Engine fail safe mode engages at various and unpredictable speeds and at any given time. It has happened numerous times and shows no code afterwards. A very dangerous issue that needs to be addressed by ford. I have found thousands of complaints about this issue but I can find no indication that ford has been willing to address the issue. When asked for the date the incident happened I am entering the date of complaint because this has happened multiple times. No codes does not mean the vehicle doesn't have issues. Ford needs to address this issue....recall and correct the problem.
2006 Ford Expedition engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. While driving at various speeds and after a loud alarm sound, the vehicle stalled and the engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the spark plugs were replaced and the mechanic informed the contact that the catalytic converter was failing. The failure had reoccurred on several occasions. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. While driving over 50 MPH, the vehicle shook vigorously and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 135,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that the engine fail safe mode warning indicator randomly flashed. The vehicle's speed reduced and stalled several times. The vehicle was taken to a manufacturer's master mechanic for further diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that the engine fail safe mode warning light flashed and the vehicle drastically reduced speed and stalled without warning. The contact had to apply force to coast the vehicle off the road. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the computer needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
My 2006 ford expedition's "engine failsafe mode" initiated and alerted me while I was operating the vehicle, which resulted in the vehicle shutting down completely and losing all power. My main issue/concern with this is that I lost steering and a significant amount of braking power. Fortunately, I was on a side road and was able to safely pull over out of harm's way. The vehicle was able to start a couple of tries later, and I was able to get the vehicle into a service shop safely, which was over an hour away. I cannot help but be grateful for getting home safely, but am very concerned about these vehicles experiencing such issues as they traverse major thoroughfares, especially on a highway traveling around 70mph. This potentially posed very impactful consequences and puts myself, friends/family traveling with me, and other motorists.
While driving on a highway at 60 MPH and on a city street at 40 MPH the vehicle without any warning shuts off and goes into engine fail safe mode, the vehicle still has braking and steering and after turning ignition key to off then on it restarts and drives fine. This vehicle has 120,000 miles on it .
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. While driving 50 MPH, the engine light illuminated, the vehicle lost power, jerked, and stalled. The contact had to restart the vehicle to resume normal operation. In addition, while driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle repeatedly slow down and accelerate. The failure recurred a few times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 158,307.
While taking my kids to daycare the engine fail safe light came on and the engine shut down. I was sitting at a light waiting to go straight under a bridge and at this particular light only one lane can go straight since the engine shut down and I could not move this caused major backup. Luckily there was an emergency vehicle a few cars behind and he was able to push me through the light and into a parking lot. After a few minutes of sitting there the truck started and I was able to get them to daycare and continue on to work. Very dangerous situation and something should be done.
My vehicle has completely shut down in the middle of driving on several occasions. I have had diagnostic reports run and they do not find any problems. The first time I was going 45 MPH and was able to coast into a sonic. I waited about 15 minutes and the car started back up. The second time was at a gas station and my car would not start. I had a diagnostic run and was told it was my battery. I replaced the battery and my vehicle died again the next day, but started back up one I let it sit for a few minutes. This morning I was pulling into a parking lot at work and it died. After about 10 minutes it started back up and I was able to pull into a parking spot. I went to leave for lunch and now my vehicle will not start at all. This could have been much worse if I were driving down the interstate and the car shut off on me like it has done other times. I have two children and the thought of them in this car does not make me feel safe!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the fail safe warning indicator illuminated as the engine stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle had to be shifted into the park position in order to be restarted. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.
I was driving down the freeway approximately 50 MPH when my engine completely shut down. There was a beep and a light came on that said "enginer fail safe mode". The engine shut off, but luckily I still had full movement of my steering wheel so I was able to change lanes and get off to the shoulder. I panicked for a moment, but started the car and it started right back up. I attempted my drive to work and made it there. Not sure what to do about the problem, but I'm scared to drive it anymore. Especially with my children in the vehicle and my husband is out of town for work. This is a major safety issue and needs to be recalled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lost power and the "engine fail safe mode" warninig illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact coasted to the side of the road and shut off the engine. The vehicle was restarted after a few minutes, but the warning indicator recurred. The contact called a local dealer who was unable to explain the failure, but asked to see the vehicle for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,962.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. While driving at approximately 35 MPH, the "engine safe fail mode" warning message illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to determine the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.
I have had two situations where my SUV engine expectedly shuts off. 1.) while driving in stop and go traffic 2.) turning into a parking lot after putting the SUV in park, I can immediate turn back on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle lost power. When the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the rpms increased. The check engine and service vehicle soon warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 141,000.
