1999 Ford Expedition Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 117about this part
- Share
- 12%of 946 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 104,321miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 117 complaints about the electrical system of the 1999 Ford Expedition, 12% of the 946 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 104,321 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 27 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Bought a 99 Ford Expedition 5.4 4x4 about 4 months ago. Today 1/30/18 was driving and started to hear clicking noise under dash the windshield fluid light and 4x4 light started to flash as the same time as it flashed I hard the clicking noise the radio then turned off and the passenger side window stopped working also fan blower will work with the truck is shut off. Last week I had shut my Ford expo off I went to restart it about a half hour later and would not start back up. The truck finily started about a hour later.”
NHTSA complaint #11065980, filed 2018-01, 145,386 miles“1999 Ford Expedition eddie bauer 4x4 the emergency brake was removed by the dealer when they sold it to me and never put one on it, also the /c blows out hot air up front and cold in the back, and the odomitter does not work, it goes in and out and the dealer refuses to fix it. Several of my friends have the same truck and they have the same problem”
NHTSA complaint #10129690, filed 2005-07, 89,000 miles“Started my vehicle and heard a loud noise followed by a steady popping noise. I opened the hood and found the rear spark plug on the passenger side had been blown out of the engine. I have since read hundreds of other complaints of this occurring, some causing fires.”
NHTSA complaint #10203692, filed 2007-09, 118,000 miles“My 1999 Ford Expedition went up in flames last night (june 26) in my driveway. I had driven the truck home, turned it off and walked inside to go to bed. Approximately fifteen minutes later, I was awoken to my car having seven foot flames coming from the hood. The fire department was called and we began trying to fight the fire. The truck is a total loss. I bought this vehicle in may of 2008 and I understand that there was a recall on this vehicle. I was never notified of any recall.”
NHTSA complaint #10340275, filed 2010-06, 149,000 miles“I own a 1999 Ford Expedition truck, this truck caught on fire and blew up tuesday october 2, 2007 at approximately 7:02 pm. I had just finished parking the truck 7 minutes prior to it catching on fire and blowing up. The vehicle is now of no use. The consumer stated wrote Ford twice about the defect but Ford informed him there was nothing they could do due to the extensive damage on the vehicle. New jersey incident report. Updated 11/06/07”
NHTSA complaint #10205041, filed 2007-10, 100,437 milesElectrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 18% |
| 2025 | 6 | 16% |
| 2024 | 15 | 19% |
| 2023 | 17 | 26% |
| 2022 | 20 | 17% |
| 2021 | 24 | 10% |
| 2020 | 35 | 8% |
| 2019 | 17 | 3% |
| 2018 | 34 | 9% |
| 2017 | 93 | 26% |
| 2016 | 33 | 15% |
| 2015 | 45 | 27% |
| 2014 | 13 | 18% |
| 2013 | 10 | 11% |
| 2012 | 20 | 17% |
| 2011 | 7 | 10% |
| 2010 | 10 | 17% |
| 2009 | 5 | 18% |
| 2008 | 9 | 6% |
| 2007 | 18 | 8% |
| 2006 | 32 | 11% |
| 2005 | 76 | 24% |
| 2004 | 36 | 12% |
| 2003 | 104 | 17% |
| 2002 | 46 | 14% |
| 2001 | 118 | 20% |
| 2000 | 214 | 24% |
| 1999 | 117 | 12% |
| 1998 | 115 | 14% |
| 1997 | 95 | 11% |
Other parts of the 1999 Ford Expedition
248 complaintsTires
184 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
123 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
67 complaintsVehicle speed control
59 complaintsSuspension
52 complaintsBrakes
36 complaintsSteering
32 complaintsOther or unknown
29 complaintsFuel system
27 complaintsEngine
26 complaintsBody and structure
20 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Ford Expedition
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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