1997 Ford Expedition: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1065 complaints
1065
Total Complaints
119,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
73
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

90,500 25th Percentile
119,000 Median Mileage
155,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
50
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
46
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
45
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
31
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
29
SUSPENSION:REAR
29
STEERING
28
SUSPENSION
28
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
28
SUSPENSION:FRONT
27

Severity Assessment

73
Crashes
83
Fires
64
Injuries
19
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CONSUMER HAPPROACHED AN INTERSECTION OTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP, APPLIED ABS BRAKES AND COLLIDED WITH OTHER VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK"
"THE CONSUMER HAPPROACHED AN INTERSECTION OTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP, APPLIED ABS BRAKES AND COLLIDED WITH OTHER VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK"
"VEHICLE HAS NO PICK UP WHEN TRAVELING UPHILL."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28