Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Ford Expedition submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TRAVELING ON OLD ADOBE RD IN PETALUMA, CA AT APPROX. 25-30 MPH, WENT OVER INCLINE AND SAW TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED. PRESSED HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE SLOWED BUT DID NOT STOP. RESULTED IN A 3 CAR ACCIDENT
MY 2006 FORD EXPEDITION SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS IN THE MIDST OF ME DRIVING THE TRUCK EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN IT'S HARD FOR ME TO STEER MY VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES LOCKS UP THIS WAS SO SCARY DRIVING THE EXPRESSWAY AND TRYING TO MANEUVER A STALLED VEHICLE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND INTO A FIELD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND ALLOWED TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,000. *BF *TT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 09/30/14*LJ UPDATED 2/27/2015 *JS
I WENT TO MOVE MY VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT OF MY HOUSE TO THE DRIVE WAY AND IT WOULDN'T STOP, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD NOTHING BUT AIR AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I STEPPED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I GOT OUT.. THERE WAS A HUGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID BENEATH THE VEHICLE. *TR
TWICE IN LAST WEEK, DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED AND "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" LIGHT COMES ON. LOST POWER, BRAKING, AND STEERING. FORCED TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL WHILE CAR WAS ROLLING TO RESTART. ROLLED RIGHT THRU STOP SIGN. RESTARTED FINE, LUCKILY. IN SECOND EVENT, ALMOST GOT HIT WHEN TURNING LEFT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC! STARTED TURN AND COULDN'T STOP TURN DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKING. FORTUNATELY, FIRST TIME I TRIED THE RESTART IN NEUTRAL AND IT WORKED, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT IN SECOND EVENT OR HIT SOMETHING SINCE I COULDN'T STEER. *TR
2006 FORD EXPEDITION LIMITED. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS WARRANTY REPAIR DISPUTE AND DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW BEING EXTREMELY SLOW IN THE CLOSING OPERATION *TGW THE DEALER LUBED THE WINDOW AND STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM FOUND. AFTER COMPLAINING SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE WINDOW, THE DEALER FINALLY DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS AND LABOR WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM EXISTED GOING BACK TO DEC 11, 2006 AND THE DEFECT WAS NOT ADDRESSED OR CORRECTED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE ORIGINAL FACTORY WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS THAT WERE CALLOUSLY OVERLOOKED AND IGNORED BY THE DEALER. ALSO, THE LOWER RADIATOR SUPPORT TO THE BODY MOUNT WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND SHOWED SIGNS OF ACTUAL MATERIAL FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CONDITION CAN AND WILL EVOLVE INTO THE ROOT CAUSE OF BOTH MECHANICAL AND SAFETY RELATED FAILURES. THE MAJOR BODY AND FRONT FRAME SUPPORT FAILING UNDER DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE, AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE MOST SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, WAS THE FRONT BRAKE LINES WHICH WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF SERIOUS RUST. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE LINES COULD ONLY BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IF THERE WERE SIGNS OF LEAKAGE. THE CONSUMER STATED CORROSION IN THE FORM OF RUST WOULD COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE STEEL BRAKE LINES, ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. THE LEFT REAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, THE DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR HAD TO BE SLAMMED IN ORDER FOR IT TO CLOSE PROPERLY, THE FRONT AXLE DRIVE PINION WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT CORROSION DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IS WHAT CAUSED THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE CORROSION SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR BECAUSE THEY DO NOT LIVE IN A SNOW ENVIRONMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 66710 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 68000.
