NHTSA Complaint #11281121 — 2015 FORD EXPEDITION

THE DAY AFTER WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED HAD 78,000 MILES ON IT WE WERE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE ROAD ABOUT 60MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT PUT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THE GAS PEDDLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER WE TURN IT OFF AND ON A COUPLE TIMES WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT. WE BOUGHT IT 4 MONTHS AGO. ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM A 3 HOUR DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH DOWN A HILL AND IT WAS UNDER POWERED BUT STILL DRIVABLE. WE HAD ONE TURBO REPLACED HOWEVER THE LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN BUT THE DEALER COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CLEARED AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. LAST WEEK WE WERE DRIVING IN TOWN THANKFULLY UNDER 30MPH AND THE BREAK PEDDLE GOT HARD AND COULDN'T BE PRESSED DOWN. A LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID BREAK FAILURE WE HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP. WE HAD IT TOWED NO LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN IT GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY PUT 30 MILES ON IT TRYING TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND COULDN'T GET IT TO DO IT AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT EITHER SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY OR THE BREAKS WON'T WORK AND CRASHES INTO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. WE HAVE A VEHICLE NOW THAT WE CANNOT DRIVE AND CANNOT FIX AND IF WE TRADE IT IN WE WILL BE OUT A LOT OF MONEY AND THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE WILL BE PUT BACK ON THE LOT.