NHTSA Complaint #10301677 — 2005 FORD EXPEDITION

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN MORNING RUSH HOUR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY BOARD STATING CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SENSOR VEHICLE THEN IMMEDIATELY DIED AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER ATTEMPTING TO AVOID ANY COLLISIONS. ONCE I CAME TO A STOP I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I RESTARTED THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN WAS NO LONGER THERE BUT THE CHECK ENGINE WAS ON. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY I HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE FOLLOWING DAY AFTER WORK IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN 5:00 TRAFFIC. ONCE RETURNING HOME I BEGAN TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE. TO MY SURPRISE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE 100'S OF POST ON LINE IN MULTIPLE PLACES INQUIRING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS THAT MAY BE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURS. WHEN THIS OCCURS YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THIS COULD CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENTS AS WELL AS DEATHS IF THIS ISSUE IS NOT ADDRESSED. *TR