2009 Ford Expedition Owner Complaints

The drive shaft is bad. My expedition is shaking very bad at high speeds it shakes the rear view mirror. I took it back to the dealership where I got it from 3 months after I got it because they thought it was the shocks. They replaced both rear shocks. Contol arms, body mounts. Got all brand new tires which have been balanced and rotated and the vehicle is still shaking at 60 + mpr. A while back in kept hearing a bird chirping noise but later found it that's due to drive shaft. Also of clunking going on under truck.

NHTSA ID

11697864

Incident

Mar 13, 2025

I THINK TOO MUCH EXHAUST GAS COMES INSIDE

NHTSA ID

11438811

Incident

Oct 31, 2021

THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE VEHICLE WOBBLES WHEN STOPPING. THE BRAKES LOOK FINE AND THE ROTORS APPEAR TO BE GOOD. *TR

NHTSA ID

11327140

Incident

Jun 2, 2020

Mileage

258,000 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN JERRY'S FORD IN ALEXANDRIA, VA FOR OVER 2 WEEKS THIS TIME. OVER A MONTH ALL TOGETHER OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I CAN'T GET THEM TO GIVE ME A SIMILAR VEHICLE AS LOANER OR TELL ME WHEN MY CAR WILL BE FIXED. I CAN'T GET A MANAGER FROM FORD TO CALL ME BACK.

NHTSA ID

11219445

Incident

May 28, 2019

WHILE IAM DRIVING MY 2009 EXPEDITION ON A HIGHWAY ITS GOING TO A LIMP MODE MEANS VECHLE AUTOMATICITY LOSE POWER AND GO DOWN TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. 18 WHEELER ALMOST REAR END ME OTHER DAY . THIS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. CALLED TOWN EAST FORD IN MESQUITE AND TALKED TO CHAT IN SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HE SAID THERE IS NO RECALL. I FEEL LIKE THIS KNOWN ISSUE SHOULD BE ON A RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11203674

Incident

Apr 24, 2019

Mileage

20 mi

REAR AND FRONT DIFFERENTIAL LEAKS CAUSED EXPENSIVE FIXES. FUEL ISSUE IS THAT THE SENSOR DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY IN VERY COLD WEATHER AND CONSTANTLY SHOWS ZERO MILES TO EMPTY ON INFORMATION PANEL. CAUSED US TO FUN OUT OF FUEL ON A FEW OCCASIONS. ON THE FUEL THIS HAPPENS IN MOTION, THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS CAUGHT ON A TUNE UP AND FIXED AT THAT TIME.

NHTSA ID

11183755

Incident

Sep 20, 2018

Mileage

118,000 mi

LOWER RETAINING BOLT BETWEEN STRUT AND WHEEL HUB HAS FAILED CAUSING HEAD OF BOLT TO SHEAR OFF (SEE PHOTOS) ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY. BOLT HEAD WAS FOUND LYING IN DRIVEWAY AND SHEARED BOLT WAS FOUND ON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN IN MOTION AT LOW SPEED OR STATIONARY AT TIME OF FAILURE. APPEARS TO BE MATERIAL FAILURE OF THE BOLT IN WHICH A CRACKED FORMED AND PROPAGATED ACROSS THE BOLT UNTIL THE IT COULD NO LONGER WITHSTAND SHEAR FORCES. AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE 3 OTHER RETAINING BOLTS ON THIS VEHICLE AT THE OTHER WHEELS.

NHTSA ID

11101455

Incident

Jun 10, 2018

Mileage

169,000 mi

TAMARA RECALL I WAS RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED! I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 67 MPH AND HIT SOMETHING AT A DEAD STOP. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

