While vacationing on the eastern shore of Maryland our 2016 Expedition began having some serious problems. About 20-30 minutes after a cold start, and at highway speed, the engine abruptly cut to a rough idle, there was a loss of all engine power, and the dash displayed a "See Manual" message. Luckily we were on a two-lane road with light traffic and were able to coast onto the shoulder. With the engine at an extremely rough idle and not knowing what else to do we shut it off, sat for a minute and restarted the engine. All seemed ok and we continued on our way thinking that it was probably a one-time computer problem.
Unfortunately the same problem occurred four more times over what was the Fourth of July weekend. On Tuesday morning I got an appointment to have it checked out at the closest dealership in Easton, Maryland. After two days and no success in trying to recreate the problem or obtain the computer fault code the service advisor at the dealership said there was nothing more they could do and that we should come and pickup the vehicle.
Thinking that they didn't understand the safety ramifications of having a vehicle unexpectedly loose all power at highway speeds I decided to call Ford directly and was contacted the next day by the regional service manager (Ford says a response will be provided within 4 hours). The regional service manager basically reiterated what the dealership told me.
Meanwhile my wife decided to call Tim Rowe the service manager at the dealership in Hagerstown, Maryland where we had lived for many years and had purchased several vehicles, including two Expeditions. Without hesitation, Tim indicated that although he hadn't seen the problem on any Expeditions, he had seen it on several F-150's and that it could be traced to a faulty electronic throttle body. Tim then offered to call the Easton dealership and pass on his thoughts on the problem which he did immediately after talking with my wife.
Later that afternoon I called the Easton dealership and talked to the service advisor and he acknowledged that Tim called and offered his thoughts on how to fix the problem. However he told me that they couldn't just replace parts without a computer fault code and even if they wanted to replace the electronic throttle body, they didn't have one in stock, they were back-ordered, and it may take weeks to get one in (doesn't that speak volumes!). So now it's Friday and I just want to get my vehicle out of the Easton dealership.
Not really wanting to have to drive the Expedition 140 miles in its current condition to Hagerstown Ford, but not having much choice we asked Tim if he could get the part and have it installed. He said that he would order it and that it should be in by the end of the following week. On Tuesday morning Tim called and said the part was in and asked when can we could come in to have it installed. We drove to Hagerstown the following morning with fingers crossed since the problem had occurred three more times over the weekend and the car is ready after just one hour.
Obviously we can't say enough how much we appreciate Hagerstown Ford and especially their service manager Tim Rowe for the fantastic customer service that we have experienced all these many years! read more