What 164 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Ford Expedition

Driving at 58 mph with cruise on, using the cruise - button to reduce speed to 50 the vehicle drastically downshifted causing the engine to over-rev and ultimately caused catastrophic engine failure, a blown engine.

NHTSA ODI 11714685

My 2015 Ford Expedition needs to added to the recall 22S56. I just paid $1,200 to have that part fixed cause it burnt up. Replaced the front blower motor assembly. My husband burnt his hand on the wire exposed under the dash then the mechanic said the blower motor has burnt up the components around it. The fan, motor, control, and wire assembly all was burnt up. Ford needs to be made to include my vehicle in their recall as that vehicle year, model, plant made in and date made all match.

NHTSA ODI 11688842

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while attempting to drive from being stationary, the vehicle hesitated and stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine needed to be replaced or rebuilt. The contact stated that the timing chain had been replaced on two separate occasions. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 132,000.

NHTSA ODI 11654435

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle briefly hesitated, with the transmission slipping. Later, the contact stated that while driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle was vibrating excessively. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with transmission power converter failure resulting in damages to the timing chain. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 135,000.

NHTSA ODI 11647729

Engine lack of power and excessive noise during acceleration.

NHTSA ODI 11629505

Driving 45mph the stuttered quickly and the wrench symbol appeared on the dashboard. I had to put the car in Neutral and tranisted to the shoulder of the road, stopped and turned the vehicle off. This is not the first time this has happened. It happened to my wife and my daughter at separate times also.

NHTSA ODI 11624798

During cold starts the engine has a loud rattling sound. The sound goes away after about a minute.

NHTSA ODI 11623472

The mechanic assessing my vehicle stated that the vehicle has a coolant leak which cause the vehicle to run hot and ruin the head gaskets and requiring a new engine to repair at a significantly high cost. I explained to him that a check engine light only came on a day before and he stated that he has seen this a common problem in Ford Truck (F150 and expedition engines) with the 3.5 L turbo. The coolant sensor doesn’t pick up the leak because the coolant evaporates before the sensor can detect and only has cooler air passing over it thus not notifying the driver of the vehicle. I have maintained this vehicle properly since purchased in 2018. The risk was the engine could’ve overheated potentially causing fire or harm at high speeds.

NHTSA ODI 11503980

WHILE PASSING SLOWER TRAFFIC ON I 80 EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. WAS TRAVELLING AT SPEED LIMIT (80) WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE INTO THE MEDIAN TO AVOID A SUDDEN SLOW DOWN IN THE LEFT LANE LINE OF TRAFFIC. LATER DIAGNOSED TO BE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN AN AREA OR SITUATION WHERE I COULD NOT HAVE IMMEDIATELY LEFT THE ROAD IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION AT HIGHWAY SPEED.

NHTSA ODI 11414922

WAS TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND EXITED HIGHWAY WHEN SAFE AND VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING AND WOULDN'T RESTART. IT SEEMS THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THEN DAMAGED THE ENGINE. DEALER REP SAID THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE, BUT NOT RECALLS YET.

NHTSA ODI 11406819

2015 EXPEDITION 3.5 ECOBOOST STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING DUE TO DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY (CODE P2112). THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL.

NHTSA ODI 11373545

MY CAR WAS LEFT IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND AC ON FOR 30 MIN DUE TO HAVING GROCERIES IN THE CAR. MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED UP. THERE WAS NOTHING FLAMMABLE IN MY CAR OTHER THAN THE 1/4 TANK OF GAS I HAD LEFT. FIRE CHIEF SAID THE FIRE APPEARED TO START IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY. *TR

NHTSA ODI 11323535

THE DAY AFTER WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED HAD 78,000 MILES ON IT WE WERE DRIVING ON A 4 LANE ROAD ABOUT 60MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT PUT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THE GAS PEDDLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER WE TURN IT OFF AND ON A COUPLE TIMES WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT. WE BOUGHT IT 4 MONTHS AGO. ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE RETURNING HOME FROM A 3 HOUR DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY GOING 60MPH DOWN A HILL AND IT WAS UNDER POWERED BUT STILL DRIVABLE. WE HAD ONE TURBO REPLACED HOWEVER THE LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN BUT THE DEALER COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CLEARED AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. LAST WEEK WE WERE DRIVING IN TOWN THANKFULLY UNDER 30MPH AND THE BREAK PEDDLE GOT HARD AND COULDN'T BE PRESSED DOWN. A LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID BREAK FAILURE WE HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP. WE HAD IT TOWED NO LIGHTS WERE ON WHEN IT GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY PUT 30 MILES ON IT TRYING TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND COULDN'T GET IT TO DO IT AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT EITHER SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY OR THE BREAKS WON'T WORK AND CRASHES INTO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. WE HAVE A VEHICLE NOW THAT WE CANNOT DRIVE AND CANNOT FIX AND IF WE TRADE IT IN WE WILL BE OUT A LOT OF MONEY AND THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE WILL BE PUT BACK ON THE LOT.

