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1998 Ford Expedition engine problems

The 1998 Ford Expedition has 146 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 14% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

146

Engine complaints

14%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Expedition engine complaints by model year279 complaints1994: 1 complaints1997: 101 complaints1998: 146 complaints1999: 279 complaints2000: 146 complaints2001: 140 complaints2002: 122 complaints2003: 173 complaints2004: 55 complaints2005: 104 complaints2006: 166 complaints2007: 30 complaints2008: 8 complaints2009: 2 complaints2010: 7 complaints2011: 13 complaints2012: 12 complaints2013: 11 complaints2014: 10 complaints2015: 32 complaints2016: 40 complaints2017: 43 complaints2018: 121 complaints2019: 138 complaints2020: 53 complaints2021: 55 complaints2022: 10 complaints2023: 7 complaints2024: 5 complaints2025: 1 complaints
Expedition engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“AFTER PARKING IN THE DRIVEWAY, WENT TO A NEIGHBORS HOUSE, AND CONSUMER HEARD THE ALARM GOING OFF. RUSHED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON . CONSUMER NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE COMPLETELY CONSUMED THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE INVESTIGATORS REPORT DETERMINED PART…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 16, 2003 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1998 Ford Expedition have?

NHTSA has 146 complaints about the 1998 Ford Expedition engine — 14% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.