2003 Ford Expedition transmission problems
24 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2003 Ford Expedition, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 35,000 miles, and 72% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
While parked on incline vehicle slipped out of park gear into reverse, and vehicle rolled back, and rolled over consumer's knees when trying to stop the vehicle. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Consumer states: had car in park with slight incline, and left vehicle running ,and the vehicle slipped out of gear and went into reverse. No one was in the vehicle.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Ford Expedition
- Engine 170 complaints
- Electrical system 105 complaints
- Brakes 94 complaints
- Air bags 59 complaints
- Tires 57 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 42 complaints
- Fuel system 38 complaints
- Body & structure 32 complaints