2005 Ford Expedition Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2005 Ford Expedition. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 452 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
72
1crashes3fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
61
2crashes1injuries
ENGINE
57
1fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
38
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
32
1fires
POWER TRAIN
29
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
20
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
13
1crashes
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
9
STEERING
9
Total complaints452

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Engine missing”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2024-03-12

“Engine missing”

ENGINE · reported 2024-03-12

“Cooper tires 265/70/17 discoverer m+s. Belt separation and tire deformity on 3 of 4 tires in the last 1000 miles. 2 failed within the last 200 miles. In motion, highway. . Severe vibration occurred. (think paint mixer) low use 80% tread remains. Max use of 3k miles per year but not all years.…”

WHEELS · reported 2020-06-21

“Cooper tires 265/70/17 discoverer m+s. Belt separation and tire deformity on 3 of 4 tires in the last 1000 miles. 2 failed within the last 200 miles. In motion, highway. . Severe vibration occurred. (think paint mixer) low use 80% tread remains. Max use of 3k miles per year but not all years.…”

TIRES · reported 2020-06-21

“My car at times will give a hard start. Turning, but not fully turning over or gives off a sound that I can only describe as an elephant trumpeting. When it does start at times it will shut completely off just as fast. It hesitates to pick up adequate speed and will stumble or jerk, and when put…”

ENGINE · reported 2019-05-04

“My car at times will give a hard start. Turning, but not fully turning over or gives off a sound that I can only describe as an elephant trumpeting. When it does start at times it will shut completely off just as fast. It hesitates to pick up adequate speed and will stumble or jerk, and when put…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2019-05-04

“My car at times will give a hard start. Turning, but not fully turning over or gives off a sound that I can only describe as an elephant trumpeting. When it does start at times it will shut completely off just as fast. It hesitates to pick up adequate speed and will stumble or jerk, and when put…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2019-05-04

“The car turns off. I need to put the car in park wait a few minutes then turn the car back on and it works. The bad thing is it can happen at any time.”

ENGINE · reported 2019-04-23

Defect investigations

Investigation PE08070 Opened 2008-12-09 · closed 2009-04-15

STEEL WHEEL FRACTURE

FORD SPECIAL SERVICE VEHICLE (SSV) EXPEDITIONS USE A STEEL FULL FACE WHEEL DESIGN SIMILAR TO THAT INVESTIGATED IN PE03009, RQ04007, EA04034 (CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR) AND PE03026 (GM PICKUPS AND SUVS).A TOTAL OF 8,251 SSVS (2.2% OF TOTAL PRODUCTION) WERE PRODUCED WITHIN MODEL YEARS 2004-2006 AND SOLD…

Investigation PE08070 Opened 2008-12-09 · closed 2009-04-15

STEEL WHEEL FRACTURE

FORD SPECIAL SERVICE VEHICLE (SSV) EXPEDITIONS USE A STEEL FULL FACE WHEEL DESIGN SIMILAR TO THAT INVESTIGATED IN PE03009, RQ04007, EA04034 (CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR) AND PE03026 (GM PICKUPS AND SUVS).A TOTAL OF 8,251 SSVS (2.2% OF TOTAL PRODUCTION) WERE PRODUCED WITHIN MODEL YEARS 2004-2006 AND SOLD…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2005 Ford Expedition as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.