NHTSA ODI 11281121

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, IN A STEADY-STATE IN MILD TRAFFIC, WHEN THE WRENCH ICON IN THE LEFT-SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD LIT UP MOMENTARILY AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WAS UNRESPONSIVE. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP, TURN IT OFF THEN RE-START THE VEHICLE. IT DID SO AGAIN UPON DRIVING IT ON MONDAY AUG 19. FORD WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH THIS EXACTLY MIMICS THE REASON FOR THE RECALL ON 2015 FORD FLEXES/LINCOLN MKTS, ETC. WITH THE SAME POWERTRAIN!

NHTSA ODI 11245028

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD EXPEDITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND HIS WIFE NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES AND BURNED TO THE FRAME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE AND CALLED COOK COUNTY FORD DEALER, (LOCATED AT 1000 S HUTCHINSON AVE, ADEL, GA 31620, (229) 896-7411) TO GET INSURANCE INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AS IT WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 11222528

ON TODAY'S DATE, APRIL 9, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:20PM CDT, I WAS ENTERING FREEWAY ACCELERATING TO 40 MPH WHEN POWER WAS LOST AND QUICKLY DECELERATED TO UNDER 5MPH. ENGINE STILL RUNNING, BUT IT WENT INTO 'LIMP HOME' MODE, NO FASTER THAN 5MPH. WAS ABLE TO GET TO DISTRESS LANE. WRENCH SYMBOL DISPLAYED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND CHECKED OWNERS MANUAL...SYMBOL INDICATED POWER TRAIN TROUBLE. TURNED ON STARTED OK, AND CONTINUED TO FREEWAY SPEED. ABOUT 1 MILE LATER, LOST POWER AGAIN, SLOWING TO 'LIMP' MODE. THIS TIME CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHTS CAME ON AND ENGINE NOTICEABLY ROUGH RUNNING. TURNED OFF/ON STARTED OK, EXITED FREEWAY AND DROVE CITY STREETS HOME, ABOUT 3 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER WENT OFF. WRENCH LIGHT DID GO OFF AFTER 2ND RE-START. MANUAL RECOMMENDS HAVING FORD DEALER CHECK IT OUT. THAT'S WHAT I'LL BE DOING TOMORROW. THIS SPONTANEOUS LOSS OF POWER HAS RISK OF CAUSING A CRASH FROM OTHER DRIVER'S AS SUDDEN DECELERATIONS WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHT WARNING IS VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ODI 11195286

ENGINE STALLS OUT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND PRODUCES A P2112 CODE THROTTLE BODY STUCK CLOSED. ENGINE CUTS OUT COMPLETELY. HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES. MILEAGE 55234 ONLY. ENGINE RESTARTS NORMALLY UNTIL NEXT INCIDENT. CAR PRODUCED AT LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANT WHICH PRODUCED THE DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODIES INCLUDED IN THE FORD RECALL CAMPAIGN 16B32.

NHTSA ODI 11165025

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD EXPEDITION. AFTER PARKING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES, BUT HAD NOT DETERMINED WHAT HAD CAUSED THE FIRE. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A YARD AND THEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A FACILITY FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. LANDERS FORD (19501 I-30, BENTON, AR 72015, 1-(501) 315-4700) WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ON NOVEMBER 2, 2018 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEIR OFFICE OF COUNCIL WOULD RESPOND BACK WITHIN FIFTEEN BUSINESS DAYS TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON THEIR RESPONSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11151974

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WITH A MESSAGE TO SEE OWNER'S MANUAL. VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE COULD ONLY COAST. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER WHILE COASTING. ONCE ON THE SHOULDER, STOPPED AND VEHICLE IDLED ROUGH SO SHUT IT OFF. I THEN RESTARTED AND THE ISSUE WENT AWAY AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FLUKE WITH THE COMPUTER AND TO BRING IT IN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY SO WE TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY UNDER CODE P2112 WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE FORD HAS HAD FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT FORD DID NOT INCLUDE THE EXPEDITION IN THE RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. IT APPEARS THEIR RECALL DID NOT COVER ALL VEHICLES IMPACTED BY THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI 11118272

