2005 FORD EXPEDITION

452 complaints filed with NHTSA.

452
Complaints
22
Crashes
6
Fires
21
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM72
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL61
ENGINE57
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING38
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE32
POWER TRAIN29
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM20
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION13
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER9
STRUCTURE:BODY9
STEERING9
SERVICE BRAKES8
AIR BAGS7
TIRES6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE6

Recalls (5)

06E02600023/03/2006

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE D

06E06400017/07/2006

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN TRADESONIC COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED

06E05600013/06/2006

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CERTAIN AFTERMARKET FUEL FILTERS SOLD UNDER THE PUROLATOR BRAND NAME, P/N F65277, SHIPPED FROM JANUARY 16 THROUGH JUNE 2, 2006, FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT DESIGN, THE QUICK CONNECTORS MAY NOT FULLY SEAT WITH THE TUBE INTERFACE, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON MAKING THE

06E02300013/03/2006

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

CERTAIN ANZO COMBINATION HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS WHICH FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPME

09E01200007/04/2009

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES

Recent Complaints

20161007CrashELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE DRIVING NORMALLY AND TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF 4 DIFFERENT TIMES ALL DIFFERENTLY I CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE HAD FUEL TANK DROPPED AND CHANGED FUEL FILTER AND PUMP I'M NOT GOING TO LIE I LOVE MY BABY SHE'S BEEN GOOD TO ME BESIDES THIS I HAVE 250,000 PLUS MILES ON HER AND COUNTING AND NEVER FACED PROBS TILL NOW I'VE RECENTLY THIS YEAR (TECHNICALLY) REBUILT HER MOTOR AND THAT'S IT . ALSO PASSANGER OVER HEAD LIGHTSTART HAVE BEEN ACTING FUNNY SOME WORK SOME DON'T AND

Mileage: 200,000

20150223CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

20141027CrashAIR BAGS

WE WERE SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND WERE REAR-ENDED AT MILEAGE SPEED AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT OPEN. *TR

20140910CrashENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT RADIATOR HAD BECOME ROTTEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

20140801CrashAIR BAGS

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WEST ON EISENHOWER BLVD AT ABOUT 25 MPH. I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF EISENHOWER AND CLEVELAND AVE WHEN A PICK-UP TRUCK RAN A RED LIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER, RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND FRONT PASSENGER DOOR, COMPLETELY DISLODGING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND BUCKLING THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I SUSTAINED INJURIES, INCLUDING A BRUISED STERNUM AND BRUISED LUNGS. NEITHE

Mileage: 108,000

20130715FireENGINE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED FROM UNDER THE REAR SEAT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS MECHANIC BELIEVED THAT A FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTER COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY CAUSED THE FIRE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,300. *TR

Mileage: 98,300

20130620CrashTIRES

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, RIGHT REAR TIRE FAILED TO HOLD TOGETHER. A "THUMPING" SOUND WAS HEAD JUST PRIOR TO THE TIRE EXPLODING. DIVER MAINTAINED CONTROL AFTER HITTING THE RETAINING WALL ALONG THE FREEWAY. VEHILE IMPACTED RATAINING WALL ONCE, THEN SPUN AND INPACTED IT AGAIN TOTALING THE VEHICLE AFTER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. UPON THE ON SCENE INSPECTION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE SEPARATED AND LOST ALL TREAD. NO DEATHS HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THE DRIVER NOT PANICING AND MAINTAINING WHAT CON

Mileage: 30,000

20120521AIR BAGS

IN TRYING TO AVOID DEBRIS THE SUV FLIP AND SLIDING DOWN THE HWY I HIT A TRACTOR TRAILER REAR TIRE,THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TT

Mileage: 61,000

20120313FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I WAS DRIVING ON FOUR LANE HIGHWAY IN RIGHT LANE AT 40MPH. I NOTICED THE CAR STARTING TO SLOW DOWN AND WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL IT DID NOT REACT AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. I LOOKED AT MY GAUGES ON THE DASH AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS AND ALL GAUGES READ NORMALLY. I THOUGHT I COULD SMELL SMOKE, AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN, AND I KNEW I NEEDED TO GET OFF THE ROAD AS TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY. AS I PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO THE PARKING LOT FOR THE STRIP MALL, THE CAR STALLED

