Ford · NHTSA safety record
Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.
Owners have filed 58 safety complaints about the 2010 Ford Expedition with the US government. Of those, 10 describe a crash, 1 mentions a fire, 13 people were injured and no death is recorded. No recall campaign has been matched to this year, make and model.
The most complained-about system is the electrical system, named in 10 complaints, 17% of the total. The typical failure was reported at 52,813 miles, the median across the 46 complaints that gave an odometer reading.
Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers September 2009 to March 2026 · How this is counted
58
Complaints
10
Describe a crash
1
Mention fire
13
People injured
0
Deaths
A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.
No recall campaign was matched to this year, make and model. That is not the same as a clean vehicle: recalls are issued against production ranges, and the only reliable check is your own VIN.
One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 58.
By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2011 at 10.
This is the year the complaint was filed, not the year the failure happened. The range runs from 2009 to 2026, the last of them a part year, which is why its column is drawn faint.
NHTSA crashes a car into a barrier and a pole and measures what happens to the dummies inside. This is what it awarded the 2010 Ford EXPEDITION, and it is a separate question from what owners report going wrong later.
| Test | Extended 4-DR. w/SAB |
|---|---|
| Overall | Not rated |
| Frontal crash | Not rated |
| Frontal, driver | |
| Frontal, passenger | |
| Side crash | Not rated |
| Side barrier | Not rated |
| Side pole | Not rated |
| Rollover | |
| Chance of rollover | 19.8% |
NHTSA made its frontal crash test harder for the 2011 model year, and says ratings from before that change should not be compared with ratings after it. A dash means NHTSA did not rate that test for this vehicle.
Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.
7 injured · crash · towed · 100,000 miles
I WAS T-BONED BY A PICKUP TRUCK WHO RAN A STOP SIGN, COMBINED SPEED OF COLLISION WAS A HUNDRED MPH. ALL AIRBAGS WERE DEFLATED. I HAD LACERATIONS TO MY HEAD AND EYE CONSISTENT WITH IMAGES OF THOSE CAUSED BY TAKATA AIRBAGS.
NHTSA complaint 10863168. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
3 injured · crash · towed · 207,000 miles
Drivers side airbag did not deploy when the car was in an accident. The passenger side did even though there was no passenger. Both sensors went off.
NHTSA complaint 11432724. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
1 injured · crash · towed · 137,995 miles
2010 FORD EXPEDITION WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND. A 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT WAS ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE, MADE A LEFT-HAND TURN IN FRONT OF THE EXPEDITION WITHOUT YIELDING RIGHT OF WAY TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE EXPEDITION WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP LEAVING SKID MARKS ON THE PAVEMENT. THERE WAS NO TIME TO REACT AS IT TOOK PLACE SO QUICKLY. THE VEHICLES COLLIDED RIGHT FRONT TO RIGHT FRONT. THEN AS THE VEHICLES CONTINUED IN MOTION THE EXPEDITION WAS DRAGGED SIDEWAYS INTO A T-BONE TYPE POSITION WITH THE SIDE OF THE SILVERADO, AND THE FRONT OF THE EXPEDITION SLIDE DOWN THE SIDE OF THE SILVERADO IN THIS POSITION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE SILVERADO'S PASSENGER FRONT FENDER, DOOR,
NHTSA complaint 10898585, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
1 injured · crash · towed · 84,500 miles
FORD VEHICLE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH HITS PICKUP TRUCK BROADSIDE PUSHES TRUCK AT 45 DEGREE ANGLE ABOUT 25 FEET. DAMAGE TO FORD FRONT BUMPER, FENDER AND HOOD JUST OFF CENTER OF VEHICLE. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT!
NHTSA complaint 11031370. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
The transmission is malfunctioning. The shifting in the gears has become rough with kick or clunk feeling. This happens when increasing speed and decreasing speed. The Transmission has even gotten stuck in 2nd, and 4th gears. Our safety was at risk because when the gears were stuck the vehicle would not increase in speed, in the flow if traffic. The transmission has been inspected by 3 Transmission Mechanic shops, and has been confirmed by all 3. There have not been warning signs or lights on the dashboard to alert us of the problem. This appears to be random and out of the blue. The truck is available for inspection upon request.
NHTSA complaint 11725484. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
My vehicle will just shut off. No warning. No lights. It shuts off, I have to turn on my hazards, put it in park and restart the vehicle. It has shut off whether I am going forward/straight or turning, going 25 MPH - 40 MPH. it has shut off as I am turning and cars are coming down the street; at a school zone; under an under pass; one time we were on the freeway and it kept wanting to shut off but had to really press on the gas to keep it going and thankfully we made it to the service center. Sometimes it feels like the gas peddle is pushing my foot back. you press on the gas and nothing happens. Other times it seems to accelerate on its own. I have had this happen multiple times since we
NHTSA complaint 11608372, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
Interior A/c blower motor short. A/c stops and starts by itself with smell of wiring melting or burnt.
NHTSA complaint 11482932. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
185,099 miles
A/C COMPRESSOR CLUTCH AND PULLEY SEPERATED A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZED UP SERPENTINE BELT GOT DAMAGED FROM THE SEIZE. TRUCK WOULD STALL AND LOSE POWER AT STOP LIGHTS AND INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE IT WAS SEIZING AND TAKING ENERGY FROM THE BATTERY AND TRUCK. WAS TOLD IT WAS A CAM SENSOR THE WHOLE TIME IT WAS THE A/C COMPRESSOR PULLEY AND CLUTH THAT DISCONNECTED AND FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. SCARIEST THINNG EVER IN MY LIFE. AND THE FACT I CANT GET A A/C BYPASS PULLEY FOR THIS YEAR OF THIS TRUCK IM BASICALLY SCREWED BECAUSE ITS A MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC MY CHILDREN ARE IN REMOTE LEARNING FROM HOME FOR SCHOOL I CANT WORK BECAUSE OF THAT I CANT THERE FOR I DONT HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY A NEW A/C COMPRESSOR AND
NHTSA complaint 11378057, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
I ATTEMPTED TO ROLE MY WINDOW UP WHILE DRIVING AND IT STOPPED WORKING. THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN AND IS STUCK OPEN. THE MOTOR MAKES A CLICKING SOUND. WINDOW IS NOT OFF TRACK EITHER.
NHTSA complaint 11258661. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | — |
| 2025 | 36 | 6 | — |
| 2024 | 76 | 7 | — |
| 2023 | 65 | 8 | — |
| 2022 | 113 | 12 | — |
| 2021 | 235 | 12 | — |
| 2020 | 417 | 18 | — |
| 2019 | 505 | 11 | — |
| 2018 | 375 | 14 | — |
| 2017 | 357 | 4 | — |
| 2016 | 217 | 3 | — |
| 2015 | 164 | 3 | — |
| 2014 | 72 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 92 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 118 | 3 | — |
| 2011 | 71 | 0 | — |
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A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.
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