NHTSA ID

11043960

Incident

Oct 17, 2017

Mileage

110,000 mi

AIR CONDITIONER AUTO CLIMATE CONTROL.FRONT BLOWER PERIODICALLY STOPS BLOWING.MAY NOT TURN ON WHEN VEHICLE STARTED OR STOP WHILE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING, NOTHING SPECIFIC TO RECREATE ISSUE.REAR BLOWER WORKS FINE.BEEN DIAGNOSED 3-4 TIMES WITH TWO DIFFERENT FORD REPAIR FACILITIES AND NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY ISSUE CAUSE.VEHICLE UNDER AN EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN THAT COVERS ALL AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER PARTS.SOME PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE EACH TIME VEHICLE IS TURNED IN ITS A FEW DAYS FOR THEM TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC AND MONITOR AND RETURN WITH NO RESULTS.I HAVE CYCLED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, SOMETIMES THIS WILL ENGAGE BLOWER. OTHER TIMES I WILL TURN OFF CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND IT WILL ENGAGE BLOWER.PLENTY OF TIMES NEITHER OPTION WORKS.I CHANGE ALL SETTINGS TO INCLUDE MANUALLY CHANGING THE BLOWER SPEED AND AIR TEMPERATURE WHICH DOES NOT TURN BLOWER ON.DOES NOT MATTER WETHER VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, SPEED, DAY OR NIGHT, HOT OR COLD, THERE IS NO SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCE THAT CAUSES BLOWER TO STOP WORKING.

NHTSA ID

10893813

Incident

Sep 15, 2014

Mileage

80,585 mi

PAINT NOT ADHERING TO REAR TAILGATE. DOOR APPEARS TO BE ALUMINUM AND NOT PREPARED PROPERLY. FAULTY WORKMANSHIP BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. THERE NEEDS TO CLASS ACTION TAKEN AGAINST FORD.

NHTSA ID

10882422

Incident

Jul 1, 2011

WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED, ONCE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED FOR STOP LIGHT IT BEGINS TO SHAKE BADLY.ALSO WHEN IN PARK IT SHAKES, THE MOTOR SEEMS TO BE RATTLED BY STANDING STILL. WE CARRIED IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE IT STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SHAKING.ON CITY STREETS. IF STOP FOR LIGHT IT SHAKES. WE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2015, AREN'T ABLE TO DRIVE IT MUCH BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING. AFRAID TO DRIVE ,FEEL UNSAFE FOR ROAD TRAVEL. SHAKES WITH A LOUD NOISE, SUCH AS RATTLING NOISE, OR VIBRATION. HAS CONTINUED FOR AS LONG AS WE'VE HAD THE EXPEDITION.

NHTSA ID

10872357

Incident

Jan 1, 2016

2009 FORD EXPEDITION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MOON ROOF FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE MOON ROOF WAS LEAKING. THE MOON ROOF WOULD NOT FULLY OPEN OR CLOSE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, IT WOULD COST $1994.00 TO REPAIR IT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE TRACK MOON ROOF WAS AN ALUMINUM FRAME WITH PLASTIC PARTS, WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO A STEEL BODY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10673118

Incident

Dec 3, 2014

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, MY WIFE'S EXPEDITION MADE A LOUD NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A FEW HUNDRED FEET LATER, IT MADE THE SAME NOISE, LOOSING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, CAUSING HER TO HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MINIMAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP PURGE VALVE HAD STUCK CLOSED, CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO SUCK ALL OF THE AIR OUT OF THE GAS TANK AND LITERALLY IMPLODE THE GAS TANK AND DESTROY THE FUEL PUMP ITSELF. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET (YOUTUBE.COM IN PARTICULAR) SHOWS THAT MANY FORD MODELS 2009 AND NEWER ARE HAVING THIS SAME TROUBLE WITH THEIR NEWER STYLE VALVE. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY, DESPITE IT BEING AN EMISSIONS COMPONENT, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE $2600 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A FORD FACTORY PART THAT CAUSED THE REST OF THE DAMAGE AND LEFT A MOVING VEHICLE WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES - NOT TO MENTION THAT A DAMAGED GAS TANK COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL FIRE HAZARD.