Mileage: 88,000

20100314CrashSUSPENSION:REAR

I HAVE OWNED TWO FORD EXPEDITIONS, BOTH OF WHICH WERE WRECKED WHEN IT RAINED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE VEHICLE BECOMES VERY LOOSE IN THE REAR WHEN IT RAINS AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM THAT HAS LEAD TO ME HAVING MY ACCIDENTS. *TR

20091130CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

I HAD JUST PICKED UP MY SON FROM HIS SCHOOL AND MADE A LEFT TURN AT THE STOP SIGN TO GO TO THE MAIN ROAD TO PICK MY DAUGHTER FROM HER SCHOOL WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED IN MY TRUCK. THE RED WAS AHEAD,CARS WERE LINED,KIDS WERE CROSSING THE ROAD,AND I HAD TO SOMETHING REALLY FAST. I DROVE IN TO A DRIVEWAY IN MY RIGHT WHICH WAS A PARKING FOR A HOSPITAL. I KEPT TRYING TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR,BUT THE WOULDN'T STOP. IT WENT OVER THE CURB AND HIT A TREE. I CALLED THE POLICE, THEN MY INSURANC

Mileage: 59,269

20090803CrashTIRES

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THREE OUT OF THE FOUR TIRES FLATTENED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

20090602CrashAIR BAGS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH, A TRACTOR TRAILER MERGED OVER AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TREE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES AND THREE OTHER PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. ONE OCCUPANT SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS ADDITIONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE HIGHWAY MEDIAN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ALL OF THE PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS AT TH

Mileage: 85,000

20090208FireFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

ON 1/23 MY WIFE (5 MONTHS PREGNANT) WAS DRIVING ALONE WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON THROUGH THE CA DESERT ON HER WAY TO PHOENIX, AZ. IN OUR 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITH ONLY 35K MILES ON IT. ABOUT 20 MILES FROM BLYTHE, CA THREE FUEL INJECTORS FAILED. LUCKILY SHE FOUND A FORD DEALERSHIP IN BLYTHE THAT WAS OPEN ON THAT FRIDAY AND ABLE TO REPLACE THEM. UPON ARRIVAL IN PHOENIX, ANOTHER DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DESTROYED AS A RESULT. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO REPLACE THE REMAINING 5 FUEL I

Mileage: 32,291

20090103CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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. *TR

Mileage: 28,800

20081201FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

2005 FORD EXPEDITION CAR FIRE LOST NINE MONTHS OF PAYMENTS CARS SEATS WALLET EASY UP CANOPIES ETC. *TR

20080908FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 FORD EXPEDITION WITH 50,000 MILES. SHE STATED THAT THE RADIO QUIT WORKING AND THEN THE VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING. AT THAT POINT THE HORN BEGAN TO BLOW CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASH. AT THIS TIME SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH OUR BOYS AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPT. BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY INVOLVED WITH FIRE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE EXPEDITION IS TOTALED FROM THE FIRE. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR IS BURNT UP AND MELTED. I HAV

Mileage: 51,000

20080514CrashSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

SLOW SPEED, APPLIED BRAKES, NO RESPONSE. PEDAL WAS SOFT. *TR

Mileage: 53,092

20080306CrashAIR BAGS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING ON A WET ROAD AT 45 MPH, THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE. THE CONTACT WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRACADE. A VEHICLE THAT WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE AMBULANCE AND POLICE ARRIVED AND TRANSPORTED THE CONTACT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER

Mileage: 75,000

20080130CrashPOWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A DITCH. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHTS AND BUMPER WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO COME EQUIPPED WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, BUT DID NOT. THE MANUFACTURER PAID TO INSTALL THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FEATURE IN DECEMBER OF 2006. ON DECEMBER 1, 2007, THE VEHICLE SLID OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. IN JANUARY OF 2008, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REINS

Mileage: 12,000