NHTSA Complaint #10380086 — 2006 FORD EXPEDITION

I WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A BUSY OFFICE COMPLEX, AND THE ENGINE IN MY 2006 FORD EXPEDITION CUT OFF. THE SYSTEM GENERATED CODE WAS 'ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". I TURNED ON MY HAZARDS, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART. THE ENGINE CAR STARTED, BUT THE FACT THAT IT CUT OFF, WITHOUT WARNING IS EXTREMELY ALARMING. I'VE CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE WHO SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS, AND THAT I NEEDED TO GO TO A SERVICE CENTER. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET AND THIS SITE, I AM CONVINCED THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD PROMPT A RECALL, BUT FORD'S COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT IT IS WAITING UNTIL THERE ARE ENOUGH FATALITIES TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION TO FIX WHAT APPEARS TO BE A $600-800 ISSUE. FORD SHOULD BE AND CAN BE HELD LIABLE FOR GROSS NEGLIGENCE IN THEIR DELIBERATE DECISION TO DISREGARD THE ENGINE FAILURE COMPLAINTS. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL FORD CUSTOMER FOR SEVERAL DECADES. THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE. *TR