEY HAD TO BE SPECIAL ORDERED FROM FORD. WHILE DOING THAT ,FORD INFORMED HIM, THEY HAD SOME 15 KITS COMING IN, HOWEVER THEY WERE ALL ACCOUNTED FOR AND THE NEXT SET WOULD BE IN ANOTHER MONTH. APPARENTLY THERE IS SOMETHING FAULTY. AND DEFINITELY UNSAFE.. *TR

PAINT ON TAILGATE IS PEELING AND BUBBLING. *TR

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. *TR

MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION SUDDENLY STALLED AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION. THE DASH DISPLAYED CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL OR ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE AND THEN I LOST ALL POWER. I QUICKLY STARTED THE TRUCK BACK UP AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME, BUT HAD ACCELERATION ISSUES ALONG THE WAY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED IT WAS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENOR. NO SIGNS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. APPARENTLY THIS TP SENSOR MALFUNCTION CAUSED ME TO HAVE MY THROTTLE BODY AND FUEL INJECTORS SERVICED TOO. MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TP SENSOR ON THE INTERNET. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CONSIDER MOST OF US PURCHASE AN EXPEDITION FOR HAULING AROUND OUR CHILDREN. I HAD MY TWO YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN MY TRUCK LOST ALL POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *TR

OUR 2005 FORD EXPEDITION HAS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WE WERE DRIVING BACK FROM MISSOURI TO VIRGINIA AFTER THE HOLIDAYS IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID TO LET IT SIT FOR 30 MINUTES AND THEN TRY TO START THE CAR AGAIN. WE DID AND IT WORKED. THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE COLD WEATHER. JUST YESTERDAY 12 SEPT 2010 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE CAR SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHE WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THE COLD HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT YESTERDAY. BOTH TIMES WE WERE FORCED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. LIVING IN THE DC AREA AND USING INTERSTATE 95 ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON IS ALWAYS A CHALLENGE. HAVING YOUR VEHICLE JUST STOP RUNNING IS INSANE. I AM UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING ABOUT A RECALL, BUT IN A SEARCH OF THE WEB I FOUND NUMEROUS OWNERS HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE. WHAT IS FORD DOING ABOUT THIS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE ROUGH. THERE WAS ALSO A LARGE QUANTITY OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR FAILED. THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS REPLACED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,800.

1.2005 FORD EXPEDITION AUGUST 8,2010: AROUND 12:45PM I STARTED MY CAR UP TO RUN TO MCDONALD'S TWO MINUTES AWAY FROM MY WORK. AS I PULLED OUT OF MCDONALD'S THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY GAS SO I PULLED INTO EXXON DOWN THE STREET TO FILL UP ON GAS. I PUT $15 OF GAS INTO THE TANK. WHEN I STARTED TO CAR UP IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHAKING VIGOROUSLY AND A STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND CLOUDY FUMES CAME FROM MY EXHAUST PIPE. I HAD TO GO BACK TO WORK SO I DROVE THE TWO MILES WHILE TO CAR STRONGLY SHOOK AND THE EXHAUST PIPE WAS PRODUCING A CLOUD OF SMOKE THAT SMELLED HEAVILY OF GAS. I GOT TO WORK AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND CHECKED MY OIL. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON MY CAR AGAIN AND WAS NOT ABLE TO GET MY CAR TO START AGAIN THAT DAY. AT 7PM I ATTEMPTED TO TURN MY CAR ON AGAIN AND IT JUST MADE A LOUD SCREECHY SOUND AND WOULD NOT TURN ON. 2.BECAUSE CAR WOULD NOT START WE CALLED HARRY'S TOWING TO BE TOWED TO A AUTO SHOP NEAREST TO OUR HOME. OUR CAR NEVER BEFORE HAS HAD ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL. 3. WE ASKED THE MECHANIC TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. WHEN HE CALLED US BACK HE SAID THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS THE PROBLEM AND HE AT THAT TIME HAD REPLACED IT ALREADY AND ADVISED US TO TAKE THE CAR TO FORD DUE TO THE FACT THE HE SAID THE MOTOR WAS DEAD AS WELL. WE THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO FORD IN FRANKLIN KENTUCKY. THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE FUEL INJECTOR AND THAT THE MOTOR FAILURE WAS DUE TO FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEMS. THE HEADQUARTERS OF FORD SAID WE ARE NOW NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE TOOK THE CAR TO SOMEONE BESIDES FORD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WITH NO WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND ON TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

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.

