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2004 Ford Expedition electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 37 complaints for the 2004 Ford Expedition, 10% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
37 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
103,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2004 Ford Expedition Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 103,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 103,000 miles
Based on 26 complaints that include mileage. 27% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 26 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 102,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While the vehicle was parked it caught on fire under hood. Consumer called the fire and police departments. The fire was extinguished, and there were no injuries. Vehicle was towed to dealer for inspection.

September 2004 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford expedition. The contact stated that while the air conditioning system was activated, an abnormal noise was heard from the rear passenger's side. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who replaced the air conditioning compressor however, the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 89,000.

Reported at 25,000 miles, January 2006

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