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2016 Ford Expedition Equipment Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
2%of 217 total for the year
Median mileage
78,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the equipment of the 2016 Ford Expedition, 2% of the 217 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,500 miles. 2 a fire, 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.

“Started the car to get heater going and warmed up and started buckling my kids up in their car seats. That's when I started to smell an electrical burning smell coming through the vents. I turned the heater off and the smell got stronger. I turned the heater back on and smelled it even worse. I immediately switched it to AC instead of heat and then I started to notice smoke coming through the air vents. I immediately turned the car off. The smoke continued to bello out of the air vents. …”

NHTSA complaint #11377415, filed 2020-12, 82,000 miles

“We detected a burnt rubber smell while driving on a surface street (with A/C on). The A/C suddenly quit. We pulled over to turn SUV off and back on again hoping A/C would return. A/c did not return, smoke began billowing out of A/C vents. Stopped at a gas station and turned off SUV. The smoke from the vents got thicker and large flames began coming out underneath the dash. Husband ran in to gas station and got a fire extinguisher and put out the fire. Fire kept restarting (the parking lights were on though the car was off). …”

NHTSA complaint #11353351, filed 2020-09, 75,000 miles

“The vehicle blower speed controller doesn't match setting on the clement control. The blower will blow at full speed or not at all. This happens not matter the disposition to the vehicle. I took this in while under warranty, nothing was found. Second time out of warranty, stated it was a software update that was needed. Third time they found the issue with the speed control and the wire harness had melted (potential fire issues). Now that the issue was found, palm coast Ford refuses to fix it under warranty. …”

NHTSA complaint #11145362, filed 2018-11, 12,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2016 Ford Expedition. The contact stated while his wife was driving at an unknown speed, the infotainment screen was faulty for GPS navigation, voice command and temperature control for the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated that an unknown warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000. Consumer stated apim module was faulty.”

NHTSA complaint #11383667, filed 2020-12, 88,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Equipment: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202411%
202233%
201821%
201741%
201652%
201322%
201012%
200843%
200742%
200662%
200521%
200452%
200371%
200241%
2001163%
2000243%
1999141%
1998192%
1997212%

Other parts of the 2016 Ford Expedition

Brakes
48 complaintsEngine
37 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
36 complaintsElectrical system
33 complaintsOther or unknown
20 complaintsVehicle speed control
20 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
19 complaintsFuel system
17 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
12 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsEngine 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 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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