The 2017 Ford Expedition has 626 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 4 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are electrical system and service brakes. Owners most often flag 10-speed automatic transmission failures: very frequent reports of harsh shifting, jerking, clunking, banging, complete loss of acceleration, and total transmission failure requiring replacement, sometimes multiple times under 100,000 miles. frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2017 Ford Expedition vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 10 Expedition model years we track, complaint volume runs from 3 (1996) to 1,007 (1999). With 626 complaints, the 2017 Expedition sits abovethe model's median of 315.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
service brakes, hydraulic:power assist
Campaign 22V150000Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, and 2016-2018 F-150 vehicles equipped with 3.5L Ecoboost engines. The brake master cylinder may allow brake fluid to leak from …
visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system:fan/motor
Campaign 22V648000Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The front blower motor located behind the glove box may fail.
service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:master cylinder
Campaign 25V236000Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2018 F-150, Expedition, and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The brake master cylinder may allow brake fluid to leak from the front wheel circuit into the brake booster.
back over prevention: sensing system: camera
Campaign 25V572000Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit, 2017-201…
Mixed sentiment with a clear generational divide. Long-term owners of older models, particularly those with the 5.4L Triton V8 (e.g., 2013 model), report very high reliability with only routine maintenance required, describing them as…
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Used Expedition listings typically run $29,722–$73,294 across 2014 to 2026 model years.
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