NHTSA Complaint #10458225 — 2011 FORD EXPEDITION

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE 2011 FORD EXPEDITION EL FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 HOURS AT 70MPH ON INTERSTATE 95 AT 2:30AM IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES NEARBY SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR WENT INTO A VIOLENT SKID CAUSING IT TO SWERVE AND SPIN OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL COMING TO REST AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT RESPOND TO EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE,THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE ENGINE WAS AT LOW IDLE WITH 0 OIL PRESSURE REGISTERING. THE WRENCH INDICATOR WAS LIGHTED ON THE DASH. OWNERS MANUAL INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN " LIMP MODE ". I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND A SHORT TIME LATER RESTARTED THE CAR WITH ALL SYSTEMS OPERATING NORMAL WITH THE WRENCH INDICATOR NO LONGER LIGHTED. SUBSEQUENTLY THE CAR WAS DRIVEN WITHOUT FURTHER MALFUNCTION TO THE SELLING DEALER ABOUT 400 MILES AWAY. THE SERVICE MANAGER SIMPLY STATED THE CODES WOULD BE CHECKED AND THE APPROPRIATE INDICATED REPAIR MADE WITH NO FURTHER CONCERN FOR THE OBVIOUS LIFE SAFETY EVENT WHICH EASILY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TRAGIC FATAL ACCIDENT IF OTHER VEHICLES WERE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY.DIAGNOSTICS FOUND DTC P0975. REPAIR INVOICE INDICATED REPLACE SSE SOLENOID (7G136/ 7G383 7G484 7J136 ) & ROAD TESTED OK..IN VIEW OF THIS TRAUMATIC INCIDENT & WITH NO FURTHER CONFIDENCE TO DRIVE THIS CAR I CHOSE TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW 2012 MODEL WITHOUT ANY SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERATION REGARDING THE NEW CAR COST. CONTACT WITH FORD MOTOR CO CASE # [XXX] RESULTED IN THEIR OPINION THAT "MALFUNCTIONS HAPPEN AND NO CONSIDERATION FOR VEHICLE REPLACEMENT. FORD WILL APPARENTLY RESELL THIS VEHICLE TO AN UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR