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2015 Ford Expedition electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 45 complaints for the 2015 Ford Expedition, 20% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
45 20% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
109,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 3
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2015 Ford Expedition Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 109,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 109,000 miles
Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 16% 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 miles1
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 25 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 109,000 miles, and 16% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2015 ford expedition. After parking and exiting the vehicle, a fire started under the hood near the engine compartment. The fire spread to the front windshield. The vehicle was destroyed. The fire department extinguished the flames, but had not determined what had caused the fire. The police department towed the vehicle to a yard and then the insurance company towed the vehicle to a facility for diagnostic testing.

Reported at 30,000 miles, October 2018 Fire

My car was left in park with the engine running and AC on for 30 min due to having groceries in the car. My car caught fire and completely burned up. There was nothing flammable in my car other than the 1/4 tank of gas I had left. Fire chief said the fire appeared to start in the engine. The vehicle was parked in a driveway.

Reported at 88,000 miles, May 2020 Fire

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Electrical system problems in other years

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