DRIVING MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED IN THE MORNING. AFTER ABOUT 2 MILES THE CAR POWERED TO A CRAWL AND GAVE ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE ALERT. PULLED TO SIDE. POWERED DOWN CAR AND THE RESTARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS APPARENTLY A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT. THIS DESCRIPTION IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND IS A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM AS PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO THEM ON THE FREEWAY. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN, FORD COMPANY IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY. ALL NHTSA HAS TO DO IS GOOGLE "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" AND SEE THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS THAT COME UP WITH SAME ISSUE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A WELL KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL. DEALER SAYS THROTTLE CONTROL UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $514.61 + TAX. THIS PROBLEM MAY ALSO HAVE TAKEN OUT MY AIR CONDITIONING. IT WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE SECOND FAILURE, BUT DEALER (VISTA FORD IN OXNARD) IS SAYING THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED A/C SHUTTING DOWN WHEN ENGINE FAIL SAFE FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. IT APPEARS TO BE A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. NONE OF THE DASH BOARD LIGHT INDICATORS CAME ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. HE STATED THAT THE PAINT ON THE TRUNK AND HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WERE COVERED WITH RUST AND BEGAN PEELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TOOK PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AND MAILED THEM TO THE FORD MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED RESPONDED TO THE PHOTOS STATING THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE WAS THE SECOND OWNER. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

PAINT IS BUBBLING AND PEELING OFF HOOD AND TAILGATE OF 2005 FORD EXPEDITION EDDIE BAUER EDITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,750.

ORIGINAL FACTORY SPARK PLUG BACKED OUT FROM CYLINDER HEAD. CHECKED REMAINING 7 SPARK PLUGS. FOUR OF SEVEN LOOSE. MECHANIC RECOMMENDED USING HELI COIL KIT ON ALL SPARK PLUG THREADS. MECHANIC MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON FORD 5.4 LITER ENGINES. IF THIS IS TRUE, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH A RECALL SHOULD BE REQUIRED FOR REPAIR OF CYLINDER HEADS. *TR

MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WAS CUTTING OFF AND TICKING EVERYDAY, BUT NO LIGHTS WERE COMING ON TO TELL ME WHAT IT WAS, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS SHOP AND THEY DECLINE TO FIX IT DO TO SPARK PLUGS BREAKING IN THE ENGINE, SO I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. IT TOOK THEM A WHOLE DAY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, THEY SAID I NEEDED A TUNE UP WHICH WAS $279, AND HE TOLD ME THAT ALL OF SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THEY SOMETIMES BREAK OFF IN THE ENGINE AND IF THAT WHERE TO HAPPEN IT WOULD BE A ADDITIONAL $90 PER PLUG, THE COIL NEEDED TO REPLACED $95, AND THE ON OF THE CYLINDER NEED TO BE REPLACED UNKNOWN AMOUNT/FORGOT, THEN THEY CALL ME BACK AND TOLD ME THAT ALL OF THE SPARK PLUGS HAD BROKE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP REPAIRED MY TRUCK CAUSE THERE WHERE OTHER PROBLEMS AS WELL SO TOTAL $1000 IN REPAIRS FOR A PROBLEM THAT I NEVER NEW THIS TRUCK WAS HAVING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY FORD 2005 EXPEDITION THE CAR STOPS RESPONDING TO THE THROTTLE AND LOSSES ALL POWER. THE DASHBOARD WARNING SYSTEM DISPLAYS "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL". AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES THE CAR CAN BE RESTARTED AND DRIVEN. WE HAVE INQUIRED ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH NO SATISFACTION. *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL" LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE ENGINE WILL STALL. THIS WILL HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING. UNFORTUNATELY SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO BE SEVERELY INJURED BEFORE FORD TAKES A LOOK AT THIS. *TR

MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITH JUST 62,000 MILES ON IT HAS CHIPPING AND BUBBLING PAINT ON THE REAR LIFT GATE AND THE HOOD. TALKED TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEIR WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ALUMINUM PRIOR TO PAINTING THESE TWO PARTS AT THE FACTORY. FORD IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THIS DEFECT. *TR

MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WILL SUDDENLY TURN OFF WHILE IN MOTION WITH NO WARNING. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO DETERMINE WHEN IT WILL TURN OFF. IN THE 6 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, IT HAS TURNED OFF CLOSE TO A DOZEN TIMES, AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 20 MILES AN HOUR TO FULL FREEWAY SPEED. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT TURNS ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AS THE CODE REPORTED THAT THE ERROR OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF - WHICH IS TECHNICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS FOR A VEHICLE TO TURN OFF WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. I WOULD HOPE THIS VEHICLE IS RECALLED BEFORE INFORMATION LEAKS THAT PEOPLE HAVE DIED AS A RESULT. *TR

