The contact owns a 2018 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH and attempting to change lanes, he depressed the accelerator to overtake the other vehicles and the accelerator became stuck. The contact stated that the cruise control had been activated while attempting to make the lane change. The contact stated that he removed his foot from the accelerator pedal however, the vehicle remained accelerating to almost 100 MPH. The contact tapped the accelerator pedal to release the stuck pedal however, the accelerator pedal failed to respond. The contact placed his foot underneath the pedal and physically released the pedal. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal responded and the vehicle slowed. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated he checked the vehicle service app on his phone and stated that the app showed two catalytic converter warnings had been displayed. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer where it was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,647.
2018 Ford Expedition acceleration complaints
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Driving thru Atlanta traffic stop and go . One time I took off and all of a sudden vehicle jerk and didn’t go . NExt time it lunged forward . I notice the vehicle shutters between 20-30mph Tried to get a appointment with ford nothing available till august . Went to Panama City shopping the other day with my son he could not believe how bad the vehicle lunges sometimes and sometimes it stalls before take off . Makes me very nervous to drive am I gonna get stranded in heavy traffic ? Call ford they said needs PCM reprogrammed she tried to make appt to no avail . She knew what I was talking bout when I called her .said you need to get it in right of way .Well dealerships say they are months out what do I do now . Ford is a disgrace 80,000 for vehicle and I have had numerous issues
Speedometer is reading incorrectly, does not match GPS reported speed or the play place officers speed when he clocked me going 13 miles an hour over the speed my adaptive cruise was set at. Cruise control was set at 76 miles an hour and my phone was not on the gas, the GPS on my map application showed I was going 87 miles an hour and that is the speed the police officer noted as well.
Electronic dial shifter will automatically switch from drive to park if the vehicle start stop button is depressed when the car is running. The parking brake also automatically switches on at the same time. Consider what would happen if a 2018 ford expedition is traveling on a freeway in traffic and the start stop button were accidentally depressed. The car would shift into park, the parking brake would engage and the driver would decelerate rapidly from 65 MPH to a stop with no notice, likely being rear ended by traffic ie; a semi truck at highway speed. The electronic shifter should stay in the selected gear when the start stop button is depressed as a convention shifter would, electric or mechanical. I determined this after going to a car wash, putting the car in neutral then depressing the stop button to save fuel. The carimmediately shifted from neutral to park and engaged the parking brake. I tested the drive, start button off, immediately switches to park on a flat street at zero speed. I realized as an engineer that if this happened at speed a fatal accident could occur. Ford can remove this risk with a software update to the electronic shifting, leaving the car in the selected gear if the start stop button is depressed.
Recently I rented a ford expedition. Much of the driving was in an around the mountains surrounding yellowstone national park. While I found the vehicle easy to drive there is one glaring safety issue concerning the ability to downshift. One must take their eyes off the road to locate the + or - buttons on the center console to change gears. These buttons should be located on the steering wheel. Not on the center console.
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