IN THE PAST WEEK, ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY 2015 FORD EXPEDITION HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. FIRST INSTANCE, WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 45MPH ON SMALL COUNTRY ROAD AND ACCELERATING, VEHICLE STALLED AND CAME TO A ROLLING STOP, WITH SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHT AND "SEE MANUAL" ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. ONCE STOPPED AND SHIFTED INTO PARK, VEHICLE STARTED AND DROVE AGAIN NORMALLY. SECOND INSTANCE (APPROX. 2 DAYS LATER), WHILE ENTERING INTERSTATE FROM ON RAMP, APPROX. 45MPH AND ACCELERATING, VEHICLE STALLED. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER PRIOR TO COMING TO COMPLETE STOP. ONCE SHIFTED INTO PARK, VEHICLE STARTED AND DROVE AGAIN NORMALLY. FORD SERVICE TOLD US THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, AND WILL COST NEARLY $700 TO REPLACE. I'VE DONE SOME ONLINE RESEARCH OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS, THE THROTTLE BODY SEEMS TO BE ONE OF, IF NOT THE MOST COMMON COMPLAINTS BY 2015 EXPEDITION OWNERS. IF THIS HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE, PEOPLE COULD GET KILLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE.

NHTSA ODI 11096463

ENGINE GOES INTO LIMP MODE NO PROBLEM RESPONSE NO POWER CANNOT MOVE OUT OF ITS WAY VERY DANGEROUS HAPPENED TO ME WAS PULLING OUT INTO MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE JUST COASTED. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON HAD TO COAST OUT OF THE WAY SHUT VEHICLE OFF RESTARTED IT WAS FINE THIS IS HAPPENED TO ME FOUR TIMES TOOK THE DEALER NOT WARRANTABLE

NHTSA ODI 11031360

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD EXPEDITION. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THERE WERE ABNORMAL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOVELAND FORD (999 E. EISENHOWER BLVD, LOVELAND, CO 80537) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE UNDERCOATING AND MUFFLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

NHTSA ODI 11023664

DRIVING ON A CITY STREET ABOUT TO GET ONTO A HIGHWAY CAR STARTED TO STUMBLE THEN DIED OUT. WE GOT IT STARTED BACK UP BUT NO THROTTLE. HAD IT TOWED BACK HOME. I HOOKED UP AN OBD2 CODE READER AND THE CODES WERE P2112 AND P2111 ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. I FOUND SOME INFO ONLINE LIKE A RECALIBRATION TEST ( KEY ON, PRESS PEDAL DOWN SLOWLY THEN RELEASE SLOWLY, THEN TURN KEY OFF). STARTED BACK UP LIKE THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THIS CAR HAS 38,000 MILES THIS SEAMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE, IF WE WERE TO TURN IN FRONT OF SOMEONE AND IT DIED OUT WE COULD OF GOT HIT!!! I WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED, CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY

NHTSA ODI 11021311

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH), WENT TO PASS TRAFFIC, TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED, SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN 4TH GEAR AND ENGINE WOULD NOT REV ABOVE IDLE. PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF TRUCK. RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. A FEW DAYS LATER SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME WAS ON A CITY STREET (20MPH) AND TRANS WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR.

NHTSA ODI 10985979

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 FORD EXPEDITION HOME FROM WORK, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL GAS POWER TO THE VEHICLE. MY STEERING STILL WORKED AND POWER WAS STILL ON BUT I HAD NO GAS. I PULLED OVER, TURNED MY ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED AND COULD GO AGAIN. IT TOOK 6 TIMES TO RESTART TO GET 2 MILES TO SAFE POINT. WHERE I THEN HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. TURNS OUT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. WHICH IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE FORD ENGINE, THE NHTSA HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THAT FORD ISSUED A MANDATORY EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 4 OTHER TYPE FORD VEHICLES BUT NOT THE EXPEDITION, WHICH HAS THE SAME TYPE OF ENGINE. I HAD TO PAY $560.00 TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE WHEN IT'S A KNOWN FORD ISSUE. MY VEHICLE HAD 50,700 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WILL LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FORD EXPAND THEIR MAKE AND MODEL WARRANTY AS WELL AS REIMBURSE ME FOR MY EXPENSES FOR THIS REPLACEMENT.

NHTSA ODI 10984204