2008 Ford Expedition Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 6%of 146 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 35,620miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the visibility of the 2008 Ford Expedition, 6% of the 146 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 35,620 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My vehicle was parked in my home driveway for at least 20 hours without being driven, in the extreme michigan cold weather. The morning of, I was made aware that my rear window was totally shattered. There was shattered glass on the interior of the vehicle and shattered glass on the exterior snow covered ground. The back window had exploded to shards.”
NHTSA complaint #10826078, filed 2016-02, 121,000 miles“I have an 08 Ford Expedition. The power windows have failed numerous times and have become a distraction when I'm driving. I almost rear ended someone today due to this defect. Ford has rebuilt them a couple of times and repaired them at least 3 other times. They were rebuilt 2 months ago and have failed again.”
NHTSA complaint #10396021, filed 2011-04, 150 miles“Rear window was blown out at a stoplight. Heard a loud boom and I thought someone hit me but there was no one in the area. Looked back and my whole back rear window was gone.”
NHTSA complaint #11196632, filed 2019-04, 180,000 miles“My 2008 Ford Expedition passenger front side window started a high pitch squeak/squeal when going up and down (power windows)a week later my driver front side window started the same, they both did this for about a month and then one morning I put the driver side down and went to put it up it started to shimmy up and down like it wanted to go up but would then go down again, after playing with it my husband finally got it to go up. …”
NHTSA complaint #10296222, filed 2009-12, 41,239 miles“While my wife was rolling up the passenger side window in our vehicle, the window became stuck and would not roll back up. Now my wife and two kids were stuck riding around with a widow halfway rolled down in cold weather. She took the vehicle to the dealership and they wanted close to 400$ to repair it. This is pretty bad considering there is thousands of complaints on the internet on this same issue. A faulty window regulator. I called the parts department to get a price, and the sales person even told me this was a very common problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #10372569, filed 2010-12Related service bulletins
- 10032232Oct 1, 2007Ford: water leaks, wind noise and/or noise on opening/closing the moon roof/roof opening panel. The 2004-07 wsm manual provides two separate procedures for moon roof height a…
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 9% |
| 2025 | 3 | 8% |
| 2024 | 7 | 9% |
| 2023 | 6 | 9% |
| 2022 | 9 | 8% |
| 2021 | 23 | 10% |
| 2020 | 13 | 3% |
| 2019 | 6 | 1% |
| 2018 | 9 | 2% |
| 2017 | 34 | 10% |
| 2016 | 12 | 6% |
| 2015 | 19 | 12% |
| 2014 | 3 | 4% |
| 2013 | 3 | 3% |
| 2011 | 3 | 4% |
| 2010 | 5 | 9% |
| 2009 | 4 | 14% |
| 2008 | 9 | 6% |
| 2007 | 16 | 7% |
| 2006 | 5 | 2% |
| 2005 | 11 | 3% |
| 2004 | 15 | 5% |
| 2003 | 38 | 6% |
| 2002 | 3 | 1% |
| 2001 | 44 | 8% |
| 2000 | 72 | 8% |
| 1999 | 123 | 13% |
| 1998 | 61 | 7% |
| 1997 | 44 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2008 Ford Expedition
34 complaintsBrakes
33 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsVehicle speed control
13 complaintsOther or unknown
11 complaintsElectrical system
9 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsElectronic stability control
7 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsEquipment
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 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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