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2016 Ford Expedition Engine Problems

Complaints
37about this part
Share
17%of 217 total for the year
Median mileage
58,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 37 complaints about the engine of the 2016 Ford Expedition, 17% of the 217 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 58,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“P2112 error keeps coming up causing sudden lose of power in the vehicle. This has happened while driving on the freeway, causing a panic moment to get to the shoulder, and on city and rural roads. We have to pull over shut the vehicle down and then restart it so that we can continue driving.”

NHTSA complaint #11330390, filed 2020-06, 64,000 miles

“While driving on a city parkway going around 35-40mph. My Expedition suddenly started shuddering and decelerating. The wrench light came on. I pulled over to the side of the road. I looked up in the owner's manual what that meant. It said to contact an authorized repair center. I went to the local Ford dealership. They ran the diagnostic and said it was the throttle body. They also stated it is a known problem with the eco-boost engines. …”

NHTSA complaint #11321417, filed 2020-04, 98,000 miles

“When trying accelerate the vehicle does nothing after repeated attempts to push on the gas pedal. This has caused near misses in traffic from getting rear ended as the vehicle stalls and then resumes driving. I have taken to the vehicle to the dealer and they found nothing as the problem did not duplicate in their possession. This continues to occur without any codes populating. I have held up traffic while trying to move over because vehicle would not accelerate. This happens at all speeds.”

NHTSA complaint #11302686, filed 2020-01, 31,000 miles

“Around july 2018 my Expedition started just randomly cutting off while driving with my 2 children in the car. After getting the codes read it came up as the throttle body. We had the throttle body replaced and it seemed to help until about nov 2018 then instead of cutting off while driving the car would jerk hard and then you could not accelerate over about 50mph. Multiple things started flashing on the dash like the wrench, traction control, hill descent, and check engine. We got all codes read and this time it was the map sensor. …”

NHTSA complaint #11171560, filed 2019-01, 67,000 miles

“This is the 3 rd time the wrench trouble light came on. The car losses all power and can only idle ( roughly ). Shut engine off for a few minutes and car starts up and goes just fine. Brought it back to dealer and they said no code is stored. Nothing they can do about it. I was told that the problem is usually a throttle body but since no code they can't replace it even though I have a Ford extended warranty. So I just went and bought a throttle body for $ 225.00 and installed it myself . Let's see what happens . Date installed 1/22/2019”

NHTSA complaint #11171561, filed 2019-01, 70,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202538%
202456%
202369%
2022119%
20215724%
20205112%
201910821%
201810026%
20173811%
20163717%
20153119%
20141014%
20131011%
20121210%
20111115%
201047%
200927%
200853%
20072110%
20068729%
20055718%
20042910%
2003447%
2002278%
2001153%
2000283%
1999263%
1998162%
1997111%

Other parts of the 2016 Ford Expedition

Brakes
48 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
36 complaints
Electrical system
33 complaints
Other or unknown
20 complaints
Vehicle speed control
20 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
19 complaints
Fuel system
17 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
12 complaints
Air bags
5 complaints
Equipment
5 complaints
Steering
5 complaints
Engine cooling
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Ford Expedition

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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