2001 Ford Expedition problems
The 2001 Ford Expedition has 742 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns engine. After that come electrical system (17%) and cruise control (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 742 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 49 and 106
- Injuries and deaths
- 75 and 5
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 492 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 54 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 56 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 83 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 86 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 67 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 48 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 36 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 17 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 9 |
| 200k+ miles | 23 |
What the data shows
Among the 492 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 89,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 110,000 miles (116 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 49 complaints mention a crash; 106 complaints mention a fire; 75 injuries reported; 5 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 90% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Ford Expedition with enough data (361 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Certified ltr requesting NHTSA initiate a defect investigation re selected ford motor company vehicles left front inner bearings for advanced fatigue cracks. Complainant was recently asked to consult in the matter of a fatal high speed head on two-vehicle collision. While driving westbound 2001 ford expedition veered into the oncoming lane and struck an eastbound 2000 ford f250 long bed truck towing a 5th wheel travel trailer.
The vehicle was involved in a collision, in which the air bags deploy, and the driver side air bag caught on fire. Scc
My 2001 ford expedition caught fire due to the cruise control and burned our house to a total loss and all of out other automobiles were burned to a total loss also we lost everything.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford expedition. The contact stated that her vehicle caught fire after being parked in the driveway for four hours. The fire spread to her house. The insurance investigator stated that the fire was caused by the cruise control. The contact's sister was hospitalized for four days due to chronic coughing caused by the smoke. A hospital note is available if needed. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 100,000.
The consumer received an inspection letter from the manufacturer to have the tie rods inspected. The consumer later contacted the manufacturer and asked why? Since the vehicle only has 68,000 miles on it and why should the tie rods be suspect to failure at only 68,000 miles. The manufacturer failed to comment. The consumer is now terrified in fear that the vehicle may have problems that could effect the children. Provide further details.