2004 Ford Expedition: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 381 complaints
381
Total Complaints
80,000mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
57
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

26,715 25th Percentile
80,000 Median Mileage
124,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
31
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
30
ENGINE
29
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
19
TIRES
17
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
16
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
15
STRUCTURE:BODY
14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
13
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11

Severity Assessment

57
Crashes
16
Fires
70
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY 2004 FORD EXPEDITION IS 31 DAYS OLD AND HAS EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR, WHICH I CONSIDER A SAFETY ISSUE. THE BRAKE DUST, IN LESS THAN TWO THOUSAND MILES, IS CAKED ON THE FRONT WHEELS AND EXTENDS THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE RUNNING BOARDS ON EACH SIDE. THE AMOUNT OF BRAKE DUST COVERING THE WHEELS AND RUN..."
"MASSIVE BRAKE DUST ACCUMULATION. *AK"
"WHEN COMING OFF A RAMP AND MERGING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. THE DRIVER HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND PLACE THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. AT 1,470 MILES WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE TRUCK SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WOULD ONLY GO IN REVERSE. THE AUTOMATIC T..."

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