Ford / Expedition / 2019
2019 Ford Expedition problems
Owners have filed 615 complaints about the 2019 Ford Expedition with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 34.8% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine at 17.4%.
Complaints615
Crashes9
Fires5
Injuries41
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 34.8% · 214
Engine 17.4% · 107
Seat belts 14.5% · 89
Unknown or other 6.7% · 41
Engine and engine cooling 5.2% · 32
Air bags 2.9% · 18
Electrical system 2.8% · 17
Suspension 2.4% · 15
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire and 41 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 23 model years of the Ford Expedition in this data, 2019 sits 7th by complaint volume. 1999 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 424 in the last three years against 164 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 72,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The transmission shifting is dangerous. Itâs shifting hard, missing gears and when trying to accelerate the engine just revâs and then slams into gear. It also skips. Itâs not even safe to pull out into traffic. I have had it in at a Ford dealership 3 times and it has only gotten worse! I donât know what else to do as the dealership acts like they have not seen this before and arenât sure how to fix it. Power train
Continued transmission issues, losing power, hard shifts, down shifts at random times. Been to the dealership several times about this. Safety issues due to being on busy highways at 65+ mph and loss of power or down shifts puts myself and others at risk of a wreck. No warning signs. Started reporting issues in September of 2025. Dealership has made 3 attempts to fix and the issue hasnât been resolved. Power train
I am being told that the Cam Phasers need to be replaced. This is a well known issue to Ford. They did a programming adjustment in 2021, and then did replacements only if you had continued issues up until Jan 2023. I have issues now, and they are telling me I am not covered. The cam phasers have been redesigned so they know they installed poorly designed parts originally. This is an almost $4,000 repair. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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