2005 Ford Expedition problems
The 2005 Ford Expedition has 452 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (23%) concerns engine. After that come electrical system (17%) and cruise control (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 452 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 21 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 407 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 | 33 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 34 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 52 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 103 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 62 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 42 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 36 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 20 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 11 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Among the 407 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 75,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 90,000 miles (94 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 22 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 21 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Ford Expedition with enough data (228 complaints in that window).
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.
I was traveling at 50MPH in my 2005 ford expedition (3,700 miles) when a chevy cavalier ran a stop sign. I impacted the vehicle without having an opportunity to hit my brakes. I was the sole person in the vehicle. Impact destroyed the front end of my vehivle, and pushed the passenger side of the cavalier to the drivers seat. My vehicle then exited the road through a stand of trees, down an embankment and came to rest on the far side of the embankment.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford expedition. While driving between 55-60 MPH, a tractor trailer merged over and caused the contact to crash into a tree. None of the air bags deployed in the vehicle. The contact sustained facial injuries and three other passengers sustained minor injuries. One occupant suffered major injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. There was additional property damage to the highway median. A police report was filed. All of the passengers were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 ford expedition. While driving on a wet road at 45 MPH, the back of the vehicle began to slide. The contact was hit by another vehicle and spun out of control across four lanes of traffic. The back end of the vehicle crashed into a cement barracade. A vehicle that was entering the highway crashed into the drivers side. The air bags never deployed. The ambulance and police arrived and transported the contact to the hospital. The vehicle was destroyed.
(1) vehicle started and shifted into drive (2) immediately after shifting with foot on brake, experienced full engine throttle causing unwanted acceleration forward and almost causing accidents (3) vehicle taken to ford dealership for service and problem reoccured 2 days later
2005 ford expedition - loses complete power unexpectedly. Happens off-and-on. Difficult to re-create problem to mechanic. Blogs full of similar experiences. Very unsafe condition while on an expressway. Receive error message - "check throttle control". Cost $500 to replace throttle body. Seems to be popular problem in the 2005 expedition.