2017 Ford Expedition

Throttle body failed and vehicle unexpectedly lost power while driving home from the airport at night. I did not initially realize it went into limp mode. The wrench light illuminated on the dash and I had to stop in the travel lane of a busy 45 mph street. I could not pull to the shoulder due to traffic. Other motorists were visibly angry and honking at me. After a little time I tried putting the vehicle in park, shutting it off and tried starting it again. It started with no issue and then died again a few blocks later, fortunately that time it was in a better location with no traffic. I took the vehicle to a Ford dealer the following morning, where I already had an appointment for preventative maintenance including new coolant and spark plugs. I suspected the throttle body failed after researching the issue and found a history of similar problems with other Ford products. The dealership also diagnosed a throttle body failure and charged me for a repair, which involved replacing the throttle body assembly. It is my understanding that Ford has extended warranty coverage on other models and that there may have been a recall campaign involving other models. My 2017 Ford Expedition XLT appears to have had the same issue. This problem could have been EXTREMELY dangerous if it happened on the highway or if a less experienced driver was operating the vehicle. The failure was sudden and unexpected.

Shortly after the car was started and while still parked, a foul smell was detected and black smoke observed coming from the air vents. The vehicle was then turned off however within minutes of safely exiting all passengers from the vehicle, flames came out towards the passenger seat from underneath the glove box. An unsuccessful attempt was made to smother the flames with large wet towels before being successfully put out with the fire extinguisher. 911 was called and the fire department suspected the cause of the fire was the HVAC motor blower. The battery was disconnected and the car towed to the dealership where it has been for the past week. As of yesterday, according to the dealer, the source of the fire is thought to be a short circuit in the HVAC motor blower. The insurance is awaiting the fire report at this point.

Brake failed in parking lot and vehicle crashed into another car. A low brake fluid light came on and very shortly (1 minute) after the brake failed completed. Vehicle was serviced at dealer two months ago. Contacted Ford corporate and Ford dealer. Ford corporate said there is nothing they can do. Ford dealer unresponsive. This is a major safety issue. I have never heard of real issues with complete brake failure on a newer car. Very dangerous.

The electronic throttle body gets stuck closed. The engine stalls or goes into limp mode. At highway speed I then have to try and navigate a dead car to the shoulder or am stuck in the middle lane with cars going past at 70+ mph. This is a known defect in fords engine and other years/models are recalled. 2017 Ford Expedition needs to be added immediately. This is dangerous.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that moisture would leak into all four doors of his vehicle after inclement. Due to the failure, the doors were unable to unlock or open during the winter as moisture would freeze in between the doors. The dealer was initially notified of the failure and referred him to the manufacturer for assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred him to NHTSA to file a complaint. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 19,000

Brake master cylinder failed causing brake fluid in the brake booster and little to no breaking at freeway speeds. There is a current recall on same model year F150 with the same 3.5L eco boost engine manufactured out of the same plant as our expedition. Took off the master cylinder and the brake booster was filled with brake fluid. SUV has aprox 67k miles.

THE BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 FORD EXPEDITION ON THE FREEWAY. THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING LOW BRAKE FLUID. WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY MAKE IT TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION, AS BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED, PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. AFTER SOME RESEARCH THERE IS A RECALL ON THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM ON THE F150 ECOBOOST. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V-332. FORD'S REFERENCE NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 20S31. THE MY EXPEDITION HAS THEY SAME ISSUE . THE F150 AND EXPEDITION ARE THE SAME UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE IS SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THIS ISSUE.

Rear-view cameras It is available for inspection. It has been reproduced by Gullo Ford dealership in Conroe, TX. They finally replaced it in 2020 but it continues to black out monthly for periods of time. As far as I know only the dealer has looked at it. No warning it just goes black or distorted. Invoices, letter to Ford, etc. available but I don't know how to upload. Continuing problems we have had with the [XXX] back-up camera and why its not covered now by warranty. Over the 42 months from basically inception we have had the truck up there at least 6 times to have it looked at and repaired, it still goes off for weeks at a time even though they said they replaced it the last time. Well it still doesn't work. The rear-view cameras have been out of service probably 25% of the time we have owned it (42 months). To me, this is a major safety issue. We are grandparents with alot of kids in neighborhood. You can't see out the back of an Expedition clearly without the camera. We also see Ford has recalled your 2020 similar models for the same problem. The rear-cameras are not working now. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

When I recently got tires rotated my vendor (not the car manufacturer) informed me there are known problems with lug nuts on Ford Expeditions; that apparently something about two-layer metal causing swelling and difficulty for tire repair shops to effectively remove them which causes (to a degree) stripping of them. Tire shop employee informed me and also showed me the result after they rotated and you can tell there is an issue.

The rear shocks/struts have each failed twice so far. I have had both replaced once, and the rear passenger side replaced through Ford. I am being told by El Cajon Ford the rear driver's side needs to be replaced again (and the passenger side also because they are supposed to be changed at the same time. I have the Platinum warranty for Ford, which covers the MacPherson Strut (which is what my vehicle has on the rear, it does not have individual shocks). I have had the vehicle less than 4 years, and am looking at putting the 5th set of shocks on the vehicle. For clarification, the MacPherson strut has a shock as part of its assembly. It is not a separate unit, it is a component of the MacPherson strut.