NHTSA Complaint #10335094 — 2006 FORD EXPEDITION

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS (BOTH AROUND 40,000 MILES), THE CAR JUST SHUT ITSELF OFF, WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING BOTH FAILED. I WAS JUST ABLE TO COAST ACROSS SEVERAL BUSY LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, PARTICULARLY IF I WAS ON A FREEWAY OR INTERSTATE. THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT THE THROTTLE HAD GOTTEN STUCK WIDE OPEN, AND THAT THE CAR HAD TO GO INTO FAILSAFE MODE TO PREVENT IT FROM ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL. WHAT IF THE FAILSAFE MODE FAILS? I'VE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING ON OTHER 2006 FORD EXPEDITIONS. THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART HERE, AND IT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR