2003 Ford Expedition: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 800 complaints
800
Total Complaints
78,875mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
81
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

27,100 25th Percentile
78,875 Median Mileage
124,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
85
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
70
ENGINE
44
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
43
TIRES
33
AIR BAGS
32
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
21
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
20
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
19
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
18

Severity Assessment

81
Crashes
43
Fires
94
Injuries
4
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH CONSUMER TRIED TO INCREASE SPEED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK"
"WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ADVANCE TRACK SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THEN ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STARTED TO FLASH. HEARD A RATTLING NOISE, PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF ENGINE TO SEE WHAT PROBLEM WAS, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. ..."
"WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ADVANCE TRACK SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THEN ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STARTED TO FLASH. HEARD A RATTLING NOISE, PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF ENGINE TO SEE WHAT PROBLEM WAS, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. ..."

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