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1999 Ford Expedition engine problems

The 1999 Ford Expedition has 279 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 25% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

279

Engine complaints

25%

Share of year

1

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

“TRUCK PARKED, NOT DROVE FOR THREE DAYS, ALARM WENT OFF AND TRUCK BURST INTO FLAMES IN MOTOR AREA, TRUCK TOTAL LOSS, FOUND OUT AFTER FIRE THEY HAD RECALL ON CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH, WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO KNOW, SO I'M SURE SEVERAL PEOPLE UNAWARE.CAR COMPANY NEED TO REALIZE CARS IS HOW THEY MAKE THERE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 10, 2012 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1999 Ford Expedition have?

NHTSA has 279 complaints about the 1999 Ford Expedition engine — 25% 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.