NHTSA Complaint #10389895 — 2005 FORD EXPEDITION

CARS SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING! I HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS FOUR TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND THE CHECK ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. TWICE HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT WARNING. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO START ENGINE BY PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND PERFORMING THIS TECHNIQUE AS YOU MAY ACCIDENTALLY PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND AT THAT SPEED IT COULD BE RISKY. HOWEVER, I HAD NO CHOICE BECAUSE OF THE LANE I WAS IN. AS MOST HAVE MENTIONED, THIS IS SERIOUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING WITH FAMILY IN VEHICLE. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE SHE'S AFRAID...I DON'T BLAME HER. FORD SELLS ITSELF AS A FAMILY ORIENTED COMPANY SO LETS PROTECT OUR FAMILIES AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THESE COMPLAINTS DATE AS FAR BACK AS 2005. ARE THEY WAITING UNTIL SOME OF THEIR CUSTOMERS START GETTING IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS? THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED! IF THEY DO NOT WANT TO PERFORM A RECALL THEN THEY SHOULD AT LEAST TELL US HOW TO FIX IT SINCE THEIR DEALERS ARE NOT. *TR