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2005 FORD EXPEDITION — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

fire · 707395 · 2009-02-08

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Miles at failure
32,291
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

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 INJECTORS BEFORE THEY FAIL. WHAT KIND OF FORD POLICY IS IT TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 120K MILES ON A KNOWN DEFECT AND WAIT FOR DISASTER? IT IS INSANE TO NOT BE ABLE TO RELY ON OUR CAR FOR LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL AND ALWAYS WORRY ABOUT THIS INCIDENT REPEATING. THE COST OF REPLACING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND RESULTING POLLUTION SHOULD ALSO BE A CONSIDERATION TO FORD? FYI: THE INJECTORS FROZE IN THE OPEN POSITION AND FLOODED THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH FUEL I.E. FIRE! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10257972
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