I HAVE A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION AND MY WIFE ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND HIT A CAR WHEN THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD "SPONGY BRAKES" SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE. THERE IS A TSB TO REPLACE THE FRONT CALIPER/ROTOR AND PADS AND FORD DID THIS BUT IT STILL FEELS SPONGY AND IS NOW LEAKING FLUID. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON MANY EXPEDITIONS AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL RATHER THAN A TSB. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL. I KNOW I HAVE HAD INSTANCES WHERE I LITERALLY NEED TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *TR
AUGUST 21 ON THE WAY TO WORK (4 MILE DRIVE) THE TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE AND LOST POWER,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER,AND THEY CAN NOT FIGURE WHAT IS GOING ON,SO THEY SAID THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CODES ARE P0022-P0305-P0307-P1184-P2198-P2273 MY FAMILY JUST CAME BACK FROM A 3000 TRIP ,I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HAVING THIS HAPPENING TO US DURING THIS TIME. I BEEN LOOKING FOR THE SAME TYPE OF TROUBLE TO THIS TRUCKS AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE ENGINES RANGING FROM 38,000 MILES TO ABOUT 60,000MILES. THE PRICE OF THIS CARS ARE WELL OVER $35,000 TO HAVING TO SPEND ANOTHER $7,000 WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS OF OUR ECONOMY RIGHT NOW A NORMAL PERSON LIKE ME CAN NOT AFFORD ANOTHER RIP OFF BY ONE OF THE BIG COMPANIES,LIKE FORD. ALL I'M ASKING IS THAT THEY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ENGINE TROUBLES AND REPAIR LIKE THEY SUPPOSED TO. *TR
NO INCIDENT YET. VEHICLES TRACTION CONTROL FAILS, ABS FAILS AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILS ALL AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
THE VEHICLE SMELLED LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE UP FRONT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FRONT TIRE WERE EXTREMELY HOT. MY WIFE DID NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES TO AMOUNT TO ANYTHING WHEN SHE PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. ON NOVEMBER 6, 2006, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED ON JUNE 1, 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND MOST OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. A MONTH LATER THE ANOTHER CRASH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 25MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WERE $2,300. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC STABILITY THAT TAKES OVER AND IT LEAVES THE CONTACT WITH NO CONTROL OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE RECENT FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS FROM THE COMPUTER CODES. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 4 VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THE CRASH AND 3 OF THEM WERE DAMAGED INCLUDING THE CONTACTS VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,783 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
FRONT ROTORS TURNED BY DEALER SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR DUE TO VIBRATION WHEN STOPPING. SAME PROBLEM RETURNED AND DEALER THIS TIME REPLACED ROTORS AND CALIPERS. NOW BRAKES FEEL WEAK, AND TRAVEL OF PEDAL HAS INCREASED BEFORE BRAKES ENGAGE. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS WITHIN NORMAL OPERATION . DEALER CLAIMS NEW CALIPERS HAVE LARGER PISTON SO THIS IS REASON FOR INCREASED PEDEL TRAVEL AND DIFFERENT FEEL OF BRAKES ? BRAKES DO NOT FEEL AS IF STOPPING VEHICLE AS BEFORE PROBLEM BEGAN . RETURNED AGAIN TO ASK DEALER 3-19-07 TO BLEED SYSTEM DUE TO SOFT PEDAL AND CONCERN. SYSTEM BLED MANUALLY THIS TIME AND PEDAL GOT SOME WHAT BETTER . STILL NOT AS FIRM AS WHEN PROBLEM STARTED. PEDAL TRAVEL INCREASE IS STILL PRESENT BEFORE BRAKES ENGAGE. VEH DOES NOT STOP AS WELL AS BEFORE PROBLEM BEGAN .
BRAKES FAILED IN PANIC SITUATION ON DRY ROAD. BRAKES GRABBED AND THEN COMPLETELY LET GO WHEN ANTILOCK SYSTEM TOOK OVER. THERE WAS NO SURGE IN THE PEDAL AS IT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. MY ROAD SPEED WAS 35 MPH WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES AND I WOULD SAY THEIR WAS AT LEAST 100FT BETWEEN MINE AND THE STOPPED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I THOUGHT OF SWERVING TO MISS IT BUT WAS SURE I WOULD AT LEAST SLOW ENOUGH TO ONLY BUMP THE VEC. IN FRONT OF ME. THE GUY I HIT SAID HE HEARD A CHIRP AND A COUPLE SECONDS LATER GOT HIT. THERE WHERE NO SKID MARKS THAT I KNOW OF. THEIR WAS 21000 DOLLARS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY 2006 EXPIDITION. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON ICE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES LOCK UP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THIS IS HOW THE ADVANCE TRACK BRAKING SYSTEM IS MANUFACTURED.
ABS, ROLL STABILITY CONTROL AND GENERAL BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON AT TIME OF DELIVERY OF NEW CAR. DEALER "FIXED" PROBLEM. SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF CAR. DEALER TECHS. CANNOT PROVIDE INFORMATION IF IT IS FAULTY SENSOR OR IF THERE IS, IN FACT A FAULT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKES SEEM TO WORK, BUT AM UNWILLING TO TEST ABS/RSC FEATURES WITH KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SYSTEM. *NM
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