general problems of the 2005 Ford Expedition

My car at times will give a hard start. Turning, but not fully turning over or gives off a sound that I can only describe as an elephant trumpeting. When it does start at times it will shut completely off just as fast. It hesitates to pick up adequate speed and will stumble or jerk, and when put in reverse it will completely stall out. I've had a new battery installed, and the spark plugs and boots have been changed, but to no avail.

Twice I've been driving and all of a sudden I lost power and "electronic throttle control" message came on. Accelerator would not work, coasted to the side of the road-- 2nd time in heavy traffic!! both times I turned off engine and restarted ok, but I'm scared to death to drive with my children in the car. Driving straight on city street both times.

I have an 05 Expedition eddie bauer edition and the truck was shuddering and vibrating while on incline or driving. It also would hesitate upon acceleration. The next day the truck will only roll in reverse it will not drive forward and the "check electronic throttle control" message continues to pop up. Drove it and all of a sudden it wouldn't shift, and all gauges went flat, truck was still revving but gauges were at zero and the truck wouldn't move. I was going 60 mph. And it just stopped moving completely. Cannot drive the truck.

My 2005 Expedition is maintained normally and spark plugs changed and the engine will either cut off or slow down to about 30 miles an hour while I am on the highway with a error message fail save mode. Most times when I shut off the engine and restart it turns over but doesn't stay on. Totally unsafe for me and my family. Please research and recall what the issue is! this issue has started about 4 years after we purchased the vehicle and has been happening maybe one to two times a month since.

For the 3rd time in the past year I am driving down the road at about 40 mph - engine lights comes on, message "check electronic throttle control" comes on - I have no power, I coast to the side lane turn on hazard lights, turn key to off position. . Read more...

After stopping at a traffic signal, the engine began to accelerate without the pedal being pushed. The foot brake was applied with increasing force to stop the vehicle from going into the intersection. This slowed the forward movement of the vehicle down, but didn't stop it until the ignition was turned off. The vehicle was restarted within two minutes and operated normally. This is one of those very dangerous problems that can cause accidents and get people killed. This electronic throttle control/body needs to be re-engineered and a recall issued for this product. Too many issues with this not to ignore it.

While driving home down a slight decline, I heard a beep and the message on the dash read (check electronic throttle control) which I then mentally added to my list of things to do. Not until a needed to start accelerating again did I realize that my throttle was completely inoperable. Luckily, a word used frequently by other owners to describe this same issue, I was able to coast to a stop while other vehicles went around me. Turning off the vehicle and restarting it seemed to "reset" the throttle control. I do not trust that it will be safe to use, particularly with the winter driving conditions that I encounter. I have an appointment scheduled for Monday. With all the complaints I have seen regarding this same issue, I am shocked that more action (recall) has not been taken. Does a crash, fire, injury, or fatality need to occur before this can be taken seriously? I am baffled that a warning message cannot be displayed in advance of complete throttle failure considering the potential catastrophic outcomes. This vehicle was inspected/serviced November 2013.

While driving 55mph on interstate 95 in philadelphia, PA with my wife and 2 children the vehicle stopped running and I was dangerously stalled in the middle of interstate 95. The check engine light came on and check electronic throttle message came on. This is a family vehicle and my wife and I refuse to drive it now in fear of this incident occurring again resulting in death or serious injury. Based upon my research, it appears to be a well known problem that occurred to thousands of Ford Expedition owners. I would appreciate the problem being addressed expeditiously before people are killed and/or injured.

I have six kids and when your driving and your car shuts off going 50-60 miles an hours and gives you a message fail safe message, that's pretty scary. I fixed the throttle body sensor once and now have issues with the same issue. I have looked into this and surprised that there are not recalls. This is one expensive fix.

Red light up ahead. Driver slowing down giving plenty of space. Engine started revving and vehicle started speeding up. Driver pushed brake as hard as she could. Vehicle was almost stopped before acceleration but accelerated to about 10 mph at the time of impact. 2005 Ford Expedition struck rear of car which was stopped at the red light. Driver took vehicle to mechanic at gas station to check for mechanical problem- no defect found.

I was driving the vehicle and it immediately lost acceleration. An alarm on dash identified the problems as electronic throttle control failure. This was very dangerous and I was lucky no one was following me close. My wife is now scared to drive the vehicle and I don't know what to do. There are many complaints on the web about this issue which I would have thought a recall would be initiated by Ford. I searched and found out that there was no recall on this issue. I called Ford motor company and they informed me that I was the first one to complain about this issue. I find that very hard to believe with everything I have read on the website. Anyone one who reads this that has had the problem should call Ford motor company and complain. Just go to Ford. Com and click on support to get the phone number.

