2003 Ford Expedition Engine Problems
- 38
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 38 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 10 records
- spark plug · 10 records
- without warning · 8 records
- stalled without · 7 records
- spark plugs · 6 records
- fuel pump · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 150–400k mi | 17 |
| 100–150k mi | 15 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford expedition. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact indicated that after restarting the vehicle it began to function normally however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 132,000.
ODI 10608169
Engine · Fuses And Circuit Breakers
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford expedition. While driving at 60 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence where an independent mechanic diagnosed that the fuse box failed and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.
ODI 10700647
Electrical System · Engine
Driving down state highway when the battery gauge went to "l" and the abs light came on. The engine was still running. Pulled into apartment complex parking lot and the engine shut off. All lights and bells were still working. Aaa was called and performed a diagnostic and determined the starter was going bad. The starter is less than 2 years old as is the battery. Was told it was safe to drive home. Took vehicle to…
ODI 10578250
Engine · Power Train
My 03 ford expedition started cutting off every time u put it n drive unless u keep the gas pushed a little this is happening every time u put it in gear. *tr
ODI 10631715
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford expedition. The contact stated while driving various speeds the engine stalled without any warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle each time however, the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls for the vehicle. The approximate failure…
ODI 10561006
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Was driving the 2003 expedition on interstate 10 near pensacola, when the vehicle shut off. The car coasted to a stop, luckily i did not cause a wreck and my family and i was safe. It has happened several times, at least 10 so far. We have replaced the fuel pump, fuel pump relay switch, the fuel filter, had the injectors inspected and it still does it. I did some research into the problem and it turns out the right…
ODI 10550793
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford expedition. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where the fuses and the computer were replaced. The contact stated that the failure recurred one week later. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 180,000. *tr
ODI 10510925
Engine
I was traveling home to philadelphia from charlotte. As i got closer to my house suddenly there was loud pop and a sound as if something was popping in the engine. I parked the truck on the corner of my block afraid to drive it any further. I looked under the hood and i saw a spark plug sitting on top of my battery. After looking this problem up on the net i found out that ford has had this problem consistently with…
ODI 10502003
Engine
Was driving on with family at posted 70 mph speed. Car lost all power with no warning light or error codes. I had no power steering or power brakes. I managed to pull steering wheel to get off hwy. I turned key off. The car started right back up with no problem. Drove another 2 miles with same results. It was night and out of town. The car started right back up with still no error codes. Drove home with no problems.…
ODI 10469154
Electrical System · Engine
We moved it around in our shed at about 10pm on 6/16/12 and we awoke at 4 am to our shop, machine shed, and chicken coop engulfed in flames. We lost over $100,000 in property. The fire marshall determined that our ford expedition was to blame and that it started under the hood, somewhere in the electrical. We only had liability only on 2 of the 3 vehicles in the shop along with our motorcycle and trailer so they…
Fire reported
ODI 10544395
Engine
Spark plug blew out, threads in cylinder head gone! *tr
ODI 10459774
Control Module (Tcm, Pcm) · Electrical System · Engine · Fuel Pump · Vehicle Speed Control
Why is there no warning light,or signal of any kind when the pcm fails? Our pcm failed, which caused our catalytic converters, 02 sensors, & fuel pump to fail. Our ignition coils had to be replaced. Would have been nice if a warning light came on the dash. This has caused our expedition engine to randomly shut off while driving countless times! I have miraculously been able to maneuver my expedition to the side of…
ODI 10458864
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 ford expedition. While driving the vehicle at any speed the contact noticed it would suddenly stall without warning. The failure was not diagnosed nor was the vehicle repaired. The current and failure mileage was 97,000.
ODI 10459101