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2006 Ford Expedition Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 299 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Ford Expedition, most often about the engine (54% of complaints, typically around 87,500 miles). It is 10th of 27 Expedition model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2006 Ford Expedition problems
Engine
162 complaints · 54%Half of these problems showed up before 87,500 miles. Parts named most often: engine, cooling system, exhaust system.
Tl contact owns a 2006 Ford Expedition. The contact stated the coolant hose in the vehicle was leaking into the vehicle. The failure caused the radiator to malfunction. The contact took the vehicle dealer to have the hose replaced, the dealer stated the hose was no longer available. The contact stated the vehicle…
I am filing a complaint due to my 2006 Ford Expedition. Over the few years that I have owned the s.u.v., for no apparent reason the vehicle just quits running, enters a fail safe mode, and all power is lost to the vehicle. This has happened now on many occasions and without any warning. Its happened on interstates…
Electrical
32 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 83,000 miles. Parts named most often: horn, wiring.
I have this problem where my truck is losing power and then dying while I am driving. This is very dangerous on the roadways. I have a special needs child and grand children that I transport. Ford needs to recall these trucks and fix them.
I was driving my 2006 Ford Expedition & the fail safe engine light came on & that stops the gas pedal from working. You then coast over to the side of the road & turn the truck off & restart it like nothing happened. This has happened 2 times about 3 months apart. I had the truck check by bob boyd Ford & they said it…
Speed control
29 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 85,500 miles. Parts named most often: accelerator pedal.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while driving 15 MPH on the highway, the vehicle unexpectedly stalled. An engine fail safe light also began to illuminate on the instrument panel. Both the dealer and manufacturer were notified, but denied any assistance with repairs of the failure. The…
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while attempting to stop at a traffic stop, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the throttle body was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure…
Fuel system
24 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 84,500 miles. Parts named most often: fuel injection system, storage.
Engine went in to fail safe mode and stalled while coasting to pull off. Put in neutral shut off key and then restarted. No more problem..until a year later. Fail safe then stall. Restarted and check engine light on. After 10 miles fail safe and stall. Restarted check engine light on took to dealer. Diagnosed as…
Car just died on highway just shut off would not restart. After looking at it the fpdm was corroded and bad. This has been a interrmtint problem and has almost caused accidents when car stalls when driving at intersections and such aluminum and steel dont work well under a car and corrode very badly.
Transmission
22 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 87,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, transfer case (4-wheel drive), axle assembly.
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…
Engine was losing power under load (only while accelerating). No check engine light ever came on. At 88,000 miles figured that not only will I replace all 8 spark plugs, but would replace all 8 coil packs as well. Upon removal on the spark plugs, 1 spark plug broke (so far) leaving the bottom piece inside the head.…
Body and structure
19 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 72,500 miles. Parts named most often: body, frame and members.
Painted metal trim at the bottom of side windows is rusting and the paint is peeling. If painted correctly at the factory no way this would be happening. I have also noticed this same prblem on many other expeditions, yet Ford says not there problem.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Expedition. The paint on the tail gate and front hood had begun to crack and bubble. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for inspection. The technician concluded that none of the paint can be serviced until corrosion was exhibited. The current and failure mileages were 82000.
Brakes
17 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 47,000 miles. Parts named most often: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, foundation components.
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…
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…
Wheels and tires
16 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 65,500 miles. Parts named most often: rim, pressure monitoring and regulating systems, bead, tread/belt.
Low driver side tire indicator sounded a few hours prior to accident where vehicle flipped over 4 times 70-80 feet end over end bounced off a telephone pole then landed in the opposite lane back wards. The low tire indicator had gone off twice to which the tire was taken to the station to be refilled up to air…
Tire rim failure on a 2006 Ford Expedition used by a u.s. Forest service law enforcement officer. The vehicle currently has 71,000 miles, this is the 3rd incident of this nature to occur with 2 years. The other 2 times the failure occurred on another Ford Expedition. Unknown if reports were filed here. See complaint…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2006 Ford Expedition recalls
Visibility and wipers: motor
Risk: After a period of continuous use on the high speed setting, lack of grease on the output shaft gear may cause the gear to distort or fracture during operation resulting in a loss of wiper function. Inoperative wipers under inclement weather conditions could cause a crash due to impaired visibility.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the wiper motor for the presence of grease and grease the wiper motor gears if necessary. The recall began on november 22, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673 or lincoln/mercury at 1-800-521-4140.
Full defect summary
On certain trucks, passenger cars and sport utility vehicles, the windshield wiper motor may have been produced without grease being applied to the output shaft gear.
Wheels and tires: tread/belt
Risk: Over time, the damage may be sufficient to allow belt corrosion ultimately leading to a tread separation, which could result in a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect all four tires (to ensure inspection of the left hand side tires that may have been rotated to the other side of the vehicle) for tire tread damage and, if necessary, replace the damaged tire. The recall began on july 13, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Full defect summary
On certain sport utility vehicles, the front and rear tires on the driver's side of affected vehicles may have been damaged at the center tread during production.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Steel wheel fracture
Summary
Ford special service vehicle (ssv) expeditions use a steel full face wheel design similar to that investigated in pe03009, rq04007, ea04034 (crown victoria police interceptor) and pe03026 (gm pickups and suvs).a total of 8,251 ssvs (2.2% of total production) were produced within model years 2004-2006 and sold primarily for use by state, federal, and municipal law enforcement (le) agencies.ford stipulates that the subject vehicles are not suitable for high speed or pursuit operations and also identified a 2004 national institute for justice vehicle evaluation report which also acknowledges this limitation. The full face wheel is fabricated from two pieces: a stamped outer wheel disc and a for
Questions about the 2006 Ford Expedition
- What are the most common problems with the 2006 Ford Expedition?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (162 complaints, typically around 87,500 miles); electrical (32 complaints, typically around 83,000 miles); speed control (29 complaints, typically around 85,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2006 Ford Expedition have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from November 9, 2005 (visibility and wipers). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2006 a bad year for the Ford Expedition?
- It is 10th of 27 Expedition model years by number of complaints, with 299 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.