2021 Ford Expedition Reliability Report

The engine shuts off at red lights or in traffic, sometimes with a message to shift to Park and restart. Some owners lose all power or cannot restart for several minutes. Two reports involve fire, including one under the hood that totaled the vehicle. Other complaints cover no-starts, battery drain warnings, a burned fuse box, and backup or 360-degree cameras that go black or freeze the screen. The hands-free liftgate can open on its own, and one owner suffered a concussion from it. Power running boards may also move by themselves.

Most filings here are about recall repairs that dealers could not perform because parts were not available. They are often listed alongside the engine-area recall. One dealer would not do the repair until the failure had actually happened. Real failures include a sunroof that shattered at highway speed and an unexplained noise from the moonroof. Another report describes washer fluid leaking into the front floorboards and leaving a bad odor and mold. Dealers often could not find a cause.

Wipers slow down and stop in rain or snow, sometimes stuck upright or mid-stroke, and leave the driver with little forward view. Wiper arms also loosen, jerk, or pop off the motor, and in one case an arm came off entirely. Several owners link this to a wiper recall but describe parts shortages. Some dealers refused to do the work until the wipers had already failed.

Parts come loose at speed, including a piece of the luggage rack, a rear quarter panel, and a tail lamp with broken mounting tabs. Door latches freeze in cold weather so the doors will not close, even after a dealer repair. The rear hatch can open while parked or driving, and a power-folding second-row seat may fold on its own. The one injury in this group is a cut thumb from the sharp edge of the center console trim.

The fuel pump fails with no warning and the engine dies, often at highway speed or in a live traffic lane. Owners report failures at 43,000 and 70,000 miles with no symptoms beforehand. One notes that the transmission will not shift to neutral with the engine off, so the vehicle cannot be moved out of traffic. A separate complaint describes a failing catalytic converter with weak acceleration and heavy fuel use.

The vehicle shakes, loses power, or stalls and then will not restart. Dealers and mechanics find a failed fuel pump. Some cases turn on the check engine light, while one loss of power at 70 mph came with no warning at all. One repair replaced the fuel pump control unit along with the pump. Reported failures fall around 74,000 to 95,000 miles, matching the sudden pump failures filed under the fuel and propulsion category.

Catalytic converters fail and the check engine light comes on. Some owners also notice jerking, an unusual odor, or violent shaking and stalling at highway speed. Repairs often do not hold. One owner had a converter replaced twice before both sides were swapped, and another had the fuel injectors replaced before the problem returned. One failure came at about 18,000 miles, and that repair stalled because parts were unavailable.