I HAVE OWNED TWO FORD EXPEDITIONS, BOTH OF WHICH WERE WRECKED WHEN IT RAINED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE BECOMES VERY LOOSE IN THE REAR WHEN IT RAINS AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM THAT HAS LEAD TO ME HAVING MY ACCIDENTS. *TR

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 AND MAKE OF VEHICLE. *TR

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

2005 EXPEDITION RANDOMLY STALLS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS USUALLY AROUND 45 - 50 MILES PER HOUR. YOU HAVE TO TRY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STOP AND GIVE THE CAR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND CRANK IT AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND I NEED A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. IT WILL BE $700 TO FIX. THE PERSON THAT OWNED THE VEHICLE BEFORE ME HAD ALREADY REPLACED THIS SAME PART. MY CONCERN IS I SPEND THE $700 AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I STAY IN CONSTANT FEAR THAT IT IS GOING TO STALL AT ANY MINUTE. I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS. THIS IS MY SECOND FORD BUT WILL BE MY LAST. *TT

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2005 FORD EXPEDITION [XXX] ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, FAILSAFE MODE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. IT IS A HUGE LIFE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU THINK YOU HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND YOU ACTUALLY DO NOT. I HAVE 4 CHILDREN I PUT INTO THIS VEHICLE AND I FEAR OUR SAFETY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TODAY BY FORD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO BE REPLACED! CLEANED MAYBE BUT NEVER REPLACED. I HAVE 61, 000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND THIS PART SHOULD NOT BE BAD. I WILL BE REPLACING IT THIS WEEK, BUT I FEEL THAT FORD DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER AS I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER,[XXX]AT AL PACKER FORD WEST 561-790-1100 AND ALSO FORD CORPORATE OFFICE AT 800-241-3673 AND ALL THEY SAID THEY WOULD DO IS DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL CRASH OR DIE BEFORE SAFETY IS TAKEN SERIOUSLY? WHY DO DEALERSHIPS NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAULTY PARTS. THIS IS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN AND IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AND VERBALLY EXPRESSED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE NOW. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACTION TAKEN BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH ON BUSY STREET CAR POWER FAILED, SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON. RESTARTED AFTER THAT AND DROVE FINE. SINCE THEN IT HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES OVER LAST MONTH. LAST WEEK OCCURRED AT WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN WITH A TURN SIGNAL BUT SHUT OFF BEFORE I COULD MAKE THE TURN. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. THOUGHT IT HAD TO DO WITH LOW GAS TANK BUT HAD PLENTY OF GAS LAST WEEK. *TR

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 BEEN ON A BUSIER STREET OR FREEWAY. *TR

FORD EXPEDITION 2005 TRANSMISSION FAIL, SUV HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN NORMAL WAY, WITH GOOD MAINTENANCE. TOO NEW TO FAIL. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND I KNOW MANY OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SUDDENLY O/D DASH LED BLINKING AND AFTER 10 MINUTES ONLY REVERSE GEAR WORKS WELL, NOW I NEED TO PAY 2500.00 DLLS FOR REPAIR ON VEHICLE NOT PAID OFF YET. *TR

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. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED WITH THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. *TR

DRIVING NORMALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE STALLS AT REGULAR SPEED, LOSS OF ALL POWER, COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. *TR

UNTIL TODAY I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL FORD VEHICLE OWNER. MY WIFE WAS TAKING OUR THREE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING AND AS SHE WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY SHE WAS ALERTED TO AN UNFAMILIAR CODE AND ALARM IN THE VEHICLE. BEFORE SHE COULD LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN THE ACCELERATION LANE, THE BRAKING AND STEERING BECAME MINIMAL AND SHE WAS LEFT WITH A LITTLE MORE THAN A DISABLED VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. WITH HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC RAPIDLY APPROACHING HER AND UNSURE WHETHER THEY COULD STOP SHE HAD TO FORCE THE VEHICLE TO THE EDGE OF THE GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED APPEARED NORMAL. I THEN CHECKED PRIOR COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE AND OTHERS AND AM APPALLED OF THE LACK OF ACTION BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND OTHERS FOR NOT LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE. THE LIVES OF THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND WHOEVER ELSE MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS POTENTIAL COLLISION DESERVE TO HAVE FORD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM FORD AND WHEN I TALKED ON THE PHONE WITH THEM THIS MORNING, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD JUST "KEEP AN EYE ON IT". WHEN THEY LOOKED ON THE COMPUTER TO INFORM ME MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED 200 MILES AGO THEY CHANGED THEIR MIND AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN. PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND SEE TOO MANY FATALITIES DUE TO OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. I WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE ONE BECAUSE OF AN ORGANIZATION FAILING TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY.

