2023 Ford Expedition Reliability Report

Panoramic sunroof glass bursts outward without impact in multiple reports, including at 75 mph, and showers glass into the cabin. One of these failures came at about 55,384 miles. Another sunroof rattled at low speed and had to be replaced at about 85,000 miles. Separate complaints cover a driver's exterior mirror that cracked with water inside the housing at about 9,500 miles, and a dashboard that reflects sun onto the windshield while the large flat screen is hard to read and awkward to use.

The brake pedal suddenly sinks toward the floor in these reports, sometimes along with ABS and other warning lights. Complaints describe brakes that slip at 10 to 20 mph, shudder, and longer stopping distances, and in one case the ABS eventually disabled itself. Dealer inspections often find nothing. One owner says a software update did not stop the problem and was quoted $2500 to replace the electronic brake booster. Another describes a vehicle parked at a dealer while the owner waits for Ford to release a permanent fix.

Unintended acceleration is the core complaint, and three of the four reports involve crashes. Drivers describe the vehicle surging while parking or turning into a space and hitting a garage wall or a concrete post, sometimes with the brake pressed. In one crash at about 4,000 miles, all the airbags deployed, the driver was injured, and the vehicle was totaled. Another report describes the vehicle speeding up on its own with cruise control set until braking cancelled it. No warning lights appear in these events.

Chrome plating peels off the center console cup holder and can cut hands. One report describes a deep gash that needed medical care while the repair part was still unavailable. Other complaints cover fractured door hinges on both front doors at 62,305 miles and a piece of the roof rack breaking off at 65-70 mph on the freeway, with nothing striking it.

Both reports describe engine-area fires. In one, smoke enters the cabin through the air vents while driving, and then flames and loud pops come from under the hood. That vehicle had 6,197 miles and was a total loss. In the other, a loud boom that sounds like a tire comes first, and then flames come out of the driver's side wheel well. Both fires start with little warning.

A third-row seat belt buckle turns up warped and damaged when a child car seat is taken out for cleaning, and no dash warning flags it. In another case a belt strap locks and will not loosen, and the strap has to be cut to free a child. Both reports involve child passengers, which makes a check of every belt worthwhile.

A front wheel assembly comes off in one report. After a loud pop at 15 mph, the vehicle pulls right and strikes two parked cars. In the other report, the vehicle rolls backward while in park with the engine running and hits the owner's house moments after the owner walks away. Both reports involve crashes. No injuries are reported, though the rollaway owner notes the truck could have run them over.