2005 Ford Expedition: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 452 complaints
452
Total Complaints
75,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
22
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

53,000 25th Percentile
75,000 Median Mileage
110,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
72
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
61
ENGINE
57
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
38
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
32
POWER TRAIN
29
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
20
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
13
STEERING
9
STRUCTURE:BODY
9

Severity Assessment

22
Crashes
6
Fires
21
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"(1) VEHICLE STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE (2) IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHIFTING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, EXPERIENCED FULL ENGINE THROTTLE CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION FORWARD AND ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS (3) VEHICLE TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND PROBLEM REOCCURED 2 DAYS LATER"
"(1) VEHICLE STARTED AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE (2) IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHIFTING WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, EXPERIENCED FULL ENGINE THROTTLE CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION FORWARD AND ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS (3) VEHICLE TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AND PROBLEM REOCCURED 2 DAYS LATER"
"DT HAS A GLARE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD, ALMOST LIKING LOOKING IN A MIRROR BECAUSE DASHBOARD LIGHTS INTERFERE WITH THE VISIBILITY OF DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. HAD A DARK TOWEL ON THE DASHBOARD TO HELP WITH THE GLARE. NOTICED THIS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. BEEN TO THE DEALER, THEY HAD CONSUMER CALL FOR..."

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