2005 Ford Expedition electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 76 complaints for the 2005 Ford Expedition, 17% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 76 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 70 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 21 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 70 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 4 fires.
What owners wrote
Tl* - while driving a 2005 ford expedition at approximately at 5 MPH she noticed black smoke coming from the interior of the vehicle. The contact stated she had her phone charger plugged into the cigarette light adapter. The contact initially thought the fire was coming from under the hood, she then discovered the fire was coming from inside the car. The plastic around the phone charger caught fire. The contact poured baby formula on the flames to extinguish the fire. The failure mileage was 39,000.
While driving our 2005 ford expedition the "check throttle" light came on. The car immediately quit running and fortunately I was able to coast to a stop. We called our ford dealership and was told they thought a recall had been issued for this problem. We took the car to the ford dealership and was told then that they could not find a recall for this problem. It costs us $626.37. We have since learned that there have been numerous complaints about this same problem on 2005 ford expeditions.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Ford Expedition
- Engine 103 complaints
- Cruise control 66 complaints
- Fuel system 66 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 30 complaints
- Brakes 16 complaints
- Body & structure 15 complaints