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 THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION, WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES, AND THEN STARTED THE CAR. THE WARNING MESSAGE NO LONGER APPEARED AND THE CAR RAN FINE WITHOUT FURTHER IMMEDIATE INCIDENT. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE (INCIDENT #2), THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A FOUR-LANE (IN EACH DIRECTION) INTERSTATE HIGHWAY (THE INNER LOOP OF THE CAPITAL BELTWAY IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD). THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR FROM THE SECOND LANE FROM THE RIGHT TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE LOSING ALL POWER TO ACCELERATE, ALTHOUGH AT RAPIDLY DECELERATING SPEED, THIS MANEUVER WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WHEN THE CAR WAS NEXT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, THE DEALER DID NOT REPORT AN ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC CODE THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THIS INCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 EXPEDITION AND IT JUST CUT OFF! I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND IT JUST CUT OFF WHILE I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS. I HAD TO COAST OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT! A WARNING ALERT SAID CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE AND I COULD NOT MOVE IT AND JUST STOP AND DIED. I WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND TRIED TO START MY CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND THE DIAGNOSTIC SAYS THAT THE THROTTLE IS STUCK. THIS HAPPENED TO ME LAST YEAR AROUND ABOUT THE SAME TIME AND JUST WENT AWAY. THE YEAR BEFORE I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND IT DID THIS TO ME 3 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I TOOK IT BACK TO GET IT REPAIRED AND THEY FIXED IT NO CHARGE. NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME. IT COST 700 DOLLARS EVERYTIME THIS PART GOES OUT. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO KEEP GETTING THIS REPAIRED? THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE (ELECTRIC THROTTLE). THERE ARE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PART. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES. IF YOU DO RESEARCH ON HOW MAY TIME PEOPLE HAVE TO GO FOR REPEAT REPAIR, I AM SURE IT WOULD BE OFF THE CHARTS. IT HAS A POOR DESIGN. IT COULD POTENTIALLY GET SOME KILLED, IF NOT ALREADY. I WAS IN THE CAR WITH MY CHILDREN AND I WAS SCARED! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS A MESSAGE HAS APPEARED ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL SAYING, "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL." WHEN THIS HAPPENS I IMMEDIATELY LOSE MY ACCELERATION. BOTH TIMES I WAS ON A HILL AND THANK GOODNESS I DID NOT LOSE BRAKING ABILITY AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS. WHEN YOU ARE ON A HILL IN A VEHICLE OF THIS SIZE IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS NOVEMBER 27, 2009 AND AGAIN YESTERDAY, JANUARY 3, 2010. I AM ALMOST 6 MONTHS PREGNANT AND TRANSPORT 4 YOUNG CHILDREN TO AND FROM SCHOOL. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. I AM VERY AFRAID THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BY THIS FAILURE. I HAVE READ MANY REPORTS ON HERE DATING BACK MORE THAN A YEAR AND I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHAT IT TAKES TO HAVE THIS RECALLED. HEAVEN FORBID SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE. *TR

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 CAN BE FOUND WRONG AND NO WAY TO TELL IF IT IS GOING TO HAPPENED AGAIN AND WHY IT HAPPENED. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO REPAIR SINCE I CAN NOT FIND A REASON AS TO WHY IT HAPPENED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO BECOMES VERY STIFF. DURING THE FAILURE A CHECK ENGINE THROTTLE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HE WAS INFORMED EITHER THE THROTTLE OR THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,866.

2005 FORD EXPEDITION EB FUEL PUMP BROKE AT 65000 MILES. AUTO BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FORD DEALER AND FORD REP CANNOT LOCATE THE REPLACEMENT PUMP.. SAID IT WILL BE LATE FEBRUARY IF I AM LUCKY. THIS IS MY MAIN MODE OF TRANSPORTATION!! *TR

TRANSMISSION ON 2005 EXPEDITION IS SLIPPING. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE AND THE FOOT THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT THEN JERKS FORWARD. OTHER TIMES IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO UPSHIFT WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I MUST ALSO STATE THAT THE PAINT ON THE TIP OF THE HOOD AND ON THE TAILGATE ARE STARTING TO BUBBLE /BLISTER, THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND THE PAINT IS CARED FOR THROUGH POLISHING AND WAXING TWICE A YEAR. *TR