NHTSA ID

10763940

Incident

Sep 9, 2015

Mileage

48,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD AND THE REAR LIFTGATE ON THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO CORRODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALUMINUM CORRODED AND THE PAINT STARTED TO FALL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

NHTSA ID

10713053

Incident

Mar 9, 2015

Mileage

152,000 mi

THE BRAKE SENSOR HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND I AM NOT ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. IF I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES, IT WILL FINALLY SENSE THE BRAKES AND LET ME DRIVE. ALSO, SOMETIMES DURING DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PRESSED. FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BASED ON THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE. HOWEVER, MY MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED AS IT WAS BUILD 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE TIMEFRAME OUTLINED BY FORD. CLEARLY THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED SINCE THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN A WIDER TIMEFRAME THAN WAS DETERMINED BY FORD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10701106

Incident

Jan 23, 2015

Mileage

65,500 mi

I WAS DRIVING IN A SCHOOL ZONE WHEN A VEHICLE RAN A YIELD SIGN AND HIT ME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT. MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE IMPACT PUSHED ME THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A RESIDENTIAL YARD. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE WINDOW AND THE HANDLE THAT WAS MOLDED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE LEFT SIDE OF MY BODY TOOK THE IMPACT AND I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT. I SUFFERED A TBI AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO WORK, DRIVE, AND FUNCTION FOR A YEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10632581

Incident

Sep 19, 2013

Mileage

59,644 mi

BACK LIFT GATE WINDOW EXPLODED AFTER SHUTTING THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. VEHICLE WAS IN GARAGE WITH THE GARAGE DOOR OPEN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TWO MONTHS TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10607608

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

Mileage

67,500 mi

LIFT GATE WINDOW EXPLODED AFTER SHUTTING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR.. VEHICLE WAS IN A GARAGE WITH GARAGE DOOR OPEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10607604

Incident

Apr 25, 2014

Mileage

62,500 mi

THE HYDRALIC CONTROLLER WENT OUT AFTER GETTING THE BRAKES REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THEIR WAS NO WARNING THAT THE PUMP HAD GONE OUT. THIS ALLOWED THE BRAKES TO FAIL MAKING THE CAR A HAZARD ON THE ROAD. I WAS INFORMED BY THE FORD SERVICE TECHNICIAN THERE WAS NOT A WARNING LIGHT OF FAILURE, WAY TO CHECK IT, AND THE PART WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO FAIL. THIS CAUSING A EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT GOES OUT. I HAVE GOT THE OLD PART WHICH COST OVER $1000.00. *TR

NHTSA ID

10509905

Incident

Apr 5, 2013

Mileage

62,000 mi

THE PAINT ON THE FRONT EDGE OF THE HOOD IS SHOWING SIGNS OF BUBBLES, LIKE THERE IS CORROSION UNDER THE BUBBLES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10480799

Incident

Oct 17, 2012

Mileage

45,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD EXPEDITION XLT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS A POLICE VEHICLE AND WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEEDS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED IT WOULD ACT AS IT WAS LOCKED. IN ORDER TO RELEASE IT HE WOULD HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL WAS ACTIVE AND HAD TO BE SHUT OFF IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO RELEASE EASILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

NHTSA ID

10447727

Incident

Feb 6, 2009

Mileage

10,000 mi

2009 FORD EXPEDITION- FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER HEADREST ARE COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE AND MISALIGNED. WOULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT AND CURRENTLY CAUSE NECK STRAIN ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10437381

Incident

Nov 20, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT TO SLIDE BACKWARD. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNS OF BEING SEATED TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MOTOR, SEAT TRACK AND WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS USING AN UPDATED WIRING SYSTEM IF HE OPTED FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

NHTSA ID

10433949

Incident

Oct 3, 2011

Mileage

58,000 mi

2009 FORD EXPEDITION. CONSUMER REPORTS PROBLEM WITH DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED DURING DAY LIGHT HOURS, HE WAS UNABLE TO READ ANY OF THE GAUGES SUCH AS THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS, OIL, ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND MESSAGE CENTER. *JB

NHTSA ID

10373049

Incident

Dec 1, 2010

ON JANUARY 9, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00PM, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STREET NEAR OUR HOME, THE THIRD ROW REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW JUST EXPLODED AND CRUMBLED ON OUR 2009 FORD EXPEDITION. NOTHING IMPACTED THE WINDOW FROM INSIDE OR OUT. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS NEW VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS. WE CAN ONLY ASCERTAIN THAT THE GLASS HAD A DEFECT. THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY (A SATURDAY) AND WE WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FIRST THING TOMORROW (MONDAY) MORNING, BUT ANTICIPATE THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AFTER SPEAKING TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10298934

Incident

Jan 9, 2010

Mileage

7,500 mi