Ford / Expedition / 2013
2013 Ford Expedition problems
Owners have filed 116 complaints about the 2013 Ford Expedition with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 37.9% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of engine at 8.6%.
Complaints116
Crashes3
Fires3
Injuries4
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 37.9% · 44
Unknown or other 9.5% · 11
Engine 8.6% · 10
Electrical system 8.6% · 10
Vehicle speed control 6.0% · 7
Suspension 4.3% · 5
Service brakes 3.4% · 4
Visibility 2.6% · 3
Severity
Of those complaints, 3 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire and 4 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 23 model years of the Ford Expedition in this data, 2013 draws comparatively few complaints; 1999 is the outlier year.
Filing volume has held steady, 20 in the last three years against 21 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 90,250 miles.
In owners' own words
Transmission, is available for inspection upon request, trans will downshift to 1st gear causing rear wheels to lock up, speedometer to read zero mph, wrench to be displayed, and dashes across digital display on mph. called dealer and was told out of recall/warranty parameters, as well as ford corporate customer service. No inspection, only verbal verification from dealer. No advance warning before malfunction. Power train
While driving the vehicle's check engine light would suddenly come on and the vehicle would sporadically downshift. The most notable instance was driving 65 mph on the highway. Luckily nobody was ever hurt and there was no damage. After that I did some research and found a tsb for my car's transmission and a recall for the previous two years. Tsb 13-6-8. Since the repairs the car is running fine. Power train · reported at 90,500 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, there was a sudden unattended downshift of the vehicle. The speedometer went to zero. The RPM increased without acceleration. No warning lights were illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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