Ford / Expedition / 2012
2012 Ford Expedition problems
Owners have filed 167 complaints about the 2012 Ford Expedition with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 38.3% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 12%.
Complaints167
Crashes14
Fires5
Injuries38
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 38.3% · 64
Electrical system 12.0% · 20
Vehicle speed control 10.8% · 18
Structure 9.0% · 15
Engine 7.2% · 12
Unknown or other 5.4% · 9
Service brakes 3.6% · 6
Fuel/propulsion system 2.4% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 14 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire and 38 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 23 model years of the Ford Expedition in this data, 2012 draws comparatively few complaints; 1999 is the outlier year.
Filing volume has held steady, 27 in the last three years against 27 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 76,024 miles.
In owners' own words
I was driving about 40 mph, and the vehicle on the vehicle appeared to have a sudden downshift. The card drastically reduce speed very quickly and remained in a low gear although it said it was in drive. The description of what happened matches recall 16s19, however, they said my specific vehicle was not available for that recall. Same year and very similar issue. Power train · reported at 69,000 miles
Vehicle randomly down shifting at high rate of speed causing rear tires to lock up. Same experiences as listed in april 27, 2016 recall notice. My vehicle was made in same manufactured plant but a few days out of the recall dates for vehicles. Transmission keeps slipping while in motion of vehicle. No accidents occurred but severe safety concerns at this point. Power train · reported at 142,200 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Expedition. While driving approximately 60 mph, the transmission downshifted into first and second gear independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v248000 (power train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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