NHTSA Complaint #10326986 — 2005 FORD EXPEDITION

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