I have a 2005 Ford Expedition with 84k miles and I was going 30 mph when I lost the gas pedal(power) to my vehicle. Warning light came on and then I pulled to side of road. Lucky I was not hit from behind due to losing power to the engine. Turned vehicle off for a few minutes and then turned back on. No warning light and truck ran fine. Took it to local Ford dealer who for $98 tells me I need to spend another $600 to replace throttle body. After a long discussion with service manager I decided to decline the repair until I contact Ford and national highway safety board.

I was driving my car when all of a sudden the accelerator is not responding and so I need to coast the car to the curve. I called the dealer and so my car was still under my extended warranty and so I took the car in and I was told that they replaced the part this was in March 2009, it is now January 21, 2012 and I had the same problem. The message board reads, check electronic throttle system.

I have a 2005 Expedition and have had a electronic throttle control failure on it twice in the last 10 months. Both cases happened while turning through a major intersection, the engine continued to run, but there was no connection between the gas pedal and the throttle (stepping on the gas had no effect). Luckily I was able to coast through the intersection and onto the shoulder without getting hit. The first occurrence was in Dec 2011, and it just happened again this morning (1 oct 2012), luckily I was driving and safely maneuvered out of harm¿s way. If it had been my wife and children in the vehicle, or if it had happened on the highway, it is highly likely that the outcome would have been much worse. There are many reports of this same failure on the internet. I will not let my wife and children ride in the vehicle tried to have fixed at the dealer in Dec 2011 and they had no idea how to fix it, just wanted to start replacing parts. Called the dealer again today and they had no other answer.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Expedition. While driving approximately 50 mph the vehicle stalled. After approximately three minutes the contact was able to restart the vehicle and continue driving. The contact also stated that the failure occurred intermittently in the past while driving at any speed. The failure and current mileages were 80,000. Updated 02/11/11 the tps sensor was replaced. However, the problem returned. Updated 03/11/11.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Expedition. While driving approximately 40 mph the vehicle made a beeping noise and a warning light was displayed on the dashboard indicating to check the electronic throttle control. He lost all control of the vehicle when the accelerator pedal was engaged. He coasted the vehicle onto the side of the road, turned the vehicle off and back on. The vehicle began to function normally. He called an authorized dealer who ordered the parts based on his description of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired when the complaint was filed. The failure and current mileages were 85,000.

3rd incident of this issue with this vehicle and multiple complaints online. Vehicle runs fine and the wrench light will come on with a message "electronic throttle control" the vehicle remains on but throttle does not operate. One of the incidents happened in an intersection and under similar circumstances would have resulted in a crash. If the vehicle is turned off and restarted it works fine until next incident. This is very dangerous and I am very surprised that this has not been recalled with the numerous complaints of this issue documented on the internet.

Car was running fine then beep and warning shows on dash something about "electronic throttle control. The car is still running but gas pedal doesn't work. I was stuck at a street light stopped until I could turn off and restart the car. This is the 2nd incident with this vehicle. It happened the first time driving over 50 mph on a highway and had to coast to the side of the road. There is apparently nothing that can be found wrong and no way to tell if it is going to happened again and why it happened. I have not done anything to repair since I can not find a reason as to why it happened to have it repaired.

Driving 2005 Ford Expedition passed through intersection driving 45 mph and all of a sudden car light turned on and read electronic throttle control failure and car immediately could not drive over 5 mph. I turned and got off the main road, scared that I was going to get hit by another car. Was able to turn car back on after leaving the car their for a few hours, told that I needed to replace the throttle body and I have 53,000 and not under warrently. This is a safety concern this could have caused a serious accident!.

Own a 2005 Ford Expedition, in the past 6 months at about a rate of once/month the engine will shut off loss of power with difficulty steering, the vehicle has indicated that the electronic throttle control is the issue. Once I'm able to coast the vehicle to the side of the road I shut off the vehicle and restart within a few minutes and able to continue until the next incident with this problem. I have researched through the internet and have found numerous complaints in reference to this same issue with some involving accidents due to the inadvertent loss of power. I have contacted the Ford motor company and they will only tell me that they will not do anything to cover this. This is a serious safety issue and needs to be addressed before someone is killed in a motor vehicle accident due to this problem.

2005 Ford Expedition - loses complete power unexpectedly. Happens off-and-on. Difficult to re-create problem to mechanic. Blogs full of similar experiences. Very unsafe condition while on an expressway. Receive error message - "check throttle control". Cost $500 to replace throttle body. Seems to be popular problem in the 2005 Expedition.

When I turned the engine on and put car on reverse it speed out of control, immediately try to push on brakes but it didn't stop and I crashed into a palm tree.

Engine goes to full throttle at start up and while in gear with my foot on the brake at a stop sign. Problem has been reported and documented with the dealer service department but has not been corrected. First incident was within the first week after purchase in July 2005. Last incident was last week, March 2006.

Engine shuts off while driving.

Driving aprox. 45 mph loss control of throttle 2nd. Time this has happened.