NHTSA Complaint #10274350 — 2005 FORD EXPEDITION

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 STARTED IT UP AGAIN. IT STARTED ROUGHLY, BUT THEN WAS FINE. CALLED FOX FORD DEALERSHIP IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI THAT I NORMALLY DEAL WITH AND THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY WITH THROTTLE CONTROL SENSORS IN IT. MY TYPE OF WARRANTY (POWERTRAIN) DOES NOT COVER IT AND IT WILL RUN BETWEEN $500 - $700 TO FIX IT. CONTACTED FORD ITSELF. THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM, ALTHOUGH I'VE NOTICED TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT IT. HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T1061679-ELECTRONIC_THROTTLE_CONTROL_LIGHT_CAME HAS AT LEAST 4 RIGHT THERE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED DUE TO SAFETY HAZARDS. I SEE IT CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. THERE ARE TONS OF DO-IT-YOURSELF FIX-IT SITES WITH TONS OF PEOPLE REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS SAME YEAR VEHICLE. I DON'T SEE WHY IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. THIS IS DANGEROUS!! HOW CAN THEY EXPECT FAMILIES TO BE DRIVING SAFELY JUST TO BE SHUT OFF BY IT'S OWN VEHICLE THAT'S ONLY 4 YEARS OLD!! RIDICULOUS! *TR