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2010 Ford Expedition Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 58 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Ford Expedition, most often about the transmission (17% of complaints, typically around 30,500 miles). It is 24th of 27 Expedition model years by number of complaints.
Complaints58
Recalls0
Crashes reported10
Fires reported1
Injuries reported13
Most common 2010 Ford Expedition problems
Transmission
10 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 30,500 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
When attempting to pass another vehicle without warning the truck will not accelerate causing a hazardous situation. The transmission will attempt to shift into passing gear and the engine will increase in RPM but there is no increase in speed. After a few seconds there is a mild bang and shudder when you let off the…
The 2010 Ford Expedition was parked in a driveway not on an incline. While in park it rolled backwards across a street and crashed into a tree. After the incident it was determined that with the engine turned off and the key removed the car could be put into any gear. It was further determined that the key could be…
Electrical
10 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 76,000 miles.
Vehicle started on its own without the ignition switch turned on. I was not able to get the car to stop running until I turned the ignition switch on and then back to off.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Expedition. While the vehicle was at a standstill, the front driver and passenger side windows failed to open. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the power window regulator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made…
Body and structure
10 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 51,500 miles. Parts named most often: body.
The paint on the rear hatch is bubbling, Ford states they do not have a issue. The same thing happened on my 2004 Expedition. This should not happen to a 2 year old vehicle. After researching online the problem seems very widespread. They will not give me a answer as to why this could happen on such a new vehicle…
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Expedition. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed corossion around the passenger side liftgate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the liftgate needed to be refinished. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not…
Engine
7 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 93,000 miles.
First incident in march 2019 from parked position, put car in drive and it "raced" out of control, tried to brake and finally stopped the car just short of jumping curb across the street. In may 2019 was leaving a parking area and car repeated same thing. Took longer to stop, but had there been another car or…
Expedition shut off randomly, took to dealer told was fine and 2 days later while my wife and 3 kids were driving. Engine failed while driving. No lights on dash or warning. Lost control of vehicle while driving at 30 miles and hour. Needs new engine. Ford is completely blowing this issue off. Major safety concern.
Other or unspecified
7 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 185,000 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…
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.
Seats
6 complaints · 10%Parts named most often: front assembly.
Visibility and wipers
5 complaints · 9%Parts named most often: glass, side/rear.
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Expedition. While driving 70 MPH on a rainy day water was leaking in from the back rear window. The contact stated the water impaired her vision. She stated she had to pull over to the side of the road and clean the rear window. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer on several…
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Expedition. The contact stated that the windshield wipers would fail in intervals of twenty minutes at a time. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and had the windshield wiper motor replaced. The failure recurred two months later and would operate abnormally fast before failing. The…
Brakes
3 complaints · 5%There was no incidents that LED up to the event. Was driving down the road and went to apply the brakes when the vehicle began to vibrate and hesitated in stopping. Had the vehicle in the shop on march 14, 2011 and the psds and brakes system was at 100%. Then took thr vehicle back into the shop on march 24, 2011.…
When we touch the brakes, from starting position or when in motion, the electrical components in the dash flash and flicker or turn off, the headlights turn off, there is a clicking noise in the doors, the windows won't roll up or down, the AC turns off, the radio turns off, and you can't switch gears (gear shift…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2010 Ford Expedition recalls
NHTSA lists no recalls for this model year.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2010 Ford Expedition
- What are the most common problems with the 2010 Ford Expedition?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: transmission (10 complaints, typically around 30,500 miles); electrical (10 complaints, typically around 76,000 miles); body and structure (10 complaints, typically around 51,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2010 Ford Expedition have?
- NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2010 Ford Expedition. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls in case one is issued later.
- Is the 2010 a bad year for the Ford Expedition?
- It is 24th of 27 Expedition model years by number of complaints, with 58 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.