2017 Ford Expedition problems
The 2017 Ford Expedition has 481 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns electrical system. After that come brakes (16%) and drivetrain & axles (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 481 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 33 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 50 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 221 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 | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 18 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 35 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 42 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 35 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 28 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 30 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 221 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 75,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 88,000 miles (39 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 33 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 50 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Ford Expedition with enough data (249 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2017 ford expedition. While the contact's spouse was driving 40 MPH, the front driver's side rim exploded without warning. The explosion caused fragments to perforate the air bag sensors. The driver and passenger in the vehicle were struck by flying debris, which came up from under the hood of the vehicle. The driver was rendered unconscious from the impact. The vehicle then veered off the roadway and crashed into a utility pole.
My husband had a car accident on 2/22/2019 with a dodge tam. The ram hit my husbands expedition and non of the airbags deployed. The accident happened at about 40 MPH while my husband was sitting at a turn site. The other driver was driving towards my husband and hit him with his truck. My husband estimates the other driver was going about 40 MPH. The other driver smashed into my husband as he was idle waiting to turn. My kids are hurt and my husband is hurt as well. The airbags did not deploy at all!
Exiting the 215 northbound, we stopped and parked at a store. While parked the indicator light came on for low tire pressure. I did not pay that much attention because the car indicator light has come on before and the car had recently had its routine maintenance check. When driving was resumed the car began to wobble. Assuming we had a flat, we attempted to drive to a more illuminated area to inspect the car and call road side services.
Last week, my 2017 ford expedition experienced a situation where while driving the vehicle suddenly stopped running. I was forced to coast over to the side of the road when this happened, as the engine was running but my accelerator pedal was not operating and the vehicle would not move. Fortunately, after shutting the vehicle off, I was able to restart it and continue driving. In the space of 24 hours this happened six (6) times.