2017 Ford Expedition: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2017 Ford Expedition are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 169 of the 353 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

353
Complaints
4
Recalls
21
Crash reports
7
Fire reports
27
Injuries
96.9
Severity index

Severity index 96.9 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 96.9p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Ford Expedition sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 136 2017 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2017 Ford Expedition ranks 37 of 136 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 73% of its model-year peers. See the full 2017 ranking.

What actually fails

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 91 complaints (25.8%)91 26%Service BrakesService Brakes: 77 complaints (21.8%)77 22%Power TrainPower Train: 50 complaints (14.2%)50 14%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 41 complaints (11.6%)41 12%EngineEngine: 38 complaints (10.8%)38 11%HydraulicHydraulic: 35 complaints (9.9%)35 10%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 30 complaints (8.5%)30 8%VisibilityVisibility: 29 complaints (8.2%)29 8%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM9125.8%
SERVICE BRAKES7721.8%
POWER TRAIN5014.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4111.6%
ENGINE3810.8%
HYDRAULIC359.9%
BACK OVER PREVENTION308.5%
VISIBILITY298.2%

Complaints filed per year

036722016: 12017: 102018: 82019: 222020: 232021: 282022: 642023: 722024: 312025: 662026: 28 (partial year)161718192021222372242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20161
201710
20188
201922
202023
202128
202264
202372
202431
202566
2026 (year to date)28
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 1.5x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
22V15000011/03/2022SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSISTFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, and 2016-2018 F-150 vehicles equipped with 3.5L Ecoboost engines. The brake master cylinder may allow brake fluid to leak from the front wheel circuit into the brake booster.
22V64800026/08/2022VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTORFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The front blower motor located behind the glove box may fail.
25V23600011/04/2025SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDERFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017-2018 F-150, Expedition, and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The brake master cylinder may allow brake fluid to leak from the front wheel circuit into the brake booster.
25V57200004/09/2025BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERAFord Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Lincoln MKC, Mustang, F-350 SD, F-250 SD, F-450 SD, 2015-2017 Lincoln Navigator, Expedition, 2015-2018 Edge, Transit Connect, 2016-2019 F-550 SD, Transit, 2017-2019 Econoline, and 2019 Ranger vehicles. The rearview camera m
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.