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 BOUGH THIS VEHICLE USED FROM THEIR DEALERSHIP. VERY DISAPPOINTING. *TR

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 HAVE 53,000 AND NOT UNDER WARRENTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! *TR

MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. AN ERROR CODE OF "CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE" DISPLAYS ON THE DASH AND A WARNING SIGNAL SOUNDS. ALL WHILE THE VEHICLE LOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND POWER STEERING. AFTER BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, IT CRANKS RIGHT UP AS IF THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM. IT HAS NOW DONE THIS ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES. WE HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT TWICE BY 18 WHEELERS AS A RESULT OF THIS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE IN HOPES OF FINDING OUT WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. TO MY HORROR, I FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ALL LINKED TO THE 2005 FORD EXPEDITION ONLY. I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINT FOR ANY OTHER MODEL YEAR. I'M LEARY OF EVEN TAKING IT TO A DEALERSHIP FOR THE PROBLEM AT THIS POINT BECAUSE THE COMMENTS AROUND THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN THAT FORD HAS REPLACED THE "THROTTLE BODY" AND IN SOME CASES IT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. TO ME IT SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE A SEVERE ACCIDENT OR DEATH TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. IT SOUNDS LIKE FORD IS TRYING TO AVOID ISSUING A RECALL ON THIS FROM THE COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE REVIEWED. IF THE 2005 FORD EXPEDITION IS THE ONLY MODEL YEAR AFFECTED, THEN THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WAS PROGRAMMED OR INSTALLED INCORRECTLY ON THE FORD EXPEDITIONS FROM THAT MODEL YEAR. AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE INITIATED BEFORE THE FATAL RESULTS THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD RECENTLY BECOME A PART OF FORDS FUTURE, AND ALL BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE IN DENIAL OF A PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD INITIATE A RECALL TO FIX. *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION DISPLAYED "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE" MESSAGE AND ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT AT HIGH SPEED IN TRAFFIC ON A CURVED ROAD RESULTING IN A SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS APPEAR TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR WHICH THERE HAS BEEN NO SAFETY RECALL. A FAILURE LIKE THIS WITH NO MECHANICAL BACKUP FOR ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2005 FORD EXPEDITION 5.4 ENGINE, MISFIRING 3&5 CYLINDER. ROUGH IDLE. CAR HAS 127,000 MILES AND SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT I HAD ISSUES WITH IT IDLING IN PARK AND ALMOST AT TIMES WANTING TO STALL. ENGINE HAS ON MORE THAN 3 OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY BECOME UN RESPONSIVE WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WOULD RUN BUT NO ACCELERATION WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED; IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WAS RUNNING IN NEUTRAL. INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON SHOWING "ENGINE FAILURE". PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED CAR AND THEN IT RAN FINE AGAIN. FORD SVC DEPT. COULD NOT REPLICATE THE SITUATION WHEN I TOOK IT TO THEM, SO IT WAS NEVER REPAIRED. (CLEARLY THERE IS A FAULTY PROBLEM) CURRENTLY CAR IS IN THE SHOP REPLACING ALL 8 SPARK PLUGS, COILS AND BOOTS. MECHANIC INDICATED A LOT OF CARBON BUILDUP IN THROTTLE BODY. (SEEMS TO ME POSSIBLY SOME OTHER FAULTY COMPONENT COULD BE WHY I'M HAVING TO SPEND $800 TO FULLY REPAIR MY CAR). *TR

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 ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45000.

1. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN OR IS HAPPENING. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION SIMPLY LOST ALL POWER AND THE WORDS "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" APPEARED. 2. THIS OCCURRED TWICE (OCT. 6, 2009 AND NOV. 16, 2009). I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BOTH TIMES BUT DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT, I LOST THE POWER STEERING AS WELL AND STRUGGLED TO PULL OVER. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" IS THAT THE CAR STOPS WORKING. YOU BECOME A SITTING DUCK WHEREVER THE CAR HAS DECIDED TO GO INTO THIS MODE. YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE -NOT FUN WHEN THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY THE FIRST TIME-AND IF YOU DO NOT LOSE YOUR POWER STEERING, YOU CAN PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. 3. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $700. NOWHERE IN THE CAR MANUAL DOES IT LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS CODE COULD LEAD TO THIS REPAIR. I HAD A HARD TIME FIGURING OUT WHAT THE CODE MEANT USING THE OWNER MANUAL. THE MOST FRUSTRATING PART OF THIS FAILURE IS THAT IF THIS HAD OCCURRED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, I PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE HERE TO ENTER THIS COMPLAINT. I WOULD LIKE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR