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1999 Ford Expedition engine problems

272 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1999 Ford Expedition, which is 24% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
272 24% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
105,000 miles 186 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 23
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 1999 Ford Expedition Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 105,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 11 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 15 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 28 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 23 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 28 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 31 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 21 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 9 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 6 complaints 200k+ miles: 10 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 105,000 miles
Based on 186 complaints that include mileage. 16% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles11
40k to 60k miles15
60k to 80k miles28
80k to 100k miles23
100k to 120k miles28
120k to 140k miles31
140k to 160k miles21
160k to 180k miles9
180k to 200k miles6
200k+ miles10

What the data shows

Of the 186 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 105,000 miles, and 16% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 23 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 1999 ford expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire while parked in the driveway. The police believed that the fire originated on the driver side under the hood. A police and a fire report were filed. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with two fire extinguishers and a hose before the fire department arrived. A passenger who was seated in an unknown location sustained a fractured right knee, which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed.

Reported at 199,000 miles, August 2016 FireInjury

97 to 99 5.4 fords like to blow plugs out of the cast aluminum cylinder heads. They doubled the threads in 2000. It occurred to my 99 expedition,out of warranty don't expectancy help from ford maybe your dealer. My expedition was 4 years old,at the time. Best advice buy GM forget about ford unless you own a tow truck.

Reported at 120,000 miles, August 2003

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