We were experiencing stalls and overall sluggishness and took it to a mechanic who told us we needed a tune up. My husband usually does minor upkeep, thanked the man and was about to take our truck home when the mechanic informed us that the plugs were a bear to change since we would need a special tool and chances are, the plugs would break off. We were skeptical but trusted him to do the job. It cost so much and took so long, we bought a beater car in the interim so we could get to work! And it cost over $1000...for a tune up!!! It looks like ford knows full well about this built in money maker since I see we are in good company with many owners complaining about the exact same issue. Shame on ford.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. While parked, the vehicle stalled shortly after being started. The contact was able to restart the vehicle, but the engine warning indicator illuminated. This was a recurring failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle made a rattling noise. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the vehicle's engine needed to be repaired or replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 194,549.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. While driving 65 MPH, the engine warning light illuminated and flickered when accelerating. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 164,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle jerked and lost power as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
First occurrence exhibited flickering dashboard lights before the electrical system went completely dead and the engine quit while accelerating at approximately 20 MPH. Put vehicle in neutral and was able to restart engine normally before coming to a stop. Have experienced several short instances of dash flickering over the past couple of weeks with no apparent engine problems. During that same period there have been approximately 4 instances of the electrical system being completely dead upon the initial attempt to start the engine. When this happens, the only light that is illuminated on the dash (or anywhere else for that matter) is what I think is the airbag light; however, normal electrical power has, thus far, re-appeared within 5 minutes and the engine then starts and runs normally. Yesterday the "check engine" light came on and I was able to pull a code of p0119 (engine coolant temperature circuit intermittent) upon returning home. I subsequently cleared the code, but the reader indicates another code is "pending". I believe this is a symptom of a larger problem. I have not experienced a "engine failsafe mode" warning message, but this complaint is very similar to many others already posted and I agree with the related safety concerns and need for a recall.
Driving down highway at 45 MPH when engine fail safe mode came on. With no power, had to veer off to a turn lane put in park and restart car. This is the second time this has happened. First was on highway as well around 40 MPH, same thing happened; no power had to veer off to the side of the highway, park and restart car. Extremely dangerous to be driving on a busy highway and have expedition shut off completely.
I was driving about 25-30mph and making a left turn. The vehicle suddenly shut off. I had no power steering or anything. It was totally off and stopped in the middle of the road. If a car had been coming it would have hit us. I was able to turn off the key, put it in park and start it up and pull off the road. I decided to carefully try to get home. On the way home I was stopped at a red light and it shut off again, no warning. I was blocking traffic. I was again able to turn off the key, put it in park, and start it up. I made it home a short distance. This is very dangerous and someone could get killed on a highway by a car randomly shutting off and becoming unsteerable.
Was driving about 35 MPH when engine fail safe mode came on and truck just shut off. This happened 4 times between location and home. Almost got rearended when it happened.
Suv entered safe mode ... Engine shuddered, low power in low RPM bands.. Would not accelerate. Had spark plugs replaced in 2014 at 88000 miles. In 2015, 115,000 miles engine does again while driving interstate putting me at risk on road of collision due to power loss. Did not enter safe mode second time... Just could not get power - had to push hard on gas to get it into lower gear/higher rpms. Took to repair shop thinking coils (cop) needed replaced. Told engine is no good and needs full replacement. A wreck could occur when engine fails like this. Engines should not be dead at 115,000 miles. I maintained according to mfg suggested maintenance schedule.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford expedition. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted however, the failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Engine frequently goes in to engine failsafe mode. This happens typically when the car is being lightly throttled such as around corners or in rush hour traffic. The car restarts fine, but must be completely turned off, which disables airbags, makes power steering and power brakes impossible to use. Previously I have cleaned the throttle body of the car at the suggestion of numerous mechanics, and this resolved the issue for nearly a year. Now the problem is back again. I'm concerned for my wife's safety. The throttle body needs to be redesigned as the throttle plate sticking returning invalid data to the computer sending the engine into failsafe mode.
As I am driving down the road I lose power and deaccelerate and go into fail safe mode. The little wrench light comes on the dash. Then the engine cuts off completely. This has happened at multiple speeds. It is extremely dangerous! Once I turn the key off I restart the engine and it may not happen again for a month. I replaced the throttle position sensor and it did not do this for about a year, now it is starting again and it has happened 5 times in the last 3 months. It has happened at 65mph, 40mph, 25mph, 55mph, 30 MPH. There is no pattern. I have been lucky that I have been able to pull over to the side of the road or turn into a parking lot each time this happens, it scares me! I have read multiple accounts of this happening online to the 2006 and wonder why it has not been recalled if there are so many problems with it. I have taken it to ford twice and bc the light does not stay on and it is not happening when I bring it to them they tell me there is nothing they can do.
Engine shut down at highway speed. Loss of power steering and power brakes. Was able to coast to emergency lane then restart car. Happened two additional times. Took to shop where the throttle body was replaced. No issues since then (~ 1 year ago). Sounds like manufacturer defect. This is a safety issue.
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