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2005 Ford Expedition speed control problems

The 2005 Ford Expedition has 66 speed control complaints filed with NHTSA — 15% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

66

Speed Control complaints

15%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Speed Control complaints by year

Expedition speed control complaints by model year126 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 81 complaints1998: 79 complaints1999: 59 complaints2000: 126 complaints2001: 100 complaints2002: 58 complaints2003: 20 complaints2004: 21 complaints2005: 66 complaints2006: 29 complaints2007: 12 complaints2008: 13 complaints2009: 1 complaints2010: 3 complaints2011: 7 complaints2012: 16 complaints2013: 7 complaints2014: 4 complaints2015: 15 complaints2016: 22 complaints2017: 21 complaints2018: 14 complaints2019: 12 complaints2020: 13 complaints2021: 6 complaints2022: 8 complaints2023: 6 complaints2024: 8 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Expedition speed control complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“RED LIGHT UP AHEAD. DRIVER SLOWING DOWN GIVING PLENTY OF SPACE. ENGINE STARTED REVVING AND VEHICLE STARTED SPEEDING UP. DRIVER PUSHED BRAKE AS HARD AS SHE COULD. VEHICLE WAS ALMOST STOPPED BEFORE ACCELERATION BUT ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 10 MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. 2005 FORD EXPEDITION STRUCK REAR OF…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Speed Control · April 25, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many speed control complaints does the 2005 Ford Expedition have?

NHTSA has 66 complaints about the 2005 Ford Expedition speed control — 15% 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.